When Rose Granger-Weasley was 3, her mum thought it'd be a brilliant idea to send her to Muggle School, so that she'd learn how to respect them, and view them as equals. Despite Ron's insistence that it wouldn't matter, because Molly Weasley had been home - schooling her grandkids, and she'd impart the equality that she'd taught her own kids equally well, Hermione believed that Muggle schooling, especially till pre-school would do no harm, and only good. She believed it was essential for children to interact with other children, especially of their own age, and those beyond their own family, for healthy development. So the plan was to let Rose go to Muggle School, as an experiment. When Hermione proposed this idea to Molly Weasley, she beamed at Hermione, and conveyed what a brilliant idea it was. Harry and Ginny were impressed, and because Rosie was doing it, Albus was excited to go too.

That's how the Rose and Albus became the first famous Wizarding children in history to go to Muggle schools, and The Daily Prophet, along with other magazines had a field day running this issue. After all, they were some of the most famous Wizarding children of all time. On their first day, Molly packed them both a self-heating sandwich each, and Rose, dressed in a yellow knee-long dress, and Albus in jeans and a denim jacket, and carrying school bags with pencils and notebooks, were off to school. Both sets of parents did a quick concealment charm on the SUV they'd rented, hopped in and drove off, leaving the Paparazzi confused.

For Publicity? a nasty publication ran a piece. Did the War heroes not make enough headlines? Are they baiting their children to garner more attention? It put off Harry so much that he wanted to write to the editor, but Ron calmed him down. Undeterred, Albus and Rose continued to go to the school, falling in love with the Muggle world, with their little hearts, and easily mingling with everyone in their class.

When it was time for first grade, when both of them started to show their first overt signs of magic, their parents considered taking them out of school, to which both Rose and Albus outright refused. They were in love with school, they begged, and Rose always finished first. They are going to teach us about computers, mum, Rose whined, and first grade is when we get to learn to play an instrument of our choice! Albus added. And what will Aldo?
After the entire summer of careful contemplation, they were allowed to rejoin school.

Rose and Albus loved school. Albus loved their playground, and games class, and drama class. He loved interacting with his classmates, and listening to Muggle stories about magic. He loved the uniform and the Muggle clothing. Rose loved school too. She loved computers and gadgets and Muggle technology. She loved how quick everything was. She would incessantly pester her parents to let her take her phone to Hogwarts, later. She loved their history, and their literature, and she, like Albus, loved drama class. But what made them go back again and again wasn't just school, it was Al.

Alexis McAdams was a classmate to Albus and Rose since pre school. After an initial fight about who got to go on the swing first, on their third week of school, Alexis, Rose, and Albus stuck together. He was the reason Rose and Albus didn't want to leave school. He was the reason, Rose and Albus loved the Muggle world.

It was a rainy day, just like any other, that Rose, Al, and Bus (as Alexis liked to call Albus) sat at Rose's kitchen, when Sylvia burst into the room, yanking Al away. The look on the three children's faces broke Ron's heart. "Sylvia! What are you doing?" He barked.
"He's my boy, and I'll do with him what I please!" she spat back.
"You may, you may, but not like this, you won't! Not from under my roof! Does Atticus know?" Ron asked calmly, biting back the venom.
"Atticus? Atticus! What does he know?" she all but cursed.
"Sylvia, I'll make you some tea. Why don't you leave Alexis be, and we'll cook something up? Come," Ron said, rubbing her shoulders, and looking her in the eye.
She let go of Al, and sighed. "Okay, okay."
Ron lead her to the guest bedroom and locked the door from the outside.
"Mr Weasley?" a small voice came from the stairs. "Do you think mum will be okay?" It broke his heart to look at this boy, with his brown eyes and pouting lips.
"Yes, honey. She'll be better when she gets up,okay?"
"I don't like it when she comes home drunk. She smells," he said.
"We are going to look into that, aren't we?" Ron assured him.

Al stayed over, with Bus most nights at Rose's house, and on the days Bus was at home, Al taught Rose all kinds of video games and they exchanged songs they'd heard on the radio, and did homework. But the best part was that since that fateful day, Sylvia McAdams never touched a drink. She went into rehabilitation and came back a stronger woman. Alexis was learning to love his new mom, and he succeeded with each passing day.

When they were 9, they got a White Christmas. Rose, Bus, and Al were building a snowman when Bus accidentally did magic for the very first time, in front of Al. Alexis got really confused at first and then dismissed it as a trick of the eye. When he saw them for the Weasley Christmas Dinner (yes, it deserved capitalisation) he saw that Rose's eyes were red and puffy. He was about to ask her what was wrong, when James interrupted him and exclaimed, "Snow Fight!" Al never got to ask her what happened that night and he went away to Australia the next day, with his parents.


You really didn't think Hermione would let her children go without formal education, did you? :P