Rose sat at breakfast the next morning. Her mood hadn't changed and it was worrying her cousins.

"Rose?" Lily who was sitting next to her said.

"What?" Rose said softly.

"You hardly touched your cereal. Are you sure your alright?"

Rose nodded and put on a small smile. "Yeah I'm fine. I need to deal with this on my own."

Lily nodded understandingly and returned to her toast and eggs. Rose's smile faded away.

Suddenly the familiar sound of fluttering wings came from above them. Owls carrying packages and letters in their beaks.

Rose suddenly sat up straighter as the owls flew over their heads. A tawny black owl soared above the Gryffindor table and dropped one.

Rose tore open the letter and found two pieces of parchment. One for Hugo the other for her.

Rose read the one with her name up the top.

Dear Rosey Pose,

Are you alright? You seemed upset in you last letter.

Glad you liked the quills. Mums working overtime at the Ministry but she says she'll come

for the second task. I'll see if I can make it as well.

Uncle George and Aunt Angelina send their Christmas love. So does, Uncle Percy and Aunt Audrey, Uncle Harry, Grandpa and Grandma Weasley and Granger. Uncle Charlie wants us to visit him in Romania over the summer and Uncle Bill wants us to visit him in France.

Aren't we popular?

You better of been telling the truth about you date. Don't think Hugo will resist on telling me if

you had a sneaky snog. (Don't worry I believe you.)

Love you Rosey. xoxo

Love Dad.

Rose smiled. This letter really cheered her up. More than anything she wished she could see her dad right now. Just for a warm hug and comfort. He was always really good at it.

"Is that from dad?" Hugo asked. Rose nodded and handed him his letter across the table.

Rose sat up at the table and grabbed her bag.

"I'm going to the library." Rose told Albus.

"Okay. I'll see you in class."

Rose nodded and walked off.

Rose was out in the corridors when someone stopped her. Rose turned back and met metallic silver eyes.

"Weasley we need to talk." Scorpius said.

Rose folded her arms over her chest. "Do we?"

"Yes. Now what was all that about last night?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean how come you were acting all snappy and bitchy-"

"Why do you care? Malfoy get real. The only reason we kissed was because the mistletoe."

"Come on Weasley. You know you felt something."

Rose narrowed her eyes at the Slytherin. "Even If I did, what did you think was gonna happen? We'd just start going out? Get married?"

"Like I'd want to marry a know it all, narrow minded bookworm like you." Scorpius spat before striding away.

"And like I'd want to marry a fatheaded prat like you." Rose yelled after him. Rose turned her head back and met another blinding flash of light.

"Ooh, already talking about marriage are we?" Francine Laughlinbelle asked.

"Why are you following me?" Rose growled.

"It's not my fault your always with one of the champions. Where is mister Martin anyway?"

"I don't know." Rose said angrily before walking past the reporter.


In their Potions lesson, Scorpius and Rose shot each-other glares the whole lesson.

"Who can tell me what the three crucial ingredients to a Loghlingale potion? How about Miss Weasley?"

Rose averted her eyes to Professor Slughorn who was eying her expectantly.

"Wolfbane, Unicorn blood and Horntail scales." Rose replied quickly.

"Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor."

Rose sent a smirk at a glaring Scorpius.

"Now, In your next Herbology class with Professor Longbottom, I want you to gather your own ingredients for a potion of your choice. The deadline for your Potions essay is next Monday so you better have it ready. You may go now."

The sound of scraping chairs filled the room as everyone got ready to leave.

"Did something happen between you and Malfoy?" Albus whispered. Rose raised an eyebrow at her cousin.

"Like what?"

"Well, your sending more dirtys to each-other than usual. Plus you've been pretty depressed-"

"Al, I assure nothing happened between me and Malfoy. I just realized he's a bigger git than I thought." Rose and Albus smirked and left the classroom.


That afternoon Rose was meant to meet Xavier to help him with his clue. Rose waited impatiently for Xavier near the library. She was waiting for him for over an hour.

"Oh where is that-" She stopped short of her words when she spotted the Beaxbaton.

"Is your watch slow? Because I've been waiting here for almost over an hour!" Rose glowered.

Xavier simply smiled at her. Rose, feeling all of her anger and spite float out of her. Rose dreamily smiled back.

"Hi." She said dreamily.

"'ello. I 'ave ze clue." Xavier pulled a small box out of his blue robes.Rose gently took it and opened the wooden box.

When she opened it, a golden locket was inside. On the outside of the locket was engraving of some sort. Rose recognized them as Ancient Runes.

"What are ze inscriptions on ze locket."

"They're Runes. Very easy to translate." Rose said examining the locket even more.

"Shall we." Xavier said gesturing to the library. Rose gave him a dreamy smile and proceeded into the library.

They sat at one of the back tables. Xavier gathered Ancient Runes books for Rose. While she tried to crack the code.

After two grueling hours, Rose finally managed to translate the code. Unfortunately they had more thinking ahead as it was a riddle.

"I've done it." Rose said. Xavier who was resting his head on the table sat up alert.

"Well?"

Rose read the riddle quietly but loud enough for Xavier to hear.

"Children fear me adults too. Come too close and you'll surely lose. I cannot move or walk or talk. Yet I can kill someone with a fatal movement. You'll have to turn, swerve and steer. To retrieve the person who hold most dear."

Xavier looked at her puzzled.

"What does zat mean?"

"I have no idea." Rose admitted. She glanced at her muggle watch. It was almost seven o'clock.

"Oh Merlin!" Rose said scrambling for her things. "I need to go."

"Fine. Same time tomorrow?" Xavier asked.

Rose smirked.

"Of course. But I'm sure to can solve the riddle on your own Xavier."

Xavier smirked at the redhead.

Rose left the library and headed for the great hall for dinner.