Chapter Four: TAKING A GLANCE
It was the next day and Rose was entering her Defense Against the Dark Arts class and she went to sit at desk and put her things away. As she looked up she couldn't help noticing that Scorpius Malfoy was looking at her. He looked deep in thought and Rose knew that he was thinking something about her. Once Scorpius noticed that she was also looking at him he turned away and stated talking to Cole Montague who sat next to him in class.
"What ya' staring at Scorpius Malfoy for?"
Once again an un-expecting voice startled Rose. She jumped and knocked over her books and quill ink onto the floor. The loud noise of her things falling made Scorpius look up. She took a glance at him and thought he had a concerned look on his face, but before she could take a good look at him he already had turned his head away. As she picked up her things off the floor she found that it was her cousin Albus who gave her a fright.
"Oh. Hi Al," Rose said hoping that Albus won't remember the question that he just asked her.
"Hey Rosie," Albus said as he sat down next to her. "So what were you looking at Malfoy for?"
"Oh, I wasn't really. I was just thinking about today's class that's all and he just happened to be in my line of sight." Rose rarely lied to Albus, after all he was her best friend; but somehow she didn't think Albus would like the idea of her running into Malfoy after hours, even if nothing happened.
"Okay. Quiet down class. We are going to begin"
Rose was relieved to hear the Professor interrupt their conversation. She didn't want to have to talk or even think about Scorpius. As Rose took her seat next to Ravenclaw David Boot and Albus to his girlfriend Alice, Rose believed that Albus believed her lie. She took another glimpse at Scorpius with a look of speculation on her face as she grabbed the necklace hidden under her shirt. Unaware to her that Albus was watching her with suspicion.
During class the students found out that they were going to practice one-on-one dueling so they could practice protecting themselves. Usually the students were able to choose their partners, but in today's class they were going to practice on a student of the teacher's choice. The Professor said it would be good for them to practice on someone new. He one-by-one gave the students their dueling partners he finally got to Rose. All through class Rose kept on taking small glances at Scorpius and she couldn't help thinking that he was doing it to her as well.
"Rose Weasley..."
Hearing her name seemed to get her out of one of her many glances to Scorpius. She looked up at her Professor who seemed to have a large grin on his face. Seeing his grin made Rose wonder if he saw her looking at Scorpius, but his next response seemed to answer that.
"...You will be partnered with, Scorpius Malfoy."
There was some laughter among the Slytherin students and some quiet chatter among the others. A Weasley and a Malfoy, everyone knew how their families felt about one another, not to mention that Albus and Scorpius were always at each other throats. Like fathers like sons Rose guessed. This was not going to turn out well.