'Hey, Scorp,' I said as I jumped into the assento seguinte to him. I ignored the glares from the Slytherins. Sure, I was a Gryffindor. A Weasley at that. But I had been sitting seguinte to Scorp for years. 'Huh? Oh, hi, Rose.' Scorpius looked nervous, not like his usual self. 'Scorp, what's up? You can tell me anything. We're best friends, remember?' The blond boy groaned at the word 'friends' and replied:'It's just uh...schoolwork. Professor Longbottom is carregando me with homework.' 'Uh huh,' I said, disbelieving. I let the subject drop, though, because he seemed so out of it.
After dinner, Scorp asked...
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