Scorpius glanced around the potions classroom. It was remarkably quiet. None of the Slytherin girls were here. Most of the Raven claws were already there sitting and waiting with their books open. Suddenly he heard the sound of girls talking and he turned around to see the 5 of them stroll. Rose, looking much more composed than she about 30 minutes ago, smiled at him. Mel muttered something to Rose who stared at her, then nodded and walked towards him. "Hi" she smiled at him. "Weasley" he nodded at her. Rose made a small gesture towards the chair and he couldn't help but smirk. "No seat again Weasley?" he teased. Rose gasped and in an exaggerated manner look to and fro for a seat. The she turned back to him. "Well if you look at that!" he voice was laced with sarcasm, "No more seats. No fair!" she pouted at him. The corners of his mouth twitched.
Taking this as approval, she sat down.
"So what went down after the Great Hall Fiasco? You look happier." he asked her.
He had expected her to snap at him, saying it was none of his business but she surprised him.
"I made up with Albus." she stated.
He raised an eyebrow.
"Really? So soon? I thought you would hold out longer Weasley!" he said pretending to cover his hands to his mouth.
She smiled at his expression.
"Yea me too. I was in the owlrey and it just happened Told me he was sorry, that he never believed I would change and something about how he was living his worst fears through me or something through me..." she said not really wanting to explain.
"Woa. Sounds deep." Scorpius chuckled.
Rose nodded. "I told him I forgave him. I mean he's Al, I can't stay mad at him but that I'm still not ok with him."
"Why?"
"Because I haven't forgotten how he shouted at me. I need time just to get over that. Besides I'm making new friends, assimilating into a new environment, I won't have time to make up with him so quickly. I plan to spend time with him once in awhile and slowly, we'll build up to the friendship we used to have, where there was so much trust and dependence."
Scorpius nodded.
"Friendship isn't something you regain overnight." he commented.
Rose turned to him, surprised, "Yea... exactly. Same goes for my family. It's gonna take me awhile to put it all behind me, everything they said and all."
He nodded, "Yea I was there. Let me say I was honoured to be one of the key issues in your argument." smirking again.
Rose scoffed. "Coincidence Malfoy..."
"I'm just glad the girls got me out of there before I embarrassed myself any further." she continued.
Scorpius looked at her, "Yea you were kinda going ballistic. No offense, it was cool to watch but it was... scary."
Rose laughed, "Well at least you know what I'll be like if and when we fight."
Scorpius shuddered.
She laughed again.
"Yea I think you owe the girls big time." he added.
"Yea" Rose sighed more to herself than to Scorpius.
Just then Mel turned around from her seat and mouthed, "You okay?" to Rose. Rose smiled and nodded. It was good to know that someone was looking out for her. "Alright class shall we begin?" Professor LeerWood called out. "Yes" chimed the class. "Good" she stated. The Professor was the head of Slytherin house, as Rose had been told and was notoriously easy going on her Slytherin students. "Well class for today I just want to analyse some of your basic potions skills. This will be an individual task so please flip to page 3 of your books." The students all did so.
"Good now this is the brew you will make today. Grab your instruments from the cupboard and begin. You have one hour" she stated. Rose quickly scrolled down the recipe. The turned to her partner. "You get the instruments and I'll get the ingredients." Scorpius nodded. Soon the pair were both back at the table and were working quickly and efficiently. Well actually only Rose was working quickly and efficiently. Scorpius on the other hand seemed to be fumbling through the recipe. Rose chuckled to herself. And she had though Malfoy was an expert on Potions! Stirring her brew she noticed that Scorpius' had turned an odd shade of purple when it was actually meant to be green.
"Erm Scorpius..." she began. "Zip it!" he muttered, keeping his eyes on his work. "Suit yourself" mumbled Rose. This she knew, was not going to end well. Suddenly there was a loud "Kabooom!" that rocketed throughout the classroom. It sent shockwaves of heat in all directions. Rose knew it had come from Scorpius' cauldron. She slowly turned around and immediately burst out laughing. She couldn't help herself. The purple potion had splattered all over Scorpius. He looked like the purple bogey man. Even his blond hair was now spiked up and purple! It was the most ridiculous thing she had ever seen. The class turned to see what the commotion was all about and upon seeing Scorpius, they erupted into laughter. Scorpius groaned. "Rose, help!" Rose giggled and flicked her wand. The ugly purple potion seemed to evaporate off Scorpius. Professor LeerWood approached them. She smiled slightly looking at Scorpius' failed potion. "I think you might have forgotten the mayfly wings Mr Malfoy" she stated, pointing to the bright green wings still on Scorpius' table.
Rose was still grasping her stomach which was painful from all the laughing. She wasn't the only one. There were plenty of people still throwing Scorpius amused looks. He groaned inwardly. People might never let this go. As the Professor approached Rose's table she straightened up. "Excellent brew, Miss Weasley. I dare say, almost perfect. Mr Malfoy!" Scorpius looked up at the Professor. "You could learn a thing or two from your partner here." she chuckled. Scorpius looked at Rose who was still giggling. "Yes Professor" he nodded. Moving away from the table, Professor LeerWood strode to the front of the classroom. "I hope" she said addressing the whole class this time, "that you enjoyed working today. Before you leave I will examine all your potions and grade them accordingly." she threw Scorpius an amused look. Scorpius in retaliation, looked at the floor sheepishly. "Oh and one more thing." she smiled. "Let's hope you all got on today because these people sitting next to you will be your working partners for the rest of the year."
At this there were some cheers and groans. Rose, was in between, speechless. Scorpius looked at her with a cheeky look on his face. He had to be honest, he was relieved. At least now he was under the tutelage of a potions genius. "Gonna be quite a year with me as your potions partner eh Weasley?" he asked her. Rose looked at him for a second and began laughing. Somehow she still couldn't get the image of a purple Scorpius out of her mind. "Yea well at least I'll always be here to clean you up after your next greatest disaster." With that she grabbed her things and hurried towards her friends.
