Rose scurried down to the creek and sat in her usual place. She looked up at the moon and pulled her knees to her chest. After a while, she went over to an Oak tree nearby and reached into a large hole in the middle of the tree. McGonagall watched from the bushes, she was still a tabby cat. Rose pulled out a leather-bound journal and fountain pen. She had saved up a few pounds to purchase it. Severus had helped her save up, so they split the journal in half, with Rose writing in the front half and Severus writing in the back half. She sat back down and flipped to her next blank page. McGonagall crept up closer to read what she was writing.
"Who even needs to be special?" She wrote. "Maybe she's not even that happy being so perfect. Maybe it doesn't matter that she's so special. Maybe that means I'll be happy one day?" She wrote slowly, and her handwriting was large and messy. Rose noticed McGonagall after starting the passage.
"Hi, Kitty…I've never seen you around here." She pet McGonagall. "Are you having a bad time too?"
I don't know dad." Lily frowned. "I don't know where she could be if she's not with Severus. Maybe McGonagall will find her."
"I hope so." He rubbed his eyes. He was getting horribly sick of her antics. This was a blessing. He wanted them to take her away and never bring her back, Rose was too much to deal with. He and their mother were considering shipping her off to a remedial school, but hopefully, this would be enough.
"I think you're special," McGonagall spoke as she changed back to a human. Rose crawled back with wide eyes.
"Oh my gosh." She spoke, clearly startled.
"You and your sister aren't much different you know." McGonagall smiled, taking a seat next to where Rose sat.
"You were just a cat."
"I was."
"Now you're a human."
"That's magic dearie. How would you like to come learn about magic?"
"What? Me?" Rose exclaimed.
"Yes, you. I'm from the school Lily now attends, it looks like you didn't get your letter of acceptance when you were meant to. Your gift in magic came late in life. It's very rare that the powers you have now pop up, they're almost always detected at birth." McGonagall couldn't help but smile when she saw Rose's eye light up with excitement.
"So I'm special too!" She asked, tears filling her eyes.
"You would be special even without your gift Rose." The Professor laughed.
"I don't have to be here anymore?" She asked, closing the journal.
"No, you don't." McGonagall patted her hair to comfort her. "As a matter of fact, you can come with me tonight."
"Tonight!?" Rose beamed, feeling tears welt in her eyes. "Do you mean it?"
"Of course I do. We just have to go home and tell your parents."
"Okay, let me just do one thing." Rose stood up with her journal, she flipped to the back where Severus's sections were and scribbled and quick goodbye note explaining what had happened.
After she put it back in the tree she went with McGonagall to tell her parents, pack up and leave. She held the older witch's hand nervously and when she and McGonagall left.