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CHAPTER Two – Love, or not?
"Are you trying to get yourself in trouble on the first day?" Rose hissed to Albus as Albus slid into the empty seat next to her. Albus smiled slightly, as Rose reminded him of Aunt Hermione. He simply shushed her, because at that moment Professor McGonagall walked into the room. "Welcome to your first class of transfiguration, we are going to jump right into the wand work as I expect you know the class rules." McGonagall said, surveying the class before talking again. "Now, let's start with…the engorgio charm I think. The ministry has upped the standards for my school, so you are now learning advanced stuff in here that you would normally learn in your fourth or fifth year." McGonagall said, taking out her wand and summoning a box of mice for each group of students out of her office. "Here's the wand movement"-She swished her wand in a fancy way- "Now get to work." She concluded, before going to sit at her desk.
"So?" Rose asked, as she pulled the mouse out of their box. "So what?" Albus asked, looking up at her. "Where were you that made you late?" Rose asked, muttering the incantation and making the mouse grow a bit, but not much. "The owlery. I sent a letter to my mom and dad. Oh, and I met Gabrielle, we had a nice chat on the stairs." Albus said, and then focused on the incantation. "Now, let's get to work." He said, swishing his wand and muttering the incantation, then grinning as the mouse grew larger.
Albus and Rose walked out of the class, heading for the common room. As soon as they got past the great hall, Rose suddenly stopped. "I just remembered I forgot something…er, I'll see you up at the common room." She said quickly, and then dashed off in the opposite direction.
Albus looked after her, confused, but at that moment he was greeted by a misty like voice. "Hello" She said, and Albus turned to find him face to face with Gabrielle. "Oh, er…Hello" He said, unable to look away from her face. "So…How was class?" He asked, grinning at her with a smile that matched his dads. "Oh, good, it was-"Gabrielle started to say, but then Albus was quickly pushed against the wall, and James muttered. "We need to talk. NOW." James then walked off, expecting Albus to follow.
Albus ran to catch up, and then fell into step beside his brother. "What's up?" He asked, momentarily forgetting about what happened at quidditch tryouts. "I cannot believe you beat me at seeker! But I came to apologize for my behavior." James said, watching straight ahead of him. "Oh…yea, that's okay, you were just in a foul mood." Albus said. "But I'm on the team. I had a personal tryout, and Teddy gave me one spot as chaser, because one of their chasers is now gone." James continued. "So, I'll see you down at the pitch in an hour." James said, messing up his hair and giving Albus a smile identical to their Grandpa's. James then ran down the corridor, and out of sight.
Albus walked down to the pitch, his broom over his shoulder. He soon reached the team, looking at each in turn, to get used to his fellow team mates. Rose, one of their beaters, was chatting with Nathan, the other beater, while James, one of their chasers, was attempting to flirt with one of the other chasers, who had blonde hair and brown eyes, whose name was Jane Bell. Meanwhile, Teddy, the captain and Keeper, was discussing plays with Greg Spinnet, the third chaser and who was attempting to make eye contact with Rose, and not paying any attention to Teddy.
"Alright team, let's get on our brooms." Teddy yelled, and everyone flew into the air. Their practice went great, aside from the fact that James got a nasty lump on his head from one of Nathans bludger, and Teddy got distracted when his girlfriend, Victoria, walked out on the pitch to watch. "Practice is over." Teddy yelled, zooming towards the ground, and then walking over to Victoria. He slung his arm around her waist, and started walking up to the castle with her.
"Who's the redhead?" A stocky, brown haired, green eyed, stocky boy asked, walking up to Albus. Albus quickly realized this was Greg, one of the chasers. "Oh, she's my cousin, Rose." Albus said, and watched Greg run up to Rose and start a conversation to her. Albus chuckled and then continued to walk up to the castle, only to feel his heart give a lurch when he felt a hand grab his. "That was awesome!" Gabrielle said, grinning up at him. Albus smiled back, feeling his heart beat louder. "Thanks." He said, pulling Gabrielle close and putting his arm around her shoulders, and grinned down at her with the famous potter smile that made girls hearts melt. "Ah…I...Have to go…" Gabrielle said blushing, dashing off and leaving a dejected looking Albus behind. Albus then walked back up to the common room, the sun setting behind him.
The rest of the week preceded much in the same fashion, Greg Spinnet growing closer to Rose, and Gabrielle visiting Albus more often. Albus found he excelled in Potions, and soon noticed his brother, James, failed miserably at potions, but was great at Defense against the Dark arts.
On the morning of Saturday, Albus awoke to the sound of a Beautiful white owl with brown and black specks all over tapping at the window. Albus got up, let the owl in, and quickly opened the letter. It read:
Albus,
We're sorry this letter came late, your dad has been busy at the ministry, and I've been working late at St. Mungos. This girl, Gabrielle, sounds nice, but you should be careful not to be taken in by just looks.As for James, he's just being grumpy, don't worry about him. However, worry about this Scorpius. He seems to be following Voldemorts path, and he has to be dangerous…and Protect Rose from him, after all, she is your cousin. Dad says Hi, and Keep up with your studies. Send us letters if you're concerned, or just need to talk.
Also, the owl that delivered this letter is a present to you, as we got James a broom when he first entered Hogwarts.
Love, Mom and Dad
Albus tossed the letter into his trunk and looked at the owl, holding his arm out as she hooted softly and flew over and landed on Albus's arm. "I think I'll name you…Gina" Albus said, and he watched her soar out of the window.
"C'mon!" Rose yelled up the boy's staircase at Albus, as they had planned to go to the lake today, and go for a swim before the weather got any colder. "I'm hurrying!" Albus yelled back down, throwing on his school cloak and dashing down the stairs. "But I'm not going to swim today." He said, stopping next to Rose. "Who cares, we can walk around the lake!" Rose replied, grabbing his arm and dragging him out of the common room, out of the castle, and down to the lake.
"Hey" A deep voice said, and Greg walked up to them, carrying a book and smiling. He quickly made his way over to Rose's side and walked next to them, and Albus couldn't help but notice that Greg's hand bumped Rose's often. "So…How're classes going for you then?" Albus asked the two, feeling sort of out of the loop. "Not bad, Classes are actually rather easy for a 3rd year like me" Greg replied, glancing at Albus. He then leaned down and whispered in Rose's ear, and Rose turned slightly red, then stopped and glanced at Albus. "I have something to tell you…" She said uneasily, watching him. "Me and Greg…sort of like each other a lot…but don't worry, we agreed to take it slow…" She said, and then watched Albus for his reaction. "Well, er…that's fine, but have you told Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione?" Albus asked. "Yea, my mom said it was okay, and dad said he wanted to meet Greg at Christmas." Rose said, rolling her eyes at the last part. "Well then it's all good with me." Albus said, grinning. He watched the two walk away, then resumed his lonesome walk around the lake.
ROSE POV
As Rose grinned, feeling elated. He hasn't figured it out yet. She thought, then turned and pulled Greg over to a secluded spot, out of Albus's View. "Really, you came up with that excuse? Come on, Scorpius could've done better" Greg said with a chuckle, dropping her hand. "I couldn't tell him I want to become a death eater, or the fact that I've used the Crucio Curse on someone!" She said, blushing slightly. "Well, there's no need to, just stay with me and all will be fine." Greg said with a smirk, taking a hold of her hand again.
"I must admit…I do have feelings for you…" Greg whispered, leaning down to watch her with a slight smirk. "Scorpius'll have your hide if you tell him that…" Rose muttered, smiling slightly. "What he doesn't know won't hurt him…" Greg said, then closed the gap between them and kissed Rose softly on the lips. Rose suddenly felt breathless, but kissed him back. All too soon, Greg pulled away, and gazed past her. "Scorpius doesn't deserve you…" He said, looking back down at her. Rose watched him, at loss for what to say. "After all, he's attempting to be the next all powerful wizard, someone like Voldemort, and look what happened to Voldemort." Greg said grinning down at her. "We should be doing things my way, after all, Scorpius has so many flaws in his plans…At least my plans were solid." He said again.
Rose looked away, torn. She was being forced to choose between her best friend and her possible boyfriend. "Greg, I was thinking…let's make my statement to Albus come true." She said, staring up at him. She softly grabbed both of his hands and pulled him to her, and smiled as she felt his hands curve around her waist. "Scorpius will just have to deal with our relationship; after all, he's only my boss and best friend." Rose said. "You know, I quite agree with that…" Greg replied, staring down at her tenderly. "Good…" Rose said, and leaned up to kiss Greg, and smiled when she felt him kiss back. She wrapped her arms around his neck, but broke the kiss soon after. "Let's not rush…" She said, and grabbed his hand, leading him back up to the castle. Greg just chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist, letting her lead.
ALBUS POV
As Albus walked around the lake, he couldn't help but hear snippets of their conversation, and grew increasingly worried when he heard the words 'Scorpius', 'Crucio Curse', and 'death eaters'. However, by the time he made another lap around the lake at a run to catch up to them, Greg and Rose were already nowhere to be seen. Puzzled, Albus looked around, and then walked up to the castle, scratching his head.
AUTHORS NOTE: Dun dun dun! What's happening between rose, scorpius, and Greg?! I know Rose's POV sounded a bit fuzzy, but it was put there to confuse, and completely annoy you xD It does have relavence though.
I should probably say Rose is probably going to turn dark, because of a bad influence coughscorpiuscough. That's why i didn't mention her much, she's supposed to be hanging out with MOSTLY slytherins.
I cut Gabrielle off for a reason, so don't worry about that. Also, if things seem to be going to fast, no worries, they'll slow down soon...
Also, Greg rushes stuff, and is a drifter...(forshadowing, duh!)
SO i haven't focused on teachers much...Here, look at the list below for teacher references.
Care of Magical Creatures - Professor Hagrid - COMC
Transfiguration - Professor McGongall
Defense Against the Dark arts - Professor Thomas - DADA
Potions - Professor Slughorn
Divinination - Professor Patil
Charms - Professor Granger
Herbology - Professor Longbottom
Nurse - Madam Longbottom (aka Luna)
Muggle Studies - Professor Weasley (George Weasley that is)