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Chapter 29-

Rose layed in the hospital wing bed wondering if she should move. 'I practiacally live hear.' She thought. She had opened her eyes once to find herself there and hadn't opened them since. She knew someone was there because she had heard them come it. 'Probably waiting to question me.' She thought of the night before and frowned. That was her first mistake.

"Rose?" It was McGonagall's voice.

"Yes."

"How long have you been awake?" She asked realizing that Rose didn't sound like someone that had just woken up.

"Oh, I'd say...about an hour." Rose finally opened her eyes to see her former head of house looking at her with a serious look. "What?"

"You made me sit here for five minutes wondering if I should come back later."

"I would have said yes." Rose grinned.

McGonagall gave her a disapproving look. "Of course you would of. But I have a few questions for you, like how you managed to end up back in the hospital wing."

"Well, its a long story you see..." She hoped McGonagall wouldn't want to hear the story.

"Yes, they always are." She eyed her suspiciously. "Yet, they always seem to be shorten then they made out to be." Rose sqirmed in her spot on the bed hoping to find a good lie. "Why don't you start with the part you will be serving detention for. Outside past hours."

"How did you figure that out?" Rose asked surprised.

McGonagall smiled. "Well, lets just say two other people will be serving detention with you."

Someone saw her outside? Who would have been out past hours besides her? Could it have been Harry and Ron? It had to be.

"Ok, ok. I'll tell you. I was on my way to see Hagrid, but I got sidetracked by Professor Mordachai. He was outside and he went into the Forbidden forest. I followed him in and I saw him speaking with another guy. It seemed that he was reporting to this other person what was going on at Hogwarts so I ran out of the forest and to the castle to tell you, but somehow Mordachai had passed me up and ended up at the castle before me. He walked me inside along with Marius, who also appeared out of nowhere. I told him that I needed to talk to you, but I didn't want to put you in danger so I stunned Marius, and was going to do the same to Mordachai, but he was too fast for me. He ended up choking me, and someone tried to stun him but ended up hitting me instead. That is all I was conscious for." Rose couldn't tell McGonagall about the unicorns.

"Well, that is quite the story, but considering the recent events I can only believe you." McGonagall wiped her forehead with the sleave of her robe. "I was hoping the three of you would have different stories, but they all match up. Which means Mordachai, Marius, Belladonna, Lillith, and Barnabas were all spys. And for some reason Marius killed Mordachai."

"Okay, that is wierd."

"Wierd is one way to put it."

"Well anyways, it kinda made sense that our guards were spies. Look who sent them." Rose pointed out and McGonagall nodded her head in agreement.

"Yes, I will have to decline any more meetings with our good minister." She stood up to take her leave. "I must go. As soon as you are up to it, you need to head down to Madam Pomphreys for detention."

"Madam Pomphrey?" Rose was completely surprised.

"Yes, she insisted. She said she has over two hundred trophies that need dusting and polishing." Rose gawked at her unbelievingly.

"Seriously?"

"Yes, seriously." Just before McGonagall left the wing she turned around to look at Rose. "Oh, and the reason Mordachai was faster then you is because they were all vampires."

Rose watched her leave. She wasn't really surprised though, it kinda made sense in a way. The way it was always dark in his classroom, the way Lupin always looked at them suspiciously. 'He is a werewolf afterall.' And also the speed couldn't have been human. She sat and thought about it for a while. Then she saw a black bat above her bed. "Hey, your master is dead, so quit stalking me you freak." The thing didn't budge, and Rose shrugged.

Rose decided that she had better get up and get the detention over with. Plus she was curious to see who the other two were that had gotten detention.


Rose worked quickly. She hadn't expected Draco to be there. Harry was another story, she had wholey expected him to be there. They were warned not to speak with one another and Hooch stood behind them inspecting their work as they went. "You missed a spot Mr. Malfoy." She said and Rose smirked. At least she could make fun of the poor jerk in her mind.

Harry tried to get Rose's attention throughout the detention. She needed to talk to Draco, he was a complete mess. Not to mention she wasn't taking it well either. He could tell by the way she scooted closer to the glass cases every time Draco walked by. She was determined to stay as far away from him as possible. He could almost feel the pain in his chest from when he was mad at him.

Rose couldn't hold her question in anymore. "So which one of you stunned me last night?" Madam Hooch was going to silence the group but the conversation Rose had started sounded very interesting.

"Uh, Draco did." Harry said and Draco shot him a death-promising glare. "But to be honest I didn't think he would hit you, we thought he would catch him off guard."

"Yes, of course. The tone he took when he said he would use me as a human shield was total sarcasm." She said calmly as she kept dusting.

"Well I don't expect you to understand." Draco spat. "Girls." He mummbled.

"Yes, the ultimate comeback." Rose said. "Girls can't understand boy's motives so they don't even try to explain themselves." Madam Hooch was thoroughly entertained by the dispute and wholeheartedly agreed with Rose.

"If you must know. I just did it because it got you out of harms way." Draco said.

"I'm sorry, I didn't understand." Rose said just to annoy him. "I'm a girl remember."

"Oh come off it Rose." Rose was completely surprised at the serious tone Harry took with her. "He loves you, can't you see it."

"Don't even pretend to know what he feels." She growled. Harry looked at her with an awed look. She was right but he figured the serious tone he took with her might make her feel bad. "If he truely loved me, do you think he would have kissed Millicent?" Harry looked at Draco for some support.

"You are right." That was all Draco said.

"Damn right I am." Rose said.

Harry just sighed deeply and shrugged. "I can't believe you two."

"What?" They both said.

"Oh nothing."

Draco and Rose both rounded on Harry. He tried to ignore the two that were breathing down his neck. 'At least they are doing something together.' Harry stepped backwards quickly, which put Rose and Draco face to face. Rose pulled back quickly, and Draco just stared at her. He wished he could just reach out and feel her hair. Just like last night. He found his hand moving without any thought. Rose didn't move. He took her hair between his fingers and felt silk.

"Does it feel like hers?" Rose asked coldly. Draco pulled his hand away like he had been burned by her words.

"I don't know, I've never wanted to run my fingers through anyone else's hair."

Madam Hooch was sitting there like she was watching a very intense soap opera. A tear was threatening to fall down her face.

Rose looked in his eyes. There was regret there, she could tell he was trying to hide it.

"You are the best thing that ever happened to me, you know."
"Draco, I would love to go out with you."
"It was pretty amazing, just like I expected." Draco said. "Really? Cause that really was my first kiss."
"The ferret was really cute though." She teased. "Yeah well, I dont want my Patronus to be outdoing me." He said cockily.
"See, thats what makes you soo attractive. Your bad boy attitude."
"But enough about me. I couldnt help but notice that you have the most bare lips I have ever seen."
She smiled to herself. "I'm remembering those good things you mentioned a few seconds ago." He looked at her with his trademark smirk.

They sure had been through a lot together. It was really hard to believe that they had practically been enemies at the beginning of the school year.

Draco just kept staring. He wondered what she was thinking about.

"Rose?" Draco said in concern. He patted her back, but she was still choking. "Rose!" He got up and began performing the Heimlich Manuver

Too many good and strange memories. Rose just couldn't believe he would kiss another girl.

"Your boyfriend?" Dimitri said appalled. "Yes, my boyfriend." She repeated.
"We should do it slowly and painfully." Draco said evilly. "Torturously slow." "No I vote fast, quick and in a hurry."
"Well good looking or not," She teased. "Your father just whooped your butt."

Rose burst out laughing at the last memory. Draco was surprised to say the least.

"Uh, what is soo funny?" He asked.

"Uh....wait." Rose was trying to be serious again but failed at it horribly. "Oh, for crying out loud." She kept laughing and laughing.

"Okay, I have a feeling I am at the expense of this inside joke."

"Good guess." Rose said, finally calming. "I'm sorry Draco." She finally said." Draco just looked at her like she was losing it.

"Why did you forgive me? I didn't even say anything that could even convince you that I am truely sorry."

"Draco, I don't really give a rats ass." She was angry again. "Do you like me Draco?"

"Yes...wait no." She looked hurt again and he quickly went on. "I don't like you Rose, I love you." Her face took on a bright smile.

"Then that's all the proof I want. I'm tired of being depressed and moody." She said. "No pun intended."

Harry, Draco and Madam Hooch laughed. "Ok ok I've seen enough, time to get these trophies cleaned." Madam Hooch said, but before they went back to work Rose and Draco kissed for the first time in two weeks.

(-B Well Draco and Rose are done brooding, time to get serious again. :) Enjoy and review. B-)