Chapter 7

Rose for the third time that day went up to speak to Dumbledore again he wasn't alone but this time it was just Snape.

Dumbledore asked "are you willing to reveal to Severus what you know."

Rose smirked and said "I am willing to reveal anything to Severus what I know and anything else. But a lass Madam Maxime said she was expel me if I do."

Snape chuckled and said "be good Rose someday no one will stop us from being together."

Rose said "I know but I get impatient waiting for that time to come. I am still mad at Harry. I know he didn't realize how much trouble I would get into but he should have just kept his mouth shut."

Dumbledore said "he is just trying to protect you like you are doing for him."

Rose said "Yeah I know. Look the last Horcrux the big green Snake I am pretty sure it has been made. That means all 7 have been made and if the diary is the only one that has been destroyed that still leaves 6 for us to find and destroy well 5 Voldemort will destroy the one he doesn't even know about. Without all of the Horcruxes destroyed we can't really kill him. So have you found any more and destroyed them since last we spoke about it?"

Dumbledore said "No and I have been looking everywhere I can think of. Places he would have gone as a child at the orphanage his homes of his biological family the homes of his most influential deatheaters. There has been no sign."

Rose asked "what about the sea cave?"

Dumbledore said "I went but someone had been there before me they had discovered the truth at least about that one and replaced it with a fake with a message."

Rose asked "May I see it?"

Dumbledore opened his drawer and pulled out a gold locket and then handed it to her and she opened the locket and read the message.

Rose said to herself "RAB. RAB. Think Rose think. Who would have information in the mid to late seventies this personal about Voldemort. No family. A death eater with the initials RAB. EUREKA! Black. Regulus Arturo Black. RAB. He became a deatheater just at the end of his schooling and was killed or disappeared about a year later about the same time Sirius went to Azkaban. Regulus believed in the noble work they were doing but he was young if he discovered the lengths that Voldemort was going to he might have tried to stop him. Of course it is debatable if he ever was able to get out of the cave alive. If the horcrux isn't in the bottom of the lake in the cave then it is possible it is in the black family home the old house elf is still there. He and Sirius hate each other but he adored Regulus if anything he might know what happened to it. You will need Sirius's help for it Kreatcher will only follow his orders and very begrudgingly."

Snape said "you are amazing my little flower."

Dumbledore asked "Rose there is something I want you to tell me the truth about. Is the man who was in this office before really Alistor Moody?"

Rose said "I just had a long talk with him in the library he seems to suspect I am not what I claim to be he kept calling me a strange girl and strange child and that he didn't understand me at all. I think that is hard for him. He seems to see things in Black and White. Good and bad. He misses all the gray."

Snape asked "what did you talk about?"

Rose said "Harry mostly and the tournament. A bit about you and babies. And of course Voldemort returning. He seemed rather concerned about how much I knew about that but I told him the same thing I told Dumbledore mostly that bad things have to happen for the good things to happen and if I reveal too much of what I know then it will change what I have seen and I wouldn't be able to protect those I love sufficiently. Mr. Moody is a man of action he would act on the things I know changing what I know. So I didn't tell him much. He seemed a bit frustrated but I can't help that."

Dumbledore said "Rose you didn't answer my question was the man who was in my office earlier really Alister Moody."

Rose said "He certainly looked and sounded the part don't you think. But you know him better then I do what do you think? Was he Alister Mad eye Moody or not. If he is not then where is the real Moody and how is it he looks and sounds like him. and Moody has a false leg, magical eye a very distinct walking stick and wand. How would he have gotten them? If he is not Moody he is certainly a very good impersonator don't you think. From what I have heard Mr. Moody is a formidable Wizard it would take someone very powerful or several people for that matter to over power him. True he may not be in his prime anymore but he is hardly someone that would be easy to get control of."

There was a knock on the door then it opened and half a dozen people came in all talking at once one girl was in tears and Rose went to her and hugged her and spoke German the girl was blubbering with her hands on her Royal blue hair.

Rose looked at Fred and George and said "How dare you do this to Gertrude. She is the sweetest girl in the world can't you see how much you upset her."

Gertrude's hair changed from blue to Lilac.

Rose said "I should let Mrs. Weasley know what you did."

Fred said "it is just a joke it will wear off."

George said "you won't tell mum will you Rose."

Rose said "I think that is up to Professors McGongall, Dumbledore and Madam Maxime. But I am not happy with you. You don't mess with a girls hair. It would be like me shrinking your manhood's. It is just not something you do. Gertrude let me fix it."

Rose pulled out her wand and in a matter of moments Gertrude had her sandy blonde hair back Rose conjured a mirror so she could see she was back to normal.

Rose said "come on Gertrude let's go get a cup of tea. There is nothing that calms a soul like a nice cup of tea."

Gertrude said something in German and Rose chuckled and said "yes I suppose a nice beer is good too but I don't have any. It will have to be tea."

Dumbledore said as Rose was showing Gertrude out "You never answered my questions Rose."

Rose smiled and said "No I suppose I didn't. Good evening professor."

Rose brought Gertrude to a nice room with a sofa, fire place a table and chairs then she made some tea and seemed to know where some biscuits were.

Gertrude seemed to calm down as they had the tea and biscuits Snape came in to his sitting room and was surprised to see the two girls.

Snape asked "what are you doing here?"

Rose said "I don't exactly have a common room I can take her too and there are too many people coming and going in the carriage. Fred and George are great most of the time but they don't know when enough is enough. Everyone likes a good joke now and then but this was too far and Gertrude needed my help to calm down. She is a rather high strung girl. Very sweet but tends to burst into tears at the drop of a hat. She's pureblood you know. She is fourth generation of first cousins marrying each other. Her family tree is more or less just a trunk. All of her family are very beautiful but they tend to not be all that together emotionally."

Snape said "It happens sometimes there has to be some kind of price for all of that inbreeding. Clean up when you are done. Then send her on her way. You and I need to talk."

Rose said "I am not going to tell you about Moody or the tournament or Voldemort. And Madam Maxime has threatened to expel me if we make love and Fudge has threatened to fire you for the same thing. So I don't see what we have to talk about."

Snape said "you being stubborn that is what."

Rose said "you say stubborn I say being conservative with the information I know. Severus the repercussions of altering what I know would be catastrophic."

Snape said "I think you are being dramatic."

Rose spoke German to Gertrude and she left as Rose cleaned up from their tea and turned to Snape folding her arms across her chest.

Snape said "Rose just tell me why you don't want to tell me."

Rose said "alright the way in which Voldemort comes back is through ancient blood magic. He has a very rudimentary body at the moment like a sickly not quiet human infant he needs practically constant care but he is going to use the Bone of his father. Hand of his servant and Blood of his enemy to return to his full power. He learned three years ago that he can't touch Harry because of the magical protection mum gave him when she died so he is going to use Harry's blood. What he doesn't know is that it doesn't just give him the ability to touch Harry it also connects him to Harry. When his killing curse rebounded on him part of his soul was cast off and attached itself to Harry. Making Harry a Horcrux that blood connection will make it possible when Harry finally confronts him and he casts the killing curse at him it will be the horcrux he kills not Harry then Harry will be able to Kill Voldemort for good, he won't come back."

Snape asked "are you sure it is Harry that is the Horcrux and not you. You were both there. You both speak parsel tongue with no family history of being able to you have seen visions involving The dark lord sometimes even knowing what he is feeling and thinking for more then your brother has."

Rose said "the visions all indicate it is Harry but I suppose you are right it could be me. The reason Harry and I are both parsel mouths is we are connected we always have been. From time to time we share dreams. But I suppose it could be me that is the Horcrux and Harry is just connected to me so he can speak to snakes and sometimes knows what Voldemort is up to. My connection does seem to be stronger but all of that being said the visions all point to it being Harry he is the one with the scar after all he is the boy who lived he is the one who has the prophesy about him. But if that is the case I am going to have to die in order for Voldemort to die. And well I don't want to die and I don't think Harry is up to killing me or anyone else that I know for that matter. Could you kill me in the end if it meant Voldemort would be killed."

Snape frowned and said "You already know the answer to that. I lost Lily I won't lose you too. You are my second chance at love and happiness I never thought I would ever get."

Rose smiled and said "I know my lover. But this is a problem bigger then us. I am not going to tell you how Voldemort gets Harry to use his blood I have told you too much already. But it has to happen so the Horcrux gets destroyed and Harry lives. Of course if you are right about me really being the Horcrux then the visions are false and we are all done for."

Snape said "don't be so negative your visions are usually right."

Rose said "yes they are I should probably go of course I don't want to but we will both get in trouble if I don't. My self control around you while we are alone is tentative at the best of times."

Snape said "three more years my love then no one can keep us apart."

Rose said "no 4 years, as long as I am a student we can't be together. I will be a 7th year when I am 17. It seems so long to wait."

Snape said "I know my little flower you should go before we both lose control."

Rose looked up at him longingly but turned around and left his office.