GIRLism

I don't own anything in the HPverse except for this plot, everything else is all JKR

Chapter 3:

Can you believe I still have to do patrols after detention?

This is so going to go on my permanent record and mess up my chances at becoming head girl next year.

"The whole point of doing patrols as a pair is so that you do them together. No going solo tonight" head girl Beverly Wilts said with a frown.

Ugh, such a party pooper. And why did she insist on pairing me with Scorpius? With all the rumors going around about the two of us, yes two weeks later and there are still rumors about us, you'd think she'd want to separate us. What a cow! How did she ever make head girl?

Scorpius and I patrolled the first three floors in silence. It was boring. I swore I was going to fall asleep. I wonder if it's possible to consciously sleep walk.

We didn't run into anyone else until the fourth floor. Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain O'Donnell was making out with a fifth year Hufflepuff in a broom cupboard. I took off ten points each and then shooed them off.

"You're only supposed to take off five points for being out past curfew" Scorpius commented.

"They're not from your house, don't complain" I said.

"I'm not complaining" he replied. "Do you take off ten from Gryffindor?"

I scoffed. "No."

"You're supposed to be biased, that's the whole point of being a prefect."

"I didn't say I didn't punish them, I just don't take points. Like once I caught Emma Thicke snogging Brian Fields in an empty classroom and I made her write lines. It was something on the line of 'I must not snog ugly tossers in the empty Charms classroom'. He was a Ravenclaw so I docked points from them."

Scorpius snickered. "Seriously?"

"She's the one who started that rumor that I have an extra toe, I don't by the way. I only have ten toes, I can show you. She's lucky I only made her write lines. The fact that they got posted on the Gryffindor Message Board was all coincidence."

"Girls are evil" Scorpius grinned.

"You should know, you dated Satan's spawn" I countered.

Scorpius frowned. "She's not that bad."

"You're right, she's worse."

We headed up to the fifth floor.

It went back to being silent. But now that I got him talking I wanted answers.

"So why'd you break up with her if you didn't think she was evil incarnate?"

"I didn't break up with her, she broke up with me" he replied.

I checked a couple of cupboards to find them all empty.

"So why'd she break up with you? According to the rumors it's because we had a hot passionate summer affair. But I know that's not true. You're the only person who knows what really happened."

"We got snoggers." Scorpius opened the door to the Arithmancy class. "Sawyer, Banks it's past curfew. Get to your dorms. Five points from both of your houses."

"Ten!" I said. "Ten points each. Don't slack Scorpius."

"Rose, Scorpius, what are you two doing out past curfew together?" Sawyer said. I had no idea what her first name was but unless she wanted detention I'd advise she hurry back to her room.

"Patrols. We're prefects. Ask another question and I'll dock more points."

"No need to get power crazy" she said fluffing up her brown hair. "I just figured the two of you would want to get an empty classroom of your own."

"Twenty points. Do you want a detention as well?"

Sawyer huffed, but then left to the Ravenclaw tower dragging Banks with her.

"So snappy" I muttered.

"You know, most people are under the impression that you're nice" Scorpius said.

I shrugged. "I never told anyone to assume that I'm nice. You know what they say about people who make assumptions."

Scorpius nodded.

"So are you going to tell me why Pureblood Barbie dumped you? Or am I going to have to get it out of Albus?"

"Al isn't going to tell you."

"I've know Al since he was born. I have pictures of him naked in a bath tub as a toddler. He'd tell me anything I'd want to know unless he wants those pictures send in to Witch Weekly."

"You're cruel."

"I'm a girl, we're evil. I thought we already discussed this. You're a guy you're trying to avoid the subject."

"Avoiding is a guy thing?"

"Yes. Well it's more of a snake thing. Us lions being brave and all, we have no problem with saying what we want, consequences be dammed. It's the reason why I'm still serving detention. Can you believe Thomas wrote my parents because I called her a bitch?"

"Yes, Professor Thomas is nice. Why would you call her a bitch?"

"She was acting like one. And I'm doing a month's worth of detention. If Charms wasn't necessary to become a mediwitch I would have dropped that class already. I don't know what it is, but Thomas has it out for me."

"She's not that bad. Better than Professor Moon."

"You don't like your head of house? For a snake he's not so bad. He doesn't show favoritism."

"He lost her father to the dementors during the war, so he has it out for sons of former death eaters."

"Oh" was all I could say. I knew it was hard for Scorpius his first couple of years at school. I think that's why he and Al bonded. Neither one of them wanted to live under their father's shadow.

"Well he's obviously an arse. I can call him one to his face the next time I see him" I said.

"You don't have to do that"

I shrugged. "I'm his favorite student, I doubt he'd give me detention."

The fifth floor was clear so we headed up to the sixth.

"Don't think I haven't forgotten how much you're avoiding my original question."

Scorpius looked sheepish and seemed reluctant to answer. Was it that bad? It made me want to know even more. Finally he replied "Okay, how about I tell you when we finish patrols."

"Deal, don't think I'm going to forget, because I won't."

"Okay."

The sixth floor took longer to clear because there were so many randy teens about, including my little brother.

"Hugo Ronald Weasley, what do you think you're doing?" I asked as I opened a broom cupboard to find him with his hand up some girl's shirt.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" he replied.

"It looks like your snogging a slag, you should be careful you might catch something. Everyone knows how much Amy McLaggen gets around."

Amy gasped all affronted.

"Head on back to the Gryffindor tower both of you before you catch something."

"You are such a kill joy" Hugo said.

"Be happy I'm not making you do lines."

"Ten points from Gryfindor" Scorpius added. I punched him in the shoulder for that.

Once they were clearly gone Scorpius turned to me. "You weren't going to take points from your own house?"

I smiled evilly. "Of course not, if I write home and tell mum that I caught Hugo feeling up a slaggy girl in a broom cupboard she would've given him the sex talk. I'd be able to embarrass him for years. It's going to be so awesome. I wonder if mum'll be mad if I take a picture."

"I'm glad I don't have any siblings" Scorpius muttered.

"I tried to sell Hugo, multiple times. No one wanted to buy him."

Scorpius snickered.

Half an hour later we finished patrols. We were heading down to the Gryffindor common room. I told him he didn't have to walk me back but he was being all gentlemanly. He still had yet to answer my question so I hope he didn't think I forgot. My memory can be quite impressive when it comes to getting answers I want.

"So" I said.

"So" he said.

We both stood there like two awkward first years. "Are you really not going to tell me?"

"It's embarrassing."

Ha, I'll tell him about embarrassing. "Embarrassing is when I went swimming in the great lake and the giant squid thought it would be a good idea to bite the string of my bikini and my top came off. I'm sure it wasn't as bad as that."

"I remember that."

"So do I, it's one of the things I wish everyone would forget." Seriously. That happened last year, it was my first ever bikini and I haven't been able to wear one every since.

"So on that first morning of class Mel slipped into my bed to wake me up. She was completely naked and making out with me. I was still kind of half sleep and I kind of sort of calledherbyyourname"

"Huh? I'm sorry. I didn't catch that last bit" I said. "I heard she snuck into your bed naked obviously not carrying if any of the other guys saw her. But then what?"

"Then I called her Rose."

I froze, my heart beating faster, I'm sure I misheard, or misunderstood.

"Um, why?"

"I was still half sleep."

"And you were dreaming about roses?" It's not unusual for a guy to dream about flowers is it?

He face palmed. I had seriously never seen anyone do that before.

"I was dreaming about you silly."

"Oh" I replied. What do I say? What do I say? Come on think Rose! "Look there's the fat lady, I have to go."

"Rose!"

"See you around, maybe" I called. I think Scorpius swore but I was too busy trying to flee to pay any attention.

"Flobberworms" I all but shouted at the fat lady. She swung open and I quickly went inside of the common room.

He called her my name while his girlfriend was all naked and willing on top of him. I guess that explains a lot. If I were her, I would've slapped me too. Of course I would've slapped him first.

Crap how was I supposed to sleep with this in my mind? I should have never asked. Dammit, he should have lied.