I don't own Harry Potter just my Oc.
Rose's p.o.v.
Light filtered the room as I slowly opened my eyes, I quickly sat up but realized that I wasn't in my room or in my house. That I actually did it...that I had the courage to leave. I was still slightly shaking, but I have to try and move on. I got up and walked to the bathroom stripping off my clothes I saw the purple marks on my arm. I cried too much before that I can't cry now. I let the warm water relax my body, it felt nice I was used to icy cold water we had a water heater but he wouldn't let me use it.
After putting on my clothes and brushing my damp hair, I looked in the mirror some people back at elementary would say that having red hair looked so pretty and at first I did agree too. I left my hair long and I remember my mom saying I had pretty light green eyes I smiled softly thinking of my mom...she was so kind and sweet...he didn't deserve her.. I snapped out my thoughts. After I was done I paid for my room for the next few days.
I got out and decided to walk around Diagon alley. I was a bit nervous because there was so many people around. I wasn't used to the crowds or the shops...but it felt nice going out and not worrying about going back home. Still the thought of my dad finding me still lingers in my mind.
But was quickly dissolved when I looked at a few colorful shops, a few made me smile looking at what look like a joke shop. I was too shy to go in so I just glanced at it.
I couldn't buy anything I had to be careful not to spend money, i only had enough for the room and something cheap to eat for maybe another week. I'll have to look for a job soon...but...just what can I do? I didn't go to hogwarts or any school. I hardly do magic maybe there is someplace that can hire me...I looked at the daily prophet to see if there's any job offers. I read it but there's a lot of interesting jobs but I couldn't do them because I didn't have the knowledge nor the experience leaving me sighing in defeat. I walked around until I saw a shop.
"A book store?" I whispered I started to smile at the memory. My mom and I love to read, she would read me almost any book we could find. I hadn't been in a shop for a very long time do why not go inside and have a look? I went inside and smiled looking at all of the books that they had. I felt happy after a few minutes someone broke my trance, I looked to see an older woman.
"Are you alright miss?" Her eyes were as kind as her smile.
I smiled shyly and nodded.
"Is there anything specific that your looking for?" She asked
"Oh um no...I was just-" I started
"Oh, you're here for the job interview, no?" She cut me off.
"Eh? Job? I uh-" I stammered I didn't know that they were looking for people.
"You seem perfect for the job, I know a book lover when I see it." She said looking at me very closely. "How old are you?"
"Oh..I'm twenty four..." I said
"There's just something about you that's just perfect here...that's it! You're hired!" She said
"Wait- what?" I said completely shocked
"How soon can you start?" She asked
"Uh- I guess any time?" I said still confused, she handed me a dark blue apron and a name tag.
"Good! Can you start today?" She asked I nodded and I wrote down my name and pinned it in the apron.
"Rose...a nice name! I'm Rachel. We'll discuss pay after work, for now I need you to clean and man the cashier." Rachel said "I'll go get you a manual!" She left to the back of the room leaving me a minute to process what had happened.
"Did I just get a job?" I whispered looking very puzzled. 'That was...surprisingly easy...' I thought
A few hours later it was a bit easy, I did try my best since it's my first job. Most of the clients that came in were females and I felt comfortable towards them, I get easily nervous if I had to help men...maybe because I don't know how they'll react. But I'll give it everything I have.
Third person's p.o.v.
The weekend could not have been slower for Rose, But it was finally Saturday meaning she'll have her first income.
"Rose, I need you to deliver this to the potions shop two blocks from here." Rachel said holding a box.
"Oh...okay." Rose said
Rose walked nervously following the directions that Rachel gave her. Rose's eyes stopped at a potions shop. When she opened the door she heard the bell ring.
"How can I help you?" A deep voice said Rose looked and she saw a tall man wearing dark robes, black hair and dark eyes he turn and almost flinched at looking at Rose. She wondered why though.
She held the box in her hands. "I...well...I have a delivery for.." she mumbled and read the note. " Severus Snape...I'm from the book store two blocks away."
"Hm?" He said Rose held out the box to him. "Place it over there, I'll give you the list to give to Rachel about the other things."
"Okay..." Rose said softly avoiding his eyes.
Severus p.o.v.
When I saw she seemed rather timid, she didn't look up at me. It was rather strange but nonetheless I finished writing the note and I saw her looking at the potions in the shelf. She stared at them as if it was a something new that she didn't even seen it in her life. I held a few boxes of the potions that I brewed.
I cleared my throat setting the box down she immediately jumped in fright and stared at me, I just froze looking in her green eyes...they resembled hers somehow, even the same shade of her hair.
"I didn't mean to startle you." I said
"Oh, its fine...I was just lost in thought about these potions..." She said looking at the bottles.
I handed her the note, with the money for the delivery.
"Thank you..."She said softly avoiding my gaze. "H-Have a nice day."
After she left I went back to work as usual but there was something...just something about her that got me curious. Usually women her age would be a bit more outgoing and a bit more friendly. I didn't even ask for her name.
End of p.o.v.
Rose went back to her workplace and kept on working until the end of her shift, Her boss Rachel handed her an envelope with her first pay. Rose lightly smiled. She even took a few extra shifts to get some money together. Her first day off would be tomorrow.
"If you're short handed tomorrow just owl me as soon as you can." Rose said
"Thank you, you're a big help." Rachel said "But just enjoy your day off tomorrow, maybe visit a few shops or just stay at home."
Home...that's the last place she'll ever want to go, after Rose left her work she glanced at the envelope it felt a bit heavy but it'll help her pay for the room she's staying in. She felt happy and so glad that Rachel hired her without even knowing that she didn't have any experience whatsoever at this. She wrapped her arms around herself since it was a bit cold walking towards the leaky cauldron at night.
Rose felt a little scared. It was the first time she'd even talked to a man, whenever she go she'd just got female employees to help her. She'd never been with a man outside her family before, She didn't know how to act in front of him, She just hope that she didn't offended him in someway.
She wasn't afraid of him for some reason, she didn't know why. She got in her room and opened her suitcase to see the small bundle of worn out clothes, She barely had any clothes most of them were either from good will or the second hand store in the box that they put outside of mix and match clothes that were broken or stained that couldn't be repaired (At least what the muggles thought that it couldn't be fixed, a little magic and it's good as new.) Rose decided that She could at least spare a few coins to buy at least a nicer shirt for work, if she goes out tomorrow.
After picking out a simple long sleeve Light pink shirt and shorts I went to the bathroom Turning on the water as hot as it would go, steam soon filled the bathroom. A sigh of contentment She stripped down of her old clothes as She stepped into the water. Her body ached after a long week of work, she glanced at her arm with the bruise was almost gone.
'It looks better now...maybe tomorrow it'll be back to normal...'Rose thought 'It's been a week since I left that house.'
Rose stepped out of her shower to find her dirty clothes, somehow, had been cleaned and folded into a nice pile on the bathroom counter. She realized that they have house elves working for them since they do their work so efficiently and they looked happy doing that. She smiled lightly. But quickly washed away.
"What am I gonna do tomorrow?" Rose said thinking out loud
Severus went back to his house slamming his door shut, barely missing the hem of his long black robes. He threw himself onto his bed, tired that's what he's feeling tired. It was a very long day for him, owning a potions shops had its perks but a lot of work and thank Merlin that he has a day off tomorrow. Meaning that he could just stay home and read a good book, maybe having some sherry that He got as a present from Draco to go along with the quiet reading. Yep that's all he might do on his day off, Hopefully no one is going to interrupt him.
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