A/N hey So this chapter is a month later I'm sorry but I just want to get to the interesting parts of things, I can't go day by day like some authors at least not yet anyways, but I hope you like this little lovely chapter. Its one of my favs.
Overall Rose was quite happy at Hogwarts she had already memorized her own schedule.
After being annoyed by Scorpius at breakfast she got to be revolted by him in DADA. Then she has Transfiguration with the Hufflepuffs . Charms again with the little snake. History of Magic with the Hufflepuffs. Then she has lunch where she sees Lorc and Ly. Afterwards for the first time of her day she gets to see the gryffindors at Flying lessons(Not that she needs them) But it gives her a chance to talk to her favorite cousin, Al. Then she goes to Astronomy with the Gryffindors. Then her Malfoy-free break is over when she has Potions with the bloke. Her last class ends with Herbology with her Cousin. They have some free time to do what they please. Most go to their common rooms. Rose mostly hung out with Ly and Lorc then because she rarely sees them except for meals. Then Dinner, and Scorp made it on him to make an appearance at our table, but never stay. Then she'd go to the library and read until curfew.
The first few days were simply fantastic. She loved her teachers. She loved the learning. She loved knowing all the answers to the questions, but one thing she didn't love was Scorpius bloody Malfoy. Now don't get her wrong he was her best friend that wasn't part of her family. She only knew him for two weeks but it felt like so much longer honestly. Now regardless of their friendship he always found ways to get under her bloody skin. He'd throw paper airplanes into her hair. He'd crack a joke now and then about her freckles. He'd push her to the very edge , but then he APOLOGIZES. He always does his "Awe Mouse you know I'm just kidding you know you still love me." And for some odd reason she could not stay mad at him.
She also hated the classes she had with him. For every time a question was asked it was a competition to see which hand the teacher called on. Rose always shot her hand up eagerly and as high as she could reach. But Scorpius eased his hand halfway up as he leaned back in his chair, but nonetheless. He always rose his hand and when he was called upon he always knew the correct answer. Just another way he got on her nerves.
But the absolute worst part was that he was only here for a month and almost every girl in the whole bloody place had a crush on him. I mean we are 11 we shouldn't be all boy crazy right? Or am I just some kind of weird non-girl alien.
Rose's dorm mates and her got along well enough but none were really close they were all such…. Girls. They hated dirt and loved their make up and curling irons where rose just loved her broom and books. But her dorm mates in particular were crazy in love with her best mate and cousin.
They had posters of her family and all her cousins on their walls, but that she was used to all of that. What she wasn't used to was 11-year-old girls screaming at the top of their lungs because Scorpius 'looked at her.'
What was even so great about him? He was lazy, obnoxious, immature, and he liked to make her angry. He was her best mate though, they seemed to be on a love hate relationship…. More so hate then the other.
This being said it was Saturday morning and Rose enjoyed sleeping in on weekends… Who doesn't? But she was woken up by a high-pitched girl scream at the lovely hour of 7am.
She sprang out of bed fearing something wrong happened. She grabbed her wand off the nightstand, but the state of her hair alone could ward off any intruder.
But once she was awake enough to recognize her surroundings she seen a group of four girls hugging and jumping.
"What the bloody hell is it with the bloody screeching?" Rose snapped at them and they instinctively let go and all stared at her wide-eyed.
Her one dorm mate Autumn Creevey. She was a pretty little girl she was a normal height and had long wavy brown hair , a perfect smooth tan complexion and big brown eyes, "I asked Scorpius to help me with Charm because I didn't 'Understand' This week's lesson and he said he would be happy to help!" She said it and I knew she knew very well the lesson and in her mind it was like a sick twisted kind of date.
"Bloody stop the screaming or I'll give you something to scream about. Bloody girls waking me up." She said grumbling and crawling back into her bed.
"You're just jealous of Autumn." Said Delilah Brown. She had long curly blonde hair and was incredibly tall. But she was pretty.
"What in the name of Merlin would I be jealous of?" She snapped at her spinning around clutching her wand so tightly she feared it might snap.
Then they all burst out laughing and a very short girl with long straight blonde hair, her name was Amy, said, "Well for many reasons actually Rose. Because she can get attention without mentioning her last name."
The next girl spoke right after she was a tad shorter than Autumn and had very short pixie-cut blonde hair, her name was Ivy Johnson(Muggleborn), said, "She is the most beautiful girl in our year and possibly of the 7th years too. She's also got brains."
Delilah spoke directly after her, "And It is true you are grossly smart, like not just regular Raven smart but obsessively creepy smart, but you aren't even pretty. At all. I mean your hair is just, you know what I'm not even going to start."
Autumn smirked at her widely as she said, "Lets not forget the most obvious one. Scorpius now has his attention directed towards me. Not you anymore. You are just a chubby little frizzy haired weirdo with a famous mommy and daddy."
Rose Just stood there the entire time her rage building up greater and greater sparks were flying out of her wand and they went unnoticed. Trying as hard as she could to contain herself she snapped as they all erupted in a fit of giggles. She was furious.
"EAT SLUGS YOU WENCH" She yelled as she cast the hex at Autumn. Suddenly she began to hurl slugs and crying. Feeling incredibly proud Rose put her wand in her pocket then marched down to her common room. That little stunt will earn her a good week's worth of detention.
Then it dawned on her everything they said. About how ugly she was. They were right. She saw herself in a mirror even though she just woke up she just saw horrid ugliness. She ran out of the common room as tears began to prickle her eyes. No. She would not let them get to her. She will not cry.
She ran to the secret passage of the Kitchens . Or at least that's where she wanted to go. She stopped dead in her tracks when she heard someone yell her name.
That voice she knew that voice.
"Oi! Rose! You are a ruddy mess today!" He said walking closer from behind her he was still some ways away when she turned on the spot and began yelling.
"I KNOW SCORP I'M JUST THE UGLY LITTLE BOOKWORM. IM SORRY IM A BLOODY MESS. I'M SORRY I'M A FAT SLOB OF AN EXCUSE OF A GIRL. I GET IT AND I DON'T NEED YOU PRYING ABOUT AND POINTING IT ALL OUT TO ME TODAY!" She shouted and the tears finally started pouring down her face. She immediately turned and ran down the hall at full speed.
Scorpius stood there in shock for a moment then ran after his best mate- his only mate actually, but she didn't know that.
He knew rose there was only one place she would go being this upset. Silently he arrived at the secret passage to the kitchens. He slipped in silently and he already heard her sobs.
"Er- uh Rose?" He asked stepping out of the passage.
"Just go away!" She shouted at him spooning ice-cream into her mouth.
"I just wanted-er- to um say sorry. I didn't mean what I said. I uh. I didn't think it would uhm make you this sad like." He said awkwardly avoiding looking at her and just staring at his shoes.
"It's not your fault and if you want all your limbs in tact you best get the bloody hell out!" She said sternly. He risked looking up at her and saw she was trying desperately to dry her tears.
"What are you still doing here?! Why don't you go snog Autumn or something?!" She snapped as she threw her spoon at him.
Regret flooded over her. That was her ice-cream spoon. How was she supposed to eat it now?
Confusion took over Scorpius and he asked, "What? Why would I snog Autumn? Wait? Who even is autumn? Do I know an Autumn?"
Rose rolled her eyes at him but as she looked at him she sensed honest confusion. He really didn't know…
"She's in our year. My house. She was just saying some rude things to me is all. I was petty and dumb and let it get to me then I snapped at you." She said now more calm.
"Are you talking about that one girl who's always surrounded by screaming blonde bimbos?" He question
Rose tensed up and nodded. Then Scorpius let out a small laugh than gasped as he covered it up Rose looked up at him with growing rage,but her eyes contained tears welling up.
"No Rose I didn't mean to laugh It's only I don't see what they could say to upset YOU. I mean your much more brilliant than them and all." He shrugged.
"Its not that." Rose stated looking down again ashamed.
"Then what is it? I mean you care so much about grades and intellect…" He was cut off when Rose snapped at him.
"SOME THINGS ARE MORE BLOODY IMPORTANT THAN BRAINS!" She yelled at him.
"Who are you and what have you done with Mouse?" He questioned faking a shocked expression.
"I'm not joking. You know what why can't you just leave me alone? It's obvious you don't feel like being around me right now." She snapped at him sending a glare his way.
"No I just don't know how to help you. I don't have much experience with people at home it's just my parents and my house elf. Let alone birds. You're all crying and yelling, but I don't want to leave my best mate… Like it or not Mouse you are sad and I'm going to let you in on a secret you were my first real friend…. Ever.. and You are my best mate so as awkward and hard this is for me I am going to sit here and let you throw spoons and curse at me until you smile again." He said offering her a slight real not smirking smile.
She rolled her eyes then a tear escaped her eye again and she said softly almost like a whisper, "They made fun of me calling me ugly and fat and everything." She left out the part about them think she was jealous of Scorpius. For some reason she felt a huge twist in her gut and a voice in her head saying she CANT EVER tell him about that.
Scorpius tensed up he didn't know what to tell her. How are you supposed to comfort a crying bird?
"I just want to believe I am more than just smart. But I'm not and I guess I kinda just realized that." She said looking down in shame as another tear fell down her face.
"ROSE JEAN WEASELEY! I must say that is quite enough out of you! Now I don't know much but I know there is way more to you then just that horrid brain of yours. You my dear friend are kind, you are funny, you're not judgmental, you have the most unique hair I've ever seen. Yes its wild and crazy but that's just part of its… uniqueness? Any ways you are the most talented 11-year-old I know with a wand and not to mention the only person who can beat me at chess. Plus you are a ruddy pain in the arse, but there is no other with or wizard I'd rather spend my time with"
She half smiled at him then said, "Scorp.."
"Yes Mouse?"
"Never try to give a speech to cheer me up again you are rubbish at it." She said with laughter and a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"Then let's do something I am good at!" He said springing up and pulling Rose to her feet as well.
"What would that be?" She questioned.
"Playing the most wicked prank on whoever these girls were that made you all mopey." He said smirking at her.
She gave him her most devious smile as mischief glimmered in her crystal eyes, "I've got the perfect plan."
Scorpius walked to the Library to meet Autumn to help her study. At least that's what she thought of it. Honestly it was baffling how Bird's thought... He hadn't even known her name and yet she thought he'd still treat her with respect after he made his best mate cry? Rose told him about how all the birds fancy him, but it wasn't like he fancied them. He doesn't really fancy anyone now. If he did then she would know Scorpius isn't a shy bloke he'd let the girl he fancied know if there was one. Why couldn't all these girls see that? And why go crazy over a bloke who doesn't fancy you? He just didn't understand birds and frankly he didn't want to.
That's why he liked hanging around Rose so much... She never acted like a bird. She acted like a normally functioning human being. Today was actually the first time he'd seen her be a little girl like. It honestly scared him more than anything. He didn't know how to help her. But she is better now, the evil revenge seeking bloody brilliant Rose he became best mates with. He smirked as he thought about their plan. This plan was quite possibly the most brilliant one she's ever thought of.
He opened the doors to the library his usual lay back carefree attitude. He acted as though it were normal to come in 20 minutes after the time they agreed on.
"Scorpius I was beginning to think you had forgotten about me!" She called her voice high-pitched as she batter her eye lashes. He thought it might supposed to be sort of attractive, but it just made her look like she had a nervous twitch and he stifled his laughter.
"Yeah I did. I was walking past the Library and remembered I as supposed to meet you, uh Delilah right?" he perfectly well knew her name was Autumn Rose made it clear Autumn was the name of the girl who hurt her.
She gave him a sour look than laughed, "Oh Scorpy your sense of humor is so... unique... We both know you know my name is Autumn."
He shrugged and nodded then sat across from her putting his feet on the table.
He yawned as he said, "Alright let's get this bloody thing over with anyways. I have plans in two hours."
"Oh?You do? When we talked you said you were free all afternoon."
"Yeah but Rose found me and i asked her to hang out later told her my plans before weren't that important and I could cut them short." He said stretching pretending he wasn't completely satisfied when her face tinged red with anger and annoyance.
"What is so bloody special about that girl to you? She looks like a ruddy night troll!" She said stomping her foot on the ground. Her voice was so high-pitched it reminded him of a siren.
"Many things, but mainly she's my best mate. Shes smart oh and her hair smells way better than yours." He shrugged.
"Her hair smells better?"She stated in disbelief.
"Yes, probably her shampoo she gets it special from her uncle in Romania. But don't worry your about... average..." he said rolling his eyes then added , "Oh and your face is always scrunched up. Its kinda revolting. "
"SCORPY! Don't mean to tell me you think she's better than me!" She gasped.
Internally he shuttered. Why on Earth did she keep calling him scorpy? Why would she think it was okay.
He shrugged, "okay I won't say it.."
She screatched then stood up and started stomping out of the Library forgetting her bag. She really was making this too easy.
Scorpius took her bag this wasn't part of the plan, but how could he resist? He walked to the quidditch field and found the gryffindor team practicing.
"OI! Potter!" He called out and James flew down.
"What I'm in the middle of something important here. Just because I said i didn't mind you and Rosie were mates doesn't mean I want to be your mate scram." He almost flew off but Scorpius hurried up and said.
"It's about rose... I need help."
"I'm listening..." James hopped off his broom suspiciously.
Scorpius told him about what happened early and how Rose and he had a plan for revenge. James grinned widely and said, "I know just what you need."
James told Victoire, the captain, he needed to go it was urgent and he was excused. He didn't even go to change and he got his bag.
He took out an odd-looking green and blue ball held together with rubber bands and a string was attached to it. He noted it seemed to ooze an odd liquid.
Scorpius gave him a questioning look then James took the girls bag from Scorpius' hands and said, "It's like a dungbomb and exploding ink bomb in one. Tie this to the zipper then when she opens her bag BOOM! It explodes and makes her smell. There is no cure other than waiting three days. The ink dies skin and stains clothing. Long story short. She opens her bag and she smells for a few days and anything the ink touches like her face or hands perhaps will be dyed blue for a few days. Now that combined with what you two have planned will surely be enough to show her not to ever mess with a Weasley or a Potter ever."
Scorpius thanked him than ran off. It was now time for supper. Hopefully their plan had worked.
He ran into the great hall and saw Rose grinning widely. He sat next to his friend and noted neither of the twins were there yet.
"So by the look on your face I'm guessing our plan worked?" he stated.
"Well she came in all huffy and i was 'reading' and didn't notice when she accidentally took my shampoo and then left to the showers. I came down here wanting to her to find me and blow up on me in front of everyone." She smiled proudly.
Scorpius showed her Autumns bag then said, "I have another surprise for her as well. Potter number 1 helped me out on it."
"You can call them by their names Scorp." She reminded him.
"No, it wouldn't be the same..." He said smirking.
"Whatever... So what else did you and my cousin do?" She asked quirking an eyebrow.
He only brought a finger to his lips and made a 'shh' Noise.
Suddenly the doors slammed open and there was loud stomping and a shrieking voice, "ROSE WEASLEY!"
Autumn.
SHe ran up to Rose her hair was bright pink, "YOU DID THIS TO ME ON PURPOSE! YOU WERE JEALOUS OF MY DATE WITH SCORPIUS YOU DID THIS."
date? Scorpius thought... since when was that a date. Rose laughed hysterically and the entire great hall followed. suddenly embarrassed Autumn began to cry and run out, but scorpius leaped up.
"Wait Autum!" He said.
She paused but didn't turn around.
"I wanted to apologize i didn't understand how much you fancied me, but I know now. I found your bag you left in the Library after I was insanely rude to you. I left a present in there for you it shows you just how much I... um fancy you." He said with such sincerity Rose almost believed it...Almost.. His steal grey eyes help merriment and glimmered with mischief, but only she could see it.
Autumn turned around a wide smile as tears slipped down her face, "R-really?"
He nodded, "i think it really shows how I feel about you. Open it now please." he handed her the bag.
Autumn shot Rose an evil glare of victory then took the bag.
She opened it and then... BOOM. She screamed again and through the bag down but it was too late she smelt awful and her face was splattered blue.
The Room erupted in more laughter and he said, "Yes exactly how I feel about you. Now I hope you learned that if you make rose Weasley sad again than I won't be so nice."
She stomped and jumped angrily, "SCORPIUS MALFOY I WILL NEVER GO ON A DATE WITH YOU EVER AGAIN AGH! YOU ARE DEAD TO ME."
he only laughed and turned to sit next to rose the entire Great hall was pointing and laughing and Autumn ran out crying.
But their laughter was cut short when Head mistress walked up behind Scorpius and Rose. Placed a hand on both shoulders then said,"WIth me. To my office!" Her mouth was in one thin straight line.
Rose and Scorpius looked at each other in sheer horror. Headmistress was walking out the great hall then yelled, "NOW MR MALFOY AND MISS WEASLEY."
They both stood up and began walking down what now felt like the walk of shame to her office.
They sat down in the chairs across her desk both staring at their feet.
"I must say I'm gravely disappointed in the two of you. I was hearing such great thing this past month of you two, yes a bit of spats here and there, but I had high expectations for you two, but now... Complete rudeness from you two! Such behavior is unacceptable at my school! Did you think it is funny what you did to that poor girl?"
Scorpius snorted at that part.
"WHat is it Mr Malfoy? Do you have something to share because I would so love what remark you could possibly make now!" She shouted at him her face turning red with anger.
"Only that she was not a 'poor defenseless girl' Headmistress McGonagall You know me. I am polite to most people. You know rose we would not do something like this without justification!" he stated and looked up at her with truthful eyes.
She thought about it for a moment then as a wave of calmness overwhelmed her she sat down smoothed her robes and said, "Very well. Please explain your reasoning.
"You see Professor, earlier today this girl had said some very crude things to my dear mate Rose and I am the only one allowed to say mean things to her. The girl had made Rose so upset she ran to the kitchens and cried with a tub of ice cream until I found her. ANd after I calmed her down the girl was still awfully rude so i decided to take it on myself to get revenge. Now it is still frowned upon I understand this. I also understand I should have seen a teacher or you, but she would get what? A stern talk and a detention? She needed to know that if she kept messing with Rose there would be consequences and I would gladly do it again professor. Also it was all my fault Rose had nothing to do with it." Rose stared at him in awe. She was shocked at his words and he took all the blame? Why?
Head mistress stared at the young 11 year old boy trying to hide her shock. This boy might mimick his father's features, but his loyalty and affection for people proved he was nothing like his father at his age. It was proof young Draco grew to be a better man it was clear in his son's moral conscience. She was a bit shocked now that he was not in Gryffindor. Internally she smiled at these two children's friendship. It reminded her quite like the golden trio's. She knew this wouldn't be the last time she had to call these two to her office.
"Nonetheless, Mr. Malfoy you broke the rules and, though I commend you for trying to protect Rose from punishment I know she must have been involved somehow. Now I am going to take 10 points from each of your houses and I sentence you to detention with Professor Longbottom for the entirety of next week. Next time your in here I will have to owl your parents."
Both nodded and then they were dismissed. They waited until they were a good distance away from her office until they both erupted with laughter.
"She... She looked like a giant ball of cotton candy!" Cried Rose.
Scorpius looked at her questioningly, "What's Cotton candy? I highly doubt cotton would taste very good as a candy."
"YOU'VE NEVER HAD COTTON CANDY?!" She shouted at him forgetting about their genius pranks and staring at him in shock.
"Obviously not." He said not understanding why she was making such a big commotion over it.
"It's this type of muggle candy they sell it at fairs and carnivals and amusement parks."
"Rose I'm from a strictly pure blood background I haven't the slightest inclination as to what you are talking about."
"When I visit my muggle grandparents in the summer they take Hugo and I sometimes. I can't believe you've never even heard of an amusement park before! That's settled I must take you one summer! You'll love it scorp!" She said then suddenly they were at the ravenclaw portrait.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow Mouse." He said with a smile.
She nodded but didn't leave yet. Scorpius, hating silence spoke again, "Id watch your back I have a feeling bubblegum hair won't be too happy and will try revenge."
"I can handle myself. But thank you Scorp... Not just for that it was very nice and unslytherin of you to help me out today and attempt to get me out of trouble." She said looking down for some reason. Why was she being shy? This was Scorp... not some stranger she was never shy around scorp.
"Hey no Problem. No one messes with my best mate take care now. I got to head back to my dorm." he turned and walked away. Rose Faced the portrait and it asked ," In a race what does the winning runner lose?"
Rose rolled her eyes, "Their breath... You are losing your touch that one wasn't hard at all." The portrait swung open and she found the common room empty.
Everyone was probably at dinner. Rose knew she was hungry but would sneak down to the kitchens later. She sat on the couch by the fire and took out her book.
She was absorbed by the pages. The book clawed at her insides and she was entranced. After what felt like 5 minutes she yawned and suddenly her book was snatched from her hands.
"You've been sitting there for over an hour Rose!" Lorcan exclaimed sitting on the couch by her feet.
"LORC!" She exclaimed then jumped up to hug him. "Oh I had the best day today, well besides getting in trouble and the way my day started, but me and malfoy..." She started speaking extremely fast and he chuckled.
"Rose, slow down. I can barely understand you but I heard you turned someones hair pink and made a dungbomb go off on them? care to fill me in?"
She smiled brightly and told him about her and Malfoy's prank. He laughed along with her then finally he questioned, "Not that im complaining but why?Its not very like you to prank an innocent bystander. Unless you were... You know."
For some reason she didn't want Lorcan to know the truth about how she cried and the things she said... Her Friendship with Lorcan was so strong now, almost like Scorpius was but not quite. They were both her best mates, but somehow with Lorcan it felt... different she got embarrassed more easily and sometimes he'd give her a funny look they made her stomach exploded and feel light... It was weird and strange to her and she didn't like it.
"No I dont know what?" She questioned honestly not knowing what he was implying.
"You know... Unless she was right and you were jealous..." He said sounding strained and nervous.
Rose was utterly clueless when it came to men, "Why on earth would I be jealous?"
"Because you, you know... You fancy Scorpius." He said not looking at her and fidgeting with his hands.
"WHAT SCORP?! NO WAY IN HELL!" She said almost laughing. WHy do people keep assuming that?
A strange look came over him was it relief? No thats stupid why would he be relieved? Then he relaxed an smiled, "Good, but if not that then what was it?"
He looked at her with wide eyes he hard dark blue eyes like the night sky, such a darker shade then her crystal blue eyes. She couldn't lie to him, but she really didn't want to tell him what happened.
She looked down and incoherently muttered something.
"What was that?"
"They were making fun of me and calling me ugly okay?! Are you happy now? I told you!" She snapped at him then folded her arms in anger.
She refused to look at him until he said softly, "Awe Rose... Don't let hat kind of stuff get to you. THeir all stupid pratts and if they think YOU are ugly then they're also blind."
Rose didn't know what to say so she said nothing.
"I'm sorry they were mean to you Rose. I truly am, but you have to understand people are going to make fun of you they can make you feel so horrid and ugly or odd even... but you're special Rose."
She looked up at him with a small smile that didn't meet her eyes, "Thanks Lorc, but you're sorta like family you have to say blarmey like that."
His face hardened as he said, "I do NOT think of you like family Rose." A stern look on his face Rose wondered if she should feel offended, but inside something felt fuzzy. She internally yelled at herself forbidding this feeling that always snuck up on her.
She felt a sudden need to change the topic, "I can't believe you even thought I fancied Scorp."
He laughed and shrugged, " You two really would make the worst couple. Imagine you two dating. You argue enough as mates."
She laughed with him, "I don't think I even want to date anyone at least not yet. I mean I can't even see myself fancying anyone."
He laughed, but this time it sounded force, "Yeah, me too." I should be heading up to bed now you alright?"
"Yeah I'm going to try going to bed as well. Good night Lorc." Then he left up the stairs seeming a little upset or disappointed.
Blimey she didn't get why blokes had to be all complicated. Wasn't she supposed to be the complicated one? Wasn't she the girl here?
A/N: Soooo What're your thoughts? How do we like the chapter. Scorpius being all protective and best mate like with ROse. Now don't murder me for throwing in her friendship with Lorc. Its obviously a Rose/Scorpius fanfic, but I can't just start them off being together at 11 how boring would that be? No drama. nop not my style ... PLEASE REVIEW!
