Fanfiction: Rose and Scorpius
This is my account of how I believe Rose and Scorpius found their feelings for each other.
I Do Not own any of the characters in this story
J.K Rowling owns these characters

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It was common knowledge around Hogwart's School that the Weasley's and the Potter's don't get along with the Malfoy's: well, one particular Malfoy. They mostly ignored each other, although the feud between their parents was somewhat resolved, there was irritation and sometimes jealousy that got in the way of a mutual friendship. If any of the Potters was in detention, it was classified as a regular occurrence.

They just couldn't help but duel or argue with Scorpius if they were in the same corridor. However the quarrels were more common between Rose and Scorpius. Being the same age, they clashed heads a lot more than the other Potters and Hugo Weasley. They were clever, stubborn and competitive. This battle for the top of the class started in their first year.

So there they are, in their sixth year, still competing for the top prize. Both Rose and Scorpius continued to go out of their way to annoy each other, although Scorpius seemed to succeed better in this category than Rose. He would just have to appear in her line of vision and she would huff and scowl in his direction. Plus, he was in all of her classes. She just couldn't get away from him.

Overall, today was just not Rose's day. She was the example of exemplary behaviour, the best out her cousins and her brother, but that was not the problem. The problem was Scorpius.

'As it always is,' Albus Potter sighs, when she would complain to him.

Rose could tell that he was bored of hearing how bad Scorpius was. He reminded her constantly that he was in all of their classes and knew perfectly well what Scorpius was capable of.

Anyway this day was particularly a rough one. Rose has managed to receive detention that Scorpius framed her for. This was the absolute final straw for Rose. She vowed to herself that the next time she saw Scorpius Malfoy he would have his face rearranged. She got her chance after serving her detention.

Turning the corridor, she noticed him laughing with his Slytherin friends. Believing that they were laughing at her misfortune, Rose turned scarlet with rage and stormed over to them. At this point, Rose didn't care if she got a hundred more detentions, she only cared that Scorpius got what he deserved.

He turned around just as she was a few feet away. He blinked in surprise seeing she was heading straight for his group, making Rose doubt her purpose for a second. That doubt was erased when his all-to-familiar crooked smile flashed across his face.

'Can I talk to you?' she snarled in his face. The students walking past stared at her in disbelief. Rose Weasley never talked to Scorpius Malfoy, let alone marched up to him personally.

Scorpius watched the other students who had started to slow down to eavesdrop and scowled in their direction. They quickened their pace as Rose looked at Scorpius, surprised. He saw her reaction, going back to sneering at her.

Rose could hear his friends taunt her with, 'oohh…', 'look out Scorpius, the weasel is here,' 'she looks even uglier up close'.

Rose just smiled sarcastically at them. She knew that she could easily pull out her wand and hex all of them before they had time to blink, but she was saving it all for Scorpius.

Scorpius knew what she was thinking, and raised an eyebrow as if to stay, 'you can try'.

'So are you going to talk or not?' Rose snapped, her patience wearing thin.

They stared each other until Scorpius said with a shrug. 'Sure, Weasel. I was starting to get bored anyway.'

She turned on her heel and walked down the corridor, not waiting for Scorpius to catch up. She heard his friends whispering their surprise and concern behind her back. She reached an empty corridor, turning to see where he was. Scorpius was trailing leisurely, looking quickly out of the window when she caught his eye. Was he staring at her?

No way Rose, she thought, what on earth are you going to think of next? Besides, he is gross.

When he was a few feet away, Rose took a few strides, grabbed him by the collar of his uniform and slammed him with as much strength as she could muster against the stone wall.

'Hey what –' he yelped before Rose cut across him.

'How dare you, Malfoy! Why did you do that for?' she yelled at him, not caring that she probably had ugly red blotches on her cheeks.

He smirked down at her, his arrogance returning, making her anger seethe white hot. 'Oh ... are you referring to your little trip to detention?'

'Of course I am! What else did you think I wanted to talk to you about?'

'Well, I was wondering whether you were going to ask me out yet or not,' he said shrugging, that crooked smile on his face once more.

Rose nearly hexed him right there. 'Me? Ask you out?' Rose spluttered, before regaining her composure. 'That's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Like I would ever want to go out with slime like you.'

Something flashed across Scorpius' eyes. But before Rose could register what it was, his face went back to that almost bored, mischievous look.

'Don't worry too much, Weasel. Nearly everyone in your family has received detention. It is almost like tradition for you to be there. You should be thanking me.'

'Thank you?' Rose repeated shrilly. 'You framed me. You made it look like I did that, you arrogant, backstabbing –'

'Tsk, tsk, tsk. Now, now Weasley ... Are you really cursing? This must be a first,' he muttered, sneering.

Rose was ready to punch him in the face. A few students had crept back along the corridor, watching with bright interest as her and Scorpius bickered. Instead of hexing all of the bystanders, she resolved to shove Scorpius into the closest abandoned classroom, which was conveniently right beside where they were.

When they were inside and no student was in sight, Rose rounded back to him.

'The fact of the issue is that you cheated. You cheated, and then decided to frame me in some sick little joke you concocted up and got me in detention. I want you to go back and tell the professor it was you that cheated and not me!'

Scorpius snorted. 'Like I would do anything a Weasel wanted.'

Rose yelled out in frustration as Scorpius laughed, looking around the room. His face turned from delight to confusion. 'I didn't know that there was a classroom on this corridor?'

'Stop trying to change the subject, Malfoy,' she growled. If he said anything else, Rose swore she would whip out her wand and hex him.

'I'm not, seriously,' he said, sneer and arrogance gone. 'Don't you think it is a bit odd that you wanted privacy to yell at me and a room happens to appear feet away?'

'No,' Rose said quickly, not wanting to agree with him about anything. 'It happens all of the time.'

She mimicked Scorpius, looking around the classroom. It was practically bare, with a couple of empty bookshelves, the desks and chairs were pushed up to one side. Rose turned to the door to get out, but the door was not behind her. She furrowed her eyebrows; it should have been just there. She placed her hand against the wall, feeling for a hinge or a gap.

'I don't think we are supposed to be in here,' Scorpius said quietly.

'Shut up!' Rose yelled, still trying to find the door. She was starting to feel desperate. 'The door has to be here somewhere.'

'It doesn't look like it, does it, Weasel,' Scorpius snapped at her.

She turned around to glare at him, although it came out as a sort of grimace. Then, realising that this meant being stuck in a room with him, her eyes widened in horror and she turned around, frantically running to the corners of the room, trying to find an exit.

'Oh no, oh no, oh no,' Rose moaned as nothing happened. She returned to where the door should be and starting banging against it. 'I don't want to be stuck in here with him! Let me out! Hello! Anyone there? Please let me out!' she yelled as loud as she could, pressing her ear against the wall. Her voice echoed through the room, but it didn't seem to penetrate into the hall.

Scorpius sighed, tossing his robe and bag to the floor. 'Well done, Weasel. And I had plans reserved for later tonight too.'

Rose rounded on him, nostrils flaring. 'Are you suggesting this is my fault?' she asked incredulously.

'You're the one who pushed us in here,' he said as if the answer was obvious.

'If you didn't get me in detention, we wouldn't be in this situation,' Rose argued, through clenched teeth.

Scorpius glared at her for a minute, before sighing. 'Whatever.' He turned to gaze at the wall.