Chapter 2

"Good luck" my mother gushed "my little Rosie, a prefect!"

"Mum" I rolled my eyes "you were a prefect too, it's not that big."

"Have a good time" my father said gruffly "I'm real proud of you Rose"

"Thanks dad" I pecked him on the cheek, gave my mum a fleeting hug, and skipped onto the Hogwarts Express.

"ROSE, come sit with us" Alice Longbottom, one of my best friends, tugged at my sleeve.

"I can't" I sighed "I've got to go to the prefects' carriage for the meeting"

"Fine" she tossed her chocolate brown hair over her shoulder "promise to come see us at some point though"

"I promise"

She beamed at me, and then swept off to join our friends.

I sighed and then made my way to the prefects' compartment.

"Rose Weasley will patrol with Scorpius Malfoy" WHAT? I looked around the compartment to see a blond haired boy with a similar expression on his face that I had, horror. How on earth did he get to be a prefect? And why on earth was I paired with him?

"Your pairings are fixed for the whole year," the head girl, my cousin Victoire, continued, oblivious to the fact I was now burning in hell, "that's all I've got to say, now, off to patrol"

I stormed out of the compartment not even waiting for my 'patrol buddy'.

"Weasley!"

I spun round angrily "What?"

Scorpius shrugged "I was under the impression we are meant to patrol in pairs."

GRRRRRRRR

"Fine but you go in front" I was not having him perve on me!

"Sure thing red" he swept past, knocking me into the wall.

"MALFOY!"

"Yes red?"

"Ummmm" his calmness caught me off guard.

"You hold onto that thought" he smirked, making my blood boil, then he walked off.

"Wait!" Blimey he walked fast.

He turned round, and smirked wider at the sight of me running to catch up, "Sorry Weasley" he laughed, "I forgot you have abnormally short legs"

"I do not!" I huffed "You have abnormally long ones!"

"Whatever you say" he continued walking "Shorty"

I growled.

As we walked down the Hogwarts express I found myself looking at him. His white–blond hair was long-ish and sort of shaggy, he had a well toned body, probably because of his quidditch playing – he was seeker for Slytherin. I could actually see why so many girls fawned over him. Still caught up in my day dream, I walked into him.

"You like what you see Weasley?" he grinned as I looked past him, blushing furiously.

"No"

"What? Surely I can't disappoint the almighty Rose Weasley?"

"WHAT IS THAT BOG DOING THERE!!!!!" I screeched looking at one of my uncles' trademark portable bogs.

"Ah, yes. I was going to ask you about that"

"JAMES!!!"

"Bloody hell Weasley!" he covered his ears.

"Yes my dearest cousin" James' familiar arrogant drawl came from behind me.

"Are you responsible for that bog behind me" I said through gritted teeth.

"Why would you say that?" he opened his eyes wide.

"Was it you?" I asked again.

"Maybe" he grinned mischievously.

"James" I sighed "you know Uncle Georges stuff is illegal at school"

"Rose" he mimicked me "you know you're a terrible know it all and teachers pet"

"JAMES!" I screeched, making Scorpius snigger.

"What are you doing with him?" James snarled.

"Our dear cousin Victoire has had a funny turn" I explained "obviously, otherwise she wouldn't have put me with him"

"She put you with him?" James asked "Bloody hell, what is wrong with her"

"She has nothing wrong with her" a trilling voice made James whirl round.

"Victoire!" He smiled a big cheesy smile at the silver haired girl, "what a lovely surprise!"

"Shove off James" she pushed him and he collided with me, and I fell over, right into the handily placed bog.

"Rose, come on" Kate Thomas, another of my best mates urged "you can't stay in here forever"

"Yes I can" I snapped back, we had arrived at the station, but I was not leaving after being humiliated by all the Slytherins

"Everyone will have forgotten by now" Alice reassured me "and you're all clean now"

"That doesn't change anything!" I moaned "Everyone saw me fall into that swamp!"

"Not everyone" Alice must have thought this was reassuring.

"Great" I grimaced, "but everyone who did were Slytherins who James bogged."

"Rose just come" Kate sighed, "If not there will be no carriages left, and then we'll have to walk, then everyone will laugh at you more"

"Damn it Kate" I grumbled, "You know me too well"

"No she doesn't" Alice grinned, "She just doesn't want to miss a certain Mr. Creevey"

"Wait!" I gasped "you two are going out!"

Kate blushed and nodded, she'd had a mega-crush on Colin Creevey since our third year, but hadn't had the guts to ask him out, to be honest, I couldn't see what was so great about him - he was ultra geeky.

"That's great" I plastered my face with a big grin, "now, shall we go"

"Finally" Alice rolled her eyes.