Title: Light of Day
Author: The Original Horcrux
Rating: T
Date: 26/02/12
Characters: Rose/Scorpius
Word Count: 2,052

DISCLAIMER:I do not own Harry Potter, or any quotes you may recognise in this chapter.

Chapter 1
Take A Walk on the Muggle Side

"Did you airbrush out your Jowls?" Scorpius Malfoy shot snidely at me across the classroom.

"No" I snapped back and sat down with a huff next to my best friend, Ella Longbottom. Malfoy was referring, of course to the Head Girl picture that I had just submitted to add to the gallery on the fifth floor. Malfoy was just jealous that Albus' photo was going up in the 2024 head boy spot instead of his. My mother and Malfoys father had been head boy and girl in 1999, so everyone thought that Scorpius and I were both destined to be the heads of the school. Obviously he wasn't.

It seemed like Albus had taken after his paternal grandparents, who's pictures still resided in the gallery under the year 1977.

"What's airbrush?" Ella asked, confused. Of course, Malfoy and I were the only ones who knew enough about muggle technology to use these kinds of terms, being the smarter students in the 7th year muggle studies class.

"Edit" I replied quickly to Ella, as our teacher, Professor Simona walked into the room and began to write on the board. I whipped out my quill and copied down the notes at lightning speed into my exercise book.

"Take a Walk on the Muggle Side?" one of Albus's best friends, Daniel Thomas said from his position at the back of the room.

"Glad you can read Mr. Thomas, now would you like to impress me more and show me how well you can write?" Professor Simona said, not turning around from the board.

Daniel flushed furiously as the class laughed at her comment.

"Now" said Professor Simona, clapping her hands together. Everyone's eyes flew to the front as she began to speak. Well, almost everyone's. No surprises that the only two people not listening were Scorpius Malfoy, and his two best friends Malcom Underwart and Peter Veruca. I turned my head away from them so as to properly listen to Professor Simona's lesson and not be distracted by Underwart's horrible acne.

"This year, at the request of a muggle studies teacher from Beauxbatons, the curriculum has been changed."

My mouth dropped open. I had been really looking forward to learning about the muggle playwright, Shakespeare.

"Don't look so shocked Miss Weasley, we'll still be incorporating Shakespeare into it" Professor Simona said, chuckling at my shocked expression. I relaxed slightly as she went on.

"This year, the curriculum has been tweaked to include taking you outside of your comfort zone." she paused for dramatic effect. "Some activities that you will do this year Include; Visiting a real Muggle school as students from the country, studying muggle literature and music, Muggle pastimes and most importantly, we will be studying muggle school subjects. Yes Mr. Underwart, it is compulsory"

I looked around at Ella and saw that her smile was as big if not bigger than mine. This was going to be so fun. Professor Simona picked up the register and began to speak again, silence falling over the class as she did so.

"You will be in pairs for the whole year to experience this. I'm pairing you boy/girl so that the boys don't slack off and the girls don't get too over excited. This way the boys can keep the girls calm and the girls can keep the boys from slacking off - Really Mr. Potter?" she broke off as Albus let out a loud

"Ha!" at the last statement. Laughter began to break out as the rest of the class caught on to what Albus was implying.

"Sorry Professor" He said, still stifling giggles.

"Seeing as Mr. Potter was kind enough to act his age, I will read out the list of pairs." Professor Simona said, in a poor attempt to sound disapproving.

I turned to Ella to see her giggling behind her hand. It wasn't even that funny, Just Albus's sick mind getting himself into trouble.

"Sounds fun doesn't it?" I said to Ella as she calmed herself down. "Though now I have a feeling that I learned Othello off by heart for nothing"

"What's that, an illness?" Ella asked, rummaging through her bag for a spare quill, having just snapped hers.

"It's a play by Shakespeare!" I said indignantly.

"Wait, you spent the summer learning a Play off by heart?" Ella asked, raising an eyebrow. "Wow, Rosie, you need to lighten up, have some fun, get a boyfriend, go to a party, something to keep you from reciting Shakerspears."

"Shakespeare" I corrected.

"Whatever" Ella replied, as Jade Marks, our best friend since first year sidled over and sat on the desk as Professor Simona read out pairs

"What are you two gossiping about?" Jade asked with a small smile, taking the apple that Ella had just pulled out of her bag and taking a large bite. Ella just rolled her eyes and slumped back in her chair, Jade was forever taking food when you showed interest in it.

"Rosie spent the whole summer learning a play called Othelolo, because she thought we were studying this guy called Spearshaker" Ella piped up as Jade's eyebrow rose higher.

"It's Othello and Shakespeare!" I said, though I had the feeling she was just doing it to annoy me now.

"What a waste of time!" Jade exclaimed "Have some fun, be spontaneous. Please don't become that boring girl that recites poetry."

"Jade Marks and Peter Veruca" Professor Simona called out and Jade groaned loudly as she moved across the room and dumped her stuff next to him, avoiding his hands as they tried to grab her arse.

"Ella Longbottom and Albus Potter" I could practically feel the smile come across Ella's face. She'd had a huge crush on Albus since third year when he saved her from drowning in the lake. I'd been trying to convince her for ages to just tell him how she felt, but she said If she flirted enough he'd get the message, yet Albus still remained oblivious to the fact that my best friend would love to get it on with him.

"Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy"

I froze as my eyes met Malfoy's. No Way, this is not happening! I can't work with Malfoy! He's the most stuck up person that I know. We're in a freaking hate/hate relationship at the moment, what is wrong with the world?

"Miss Weasley, please move beside Mr Malfoy now." Professor Simona insisted, pointing at the spare spot beside Malfoy. I grimaced and Malfoy smirked as I sat down next to him.

"Right" said Professor Simona happily, turning towards the board again. "We will have to start learning muggle school subjects, such as Mathematics, English and Science. Our visit to Ffynone House School in Wales is in two weeks."

She flicked her wand and a passage appeared for us to copy down.

We worked like that for about half the lesson. Professor Simona would put a passage up on the board, and we would copy it out. I learned all sorts of things about Maths, English, Science, History and a little bit of French, all in half a double period. It was then that Professor Simona decided that to help us "Concentrate" better she would put on some muggle music. It was honestly the most horrible music I've ever heard, they didn't even have decent lyrics and it most definitely did NOT help our concentration. Honestly, what muggle can concentrate with Lady GoGo playing in the background? What muggle can concentrate with any noise at all?

Malfoy wasn't helping. He was rocking backwards on his chair being the idiot that he is. He wasn't writing anything down, which probably meant that he would have to copy it out of my book later. Hell to the nizzy-no is that happening, that lazy ass can get it off one of his slimy friends.

"Professor, can we please turn it off?" I said, finally snapping. "It is impossible to concentrate"

"But, muggle teenagers do this all the ti-"She started but I cut her off

"We're not muggle teenagers Professor, and this music is terrible!" Jade interjected, shifting her chair further away from Peter Veruca as he tried to plant a kiss on her cheek.

"Touché" Professor Simona said, flicking her wand at the wizarding wireless which turned itself off instantly. I turned back to my work and began to scribble the notes that were writing themselves across the board about mathematics. I could hear Ella and Albus talking quietly at the back of the room and a soft giggle from Ella. I could feel the flirting waves from where I was sitting at the front of the room; If Albus is actually that oblivious I'm going to smack him over the head with my Potions textbook.

A breeze blew through the classroom lifting my hair of my sweaty neck.

"God Weasley, keep that bush fire mane of yours tied back. I don't appreciate it blowing in my face" Malfoy snapped as I pulled my hair over the opposite shoulder.

"Why don't you bleach your hair, Malfoy, so you don't look like you're adopted" I shot back, pleased to see that it had struck a nerve.

"Sorry, I didn't hear a word of that, I was distracted by your massive horse teeth" Malfoy retorted. Oh so you want to play insults? Well Scorpius Malfoy, two can play that game.

"You could be a skunk, the way that you smell. Why don't you ask daddy for some new soap. Tomato juice scented might work for you."

"You're so dead Weasley" Malfoy yelled, launching himself at me. I pushed my chair backwards so quickly that I knocked into the desk behind me, sending Jade's papers flying everywhere. Malfoy went sprawling on the ground, his brown hair that was normally slicked back, was flying lose, making him look like he'd just got out of bed.

He picked himself up off the ground and tried to dive at me again, but with a cry of impedimenta from Professor Simona, he fell to the ground.

Professor Simona looked livid. "Never" she shrieked "In all my years of teaching, have I been more disgusted at a student's behaviour!" I looked at the ground, determined not to meet her eyes, which were blazing. Her normally nice disposition had been blown away with the gust of wind that started all of this. "You will both go to Professor McGonagall's office immediately!"

I turned around and walked towards the door at the back of the room, still looking at the floor, I could feel a red flush creeping up my neck and onto my cheeks. I could hear Malfoy's footsteps behind me and hoped that as soon as we were out of sight of the room he wouldn't attack me again.

We walked up the corridor in dead silence. I stole a glance at Malfoy and saw that he was glaring at me.

"I don't like you Malfoy" I snarled, my glare boring into his as If we were locked in a staring contest.

"Funny that, I don't like you either" Malfoy said, a sickly sweet fake smile plastered onto his pale face.

"I don't like the way you treat me or talk to me, I don't like your smirky little meerkat face, I'm onto you"

"Onto me about what?" Malfoy asked innocently, that horrible fake smile still sitting on his face, mocking me.

"Oh please, I know all about your plans to 'incapacitate' Albus so you can get head boy. I heard Veruca and Underwart talking about it this morning." I said

"In that case, odds are, by the end of the year, I'll have my worst enemy dead and a head boy position and you'll have a three broomsticks apron and that bush fire hair."

"You smell like skunk shit" I said, doing my best to imitate his sickly sweet smile as we reached the gargoyle, which guarded the head's office.

"I'm warning you Weasley, one more joke about how I smell and I swear" Malfoy growled, clenching his fist. I rolled my eyes and gave the password. The gargoyle sprung to life and leapt aside revealing the door to Professor McGonagall's office.

Great, first week back and I'm already in trouble with the headmistress. Absolutely wonderful.

AN: Yay! I've been promising this one for a very long time and It's finally here. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Please review with some feedback. Oh and while you're waiting for this to be updated, please check out Not Alone, Never Alone and Kiss

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