A/N: I still don't own Harry Potter.
Father had taken the day off to prepare for Adara's party. He was helping the twins with something while Mom helped me dress.
"Which dress did you decide on, Rose?" Mom asked opening the doors to my closet. Everything was hung in careful order. I hated having to search for things.
"Not the green one," I answered rolling my eyes. Adara had already called twice to make sure I knew what color she was wearing.
"What about the red one that you wore last Christmas? Does it still fit?"
"It's too short, Mom, and Adara's seen that one already. I was thinking the pink one with the glitter." Mom nodded pulling it out and wrinkling her nose at the cloud of glitter that filled the air. She had bought me that one at a muggle store so it wasn't enchanted not to shed everywhere. I liked how it made everything around me sparkle.
"I wish you'd let me charm it to it doesn't do that," Mom said as I twirled around the room sending glitter flying everywhere.
"I like it like this," I stated pulling out a pair of pink satin slippers. They laced up my legs, tying at midcalf. "I look like a princess," I laughed. Mom sighed.
"Yes you do, just don't let Adara hear you say that." I nodded.
"She doesn't need to look like a princess, Mom. She pretty much is one. I mean, the Malfoys are as close to royalty as we get. Not to mention the whole rags to riches story about Aunt Ginny."
"I really need to stop letting you read all those fairy tales. Maybe a copy of Hogwarts: A History?"
"Boring! Besides, you have it memorized," I laughed as Mom shook her head.
"How do you want to do your hair, Rose? A single plait? I might be able to make it work?"
"A rose crown," I answered. Mom nodded glad she didn't have to wrestle with my hair. She knew which charms worked well on hers, but mine didn't respond quite the same way.
"Fresh or fake?" she asked as I picked through my jewelry box looking for something that looked sparkly but didn't upstage anything Adara would be wearing. I settled for a tiny diamond heart on a gold chain.
"Fresh," I answered. Adara never wore fresh flowers in her hair. She said it was beneath her. I thought she was being an idiot. Fresh flowers smelled way better than the tiara she was insisting on wearing.
"Good, now you're dressed at least. Your father and I will be ready in a few minutes. Think you can stay clean in the mean time?" I smiled innocently opening my eyes wide.
"Hermione, dear, have you seen my dress robes...I thought I left them on the bed."
"Just stay out of trouble, Rose," Mom stated heading towards her room to help Father.
"Rose! Look, I'm Father," Andre said walking past standing on Hugo's shoulders. He was wearing Father's dress robes, a pair of his shoes, and had slicked his hair back. Hera was toddling after them waving something in her pudgy little hand.
"Mom's going to kill you two," I said. "Go put them back, Hera, what do you have?"
"Worms." I sighed opening my hand as Hera handed me three worms. I debated putting them in Andre's bed.
"Andre Harry Snape!" I heard Father yell. I shook my head as the twins took off running. Deciding to listen to Mom, I sat in a chair next to the fire place to wait for my parents.
"Rose," I heard someone call. I looked around. It was only me and Hera in the room. Hera had decided to sit down at my feet and start playing with the tassels on the chair.
"Rose," the voice called again. I stood, looking around. It sounded like the voice was coming from the fire place. There was no fire at the moment. I took a few steps towards it.
"Rose? Are you ready to go yet? Aunt Fleur is here for the twins and Hera. Have you seen Hera? I thought she was with the boys, but they don't have her." Mom asked appearing the doorway dressed in a deep red dress. I could hear Father walking our direction. I pointed to where Hera was trying to stick the end of a tassel in her mouth.
"Good, Fleur, she's in here." Aunt Fleur walked into the living room.
"Bonjour Rose."
"Bonjour, Tante Fleur," I answered. Aunt Fleur had taught me and most my cousins some French. Hera looked over at Aunt Fleur.
"Ver!" Hera squealed.
"Hera, who taught you the French word for 'worm'?" Mom asked looking annoyed. Hera just smiled innocently and toddled over to Aunt Fleur.
"We should get going, I know Ginny's probably about ready to pull her hair out," Mom muttered. Father nodded pulling out the floo powder.
"We'll let you know when we get home." Aunt Fleur nodded. She was going to be taking my siblings to Uncle Harry's house since it was the largest in our family.
"Malfoy Manor," Father stated as we walked into the fire.
"Good, you're here!" Adara's voice stated the minute the world stopped spinning.