2nd YEAR
ROSE POV
I was putting my books away after my last class of the day, Potions, when my best friend Scorpius came up behind me, tickling my sides,
"Scorpius!" I squealed, "Knock that off!" shoving his hands off me, he laughed and said,
"Walk with me to the lake?" He asked, I nodded and followed him out the door, he was going on about his teachers giving out a too much homework, but I couldnt concentrate on what he was saying because I was still thinking about what my roommate Denise Brown said...
"Rosie?" Scorpius said, I looked up and saw his face twisted with concern, "Whats wrong?" he asked, and sat down, pulling her to his lap, this had become a ritual for them whenever she got upset when he found out this comforted her because this is how her father would comfort her, usually she would feel embarrassed by this, but at the moment she didnt care and rested her head on his chest,
"Nothing." she mumbled,
He sighed, "We both know that isnt true so whats wrong?" stroking her hair,
She sat up and looked at him and said, "Denise was making fun of me because no one will ever think I'm pretty enough to be liked and," she struggled to not cry, she could normally control her emotions but this was going too far, but before she could continue Scorpius cut her off, looking genuinely shocked,
"You're loads prettier than Denise!" he exclaimed, turning bright red, he thought she was pretty?
"Thanks, Scorp." She smiled, squeezing his hand, he coughed a little and motioned for her to continue, "She also said that...That nobody will ever kiss me because I act too much like "One of the guys"..." she finished, blinking hard, embarrassed that he might say shes being stupid and to get over it.
Instead he said"You are one of the most intelligent, funny, beautiful girls I have ever met and any guy would be lucky to be with someone like you." Holding her tighter, she blushed and smiled her thanks feeling much better, resting her head on his chest and they started talking about mindless things, like what they were gonna do at Hogsmeade next weekend, and what candy they'll get from honeydukes when Scorpius decided that they should go to dinner, removing Rose from his lap and stood up and held out a hand for her, she accepted it and stood up,
"Hey Scorp?" she said, and they walked back to the castle with his arm over her shoulder,
He looked over at her, "Yeah?"
"Thank you. For listening to me and for you know, not making fun of me.." she said looking down at the ground, he just bumped her hip with his,
"No problem." he said grinning, they were almost to the Great Hall when Scorpius stopped abruptly, "What is it Scorp?" she said looking at him confused, he leaned down and kissed her quickly then stood up straight again and said, "Dont believe anyone if they say you're not pretty." and then he took off, leaving Rose stunned, fingers held up to her lips.