The Real You - A Harry Potter Next Generation Scorpius/Rose fanfic

Chapter 6 - The slytherin

I thought I'd let you look into the mind of a new character who's  going to be Rose's best friend the next seven years. Here you guys go, sorry for the wait!

Ari's POV

"Do you think he's gone?" I asked Rose, cautiously peeking through a small gap in the curtain. "He better have." Rose grumbled, "I don't want to be late on our first day here."

I sighed, "I guess we'll have to take the risk."

I slowly got out of my trusty hiding spot and we ran towards the kitchen. It was almost deserted. "Oh no." Rose groaned, "We're late."

We grabbed some toast and sprinted towards the dungeons for our first class, Potions with the Slytherins. "It'll be fun, don't you think?" Rose said. I knew she meant it. Her best friend, Scorpius Malfoy was in Slytherin. I didn't like the way he looked at me, like I'd wronged him in a huge way. "Sure it will." I said tonelessly. "Um," Rose said, sounding uncomfortable, "You don't mind if I sit with Scorpius, do you?" I smiled at her. It was amazing that you could smile and talk while running towards your class. "We've been through this Rose. Of course I don't mind if you sit with Scorpius, he's your best friend." She grinned and gave my hand a squeeze, "So are you." I didn't smile, "But if I have to sit with Andre Diggory , I swear I will kill you, best friend or not."

She frowned, "I don't know what his problem is, he was seriously sticking to you." I groaned, "I know, that guy just can't take a hint."

We walked into the classroom before the professor. I saw Malfoy look up when Rose entered. She looked back at me, looking a little unsure so I gave her a gentle push in Malfoy's direction. Then I looked around for an empty seat. I noticed a certain raven haired boy sitting alone and walked over.

"Can I sit here?" I asked. Albus looked up at me, "Sure." He said, moving his backpack so I could sit down. "If you don't mind sitting with a Potter who betrayed his family by choosing Slytherin." He said bitterly. I smiled at him, "Your house doesn't define you." I told him. "I don't care which house you're in." He smiled down at me, "Thanks."

Just then a dark shadow loomed over us. "Oh great." I groaned. "Look who it is." Andre Diggory scoffed, "The traitor Potter. Having fun betraying your family's trust, are you?" He said, his green eyes gleaming. "Whatever actually," He continued, "I came here for something else. I need you to find another seat Potter."

Albus raised his eyebrows, "And why should I do that?" He asked. Diggory smirked, "This lady here doesn't want to sit with trecherous scrum like you." Albus turned red, "You know what, you can just go and..." He started but I interrupted him by placing a hand on his shoulder. He stopped and looked at me.

I narrowed my eyes at Andre, "Give me one good reason why I would want to sit with you instead of with Albus." Andre laughed, "That's easy, I'm hot and he's not."

I laughed, "How bout I tell you why I'd rather stick needles in my eyes then sit with you." His smug look slid off his face. "First," I continued, "You're an egoistic worm, second, I hate you, third, you're not my friend. Do you need any more?" I asked innocently. He remained silent, "I thought so," I said, smiling, "So I suggest you go somewhere far away so I don't have to see your face a minute longer." I finished with flourish and sat down.

"You were amazing." Albus said, grinning at me. I flushed bright red and smiled back. "Thanks." I muttered.

Just then the professor entered. She was a short but sharp looking lady with a mop of dark black messy hair. "Good morning." She said in a high pitched voice, "I would like to make few things clear before we begin." She was the no nonsense type. "My name is Vanessa Prince, I will be teaching you the art of brewing potions. Now I would prefer if you sit at your current places permanently, because I will pair you up with the person you are sitting with for the rest of the time you are here. Seven years. I do not want people to change their partners because that would make it difficult for both of us." I sneaked a look at Albus, he was looking at me intently. I felt my cheeks heat up and I turned my attention back to Professor Prince.

"Furthermore, I will not be told about misunderstandings between partners, or even fights. That is not my lookout."

I looked at Rose who was sitting diagonally ahead of me. She grinned and I smiled back. Then, dark grey eyes met mine. I narrowed my eyes at Malfoy, and looked away. I don't know what Rose liked about that guy. I don't even know what that guy disliked about me. I remember how he had pointed out that I was muggle born in the train. Who was he anyway? Malfoy, maybe he came from a line of famous wizards. He probably thought that gave him a right to ridicule people who weren't pure blooded like he was. I was going to show him that he can't judge people by their birth. 

"Uh, Ari?" Albus said, breaking me out of my thoughts. "Yeah?" I said, looking up at him because he was a good five inches taller than me. "Professor told us to start the Sleeping potion." He told me sleepishly. I nodded, "Ok. Let's do it." I said, smiling.

Time lapse

Okay, I seriously sucked at Potion making. Albus was very skilled and patient and he did most of the work. "Um," He said once we were done, "One of us has to taste it, to see if it works."

"Let me do it." I offered, "Since you did absolutely everything." His face reddened, "I didn't mean to, I'm sorry." I laughed and placed my hand on his shoulder for the second time, "Al, I'm only volunteering to taste because I know you're an excellent potion maker. Now, hand me a glass." He looked a little flustered when he handed me a glass. The liquid was still and colourless. I took a deep breath and chugged it down. It tasted of absolutely nothing. Almost at once, my eyes began to feel heavy. Hey it works! I thought as I fell. The last thing I remember is being caught at the waist by a pair of steady arms and being pushed towards a warm cozy chest.

So that's a Ali (Albus and Ari) chapter for you guys. I hope you love them as much as I do. Next chapter will be Scorose, I promise! Please comment and vote! 

Love,

Rue.