Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy (scored) wrote,
@ 2009-09-13 23:55:00

Current mood:

pensive

Scorpius definitely wasn't one to dwell on things, never. He rarely ever thought about something twice. He didn't care, remember? But this time, with Rose, it was different.

Seeing her face, vulnerable, as he stopped Polaris from attacking her cut to his heart in a way he most certainly didn't appreciate. He wasn't allowed to fall for Rose Weasley, not after he had told his brother that he wasn't allowed to date Lily Potter. He wasn't allowed to think that her eyes were particularly pretty, or that her hair was so very red against the white backdrop of Hogsmeade, or that she smelled nice. Or that her hands were soft when he healed her fingers.

He wasn't usually one to take walks in the cold, either, but he was thinking. And the cold helped him think. He stopped on the bridge, drawing his cloak tightly around him and adjusting his scarf and hat. He needed to cut Rose out of his life before he began to actually develop real feelings for her, because real Malfoys don't fall in love. (Polaris doesn't count.) They fall in convenience, and if love comes, it's always bought, not earned.

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ohrosie
2009-09-14 05:17 am UTC (link)

Rose was sitting on the bridge, looking over the view and thinking. The Daily Prophet article wouldn't stop nagging her. What if she'd been the one at the Shack? What if she hadn't been preoccupied with Polaris? On that note, what if Scorpius hadn't--

Whatever. She wouldn't give him the pleasure. She'd never admit he "saved" her or whatever it was the thought he'd done for her. As she pushed her hair behind her ear and pulled her knees to her chest, Rose felt her eyes well. Between the random people being attacked, then a student being attacked, and Polaris attacking her, Rose started to feel as though maybe she understood in some small way what her parents may have felt when they were her age.

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scored
2009-09-14 05:23 am UTC (link)

He thought he saw a flash of red out of the corner of his eye. With a scowl, Scorpius turned his head and spotted the object of his thoughts. He was almost annoyed, really. He had come out here to think, and with her being here, he definitely could not think. He couldn't think clearly, anyways. He couldn't think about how to push her away.

Especially seeing as how she looked vulnerable. His scowl turned to a frown and he nearly kept moving towards her, but all of a sudden, he felt awkward. As though he didn't know what to do anymore. It would be Rose to make him forget how to act around girls. He stopped and cleared his throat, and turned his head to the side. He didn't want her to be embarassed.

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	ohrosie 2009-09-14 05:25 am UTC (link)
	The clearing of his throat made her look around, and she found Scorpius near her. Immediately, as he looked away, she wiped her eyes and took a deep breath. She would not let him see this side of her. "What." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 05:27 am UTC (link)
	He shoved his hands in his pockets and turned back to face her, and took a tentative step forward. "Are you alright?" What was wrong with him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 05:30 am UTC (link)
	"Of course," she snapped back, although she hugged her knees closer. "Why wouldn't I be? What are you doing out here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 05:36 am UTC (link)
	Scorpius took a few more steps towards her, not caring about whether she wanted him to come closer or not. "You just seemed a bit distraught, is all. Thought I'd ask." He shifted his weight from one leg to the other. "And I'm thinking. The cold clears my head." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	She looked away from him as he stepped closer and put her chin on her knees. Strangely enough, she felt a bit safer having him around, though she'd never admit it. As her hair felt back over part of her face (it never stayed where it was supposed to; that was all her mother's fault), she agreed. "I like the cold," she told him simply. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scored
2009-09-14 05:15 pm UTC (link)

"Me too," he replied, standing next to her but not looking down at her. The view was gorgeous, with snowflakes whipping around softly in a light breeze, not falling very hard, just.. falling.

"You look cold." It wasn't as though he was asking her, he was just making a statement. She was wrapping her arms around her legs, after all, which is something he used to do (as a child, of course) when he was cold outside.

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ohrosie
2009-09-14 05:42 pm UTC (link)

In fact, she wasn't cold. Rose always pulled herself into a ball when she was feeling scared or nervous. Normally, she was alone when she curled in on herself: only family and Bridgette, and maybe Basil, had seen her looking like that.

"Not cold," she told him plainly. "I've a heating spell on my cloak." Rose kept looking forward. She had yet to make eye contact with Malfoy.

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	scored 2009-09-14 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, alright," he said, hands still in his pockets as he turned his head to look down at her. "I probably wouldn't have offered my cloak anyways." Scorpius couldn't help but poke fun at her, even though she looked so small. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	For only a second, her face looked furious at the rejection, but that was only a second. Quickly, Rose replaced her fury with a look of indifference and she shrugged. "Wouldn't've accepted it if you had," she replied. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	He noticed her look of anger and couldn't help but feel a bit triumphant, even though it was replaced a second later. "Good. Glad we've got that figured out, then," he said matter-of-factly, nodding his head once. "What are you doing out here?" He was asking out of curiosity, but feigned indifference so he didn't sound too interested in her life. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm thinking." Rose gave her knees a squeeze. "Not a lot of places to think in the castle. Piper was going off about something in our dorm, and the common room was packed with fist years being brats and Fabel has apparently decided that she's Hagrid's new best friend, so I came here. If I had known I'd be getting interrogated, I wouldn't've come out here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	Scorpius felt a twinge of irritation at her response. Hadn't she just asked him why he was out here? He didn't understand girls, especially her of all people. "So sorry for asking you the same question you just asked me," he snapped, looking away from her. Why were her actions aggravating him so much? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	With a sigh, Rose leaned back and lied on the floor of the bridge, choosing to stop looking at the stupid scenery and the stupid snow. She'd had enough of Scorpius Malfoy. What was his problem? Why did she hate being around him, but miss him when he was gone? Who was he to think that he earned the right to be graced with her presence whenever he wanted? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 06:09 pm UTC (link)
	He looked back to her as she laid on the floor, thinking she had gone a bit mental. The floor was probably damp after people traveling it with snow on the bottoms of their shoes. "You're going to catch cold if you lay there very long," he said, voice a bit softer this time, as though it was nearly an apology for snapping at her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Heating charm," she reminded him, although already her hair was getting a bit wet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Still won't help you," he retorted, raising his eyebrows at her. "Are you mad at me for stopping Polaris now?" The thought had crossed his mind since they had been there. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	"What?" Rose had never thought of it, either. She sat straight up and looked at Scorpius, neck bent upwards to see him. On instinct, she pulled her once-injured hand close to her. "No. Why would I be mad?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

scored
2009-09-14 06:27 pm UTC (link)

"Well, you weren't looking at me," he said, sounding a bit put-off by the fact that she wasn't looking at him. "And it's normally hard for people not to look at me."

He watched her cradle her hand and couldn't help but be reminded of how her fingers had felt against his hand as he healed them, as they sat on the bench in Hogsmeade. The fact that Rose was out here when he was supposed to be thinking about everything but Rose was counterproductive to his plans.

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	ohrosie 2009-09-14 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	Rose looked away and shook her head. "Your ego doesn't work on me. You're not as wonderful as you think you are." Why was she fighting? She should be thanking him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	"I suppose it's because your ego is twice the size as mine," he replied, smirking, the amusement in his voice apparent--because he didn't want to offend her. "And thinking doesn't really work for me too well lately, now that you mention it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	Refusing to look back at him, Rose refocused on the mountains in the distance when she asked, "And why would that be?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	scored 2009-09-14 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	"Because everytime I try to think about things that are important, you're there," he said, looking away from her. "Just like now. You're here and that means I can't think about things I need to think about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ohrosie 2009-09-14 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Need I remind you," she told him tersely, "that you interrupted me. I was having a very lovely time alone and you came over to me, throwing off my whole thought process." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)