Louis/Rose

Prompt: Stranger

Stranger

November 4, 2017

Louis watched curiously as his cousin, Rose, walked down the centre of the Great Hall with her arms full of books. For a first year, she was extremely dedicated. Louis couldn't remember even opening his textbooks in his first year, yet Rose was never seen without them. It baffled him a little.

"Oi, Weasley!"

The girl turned her head to see a blonde boy heading towards her. Louis frowned a little; wasn't that the Malfoy boy? He never really paid attention to the politics of his family, but he remembered Uncle Ron threatening Rose to beat that boy at every test possible. Apparently, their family and the Malfoys had a bad history. Only Aunt Hermione and Uncle Harry ever spoke kindly about them.

His confusion deepened when he noticed Rose conversing with the boy. Did she know him? Where they friends? If he knew anything about his family, he knew that Uncle Ron wouldn't be happy with her befriending the Malfoy boy. But Rose never had obeyed orders – she was as stubborn as anything.

Eventually, Rose joined the Gryffindor table and slammed her books down with a heavy thud. Louis took this opportunity to slide down beside her and waggled his eyebrows.

"Who's that, Rosie?" he drawled with a smirk.

He thought he saw her blush, but when she turned to face at him, her face was emotionless.

"I don't know," she replied smoothly.

Louis wasn't impressed. "I know you're lying. You're friends with the Malfoy boy, aren't you?"

She glowered at him and bent closer to him. "I told you," she snarled through gritted teeth. "I don't know who he is. He's a stranger to me."

She was lying through her teeth and Louis enjoyed this torment. He sat back on the bench and fiddled with his wand, tapping it against the edge of the table.

"Why so defensive, Rose? If you don't really know him, you wouldn't mind me asking." He winked at her. "Unless you do know him. That changes things. What would James say if he knew you were friends with a Slytherin.

"Would you shut it?" Rose snapped angrily. "Leave me alone, Louis!"

With a huff, she rose from her seat and stormed out of the Great Hall, muttering a string of curses on her way out. Louis grinned mischievously; if there was one thing he loved, it was stirring up trouble.

A/N: Oh, Louis... you never learn to let it go, do you? This is just a snippet of Rose's future friendship with Scorpius. I am a Rose/Scorpius shipper, but I believe Rose and Scorp had a difficult friendship. In my head cannon, they meet on the train (because Rose decides that she's not going to listen to Ron - which she does a lot.) Her, Albus and Scorp become friends, but because of the way their family will react, they decide to keep it hidden for a while and break it to them slowly. It's a complex friendship, but something I would enjoy exploring one day.

Ages: Louis (15), Rose (11).

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