ROSE WEASLEY

It has been a week after my graduation and I was in the kitchen with my mother, having a heated discussion with her. You can say, this has been like a routine since last week. Whenever she catches me alone she starts bombarding me with questions and my answers are always the same. Yeah , I'm stubborn like that but she never seems to understand , she is stubborn like that too. So, yes , we are having the repeat performance of our discussion or in better words argument like thousandth time in a week. Gods! What does this woman want from me?

So I am sitting on the kitchen counter, seconds close to dying with boredom while my mother is sitting on a chair close to me and we are saying our parts ditto word to word , like all the times.

"Have you properly thought about that?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Do you know your future depends upon this very decision?"

"Yes."

Yeah, I know I am being annoying but what do you expect? this whole conversation is annoying.

Mum sighs heavily and starts rubbing her fingers on her forehead. Ooh! She is getting annoyed too. Good. Serves you right mum.

"Look Rose, I understand that deciding about your carrier is not an easy task to do, if you want to think about it some more, then take your time, I completely understand. I and your father both. We talked about it and we agreed that you should properly think about it."

"I have thought about it properly and I'm not changing my mind and I don't really care about what you think so please don't bother."

Usually after that point either I walk out of the kitchen or mum leaves me alone but today we really are getting annoyed with each other, this really needs to stop. I'm getting permanent headache and I can't take it anymore. So we continue, mum is clearly exasperated and I have a feeling that this is not going to end nicely.

"This is serious Rose. You are acting on impulse, like you always do."

Wow!

"Thanks mum, thank you very much for showing your faith in me. Is it so difficult for you to believe that I am able to make my own decision in life?"

I am so disappointed. I know everybody thinks that I'm some irresponsible, immature child, who gets into trouble time to time due to her flaming temper and loud mouth and I really don't care but now I am really disappointed that my parents not only think but believe that I'm unable to make any rational decision of my life. One of the most important decision of my life.

Ever since the start of my seventh year mum was on my back about giving my carrier a serious thought. She also sent me application forms and catalogues about various ministry jobs. Really, if she seriously thinks that I'm going to spend my whole life behind ministry desk then that woman doesn't know anything about me. I have always admired my father's job and ever since Teddy became an Auror, I have decided that I want to be one too. Teddy is my ideal in every sense and that's something because we are completely opposite. He is calm, collected and rational thinker and I'm Rose Weasley. He is like the older brother to me which I have always wanted and I have always looked up to him but this is not the only thing that made me-

"- not what I'm trying to say, think about all the options you have."

Mum's voice brings me back to the conversation. I look at her, " I don't understand you mum. You were the one who were telling me to make decision as soon as possible, now what's your problem?"

"It didn't mean that you have to say the first thing that come to your mind, this is not a game. You have to be hundred percent sure if you want to go through that. There is going to be a pre test before your training which you have to clear, they are very selective and as you know there are going to be candidates of different wizarding countries also, not only Hogwats students and this is not the half of it. Even after you clear the pre test, it doesn't mean that it is easy ahead, not even half the candidates are able to make it through the end, if they don't get desired result, percentage is even less than that and we are not even talking about life and responsibilities as an Auror here."

"Wow! mum you are really surprising me today. First, I know everything about Auror training and do you really think that I don't know about life as an Auror? Are you seriously asking me that? And, second, in any case you have forgotten , I am one of the top five student in my year and in my DADA class too, so you don't worry about selection process. Al has got same grades as me but I don't see him having a questioning session with his mother."

"Knowing and understanding are two different things Rose. You see a different side of life of your father, Harry and Teddy. And I don't have any doubts with your abilities, I know you are very competent but Auror training is not just about academics and abilities, it's more than that." Mum sighs and rubbed her temple, " Look Rose, your father will be back from the mission tomorrow, he can guide you more about it than I do."

"NO, mum I think you know enough about anything and anyone including me, so please tell me, what more does Al has but I don't?" I was clearly annoyed but she just looked at me and didn't answer. This flared my anger even more.

"ANSWER ME MUM! DON'T JUST STAND THERE."

"Don't shout. You want to KNOW, this is what I'm talking about. That MORE is SELFCONTROL, LEVEL-HEADEDNESS, DISCIPLINE, DEVOTION AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT."

I just stood there like I have just been slapped. Tears stung my eyes and I was about to cry, so I walked out of the kitchen and went to my room and shut the door quietly . I have never felt that much miserable in my whole life.

I'm going to prove you wrong mum.

THANKS

Rose's character and RW/SM pairing is one of the many characters and pairings in the story. This is more about the journey of their lives than a love story. This is my first attempt in writing , so please be with me and help me. And please please please review.

Thanks again.