AN: This story will just be Rose and Scorpius throughout Hogwarts, and how their relationship changes over time. There will probably be a couple chapters per year. I will try to post semi-regularly, but I can't promise anything.

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DISCLAIMER: I don't own Harry Potter. I just enjoy shipping its characters to a creepy extent.

YEAR ONE: SEPTEMBER

"Hey, you're Scorpius Malfoy, right?" a short, skinny, redheaded girl walked into my compartment, tailed by a black-haired, brown-eyed boy.

I was surprised that anybody was talking to me. My father had prepared me for having to work harder to make more friends because of his reputation. He told me all about the war and how he was on the bad side. It was hard to believe when he told me, because of how nice and accepting he is now.

"Yes… and you are?"

The girl responded, "I'm Rose Weasley, and this is my cousin Albus Potter- but call him Al, he gets really mad when you call him by his full name. He says it too weird and old, but I like it. Also, he's named after one of the greatest wizards of all time. I mean my name's boring, I'm just named after a flower! A boring flower. Your name isn't boring either! Its so-"

She continued on like that, but I was too shocked to listen. A Weasley and a Potter talking to me! Eventually, Rose caught on and realized that she was rambling. She blushed and looked up at me.

"Oh… I'm being rude. It's nice to meet you!"

"It's nice to meet you too," I responded, running my hands nervously through my hair.

"Can we sit here?" Albus asked, apparently getting tired of the rambling and wanting to get to the point.

I nodded, and they both took a seat on the bench opposite mine.

"What house do you want to be in?" Rose continued very… cheerfully. I could tell that she was very excited, and very bubbly. "I think I would like to be in Gryffindor. Or maybe Ravenclaw. I wouldn't mind being in Slytherin, but I think my dad would kill me. I don't really want to be in Hufflepuff."

"I want to be in any house but Slytherin. I'd even take Hufflepuff. But I don't want people to think I'm just a version of my parents," I cut in, trying to prevent another speech.

"GRYFFINDOR!" Albus shouted, perhaps more emphatically than the rest of us combined. "I CANNOT be a Slytherin. I can't!"

"It'll be fine, you guys!" Rose said. "I can tell we're going to be best friends. I hope that we're all in the same house, so that we can hang out in the common room together!"

The rest of the train ride continued that same way. Rose went on long tangents, and Al and I sat quietly and watched as she chatted away, occasionally stopping to allow us to say a couple words before starting back up again.

She was actually really pretty. She had freckles splattered across her nose and bright blue eyes…

"Look, you can see the castle!" I heard Rose shout, and turned to look out the frosty window. We all looked out the window to see Hogwarts. It was unbelievably big and magnificent and… magical. Each one of us sat with our mouths wide open in disbelief.

I felt the train come to a halt, as we gathered our trunks, and scrambled off the train.

"Over 'ere firs' years," I heard a giant say in his gruff voice.

"Hi, Hagrid," Rose said pleasantly.

"Hi there Rose and Al, who's yer friend?"

"I'm Scorpius- Scorpius Malfoy"

His eyes widened as I said Malfoy. "Well hi there!"

I muttered a hi back and we hopped into a boat, with a tall brunette, apparently named Alice Longbottom, whom Rose and Al knew.

We walked through the breathtaking castle and into the Great Hall. I tried to focus on the decorations, but was too nervous about what house I would get put in.

The called us up in alphabetical order. The first of our group was Alice.

"HUFFLEPUFF!" The Hufflepuffs stood up and clapped cheerfully.

I shakily walked up to the podium as Professor McGonagall sat the hat on my head.

"Oh, another Malfoy, eh? But this one's different. You could do great anywhere. You're cheerful. You're ambitious. You're intelligent. But, most of all, you're GRYFFINDOR!"

The hall was almost dead silent, but Rose, Al, and Alice started clapping, and the rest of the Gryffindors joined in.

I sauntered over to my seat at the Gryffindor table and awaited the rest of my friends being sorted.

Albus was next. He went up to the hat, and I swear I see him muttering, "Not Slytherin. Not Slytherin."

The hat stayed on his head for quite awhile, seemingly undecided. Then, to my surprise, it shouted, "HUFFLEPUFF!"

Everyone was slightly shocked (not as shocked as they had been for me, but still shocked) but quickly recovered and the hall erupted into clapping. Al just looked slightly confused and embarrassed.

Finally, Rose got sorted. She skipped up to the hat cheerfully, and before the hat had even rested for a second was proclaimed a, "GRYFFINDOR!"

Everyone clapped immediately, and she came over and plopped down beside me, high-fiving her family at our table. Then, she turned to me and grinned, "I'm so excited we're in the same house! We'll get to hang out all the time, and we'll have our classes together!"

I smiled at this silly girl sitting next to me and told her that I was excited too.