Chapter 1 – Fallen Leaves

Good morning Sunshines, yes, finally, I have decided to repost my first chapter. Oh there are some new additions if ever you read my first now deceased fan fiction but the changes will mostly come in the new chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, or any of the songs and/or lyrics and/or quotes throughout this fanfiction.

Live with no excuses and love with no regrets – Montel

In a crooked little town, they were lost and never found, Fallen Leaves, Fallen Leaves, on the ground – Billy Talent

The cold wind was blowing softly on a beach in a small town of Massachusetts. Trees had long seen their beautiful green leaves blown away and they were now naked for the winter that was soon to come. The summer, which had been particularly hot, had been uneventful for Rosemary, but today, today, she felt something: a wind of change. Usually she stayed at school for the Halloween holiday but this year she had been summoned by her parents to come home. Marching along the beach, her golden-brown hair flew in the wind while her dark blue-green eyes scrutinized every detail on the beach. Finally sitting on the enormous rock overlooking the ocean, Rosemary sighed. Her thigh suddenly started to tingle. Rosemary took out a rose-shaped mirror. Opening it, one of the two mirrors revealed one of her best friend, Rosaline Orabella. Her raven black hair curled around her golden-brown face, her brown eyes, her thick lashes, and fell bellow her waist.

- Hey girl! What you up to? We're missing you in school you know! She said in her thick Italian accent.

Her family had moved to the United States when she was only 4 but for some reason, she had kept her accent.

- Yeah we really are missing our mischief partner, popped in a smiling face in the other mirror.

Annarose Beauregard, who was Rosemary's other best friend, had now joined their conversation on their three-way mirror.

- I know, said Rose in a sad voice, but my parents haven't arrived yet. I don't know why I was summoned. Hey look where I'm sitting though.

Reversing her mirror, she showed her location.

- Awhhh, both girls said together.

The big rock had been a place where they would gather to play games when they were little. It was the place where Rosaline had told them her parents were splitting up and her father was going back to Italy. It was the place where Annarose had told them that she had been adopted, where Rosemary had cried every tear when her beautiful Persian cat had died, but it was also a place where they had shared many good memories. It was the place they had decided to call themselves the three roses at the age of 6, a time when they were sure they would stay best friends forever. It was the place where Rose had the brilliant idea to make three way mirrors for them.

- Hey Rose, you know Tyler has been asking for you, said Anna in her most sultry voice.

- Come on Abe, you know Rose is into bad boys, she'd rather have Thompson, the hot Evander Thompson.

- Girls, girls, girls, said Rosemary slightly blushing and trying to keep a straight face, don't take your dreams for reality. I am interested in them as much as I am uninterested by Viktor Krum.

And with that commented, all three girls squealed thinking about this inhumanly good-looking man.

- I cannot believe your godfather brought you to the world cup last year! You even got to meet him, swooned Annarose.

- I know, he promised to bring me next time I visit them in England! The sun is setting fast; I need to go back home before I freeze to death on top of this rock.

- See ya girls, all three said together earning two laughter's echoing her own while she closed her mirror.

Setting it back securely in her front pocket of her school uniform, Rosemary got up and started walking back home. The long gravel road led her directly in front of an old disheveled castle. Vines were growing everywhere, bricks were falling out and a tower had collapsed from the instability of it all but as soon as she had crossed the magical barrier that protected her house, everything was back to normal. Her family home, which had been passed down from her mother's side starting with the first settlers of the thirteenth colonies, was a beautiful mansion overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It was probably one of the best castles in North America but since it was so carefully hidden not only from the muggles but also from undesired witches and wizards, not many could see the picturesque view. Rosemary's room was atop of the highest tower.

She entered her house and was instantly greeted by Nova, her house elf, who took her coat and disappeared with a pop. Going through the entrance, Rose entered the library to find something to do. Soon to be turning 16, Rosemary still wasn't aloud to access the restricted section of the books. Of coarse, she had discovered since the age of twelve how to actually pass by the various wards and had begun reading books that were probably older than her home and passed down from hundreds of her famous ancestor. While looking for something she had not already read twice, frantic whispers could be heard from the room next door. Silently getting to the door and taking her wand out, Rosemary pressed her ear against the closed door.

A large boom was heard and the door thumbed open to Rose's astonishment. Her hand, white and painful from holding her wand so tightly, threw a spell at the attacker, which he quickly avoided. Light finally hitting his face, a blond hair green-eyed man was standing in the middle of the study. His age was advanced but his build proved otherwise. Tall and muscular from his former years of sports had kept him lean and toned. The woman standing beside him had long golden-brown hair and big blue eyes. Her godparents!

Letting her wand slip in her pocket, Rosemary ran up to them and hugged them both. She had not seen them since her spring break six months ago. When she had been admitted to her select school in Salem at the age of five, it was part of the school policy to spend the entire year at there only to come home for important holidays. Her parents had important work to do that often let Rose cared for by her awesome godparents. Even thought she knew very little about their actual employment at the Ministry of Magic, she knew that they were very prestigious in England. With her godparents were also her parents.

- It's good to see you Em! Said her godfather.

Rosemary emerald green eyes had earned the nickname of Emerald by her parents when she was younger which had soon caught on.

- Hello mother, hello father, aunt, uncle, courtly said Rose.

- You have grown so tall, her godmother said while hugging her.

- We have come home and summoned you from school for something special, an early birthday present.

This was exactly like her father: to the point with no time to waste, but this time, Rosemary was all ears. She had always loved her parents' extravagant gifts which always seemed to get bigger and bigger. Her birthday wasn't for another couple of days but who cared.

- Lately, your mother and I have not been very present for you and with everything stirring at the Ministry here, time will be even sparser. Also, we feel that you have surpassed what Salem Withes' Institute will ever be able to teach you. Therefore, your godparents are graciously offering you to live with them in England.

- You mean that you want to move to England, not just visit but also live there, with me? The three of us?

- Absolutely! Said her godmother. Em, you will love it there. Your room is already done and ready for you. You remember our house don't you? You will go to the best school called Hogwarts were we both went.

- Will? Will? Will? So it's already decided? I am moving!

Her birthday gift was indeed bigger news than last year but was it really positive? She loved her parents but she was closer to her godparents, they understood her better. The only thing she would really miss were her friends but she knew her parents were not asking her, they were simply telling her. It was only a simple step, something they could easily cross of their list. They had decided for her, she had no choice; she had to move to England. Taking a large breath, Rosemary started talking again.

- Perfect, but I will need to tell Annarose and Rosaline in person first.

- It's a done deal then, house elves will move everything tonight and tomorrow everything will be back in place at our new home.

- Another thing, Em said her godmother. We will be having a welcome home dinner tomorrow night to present you to some of our friends in England. You will need to dress accordingly.

This meant that she would have to wear one of her best dress. She had never gotten to see any of her godparents' friends from England. She did not even know how they had friends due to their busy schedules but who ever they were, if her godparents bothered with them, they had to be important. With that, she went to her room and took out her rose mirror. Both girls' faces popped up at the same time.

- What's up Em?

- So what's your big news?

- I need to talk to you guys, she said in a solemn voice.

- We'll be right there.

10 minutes later, the three girls were sitting a top of their favorite rock with a magical fire crackling in the middle.

- I swear getting out of this school is getting easier as we grow up, stated Rosaline.

- Using that secret passage also helps, laughingly said Annarose.

- What's with the sad face?

Taking a large breath, Rose started from the beginning and told her friends the complete story. When Rosaline's parents had divorced, she was supposed to move with her father back to Italy but the three girls had plotted to keep her here but now with Rosemary, they could nothing like that, it was already to late. Although they had promised themselves to always stay together, they had no choice; it was being forced on them. After promising themselves to talk everyday with the use of their mirror and visit at every possible opportunity, Rose assured them she would quickly find every secret passage out of her new school to sneak-off and see them. With a gut wrenching last hug, the girls said their last goodbyes.

Thank you for reading =)