Title: Light of Day
Author: The Original Horcrux
Rating: T
Date: 20/04/12
Characters: Rose/Scorpius
Word Count: 2,429


DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter, or any quotes you may recognise in this chapter.


Chapter 2
Tutoring

"I can't believe you landed me in detention on the first day back!" I yelled as soon as we had exited McGonagall's office and rounded the corner. "I'm head girl!"

Malfoy just smirked at me. "See you later Weasley."

"This isn't over! Get back here Malfoy you slimy git" I yelled after him as he walked off down the corridor. He ignored me, giving me the one finger salute as he rounded the corner.

Fuming, I stormed off in the opposite direction, back to Muggle studies, where I knew that Jade and Ella would be waiting with my bag. First day back and I already had detention. Damn you Malfoy. I pulled my bushy red hair back in a ponytail, making a mental note to keep it tied back if I wanted to keep myself out of detention in the future.

"How'd it go?" Ella asked, handing me my stuff as we walked towards the great hall.

"Just detention" I mumbled, accepting it. Both of them burst out laughing.

"Detention? Really?" Jade laughed "I thought head girls had immunity. They dish out the detentions not get them."

"Oh, shut up" I said, hitting Ella on the arm with my Muggle studies book.

"Lighten up Rosie" Jade said, grinning at me for a few seconds before realising that I wasn't amused. She rolled her eyes "c'mon let's go to lunch"


"God, Ancient Runes is a bloody nightmare." My friend, Rio Blanche moaned, slipping into a seat beside me and helping herself to a sandwich.

"Serves you right for taking it to NEWT level" Jade said, reaching over and plucking the sandwich straight out of Rio's hand. Rio reached for another and mumbled something about her Mum wanting her to take it.

"Ella, look, it's your owl" I said, looking up and seeing Ella's tawny owl, Freya, flying towards us.

"I wonder what Mum's sent me now" Ella said "She sent my toothbrush and pencil case yesterday. I'm pretty sure I didn't forget anything else."

Freya landed with a soft thud next to Ella's plate and stuck out her leg. Ella undid the letter, gave Freya some cheese out of her sandwich and tore it open. She quickly skimmed through it.

"It's from Abi" she said, passing the letter across the table to me. "It's revolting."

I raised one eyebrow at Ella and began to read.

Dear Ella and Rose (I know Ella will let you read this so I may as well address it to you too)

I moved in with James yesterday! He asked me if I wanted to when we went out for dinner, and of course I said yes. Mum understood and told me to be careful but Dad wasn't that happy. He wants me to keep living at home with him and Mum. But he came round in the end when I played the I'm-not-having-kids-till-I'm-twenty-five card. He sort of relaxed after that. My job at St. Mungo's is going great and I'm almost finished my Healer training! Hope Hogwarts is good and you're staying out of trouble.

Love Abi

"Her and James still going strong then?" I asked, tossing the letter back to her.

"Going strong?" Ella said "I reckon they'll be announcing their engagement any day soon. It's sickening." I nodded my agreement.

"Any word from Alice?" I asked and Ella shook her head, her lips pursed. "Still hasn't contacted us. But we know she got to Scotland because we keep seeing her picture in the Daily Prophet."

"Why wouldn't she contact you?" Rio asked, stuffing a sandwich in her mouth before Jade could take it.

"She and Abi had a huge argument over whether Abi was old enough to have a boyfriend and Frank and I sided with Abi so Alice is mad at all of us."

"Wha' 'bout your mum 'nd dad?" Rio said her mouth full of sandwich.

"Mum didn't see any problem with it and dad told her he'd get used to it eventually. Alice stormed out after that. But do you know what I think?" Ella said, buttering some bread.

"What?" All of us said in unison

"I think she's jealous that Abi can talk to boys so easily when it takes her twenty damn minutes to even say get her words straight enough to say hi."

"Could be a contending factor" I said, nodding as Albus and Lily appeared at my side, holding a letter from James.

"James moved in with Abi" Albus said, handing me the letter.

"I know" I said, handing it back. "Hello, sisters best friend." I gestured to Ella. Al rolled his eyes as Ella giggled a little more shrilly than was necessary. Lily and I exchanged an exasperated look as Ella started talking to Albus about Muggle studies and how great it was that they were paired together.

"It's going to be a great year" she said happily.

"Yeah" said Albus with a smile. "We'll make a good team"

I felt like banging my head on the table and yelling at top volume "SHE LIKES YOU" into Al's ear. Lily rolled her eyes at me and pulled Albus away.

"Remember that Quidditch trials are tomorrow" he called back at us and Jade and Ella slapped each other high fives. They had been chasers on the team last year and hoped to reprise their role, immediately the conversation was all about Quidditch. I had no interest in Quidditch, which was quite insane, me coming from a Weasley-Potter family that pretty much lived and breathed Quidditch. I preferred to watch my cousins fly around on thin sticks of wood rather than do it myself.

Rio looked at me sympathetically; she too had little interest in quidditch, though she preferred designing brooms, rather than watching people fly around on them.

The bell rang. Putting a stop to the endless quidditch discussion that Jade and Ella were surely about to engage in.

"C'mon" Rio said, "We've got potions."

"Why're you in such a hurry?" Jade scoffed "It's not like potions matter or anything"

"It does when you want to be a healer" Ella pointed out, gathering her stuff. Despite her love of quidditch, she was quite tolerant of her and Jade's discussions always being broken up.

"You want to be a healer?" Jade asked

"No, idiot. Rio does" Ella said, dragging Jade up. Jade grumbled but obliged as we began the walk down to the dungeons.


"Don't die" I said, hugging Hugo and attempting to straighten his quidditch robes.

"I've only fallen off once" He whined, pulling away from me.

"Which resulted in you being off for the rest of the season" I counteracted as Albus blew his whistle to signal the start of tryouts.

"Good luck" I called after him as he ran onto the pitch. He waved back at me and I walked up the stairs to take my place in the stands with Rio, who was obsessively designing a new quidditch broom to outfly the Firebolt 2000.

If you looked at the Gryffindor quidditch team last year you'd wonder why it wasn't called the Potter-Weasley quidditch team. I was hoping that Albus wasn't going to be as biased as James was last year and look at actual quidditch skill, and not favour members of the family.

"If you were on the team last year, could you stand over here?" I heard Albus call and Ella, Jade, Lily and Hugo moved to his left. "Now, just because these ones were on the team last year, doesn't guarantee them a spot this year. Is that clear?"

There was a resounding yes.

"Good" said Albus "Now, if you could divide into groups according to what position you play"

There was a small scuffle as everyone divided into groups. Al started with the chasers. A few second years were first up and did abysmally, then some fourth years who did reasonably well then some fifth years, which included Ella's little brother Frank, who absolutely blitzed it. Then just as Ella and Jade's group was called, my attention was turned away from the pitch.

"Weasley" a voice I knew only too well called from behind me.

"What do you want Malfoy?" I asked without turning around.

"I need to apologise for my behaviour yesterday" he said and I was rendered speechless. Malfoy, apologising to me, something was not right.

"Who's paying you?" I asked "Not that you need it"

Malfoy laughed "No one's paying me. I've realised that what I did was wrong and I'm sorry."

"I- Thanks?" I said, unsure of what to say. Well what was I supposed to say to that? It wasn't like Malfoy was my best friend that I'd just had a little bust up with.

"You're welcome" Malfoy said, sitting down beside me and immediately shifted closer to Rio. Whoa, Malfoy comes with manners? Something is quite wrong.

"Alright Malfoy, what do you want?"

"Well, you know that Muggle subject, maths?" he asked.

"Yeah"

"Well I don't entirely get it, so I was wondering if you could tutor me in it, seeing as you're my partner and all."

"No" I said flatly

"What? Why?" Malfoy said, taken aback.

"Well you'd get it if you weren't rocking back on your chair, planning the best insults to throw at me all lesson!" I said.

"Please Weasley? I'll pay you" Malfoy begged, If anything this riled me up even more.

"I don't want your filthy money!" I yelled at him. Malfoy seemed lost for words, now that was a first. "Malfoy, can you just leave me alone, I'm trying to watch Quidditch tryouts."

But Malfoy didn't leave me alone. He sat next to me, reeking of cheese, the whole time until it got to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore.

"Malfoy will you leave me alone if I agree to tutor you" I said angrily and Malfoy nodded. "Fine then, I'll tutor you." I said.

"Thanks Weasley" he said, getting up "I'll meet you in the library tomorrow after dinner?"

"Sure" I said as he walked away "Oh and Malfoy, reckon you could have a shower beforehand?"

I could see Malfoy roll his eyes and disappear back up to the castle. What had I just agreed to?


"Let me get this straight" Ella asked after she had cleaned up after tryouts "You agreed to tutor Malfoy in maths."

"I didn't really have a choice" I muttered as Jade towelled her hair dry.

"This is the same Malfoy that has given you hell for six years, not some other Malfoy." Jade asked.

"Nope, same Malfoy" I said "He practically begged me on his knees. New low I think"

"He even offered to pay her" giggled Rio.

"Wow, he must be desperate" Ella said.

"I can't believe I agreed to this" I moaned, putting my head in my hands. "he just sat there, smelling of cheese which my nose cannot stand the smell of until I agreed to make him go away."

"Hard luck" said Jade with a small smile "Have fun with the adopted Malfoy."

"I don't tutor him till tomorrow. I don't even know how to tutor." I said

"Just ask him what he doesn't get and then explain it to him." Rio said, looking up from her sketch.

"Well, moving on from Rosie's problems, Ella and I have quidditch training every second day leading up to our first match in October. Wish us luck with all the work we're getting"

"Oh yeah, who managed to get all the other positions? I wasn't listening when Al announced them. Malfoy being there and all" I asked

"Well, Ella, Frank and I are the chasers. Al is the seeker of course, Lily and Hugo are the beaters again, and Al's friend Oliver is the keeper. Bit biased if you ask me" Jade said.

"I wish he wouldn't put Hugo in beater" I said "He's not even a beater build, neither is Lily."

"Yeah, well they're strong and have good aim, that's all you need to be a beater" Ella said. Again, pointing out how little I knew about quidditch.

I tuned out as Jade and Ella engaged in one of their discussions on how likely the Gryffindor team was to win this year.

So I'm now tutoring Scorpius Malfoy, the same person who got me a detention on the first day back. Could my week get any worse?


AN: I have no excuses, absolutely none. I'm very sorry for the long wait. I should be updating quite frequently now because I've finished Not Alone, Never Alone which was my main focus for the past few months. So now this will become my main focus! Yay!

Please review with feedback. It helps me improve a lot. (I don't mind if you nitpick my chapter to pieces. Constructive Criticism is my favourite)

Until Next Time

~The Original Horcrux~