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Denying The Truth
Chapter 2
The thing about Scorpius is that he was never afraid to say, or do anything. I guess that's part of his charm, along with the fact that he is always happy and preppy. Did I just think charm about Scorpius Malfoy? Merlin. He's my best friend. Well, he does have a sort of magnetism around him that automatically draws people in. Like they can't help but like him. I guess I'm in that category too. Girls claim that Albus has that same magnetism too, but I just don't see it. Okay, so maybe because he's my cousin, and I like him already. And it would be completely gross if I did notice it.
The sudden sound of the scraping chair on my right jolted me from memory lane. A pair of smiling grey eyes looked down at me, and Scorpius Malfoy's mouth curled into a grin, showing a dimple on his left cheek. "Hi, Rosie."
"Hi, Scorp."
"Early arrival as usual, I see," he said, dropping his book bag on the stone floor next to his desk.
I only grunted in reply.
"Aw, lighten up, Rosie," Scorpius said, laughing and poking me in the side.
I jerked away as if I'd been electrocuted. He knew I was crazy sensitive, of course. That's why he'd done it.
"Long night," I said, putting my arm on my book, and resting my chin on my arm.
"You've really got to stop doing all your work right after you get assigned them."
Of course, he'd think that. He doesn't need to study as hard as I do, and yet, he gets impeccable grades.
"The N.E.W.T.s are coming sooner than you think, Scorp!" I said, sitting up, and throwing my hands up in desperate attempt to make him understand. "It might SEEM we have a lot of time, but we don't. No, we don't. You need a plan –"
Scorpius just surveyed me with an amused expression on his face.
The chair on my left was being pulled back, as Albus cut me off, "Is Rose being passionate about school, AGAIN?"
I glared at Albus. His grades weren't as good as Scorpius' but were good enough to not get him in trouble with Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny.
"Rose, you have to calm down," Albus said, dropping his book bag on the floor, not unlike the way Scorpius had. "The school year has just started."
"Yes!" I cried. "We've already wasted sixth year. And how long is it till the holidays? And then it's the holidays, so you won't study. And then when school resumes, it's 'I'm still in holiday mode.' You guys have got to start working hard!" My chest was heaving after saying all that without taking a breath in between.
But the admittedly short speech didn't have the desired effect on the two of them. They just shared an amused glance and burst out laughing.
I stared at them in dismay.
"I'm serious!" I said, smacking Albus on the arm.
"Rose, really, we love you, but you have GOT to relax, and stop that jittery thing," Albus said, his laughter dying down.
"What jittery thing?" I asked, my eyes wide.
"What you're doing now," he nodded towards my feet. "And you crack your knuckles."
I looked down, and saw that I was clapping my shoes together unconsciously. I paused, mid clap, and crossed my legs to prevent myself the urge to start again.
"And that," Scorpius said, pointing to my hand, which was twirling my quill impatiently.
I hastily put my quill down.
"Oh, and you sometimes try to chew your hair off when you're thinking," Albus added. "Like a jittery squirrel trying to –"
"Okay, I get it!" I said, putting my hand up.
Albus smirked at Scorpius, and he grinned back.
"So I've got some bad habits when I'm impatient," I breathed slowly through my nose to continue calmly, and turned my assault on Albus, "But everyone has them. YOU, Albus, won't stop ruffling your hair."
"Hey!" He cried, "I do not!"
"You told me once that you wanted it to look like you just got off your broom –," Scorpius started, with a mischievous grin.
"Shut up, Scorp!" Albus said, turning red, and trying to salvage what was left of his dignity.
"You said girls like your hair like that," said Scorpius throwing Albus' smirk back at him.
I couldn't help laughing. It was just so like Albus to do that. I can't believe I didn't see it sooner. He ruffled his hair whenever there were pretty girls – at least what Albus and Scorpius considered pretty – around.
"Don't just single me out! What about Scorp?"
I turned to look at Scorpius who didn't look worried at all what 'bad habits' I was going to say about him. He just smiled that smile that had all the girls falling at his feet. I stared at him, and the strange thing was, nothing came to mind. Albus, taking my silence as Scorpius having no faults, snorted.
"You can't be serious, Rose," he said when Scorpius threw him a triumphant smile.
"Well," I blurted out, cutting Albus off, "He does have a habit of… dating around."
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