Chapter 3
Takes part in chapter 15 of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
"Are you sure you've thought this through, Romilda?" Pearl looked at her friend worriedly, not sharing her confidence. Romilda raised an eyebrow at her and once again wondered why her friend had been placed in Gryffindor. The amount of courage she currently showed was zilch.
"Of course I'm sure, Pearl. Do you think I haven't thought of everything? I am going to pour some love potion into this glass of gillywater." Romilda showed no hint of nerves as she carried this out. Pearl was anxious enough for the both of them, after all. Anna looked nearly as excited as Romilda, although she did seem slightly worried as well.
"What if he doesn't drink it, Romilda? And what if someone else takes it instead? Your plan could get very messy if it goes wrong, you know."
Romilda couldn't help rolling her eyes at her wimpy best friends. "Honestly, you two! I will not let anyone else drink from the glass, ok? Besides, I have a backup plan for if he doesn't want the gillywater."
Both her friends looked unconvinced, especially Pearl. "And that would be?"
Romilda pulled a box of Chocolate Cauldrons out of her bag. Her friends looked bemused.
"I have already spiked them with some love potion," Romilda told them in a tone one would use when talking to a small child. "Have you finished this game of 50 questions or do you want to carry on? Trust me; this plan is foolproof."
Pearl sighed, resigned to the fact that nothing she said would change Romilda's mind. Anna, on the other hand, looked reassured. "if anyone can pull it off it's you, Romilda. Good luck!"
The three girls walked out of the bathroom and headed towards the Gryffindor common room. They were unaware that Hermione Granger had suspected they were plotting something and had already warned Harry. They arrived in the Gryffindor common room to find that Harry Potter was not there. They didn't have to wait long for him to turn up. Anna squealed excitedly, Pearl looked nervous, and Romilda headed towards him in her typically confident manner.
"Hi, Harry. Fancy a gillywater?" she said, trying her best to hold in the excitement she felt. This was it!
The excitement soon left her when Harry answered. "No thanks, I don't like it much."
Romilda quickly hid her disappointment and pulled out her backup plan. "Well, take these anyway," she said, handing him the box. "Chocolate Cauldrons, they've got firewhiskey in them. My gran sent them to me, but I don't like them."
Even Romilda could see the hesitation on Harry's face as he took the box of Chocolate Cauldrons. "Oh, well, thanks a lot, Romilda. Um, I'm just going to go over here with ... ," he said as he walked off. Pearl and Anna came over.
"Well that went brilliantly, didn't it?" Pearl looked triumphant.
Romilda snapped, "Oh, shut up! It worked, didn't it?"
"He did take the box, but he looked hesitant. I think he suspects something."
Romilda walked past them without saying another word. She was sick and tired of listening to their negativity. This plan was going to work, and she would be The Chosen One's girlfriend. She just knew it.
