The next weekend Sarah and I were just finished getting ready to go to Hogsmeade when we heard a knock on the door. Sarah went an opened it to Albus.
"Hey Rose you better watch out, some third year is trying to steal your man."
"He's not my man Albus."
"Fine your make-out buddy. Yeah, Scorp told me about the other day."
I felt a blush creeping on my cheeks.
Scorp and I had been working in the Library on Defense Against the Dark Arts homework. It was getting hard to concentrate because I could feel his eyes trained on me.
Finally I looked up and said, "Is there a reason you keep staring at me?"
"Just admiring how cute you look when you're frustrated."
I was about to state that I was not frustrated (even though I was), when I realized he had just called me cute. I nervously bit my lip as a smile creeped on my face.
Scorp groaned, and stood up. I was wondering if maybe I did something wrong when he came around and grabbed my wrist pulling me to my feet.
"Where are we going?"
"To get a book in the back. The wayyy back," he said.
My cheeks started to turn red, because I had a feeling I knew what he was meaning.
A few minutes later, in an unventured corner of the library, I was pressed up against a shelf of dusty books.
"Wow can't get enough of me can you Malfoy," I teased. In response he dipped his head down.
"Shut up and kiss me Weasley," he muttered before pressing his lips against mine hungrily.
We were back there for a good 20 minutes before we heard voices coming. He pulled away and said, "We better get back to studying."
I didn't think that Scorpius would tell Al, but apparently I was wrong.
"Who is it?" Sarah asked.
"I don't know, she let us in," Al said from the doorway, "And then I told Scorp he wouldn't be able to come to your room, since you haven't programmed him to be allowed to come in. Of course he didn't believe me and sent us both tumbling when we tried to get up to your door..." Sarah and I both started to laugh. "Shut up. Anyways, the girl said 'I can program you in' all batting her eyelashes."
"I'm not threatened by a 13-year-old." I said sternly, "Besides, again it's not like we are dating. But I can program him in." We walked out the door and I quickly bent down and touched my wand on the stair in front of our dorm room.
" Rose Weasley allows Scorpius Malfoy to enter this room." The stair turned a shade of blue, and I tapped it twice. "Alright guys lets go."
At the bottom of the stairs, Scorp was waiting for us. A petite girl with bright pink hair was chatting with him. When Scorp saw me, his face broke out into a huge grin.
"Ready Scorp?" I asked, sidling up beside him.
He nodded and turned to the girl, "It was a pleasure meeting you Bella." He winked at her causing her to giggle and bound up the stairs.
I must have had a sour look on my face because he chuckled and said, "Jealous much?"
"Why would I be jealous of you winking at a girl?" I challenged.
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The crisp early October air made me tug on my coat a little tighter. The four of us made our way down to Hogsmeade bracing ourselves against the wind. Our first stop was at Honeydukes where I reminded Scorp that he said I could get anything I wanted from since I was his partner in Potions that day.
It was crowded in the shop, everyone was trying to get their fill of Halloween candy that were overflowing the shelves. I knew exactly what I wanted, Whizochoc was my favorite type of candy. It was tucked into the back corner and I started to make my way there. I was being pushed around, as I made my way through the crowd. Suddenly I felt someone grab onto my hand.
"You're so short, I don't want to lose you," Scorp explained. Instead of making a comment such as 'that's the point' or 'I can get around by myself thanks' I just interlocked my fingers with his and continued through the crowd.
After we got done in Honeydukes, we headed over to Weasley Wizard Wheezes. A young brown haired lady by the name of Tanya was behind the counter.
"Oh Rose you just missed your dad by a half an hour! He was just here collecting records," Tanya said. Tanya then looked at between me and Scorp and grinned "Let me know if you guys need anything." With a wink, she disappeared behind the counter.
I was confused by her reaction until I realized that Scorpius hadn't let go of my hand. I hadn't even noticed, it just seemed so natural walking around with him. Suddenly I was very happy that we had missed my dad.
Albus called Scorp over, and I reluctantly let go of his hand, suddenly feeling a little colder. I made my way over to the counter where Tanya was standing.
"Hey Tanya, could you uhm, not mention to my dad that I was here?"
Tanya laughed. "A secret relationship huh?"
"No, it's not a relationship...yet."
Tanya nodded. "My lips are sealed. Now go get back to your cute not boyfriend."
I gave her a silent look of thanks before returning to my friends.
"I was thinking we should head to The Three Broomsticks, Rose owes me a butterbeer," Scorp said as I came up beside them.
"Actually we were going to head over to Splintwitches and then stop by that coffee shop to try their new Halloween cappuccino," said Sarah, "But you guys can go ahead if that ok..." Sarah gave me a fleeting look. I knew she was seeing if I wanted be alone with Scorp or not.
"That's alright," I smiled, "We can meet up afterwards."
We said our goodbyes, and Scorp and I made our way to The Three Broomsticks. It was a relief when we stepped out of the cold air into the warm pub.
We went to a booth in the corner, and Scorp ordered us two butterbeers. He sat down across from me.
"How was Ancient Runes yesterday?" Scorp said trying to make small talk.
"It was fine, gave us a mountain of homework though. I should probably work on that when I get back."
"So glad I dropped that class," he said sipping his butterbeer.
I wasn't for sure what to talk to him about. "How's your family?" I asked politely, figuring that was a safe subject.
"They're alright. Mum is a secretary at the ministry now, and Dad has been doing research in Alchemy. I don't understand his interest in it, but I suppose if it makes him happy. He deserves to be happy after our last family blowout."
"What was the last family blowup? If you don't mind me asking."
Scorp sighed. "Oh the usual, my grandfather Lucius does not believe in how my parents had raised me. Grandfather still believes in the whole "pure-blood" ideals."
"Well your parents must of raised you pretty well, you turned mostly alright."
He smirked. "Mostly?"
"Yeah mostly," I realized that Scorp knew everything about my family, but I didn't know anything about his. "What's your house look like?"
"It's large and dark. Not to cheery growing up, though my mum did her best. Made my father put all the dark artifacts and stuff in the cellar where I couldn't get to them. Pretty lonely growing up actually, that's why I love coming to your family events."
"Don't you have any close family?" I asked.
"I have two cousins on my mother's side, but they live in America now. We don't talk to the family on my dad's side."
I couldn't believe that I didn't know this before. I had always imagined Scorpius living an extravagant childhood, getting his every whim since he was an only child.
"But you've talked to Teddy right? I mean he's related to you on your dad's side."
"I suppose I talk to Teddy, but we don't speak about our family. Enough about my family, let's talk about yours. Is Fred still talking to that muggle girl?"
The conversation grew a lot lighter then, and we were back to our joking and teasing selves. After a while, Scorp went to go get us refills of butterbeer. I was waiting patiently for his return when someone came up in front of me.
"Hey beautiful, need someone to buy you a drink?" I looked up to see Zachary Falcon standing over me. He was a year above me, and he had hit on me on occasion but I always ignored him. He was swaying, looking tipsy.
"Are you drunk?"
"A little, some guys and I are up in the shrieking shack. Want to join us?" He sat down in the booth beside me, and I scooted closer to the wall.
"No thank you Zac. Now go away."
"Oh come on, Rosie, why don't you loosen up for once. Have a bit of fun." He started leaning in closer to me, and I could smell how bad his breath was.
"I said go away Zac."
I reached my hands out, ready to get him away form me when I heard, "Hey! Get the HELL AWAY FROM MY GIRLFRIEND."
Zac and I both turned to see Scorpius standing there, angrily clutching two butterbeers. I took this opportunity while Zac was turned to give him a mighty shove in the back, sending him sprawling on the floor.
"What is going on here!" I heard someone shout. Professor Longbottom was walking over from the other side of the pub. "Mr. Falcon, have you been drinking?" Zac sat up and rubbed his head, before promptly throwing up on the floor. Professor Longbottom grabbed him by the arm and pulled him up. "That is against school policy. I think you're going to take a little trip to see the headmistress with me." Then he turned and looked at me. "Rose, are you alright?"
"I'm fine Uncle Neville, thank you. They're in the shrieking shack, that's what he said."
Uncle Neville nodded before using his wand to clean up the mess, and then he dragged Zac out the door. Scorpius came and slid in the booth next to me.
"Are you ok Rose?" he asked, his voice full of concern.
"I'm fine." My face then broke into a grin. "So I'm your girlfriend now huh?"
Scorpius's cheeks turned a light pink. "I'm sorry, it just sort of came out-"
I cut him off my pulling him in for a kiss. This one was different than the ones before. The ones before were hungry and needing. This one was gentle, the way someone would kiss their boyfriend.
"I'd love to be your girlfriend," I whispered.
Later when we met up with our friends, Sarah gave a knowing smile when she saw my hand interlocked with his. Somehow she could just tell.
I was dating Scorpius Malfoy.
I'm trying to keep up with this story, I'm hoping to get it finished or at least as many chapters as I can before school starts back up. Thanks for reading the story and for all the lovely reviews I get that make me smile :) Love you all!