A Rose by any other name

by Sitting Pretty Still

Rose Weasley is off to Hogwarts, and knows she'll take to it like a duck to water. But how well can she cope when a chance meeting with Scorpius Malfoy means that she'll fly in the face of expectation? Rated M for language, violence and range of opinions.

11. Dear Albus

17/11/2006

Dear Albus,

Your father and I are glad we could see you, even if the circumstances were a little... well, you know. I hope

you're still improving, and the scars are almost gone. Ok, Harry told me to tell you that having a scar on his

face never hurt his chances, but don't listen to him, because that's probably more about the fact that he

defeated Lord Voldemort. You know what those pushy hero types are like. Make no mistake; I WILL hear if you

stop applying the healing cream. I do wish you'd right more often dear, we only just found out ( from Professor

McGonagall) that all your attackers have been expelled, including the one that gave all the names of his

co-attackers. Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say. But even so, it'd have been nice to hear it from you!

More good news, if you can believe it! I've been promoted. Your mother is now: 'Senior Quidditch Correspondent'.

Not bad, aye? Of course, this means that I'll be going to see the more important matches, including... (Drum roll

please) the finals to the Quidditch World cup! I'm pretty sure your father will be able to get tickets too, so I think

we'll make a trip of it, just the family. Won't that be fun? (I can see you cringing even from here, young man.)

Your father is at work right now (I'm writing this in between cooking Lilly's tea, and helping her with her homework-

she'll be getting a shock when she gets to Hogwarts, I'll bet.) You don't know how lucky you are to have a domestics

class. We never had that, and I have to work on my culinary skills without expert guidance. When you and James

come home, I'm expecting you to both take turns to do the cooking sometimes. Oh yes, the age of childhood is truly

over.

I hope you're treating Flynn ok, he looked a bit ill last time you sent him. Remember not to give him too many owl treats,

he'll get fat.

Lots of love, Mum

XXX

P.S, give my love to Rose and thank her again for trying to save you from those bullies. Thank that Scorpius Malfoy boy too.

And apologise to him again about what your father said to him when we visited you in hospital. It was just a shock; you know

what he's like.