Approaching the Great Hall Rose could hear the voices rising higher as Malfoy and she walked closer. It reminded her so of the first day she was at Hogwarts, when she first walked in the castle every sound seemed muffled and she could only take in the sight of the huge staircase and the stretching stone walls. When she finally accepted the beauty of her school then it hit her just how loud it was. Everyone talking, whispering more so because no one wanted others that didn't know to hear how nervous they were. Rose, on the other hand, was speechless. They were all led into a small room to wait to be sorted. Where Rose now heard all sounds from the Great Hall with older students waiting inside to see the first years be sorted.
All the first years were put into a line and escorted into the Great Hall. Rose's eyes darted everywhere taking in all the students faces looking up at her, the ceiling that looked as the night sky had when she was outside, and the long table with all the teachers. She calmed down a bit when she saw Professor Longbottom, who had been a friend of her family's for years since her parents went to school with him. Headmistress McGonagall put down the stool and placed down an old wizard's hat, it sang Rose couldn't tell you what the song sang because she was trying hard not to faint at this moment. Rose knew she had a long way to go to be called, W being at the tail end. Seeing her cousins at the Gryfinndor table made her feel better and worse, better to see them and feel reassured everything would be fine, this isn't hard. But it made her feel worse because if she didn't too sit that table, things would different in her family.
As more got called and sorted it soon came closer to the time of Albus going up but first there was Scorpius Malfoy, who her dad had warned her about before getting onto the train. Before the Headmistress even got the hat on his well groomed hair it called out Slytherin and the table to the far left cheered. Soon it was time for Albus the hat took longer with him and by the time it made up its mind everyone was quite confused. When the hat said Slytherin you could see the look on everyone's faces not thinking it could be right. Harry Potter's son in Slytherin? How could it be? Her cousin Dominique who was standing right in front her whipped around and said "I want to go get that hat off his head just to make sure its Albus. I just can't believe."
Slowly everyone composed their selves and the Headmistress took the hat off Albus as he walked to the Slytherin table, people did start clapping but it was a little too late. The look of shock on James face was apparent, he teased Albus saying he might be in Slytherin, he did not really believe it though. Soon after the crowd was down to just a few and then she was next right after Dominique was sitting with the hat on her head, it called out Gryfinndor and all was right in Rose's mind, she would get up there and the same thing would happen for her. Boy was she wrong!
"Rose Weasley." Professor McGonagall called out, Rose approached, trying her best not to trip over her own feet. The headmistress smiled at her as she sat. The hat hardly touched her head as it called out Slytherin just as it had for Malfoy. Rose couldn't move, she couldn't breathe. Did she really just hear that old, rotting hat say she would be in Slytherin house? McGonagall seemed shocked too because Rose had to remove the hat and hand it to her. Rose walked with her head bowed to her table with all eyes on her like it had been when Albus did the same only minutes ago, some people clapped but she knew what most people were thinking, "Did Albus Potter and Rose Weasley get put into Slytherin?"
How people view Slytherin now and how people looked at them when her parents were in school was different but still it was a jaded house. Known for rotten wizards and witches and parents who still thought their kids were better. The house of bullies and snuck up prats. No one said who wasn't in Slytherin said good things about them. But Rose did realize there was a reason she was in this house. She wanted to know the reason, partly she was curious, and partly she was scared. As fear flooded Rose of how she could be Slytherin material, she then remembered her parents. And that was her start to Hogwarts and not a day has gone by since then that she thought she made her parents, more so her father, proud of her.
Slowly coming back to reality after thinking about her Sorting, she realized Malfoy was looking at her as they entered through the large wooden doors of the Great Hall. He had a puzzled look on his face, he was trying to read her expression she supposed. So she stuck her tongue out him and then smiled.
"Haha very funny, what were you thinking about? Sometimes you get this look on your face and its a mix of emotions. Sadness, anger, wanting, and then at the end you look defeated." Malfoy said questioningly not wanting to upset with his comment. Scorpius understood why Rose worried about her parents thought, he did too but not about things he couldn't change.
Rose plucked up the courage to tell him, she did however lower her head in shame as she spoke, "I was thinking about our Sorting." She mumbled embarrassed with herself.
They reached their table, Scorpius nor Rose wanted start getting into a deep conversation so as she sat, he leaned in and whispered to her they could talk about it later when they went to see the stars. Rose started to gather food on her plate while making idle small talk. Albus talked about practice and Lena. Her good friend, Eloise Ashwin who happened to be Scorpius' cousin, started chatting to her about the upcoming events.
"So are you excited for the Halloween Ball?" Eloise asked excitement ringing in her voice.
Rose wasn't in the mood to talk about the ball but indulged Eloise. "Yea, I'm excited enough. I wish I could figure out what I want to wear." Rose responded.
"Don't you care about who you will go with? I know I really want," Eloise got in closer to Rose to whisper "your cousin to ask me."
Rose didn't want to be the one to tell Eloise, Albus was seeing Lena. And if she had to tell her, she was going to do somewhere where Eloise get as upset as she wanted. Eloise was a drama queen, Rose always said Scorpius and Eloise shared that trait. Scorpius wasn't truly over dramatic, Rose just loved to annoy him.
"Well, I have been informed no one will ever ask me out at this school for fear of being tortured by my younger brother and cousins. And honestly if they are afraid of that it probably wasn't meant to be." Rose stated.
"Oh, so somebody told about the threats and the nicknames I presume? Also let me take a shot in the dark and say it was a darling cousin of mine?" Eloise joked. Eloise did looked worried though, she didn't want Rose to be upset with her for not telling her. But Eloise didn't want Rose to worry about something else.
"Well, I guess there are worse things to be known as than untouchable Hogwarts virgin." Rose said smiling at Eloise. At that moment they both were thinking of Amber Brightmore who was willing to sleep with almost anyone in Hogwarts. Unfortunately Rose and Eloise both felt shame from that because their stupid cousins, Albus and Scorpius, had slept with Amber. Amber also tried to kiss Rose's younger brother, Hugo, just because Scorpius was giving Rose more attention in Potions when they were partners. Amber was known as the Hogwarts slag. Now while they were others that were on the slag list, Amber was number 1.
Eloise and Rose stood, gathering their belonging as the unspeakable walks up to them, the unspeakable being Amber. Surprisingly enough Amber is in Gryfinndor but Rose thinks the Sorting Hat took her need to run big mouth as courage.
"So Weasley, aren't you just so jealous that tonight I will be with Scorpius and you can't have him all to yourself." Amber drawled.
Rose scoffed at her, "Oh yes, you know I'm so jealous that you will spend meaningless time with a boy to which you don't even know his middle name."
Rose rolled her eyes and got a little sick to her stomach, just thinking of sleeping with a guy who middle name she didn't know. Or parents she had never met gave her chills. At times when she really thought of Amber's life, she had quite a sad one. This was a time when Rose did however feel that she herself was happy that she didn't need a man to feel value in herself as not the case with Amber.
"Everyone knows Scorpius' middle name, it's Draco." Amber said confidently.
Scorpius came up behind her and start to speak, "Actually, it's Hyperion. Don't worry though, I will forgive for not remembering everything about me, I know you don't that much space in between your ears."
Scorpius sauntered out, as Amber's jaw dropped. Eloise and Rose walked out of the Great Hall and right down to the Slytherin common room. Rose had to finish her Potions essay before it was time to go to the forest. Rose went up stairs and grabbed her books and other accoutrements. Bringing them downstairs she saw Eloise sitting waiting for her at their favorite spot into front of the fire. The reason why Rose is studying while Eloise did her nails was Rose liked to have assignments done earlier and she took more courses. She started working diligently, she pretty much knew what she was trying to say, her essay was about Draught of Living Death. She knew her mother had some problems with this potion and that Uncle Harry did not. She knew of this because once her parents and Uncle Harry were talking about school and how Uncle Harry never beat her mom except in Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions. So she knew they would doing this potion and had the foresight after her uncle how he made it correctly. This essay was just about the effects and such, soon she would have to start making it in class.
Eloise try to talk to her quite a number of times but Rose rebuffed her. She finally finished as she looked up to see what time it was, Scorpius walked into the common room. And he saw her looking up, he motioned for her to follow him to now just leave the common room as quickly as he came in. Eloise had left before Rose finished her essay to go to sleep like a normal student would. Rose walked through the entrance to the common room, Malfoy was leaning against the wall outside smirking. Rose was a little taken aback, now she was use to that look she saw it quite offer. She was unsure of why he was wearing it now though. But it was a Malfoy signature, sometimes he just want to look like more a prat so the smirk was essential.
"What is the need for that look?" Rose asked, her face mocked the smirk Malfoy wore.
"Oh, you mean my smirk. The need for it is now we are alone and we are going to talk. About your look and why you keeping thinking things that happen years ago." Malfoy continued "But we will do that in the forest, we have to go before anyone see us."
Rose groaned, she did not want to talk about anything. She wanted not to think, maybe she could distract Malfoy. It couldn't be that hard to do.
Author's Note: The aging of these characters is a little off, now J.K. Rowling has never said how old everyone of the next generation is. But if you are nerd like me, you try to figure it and look at she spaced other children like the Weasley, such Ron, Ginny, George. Then you would have somewhat decided what you thought. I don't think the aging would truly be this way. I thought it make the story have more to it though I want more people Rose's age in school and then James as well. Also I know J.K. Rowling said McGonagall would too old to be headmistress but Dumbledore was over a hundred so I wanted to use her because I like her.