Drabble: Hypothetically Speaking
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sarahyyyTitle: Hypothetically Speaking
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sarahyyy
Rating: PG
Pairing: Scorpius/Rose
Word Count: 520
Disclaimer: Did not own, do not own, will never own.
A/N: I think I'm getting the hang of writing again. =) The joy!
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She angrily swiped the tears on her cheek off with the back of her hand. Merlin, she felt so stupid. How could she have gone and believed the words that came out of that jerk’s mouth?
Al had warned her that Wood couldn’t have been up to any good. One moment he wasn’t there and the next he was flirting with her. Al had so much as said it in her face and all she had done was to brush his concerns off like the idiot she was.
Tears pricked at her eyes and she tried to blink them away.
“Hey,” came a voice behind her.
She turned to see him.
“Malfoy,” she said flatly. “What do you want?”
He shrugged and her eyes narrowed.
“If you’re here to make my life miserable,” she said scathingly, “please leave. As you can see…” her voice broke then. The tears welled up in her eyes overflowed and she wiped them away roughly. “As you can see, someone has beaten you to it.”
“I know,” he replied, surprisingly gentle, “I heard.”
Rose looked over at him wearily. “If you’re here to taunt me-”
“I’m not here to taunt you,” he cut her off. His tongue darted out to wet his lips slightly. “I’m just here to tell that Wood is an idiot.”
She let out a bitter laugh. “Why do you care?”
“Wood is an idiot,” he repeated, not appearing to have heard her at all, “And you’re a bigger one if you’re out here crying over him.”
Her eyes snapped to meet his in surprise. “Why do you care, Malfoy?”
“I was there,” he said truthfully, “I heard what he said.” He sat down on the grass next to her.
Rose hugged her knees close to her. “What he said…” she murmured, “Do you think the others do that too?”
During her row with Robin Wood just now, he had mentioned that the only reason anyone would ever be sane enough to date her would be to gain popularity with her fleet of very influential cousins.
Scorpius shook his head. “I told you,” he answered softly, “Wood is an idiot.”
She didn’t say anything but he could tell that she remained unconvinced.
“For what it’s worth,” he said, standing up and brushing his robes, “Hypothetically speaking, if I were to date you, it wouldn’t be because of your cousins, it wouldn’t be because you are beautiful.” He looked away when her curious eyes tried to catch his. “I’d date you simply because you’re you. And you, Rose Weasley, you are amazing.”
Without waiting for her reply, he turned and left for the castle.
For a moment or two, Rose was dumbstruck. Then…
“Malfoy!”
He turned around, hopeful.
“Hypothetically speaking,” she started, standing up, “If I were to ask you to go to Hogsmeade with me, what would you say?”
“I’d say we meet at the Grand Staircase at 11,” he replied with a smile before adding quickly, “hypothetically speaking, of course.”
Then he turned and continued walking briskly back to Hogwarts, the corners of his lips tipped up in a small smile.
Author:
sarahyyyRating: PG
Pairing: Scorpius/Rose
Word Count: 520
Disclaimer: Did not own, do not own, will never own.
A/N: I think I'm getting the hang of writing again. =) The joy!
--------------------------------------------------------
She angrily swiped the tears on her cheek off with the back of her hand. Merlin, she felt so stupid. How could she have gone and believed the words that came out of that jerk’s mouth?
Al had warned her that Wood couldn’t have been up to any good. One moment he wasn’t there and the next he was flirting with her. Al had so much as said it in her face and all she had done was to brush his concerns off like the idiot she was.
Tears pricked at her eyes and she tried to blink them away.
“Hey,” came a voice behind her.
She turned to see him.
“Malfoy,” she said flatly. “What do you want?”
He shrugged and her eyes narrowed.
“If you’re here to make my life miserable,” she said scathingly, “please leave. As you can see…” her voice broke then. The tears welled up in her eyes overflowed and she wiped them away roughly. “As you can see, someone has beaten you to it.”
“I know,” he replied, surprisingly gentle, “I heard.”
Rose looked over at him wearily. “If you’re here to taunt me-”
“I’m not here to taunt you,” he cut her off. His tongue darted out to wet his lips slightly. “I’m just here to tell that Wood is an idiot.”
She let out a bitter laugh. “Why do you care?”
“Wood is an idiot,” he repeated, not appearing to have heard her at all, “And you’re a bigger one if you’re out here crying over him.”
Her eyes snapped to meet his in surprise. “Why do you care, Malfoy?”
“I was there,” he said truthfully, “I heard what he said.” He sat down on the grass next to her.
Rose hugged her knees close to her. “What he said…” she murmured, “Do you think the others do that too?”
During her row with Robin Wood just now, he had mentioned that the only reason anyone would ever be sane enough to date her would be to gain popularity with her fleet of very influential cousins.
Scorpius shook his head. “I told you,” he answered softly, “Wood is an idiot.”
She didn’t say anything but he could tell that she remained unconvinced.
“For what it’s worth,” he said, standing up and brushing his robes, “Hypothetically speaking, if I were to date you, it wouldn’t be because of your cousins, it wouldn’t be because you are beautiful.” He looked away when her curious eyes tried to catch his. “I’d date you simply because you’re you. And you, Rose Weasley, you are amazing.”
Without waiting for her reply, he turned and left for the castle.
For a moment or two, Rose was dumbstruck. Then…
“Malfoy!”
He turned around, hopeful.
“Hypothetically speaking,” she started, standing up, “If I were to ask you to go to Hogsmeade with me, what would you say?”
“I’d say we meet at the Grand Staircase at 11,” he replied with a smile before adding quickly, “hypothetically speaking, of course.”
Then he turned and continued walking briskly back to Hogwarts, the corners of his lips tipped up in a small smile.
