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"You can leave now Miss Weasely. Mr. Potter, would you please escort Rose back to her dorm." Madam Pomfrey said.
It was a glorious Sunday morning and Rose was just itching to get out of the hospital wing. She wanted to explore Hogwarts, and wander in its huge grounds.
From what she had recollected, it she was in her 7th year, and the term had just begun. It was around mid-September when she had met with some accident (which she still couldn't remember), so she hadn't missed many lessons.
She was in Gryffindor, but as she was the Head Girl, she had her own dorm. That was another place that Rose was dying to see, the Heads common room. She also wanted to know who the Head Boy was.
It still irritated Rose that she had to rediscover all this yet again. Would she ever be able to catch up? Sure they all said that she had been making a tremendous progress. But, the fact still remained that she didn't know, rather didn't remember half the things around her.
What if it never came back to her?
"And Rose, you need to come here every evening for a checkup. If you have even the slightest sensation in your right arm, come to me immediately ok?" Madam Pomfrey said as Rose literally jumped out of the bed. They had put her arm in a cast so that it would be less obtrusive. She also was prescribed a potion that made her left hand stronger, so she could use her wand if necessary.
As she and Al walked down the corridors, friendly faces greeted her all around. She smiled back at everyone, extremely happy to get out of her confinement. "Hey Rose! You finally got out of there! I'm so happy for you. How are you feeling?" Penelope asked as she walked towards them.
"Hi Penelope" Rose said cheerfully. Again, she saw a flash of pain across Pen's face. But she covered it up well, and she started chatting with Al as they continued walking.
Rose looked at the path ahead. It was rather familiar. She picked up her pace, as she almost started running down it. "Rosie! Slow down…" Al said as they ran to catch up. "This leads to the Quidditch Pitch right?" Rose asked, now excited. "Oh wow! Yeah Rose. Do you remember anything else?" Pen asked equally happy.
Rose racked her brains. There was something there… just beneath the surface, struggling to get out.
"I'm on the team. So is Al, he's the captain?" Rose said doubtful. Both nodded enthusiastically and she went on. "We were having tryouts. And Al chose someone to be a new Chaser. Against her wishes." She continued.
"Yes! Do you remember who it was?" Al prompted. "Penelope Thomas! " Rose cried. The name opened a new flood of memories.
A young girl on the Hogwarts Express, rather quiet but bold.
The sorting ceremony, where the girl got sorted into Gryffindor, just a few minutes before Rose got sorted there as well.
Then countless memories of the laughs and tears, over the past seven years, they all came gushing back.
The pranks, the last minute cramming, the crazy quidditch games over the holidays, the fights, everything that mattered and everything so very insignificant.
"Oh my God! Pene!" Rose cried, jumping at her and hugging her fiercely. "I'm so sorry!" she added, though it came out muffled, as her head was buried in Pen's shoulder.
"That's ok Rosie. I'm just glad you're fine."Penelope said, but you could see the happiness shining through her.
"So do you have anything else?" Al asked as Rose disentangled herself. Her face fell immediately. "No." she said dejected. "Don't worry about it Ro. You'll be fine in a few days!" Penelope encouraged. Rose smiled at their enthusiasm, fervently hoping they were right.
"Next stop, Head's Dorm" Penelope announced.
She had given Rose the tour of literally the rest of Hogwarts, during which Rose had recalled Hagrid and a few other professors. She was rather disappointed as she had thought that a tour would help her recover fully.
Penelope however refused to let her be disheartened. She chattered comfortably, and Rose listened, happy to have her back. The prospect of going back to her dorm cheered Rose up a bit.
She would finally know who the Head Boy was. Maybe it was Lorcan. He seemed dependable, from what she had seen of him in the past few days. He was rather calm and composed, but also head strong. He was in Ravenclaw, which implied he was intelligent too. So he would be a great candidate. The face that he was polite and charming only helped the cause.
But she couldn't be sure. How could she be? She didn't even remember the others!
They arrived at a mirror shortly. Rose finally saw herself clearly.
The famous Weasely red hair that most of her cousins had too fell to her waist almost. She had piercing blue eyes like her dad. Her skin was rather pale, but clear. She was really tiny, maybe just around 5 feet tall, and she had a petite frame. Compared to Penelope, she looked rather puny! Her cheeks and nose were pink from the cold wind outside. It was very chilly for early October!
As soon as she finished her survey, the mirror fogged over.
It slowly became more and more opaque, as it transformed into a door! Oh! So this was the entrance to their room. "The door appears only for you and the Head Boy. It can recognize polyjuice potion too, so it's exclusive."Pen said as she reached for the handle. "So are you ready?" she asked as Rose nodded.
The door swung open to reveal a huge room. There was a fireplace right across from the doorway, with couches arranged around it. The room was done up in purple, neutral to all houses, and gold. Heavy curtains adorned the wall throughout and a rug on the floors made it more comfy. On the left side was a huge book shelf, lined with rows and rows of books, old and new. On the right, a pair of stairs led up to the rooms. There were two rooms and a common bathroom in between.
"you know the best part?" Penelope asked as Rose gaped around the room in awe. She just shook her head, taking it all in. With a gentle flick of her wand, Pen made the curtains swish open.
The walls weren't walls! It was like one huge window… the view was magnificent too. It overlooked the great lake and the forest. Being up on the 6th floor, the mountains were visible near the horizon too.
Rose was too stunned for words. She just stared, her mouth falling open.
Suddenly she was snapped out of her reverie when a soft hand pushed up her jaw. She jumped in surprise, ready to tell Penelope off for scaring her like that, but she saw Scorpius instead.
"That was your exact reaction the first time round too." He said smirking. "Hi Rose. Glad to see you out of the hospital." He continued, giving her a chance to recover.
Rose was still at a loss for words as she surveyed him.
He had the smirk constantly on his perfect face. His hair was falling into his eyes which were now filled with amusement. "Hey." She said uncertain. "So Thomas, she remembered you eh?" he asked Penelope. Penelope just nodded, not very eager to converse with him.
Rose was about to look away from him when she caught a bit of the late afternoon sunlight glinting off his chest. She looked for the source, and there, pinned neatly onto his school robes, was the Head Boy badge!
"You're head Boy?" she cried shocked. "You could have mentioned it at least once!" she said indignantly. "I wasn't supposed to Rose… Relax. It's no big deal." He said, shrugging off the matter.
But Penelope's eyes narrowed. "Mentioned it when?" she asked frowning, looking from him to Rose. "When he visited me all those times, in the Hospital Wing." Rose said. "You visited her?" Pen asked, her frown deepening. Scorpius almost shrank back, choosing not to answer her question.
"Yeah he did. Why?" Rose asked confused. "No… It's just…" Pen started, looking at Scorpius.
"Nothing Rose. Go check out your room and the bathroom. See if you can recollect anything." Scorpius said, interrupting Pen. "Thomas, I would like a word." He continued, literally dragging Pen out of the dorm.
Rose was now curious. Why was pen so surprised that Scorpius would visit her? Why were Pen and Scorpius so cold towards one another? She was frustrated that she couldn't remember the nature of her relation with Scorpius! Things would have been so much easier if she could. Now it turned out that he was Head Boy. So he must be better than the rest right?
She again felt the weight of helplessness hanging over her head. She tried to listen to their conversation, but it was no use. Of course they would have used a spell to block her out.
She decided to stop moping around, and went to her room. It was huge too, but was done up in scarlet and gold, the Gryffindor colours. A four-poster bed sat next to the wall, and a desk lay next to it. Her trunk was leaning against another wall, next to her dresser. Books were lying scattered over the bed and floor, which showed that no one had been to her room in a while.
She picked up the books and tried setting them in order for lack of things to do. When she was just about done Penelope came back and dragged her down for dinner.
Scorpius however was nowhere in sight. Rose didn't let it bother her though; she knew she would see him back in her dorm. Rose sat at the Gryffindor table, amidst her cousins and friends, who were all rejoicing her recovery.
She ate happily, listening to the happy chatter and friendly banter all around her. It was very relaxing, and she felt herself loosen up for the first time since she had woken up.
"How's your arm Rose?" Lorcan called out from the Ravenclaw table. "Still can't feel it." Rose said as she tried moving her right hand again in vain.
"Would you like some help to eat?" Hugo asked, suddenly remembering her condition. "No. I'm fine really." She said now mortified.
Her mind wandered back to the previous day in the hospital. Where was Scorpius? She scanned the Slytherin table once more. "What's wrong Rosie?" Hugo asked. "Nothing Hugh." Rose sighed.
She looked over at Penelope who just gave her a knowing look. "later." She mouthed, and Rose let it go.
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