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"Come on Rose you promised!" Albus exclaimed as they approached the Quidditch pitch.
"I know Al, but how do you think everyone else is going to react?"
"It's just for today. I mean Zabini is in the Hospital Wing, and we need a Keeper for try-outs. And I don't care how they react, I'm the captain; it's my choice."
"Alright, I guess," she said nervously.
As they walked onto the pitch, about 30 Slytherins sat on the bench waiting for try-outs. There was three open slots: two Chasers and a Beater. Since Zabini was in the Hospital Wing at the moment, Albus needed someone to play Keeper for try-outs.
"Listen you lot! We're going to first have try-outs for the Beater position. Those trying for the Chaser slots sit on the bench for a bit. I'm going to have Scorpius and Rose, who is helping me out today, throw bludgers at you, and I want you to block them as good as you can."
Everyone was surprised that Rose was there. She wasn't in Slytherin, why would she be helping at their try-outs? Even Scorpius seemed surprised. Albus obviously hadn't told him about this. Rose and Scorpius grabbed their broomsticks and flew to the other side of the pitch.
"What are you doing here Weasley?" he asked as they got ready to throw the first bludger.
"Al asked me to help since Zabini is in the Hospital Wing. What does it bother you?"
They started to throw the bludgers aggressively, trying to out compete the other. They each had to prove that they were better than the other. Wasn't that what it was always about? They were scaring the players; Rose almost knocked one off their broom. After everyone had tried out, Albus announced he had given the spot to Nott. Rose muttered something about "told you so" and Scorpius gave her a death glare.
"We're going to try out the rest of you for the two Chasers spots. Rose is going to be Keeper since Zabini is in the Hospital Wing. Two at a time with Scorpius, will make your way down the pitch and try to shoot on Rose. We'll give you a few tries and the two that score the most goals will get the position. Let's get started then."
Rose flew her way to the goals, where she felt the most safe. She felt enabled and powerful. The first two that came down could barely stay on their brooms and they passed the quaffle to Scorpius; unable to balance on their brooms and shoot at the same time. Scorpius threw the quaffle a little to the right of Rose, not only trying to score but to also knock her off her broom. The smirk was wiped off his face, as Rose easily caught the quaffle and threw it back at him with some force. Rose smiled knowing she had won this round.
About ten more people took shots on Rose, and she saved them all. Now Albus was basically going to give the slots to anyone that could score against Rose. This started to get monotonous for Rose, yet it was still a thrill. Finally she let a goal in, and Susan Banks looked ecstatic. There was only four people left, and Rose was no longer nervous. She had proved to Slytherin that she was a force to be reckoned with. Rose reminded herself to thank Albus for that later.
Rose was so immersed in her thoughts that she let another goal in. It seemed like Slytherin had their two Chasers, but there was still two people left to try. Thankfully, they were second years that were having trouble flying, let alone be able to score. Scorpius offered them the quaffle, but they shook their heads back and forth. This was it. He knew he had one more shot to score, and he was determined. He directly eyed Weasley, showing it was just him and her. Scorpius faked to the left, and Rose fell for it. He threw to the right, and Rose missed it by three inches. Scorpius smiled as he landed on the ground. Rose started to walk away from the goals and back to the stands where Albus was.
"Hey Weasley. Sorry you lost," he exclaimed.
Rose turned around surprised.
"You're very much mistaken Malfoy. If you remember, I blocked one of your shots, and you scored once. We tied."
"It's alright to admit defeat, especially to me Weasley."
Rose was furious, she would never admit defeat, especially when she hadn't lost. Scorpius could tell he hit a nerve, as her face got red in anger.
"You know what Malfoy? I know I can beat you. Don't pretend that you're better than me, 'cause you're not."
"Care to put that to the test?" he inquired.
"Anytime, anywhere," she replied.
"Tonight, at eleven; here at the Pitch." Rose had to repeat what Malfoy said in her head. Eleven was after curfew, if caught they would get in major trouble. Scorpius sensed this and couldn't help but bring it up. "What, is Weasley too afraid to break the rules? Too scared to be caught after hours?"
"No. I'll be here, and I'll be waiting for an apology when I win."
Rose sauntered off to find Albus. She was still in shock that she had agreed to break the rules. But she had to prove to Malfoy that she wasn't a stiff, and that she would beat him. She was a pretty good Keeper after all. Rose was disappointed that Al had already left the pitch. She would find him in the Great Hall since it was almost dinner.
"Hey, Al can I talk to you?" Rose asked, approaching the Slytherin table.
"Sure what is it?"
"Alone," she whispered.
"Yeah, uh, sure."
Rose dragged Albus into the hallway where no one would hear their conversation.
"Look, Rose, I hope your not upset about the whole try-out thing today. You did brilliantly, I don't know why you would be upset about Scorp scoring on you once."
"Oh no Al, it's nothing about that. I need to borrow the cloak."
"Why do you need it? Are you doing something you shouldn't? Is the rule abiding Rose Weasley breaking the rules?"
Albus seemed enthralled to hear why Rose needed the cloak. In seven years, Rose had never broken the rules.
"I'm sneaking out after curfew," Rose muttered.
"Wow. Sure I'll give you the cloak. But why are you sneaking out? Rose, are you meeting a boy?" he asked protectively.
"Well, I mean yes, but no; not really, I mean if you think about it-"
"Rose, either you're meeting a boy or you're not. Which is it?"
"Yes. But it's not like that!" she yelled after seeing Al's expression. "It's Malfoy."
"SCORPIUS! I thought you hated him! Now you're snogging him. Rose, I don't approve, I mean he's my best mate, but he's a player. He's just going to-"
"Al, calm down. I'm not snogging Malfoy. For your information, I hate him more than ever. We're just going to go to the Quidditch Pitch to see who's better. I mean, it was a tie today, and I just gotta beat him."
"Okay Rose, just be careful. It's in my trunk. I'll get it now."
Rose waited awkwardly in the hall, waiting for Albus to return. He soon came back with the cloak, and Rose could barely contain herself. She had never asked for the cloak before. She thanked Al, and headed back to her dorm.
She walked inside the common room to see Malfoy by the fire reading. He immediately looked up at her, and saw the cloak. After using it many times with Al, he knew what Rose had.
"I know you have the cloak Weasley. No sense in trying to hide it. Don't worry, I won't take it from you. I'll get to the Pitch without being caught."
"Or you could just admit defeat now, Malfoy. Save you some of your pride."
"I'll be the one winning Weasley. I'll see you at 11."
Rose nervously put the cloak over her head as she walked out of the common room. It was five minutes until 11, and Rose didn't want to be late. Darkness surrounded her, but she knew what she was doing. Thankfully, she didn't see Peeves or Mrs. Norris, but it wouldn't matter anyway. They couldn't see her. She approached the Pitch, and Scorpius was already there. He was tossing the quaffle, warming up. She stood there for a few seconds just looking at him. Through his green sweater, she could still see his muscles. She could understand why all the girls found him hot- not that she found him hot or anything.
"I know you're here Weasley."
Rose ripped the cloak off so he could clearly see her.
"How'd you know? I had the cloak on."
"You might want to work on not breathing so heavy," he replied. "You ready to do this?"
"I'm always ready to beat you Malfoy."
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