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Rose looked at her watch. 2:53 pm. She looked around and saw no one she particularly knew. She sat in a corner, opening her Alice book, and continued to read. But before she could finish the chapter, someone put her watch in between the open pages she was reading. Looking at the hand that held it, she envied the black nail polish it sported. She put her book back in her little bag and saw Georgina Popplewell smiling and waving hello in front of her.
"You're Georgina, right? The Slytherin Prefect." She asked, slightly unsure why she did.
"I think so. We met at the train. And we've already had a lot of classes together over the years." Georgina let out a little chuckle.
"I know. I was just making sure…" she said, growing fond of her sense of humor. She motioned her to sit beside her. "Where'd you get it?"
"In the library, I think. I kind of forgot; I was a bit drunk last night." Georgina giggled, acting like a little girly girl. She sat down beside Rose, handing the watch back.
Rose was surprised to see Georgina being friendly with her and saying stuff like 'getting drunk' the night before. She took it as a sign of Georgina being comfortable with her. She took the watch and placed it around her wrist. She could feel the Slytherin looking at her with interest. She looked back and gave a little smile.
"Thanks. I thought I wouldn't see this anymore."
Rose put her hands on her lap and figured it wouldn't hurt to chat with Georgina for a minute. Sensing Rose' decision to stay and talk, Georgina sat a little closer to her, biting her own lip in satisfaction. She has always been fascinated with Rose since they were younger, aside from the fact that she was the only daughter of Ron and Hermione Weasley. They shared a lot of classes together, but they never talked outside of classes. Knowing Rose, Georgina thought Rose wouldn't stay longer than needed. She smirked and felt pleased with her acting. Keep your friends close… She thought to herself.
"You do know you could always Accio that." Georgina retorted, putting a finger on the watch. "But then, I think you already tried."
"No, actually, I didn't." Rose laughed, and saw her new friend laugh along.
"Well, sometimes, we let those things off our minds."
"Yeah. Thank you, again." Georgina saw Rose putting her right hand around it, learning how much it really meant to her.
"Hey, what can I say? Not all Slytherins are bad, right?"
Falling silent for a while, Rose took her time to observe the girl beside her. Georgina had long straight dark brown, almost black hair that fell on the small of her back. She wore a plain purple short-sleeved turtle neck shirt and a plain white skirt, which exposed her slender limbs that Rose admired and envied. She had a long necklace with a Victorian looking pendant hanging by her chest and a brown leather strapped watch. She wore light pink lipstick that made her look really sweet and pretty when she smiled. Again, Rose stared at Georgina's nail polish, admiring them once more. Georgina noticed Rose' stare and at her own nails herself.
"You know, I could do your nails for you. If you'd like, that is," Georgina saw Rose' eyes glow in glee, "You haven't had your nails done yet, haven't you?"
"Not really. I always had them cleaned, but my mom and grandma Molly aren't really fond of nail polish. They say it looks dirty and untidy." Rose said shyly, facing away.
"Hey, how did you know this is mine?" Rose asked, looking at her watch. She suddenly remembered her inquiry on the Ravenclaw table on how could someone possibly know about the watch being hers, except possibly her cousins' confirmation. She narrowed her eyebrows at Georgina thinking about her reason, knowing she didn't confirm it through the Gryffindors.
"Well, actually, Scorpius told me it was yours. We saw each other this morning in the common room, I was asking around who lost a watch. He said it was probably yours." Georgina thought of saying, thinking that the mention of Scorpius' name would make their conversation a little more interesting. "You two seem close."
Rose felt her cheeks blush. The sound of his name reminded her of their collision that occurred not more than twenty-four hours before. Georgina didn't want her to know that she knew about her contact with Scorpius, wanting to hear it first hand from Rose. But, Rose quickly thought of a way to convince his co-Slytherin prefect that nothing was happening between them.
"Not at all. Why do you think that?" Rose tried to laugh the topic off, but seeing Georgina look convinced they were close, she continued, "Honestly, we're not."
"Ok. If you say so. I mean, Potter's pretty close to him, I figured you would be too, seeing you and your cousin are fairly close." Georgina said, finally deciding to take the pressure off Rose. She'll come around eventually.
Georgina and Rose looked up to see Albus and Scorpius flying more than ten feet above them. Georgina grinned and waved at the two with only Albus waving back. Rose nodded towards her cousin, making Albus wave a little faster at them. She also observed how Scorpius looked with concern at Georgina, who gave him a mischievous wink, and flew away without Albus. After a few seconds, her cousin followed the blonde towards the Quidditch pitch.
"No, we're not." Rose repeated, giving Georgina a firm disagreeing look.
"Well, I think you two will make great friends," she playfully replied, putting Rose' hair behind her ear, "which reminds me, can you introduce me to your friend, your co-Gryffindor prefect?"
Feeling Georgina's soft fingers against her skin, Rose flinched a little. She was never physically close to anyone other than her family (of course not counting Scorpius). She felt uncomfortable, but at the same time, warm. Georgina smiled so brightly at her, she couldn't find any reason why she should make her stop being friendly and touchy. Rose thought it was about time she opened herself up a little to someone other than Albus. She found herself smiling back.
"Harold Knightley? Sure, I think that could be arranged." Rose stood up, walking towards the Great Hall, "C'mon, I think he's inside."
Georgina believed Scorpius was close to being wrapped around her finger, all thanks to Rose Weasley.
After the practice game between Gryffindor and Slytherin, Albus and Scorpius found themselves left alone at the shower rooms. Albus was still showering (and half singing) when Scorpius finished drying up and ready to leave. But hearing Albus sing and realizing they were the only ones left, he figured he should stay and wait for his mate. He sat on a bench, thinking about the sight of Georgina with Rose. It looked to him, even from a far, that Georgina she was flirting with Rose, but immediately he shook the idea away. Rose wouldn't entertain her if that was her intention. Would she?
"Hey! You didn't have to wait up, you know?"Albus got out of the shower fully naked with a towel drying his hair.
"You should hurry up." Scorpius threw Albus' clothes at him. He smirked at the sight of his friend's disordered pubic hair.
"Why? Where are we going?" Albus placed his clothes at a nearby bench messily, still not putting them on.
"Oh, nowhere really." Scorpius smirked and looked for a trinket to throw at Albus' exposed genitals, aiming to hurt it for revenge of the Slytherin team's loss in the practice game.
Ever since the two got close, they were close to inspirable. Of course, it did bother them what their parents might think afterwards, but they thought to just saving the possible drama for later. They found a good friend in each other, someone to goof around with. But Scorpius felt uneasiness with the recent Rose incident that could possibly turn his new found friend into his worst nightmare. It was obvious how much Albus cared for his dear cousin.
Albus got back inside the showers to get his bathing essentials that he forgot to bring out. Not seeing anything just the right size to throw at Albus' dick, Scorpius just stayed still, waiting for Albus to finish drying up. It took Albus a moment to get back outside, enough to remind Scorpius again of Rose and Georgina. He placed his elbows on his parted knees and tried to figure out what exactly he felt when he saw them. He thought about the feeling being worried for Rose, that she might be corrupted by Georgina's ways, or possibly just annoyance, that Georgina was the who brought the watch back and not him. Why the hell would I feel that way? Impossible. That would make me jealous. I'm not—
"Goodness. I think I've seen that expression on TV. A soap opera scene, maybe." he heard Albus say, interrupting his internal debate. He felt a wet towel thrown on his face. "Your clothes are helping too."
Scorpius looked at his expensive light brown and white plaid shirt neatly tucked in his pair of khaki pants and sighed. He liked clothing himself that way, but it was often teased by his peers, saying it looked too formal. He tapped his feet, which sported its usual black leather shoes, and ran his hand on his soft blonde hair, remembering the feel of a certain girl's soft hair on his cheek. Snapping out of his fantasies, he looked at his friend, who was still practically bare naked.
"I told to get dress already. What's up with you being naked? Is that a new thing now? Practicing for that Gryffindor girl, are we?" Hearing Albus wince made him laugh quietly.
"I don't want to talk about her right now. She's driving me mad." Albus looked indisputably annoyed, gathering his clothes.
"Mad? How? You told me she's a great kisser." Scorpius threw the wet towel on one of the lockers open at his view. "What's the matter then?"
"She's a great kisser, no doubt. A lot of guys are jealous of me. She's just really annoying sometimes. She thinks I like the matching couple things; matching watches, couple rings. It's disgusting." Albus finally put his boxers on and continued, "But don't get me wrong, I like her, she's hot, funny, and smart, but she's too much at times."
"Then break up with her." He looked at his friend's own clothing that was arranged on the bench; a pair of jeans, a plain white shirt, and a pair of running shoes.
"It's not that simple." Albus wanted to shake the subject off, so he quickly asked, "Anyway, where are we going?"
"With those clothes, I guess I meant it when I said nowhere," Albus laughed loudly at this.
"There's a party at the Hufflepuff common room in an hour. I got us in." Scorpius later answered, smirking in amusement how his mate being uncomfortable talking about his almost-perfect girlfriend problem and how he'll be psyched about his news.
"How'd you get us in? Hufflepuff don't allow outside houses partying with them because—"
"They tend to embarrass themselves in front of us. I already know that. So much for being loyal to each other, they don't like outside gossip around Hogwarts about themselves." Scorpius sneered. Albus got himself fully dressed and sat beside Scorpius as he continued, "But since we're prefects, I decided to tell them that if we're not invited, they'll expect a professor crashing in on them."
Albus looked absolutely pleased with Scorpius' efforts. Being out with other people besides his obsessive girlfriend would be a nice break. She was a little too possessive with him at times, but she was a good snog so he really didn't mind. He gave Scorpius a pat at the back for a job well done. Scorpius looked at him oddly, amused at his friend's excitable trait.
"You're a genius. Looks like we've got ourselves one wicked party later tonight." Albus stood up, proud of himself being friends with the Malfoy.
"Well, we should get right on there."
Walking past the Great Hall, Albus saw Georgina with the Ravenclaw prefect, along with the others having their early dinner. Seeing Hugo reminded Albus of Rose, that he needed to talk to her. His Aunt 'Mione's birthday was close and he wanted to ask what they should give her, as they always bought their gift for her together ever since they started first year. At the thought of Rose, Albus also wondered why she was with Georgina at the grounds a few hours before. After they stopped to take a look at the Slytherin girl giggling with Harold Knightley, Albus and Scorpius made their way towards the Hufflepuff common room.
After thirty minutes being inside the Hufflepuff Common Room, Scorpius felt bored and decided to go to the Astronomy Tower to have a smoke. Though he knew he just wanted to see Rose up there, too. He walked out of the front door, examining his pockets if he had any cigarettes, and saw Rose Weasley waiting outside. Delighted at his luck, he walked towards the girl that was standing by a window.
"I see you've got your watch back," he said casually.
"Georgie told me you were the one who told her it was mine," she snapped, looking very annoyed.
Rose waited outside the common room for a few minutes, looking for her cousin. She wanted to see him to talk about their gift to her mom. Borrowing James' map, they saw Albus along with Scorpius and a bunch of other female Hufflepuff students in the Hufflepuff Common Room. But rather than seeing her cousin, she came across Scorpius Malfoy, the last guy she wanted to see. The previous night's encounter was still fresh; she didn't want her subconscious getting the best of her and do something stupid. It looked to her that things aren't going to be easy for her that night. She silently wished for her cousin to appear that second.
"Georgie? So, you two are close now?" he snapped in annoyance. That little manipulative bitch. What did she tell her?
"If you must know; yes, we're getting along just fine. Actually, I happen to like her." Scorpius let out a silent sigh of disbelief. Rose looked at him in confusion.
"Since when? Since she talked to you earlier? That was fast."
"Speak for yourself. Don't tell me that didn't happen to you and Al." Scorpius was about to protest, but Rose stopped him and continued, "And so what? Sometimes, people want to be friends with other people. It happens. It might not happen to you often, so you don't believe it when you see it."
Scorpius stood there in silence for a while, looking at her appearance. She braided her hair back, exposing her face more. He found her freckles being really pretty on her nose and cheeks. Her wet eyes were slightly covered by her silver rectangle-framed glasses. Her slender figured was covered in her bright blue silk night robes, exposing only the end of her black cotton pajama pants. Her lips were thin and pink; he licked his own lips in its display. He blinked slightly, seeing Rose narrow her eyebrows in his silence.
"Don't you think this is a joke, Georgina wanting to be friends with you? You've never been friends with her, why start now?" he said determinedly, though finding it hard to concentrate at their debate.
Hearing Scorpius saying it with much concern (and similarity to her own words to Albus), Rose found herself in a daze. His concern for her made her feel a little pleased, but she immediately brushed the thought off her head. Scorpius kept a strong expression on his face, persuasive of Georgina's friendship not being good-intentioned. But, being in a debate, her instincts of replying a smart retort kicked in.
"What about you? Tell me, what are your intentions with my cousin? Do you really want to be friends with him? Are you genuine?"
"First of all, he was the one insistent of being friends. I was fine with being in a first name basis. Maybe he's the one who wants something from me!"
Rose stopped to assess the sentence. She knew from the start, though she forgot for a while, that Albus wanted to be friends with Scorpius because of their parents' secret. She looked down at her feet, not knowing how to reply to what he said. She had a lot of planned sentences in her head to tell him in reply like "So, you think he needs something from you? Some friend you are." or "You don't think of him as a real friend, do you?" but she couldn't say it out loud, making Scorpius confused of her silence. It didn't take him long to get what the silence meant.
"Tell me, what does he want?" Scorpius asked quietly. He raised his hand slowly towards her, subconsciously attempting to hold her by her wrist.
"Can you please get your hands off me?" she said, feeling vulnerable at the sudden decrease of their bodies' distance from each other.
"I haven't even touched you yet." He whispered breathily, "Tell me."
At that moment, Albus went out and saw Scorpius and Rose staring at each other. He hesitated, but later walked towards the two. Noticing him, Rose took a few steps away from Scorpius and looked, almost glared, at her clueless cousin. It was obvious to Albus that his cousin was disappointed at him for some reason. Albus held her by her shoulders, much to Scorpius' envy, and looked her straight in the eye. Rose didn't break eye contact, lightly licking her drying lips. Rose motioned her head towards her side, wordlessly asking Albus if they could have the conversation alone. Scorpius watched as Albus placed his arm around her, walking away.
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