Hello People of the World,

As suggested by unspeakable49, I have decided to make a prequel and add some chapters at the end. Thank you guys for all of your awesome reviews! Cookies for everyone!

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Enjoy!

Rose picked at food, moving it around in her plate.

"Something wrong?" her friend Daphne mumbled through a mouthful of chicken.

"No," Rose lied, stealing another glance at the girl fawning over Scorpius. Kristen was clutching his arm and giggling flirtatiously now.

Rose stabbed a potato unnecessarily hard, her fork handle sticking straight up. Daphne gave her a pointed look, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm not hungry anymore," Rose announced, pushing her chair back. Daphne shrugged and returned to the mounds of food piled on her plate.

Rose walked quickly out of the Great Hall, her bushy hair flying out behind her. Her hazel eyes darted over to Scorpius, seeing if he had noticed her getting up to leave. Tears began to trickle down her face when she realized that Scorpius and Kristen were kissing passionately now.

Rose strode down the corridor, keeping her brimming eyes trained on the floor. When she was halfway to the Gryffindor Common Room, Rose slammed into somebody, falling down.

"Are you okay?" the person asked, helping her up. A few seconds later, Rose recognized her cousin Albus through her blurry vision. "What's wrong, Rose?" he asked, noticing the tears streaming down her face.

"S-scorpius and Kristen… snogging… ignores me…" she blubbered incoherently. Albus pulled her into a tight hug, trying to comfort her.

"I know it hurts, Rose," he soothed, drying her eyes. "I know."


Rose snuggled into her favorite armchair right in front of the fireplace, wrapping her arms around herself. She had not stopped crying since she left dinner. Why can't he see I love him more than Kristen ever could?

Still sniffling, Rose opened her worn copy of Hogwarts, A History that her mother had given her.

My darling Rose,

This book always gave me the answers I needed when I was your age. I pass it down to you, hoping it will serve you as well as it did me.

Love,

Mother

Rose pored over the yellowed pages, running her fingers across the words and moving pages. A few hours later, she fell asleep, her voluminous hair her only pillow.


"Rose, wake up!" James shouted, prodding her in the stomach. "We're having and Exploding Snap tournament in the DADA room!"

"Go away, James," she mumbled sleepily, pushing him away. He responded by poking her harder. "All right! I'm up!" Rose shouted, sitting up.

Still half-asleep, Rose stumbled up to her dorm and pulled on some fresh robes. She took one look at her hair in the mirror and groaned. There was no way she could pull a brush through her tangled mane. Rose suddenly remembered a gift her mother had given to her moments before the train had pulled away.

She pulled out the crinkled slip of paper from her trunk and smoothed it out.

For bad hair days: mitescere

Rose pointed her wand at her knotted hair and performed the spell. She smiled at her suddenly tame and glossy hair in the mirror and rushed back down the stairs to join the other Gryffindors.

"Took you long enough," James remarked, smirking. Rose glared at him as the Gryffindors stepped out of the Common Room into the carpeted hall.

"Okay, the first pair is going to be Albus and Scorpius!" James announced. Rose frowned when she noticed Kristen smiling proudly at her boyfriend.

"Good luck, darling!" Kristen cooed, squeezing his hand. It took all of Rose's self-control to refrain from slapping the girl across the face.

Albus and Scorpius sat across from each other in two desks with the cards between them. Rose cheered up slightly when she saw the angry looks Albus was shooting his opponent.

A couple of minutes later, there was a huge BANG! Kristen immediately appeared at Scorpius' side, brushing the soot from his face.

"Are you all right, sweetie?" she gushed, planting a kiss on his cheek. Rose turned away from the couple, tasting bile.

"The next match is between Rose and Connor!"

Rose took a seat in front of a freckly boy who grinned confidently at her. She accepted his challenge with a smile of her own, and within 30 seconds, Connor had no eyebrows.

Her good mood was quickly spoiled when Kristen and Scorpius disappeared, holding hands and laughing. Albus placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, but Rose shook it off and ran to her dorm.


Rose dipped her quill in her inkwell again, and signed her name at the bottom of the letter to Scorpius. In many places, the ink was smudged from her continuous tears. Blowing her nose, Rose folded the letter and slid it into the envelope.

"I love you, Scorpius," she sobbed, sealing the letter. "I'll never forget you." Rose checked her Muggle watch and saw that she only had an hour to leave the castle. She tiptoed across the room, cramming books and clothes into her trunk. Rose pocketed the tearstained letter and slipped out the door, broomstick in hand.

A flood of memories came rushing back when she saw the Common Room. Muffling a sob, Rose sat in front of the fire in her favorite armchair for the very last time.


"Shh!' Rose told the tawny owl that she was trying to attach the letter to. The bird squawked and ruffled its feathers indignantly. "Please! I'm never going to see him again!" Rose begged tearfully. The owl considered the thought for a moment, then stuck its leg out for her to use.

"Take it to him in the morning," Rose instructed, popping an Owl Treat into the bird's beak.

And she was gone in a swish of Gryffindor robes and red hair.


Rose shivered as she padded softly on the Hogwarts grounds. Staying in the shadows of the night, she drew her clothes tighter to her skin.

Rose turned to take in the magnificence of the castle that she would never see again. "Goodbye, Hogwarts," she whispered.

And with that, Rose mounted her broom and kicked of into the dark, starry sky. She did not look back.

How was the prequel? If you haven't read the main part of the story yet, that is where you will find out what Rose wrote. I hope I did a good job, but I won't know unless you guys REVIEW!

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