As the start of the year went by it was actually not that bad. His classes where a bit harder than they had been in the past but he was enjoying it. He had always really liked school work so he was having a good time. But there were always hurtles to deal with. Most of the time it was dealing with some of the Gryffindor but this year he had a few more to deal with.

All he as sigh as he once again felt his face slam in his palm. As he was now Caption of the Slytherin team he now had the task of running the tryouts of the team. The only members of the old team that where still around where Surge and Blasie. He knew they were good players but he wanted to make sure that there was none better. And so far there positions as Keeper and Chaser where safe.

He did have to admit that he was happy that he didn't have to try out a new Seeker either. He couldn't imagine the Coach Wood being too happy about the loss of a Snitch during a try out. Sighing again he looked up to watch the others fly around two try out for beater running into each other. He could feel himself getting a headache as he kept shaking his head.

"Everything ok Caption?"

He looked over to see a grin on Surges face, behind him Blasie was standing trying not to laugh. Making a face was about all he could do as he pointed to them and motioned for them to get flying as well. Huffing out a breath he mouthed his broom as well and shoved off into the air.

After a full day of tryouts he was finally able put together a pretty good time. It did take a bit more time then he wanted after having to weed out all of the girls that where there to watch boys play, and stare at him he got together a pretty good team. He was dragging himself back into the castle his broom slung over his shoulders. He had to admit he was more tired than he ever been, and Sunday might have to give up his normal Sunday run.

Not watching where he was going he stared at the ground making his way back to Slytherin tower when he felt himself run into some one knocking them to the ground. He rubbed his hands over his face as he groaned.

"I'm so sorry I really didn't mean to knock you down."

His eyes went wide as he held his hand out to the person that he knocked to the ground. Of all people that it could be it was her. He looked down to the form of Rose Weasley.

"Oh man I'm really really sorry!"

He took her hand and pulled her up to her feet and quickly got down and helped her pick up the books that where in her hands before she fell. Standing he handed her back her books.

"Are you ok?"

"Yes I'm fine. You should really watch where you're going Prefect Malfoy."

He smiles and laughs a little nodding his head his hand resting on the back of his neck.

"I'm very sorry about that try outs where a bit harder than I thought they would be."

He smiled when he seen her laughs a little and he gently runs his hand threw his hair.

"Well sometimes things don't always go the way we want them to Scorpius."

He nods his head a little as he looks to all of the books that she's carrying.

"Um do you need help with carrying thoughts?

She smiled a little looking to all of her books.

"I wouldn't want to be a bother you."

He smiled as he takes a few of her books slinging his broom back of his shoulder again.

"It's not a problem at all; I'll walk with you till we get to the corridor then leave you off."

He smiles as the start walking thru the hall ways and he would looks over to her every now and then. He wanted to talk to her a bit more but he wasn't sure what to say her. Even when he first saw her he felt himself grow tongue tied around her.

What he didn't know is that she felt the same way about him. She wanted to talk to him more but she never really knew what she would talk about. There were many things that they could talk about but she was always afraid that she would say the wrong thing and would make a fool of herself. So instead they walked together in silence.

Finally getting to the hall that the Raven claw dorm was in, he carefully handed her back all of her books.

"I hope that I made it a little easier for you Prefect Weasley."

Smiling she nodded her head.

"Yes very much so thank you."

Biting her lip she looked down to the floor.

"If you wanted to, you could call me Rose instead."

He smiles brightly as he looks to her.

"Ok Rose, I would like it if you called me Scorpius."

She nodded as she sat there with him and they both nodded. What else was there to say? He looked down to his feet shuffling a little.

"Well I guess I better let you go, Rose."

He smiled a little as he looked up to her in time to see her ears turn a slight shade of pink. Nodding she turned away from him.

"Thank you for walking me, it was kind of you. See you later…Scorpius."

With that she turned away from him and walked to her dorm room. He stood there for a moment before he made his way back to his own smiling a little as he thought about her for a moment. Taking a breath he shook her out of his head.

Back in the Slytherin common room he made his way up to his dorm. He put his broom on the rack pulling off his Quidditch robe he hung it up before laying face down on his bed. He had been very torn on his though but not really sure what to do with them. He shook his head a little before standing up and getting ready to go down to dinner.

Rose made her way to her dorm room and dropped her books down onto her bed. She sighed a little as she thought about Scorpius. She never got what it was about him but just the thought of him made her smile. She knew some of her friends would get it, but none of her family would. She looked at her books grabbing a few and carried them over to her desk and set them down. She looked at her notes for a moment before making her way back down to grab Louis and makes her way to dinner.

All of the students sat down to dinner in the Great Hall. It was noise as it always was students chatting and laughing making a few jokes. It was rare for anything to be announced at dinner but it seemed tonight was a totally different thing.

It was about mid way thru dinner when professor McGonagall stood up and cleared her throat and waited a moment for the hall to quite down.

"May I have your attention please?"

She waited a bit as the entire talking stop.

"This year it has been decided that in addition of doing a large feast for Halloween, we will be having an actually dance."

She smiled a little as she let the chattering go on for a moment before clearing her throat again.

"Now the dance alone would be third years and up unless invited by a third year. And will happen right after the feast where all students will be aloud. Then the younger students will be asked to leave and the dance will go on for the others."

It was easy to hear how upset how the second and first years where but the others were looking very forward to it. Clearing her throat again Prof McGonagall spoke again.

"Also for though interested Prof. Longbottem will be providing dance lessons."

She looked down the table to smile at the Herbolagy Professor who straightened his back a little more with pride. After that she took her seat again as others around the great hall started to talk again.

It seemed to be the girls that where the most excited about it, eyeing the boys that they liked. Scorpius in particular could feel eyes on him from a few different areas. Paige's alone seemed to be boring into him. Making him feel very uncomfortable but she grinned leaning closer to him.

"Scorpius, aren't you looking forward to going to the dance?"

He nodded his head a little looking down to his food.

"I guess yeah maybe. Don't know who I would go with though."

He looked over to see her whole face drop and he went back to scoping up food into his. He actually did have an idea of who he wanted to ask. It was just figuring out how to do it.