It's like whenever something good happens to me, Malfoy always appears out of nowhere to ruin it in some way or the other.
If you haven't still realised, Malfoy and I aren't exactly the best of friends. I bother to tolerate him only for the sake of my cousin Albus.
Albus and Scorpius hit it off the moment they met each other, don't ask me why, I curse the stars for that day.
* Flashback*
It was on the Hogwarts Express that they first met each other, Al and I were walking down the aisle when he suddenly bumped into someone. I was walking behind Al, trying to balance my trunk, robes and wand, all at the same time, when he suddenly stopped I had to put all my effort in trying not to let my stuff crash to the floor. But alas, everything went crashing down and I, thanks to my zero sense of balance, went crashing down with them. It was a sight to behold.
My hair was all over the place, I was sprawled across the aisle surrounded by all my things, trying desperately to hide my burning face behind my trunk. I think I just laid there for a couple of minutes before two pairs of hands lifted me up. Of course one person was Al and guess who the other person was? That's right, Scorpius bloody Malfoy.
All I could see was a mop of platinum blond hair. They lifted me up and it took me a second to regain my balance. And that's when I got a clear look at him. Typical Malfoy.
Platinum blond hair, pale skin, way too expensive clothes, stormy grey eyes and of course, the I-own-the-world smirk. He was making a valiant effort to not burst out laughing right then, but the same couldn't be said for my lovely cousin.
The second I was fine, he burst out laughing and that set Malfoy off. They laughed for what felt like eternity, while I stood there with my arms tightly crossed, silently seething.
Both of them were red faced when they were done laughing and they atleast had the courtesy to apologise.
"I am so sorry Rosie, it was all in good humour. I swear", said Albus.
"Yeah Weasley, I guess we shouldn't have laughed, I apologise", said Malfoy.
I sighed and after threatening to kill them if it ever happened again, I forgave them.
We were just standing there looking at each other, yes , it was a tad bit awkward to say the least.
"I guess introductions are in order, hey, I am Scorpius Malfoy and of course I know who you guys are, everyone in the wizarding world knows who you guys are", he said with a huge grin.
"Uhuh, yeah, that's true, but just for the sake of formality, I am Albus Potter and this is the lovely Rose Weasley, we're cousins", laughed Al. Malfoy shook our hands.
The both of them became friends immediately, even though they were expected to be enemies by everybody, they hit it off and proved everyone wrong. I, on the other hand had a little difficulty. You see, after our initial introductions we managed to get a compartment to ourselves and we sat down and Al and Malfoy started talking about, sigh, Quidditch. Already. Don't get me wrong, I love the sport, I am quite good at it too, it's just that I don't obsess over it.
So I was just sitting there when Malfoy turned to me and asked me which team I rooted for.
"Um, Chudley Cannons and The Holyhead Harpies", I said.
He laughed, "How typical. Ron Weasley's daughter. Of course you like the Chudley Cannons".
"It's not because of my Father you toerag, believe it or not, they are a decent team".
"Yes, but the thing is Weasley, they aren't decent enough".
Al obviously took his side because Albus absolutely loathed the Chudley Cannons. And that was the first time that I felt left out. Sadly, it wasn't the only time.
I left them together in that compartment claiming to want to spend time with James. And then i went in search of James, James is my confidante, my hero and of course according to him, my knight in shining armour. We were very close.
When I came back, Al and Malfoy were sitting just where I'd left them laughing about something. Al hadn't even come to look for me.
That's when I started hating Malfoy for stealing my best friend.
* End of flashback*
I know that it was very immature of me to blame Malfoy for something so stupid. I guess I regret it a bit now. Maybe we could have been really good friends, like him and Al if it wasn't for my immature behaviour.
After that day in the train I started leaving the both of them together and I slowly started losing my best friend. Al of course had no clue what had happened, he tried his best to make Malfoy and I talk but I always snapped at him about something or the other and he never took it calmly, he'd snap right back at me and that's how our "rivalry" started.
I'd never felt more alone. It was my first year in Hogwarts. It was supposed to be splendid. But thanks to Malfoy it wasn't. Not even close.
He'd mock my hair, my freckles, my "nerdy" behaviour, my incessant need to get everything right in every class. I couldn't exactly blame him though, it was always me who started a fight. But I am not going to be admitting that to anyone, anytime soon.
I had a hard time in my first year.
But second year was much better. It was border line amazing actually. In my second year, I got to know Jennifer Longbottom. She was my dorm mate the previous year but we never really spoke much. We became really close in our second year and were soon inseparable. Jenny and I are family friends; she has an older brother, in James' year, Liam Longbottom who was adorable. Yes, I had a crush on him and it disgusted Jenny. But since I was only a stupid twelve year old, I just used to giggle about it and let it go.
During our second year, I made another best friend. Alex Finnigan. Our fathers had been dorm mates, apparently. Alex was and is a lot of fun. He was sweet, incredibly funny and always in a good mood. I adored him.
For the next four years, the three of us, Jenny, Alex and I were the best of friends. They were my life, they made up for my horrible first year and I loved the both of them with all my heart.
Albus was around of course. He still was my best mate but he also had Malfoy and I had Alex and Jenny.
James was a sweetheart, throughout. He was the perfect older brother, all my years in Hogwarts. He could get a tad over protective but without him, I wouldn't be where I am right now.
The years flew by, just like that.
With a lot of laughing, studying, having immeasurable amounts of fun, sneaking out, and of course a lot of bickering (courtesy, Malfoy and I).
Our friends and family grew sick of us.
I also dated Liam in my sixth year, much to the chagrin of James (Liam's best mate) and Jenny. But that's a story for another day.