Chapter 4: Responses
I met Rose in the Common Room.
"Where were you last night? I couldn't find you!"
I shrugged. "Somewhere."
"I hate it when you're sarcastic." She said, although she started laughing.
"May I see your O.W.L. results?" I wasn't looking forward to them this year.
She nodded, and handed me a parchment of paper. I looked at it, and my eyes widened. Straight O's. Truly her mother's daughter. I'll be lucky if I get a single A. It'll be a miracle if I got an O.
"You're really smart," I told her.
She shrugged, trying to seem blasé. However, I knew Rose better than that. She was thrilled by her scores. Rose is simply, naturally smart.
"No need to be modest, Rose! It's true." I said, handing the parchment back to her. "I'm hungry. Let's go eat breakfast."
"Okay," Rose said. "How are things between you and Andy?" She asked, nudging me in my ribs as we sat..
My stomach dropped at the thought of him. "He, uh," I couldn't stand him anymore. He's an American student whose family moved here. He's a wizard- and my ex-boyfriend. "We-re not together anymore."
"Why not?" She asked, her eyes darting down the Hufflepuff Table. Not seeing him at his house table, she check the others. I looked for him, too. We found him at the Gryffindor Table. She was glaring and that's when I looked at him. He was kissing Marie Brown, Lavender Brown's, a single mother, daughter.
"That's why. I went to his house over the summer to visit- and they were snogging on the couch…while we were still together." I sadly dropped my gaze.
Rose's fists clenched. "I'm going kick his arse!" She yelled.
"Rose, I appreciate it, but he's not worth it."
"Is that why you were crying over the summer when I visited?"
Knowing it was best not to lie. I nodded. "Yeah, it was."
"He made you cry. I don't care what you say, 'it's not worth it,' it is. Albus and I are going to kick his sorry arse!"
I grabbed a piece of toast. "He's not worth it. And you are not dragging Al into this."
"Huh?" Al asked, looking up. "What am I possibly being dragged into?"
"Andy was cheating on her. I'm going to kick his arse. Want to help?"
"Hell yeah! He hurt Nuv- Abigale."
"He's not worth it!" I yelled. "Seriously! All I need is to get away from that arse- Oh! Rose, look at what you made me do!"
Rose shrugged. "Abigale said her first bad word!" She said proudly, hitting my shoulder with her fist.
I laughed.
"Hey! It's Nestle!" Rose exclaimed as her chocolate owl flew over head.
"Already?"
Rose shrugged. "It's my mum."
"True."
The owl swooped down, and stuck its leg towards us- a letter upon it. Rose detached it and read it, then handed it to me.
Dear Rose,
Nuvaya, I know you're going to read this too.
Anyways, yes there is a potion that counters the effects of a Glamour Potion, however it's a difficult one. It'll take at least a month to make.
It's in this year's potions book, Rosie. It is called Tela Contur. You will not be making it in class, though it's in the book. If you do make it, be careful. I remember a PolyJuice Potion that wet wrong in my second year.
Love,
Hermione
Mum and second Mum to Nuvaya
Rose pulled out her potions book. "What's the potion?"
"Tela Contur." I said. It felt weird on my tongue.
"Here!" Rose said, finding it in the table of contents. She turned to the page. "'Tela Contur. Tela Contur helps counter the effects of a Glamour Potion. After preparing it, it has to sit for twenty-nine days, and it has to be stirred once a day, an hour a day, the same time each day.' Doesn't sound hard enough." She bent the page down. "We need some things that we can get on our Hogsmeade Weekends. Other things- we might have to take from potions class."
"Okay," I said, nodding. "We can use my money. It is for me. You're not going to benefit from this."
Rose shook her head. "I'm throwing in my money, too. I will benefit from this," she said, hugging me. "I'll get to see what you naturally look like! Plus, it'll make you happier."
Joyous tears filled my eyes. "Thank you, Rose!" I said, hugging her.
"I'm still going to kick Andy's arse." She said, giggling. I laughed.
"Me too." Al said, then left the table.
"When's our first Hogsmeade Weekend?" Rose asked.
"This weekend." I said, grateful.
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