Chapter Three
Rose Weasley waved good-bye to her parents until they were out of sight and then closed the window against the frigid wind and her bushy red hair settled down. Plopping down onto her seat, she looked around at the boys in her cart. Her best friend Jessica Sprout and she were the only girls in the cart however she was already raiding the trolley for sweets. Her cousin Albus sat across from her and beside him was Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. Sitting beside her meekly was her little brother, Hugo. "Really boys, I don't understand why you don't wave good-bye to your parents. You're not going to see them for ten months!" she scolded.
Scorpius and Albus looked at each other, surpresing laughter. "My father doesn't even want me going to Hogwarts because of all the half-bloods and muggle-borns. If I waved good-bye to him, he would think I was mocking him," Scorpius explained. Beside him, Albus just shrugged with no good excuse for ignoring his parents.
"And you, Hugo? Mom and Dad will be really upset that you didn't wave good-bye. And you know mom- she'll worry that a chocolate frog bit off your nose or something," Rose complained about her younger brother.
"Dad couldn't care less if I waved or not!" Hugo said quietly. "And I said good-bye to them privately on the platform- no need to say good-bye again in front of all those people," he explained.
Rose rolled her eyes and opened the door of the cabin. Peering down the hallway, Rose couldn't find Jessica anywhere. She probably forgot about us, thought Rose. Rose felt her heart beat faster at the thought of returning into the cabin with Scorpius all alone. Jessica had always filled the awkward silences when she couldn't think of anything else to say. Rose had always been a tom-boy and never worried about boys because of her alternative looks. But Scorpius was everything Rose wished he wasn't- smart, cunning, charming, and completely beautiful. Despite the stories her parents, aunts, uncles, family friends, and cousins told her about the Malfoys (particularly Draco Malfoy), she wasn't turned off. Scorpius wasn't pro-pureblood like everyone said he was- one of his favourite classes was Muggle studies! And his sleek blonde hair, deep brown eyes, and tall, toned body was the subject of many dreams. Rose shook herself out of her thoughts and returned to her seat.
"Where's Jessica?" Scorpius asked her.
"I think she's forgotten about us," Rose Weasley joked. Grabbing a handful of knuts, sickles, and gold galleons, Rose stood up. "I'm going to go get our snacks from the trolley. Does anyone care to join me?" she asked, hand on the door.
Scorpius stood and grabbed some change from his bag. "I will," he agreed and Rose left the cabin before he could see the colour creeping up her cheeks. Rose scolded herself for acting mean again- whenever she felt herself crushing on Scorpius in public, she would instantly try to cover it by being harsh. "Wait up!" came Scorpius' voice from behind and she heard running footsteps behind her.
Rose stopped and Scorpius soon skidded to a stop next to her. "Are you ready now?" asked Rose sarcastically, raising a thick eyebrow. Scorpius grinned stupidly and nodded. Rose turned on her heels and continued down the hallway towards the trolley, brimming with sweets. "I'll have a chocolate frog and a pumpkin pasties please," Rose asked the witch who ran the Honeydukes Express trolley.
"I'll have a bag of Bertie's Botts Every Flavour Beans, Jelly Slugs, and three Cauldron Cakes," Scorpius asked. "I'm going to share," he said back to Rose's surprised face.
"That'll be eleven sickles," the plump witch said with a smile, handing them the sweets.
"I've got it," Scorpius said, handing the lady a gold Galleon. "You can keep the change," he insisted kindly and the witch smiled appreciatively. Rose turned away, grabbing her frog and pasties from Scorpius's arms hastily and began walking down the hallway, her boots stomping on the carpeted floor, sending a cloud of dust up with every step. "What's wrong?" Scorpius said. Rose ignored him and continued stomping down the hallway.
Rose walked past their cabin and didn't stop until she was locked inside the large bathroom. The bathroom appeared smaller than a broom closet on the outside but, with the help of an Undetectable Extension charm, the bathroom extended further than a Quidditch field. Locking herself into a stall, Rose sat down on the toilet and scolded herself. Scorpius probably thought she was too proud to accept a friendly gift! Now he'll never like me, thought Rose. Opening her chocolate frog, she stared down at it sadly and let it bounce out of the bathroom.