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'What the hell am I supposed to do?' asked Rose feeling panicky.
'Asking that is not an option.' Replied Scorpius smoothly.
'This isn't possible!' cried Rose desperately, 'I cant do it.'
'Saying that is not an option either.' Muttered Scorpius, 'It wouldn't have been such a problem if I was only a team member. But I am the Slytherin Quidditch team captain.'
'Yes I am aware,' muttered Rose dryly, 'you can appoint some other Slytherin to play.'
'Are you insane?' snapped Scorpius, 'I am the best seeker Slytherin's ever had.'
'Yes and all that is so impressive.' Said Rose sarcastically.
'This is my final year.' Said Scorpius, 'Slytherin needs to win.'
'You wont be playing Malfoy,' said Rose raising an eyebrow, 'I will. And if I do play then there is no way that Slytherin's going to win.'
Scorpius looked like he was going to argue.
'Look,' said Rose sighing, 'You dyed my hair blonde and chopped it off. You are hardly talking to my boyfriend. So far, it's all been about what you wanted to do. So just thi once can it please be about what I want?'
Whether it was the tone in which Rose spoke or the look in her eyes, Scorpius would never know but he nodded.
'Fine.' He replied shrugging.
'Really?' asked Rose surprised.
'Don't make me change my mind.' Muttered Scorpius rolling his eyes, 'You have to appoint a new seeker.'
'Right.' Said Rose uncertainly, 'I can do that.'
She did not sound like she could do it though. Scorpius rolled his eyes again.
'Fastest catcher.' He said tonelessly, 'Works with the team. Focused. Determined. Take Josh's advice.'
'Sounds easy.' Said Rose nodding.
'It's not.' Muttered Scorpius walking away.
….
There were twenty hopefuls who had shown up to tryout for seeker. Rose stood there nervously waiting for Josh to show up.
'Scorpius?" called a fifth year uncertainly, 'When do we start?'
'In a bit.' Replied Rose as she spotted Josh running towards them.
'I am late, aren't I?' asked Josh grinning.
'Just about thirty minutes.' Replied Rose rolling her eyes.
'Well don't blame me.' Replied Josh, 'Saw something rather interesting.'
'Let's start.' Said Rose calling the first name.
The tryouts didn't take as long as she thought it would. George Marks became Scorpius's replacement.
'Hey George!' called Josh as the fifth year looked rather pleased.
'Don't get your hopes too high,' said Josh when George turned around, 'It's just one game.'
George's smile faltered.
'Just play hard.' Said Rose frowning at Josh, 'We have to win.'
Josh and Rose started to walk back to the castle.
'So why aren't you playing?' asked Josh.
'I have a lot of catching up to do on my studies' replied Rose immediately.
'Like that's ever stopped you before.' Muttered Josh grinning.
Rose shrugged but didn't say anything.
'So want to hear about the interesting thing I saw?' asked Josh.
'Yeah okay.' Replied Rose nodding.
'Guess who I saw kissing in an empty corridor?' asked Josh, 'Jeremy Davis and Nikita Adams.'
'That's not possible.' Said Rose a jolt going through her, 'Jeremy Davis is Rose's boyfriend.'
'You and I both know that Davis is a tool.' Muttered Josh darkly, 'I know what I saw. Besides if he was not cheating on Weasley he could have kissed Nikita in the open.'
Rose felt the blood rush to her face.
'And I heard that Nikita is Rose's room mate.' Continued Josh, 'How pathetic.'
'I'll catch up with you.' Breathed Rose, 'later.'
With that she ran towards the grounds.
…..
'Where is Rose?' thought Scorpius frowning as DADA class ended. He hadn't seen her at breakfast and she had missed DADA class too.
It was extremely unusual for Weasley to miss any class.
After class, he walked up to Josh.
'Hey.' He said not looking at Josh, 'Have you seen Scorpius?'
'He is my dorm mate.' Smirked Josh, 'I see him every day.'
Scorpius felt a flash of annoyance. He had forgotten that Josh never gave a straight answer.
'Where is he?' asked Scorpius.
'He's not here.' Replied Josh sneering, 'You know Weasley, I like your hair better blonde, but here you are. Back with the red hair.'
'Just tell me where he is.' Snapped Scorpius.
Josh rolled his eyes.
'I don't know.' He replied finally, 'he left early today.'
'Now he tells me.' Muttered Scorpius darkly as he walked away.
…..
He found her in the library (obviously).
'Is that book so interesting that you missed class?' asked Scorpius sitting next to her trying to see what book she was reading.
Rose looked up startled.
'I missed class?' she asked confused.
'And breakfast.' Added Scorpius raising an eyebrow.
'Crap.' Muttered Rose looking down.
'Crap?' said Scorpius, 'Weasley, when's the last time you missed class and went crap?'
'I think it was-' started to reply Rose not noticing the sarcasm.
'You are missing the point.' Muttered Scorpius rolling his eyes, 'something's up. I want to know what it is.'
'Jeremy's cheating on me with Nikita.' Replied Rose with a humorless laugh.
Scorpius frowned. He hadn't actually expected her to tell him what was wrong.
Finally after a long silence he spoke.
'Freakita?' he murmured, 'seriously, Davis's taste just went to worst.'
'I didn't believe it when Josh told me.' Went on Rose, 'but then I saw them this morning.'
Scorpius shook his head.
'Gross.' He muttered.
'Strange part is,' said Rose, 'I am relieved. I mean things weren't actually smooth between me and Jeremy so I was going to end them. Just-this wasn't the way I'd choose.'
'Let's skip the moping part and go straight to revenge.' Said Scorpius smirking.
'I am Scorpius Malfoy now,' said Rose smiling sadly, 'why on earth would Scorpius Malfoy care if Rose got cheated on? Besides I am not a revenge person.'
'True.' Muttered Scorpius shrugging and standing up, 'just leave it behind and move on. It's for the best.'
'Hmm.' Murmured Rose looking at Scorpius strangely.
'What?' asked Scorpius raising an eyebrow.
'That was you almost being nice.' Replied Rose grinning.
'Don't get used to it.' Muttered Scorpius walking away.
'Nice hair.' Called Rose, 'Red suits you.'
'sure.' Muttered Scorpius rolling his eyes.
…..
'Where have you been?' asked Josh as Rose sat beside him a lunch.
'Had some work.' Replied Rose curtly keeping her eyes away from the Gryffindor table.
There was a sudden commotion at the Gryffindor table. Everyone turned to watch. Scorpius had stood up on the bench and was asking for everyone's attention.
'What on earth?' muttered Rose watching.
'This should be interesting.' Said Josh watching as well.
'I just had a few words I wanted to say to my boyfriend, Jeremy Davis.' Said Scorpius clearly.
Every eye in the great hall was on Scorpius. Professor McGonagall started to get up, but Neville Longbottom pulled her back down.
'If I were to say,' said Scorpius looking directly at Jeremy, who looked back curiously, 'that it's been great, I would be light years from the truth. It's been horrible. Painful. Annoying. Listening to him yapping all the time. He is less of a boyfriend and more of a dog. The unfaithful kind.'
There was a huge gasp in the great hall.
'Oh my god.' Muttered Josh grinning, 'I like her better now.'
Rose was speechless.
'He expected some sort of physical connection with me.' Continued Scorpius, 'Like that was going to happen. I'd sooner snog a gargoyle than this blithering idiot who is so frigging stupid that he dims the stupidity of the giant squid by comparison.'
All the Slytherins burst out laughing and cheered Scorpius.
'So it's with a happy heart that I say, screw you,' said Scorpius smirking, 'You little cockroach. We are over. Go find a new master and a new leash.'
Jeremy ran from the great hall, his face red.
The Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors joined in to the cheering now.
'And that is revenge Weasley.' Thought Scorpius gleefully.
He wasn't even slightly affected when Professor McGonagall took fifty points from Gryffindor. It had been worth it.
Before he sat back down his eyes met Rose's and something that was unexplainable by both of them passed between them.
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