As soon as the delightful day in August came when I received my book list I was up every night leading up to school reading my second year books into the early hours of the morning. I have to admit some of the stuff in them I already knew cause of my many, many trips to the library, but it was all still interesting.

I had gotten my results from my first year exams at the start of the summer, forgot to mention it. I got mostly O's like I had planned. I had narrowly got an O in Astronomy and Herbology (not my best subject). I received a dreadful in flying which disappointed me for like two seconds, I don't care about flying, and I hate it. It could've been worst I could've got a troll or… well sadly there's nothing lower. I was so happy I was done with flying! I never have to set my backside on a broom again!

Jane, Abby and me swapped results info through owls. They mostly got the same as me, but did way better than me in flying (surprising. not!).

On the 31st of August I skipped towards platform 9 and ¾, my ponytail flapping in the breeze behind me. I swerved my trolley carrying my trunk avoiding the crowds of muggles at King's cross Station. Lily and Hugo were pushing their trollies about a metre behind me. Our parents were far behind us almost out of sight with Albus. James had disappeared the moment after we met at in the parking lot.

I started to hum to a Weird Sister's song to myself as I skipped pushing my trolley. I practical was pouring with happiness. I couldn't wait to hang with my friends on the train and go back to Hogwarts and eat that delicious opening feast.

I wasn't really paying to where I was going. I was too excited, wrapped in my own thoughts. Suddenly my trolley crashed into something sending me flying over the handle of my trolley. I ended up on top of my trunk sliding onto the ground (ow). My ears filled with familiar laughter I looked up fearing the worst. From my space on the ground I saw Malfoy laughing when he saw me looking up at him he immediately narrowed his eyes to make them look cruel and his tone of laughter changed. Pumpkin stared at Malfoy with watchful eyes from his cat cage that managed to stay on the trolley. I was after crashing into Malfoy's trolley.

"Could you not be a clumsy idiot for two seconds, Weasley." Malfoy snarled

Behind his eyes I could see something else. But it was probably just the concussion I got from the fall.

Speaking of the fall embarrassing!

I cringed red and scrabbled to feet. Malfoy was with his usual gang of Slytherins minus Albus. They were in a fit of taunting laughter, Malfoy standing with some swagger in front of them. Merlin I wished I had a group of goons to stand behind me and immediate Malfoy.

"Well you should've gotten out of my way, Malfoy!" I said regaining my composer.

Malfoy was about to say some foul insult when Hugo appeared out from behind me with Lily backing him up.

"Oi, blondie, leave my sister alone!" Hugo snapped standing on my fallen trunk trying to look in intimidating.

Malfoy looked as shocked as I was. I was speechless maybe having Hugo at Hogwarts would paid to my advantage, I might not need a gang of goons now.

I didn't know what to say and I really wanted to see were this would go. Lily standing with him, her eyebrows furred and her arms crossed.

"You have to get you little brother to-"

"Shut it, blondie." Lily and Hugo said in sync with fiery fierceness making me jump.

"Blondie!?"

"Shut it, blondie." They repeated.

I put my sleeve to my mouth hiding a fit giggles threating to burst to out of my mouth.

Malfoy was about to snap back when one of his groupies elbowed him.

"Leave it, Malfoy." he said worriedly in low voice staring at something far behind me.

Malfoy followed his gaze and snapped back to us.

"I'm done wasting my time on you."

And with that Malfoy and his gang of Slytherins stalked towards platform 9 and ¾'s. I turned to see what scared them off and saw my dad approaching fast. I laughed to myself turning to Hugo and Lily who were after putting my trunk back on the trolley.

"Blondie? Hugo, really?" I said laughing.

"It was that or… I don't know didn't have time to think of anything else."
"He deserves worst." Said Lily staring daggers at the direction Malfoy went in. "The last time he came to our house he called me an elf."

I bit the side of my cheek to stop myself from laughing. Dad had finally reached us.
"You okay?" he asked. "Was that little Scorpius?"

"Yes, dad." I said getting ready to move.

"Did he hurt you, Rosie? I saw you fall." Dad said worriedly. "Did he touch you?

I went beetroot red at the 'did he touch you?' part. I knew he probably meant something else by that but ugggg it just sounded ewwww completely wrong.

"Bloody hell, dad! no!" I exclaimed grabbing my trolley and pushing it towards 9 and ¾ 's. Lily and Hugo followed suit along with dad. We were pasted by Mr and Mrs Malfoy wearing there usually beyond expensive looking attire. I knew dad staring daggers at them. Uncle Harry and mom got on with them fine, all they did was nod when they saw them. But with dad it's a completely different story. Mr Malfoy stared daggers back at dad, ignoring Lily, Hugo and I.

"Rosie, you're bleeding." Dad said suddenly grabbing my elbow.

The arm of my blue jacket was ripped. I craned my head to look at my elbow. I let out a groan of annoyance. It was bleeding and I was starting to feel the keen string of it now. Through all the excitement I didn't even realise it. I snarled it was all Malfoy's fault the prick. I fell into my usually rant about Malfoy inside my head as dad pulled out his wand.

He wasn't as good as mom at healing spells but he was good enough to heal cuts, sprains and broken bones depending where they were. Hugo like to climb trees and jump out of them when he was younger which gave dad tons of practise.

I sighed and let him heal it. I could've waited to get on the train to do it but my healing charms were a bit iffy.

When we all finally made it on to the platform it was five minutes before departure time. My dad and Uncle Harry lifted my trunk onto the train, while mom fussed over me worrying that I did worst damage to myself. I kept an eye out for my friends but could barely see ten feet in front of me with the steam coming from the train filling the platform. Pumpkin was in his cat cage which I was currently holding, almost falling to one side with the weigh. He was really irritated and wanted out. He scratched at the cage door constantly. I told Pumpkin in reassuring tone that he can come out in when we got on the train.

I hugged mom and dad goodbye. Hugo allowed mom and dad to hug him when he was threatened to have his money for the trolley taken from him. Hugo and I then ran onto the train almost missing it. We ran to a window in the Hogwarts express corridor waving goodbye to mom and dad jumping on the tips of our toes trying to get a last look at them.

The train lunched forward and sped out King's cross station mom and dad quickly disappearing out of sight.

"I'm going to find Lily." Hugo told me scanning the corridor for her.

"Okay." I said. "I'll see you at the feast. Make sure you get into Ravenclaw."
"Whatever." Said Hugo disappearing into the dispersing crowds of Hogwarts students.

I really admired the way that Hugo really didn't care about what house he got into at Hogwarts. I mean I thought I wasn't fussed but Hugo took it to whole new I don't care level. Lily constantly talked about the houses she wanted to get into at Hogwarts whereas Hugo didn't. He saw it as only a tiny part of Hogwarts. Hugo usually talked about quidditch and random duelling situations he could get into that were truly unbelievable.

I smiled in the direction Hugo went off in and went to find my friends. I started to walk up and down the train looking for them narrowly dodging Percilla Goyle's glare. Pumpkin continued to scratch at his cage door. I let out an annoyed sigh and gave in. I put the cage on the ground and tapped the cage door with my wand to open it.

Pumpkin hurried out stretching his legs.

"If you get trampled it's your own fault." I warned Pumpkin who was purring against my leg.

I gave him a pet before continuing my search Pumpkin walking next to me looking nosily into all the compartments.

I still didn't seen Abby and Jane so far, but I saw Hugo and Lily in a compartment with a ton of other first years. I waved to them who waved back excitedly.

It was interesting looking into each compartment. So much rule breaking was going on, from couples snogging to firework shows. If I was a prefect I would have field day!

At last after 15 minutes of searching I had found Jane and Abby in a compartment by themselves both of them were huddled over a copy of the Quibbler.

I was about to slide open the door when I noticed Pumpkin was gone, but thankfully not gone-gone just two compartments down gone. His round orange eyes were staring into a compartment. I hurried over to him. I was about to pick him up and take him away when I saw who was in there Malfoy's and his goons plus Albus. I fell backwards out of sight before they noticed me. I yelped when I fell be luckily I don't think they hear me. Pumpkin was still staring in on the Slytherins.

"Pumpkin!" I hissed trying to be quiet. "Pumpkin!"

Pumpkin just looked at me like I was the one being strange. He them turned back to creeping at the compartment.

I moved onto my stomach stretching my hand trying to grabbed some part of him.

I could heard what they were saying inside the compartment it was a about (ugh) quidditch or something.

"What is that?" asked a voice a recognised as Malfoy.

I immediately dropped my hand and froze.

"No clue." Said another voice.

I huffed why can't anyone but me see that he's a cat!?

Suddenly the compartment door opened revealing Malfoy. He bend down to Pumpkin, giving him a pet. Surprisingly he didn't notice me frozen on the floor.

I was outrage that Pumpkin only let a few select people pet him and Malfoy was part of that selection.

I wanted to snatch Pumpkin away but I knew if I moved Malfoy would see me.

"Weasley?"

Too late.

"What, Malfoy?" I said I felt my face burning from my place on the floor.

Pumpkin eyes were darting between me and Malfoy filled with amusement or some other sick emotion.

I was trying to act cool and brave from the floor.

"Why are you on the floor?" he asked and was still petting my cat!

I jumped up from the floor realizing I couldn't play it cool from down there.

"I was looking for my cat." I said pointing at Pumpkin. "And now I have to use a cleansing spell on him."

Pumpkin stiffen he really hated getting cleaned.

Malfoy stopped petting Pumpkin and stood up.

Looking at his hands he said.

"Keep you animal under control, Weasley. It probably caught some disease from you and is after passing it on to me now."

I glared at him walking over to pick up my cat.

"Says the person who most likely gave him fleas." I spat pulling Pumpkin close to my chest.

Malfoy eyes narrowed even more.

"Stop following me, Weasley. I don't want to be anywhere near you this year."

I was outraged.
"No you stop following me, Malfoy!"

"Says the person who can't get enough of me!" snapped Malfoy smirking.

I flushed violently red.

"You think I want to be anywhere near an evil egotistical manic like you!"

"Well you are now!"

Our yelling caught the attention of the people in the compartments nearby. People had their heads sticking out their compartments including Malfoy's Slytherin's and Abby and Jane.

"So are you!" I spat.

There was a moment of intense silence. At first both over eyes were trained to the floor, I couldn't look at him and I didn't know why. Then I got a rush of hatred causing me to look up glaring at Malfoy. Malfoy met my eyes returning the glare. The glaring got intense.

"JUST KISS HER!" yelled out a sixth year three compartments down.

I went redder if that was even possible. I looked up long enough to see the tip of Malfoy's ear turn red not very flatter.

There was more in intense silence in which this happened.

"KISS HER, KISS HER!" chanted the sixth year who I think was drunk.

The other sixth years who were sharing a compartment with him caught on with the chant adding in claps.

"KISS HER, KISS HER, KISS HER, KISS HER!"

I couldn't move. I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to kiss Malfoy (EWWWWW).

I suddenly felt a hand behind me tugged my arm. It was Jane. She led me away from the scene. When I reached their compartment I could hear Malfoy roared.

"SHUT UP YOU IDIOTS! I AM NEVER GOING TO KISS A FILTHY HALF-BLOOD LIKE WEASEL!"

Jane pushed me through the compartment door slamming it after her. Abby was waiting in the compartment listening.

Without warning tears began to slide down my cheeks and I couldn't control them.

"Rose, sit down." Said Jane softly pulling me down to sit next to her.

I hugged Pumpkin tightly. I hurriedly wiped the tears from my eyes. Abby handed me a tissue.

"I don't know why I'm crying." I said quietly.

I hated crying in front of people and what made this even worst was I was crying over Malfoy for reasons I didn't know or understood.

Pumpkin looked up at me with sad eyes. I slowly petted his head I couldn't blame him.

"He called you a filthy half-blood and a weasel." Jane said gently but I could see she was angry. "That hurts."
"If you want we can go beat him up." Abby said smiling evilly.

"I would really like that." I said blowing my nose in the tissue.

"When we get to Hogwarts we will attack him when he's not looking." Said Abby. "Another Slug-vomiting charm is needed."

"Certainly." Said Jane who usually didn't approve of this sort of thing.

"Nobody ever called me a filthy half-blood before." I said. "Not even, Malfoy."

"Thank god you upset about that!" exclaimed Abby. "I thought for a second you might be upset about him not wanting to kiss you."

Jane made a face. "I think we would have to end our friendship if that happened."

"That is disgusting, Abby." I said sticking out my tongue. "I'm going to get blondie back."

Abby and Jane burst out laughing.

"Why didn't I think of that?" Abby asked between laughs doubled over.

"Hugo's a genius." I said proudly. "He thought of it and intimidated Malfoy."

"What I would pay to see that." Said Jane shaking her head.

"Anything from the trolley?" the trolley lady called out coming towards our compartment.

"I'm buying everything for us!" I exclaimed happily to Abby and Jane.