*Sneakily sneaks back into fanfiction*
Oh, hey guys.
I am SO sorry for the wait of this chapter. I want to make a quick shoutout to MaddieMonkey, who inspired me to keep writing, and another shoutout to all of the fans who are sticking with me throughout this story. You guys are awesome!
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Chapter Twenty Five: Rose Weasley
I'm Rose Weasley, and… and… Oh, you know the rest.
I was hoping for a night's sleep, you know, being the night before Christmas Eve.
Ava and Alice apparently weren't going to let that happen.
"Wake up, sleepy-head," I hear Ava whisper in my ear. I jump a little, rub my eyes, and look up to two girls standing over me in my bed.
"What?" I ask, a little irritated. "It's probably nearly the middle of the night and you two-"
"Oh, hush, you," Alice says, and in the dark I can barely make out her grin. "Guess what I just got, Rose? Guess!" She didn't give me time to guess. "A letter! And owl just came flying up to my window and started pecking on my window, so I woke up and opened it and guess what it had? It had-"
"Wait, let me guess," I say lamely, feeling very drained and tired. "It had a letter."
"Yes!"
I sigh. Couldn't this have waited until the morning? "Who was the letter from, Alice?"
"It was from Albus!"
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"Dear Alice," I begin. We were sitting under my covers with a small Lumos spell on my wand, just enough to make out words.
"Dear Alice," I continue. "It is my pleasure to tell you that- indeed- I have a lot of feelings for you. Playing chess with you, walking in the halls with you, passing notes to you in Charms- this has all made me realize how I truly feel about you. Please, if you feel the same way, please meet me tonight at the stroke of one in the third corridor of the second floor.
Goodnight."
Ava was holding back a squeal and Alice's cheeks were beet red.
And something didn't feel right.
"Alice," I say slowly, "This isn't Albus's handwriting."
"Scorpius probably wrote it for him-"
This wasn't Scorpius's handwriting.
"You're going, aren't you?" Ava whispers to Alice.
"Don't, Alice. This isn't a real letter!"
Alice stares at me before snatching the letter out of my hand. "You- You just don't want me dating your cousin. Of course I'm going."
No, no, something wasn't right. The letter wasn't from Albus. But Alice was already getting up before I could put a finger on what was so suspicious.
"Alice, don't go!" I say as loud as I dare, very aware of the sleeping Gryffindors around me.
I see her bite her lip. "You knew I liked Albus. But you never really wanted him to like me, did you?"
"No, that's not it-"
"Then why don't you want me to go?"
"Because that letter is not from him!"
"That's what you want me to believe." And before I can say anything else, she's turning around and leaving the common room, still in her pajamas and her wand in hand.
Why would Albus, whose dorm was right next to ours, want to meet her a whole floor down? In the letter, he mentioned how he loved to pass notes to her in Charms. But they pass notes in every class, so why was Charms any different. Why is the handwriting familiar, yet I know it doesn't belong to Albus or Scorpius?
What was going on here?
So as she exits the common room, I grab my wand and turn to Ava.
"I'm following her."
"I know."
"Do you believe me?"
She hesitates. "I- I don't know. I want to feel happy for her-"
"But you know that something is up."
"Yeah."
I nod, though it might be a little hard for her to see me, and head out.
Knowing Alice, she would have freaked out by now and turned to take the long way to the second floor. If I took the short cut, it would take longer to get to the third corridor than it would she, so I decide to just take the way she did. I quickly whisper another Lumos spell, and make my way down the darkened halls.
I walk as fast as I can, but I still have plenty of time to think about the letter. Who would write a fake love note to Alice? It must have been someone trying to humiliate Alice, someone who wouldn't want them to be together. It would have to be someone in our Charms class, but someone that has no other class with us, so I rule out the Gryffindors (Including Milly Greenwood, who I first thought of, but doubted since as far as I know she's still fast asleep in our common room).
It would also most likely be someone who resides on the second floor…
Oh, great.
My speed-walk turns into a run, trying desperately to catch up with Alice before she reaches her destination. This can NOT be good… I hold my breath as I sprint up the stairs, trying to not make a lot of noise but failing. I hope that Alice hasn't reached the third corridor yet…
Suddenly a bright light blinds me, and sounds of laughter reach my ears. After the light dulls, the third corridor sits right in front of me, and nothing sits between us. I run toward the sounds and come to a screeching halt when I see the scene in front of me.
Alice is standing there, in the middle of the hall. She has both hands over her mouth and looks as though she is getting sick. I rush forward and put my arm around her, and she looks at me, startled. There are tears in her big brown eyes, and she looks very scared.
I quickly scan the area, and it isn't hard to find three figures standing behind us. The one in the middle is laughing, so far hidden in the veil of darkness. But I know who it is before I hold my lit wand up to uncover her.
"Lacy."
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Guys, I have a HUGE crisis.
For those who do not know, since we reached 30 reviews, I'm giving you guys a companion story with Albus(:
What other POV should I do for Albus's story?
I mean, sure it could be just Albus's, but you guys are the readers, what do you want?
It doesn't have to be Alice's, obviously.
Help, and review!
Now, Scorpius or Rose POV….
I really can't choose, because one day I'll say one and another day the other. I think that's why I switch them every other chapter, because I eventually get bored with writing in one POV all the time. I mean, what's more exciting than seeing a story in different POVs?...(Your answer is supposed to be NOTHING!)
Anyways.
Poll:
Book version of Harry Potter
Or
Movie version of Harry Potter