A/N:

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Thanks again to Professor McGonagal, as always. Your reviews aren't the longest but the fact that you've taken the time to review means so much to me! Thank you 3

Hello to Soulneko- a new favouriter and reviewer. Sorry about the cliffie! Hope you like this chap.

And Hello wiggles- love the name btw. Glad that you like the story so far, and great to hear you like my writing style! (I didn't even realise I had anything special going on) Love the idea of Louis and Roxy as friends. If i do decide to write another HP fanfic, I'd definately think about that. Thanks for the review. Hope you like this chap. x

Chapter 6- Reasons?

Roxanne woke early again, flicking her curtains open she looked at piece of paper on her bedside table. Bringing her timetable closer to her face she stared at it blankly, dazed. She was sure it had been different yesterday. Then it all came back to her, five of her lessons would be in fifth year slots so her timetable was bound to change. And Merlin, did it change! Today she would begin with double OWL Potions, Herbology then followed by Arithmancy and DADA OWL. Roxanne realised that she was actually taking more OWL subjects than fourth year subjects this year. What a scary thought! Roxanne then groaned again, remembering another key part of yesterday. Olivia. She still wasn't speaking to her and Roxanne still couldn't work out why. She had puzzled over it the night before but had given into sleep.

Olivia had been talking to her before they left for Hogwarts, on the journey there, during the first day, at Quidditch practice and then all of a sudden on their second morning she had just ignored her.

Roxanne couldn't work out what was wrong with Liv and it was starting to annoy her. Roxanne was about to think of a way to confront her in Potions when she realised she would be in another class. In fact, Roxanne realised her and Olivia would only share one class today. Shit Roxanne realised there was now an even more limited time frame in which to patch things up with Liv, knowing she would be awake early, Roxanne rushed down stairs to the common room, still in her PJs to find Olivia curled up in an armchair reading, back to the door to the common room. The common room was empty and Roxanne realised this may be her only chance to speak to Olivia today. Shutting the door behind her softly, Roxanne entered the Common room.

"What the-" Olivia gasped as the book she had been staring blankly at flew out of her grasp. Following the arc of the Muggle romance novel, Olivia saw her 'friend' standing with the book now in her grasp. Olivia was about to screech at her but decided that would be too much attention, so simply stared into space folding her arms.

"You know, Muggles say that when you sit like that it's because you're being defensive" Roxanne gestured to Olivia's folded arms. Trying to start some form of conversation, at least.

"You're not the only one with Muggle relatives Roxanne."

"I kno-"

"No you don't. Okay? You don't know. I thought we were friends Rox, I thought we shared everything. We used to laugh at Samantha and Melanie and Florence. Now you're just like them aren't you?!"

"Liv, I have no idea what you're talking about. Just tell me what I did that upset you so much. Please Liv…"

"You really have no idea?" Olivia softened momentarily, then remembering what she had heard Florence and Samantha talk about she hardened her exterior and glared.

"Well, Roxanne, seeing as you're so bloody smart. Why don't you work it out? Should I give you a clue? How about this, you're a slut Roxanne Katherine Weasley" and with that, Olivia barged past Roxanne, snatched her book from Roxanne's loose hold and ran back up to the dorm.~

Roxanne knew that she couldn't wallow around half concentrating for the rest of the day. She was about to start her OWL classes, she had to prove to Slughorn that she was capable. She had to prove it to McGonagall, but most of all, Roxanne had to prove it to herself.

She felt as if her grades were the only things at Hogwarts she had gotten for herself. Sure she was an excellent seeker, but people always accused Lysander of favouritism. All her pranks, thanks to her dad. Even her friends weren't ones she had consciously made, hadn't she known Olivia, Lorcan and Lysander since childhood? Sure, she had other friends, but all her close friends had been made before Hogwarts, by her parents technically. Except Scorpius. Roxanne thought with a little hope. Then shaking her head she thought, He's just as bad. After all, they had only become friends through the twins.

Now, her grades were something else entirely. Her parents weren't responsible, they were far from academic, neither was her brother and they weren't down to favouritism. No one could argue that Roxanne's intelligence was all her own. Realising this, Roxanne took a deep breath, exhaled and stepped into the fifth year's Potions class.~

The class was only half full as it hadn't started yet. A few of the fifth years turned towards her only mildly interested, assuming she was just delivering a message. Roxanne, deciding it would attract less attention, quietly took a seat to the back of the class and prayed she wasn't, the only fourth year to be taking an OWL in Potions.

Apparently, Roxanne wasn't the only fourth year to have Potions but she almost wished she was when Erin Neville walked in. Glaring at Roxanne, Erin walked to the middle of the class, drawing as much attention to herself as humanly possible and sat down ignoring the stares in some sort of attempt to seem mysterious. Pathetic. Roxanne thought, not even noticing Jasper slip onto the stool beside her.

"Ah, Class. Now as you may have noticed, we have some extra students here today. Erin Neville, Jasper Byrne and the lovely Miss Roxanne Weasley." Roxanne cringed at the extra attention Slughorn had given to her and smiled sheepishly at the Ravenclaw and Slytherin fifth years that now stared back at her.

"They as you may know are in fourth year, and as of today will be in all your Potions classes. They are all exceptionally gifted and as such have been chosen to take their OWL in Potions a year early. You may also see them in other classes as some have been chosen to take more than one. Miss Weasley for example will be taking five OWLs this year." Again Roxanne cringed and wished Slughorn could just shut up. She didn't want any more attention or for the fifth years to think badly of her.

"Now" Slughorn continued, directing all eyes back to himself and away from Roxanne, Erin and Jasper. "I will expect you to treat them as though they are in your year. Can I have three volunteers to be paired with them, just to help them integrate more easily?"

There was a momentary silence in the air as not one of the fifth years raised their hands, clearly Potions was hard enough without having to babysit fourth years.

"Well then" Slughorn said, unfazed. "I will simply choose who will be with them. Erin, could you come over here and sit next to Michael. Jasper if you would move here, that's it, next to Florence and Roxanne you can stay seated. Logan, if you would move over to her. That's it, thank you Logan."

Roxanne watched as a familiar dark haired boy levitated his belongings over to her table and sat on the stool next to her. Roxanne discreetly looked at the boy next to her. He was gorgeous! She just hoped that he wasn't a typical stuck up Slytherin like so many of the others she'd met. ~

Roxanne was so happy after her first two lessons, double Potions, that she had forgotten completely about the difficulties with her and Olivia. She had been able to speak to her new Potions partner, Logan Williams. They had finished their Potion ahead of the majority of the class and been left with time to kill. They had just sat and talked, Logan had put her completely at ease. She found herself warming to him, despite his house; he was smart, witty, and surprisingly nice. Not to mention good looking! He had short curly light brown hair, grey-green eyes, dimples and a beautiful smile that he showed often. Like her, hated the Slytherin archetypes and said he tended to hang around with Ravenclaw fifth years rather than those in his own house. But best of all, he loved Quidditch and supported the Harpies like she did! Now she knew where she recognised him from, he played beater for the Slytherin team and was the guy the twins always had a hard time knocking out. During their conversation they realised he had been the cause of an extended stay in the hospital wing after sending a bludger to her head just as she'd caught the snitch.

"I'm sorry about that Roxanne. If I'd met you before I wouldn't have endangered your beautiful face and amazing brain like that" Logan apologised with a small quirk of his lips.

His compliment and smile made Roxanne's ears turn as red as her family's trademark hair. Luckily her hair was down and covering them so she felt relieved that Logan wouldn't see how much he affected her. Trying not to let the blush creep around to her face she half-smiled back.

"Does that mean I'm safe from bludgers next game?" she teased him. But secretly hoping he'd agree. A bludger-free match against Slytherin would be perfect.

"I'd love to say yes, but Erin'd eat me alive if I let the best seeker in Hogwarts off without at least one injury. I think she'd prefer it if you were unable to play" he winked back at her. Nodding his head to Erin, who was two tables ahead, scowling at Michael.

"You know what, she'd probably eat you anyway. And thanks for the compliment, but coming from a Slytherin I don't know if I can believe you" she laughed as the bell rang for break.

"I'm sure she would" he laughed adding, "but I resent that Roxanne, I am after all, and I quote, the most 'unslytherinesque Slytherin' you've ever met". Again, he quirked up the corner of his lips, and Roxanne felt her heart flutter.

Laughing and waving goodbye to Logan, Roxanne decided that this OWL business wasn't all bad.~

During break Roxanne decided not to look for Olivia again, in the fear of ending up in the midst of another argument. Instead she decided she would write a note to her. Roxanne sat in the common room, parchment on a book on her lap, Muggle biro in her hand -as she found them much more convenient than a pot and quill- she stared blankly at the paper.

How to begin? Roxanne wondered groaning at her lack of ideas. Instead of overthinking it, she just began, letting her heart speak and ignoring her mind.

Liv,

Look, you're my best friend. We've never argued like this before and I don't know what's wrong with you or what I've done to upset you.

You're like a sister to me and I don't want to ruin that. Just tell me what I've done so we can fix this.

Please just tell me what's up.

Love you Livvy,

Rox x

Roxanne charmed the biro ink to disappear within 10 minutes of the parchment being opened. And sealed the parchment closed. Though she loved Olivia, in this state she was unpredictable and Roxanne didn't want her to use her own words against her, nor for her to mock the way in which she expressed her feelings. Roxanne had always been sentimental and over emotional contrary to her strong and rational exterior and sometimes it was her downfall. With the charm in place, Roxanne couldn't care less how pathetic or emotional she sounded, after all she was desperate to have her best friend back, she really missed her.

Roxanne had Herbology next and knew from Monday that Olivia was in her class, though she was thankful that she sat next to Alice and Olivia sat next to Lena Mitchell, a girl in their dorm, instead of them sitting together which would have ended in disaster. ~

Roxanne had ended up next to Zoe Smith for an hour. Though Zoe was a nice girl, Roxanne found her dull and sorely missed the conversation and company of Alice, who of course wasn't going to be with her this lesson as she had been moved up to the OWL class for Herbology.

How could I forget? Roxanne thought, annoyed that she hadn't remembered she wouldn't be with Alice this lesson. Instead of bothering with conversation to the lovely but dim Hufflepuff girl, she did her classwork ahead of time and began on their homework assignment, finishing that also. Before the end of class, Roxanne used her wand under the table to levitate the parchment into Olivia's open bag on the floor two rows ahead of her. Roxanne didn't know whether or not Zoe noticed this but frankly she couldn't care less. At the end of the lesson, Roxanne walked to Neville's desk at the front of the room and handed in her homework. Neville smiled up at her.

"Early as always Rox. You know, I did put your name forward to do the OWL, but Minerva and I decided six might just be too much. Even for you." Neville smiled at her dropping all formality now that the class was empty.

"Thanks Uncle Nev, I appreciate it." Roxanne smiled half-heartedly at him, her smile not quite reaching her eyes as usual. But still walked to the back of the desk to hug him. Though her parents weren't as close with Neville as some of her other aunts and uncles were, she still saw Neville as an Uncle and therefore treated him as such. As long as he wasn't teaching of course.

Just as Roxanne reached the door, hand on the handle, Neville called out to her.

"Is everything okay Roxanne? You seemed distracted today." Neville asked concernedly.

"Sure, nothing I can't handle. You know me." Roxanne smiled, opening the door "Anyways, I've got a lesson to get to. See ya, Uncle Nev!" Roxanne put on a brave face and left the room, smile dropping the moment her back was turned away from him. ~

By the end of the day Roxanne was too drained to face dinner. She was mentally drained from her OWL lessons: double Potions in the morning and DADA last thing. All she wanted to do was go to sleep but she knew Olivia was in the dorm room and if she had read the note, going in there wouldn't help Roxanne. If Olivia was going to speak to her, Roxanne realised it would be on her own terms, so stunts like she had pulled that morning wouldn't help her case. Hoping absence really did make the heart grow fonder, Rox decided it would be best to steer clear for the time being.

Deciding she couldn't be bothered to face any of her other dorm friends or the boys that evening either, Roxanne fled the common room for the sanctuary of the Ravenclaw Library. She found 'her' corner and table and curled conjured an armchair, much like those in the common room, to sit in. After an hour and a half of her Potions essay, Roxanne leaned back, closed her eyes and fell asleep. ~

Scorpius had noticed Roxanne's absence from dinner as well as Olivia's lack of care at this fact. Usually Olivia would be first to ask where Roxanne was if she didn't know herself, which she usually did. And if she did know she would share this fact with the boys. Instead Olivia sat alternating her conversation from Lorcan and Lysander to Scarlett and Arianna, her and Roxanne's dorm mates.
He had heard the guys mention that Roxanne and Olivia had been arguing but hadn't paid it any mind, assuming the girls would sort it out. Clearly not yet he thought dubiously. Testing the theory, he turned to Olivia.

"Hey Liv, you seen Rox?" he asked casually. Olivia didn't turn simply carried on speaking to Scarlett. However, Arianna noticed the question as well as Olivia's reaction and looked Scorpius directly in the eye, tilting her head towards the doors of the great hall and getting out of her seat, walking away from the table. Scorpius got up without thinking and followed her out unnoticed by his friends.

"Look Scor, I don't know what's up with Roxy and Olivia, but Liv's been hanging around us more and completely avoiding any conversation about Rox. I'm not sure, but I think it's something she overheard from Samantha and your girlfriend. I've never seen them like this. I don't even know where she is now… Sorry I can't help you any more than that but I thought you should know." Arianna wasn't one to hang around and got straight to the point telling Scorpius all she knew. She had no idea why she told him all of this but for some reason she thought he should know. She had seen the way he was with her and if Arianna was honest, she thought he cared for her as more than a friend, even if he didn't see it yet.

"Thanks Ari, I appreciate it, if anyone asks, I've gone to bed." Scorpius smiled and turned racing off toward the tower without a moment's hesitation. Supporting Ari's theory on the depth of feelings Scorpius held for Roxanne.~

He had known exactly where she would be, and he felt that that was where he needed to be. If there was something wrong with Roxanne he needed to be there for her, after all it seemed no one else was and he didn't want her to feel alone. As an only child with two very busy parents, he knew how that felt.

Now standing over Roxanne's sleeping from he thought twice about waking her. She was curled into an armchair similar to those in the common room and knowing her, she had probably conjured it. Once again he admired her intellect and initiative.

"Rox" he whispered in her ear, "Roxy" he paused as she mumbled in her sleep. "Roxanne, wake up" he whispered slightly louder adding a gentle shake of her shoulders.

"Hu- Wha- Oh, hey" Roxanne woke with a start confused, but then sank back into the chair realising where she was and seeing the boy in front of her.

"I can't believe I fell asleep in the library" Roxanne sighed holding her face in her hands. Her voice cracked and Scorpius knew she was upset about more than just falling asleep.

Scorpius extended the armchair Roxy was sat on and sat next to her, leaning on his knees towards her. He removed her hands from her face and tilted her chin up slowly.

"Roxanne, what's up with you and Olivia?" he asked softly, his grey eyes swimming with concern and worry. At that moment, Roxanne realised how sensitive Scorpius really was. No matter how well he hid it with his banter and manliness, with Roxanne he was the most caring guy she had ever met.

"I don't know Scor. She won't talk to me, she's just been completely detached and I don't even know why. I've tried Scor, I really have. She just won't talk. I- I just can't -…I can't" Roxanne stopped mid-sentence unable to continue, crying into his shoulder.

Scorpius kept quiet, just encircling Roxanne in his arms, waiting for her to finish crying. He held her for what seemed like hours but in reality only lasted a few minutes. Eventually, her cries turned into soft hiccups which then petered out altogether. He held her for a few minutes longer rubbing soft circles in her back. She looked up at him, smiling with watery eyes.

"Thanks" she mumbled.

"No problem Rox" he smiled, his chin resting on her head, her face still tucked into his shoulder.

Once Roxanne had recovered enough, she sat up and decided to tell Scorpius everything that had happened with her and Olivia recently, hoping a second brain might help to work out what was wrong.

"So, she called you a slut and told you to work it out?" He asked with a look of disbelief on his handsome face. Roxanne nodded sadly. She had felt dubious about telling Scorpius, even after she had cried but then remembered his help with her Quidditch issues and had no further reservations. Once it was all out she was glad that she had told him.

"I don't understand what you could've done Rox. I mean, Ari said it was to do with something Olivia had overheard Samantha and Flo saying but I'm not sure what that would be"

At his words Roxanne's face brightened, eyes shining she looked at Scorpius happily.

"Scorpieee…" she began. "Could you maybe ask your super duper, un-slut-like, intelligent, beautiful
girlfriend what she said about me please?"

Scorpius laughed. "I should be insulted by that, but I'm not. Is that bad?"

"Er, kinda, I mean you obviously don't care about her if you agree and none of that bothers you, but then again Scorpius, I gave up trying to understand why you go out with the girls you do ages ago." She laughed. "And if you're serious about that plan to break up with her, you know I'll help you. But please, just find out for me first, okay?"

"Fair point, sometimes it confuses me too." He laughed "But of course I'd help you first, that's a given Rox"

And for the first time since they had stopped talking, Roxanne felt as though she had made progress towards fixing things with Olivia.~

Roxanne had spent the next two hours with Scorpius going over the lists of fourth year topics she would be missing in each of her OWL subjects as well as deciding which sixth years from the tutor lists would be best to go to for each one. The list McGonagall had given consisted of the top two sixth years for each subject taken. It would then be up to the student to decide which sixth year they would rather go to for help and if one was unavailable then they could approach the other.

Scorpius was a true Ravenclaw and top of nearly all his classes, this meant his name was down on Roxanne's tutor list for two out of the five classes she would take. He had said he would be happy to tutor her in Potions and Transfiguration if she needed it. Which he doubted. He then helped her to choose who would be best to help her in the other three classes, so for DADA, she would go to Albus if she needed help, though as the other option was Rose, she didn't need much help deciding. Then for Charms Scorpius suggested she choose another Gryffindor, David Scott and for Care of Magical Creatures, well no help was needed as she would be tutored by either Lorcan or Lysander.

Once she was happy with her choices for tutors, she had Scorpius check the Potions essay she had written earlier, and after a few tweaks, they decided to call it a night.

Trudging back up to her dorm with a tired smile on her face, Roxanne crawled into bed, not even bothered to change out of her clothes manually; she simply transfigured them into pajamas. As she tucked her arm beneath her pillow she felt a foreign material, parchment. Shooting up into a sitting position, she whispered Lumos and unfolded the note. Recognising Olivia's elegant font she felt herself fill with hope, which was extinguished as she read it.

Rox,

You can't fix everything.

I'm hurt at what you did but probably more at the fact that you didn't tell me. I waited a whole day but you said nothing. You're supposed to be my best friend.

I don't really have anything else to say to you right now.

Sighing, Roxanne folded the note, placing it in her bag and crawled back under the covers.~

A/N: Okay, so we're still unsure what's up with Liv. But soon...

So, there was also a little Roxanne/ Scorpius moment. (which will now be known as Scorpianne!- maybe it's already been made up, i don't know :P )

Hope it wasn't too cheesy! Let me know what you thought.

Oo, and what do you think of Logan? Hot right? Well I hope he was! XD

DFTR!

Love you all,

Cookie xx