A/N WOOHOO! So, this is my first instalment of 'Place Your Bets'. It took a while to write because my phone crashed the first time and deleted all of my work and then I was majorly busy with art homework. But now it is here! It's a short first chapter but I'm still toying around with the plot line a bit. Reviews will be greatly appreciated and I might make a short head cannon for anyone who reviews and lets me know their OTP (Harry Potter preferably but I can roll with Hunger games or something like that I guesss xD). So please enjoy my story and the more story follows the better (So I really know people want the story to continue)! Also you may have noticed my change in pen name. Well HPDramaQueen wasn't really working for me so I am now (and forever will be) SugarQuillss! Thanks! xxxxxxx

"Scorpius Malfoy you prat."

Rose was sat with her cousins and brother on the way to Hogwarts that day when Scorpius Malfoy walked into the compartment and set himself down next to Rose. Now normally she couldn't stand the boy, but today he was being an even bigger insufferable jerk. Just after being in the compartment for half an hour, he was deeply bugging her.

"What have I done now Weasley?" He asked, a slight smirk playing at his lips

Rose rolled her eyes "I don't suppose you know why my trunk has just... Done THAT"

Everyone in the compartment looked up to see Rose's suitcase open and her underwear on display. Everyone that was, except Scorpius who was smirking cooly at Rose as if he couldn't care less.

"Nice knickers Rosie Posie" teased Lily, Rose's younger cousin, "they really bring out your eyes." She giggled ignoring the exasperated look she was receiving from her older brother Albus.

Rose shook her head and with a flick of the wand, all of her clothes returned to their rightfull place. She turned to glare at Scorpius who was now distracted by the view outside. With a huff she sat down and rolled her eyes.

After an hour or so she stood up and walked over to the door of the compartment.

"Excuse me all, but your head girl has to go brief the prefects."

A silence swept over the compartment as they stared at her. She might as well have grown wings, the way they were looking at her. It wasn't so much the fact that she was head girl. Everyone had expected it, as she was always the top in class and extremely understanding. It was more that she hadn't told them as soon as she found out that made them look at her in shock. She wasn't exactly known for her patience. Everyone immediately began to congratulate her on this. Eventually Scorpius stood up with a yawn and it was his turn to be stared at like he was mental.

"I think I'll accompany you Weasley. After all, you can't give the brief on your own."

There was a long silence that was in the end broken by Hugo, Rose's younger Brother.

"Ahaha! Good one Scorpius. You? Head boy with Rosie? Yeah right!"

Rose let out some nervous laughter hoping her brother was right (for once). This had to be Malfoy's idea of a joke, something that'd wind her up. Yeah. That had to be it. But to her dismay, the blonde didn't sit down.

"You better believe it guys because it's all true. Scorpius Malfoy, is your new Head Boy."

There was another silence that could have killed a small child. Or a large dog. Satisfied, Scorpius walked out of the compartment and into the hallway followed by an annoyed Rose. "Okay Malfoy, quit playing games. Who did you steal that pin from?" She asked Jabbing him in the chest where his head boy pin was now sat.

Scorpius rolled his eyes, "Why can't you just believe it? I got this pin fair and square." and he stalked off into the compartment where the prefects were sat.

The briefing took much longer than expected. They had to make up for lost time spent firstly in the coach debating Scorpius being head boy and then for the fact Rose had forgotten everything they were meant to talk about. When they got back to the others, there were a crowd of 6th years bending over what looked like a piece of parchment in Albus' messy writing. When everyone saw the two enter however, they left, leaving Albus Lily and Hugo giggling in their seats.

"What's going on?" asked Rose in slight panic.

It was Albus who piped up first, and being the eldest, none of them objected to him taking lead.

"You see cousin, since we all know that this year you and our dear friend Scorpius here will be sharing not only the titles and responsibilities of head boy and girl, but also a common room,"

Oh yes. Rose remembered now. She was going to have a painful year of being harassed by the slytherin in and out of lessons. And it was unavoidable.

"Well," continued Albus "We have this bet going. We are all betting on how long it takes for you and Scorpius to become a couple. We already have a few bets other than our own."

Rose was about to tell Albus that the whole idea was stupid and she would NEVER be with a Malfoy, when Scorpius piped up.

"I bet 50 galleons on December" he said sitting down coolly

Hugo and Lily looked at him in disbelief whilst Albus wrote down his betting on the piece of parchment he was using earlier on. Rose however, grinned.

"Awww. You like me Malfoy?" She said jokingly with a smirk.

Scorpius rolled his eyes in exasperation

"Of course not Weasley. But it's obvious you'll end up in love with me. And when you do, I can't help but be a gentlemen and ask you out. So December seams like a logical guess."

Rose opened her eyes widely in disbelief. She knew that Scorpius was annoying but never had she thought he was an idiot. How could anyone think she could possibly like him? She sat in her seat with a huff, as Scorpius and Albus pondered over all the bets taken so far. How on earth could so many people have already heard about the bet? She thought about it all for the rest of the journey to Hogwarts and eventually decided one thing for sure.

This was going to be a tough year.