Ok I guess I'm going to continue, however I would like some more reviews just to see where I sort of stand here...just no Flames! Thanks for the reviews and favorites that I have gotten, they made my day. I hope you guys like this chapter, it's still a building chapter and I promise there will be a little more action. I need help figuring out what to do for the Triwizard tasks so if you have any suggestions by all means that would be loads helpful! So please leaves suggestions for me if you'd like, they're greatly appreciated. Please enjoy and review to let me know how this is going so far! :D~RawR
Rose walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast and sat next to Helena, James, and Patrick Finnigan. She grabbed a raspberry danish and poured some Pumpkin Juice into her goblet before finally looking at the copy of the Quibbler that Helena was holding, "What's that?"
Helena handed her the magazine, "My mother and grandfather will be covering the Triwizard Tournament that's rumored to be held at Hogwarts."
Rose nodded and yawned and then suddenly became aware of a pair of steely gray eyes on her. She turned to find Scorpius smiling with slight amusement at her. She raised an eyebrow and he shrugged before going back to his eggs and sausage. James looked over at Scorpius and then at Rose, "What's been up with you and Malfoy lately?"
Rose shrugged, "We've called a truce."
"A truce?" James asked raising his eyebrows.
Rose nodded, "We've decided that we should call a truce and try our hands at being friends."
James nodded, "Wonderful. My cousin is trying to be friends with a Malfoy."
"I swear James Sirius Potter, you're being ridiculous!" Rose huffed and stood from the table without even eating a bite of food.
"Was it something I said?" James asked as she stormed out of the Great Hall. Patrick and Helena shrugged. He looked over at the Slytherin table where his brother was sitting next to Malfoy considering the fact that Albus had been placed in Slyhterin.
Much to James's surprise Malfoy had followed Rose out of the Great Hall.
Rose was starting to storm up the stairs to the Gryffindor Common area. Scorpius caught up to her and stopped her, "Where are you going?"
"Back to my dorm." she replied rather huffily.
Scorpius fell into stride beside her, "I meant for your first class."
"I'm going to Transfiguration." she replied.
He nodded, "Then I'll be seeing you there."
"Let me guess it's a double lesson?" Rose retorted.
Scorpius was taken aback by her mood. He placed a hand on her shoulder and turned her to face him, "Rose what's wrong?"
She looked at him and raised her eyebrows, "What do you care?"
"We're on a truce remember?" he raised his eyebrows.
Rose sighed, "Just because we're on a truce doesn't mean that you have to care about anything that happens with me."
School had been in session for about a month and it was Halloween. Scorpius sat down at the Slytherin table and looked over at Rose who was reading a book like always. It was dinner and there had been chatter of something happening that night.
McGonagall stood and smiled at the students, "Students, as you know this is a very special night and on this night we have a bit of news to share with you all. As you all know there is a Triwizard Tournament that Hogwarts is holding. The seventh year rule still applies to the age of entry. We expect you to welcome our guests for Durmstrang and Beauxbaton."
The doors opened and in came the Durmstrang students. After Voldemort had been defeated Durmstrang allowed more witches into the school so it wasn't surprising to see more witches than there were in the past. Rose looked up from her book to see a young wizard smiling at her with bright blue eyes and sent a puff of harmless embers her way. All the girls were swooning and the boys were puffing out their chests trying to look tougher.
After a show of pyrotechnics the Durmstrang students dispersed among the Hogwarts students and the Beauxbaton students entered next doing tumbling and little charms that caused butterflies and little bubbles to shoot out of the end of their wands. There were a few boys mixed in with the female students because much like Durmstrang, Beauxbaton allowed much more wizards into the school.
Many of the boys were fawning over the enchanting witches and the girls were jealous. Scorpius looked over at Rose who had resumed to reading her book and then noticed the Durmstrang wizard who was sitting across from her with his thick fur coat and then looked up to find a dark haired witch smiling enticingly at him before sending a stream of butterflies towards him.
Soon everyone was settled in and McGonagall announced that the Goblet of Fire was open until Friday and the three competitors were to be decided at dinner on Friday. Normal classes were to continue and our guests were welcomed to join in on the classes.
Rose was still reading her book and much to Scorpius's pleasure paying no attention to the Durmstrang boy sitting in front of her trying to engage her in conversation. The witch from Beauxbaton sat in front of Scorpius and smiled, "Hogwarts is lovely."
Scorpius nodded, "So I've heard."
"I'm Vivian." she smiled outstretching her hand.
Scorpius accepted her hand and introduced himself, "Scorpius."
Rose looked over at him and raised her eyebrows. Scorpius smiled over at her and stood from the table, "If you'd excuse me, there's someone I need to speak with."
Scorpius exited the Great Hall only to have Rose follow, "Fancying one of the Beauxbaton witches?"
Scorpius laughed, "Your Yule Ball date isn't in danger."
Rose laughed, "I'm going to the library to study, would you like to join me?"
Scorpius nodded and they headed up to the library together. Rose started looking through the shelves for the book she needed for her Defense Against the Dark Arts homework. Scorpius just watched her in awed fascination. Rose looked up at him and smiled, "So I know you're going to enter."
He blinked at her, "How do you know?"
She smiled, "I know you Scorpius. I know that you're going to try because you think its the manly thing to do."
Scorpius laughed, "Rose, not even two days ago you were yelling at me for something I did, and now you know me?"
She laughed and went back to her essay that Scorpius had already finished. She finished a little past nine thirty and she yawned. Scorpius helped her put her books away and walked her to the Gryffindor portal. The Fat Lady smiled and asked for the password that Rose gave to her and then she turned to Scorpius.
"Goodnight Scorpius." she yawned before holding out her hand for a handshake.
"Goodnight Rose." he smiled and then he watched her climb through the portal. He had never been inside the Gryffindor Common room but he wasn't quite sure that it was allowed.
The next morning Scorpius passed by the Goblet of Fire and decided that he might as well try. He took out a little slip of parchment and he slipped his name into the Goblet. Rose passed by and smiled, "I told you I knew you would do it."
He ran after her towards the greenhouses where Herbology was going on. She turned and walked backwards so she was facing him, "I told you I knew you."
Scorpius smiled, "Well if my name gets chosen then I'm positive I'll have at least one fan."
Rose laughed, "How are you so sure of that?"
"I'm sure that you'll be my biggest fan then." he smirked.
"I hold a huge banner with your name on it Scorpius." Rose rolled her eyes.
Friday was aflutter with excitement as everyone filed into the Great Hall for dinner and the announcement of the champions. Scorpius had to admit that even he was slightly excited to find out who the champions were.
Dinner proceeded as normal and then the Goblet was brought in from the hall. Rose glanced over at Scorpius who shrugged and didn't give much away but he was nervous.
The first piece of parchment fluttered out after McGonagall invited a ministry worker, Viktor Krum up there to give a speech about the Tournament.
"The Durmstrang Champion will be Joseph Watts!" McGonagall announced. Karkaroff clapped him on the shoulder as he was escorted to the room that housed all of Hogwarts's trophies. Scorpius recognized him as the wizard who was hanging around Rose constantly.
"The champion from Beauxbaton will be Vivian Drumaine!" McGonagall announced as applause erupted in the hall. Madame Maxime squeezed the young witch's shoulders and escorted her to the same room Watts had disappeared to.
"And lastly the champion from Hogwarts is Scorpius Malfoy!" McGonagall announced and Scorpius made his way up to McGonagall as applause erupted around him. McGonagall smiled at him pleasantly and guided him down to the room. He caught one fleeting look at Rose as he walked past her. She looked a little worried for Scorpius who contained his smile.
Krum walked in after Scorpius and McGonagall and went into the rules of the tournament and wished them luck letting them know that their first task was coming up the third week of next month.
When Scorpius got to the Slytherin Common room everyone in Slytherin House was waiting to congratulate him for being named Hogwarts's Champion in the Triwizard Tournament.
"So did you expect to get it Scor?" one of the girls asked him batting her impossibly long eyelashes at him.
Scorpius shrugged and then excused himself after about twenty minutes from all of the attention. He walked out around the lake and saw Rose sitting there along the shore skipping some pebbles across the surface, "Out so late?"
Rose turned and looked at him, "Congratulations Scorpius."
"I'm looking forward to seeing that banner." he grinned.
Rose smiled, "Well I'll even enchant it to flash and shoot sparks from it."
Scorpius laughed and picked up one of the smooth black stones, "So are you going to help me out?"
She shrugged, "Do you want me to help you?"
He laughed and then looked over at her, "I wouldn't have asked you...did I tell you that your cloak looks nice on you?"
She looked down at it and smiled, "Thank you."
"The color really brings out your freckles." he smiled and instantly knew it was the wrong the thing to say because Rose's hand instantly flew to the bridge of her nose and the top of her cheeks.
"Oh, Lord, is it that bad?" she asked her face beginning to turn scarlet.
Scorpius laughed and removed her hand from her face, "I think your freckles look nice."
Rose narrowed her eyes at him, "What are you playing at Malfoy?"
He looked down at her and smiled, she was a short little fireball of temper and Scorpius was used to it after knowing her for seven years at Hogwarts. He chuckled and took her hand in his, "We should probably head back before Filch nicks us for being out so late."
Rose nodded and followed him into the castle where he offered to walk her back to the Gryffindor commons but she declined and they went their separate ways, Scorpius watching her until she disappeared up the stairs to the point where he couldn't see her anymore.
The next Monday Scorpius was on his way down to breakfast when someone pulled him behind the statue of the gargoyle, "You don't want to go in there, it's a madhouse."
Scorpius turned to find himself looking into Rose's big blue eyes, "Why is it a madhouse?"
"They're all looking for you." she whispered pulling something wrapped in a napkin out of her robes, "I managed to grab you some sausages and a danish but that's about it."
Scorpius took the little bundle and smiled at Rose pausing for a moment when her hand brushed against his, sending little electrical shocks up his arm, "Thank you Rose."
She shrugged and slipped out from behind the statue, "It was no problem Scorpius."
He watched her flounce away into the Great Hall where he saw everybody turn and quiet and then sigh when they realized that it was only Rose and not Scorpius before returning to their excited chatter. He ate his quick breakfast before going back to the Slytherin Commons and grabbing his things for his first lesson which happened to be double potions for the Gryffindors with Slughorn.
He started to make his way up to Slughorn's room when he ran into the ever curious Rose Weasley, "Hey there Weasel."
She looked up at him and smiled, "They're going to be all over you."
Scorpius raised his eyebrows, "Really, even the Gryffindors?"
Rose rolled her eyes, "Of course they're going to be all over you, you're the Hogwarts Champion you halfwit."
Scorpius and Rose stood outside Slughorn's room before the other students, "Oh I'm a halfwit now?"
Rose laughed and shook her head, "Sorry, I forgot we were on a truce."
He looked at her and shook his head, "That's right we're on a truce, Weasel."
"Why are you still calling me that if we're on a truce?" she asked raising her eyebrows challenging him to answer.
Scorpius looked at her and smiled, once again noting how close they were, "I don't know I guess it's a habit."
Rose nodded as if that was the only answer she needed and then went back to waiting silently for Slughorn to open the door. Finally after what felt like an eternity students began to file into the narrow hall and excited whispers began when they saw Scorpius. Thomas Blaize walked over to him and clapped him on the shoulder, "You won't believe who is looking for you now."
Scorpius looked over at Rose who was talking with Helena, "And who would that be?"
"You know, only the most gorgeous girl in the entire Slytherin House!" Thomas replied.
"Who would that be?" Scorpius asked trying to anger Thomas slightly.
"Melanie Walcott was asking me about you at breakfast and she was looking for you last night but you disappeared again." Thomas muttered.
Scorpius shrugged his shoulders, "I was engaged in conversation with another very bright witch."
Thomas looked at him, "Do I know her or is it the Beauxbaton's witch who has been eyeing you since they got here last night?"
Scorpius shook his head, "No, it's someone else."
"Are you talking to an older alumni?" Thomas asked, his eyes bugging out of his head to the point where it had become comical to Scorpius.
Finally Slughorn opened the door and set them to work making some potion that could make your enemies turn into whatever sort of nasty critter you wished. Scorpius found the potion too simple and ended up finishing his before everyone except for Rose who finished hers at around the same time considering that it was a simple potion because apparently Professor Slughorn didn't want to start them off with anything too testing for the week.
Scorpius walked behind Rose all the way up to the main floor where she finally turned to see him, "So who's the bright witch you were engaged in conversation with last night?"
Scorpius raised his eyebrows, "Are you jealous Weasley?"
She shook her head, "Just slightly concerned, considering that you're passing up your chance to talk to Melanie Walcott, the most gorgeous witch in all of Hogwarts."
Scorpius looked at her and laughed, "Are you jealous? I'm sensing jealousy Weasel."
She smiled at him, "I'm hardly jealous, you're at the liberty to speak to whatever witch or wizard you feel like speaking to,"
Scorpius chuckled and followed her out onto the school grounds where she set off in the direction of Hagrid's hut for Care of Magical Creatures. Hagrid was awaiting their arrival considering that Care of Magical Creature N.E.W.T level was a tricky class and only a few students from each house were taking it.
"Rose, Scorpius." Hagrid greeted them happily.
Rose smiled, "Hey there Hagrid."
"How're your parents?" he asked Rose.
"They're fine, my mother just sent me and owl this morning asking me to send her love to you and my father said hello." Rose smiled. Scorpius stayed quiet considering that since his father had a rocky relationship together that he didn't really speak to Scorpius much.
"You're going to like today's lesson. I've got a big surprise for the lot of you." Hagrid beamed.
Rose smiled, "You're always surprising us Hagrid."
That day's lesson was on unicorns which was pretty cool considering that Scorpius had never seen a legitimate unicorn, only in books. Rose was the first one to be able to pet the unicorns when Hagrid asked them who would be first to go touch one. Scorpius tried but the unicorns were slightly skittish and it wasn't until Rose showed him the proper way to approach a unicorn did a baby one finally come over to him and accept the sugarcube he was holding out to it.
"See, you have to be gentle." Rose said as she guided his hand towards the baby animal. Scorpius felt the little shockwaves from earlier course through his arm again. There was just something about being close to Rose that drove him crazy.
Rose smiled and stroked the unicorn's neck gently before sitting on the ground next to Scorpius. The rest of the class was too busy trying to finish their essays from Hagrid's prior lesson to even care about the fact that there were unicorns all over the grounds. Another baby unicorn ran over to them and sat, resting its head in Rose's lap.
"You're a natural with animals, did you know that Weasley?" he asked her as he continued to stroke the unicorn standing in front of him.
"My grandmum says that it runs in the family considering that my uncle Charlie is a dragon tamer in Romania." Rose shrugged.
Rose looked so at ease as she stroked the baby unicorn's head that Scorpius couldn't help but find himself smiling. Rose looked at him and smiled slightly herself.
"Well, time's up for today! I'll see you again on Wednesday!" Hagrid announced.
Rose stood and kissed the unicorn on his muzzle and patted the other one on the head and started back towards the castle with Scorpius in tow. It was amazing how many classes they had together...actually they had most of their classes together. Rose started off towards the Great Hall for lunch and then turned to Scorpius, "You coming or would you prefer I snuck something out for you?"
He laughed, "I think I can handle twenty minutes of fame."
Rose smiled and nodded before heading off towards the Gryffindor table. She looked back over her shoulder at Scorpius who was settling into the Slytherin table. There was something so different about Scorpius that year and it was one of the biggest puzzles that Rose couldn't solve.