Hello how are you all doing?Hope everything is fine with you.
First of all, sorry I didn't update on Saturday as I originally said but I had a slight problem, I was suffering from the Twilight 'disease'. Secondly thanks to all of my reviewers
FieldHockeyLover17, JessiFantasy16, GryffindorGal731, Sadzy, iluvtheoc3000, spery, Missdagane, happilycharmed, navy seaside anchor. Hugs and kisses and everything you want to all of you!
for their support and good words. I really appreciate them. Lastly I decided to have multiple p.o.v. , with those of the main characters being the largest.
Hope you enjoy this chapter and can't wait to read your reviews.
B.t.w this chapter is from Albus's p.o.v.
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Chapter 3: People change.
So, here I am... after coming back from an exciting and fantastic summer vacation... back on board for my final year at Hogwarts.
I know, right? How boring!
Two days ago I was still in Italy and now I'm back here, going back to school, with all the boring classes, boring teachers and bo-ring people, especially some of the girls. Anyway, here I am sitting in a compartment with the guys doing nothing and waiting for Rosie to came back, although that might take a while since she left only thirty minutes ago.
Lily, will probably be with her as well. I didn't see her this morning. I saw my parents before boarding the train but she had already ran off to meet some of her friends. Hmm, wonder if she changed at all, like sweet little Rosie.
And while I am on the subject of Rose... man, what did that girl do with Dominique and Lily in France or should I say what did they do to her?
I mean here we were, sitting while joking and laughing, and suddenly the compartment door opens and there is she! One of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen. Now, don't get me wrong, I always thought Rose was beautiful, but it was in her own sweet and subtle way. But now she is just...gorgeous.
When she entered the compartment with that bright smile of hers, I didn't even recognize her, I her hip-joined twin if you don't count the fact that we have different parents, I one of her best friends, I her most beloved and closest cousin, okay maybe I am over exaggerating about this last two titles, but that's not the point. The point is, that Rose has changed... a lot!
It's not that she has changed that much physically. She still is the short little girl with the red fiery hair never worn down and still has that 'Oh so fragile, I want to protect her' look about her. I know, this sounds ridiculous, right? How, can someone have changed but still have the same appearance as before? Well, I don't know how, but apparently Rose does.
I really don't know how to define the way Rose has changed. As I said before it isn't that much physically. Neither emotionally, she's still acting the same way as she did when she was thirteen, which I personally think was the age that she matured and started acting like an adult. But despite this two facts she looks changed and somehow the same but still different.
I know, I know ... you're probably thinking I'm not making any sense or that I don't have a clue what I'm talking about. And it is true, I don't. And the reason is that, simply I can not find the words to describe how Rose has changed.
I have been thinking about it since I saw her. Trying to figure out what happened why is she looking that much different when not a lot of things have changed about her, but I simply can't. I... I just can't!
I find this really weird, because I think that I would be able to at least point out what has changed but I can't. Let me think here for a moment.
Take a big breath!
Relax!
Think!
Okay...it's not her appearance that has changed, at least not much. Her hair looked more curly than frizzy and she didn't wear her usual shapeless baggy clothes anymore. Maybe, the girls had a shopping spree at France? That could explain the clothes, and knowing Lily and Dominique, who are the most girlie girls I know, they definitely went for shopping.
So it's not quite her appearance as I said, she hasn't changed her behavior either or her opinions on certain matters, like books and school. So what is it?
What is it?
What has changed?
What?
I will not rest until I find what has changed. Okay let me go through the events of this morning, maybe I will find something I didn't notice before. The door opens, and there is Rose looking different but not that different. She isn't dresses as usually and her hair looks a little different. She is still petite and still has those really nice eyes and smile. But the way she is standing, presenting herself is somehow different.
That's it! That's totally it. She looks more confident more empowering then before, she didn't look shy anymore. She wasn't shagging her shoulders or had her head down while talking to us. For Merlin's sake she even had a conversation with Nikos. Who she hasn't even talked to before. And believe me when I say that, that is something that Rosie would never have done before. Cause she's so shy around people that she doesn't know. Of course, after she has met them, is a different story. And now that I'm thinking about it I should inform Nikos not to piss her off , ever.
I wonder how this confidence came over. I 'm pretty sure the girls had something to do with that as well.
Now that I solved the mystery about Rosie's change, or at least I hope I have. I'm wondering what Scorpius and Marco are thinking about it. Did they realized she changed, did they see it, did they figure out what it was, did they realized it the first time we saw her today? So many question are going through my head right now. Since Rose left, which now is almost forty minutes ago, we haven't talked at all inside the compartment. Now that I solved the mystery of Rose's change I'm bored and have nothing to occupy myself with. Not to mention that this silence is killing me...
Five more minutes go by, in silence. Okay I can't take this anymore, I decide to start talking.
"So, guys... what did you think of Rose?" I asked, after all I was really curious to see if they noticed the change.
"She looked... different." was all that Scorpius said and looked over at Marco.
"Different, different? Are you blind she looked gorgeous!" Marco said smirking.
"Thank Merlin, I'm not the only one who noticed!" I exclaimed with relief.
"I know when she opened that door, I was left speechless." Marco said "When did she change and we, her best friends, missed it?" he exclaimed
"Probably during summer. And probably Dominique and Lily had something to do about it, as well." I answered .
"Well I don't care what they did, she looks amazing...just plain gorgeous. Too bad she's like my sister or else I would make a move." Marco said, I glared at him.
"Hey, that's my cousin you're talking about! And for your information she was always beautiful. It's just that now is showing more!" I said and he nodded. They knew Rosie was a sensitive subject for me, so nobody was allowed to talk about her in a way I didn't approve.
The guys found this really weird, especially in the beginning of our friendship, and used to make fun of me and implying that I was into incest. They still find it weird but at least I don't have to hear their incest jokes anymore.
I can't really explain it but I just want to protect little Rosie, she just looks so helpless. I never let her go somewhere by herself, what if she gets hurt? What will I do then? Now if it was Lily, my younger sister, I wouldn't be so overprotective cause let me tell you one thing about her. She inherited my mother's and grandmother's temper and the ability to perform an ass kicking 'Bat Bogey'.
"Seriously you guys, she's the same she hasn't changed at all!" Scorpius said with a bored look.
"Again, I repeat: Are you blind? She's gorgeous!" Marco said looking perplexed.
"Come on... Rose is our best friend that we all love and care about , but don't you think you're over exaggerating a little. Pretty yes you can call her that, but gorgeous is just pushing it." Scorpius said nonchalant. Well I can't say anything about that, everybody has different opinions and standards about beauty. And this is clearly his.
"You're crazy!" Marco said looking at him like he truly was crazy. "Nikos, what did you think, about Rose, after all this was the first time you met her." Marco asked.
"Well, I don't agree with my dear cousin over here." he said and thumped Scorpius on the back. "She is really beautiful, not just pretty and really smart. I really enjoyed talking with her. Although I thought you had said that she was really shy with people she doesn't know." he finished thoughtfully.
"Well that is how she usually is, but apparently she changed during summer." I said as an explanation. "So you liked Rose, ha?" I asked Nikos again.
"Yes, as I mentioned before I think she is a really smart and beautiful girl." he replied.
"You know, she's my cousin right?" I asked again. He looked at me with a weird look followed by a comprehensive one, apparently he must have understood the direction my questions were leading to.
"Yes, I know and you don't have to worry about anything, I won't do anything wrong ." I'm glad we got that right! He seems like a great guy and I don't want to beat him up if he does something wrong.
"So Nikos, what house do you want to be in?" Scorpius asked him.
"Really? I don't know yet. But whichever house it is I don't think I will mind." he replied.
"I bet you're in Slytherin." Scorpius said and smirked " After all your mother was!" he said as an explanation.
"I wouldn't take that as given though!" I said "Both my parents were Gryffindors, but apparently I was too much of a sneaky bastard for that house." I said and we all started laughing.
"You're pretty smart, so I'll have to say either Slytherin or perhaps Ravenclaw." Marco said tapping his chin, he usually did that when he was thinking.
"I really don't care. I just want to finish school." he said. After this conversation we started talking about Hogwarts. Told him a few things, gave him a few advice and you know the usual.
Outside the compartment we can hear giggles and laughing. It must be some silly girls coming to chat us up, again. Don't get me wrong, I like girls, a lot. But this has gotten extremely ridiculous. I mean we are in our seventh year, practically adults and they still follow us around like lost puppies! I mean can you be more desperate?
Anyway that particular giggle sounds really familiar, I wonder who it is cause it's really starting to get on my nerves. I have decided to get up and tell whoever it is to shut the hell up or just leave. But my movements stop when the door opens and in comes a really really red Rose and a giggling Lily.
See, I knew I've heard that giggle before! Anyway the necessary introductions between Lily and Nikos are done and they are talking about something or the other. My mind is elsewhere. Currently I am looking at my beloved sister, while she is conversing with the other people in the compartment. At least she hasn't changed at all. Believe me Rose's change was enough for me today. If Lily had changed as well. I don't know if I would be able to take it.
Oops, I realize everybody has stopped talking and is looking at me. Lily walked towards me and sat next to me giving me a hug and a kiss.
"What a good brother you are!" she said sarcastically " Here I am your little sister, who you haven't seen for almost two months and you didn't even talk to me." she said still sarcastically and faking a hurt expression towards the end of her sentence.
"Oh well, sorry for that I was thinking about something." I said sheepishly. Everybody knows that when I am thinking I don't pay attention to anything around me. Seriously, once I walked into a wall.
"Oh well that explains it!" she said and smiled.
"So what were you two laughing and giggling outside for almost ten minutes?" Marco asked looking at Rose and Lily accusingly. Rose got even more red, if that is possible and looked at Lily with a horrified look, which I can only guess that it means she doesn't want us to know. But that is weird, I mean Rose tells me everything, right? Why would she want to hide something from me? Lily just ignored Rose's look and started giggling.
"Oh, nothing I was just teasing Rose, because apparently someone has a crush on her and she is totally freaking out!" Lily said and started giggling. What? Who is this, I will go right now and deal with him. Nobody messes with my cousin. My mouth is half open ready to question her about this someone but apparently somebody else beat me to it.
"Really? Who?" and it's Scorpius who actually asked the question.
"Oh you know him actually, he l..." Lily started saying but never finished because Rose grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her up from her seat. Wow, how did she do that? Lily is at least three or four inches taller then her and Rose is so small and fragile! Unless she's hexing you, then she's really scary.
"If you'll excuse us for a second" Rose said and dragged Lily towards the door " we have to go see...Dominique. Yes we have to go see her...about something" Rose said, clearly an excuse, still red in the face, Lily waived at us still giggling and they both exited the compartment.
"Well, we're not the only ones who think she's gorgeous, ha?" Marco said and smirked.
One thought was running through my head and that was: Must find that someone who dared to freak out my cousin.
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Well this is it, hope youliked and enjoyed it. Once again sorry for not updating sooner. I decided to call Scorpius's cousin Nikos, cause it sounds more exotic, at leats that what they told me.
Also, a quick question next chapter would you like Rose's or Lily's p.o.v.
Once again hope you liked it and
Thanks for reading.
