Chapter 13

The next morning there was an article in the paper about how Rose was the unwed mother of 5 toddlers that it was rumored were fathered by her former professor and questioned her moral character and willingness to spread her legs to anyone.

Rose calmly got up and went over to the Slytherin table to Draco and said "get up Malfoy."

Draco smirked and said "I am eating breakfast Potter and I am not interested in defiling myself with you."

Rose said "get up on your own or I will make you get up."

Draco casually got up and asked "What is it Potter? What do you want?"

Rose said "I challenge you to a duel right now in the court yard. I know you told Skeeter all of those lies and you will pay for it right now. Unless you are afraid to duel me."

Draco scoffed and said "I am not afraid of you lets go but are you sure you want to do this. You have never been much of a dueler."

Rose said "Just try not to die."

Rose turned around and went out of the great hall Draco followed and many others followed after them. Then met out in the courtyard it was cold and overcast and felt like it might start snowing any minute.

Draco was on one side of the court yard and Rose on the other side students were lined up to see what was going to happen but many staff members soon appeared to stop anything from happening.

McGonagall asked "what is going on here? Mr. Malfoy, Miss Potter what do you think you are about to do?"

Rose said "we are about to duel please stay out of the way Minerva I have to teach him a lesson about minding his own business."

There were gasps about Rose calling McGonagall her first name.

McGonagall sternly said "Miss Potter I have asked you not to call me by my first name."

Rose said "I am sorry but Draco told that horrible Skeeter woman a bunch lies about me and my babies I have to defend my honor and theirs."

Draco said "I didn't lie about anything everyone knows how you are always flirting with everyone especially your former professors and you had to leave Hogwarts because you were pregnant. If you can't handle hearing the truth that is up to you. Maybe if you kept your legs closed you wouldn't have had to leave Hogwarts."

Rose said "I was hardly the only one that was pregnant that year. And excuse me if I don't want to see the end of magic. We are dying out if we don't increase our numbers there won't be any of us left. You don't have to believe me but it is the truth you all know I was in Dovewing before the ministry interfered and closed it. It is the responsibility of Dovewing to renew the old dead pure lines. It is through those lines that I was supposed to have my babies Cassie and Luna were also supposed to do the same any other girl put in Dovewing would too. There were old magic artifacts that were used to impregnate us. So shut up and don't talk about things you don't understand. The baby boom of 1993 while it will help decrease our decline it will not stop it. It is the duty of every witch and wizard to help stop our steady decline. Anyone in breeding age needs to have children or it will be the end of wizarding kind Muggleborns will be the last to disappear purebloods the first seeing as their are so few of you. Muggleborns are the descendants of squibs the magic can be dormant for generations but it does eventually surface but it can't be predicted when it surfaces so they will be the last to disappear. But if nothing is done all magic will disappear. I had the honor and privilege to give birth to the ancient line of Salizar Slytherin. But the birth of any magical child will help slow our demise. Now if you will not permit me from dueling Draco and teach him a lesson I have to be going."

Rose walked away and the crowd began talking among themselves and going back into the castle. No one noticed Rose was walking away from the castle. Well nearly no one.

He ran to catch up to her and asked "where are you going."

Rose said "to kill Skeeter."

He chuckled and said "you don't know where she is and you can't kill her."

Rose sighed and altered her direction to go down to the lake and he put his arm around her and said "look I know it isn't easy for you being a mum so young and having to be away from them. And you have been great in the tournament so far but do you maybe want to go with me to the ball."

Rose smiled at him and said "People don't get to see this side of you very often. I can't promise anything will come from this. I am in love with someone else but he can't take me to the ball so sure I will go with you. But won't your friends and family hate you for it."

He chuckled and said "probably and your friends and family will hate you too."

Rose smiled and said "that is inevitable the path I have begun to head down it is too late to turn back now. Look can you keep a secret?"

He smiled at her with his dark eyes sparkling and said "yes."

Rose said "Voldemort is going to come back very soon. By the summer I think. When he does I am going to take the mark assuming he doesn't kill me. You know he might just because of who I am. But don't get the wrong idea I am not a purist. I just think his plan is going to be the fastest way to lead to an end to the crisis we are in. It will be hard the first year or two while everyone gets used to the new ways but in the long run I think his extreme views and methods will help the wizarding world."

Zabini asked "are you serious?"

Rose said "yes but it isn't going to be easy for me. Harry is my brother, my twin and I know Voldemort will want to kill him and all of my friends and family they will do everything they can to stop him. I love my brother but sometimes you have to make hard sacrifices for the greater good. It isn't like Harry and the others are just going to sit back and let it all happen they are going to fight. But I have to think about the world not just about the people I care about. Look I should go study or interpret for my school mates or something. I will meet you at a quarter to eight in the entrance hall for the ball."

Zabini said "I will be there. I should probably get to class. It looks like it might start snowing."

Zabini and Rose returned back to the castle Rose went to the carriage and Zabini to the school.

Ron and Harry were having trouble finding dates they were too embarrassed to ask anyone by the time they asked Rose, Ginny, Hermione, and Cho they all already had dates. They ended up going with the Patel twins.