Ever since Rose had started school, her father had told her that Scorpius Malfoy was trouble. And, to be honest, before she met him, she believed it. Her father had never warned her about staying away from anyone, and since he finally had at age 11, she knew he had to be absouletly horrid. But, when she had boared the Hogwarts Express with Albus for her first visit to Hogwarts, and they were forced to sit with Scorpius because of lack of seats, Rose realized he wasn't that bad. She thought that he was actually, a good friend. But Rose was scared. To tell her father, and to get the response...

'Hey, Scorp,' I said as I jumped into the 좌석 다음 to him. I ignored the glares from the Slytherins. Sure, I was a Gryffindor. A Weasley at that. But I had been sitting 다음 to Scorp for years. 'Huh? Oh, hi, Rose.' Scorpius looked nervous, not like his usual self. 'Scorp, what's up? 당신 can tell me anything. We're best friends, remember?' The blond boy groaned at the word 'friends' and replied:'It's just uh...schoolwork. Professor Longbottom is 로딩 me with homework.' 'Uh huh,' I said, disbelieving. I let the subject drop, though, because he seemed so out of it.

After dinner, Scorp asked...

(Rose's POV)

"Welcome first years! Its time to get sorted!"Said Professor Mcgonagall in her sharp voice. Rose was so nervous! Would she be in ravenclaw, hufflepuff, Gryffindor? Definitely not slytherin it was just impossible with the family she was from.

She was looking around at the first years when a blonde hair boy caught her eye. She recognized him from the train station. Daddy had said "don't talk to him, rosie, infact don't even look at him". She didn't understand why though, he looked okay. While she was thinking about that she didn't notice him turn around and look at her, he was smiling...