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A/N – So this one's a bit more angsty. It's a Scorpius-centric one. But, have no fear – it ends happily… It isn't as centered around the color theme as the Rose Chapter was. The color mainly stands for the house, and what the house symbolizes. The theme for this oneshot is more about the Malfoy name. (Ramble-mode on!)
And, (yes, I have the attention span of a squirrel) I totally forgot to mention this in the last chapter, but if you guys have any suggestions, for colors or people (or both), feel free to shoot me a review, or send me a PM. ;)

This Chapter Is Dedicated To RedCloakedMaiden And Loligo7867 Who Reviewed This Story,

And Kris 77 And Bri P. Who Alerted It (Along With Loligo7867).

Thanks!

Chapter Two:

Malfoy Green

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Scorpius Malfoy is an absolute shoe-in for Slytherin. Or, that's what people say. If someone like Gregory Goyle and his demonic son, Vincent, even count as proper people. Although, come to think of it, he isn't entirely sure that Aurelia Zabini, who is nowhere near as pretty as her name suggests, and her mother, Pansy, are entirely human, either…

His last name is Malfoy. That is the excuse people have to hate him. That is the reason, until the age of eleven, why Scorpius thinks none of the children in the neighborhood will play with him; why none of the shopkeepers in Diagon Alley will smile at him; why the only people who will speak to him are the horribly formal former-friends of his father. It's no secret that Scorpius has had a lonely childhood…

And it is all because of his last name….

-x-X-x-

He is five when he first starts suspecting there is something wrong. He starts to notice the cold glares heading his way, the hateful stares pointed towards his family. He begins to associate it with his last name. He notices the change in behavior when he tells people his full name.

When he turns six, and his mother sends him to day school, he tells the children only that his name is Scorpius. He leaves out the Malfoy. However, after months and months of hasty warnings against coming to his house, stuttered and inaudible mutterings about his last name, and a rather noticeable lack of parents to pick him after school each afternoon, suspicion starts to grow amongst his peers.

He is seven when some of his friends follow him to his house after school. He is heartbroken when they abruptly stop speaking to him after spotting the words "MALFOY MANOR" engraved upon the gates. His sobbing mother takes him out of the school just a week after the incident, using her Ravenclaw mindset to tutor him each day.

He doesn't go back to proper school until he is ten. There, he tells the children in his class that his name is Scorpius Greengrass. The others see nothing odd in this, being too young to know, or care, about the marriage of Astoria Greengrass to Draco Malfoy. His parents are none the wiser, and he uses his mother's last name for nearly a year, until he overhears a conversation between his mum and dad.

"He's ashamed of me, Tori," his father croaks. His head is buried in his wife's chest.

"He is no such thing, Draco," his mum responds reproachfully, stroking her husband's pale blonde hair. "But he's bound to have noticed the reactions people give sometimes. Scorpius is an intelligent child."

"And it's all my fault. I told you we shouldn't have brought a child into this world. What have I created for him? Hatred? Misery? Loneliness? All he has is a father he's ashamed of, and a last name to cause him even more pain."

"Stop it, Draco!" Astoria commands sharply. "Stop it! Scorpius isn't ashamed of you. It's other people who are ashamed of you. People who don't know how wonderful you are. So what if other people judge you? Scorpius has an amazing, sweet, caring father, and he's grateful. He loves you more than you can possibly imagine."

Tears well up in his eyes at his mother's words as he realises how untrue her statement is. He hasn't been grateful. He's been a selfish, heartless prick. As a single tear splashes down into his clenched fist, he makes a vow, then and there, not to care anymore…

-x-X-x-

It is when he comes to Hogwarts that things change. For him, at least. The majority of the Wizarding population still considers him pureblooded scum. Through years of suspicious glances, heated glares, and fervent, frequent whispers, he holds his head high, a trait unbeknownst to him in his earlier years.

He throws them all off on the very first day, when the Sorting Hat screams "RAVENCLAW" from its perch on Scorpius' head. He can't help but grin as he sees she shocked glances of the Slytherins on the other side of the room; Aurelia and Vincent, especially. He assumes he won't have any friends for a while, judging by their stony looks through dinner.

However, as he has a chat with a certain Rose Weasley at the Ravenclaw table, he realises how similar they are. Two people, unexpectedly sorted into houses apart from those others believed they would be placed in. Both with last names that held a reputation that preceded their own. A pair who needed to make their own name.

And make his own name he does. From the first class of the day, Scorpius makes an impact on the students of Hogwarts. Even in a class like Herbology (where Scorpius finds out, rather guiltily, that Professor Longbottom was teased mercilessly by his father) he manages to excel, using the knowledge found in his precious textbooks, which he pored over the day he bought them.

Scorpius devotes much of his free time to studying, thus receiving some of the highest marks in the class. He often ties with Rose Weasley for highest marks, and although there is always a mindset to do better, there is never any fierce competition between the two. Seeing as they are in all the same classes, they can often be seen sitting together in the library, scribbling away quietly at their various homework assignments.

Scorpius knows he has found a friend in Rose from the first day, at the Ravenclaw table, after their unexpected Sorting. When they both make the Ravenclaw team, both as Chasers, their friendship grows even stronger.

By the time they are in their third year, they are inseparable. Through Rose, Scorpius soon grows closer to Albus Potter, whom everybody refers to as Al.

By their fourth year, teachers and students refer to the three as the new Golden Trio. Some even go as far as to call them the Bronze Trio (when asked for the logic behind this reasoning, the aforementioned students reply that Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger made up the Golden Trio , while the Silver Trio consisted of Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Ginny Weasley. Thus… The Bronze Trio…)

Sixth year, however, brings a new challenge to the trio – relationships… When Al sneaks away with Alice Longbottom in the evenings, Rose and Scorpius are left alone. For a few months, Rose goes out with Michael Wood, a Gryffindor seventh-year, and the monster inside Scorpius positively growls when he sees the slimeball wrap his arms around her waist. It is even worse when he comes across them snogging in a corridor on his way to Charms. However, he gets his revenge when he sends vicious canaries after Wood a month later. Rose doesn't speak to him for ages after that.

The horrid monster in his chest finally settles down during Christmas of their seventh year when they find themselves stuck under an enchanted mistletoe. Rose's voice echoes through the Burrow as she curses Fred and James, who have inevitably set up the devious, magical plant. They edge closer slowly, intending to press their lips together for a millisecond, but the moment they touch, something sparks, and they can't let go. They end up snogging against a wall for half an hour, until Rose's father comes upon them, and nearly bursts a blood vessel.

The two are both embarrassed after the scene, Rose especially. But, as they wait in the hospital for Ron to regain consciousness, something happens inside Scorpius, and without thinking twice, he walks right up to her, and asks her, in one quick breath, "Willyougooutwithme?" It takes a few tries for the message to get across, but after a lot of blushing, quite a bit of stammering, and a quick translation from Al ("Will you go out with this whipped pansy? He's about to piss himself."), Rose finally gives in. Ron nearly has another episode when they tell him that night. But they don't care anymore. They are Hogwarts' Golden Couple…

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Rose and Scorpius have their wedding two years later. And as Scorpius slides an elegant diamond ring onto her slender finger, he has an epiphany.

Being a Malfoy doesn't matter now…

Because she's one now, too…

Next Chapter: White Imperfections

(...anybody who figures out which character the next chapter is about gets e-cookies!)

Another chapter done! I worked really hard on this one… I wrote for about three hours straight, as you can tell by the chapter length. It was nearly 1400 words (just the story, not including my irritating A/N's).

I also want to add one thing about this. This story is a series of oneshots, so don't think of them as continuous chapters. They really have nothing to do with each other. Sometimes, if in a oneshot, I mention something that was in another oneshot, I'll mention at the top "WARNING: Reference To _). But these are more or less set in different mental worlds…

Anywayyyy… Thanks for reading! Please review! Although I'm not one of those people who won't update if there are no reviews, I still enjoy reading your thoughts and concrit.

Feel free to send in suggestions!

~Peace, Love, And Harry Potter~