I chuckle at it now thinking how different it was how we've changed; all of us here in this very compartment. We're not the same little kids that we use to be. I can still remember the first Christmas ride back home I had to endure with Scorpius, Albus, and a very upset James.
" Whats so funny Red" Scorpius inquired
" I'm just reliving the past." I smiled " It's like it was just yesterday we all where first years heading back home for Christmas. I just can't believe this is our last year" I sighed
" Why do you bring that up?" Lilly interjected giving me a very confused look.
" That was an interesting ride back home. That's for sure" Albus chuckled
" My first Christmas with the Potter/ Weasely clan and all your cousins could do on the train was sending daggers at me. Your brother nearly gave me a black eye."Scorpius fussed
" He said he was sorry" Albus shrugged looking at the watch Grandpa Weasely gave him
" Because you Mum made him apologize."
"Don't you two need to be leaving. It would be bad if both Head boy and Head girl are absent" Albus warned
" Your such a worry wort Al, I will never understand why the Sorting Hat placed you in Slytherin." Scorpios rolled his eyes
" And I will never understand why you were placed as head boy" Al barked back playfully
" I'll be back soon, " He said giving his girlfriend a kiss goodbye. I noticeably cringed catching Albus attention.
" Alright see you all later" I waved as the two of us walked to the Perfect Corridors.
We were alone together for the first time in months. The feeling of being alone kind of scared me. I was slightly hoping we wouldn't have to talk too much but what can you say hoping is for suckers in my case.
" So Rose how was your summer?" Far too casual for a boy who barely received a letter back from me the entire summer.
" It was good, nothing really out of the ordinary. You know the whole muggle-born witches and wizards cases are really taking a toll on my mum, but its nothing she can't handle." I smiled
That was pretty good right I mean I haven't spoken directly to him since the end of last school year. You know the whole avoiding him to keep myself sane was a bad idea. I missed him and seeing as how I got a letter every other day he must have missed me to.
" I've heard. Hugo's been telling me all about it. You know he's really fun to hang around." He paused " I wish you could have joined us more during the summer, Rosie. You missed out on a lot of quidditch practices."
" You know I hate it when you call me that" I groaned
" But it's so fun" He chuckled crossing his arm
" But Rosaline why didn't you write me back this summer? I was beginning to think Cornelius was taking the mail to the wrong place till Hugo mailed me back."
" Oh you know the whole liking one of my closest friends might have something to do with it," I thought to myself
" I was just busy you know reading, and the internship at Saint Mungo's and what not I guess I forgot to write you back." I lied I was completely capable of writing him
" You know Rose its ok to tell me you just didn't want to write me. You don't have to lie to me to make me feel better."
" I'm not lying I was busy" I huffed
" Sure you were. If I recall last year you seemed to mail me perfectly fine when you did the internship. Anywho what is our plan of attack this year? "
" I was thinking we would meet up with the perfects every two weeks to get a rundown of whats going on around the castle."
" That sounds a little over the top don't you think"
" This year we really need to be sure we enforce the hall scans. Last year was a total disaster, MacGonall almost crocked with what pranks the Seventh years pulled last year. "
" James left one hell of a goodbye gift" He laughed
" That's my point exactly. We aren't letting that happen again. Half the first years were terrified to even head to there classes because of his crazy stunts."
" You have got to admit it was funny. You're not going to be a total killjoy this year are you?"
" If I wanted to be a killjoy I could reinforce ex-Professor Umbridge's rule about being 5 yards away from the opposite sex," I said sticking out my tongue
" Yeah and have half the school hate you, be my guest, Weasley," he said pocking my arm " Look your even failing at reinforcing your own rule"
" Oh be quiet, I said if I wanted to be a killjoy didn't you hear. Anyways I would gladly take it, it would mean more free time for me than being asked five thousand question about what my parents are like and what it's like having them as my parents. Or what Uncle Harry is like. It's not like they can't just ask him when he's teaching defense against the dark arts. No that's too hard." I rolled my eyes
"You're just saying that because that boy you like is taken. I'm sure if he weren't you wouldn't be saying that. Plus your parents are nice. And your luck your parents are asked about in the good sense."
I blinked at him." How you" I stuttered blushing madly
" You know Lucy is not very good at keeping secrets "He laughed
"She didn't" I muttered
" No, unfortunately, your Grandmother needed help in the kitchen so she didn't tell me."
" I'm going to kill her and I'm going to hug nana the moment I see her next" I mumbled under my breath
" What little Rosie afraid of me teasing her about her little boy crush."
"Shut up you insufferable git. " I groaned taking a seat down
" Alright, alright I get it Rosebud doesn't want to be ." he chuckled giving me a toothy smile
" Why did McGonagall choose you to be head boy"
" Well we all know why she chose you " He beamed sitting down beside me
"Look we have got to figure out what we are going to do for the ball this year. And Halloween is just around the corner so we need to be thinking about what decorations to put up. "
" I have a few ideas for Halloween but the ball that's not until mid-march Rose we have plenty of time to think it over. I swear you and Albus were placed in the wrong houses."
" Yes because house placement has everything to do with what we are talking about. Seriously Scorpius we need to be thinking about all of this. Who knows when we will actually have the time to plan everything. If its anything like last year we will be tutoring every other day, Quidditch practices and matches are mostly determined by the weather and captains chose of course and our own homework, plus we will have O.W.L.S this year so we need to be extra prepared."
"Rose, do you not know how; to not be stressed out. We'll take one thing at a time, the perfects are here to help as well don't forget about that. So I'm going to need you to breath and calm down. If the perfects see that you're nervous it's going to make them anxious. You want this to go well, right"
" Well, of course, I want this to go well"
" Alright, then you need to be a little bit more confident in yourself we can do this Rose. McGonagall believes in us, she must think we make a good team to make this work."
" Your right I just need to calm down," I said taking a few deep breaths
" Hey Scop," I called
" Yeah Rose?"
" How'd you get so good at giving out advice?"
"Lot's of pep talks from my dad. And you'd be surprised how many first-year Slytherins ..." he paused shaking his head, dropping the conversation
" First year Slytherins what" I inquired a few minutes later
" Miss their parents" he looked away from me
" Scorpios, " I said giving him the look my mother always gave me when she wanted to pray open my secrets
" Fine, Alright ok stop giving me that look. A lot of the first years... Alright, I get it, Rose you can stop now" i nodded
"Almost all of the first years don't want to be in an evil house. They are afraid that they are going to turn evil or that their parents will disown them because they fought on your parent's side of the war and they don't want to disappoint their parents." Scorpius sighed
" But that's a stupid stigma, your house isn't evil. "
" Try telling that to a sobbing First year see how they respond. One of the only things that really work is Albus and I reminding them Headmaster Severus Snape was a Slytherin and that he wasn't a bad man. That in fact, he helped Your uncle."
Alright, now that we have everything sorted out for the time being you all may go back to your corridors we will be arriving in an hour. Let's all make this a great year. And don't forget we expect to see all of you in two weeks." I said Dismissing the perfects
" You did a good job" Scorpius whispered
" You weren't so bad yourself" I nudged him
" I'm heading back to the compartment you coming, " he asked a few short minutes after I neatly put my papers back in my folder
" I'll be there in a little bit, you can go ahead without me." I smiled
" Everything okay?"
" Yeah, I'm fine I just need to think about something I promise I'll be there shortly ok"
" Ok see you soon" he waved goodbye
As he left I couldn't stop thinking about what he said. Sure I've always imagined that it was hard on Slytherins but I've never really thought about how they feel entering a house that almost everyone believes is evil. I was painfully blinded by my own misconceptions.
Grabbing out a parchment I began writing immediately. Taking a few moments to check to make sure everything sound alright I walked to my owl corridor. Gaining a questionable look from my compartment as I walked past.
" Owen take this to MacGonall for me will you," I said to my barn owl letting him out of his cage. As he hoo'd back at me as I tied the small paper to his leg
I opened the window he flew away, for a few minutes I watched his majestic wing soar through the sky until I could no longer see him.
" Whoooo are you writing,?" Oliver Finnigan asked causing me to jump slightly
" Don't do that?" I said clutching my chest as I turned around
" Sorry" He apologized quickly
" But really who are you writing,"He said once more
" Head Mistris MacGonall, " I said giving him a frown
I truly couldn't stand to be in his sights after what he did to Lilly last year. Dumping the poor girl a week before her birthday that was just cruel.
" I'm sorry" he muttered
" That doesn't change anything, " I said walking back to my corridor
" What wrong Rose " Baily as I walked in
" You'll never guess who I had the displeasure of seeing"I groaned throwing my body next to Lilly's
" Let me guess, hmmm the only person I've ever known you to truly dislike would have to be someone that hurt your family. Oliver Finnigan ." Scorpius guessed
" Congratulations you win," I said half heartily
" What do I win"
"The pleasure of being right" we all chuckled
" What did that Moron want now," Lilly asked laying her head on my shoulder
" He wanted to know who I wrote, I didn't stay long enough to hear what he had to say"
We each talked for a little while till each of us went to go change into our gowns and while we wait here in the next few moment will be the beginning of my last year at Hogwarts and I was feeling a little sad about the last first time I'd be heading to my home away from home.
And this is where I will leave you all for now. I hope you all enjoyed. Until next time.