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Chapter 3
The trip to the Owlery was short. Rose had written a short note to her mother about needing 12 galleons for Apparition classes which would start in the New Year.
Rose had decided on a selection of books for her birthday, rather than an owl, which meant that she had to use one of the school owls.
Lorcan had told her about what he and Emma had talked about, and she just smiled.
"I suppose I should thank you." He asked sighing, his hands dug deep into the pockets of his trousers.
"Well, if you really wish to, I did tell her you wanted to talk to her," Rose said smiling and swapping the two books she was holding into the other hand.
"Thank you Rosie," Rose rolled her eyes but smiled anyway, "you're welcome Lorie."
They made their descent down the steps and towards the great hall, chatting animatedly about the underlying meaning of Boo Radley's character in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
Half of the great hall was full when they entered, and they spotted Albus and Scorpius sitting in the middle of the Gryffindor table. Albus stuffing a chicken leg into his mouth, and Scorpius carefully cutting his own with his knife and fork.
Emma Wood sat across from them, and Lorcan took the opportunity to sit next to her, making Rose follow him, and take a seat next to Scorpius.
"Good evening, Al, Emma, Malfoy." She said smiling, pouring out a glass of pumpkin juice, and laying her books down on the table.
"Evening," Al said mid swallow, Rose groaned and put a pie in her plate, flicking one of her books open.
"Good evening Weasley, and what's this you are reading?" Scorpius asked, flicking the book's cover back, revealing a picture of Hogwarts – Hogwarts, A History: Revised.
Rose didn't open the book again and started to eat her pie, "it's quite good, you should read it, you may learn something. Did you know that Thestrals' pull the carriages here from the station?"
"I thought nothing pulled the carriages," Al said, mouth still stuffed.
"Of course something pulls them, and you can only see them if you have witnessed death. I would have thought you'd have known that Al, there is a whole section about 'The uses of Thestral's in the years leading up to the Battle of Hogwarts.' It's all about your dad." She gave him a know-it-all nod, and tucked her out of control hair behind her ears.
Albus shrugged, and finished off the potatoes in his plate, and sat back and stretched, waiting for dessert to be served.
"That sounds so exciting," Scorpius said sarcastically, putting his knife and fork down, and picking up the other book Rose had.
Rose glared at him and he laughed, she looked towards Lorcan who was laughing with Emma, she sighed.
"Look who's being snarky now," she said and Scorpius smiled, Albus pretended to gag into his plate.
"Can we go back to you two not being friends anymore?" he said, quickly swallowing a glass of pumpkin juice.
Rose smiled and took another sip of her pumpkin juice. She looked over towards the entrance, seeing her brother Hugo and Albus' sister Lily, enter the great hall. They sat across from her, Hugo raising an eyebrow at her, and grabbing food in a similar fashion to Albus. This method of eating food inherited from their father – Ron Weasley.
"What brings you here today Rosie? Do you really want to be a Gryffindor that badly?" Hugo asked, digging into his dinner.
"No Hugo, and sitting on the Gryffindor table isn't a crime," Rose replied modestly, taking a bite of one of the carrots on her plate. "Plus, I'm about to go," she finished.
"But you haven't even had dessert!" Albus said shocked, wiping the juice from his face with the back of his hand.
"I think I'll pass on that, plus Lorcan seems otherwise preoccupied, so I'd rather not over stay my welcome," she said simply, getting up and picking her books up.
"I'll come with you," she looked down to see that Scorpius had spoken and was getting up. Albus looked at him, trying to pull him back down, but he shrugged him off.
"You really don't have to." Rose glanced at Albus who was frowning into his pumpkin juice.
"I have to go to the library," he added and she nodded reluctantly, and he got up.
Albus grimaced and groaned, poking at what was left of his dinner. He didn't like how this friendship was going. Rose never sat on the Gryffindor table, it may have slightly been Lorcan's fault, but then why was Scorpius going with her?
"Bye Lorcan," she shouted as they began to leave the hall, he just looked her way and nodded.
They reached the door and the rest of the Weasley brood entered the hall; Molly, Lucy, Roxanne and Louis.
They gave them their 'hellos' and continued on down the hall, and towards the fourth floor.
"What exactly do you need to use the library for?" Rose asked, holding the two books firmly between her arms, and against her chest.
"Oh nothing," Scorpius said simply, his hands in his pockets and taking very long strides, causing Rose to have to speed up.
She frowned, "then why did you say you did?"
"To hang out with you of course," he said bumping her with his shoulder.
Rose gave him a quizzical look. That was one thing she had never expected to hear come out of Scorpius' mouth to her. He was grinning at her, revealing his straight pearly white teeth, teeth she hadn't especially noticed before.
"I don't think continually neglecting my cousin for me is a good idea, you are supposed to be his best friend, it wouldn't look good at all if he knew you were slowly leaving him for me." Rose replied stopping at the door of the library.
"He'd survive, and I couldn't just neglect my new friend, now could I Rosie?" Rose glared at him and hit him with one of her books.
"Don't call me that Scorpie," she replied giving him a look.
"But we have to have pet names, we just have to," he started with mock eagerness.
"You are very strange Malfoy, and this is another reason why we haven't been friends, Lorcan isn't as... childish as you."
"You are such an old hag Weasley, have some fun, how about Red?" Scorpius suggested, grinning at her, his hand on the door to the library.
"I wonder why you chose Red," Rose replied rolling her eyes, just about containing a small smile.
"I suppose we don't need to enter the library now that I know you have deceived me, Blondie." She continued, backing away from the library, and walking towards the staircase concealed by the tapestry.
"Very nice Red, and watch your step please," Scorpius said pulling back the tapestry and beginning to make his way down, Rose in front of him.
She turned back and rolled her eyes, "as if-" as Scorpius expected, Rose hit the trick step and started to fall down the stairs. Scorpius just about grabbed onto her arm before she did any serious damage, and he dragged her to the bottom, turning her to him.
"Told you so," Scorpius said, half-laughing, Rose was frowning, looking slightly disorientated.
"Ouch, your hand is hurting me," she said pulling at the hand that was gripping her upper arm.
Scorpius let go, and looked at her forehead, carefully pushing a couple of curls away, it was slightly bleeding.
"I told you to pay attention," Scorpius kneeled down and picked up the books Rose had dropped, and he pulled her through the tapestry on the second floor, and down the hall towards the girls' bathroom.
"Are you actually serious? This is Myrtles bathroom," Rose moaned, trying to pull Scorpius away from the entrance to the bathroom.
"We won't be there for long, it's just to get some water, and there are mirrors."
"Are you not a wizard? Aguamenti and stuff." Rose said groaning as Scorpius opened the door. Making sounds uncharacteristic to Rose Weasley.
"Just be nice, then she won't be so annoying," they stepped inside and they could hear a slight gurgling.
She lazily tied her hair into a thick ponytail, clearing her forehead so Scorpius could have a better view.
Scorpius helped Rose onto the side of one of the sinks, and he transfigured one of the sheets of the books into a rag.
"Hey, Scorpius, books are expensive," Rose complained, sighing as Scorpius looked at her forehead.
"It was a blank page Rose, and it can be fixed, I am a Wizard." He said mimicking her voice, she groaned and he smiled.
The gurgling got louder, and they heard a singing voice get closer.
Scorpius dampened the rag, and dabbed it on her forehead, Rose continued to frown. He slightly lifted her head with his forefinger, and considering the situation, he had to be in quite close proximity to Rose. So close, Rose could smell his cologne, she thought it smelled distinctly of citrus fruits. She kind of liked it.
"Be nice," he repeated just before the singing got louder, and one of the toilets made a strange sound, Moaning Myrtle appearing before them. Smiling and fluttering her eyelashes at Scorpius.
"Hello, now who have we here, in my bathroom." She said with a high-pitched voice, taking a seat on the other side of Rose, right by Scorpius.
"Good evening Myrtle," Scorpius said, finishing cleaning Rose's head, and putting the rag in the sink, but not moving away from right in front of her legs.
"So you know my name, but I don't know yours," Myrtle said leaning forward, Rose was trying to contain a look of disgust.
"It's Scorpius, this is Rose," Scorpius said smiling at Myrtle.
"Hmm, what brings you to my bathroom, nobody ever comes here, and they normally ignore me, or make fun of me. Just like your father and mother," Myrtle said, glaring at Rose.
Rose raised her eyebrows and put up her hands defensively. "I don't know what you are talking about," she said sternly.
"Oh sure you don't, you think you're so much better than me, because you're breathing and I'm... I'm dead." Myrtle balled her hands into fists.
Rose frowned and got off of the sink, causing Scorpius to step back, or else they may have definitely gotten too close.
"You're ridiculous, this is why nobody-," Rose didn't get to finish because Scorpius stepped in front of her, blocking Myrtle's view of Rose.
"I'm sure Rose's parents didn't mean to be horrible Myrtle, they were only young." Scorpius tried smiling.
Myrtle glared again in Rose's direction, but turned and smiled at Scorpius.
"Your dad was always very nice, he talked to me, he was nice to me." Myrtle said, getting closer to Scorpius, he tried not to make a face as she did so.
"That's nice to know Myrtle, but we must be off, it's quite late, maybe we will see you again." Scorpius said hurriedly and making his way to the door, Rose rushing after him.
"Don't bring her next time, but you're more than welcome Scorpius." She said winking at him, he quickly opened the door and stepped out with Rose, shutting it firmly behind him.
Rose and Scorpius started to walk down the corridor in silence before Rose burst out laughing, nearly dropping the books she had picked up again.
"Your dad was always very nice, he talked to me, he was nice to me." Rose mimicked in Myrtles high voice, just about stifling her giggles.
"Ha, ha, ha, it's so funny Weasley, but what does that say about my dad compared to two of the golden trio." He said pointedly.
"Oh so my mum and dad were mean to a ghost, that's hardly Daily Prophet material." Rose replied scornfully, "and now you have a new girlfriend, good for you."
Scorpius frowned, crossing his arms across his chest, "and you call me childish."
Rose laughed again, "don't take it out on me, you are the one who is going out with a ghost, and here I was thinking you were Malfoy the school womanizer, but you're really the school aparationizer."
"That's not a word Weasley, and I think that fall may have turned you stupid," Scorpius replied clearly annoyed.
"You'll live," she replied reaching the stairway, and beginning her descent down to the first floor.
Scorpius went in his pocket, taking out his wand and pointing it at Rose.
The spell he non-verbally aimed at Rose began to turn her hair green, she hadn't yet realised. He smiled putting his wand away and hurried up after her.
"Well Weasley all I have to say on the matter is that at least people want me, even if it is Moaning Myrtle. Face it, I'm beautiful, even better, irresistible." He said smoothly, casually walking in step with her.
Rose snorted and turned her head to see Scorpius grinning, she shook her head, and walked along the corridor back towards the great hall, hoping to find Lorcan still there. Disappointed in herself that she was starting to miss Scorpius' citrusy smell.
"Oh Malfoy, your modesty nearly kills me," she said sighing and gripping at her heart. Then she frowned noticing there was something wrong.
She had stopped outside of the door to the great hall and put a hand to her hair, lifting her ponytail up to her eyes. She grimaced.
"Malfoy! What on earth do you think you're doing, are you crazy? If I had walked in, do you know what everyone would have said!" She shouted at him, feeling around for her wand before taking it out and pointing it at Scorpius.
"Calm down, it's not like you did walk in, which is quite unfortunate." He replied coolly, not bothering to take his wand from his pocket.
Rose turned her hair back to its normal colour and shook her head at Scorpius.
"You're lucky I don't hex you right now," she snarled.
Scorpius started to laugh, "well next time you don't say I'm going out with a ghost! It's called self-preservation."
She sighed and put her wand back down, "you're really lucky Malfoy, but next time you'll be running away from your own bogeys."
"What a lovely picture," he replied still smiling.
Rose frowned, starting to walk past him, pushing him with her shoulder. "And this is why we weren't friends!" She shouted back to him as she reached the staircase towards Ravenclaw Tower.
"But you love it Weasley, you know you do!" Scorpius shouted after her, just missing the red colour that began to cover Rose's face.
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