Sunlight was streaming through the window. Rose blinked and stretched. She looked over at her cousin Lily who was asleep in the next bed.

"Hey sleepy head, we need to get up and get ready!", She threw her favorite stuffed owl at Lily

"Rooooosssssseeee, c'mon now its too early to get up." Lily grumbled into her pillow.

Rose smiled and got out of bed. She went over to her dresser and pulled out her favorite jeans and a blue and bronze shirt. She straightened her hair and by the time she pulled it back in to a long sleek ponytail, Lily was just dragging herself to her suitcase.

"Whose idea was it to get up this early anyways?", Lily pouted

"Oh knock it off Lily! You know I asked for this girls day for my birthday. You were all excited when I called and asked you to come.", Rose stated sounding a little hurt.

Lily ran over and hugged Rose.

"I know Rosie! Happy Birthday by the way!" Lily was trying to smooth Rose's hurt feelings.

Lily finished getting dressed while Rose blabbered on about Hogwarts and how she couldn't wait for classes to start. They would both be returning there along with their brothers the next day. Rose was turning 16 and going into her sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was proud to belong to Ravenclaw House where she had been made a prefect the year before. All 3 of her cousins ending up being sorted into Gryffindor. Her brother Hugo had been sorted into Hufflepuff. All four of them had been chosen to play for their House Quidditch Teams. James her oldest cousin was entering his 7th and final year, had been Captain of the Gryffindor Team since his 5th year. Rose had inherited her mothers dislike of flying and was most definitely not athletic.

"I supposed that Diagon Alley will be packed with last minute students trying to get all their supplies. I imagine we will be meeting most of our friends!", Lily said enthusiastically.

"Yeah, I suppose we will.", Rose tried to keep the dull tone out of her voice.

Being a prefect had not helped Rose gain much popularity. She didn't really have a friend outside of her cousins and when they were at school and were in different houses she really didn't get to spend much time with them. The girls that had come to school at the same time as her were friendly, but they were more concerned about which boy was the hottest and which Muggle actor they would like to meet than how well they did on last weeks Charms exam. Albus had been made a prefect as well, but didn't nearly have as hard of a time with making friends as Rose did. Of course, it did help that he was the son of the famous Harry Potter. She tried not to be jealous of her cousins, but sometimes she just couldn't help it.

"Rose, have you even heard a word I just said?", Lily said angrily.

"No, I'm sorry Lily. I must have been daydreaming. What were you trying to tell me?"

"I was just telling you that you look very cute today, and that Aunt Hermione is calling us to breakfast. She said we had better hurry because the boys are already down stairs."

Rose cuffed her playfully on the arm and took off down stairs. She and Lily raced each other, and were in a fit of uncontrollable giggles by the time they sat down.

"Calm down girls, and Happy Birthday Rosie!", Uncle Harry admonished them lightly.

"Thanks Uncle Harry! Wow this looks wonderful Mom!"

Hermione beamed at her daughter, "Thanks sweetheart! Now eat up so we girls can get going."