Rose and Scorpius, A True Love

CHAPTER FOUR

Harley and I sat where we sat the night before at Gryffindor table, Hannah and Sarah siting across from us. The long house table was filled with mountains of beautiful food of all different sorts. Harley and I had just started a discussion about our classes when all the sudden I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around to see those green eyes looking into my sapphire eyes with an odd look. "Hey Rose... I was wondering do you think, I don't know, maybe, if it's alright with you, that we could join you?" Al's eyes looked so pleading that I almost forgot I was mad at him. "Why don't you go sit with your table." I spat out bitterly. Al looked a little taken aback at my words. "Its not my fault I'm in Slytherin you know." Albus said quietly. At those words I looked up at my cousin who I loved dearly, he was right it isn't his fault he's a Slytherin. So why am I punishing him for it? "Your- your right Al, yea you can sit with us." With those words Albus beamed at me. Albus sat right next to me, and at that I felt a warm feeling in my stomach but it went away as fast as it came, Scorpius Malfoy took an empty seat directly in front of Albus. "Oh, I hope you don't mind, Scorp is going to join us." Al said as he glanced at the horror on my face. "Why doesn't he sit at the Slytherin table? He's the one who said Gryffindors are egotistical jerks!!!" I had said that a bit louder then I meant to, because any Gryffindor in ear shot turned there heads in our direction and once they noticed Scorpius their eyes narrowed to slits. Scorpius shrank a little under their glares. "Al, I think I changed my mind, maybe I should go back to the Slytherin table." Scorpius said barley above a whisper. "What? No! Just ignore them." Albus said trying to comfort Scorpius. What the hell? Why do they even need to sit here? I looked at my plate of food and started to pick at it. Finally curiosity got the better of me. "Al, not that I'm not happy your here, but why ARNT you at your table?" Albus glanced at Scorpius, then back at me, then back at his plate. "Well, they treat me weird over there, as if I was a spawn of a frog or something. I don't think the grandchildren of death eaters are too happy with my dad, and so they take it out on me. At least over here I have family who won't judge me too harshly." Albus said as he picked at his plate. I was a little shocked at his answer. You would think the Slytherins would be happy to have the famous Harry potters son, but I guess not."Oh..." Was all I could say. I glanced at Harley, Sarah, and Hannah, who where listening in on our conversation. I was a little shocked when Harley looked at Albus and smiled and said in a warm voice, "You will Always be welcomed here Al." Albus smiled and gave her a weird look I can't describe. But then I remembered the 'rodent' was still here. "But that doesn't explain why HE is here." I said looking directly at Malfoy. Albus went into total defensive mode. "He should have every right to be here like me! The Slytherins don't exactly treat him like royalty you know!" Scorpius drew his nose in the air and said with a waft of superiority, "You do not need to defend me Al, I can answer her question." Then Malfoy look right into my eyes, silver and sapphire. "For your information Weasley, I am here on Al's behalf, he wanted a friend here so I came. Also, not that it's any of your business, but I'm not exactly welcomed with open arms because I am close friends with a "Potter", everyone was picking on him and I stood up for him. After that people treat me like they treat him. So Albus suggested we should go over here and hang out with you people. Any more questions?" He said raising an eyebrow. "No..." I said quietly. As much as I hate him, he stood up for Albus, which gives him some points I guess. "Good." And with those words Scorpius began to eat. The air seemed colder around us, and everyone was a little stiff and awkwardly quiet. But remember how I mentioned hell breaking loose? Yea just wait. We were all eating in silence when Hannah, who was siting next to Scorpius, reached across Scorpius's plate trying to reach the rolls, when she accidentally knocked over his goblet causing his pumpkin juice to spill in his food and lap. Scorpius and Hannah gasped. "I'm so sorry!" Hannah was saying while Scorpius jumped out of his seat. "You- you!" Scorpius was at a lost for words. "You filthy little mudblood!" Even Albus was shocked at his words. We were all gaping at Malfoy while he used a napkin to clean off his pants. I looked at Hannah to see a tear drop down from her eyes. I can believe he would say such a thing! To such a nice girl? And then it was at that moment I messed up. I grabbed a handful of my mash potatoes and flung it at Malfoy. It hit him square in the face. People all around us started to laugh, but I wasn't. I was angry, and I knew my face was red. "How dare you! What gives you the right to say such things anyway!? Because you dad was a death eater?! Is that it!? Because HE was horrible, YOU need to suck as a human being too!?" Malfoy was gaping at me, mouth wide open while potatoes slid down the side of his face. But I think the comment about his dad woke him up. "What did you say?" His pale skin started to grow pink. He looked a little menacing. The Great Hall was still giggling at Malfoy but they where in absolute hysterics when ever he threw I huge spoonful of chocolate pudding into my red hair. "What gives YOU the right to say things about my father!?" He yelled. I snapped, I grabbed one of the cakes sitting in front of Albus, who looked completely shocked at his two best friends, and chucked it at Malfoys perfect blonde hair. But he dived on to the floor, making me miss, and hit a Ravenclaw girl instead. The Ravenclaw stood up, completely red faced. "Excuse you!" She grabbed a bowl of peas and threw them at me, I ducked, and she hit Harley instead. At that I laughed a little, because Harley yelled out "FOOD FIGHT!!!" And the entire great hall became a war zone. I ducked under the table and peered out into the swarm of students to see what was happening. Even Hagrid had joined in, throwing slops of gravey at Slytherins. I laughed as I saw Malfoy trying to run, but instead slipped on the food covered floor and fall on his bum. "ENOUGH!!!!!!!" Everyone froze. Headmistress Mcgonagall had sent sparks up in the air from her wand, and was standing in front of the staff table. She looked so angry I never thought I would leave my hiding place under the table. "WHO IS MERLINS NAME! STARTED THIS MESS!!?" The only people who where not pointing at me and Malfoy was Al, Harley, Sarah, and Hannah. Even my family was pointing at us. But I was pleased to see most where pointing at Malfoy. "WEASLEY! MALFOY! TO MY OFFICE, NOW!" Then my family started to try and help. "She was provoked!" "It was Malfoy!" "It's not her fault!" They where all protesting. "SILENCE!" Everyone grew silent again. "50 points will be taken from each house, for your foolish behavior." No one said anything. "50 MORE points will be taken from Gryffindor and Slytherin each for their foolish house members!" I'm positive I will never make friends again. Mcgonagall started to walk at a fast pace out of the Great Hall, Malfoy and I in here wake. Both Malfoy and I where quiet the entire trip. I'm pretty sure we were thinking the same thing right now. How bad we just messed up. Only the first day of school, and we lost 100 points for our House! How stupid could we get?" We arrived at a large stone gargoyal who said "password?" And the headmistress said "Albus Dumbledore" Merlin, we're going to be expelled! I know it! What will my parents say? "Sit." Mcgonagall pointed at the two chairs in front of her desk. We obeyed. "I don't want to here about why this happened, I don't care about any excuses you have, there is nothing you can say to justify what you have done. You will each receive a month of detention." We both breathed out at the same time. We haven't been expelled! "Yes ma'am." We said in unison. "Now, get to bed both of you. If I find out you have been fighting again you will both be punished much more harshly."  Malfoy and I stood up and walked out of the office. We didn't say a word till we were about to go in different directions. "This is your fault you know." Malfoy said bitterly. I didn't even get mad this time. I simply looked at him with mystified eyes and said, "Think what you want Malfoy, but just remember, I'm the one who stood up for my friend. Just like you stood up for Al." And with that, I turned around and started to walk to my common room, not before I caught the shocked look on Malfoys face though. It was this moment on, I decided to live up to what my father desired. I will beat Malfoy in every test we have, I will make him regret ever ruining my perfect record. He was going to pay for the rest of his life.