Rose Weasley stood on platform nine and three quarters looking around for Lucy. Lucy was the only person Rose now had to hang around with at Hogwarts. It was great because she was very close to her cousin; and neither of them had turned out the way their parents had expected. Rose was surprisingly the quieter of the two cousins, whereas Lucy had been outgoing and larger than life right from the off. Maybe Uncle Percy really was a Weasley after all. Now that Dominique had graduated from Hogwarts, it was going to just be the two of them.
Rose and Lucy were very close, right from day one they had always been as tight as anything. They'd had a slightly sticky patch over the summer when Uncle Percy had debated sending Lucy to Ilvermony for the rest of here education because her grades had fallen, but a lot of sweet talking from Rose and a promise to force Lucy to study had swayed him temporarily. However if she messed up her exams this year then Lucy most definitely would be off to Ilvermony. Rose just hoped that she would keep her head down and study. But knowing Lucy that probably wouldn't happen.
Rose jumped as a pair of hands closed over her eyes and she heard a voice in her ear. "So I've got all the hot gossip for you. But I need you all to myself first." Lucy beamed at her cousin. She was a few inches shorter than Rose and a lot more confident in herself. Lucy quickly waved over at their parents before dragging Rose by the hand off to the nearest compartment.
"I have so much to tell you," Lucy informed her, a dreamy, faraway expression on her face. Rose instantly knew what she was talking about. Lucy had spent her summer holidays in France with Dominique; and her owls had all been full of hints about a huge secret that Lucy couldn't wait to tell Rose upon her return. So it seemed like now was the time. Checking that they had their compartment to themselves and the windows were shut, Lucy leaned forward towards Rose and squealed. "So I've finally done the deed. It was amazing. I didn't expect it to be like that."
Rose's mouth dropped. Was Lucy talking about sex? Had she lost her virginity to some stranger on holiday? She knew boys found Lucy attractive; she'd always been fighting off admirers from about the age of thirteen, but she hadn't thought that Lucy would be so forward as to sleep with a stranger. Then again, Rose by comparison hadn't even been kissed. She must have been gawping because Lucy let out a high, tinkling laugh.
"Are you really that shocked? I mean I'm sixteen, I'm practically an adult. I wanted to getting it out of the way you know? And I couldn't have asked for anyone better. Louis was so lovely. He spent the whole month following me around like a lost puppy, and I swear down whilst that is normally a major turn off for me, he was so hot I was prepared to overlook it. And I'm so glad I did you know? He made the entire time about me, and he's even stayed in touch since. I didn't think I'd find someone that nice for my first time. I don't think I'll stay in touch with him though, nothing can really happen while he's in France and I'm here can it? And whilst it's nice over there I wouldn't want to marry the guy or anything."
Rose was shocked. How on earth could Lucy be so casual in her approach to sex? Wasn't sex supposed to be reserved for someone that you could imagine spending the rest of your life with? And your virginity wasn't something to be thrown away to the first person who came calling. Yet it seemed that Lucy had been tired of waiting. Rose didn't really know what to say in response to Lucy's revelation. Sometimes she did wonder how it was possible that they were related.
"That's not all," Lucy continued as if she hadn't just dropped a major bombshell on Rose. "Guess who I saw on the platform before I found you? Go on, guess!" When Rose shrugged Lucy exclaimed, "Scorpius Malfoy!!! Remember how his parents moved him away to Durmstrang for years, I think they all moved to Bulgaria to do with his father's work? But he spent first year here with us right? Well he's back. And damn he's looking fine. I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing, because he is most definitely without question the hottest guy to ever come to Hogwarts, don't you think? Rose? Don't you think he's just drop dead gorgeous?"
Rose didn't respond. She was too busy thinking what it would mean for her that Scorpius had returned. Of course he wouldn't look twice at her. No one in their right mind would, not when they compared her to Lucy. But Lucy was right, Scorpius was the hottest person to ever come to Hogwarts.
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