Falling back in Chaos
Chapter One
HP belongs to JK Rowling. Italics are quotes from her books. Some new characters created for my use in the story, and may be children of some of Rowling's characters.
A searing pain went through Rose's body as she tumbled onto an unyielding floor. As she opened her eyes, all she saw was a blurry figure before she blacked out.
The Previous Day
Rose could not wait for her first day of Hogwarts. She had heard so many tales from all of her older cousins and relatives, and was absolutely ecstatic. As per custom, she and Albus had been told the day they got their letters the entire story of their families' years through Hogwarts. The thought of such a tale made Rose shiver in fear.
Biting her lip, she glanced at her mother. Hermione Weasley had a gentle aura around her, that of which contrasted with her fierce and protecting nature at times. What would it be like to go to a school that had seen so many horrors? What if she couldn't live up to her mum? More than anything, Rose hoped no one expected more from her because of her last name. Rose worried more at her lip, lost in thought, until a voice broke through.
"Rosie dear, you look as though you had left your brain up in your room. Shall I go fetch it?" Ron teasingly ruffled her hair as he passed, walking over to Hermione and kissing the top of her head.
"Dad, you know there never was a brain there to start!" Hugo cried as he ran into the room. Rose had to stifle a laugh as they both dove into their breakfasts, eating as though it was their last meal.
"At least I don't eat as though I will never taste food again!" Rose smirked. Hugo and her father just wolfishly grinned, making her mum laugh.
After breakfast, Rose got up from the table and slowly walked up the steps to her room to pack. It was August 31st, and the next day they would all travel to Platform 9 ¾. She had begun to read her books, as she was studious, yet she was more excited for qudditch tryouts. Her Uncle Harry had snorted into his treacle tart one night at dinner as she calmly debated the pros and cons of enjoying qudditch more than History of Magic with her mum. Both her parents were baffled to discover that Rose had somehow managed to combine both her mum's and dad's traits, when Hugo was his father's carbon copy. As Rose packed the last of her things, she heard boisterous voices downstairs.
"James Sirius Potter I give you five seconds to tell me what is in your pocket!"
Rose chuckled as she was greeted with the scene of James attempting to hide behind a much shorter Albus. Aunt Ginny was furiously glaring at her eldest, while Uncle Harry was calmly brushing the soot off his clothing and Lily's as he chatted to Rose's dad.
"Mum, there's absolutely nothing there!" James furtively tried to keep hiding. "Accio!" Ginny said, triumphantly holding up what looked like a sweet. "I told George not to give you any more products! I will be searching your trunk later young man, mark my words!" With her threat complete, Aunt Ginny walked over to Rose and embraced her.
"Rose, are you excited for tomorrow?" Rose nodded, her cheeks flushing as she realized that she had some of Uncle George's products in her pocket also. "Alright," Ginny chuckled, "I see you are anxious to be off with the boys. What's on the agenda today?"
"QUIDDITCH!" James, Albus, Rose and Hugo cried, as the pounded out the door. "Wait for me!" Lily cried as she followed them.
Rose groaned and sat up, rubbing her eyes. The green glow of her alarm clock read 2:14. She couldn't sleep, so she decided to make some tea. As she quietly got out a cup, Her mother came into the kitchen.
"Rose? Are you okay?"
"Just nervous." Rose sighed, going to the table to sit.
Her mum followed, "What are you worrying about? Regular nerves because of school, or being away from home? Are you worried about the workload? I can assure you that you will be-"
"MUM!" Rose interrupted."I am not worried about Hogwarts; you all have told me so many stories that it already feels like home."
"Then what is it?" Hermione gently prodded.
"What if…" Rose faltered. How could she let her mom know that she was afraid that she couldn't live up to her family? Her mum would think it was nonsense. Rose knew that her mum was too logical to understand. Her dad would have an easier time, but was absolutely insensitive when it came to calming her worries."It's fine mum, really. I just got nervous about the sorting. That's all."
Hermione looked at Rose, concern evident in her eyes. "Alright. If you need me, you can always come get me."
As she left Rose stared into the dregs of her tea. Lying wasn't easy for her, especially not to her mother. She sighed, and began to ascend the stairs. She needed sleep if she wanted to be prepared for the next day.
The next morning, Rose found herself through the barrier at King's Cross. As she peered through the mass of wizard's and witches, her father placed a hand on her shoulder. She vaguely heard her dad say, "So that's little Scorpius. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank God you inherited your mother's brains."
Rose laughed to herself. She and her mother had talked at length about certain people who would be in her class, and she refused to make decisions about anyone until she personally met them. Rose chatted amiably with Albus as they loaded their trunks into a compartment.
"Hey guys, I hoped I would see you!" Nolan Finnigan cheekily grinned as he plopped next to Albus. They all waved to their parents as the train began to leave the station. "Mum and Dad were worried we would be late, because I may have accidently left some of my potions ingredients where Cassie could get them and we had a bit of an… accident."
While Nolan had taken after his mother Parvati, his eight year old sister Cassie had taken after his father Seamus, which meant she was prone to blowing things up. Their families had been friends ever since their parents were at Hogwarts, and Seamus and Hermione had begun working together in the same department at the Ministry.
"When will you learn?" Albus teased. Nolan good-naturedly chuckled, and place his hands behind his head. "If there wasn't something going wrong in my house, life would be dreadfully boring!"
James and Fred then entered the compartment. "Rosie, mum confiscated EVERYTHING Uncle George gave Albus and I. Would you mind if I could have one of the morph potions?" James begged, leaning his lanky form across the doorway.
Fred sat next to Rose and began to dramatically plead. "Rose, you beautiful girl, the most amazing cousin I have-"
"Oh stop it you two! I will not share. I would like to have some fun this year, and that means that the two of you should have learned to be sneakier around Aunt Ginny and Aunt Angelina."
James and Fred leapt up. "Rose, come on. They always suspect us! It doesn't matter how sneaky we are!" Fred cried. "Yah!" James fervently agreed. "Mum even found the colored rash powder I hid in Fred's-" Fred slapped his hand over James' mouth. "Please Rosie?" He pleaded. "NO." Rose firmly said, and began to shoo the two out of the compartment. "See you at the feast!" Nolan cheerfully called to their sulking backs.
The sky had darkened as the three spent the hours playing Exploding Snap and making Albus try all of the mystery Bertie Botts Beans. They all began to get their robes out and put them on when the train stopped, a muffled explosion happening outside their door.
"Someone lit a firework in the hallway," Albus moaned, after peeking out the door.
Nolan brushed past him to open the door even more to get a better look. As he opened the door, Rose heard a voice utter a loud "OW!" and Nolan fell over. Both Albus and Rose stared at the shoe that seemingly had no owner, until Rose darted forward and tugged the invisibility cloak off James and Fred.
"GUYS!" She fumed, "Did you light those fireworks as a distraction so you could sneak into my trunk?"
Fred and James shared a sheepish look, until a glint appeared in both their eyes. In an instant, they had jumped up and attempted to grab a trunk each. Albus lunged and grabbed a hold of the end of the trunk Fred had tried to take, and Rose grabbed the end of the one in James' hands.
Nolan looked absolutely bewildered from the spot on the floor he had fallen on. "Hang on, isn't that my…?"
BANG!
James had let go and Rose had fallen back with her trunk in her hands. Fred and Albus had dropped Nolan's trunk and it had exploded open, as miscellaneous clothes and potion ingredients collided into a mess on Rose. The five of them shared shocked looks. That is, until Rose disappeared.