Well hello, this is a possible one shot or three shot (this first chapter being a prologue) I wrote pretty quickly. I don't know if it's any good, so if you're reading this and think I should make it a three shot, please comment. I haven't published/written in a very long time so please excuse any spelling errors and the such.
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The Legilimens
Rose and Scorpius grew up in close proximity. Their parents were forced to work together for the Ministry. Oddly, her mother became very close to his mother in their third year (their fathers refused to see each other, however). Ginny Potter, Hermione Weasley, and Astoria Malfoy formed some sort of odd friendship and therefore their children (and husbands) suffered with many dinner parties. Scorpius and Rose shared a best friend. They were in the same year. They were in the same house (Ravenclaw). They took the same classes and in most, would sit in close proximity. Oddly enough, Rose and Scorpius weren't close. At all. It's not that they hated each other but rather were coldly formal. Coldy formal meaning that they'd address each other as if they had just met.
When they were chosen as Head Boy and Head Girl, their interactions were respectful but not friendly. In actuality, some would say they treated each other with a slight irreverance. If Rose would confront Scorpius about some duty, her tone was unemotional and unapologetic.
"Malfoy, you need to write up the prefect rounds tonight." Rose said firmly while looking ahead and not at him. They were in potions class, in which they were partners due to them being the best in the class.
"Yes, I know. I've finished and sent it to the Headmistress to get her approval." Scorpius replied emotionlessly as he cut up an eel.
"Good." Rose answered as she mixed the potion three times clockwise and four times counterclockwise.
They were the perfect team. Their combined intelligence was almost unimaginable. In potions, they would hardly communicate yet their combined work would always yield perfect results. They were one of the best pairs of Heads ever; their combined respect and awe discourged any trouble maker from creating problems. They knew each other's minds, in a sense, but not each other. They understood each other's actions, way of thinking, and what the other's decision would be. Rose and Scorpius didn't bother with particulars like favorite things, dreams, family/friends- nothingpersonal. It was odd to watch them- like seeing two young, cute, and perfect puppies stare right at each other but don't interact or like in one of those Muggle movies in which aliens come but humans ignore them.
It was an oddity because everyone who knew them thought they would be good together. For example, their best friend Albus Potter loved each of them equally and thought their trio could be the next Golden Trio and yet his two best friends barely communicated. There was no fall out between the two since there was nothing to fall out of. When Rose was introduced to Scorpius on their first day of Hogwarts, she didn't greet him with her usual sweet and peppy demeanor but instead her voice was cool, hard, not mean or rude, but distant and a tad skeptical. Albus was also surprised to see Scorpius, his newly found friend, act just as unemotional.
It's not that the two didn't spend time together- far from the fact actually. Rose didn't hate Scorpius and Scorpius didn't hate Rose either. Albus would always invite his two best friends on his adventures, which included pranks, mysteries, and parties. Hogsmeade would be spent together, unless Albus had a date himself. They were considered to be in the same friend group- an odd large mixture of different houses, like Alice Longbottom from Hufflepuff, Albus from Slytherin, Rose and Scorpius from Ravenclaw, and Edward Thomas from Gryffindor. They had every opportunity to become close. They just weren't.
It's not that the two didn't spend time togetheralone, either. The top two students stuck together- both to have another brain but to also keep track of the competition. They studied together since first year and studied without anyone else since second. Together meaning silent and without eye contact sharing the same book, notes, and practice questions. Their was the occasional comparing of answers to homework and exchanging essays to be proof-read. Their meetings were always the same- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the Ravenclaw Common Room, Library, and Joint Common Room respectively at precisely 8:00pm to 10:00pm. It was all very odd to witness and very planned and professional.
When they were prefects for their house, if anyone would happen to witness them patrolling, they would notice they were completely silent- for the entire two hours. They walked next to each other with enough room apart that seemed as if they were complete strangers. They never argued about amount of points to take away and never spoke to the other unless absolutely necesary.
They were paired together in most classes too. They were tied for the smartest in the school and everyone knew it too. Professors saw the two as the continuously perfect example for the class. Rose and Scorpius would always be asked to show an example. When one would perform something wrong, which was rare, the other would nonchalantly point out their mistake without making eye contact. In fact, some professors were terrified of the duos odd behavior toward each other- it was unnatural! If there was one thing that lessened their chance of getting Head positions (although not by much), it was the confusing relationship the pair had.
There interactions weren't solely because of Albus, duties, or school work either. They both joined and started in the Ravenclaw Quidditch team as second years. Scorpius was the lead chaser by his fourth while Rose guarded the hoops strategically as keeper. Scorpius was captain by his sixth year with Rose as undisputed second-in-command. The Quidditch cup was stolen out of the hands of the Gryffindors and Slytherins (and the very annoyed Potter children) since their third year. You could see Scorpius and Rose practice with each other and again would notice little to no communication. For some reason, they didn't need it. Their passes were always perfect and they could predict the other's moves easily. Rose knew when Scorpius was going to pass the ball back to her to trick the opponent. Scorpius knew when Rose saved the ball just how far she was planning to throw it. Their non-communication type communication was weird and strangely intriguing.
They spent more time with each other than their best friend Albus, their respecitve family, and their other friends. They spoke to each other with a cold and hatefully respective way. No laughing between them and no unnecesary words being exchanged. Everyone knew that apart they were lively and amazing yet together it was tension and avoiding the other. Rose was talkative, bright, interesting, and witty yet stick Scorpius in 5 meters of her and she's completely silent and radiates unsociability. Scorpius was suave, charming, funny, and intriguing yet with Rose he's cold and unapproachable.
They could be dynamic if they weren't so damn odd around the other. Merlin, everyone knew they could be the power couple. Rose and Scorpius could single-handedly unite the wizarding world and their fathers, be the most intelligent and ingenius couple ever, dominate the Quidditch world, and practically rule the world with their combined sheer perfection. They were both smart, interesting, dynamic, good-looking, athletic- their physiques even complimented each other. Both were tall but Rose could fit under Scorpius' chin. Any other girl would be too short for Scorpius and any other boy would be close to the same height as Rose. Scorpius hit a growth spurt in his fifth year and was suddenly muscular instead of lanky, tan instead of pale, and much more confident due to an intense Quidditch training with Puddlemere United. When Rose returned in fifth, she was suddenly a woman with curves and a grace none noticed before and her skin was porcelain and her freckles were a light dusting. Instead of slicked back white hair, Scorpius' head steadly grew into a darker golden blonde that was styled into a messy pompadour. Rose's red wine hair fell into perfect ringlets that was in layers all the way to her waist. Honestly, they would be perfect together.
On their last day at Hogwarts, Scorpius stunned the student body by giving Rose a white rose.
"Rose," half of the student body gasped since neither has every said the other's first name before. He leaned in and kissed her neck gently and whispered in her ear. The entire student body was about to have a heart attack from the shock. Rose for her part, stared straight ahead but smiled-smiled.
"Well, finally!" a voice (that sounded suspiciously like a certain Albus Potter) cried loudly. Soon the whole room was engulffed in a confused yet delighted applause, although the admirers of Scorpius and Rose refused to participate. The Hogwartz students, not used to any display of emotion from either, were further stunned when Scorpius pulled Rose into his lap and whispered yet again in her ear.
"We can never be too close."