I'm changing the title because the story wasn't showing up on Find for some reason. It's going to be The Children of the Unicorn.

Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter out but in case you didn't notice it's very long!

And if you translate Rose's password you'll find out why it's French.
Harry Potter and the Unicorn's Children

Chapter 3

Rose was running through the passageway between her house, formerly known as the Shrieking Shack, and the Whomping Willow under her mum's old Invisibility Cloak. She had had another dream, and her scar was aching.

She smacked her forehead hard and heard a snicker from behind her.

*Harry!*

*Sorry. I can't help myself. It sounds so weird when you do that while you're invisible.*

*I take it you had the dream, too.*

*Yeah. Do you think those were James and Lily? You know, the twins.*

*Who else could they be? They looked exactly like you and me.*

*I guess. But now I'm going to gloat at Mione, she said she'd bet money that they'd both had red hair.*

*Where was that place? Did you recognize it?*

*It looked kind of like a cave. Hey, what did you see, anyways?*

*It worked like I wasn't one of the people directly in the dream. I just watched everything happen from above, like I was flying.*

*I had a dream like that once.*

*Yeah, I know. Who did you think dreamed it with you?*

*What's up with you? You're cranky all the time.*

*You'd be cranky if you spent almost the entire day throwing up.*

*Point taken.*

They had reached the Whomping Willow. Rose picked up a stick from the ground and poked the knot on the root. They climbed out.

*Does Professor Dumbledore even stay here during the summer?* Harry asked.

*Yeah. Grandpa doesn't really have much of a life. He threw himself into working after he defeated Grindlewald in 1945. You know, the dark wizard. He was like a Voldemort. Grindlewald, not Dumbledore.*

*Do you know why?*

*I've pulled a few tidbits out of his mind. Has something to do with a family.*

*Dumbledore had a family?*

*Of course he did, Smarts.*

*Sorry.*

*Come on, shut up for a bit. Dad might hear us.*

Professor Snape could receive thoughts but not send them. He could also eavesdrop on others' conversations.

They had reached the entrance hall. It didn't take them long to find Dumbledore's office. Rose and Harry used their personal clearances.

"Potter, Rosemary Lillian, Gold," she told the stone gargoyle. To her surprise, it talked to her.

"Do you have Potter, Harrison James, Gold with you?" it asked.

"Yes," Rose replied. The gargoyle sprung aside and Harry and Rose ran up the spiral staircase. It only took them five minutes to get to the top.

"Professor," Rose panted.

"We had another dream," Harry added.

Professor Dumbledore turned around in his chair to look at them. "Rose, Harry, your Invisibility Cloaks are still on."

They snatched their cloaks off and started talking.

"We dreamt we were in this big cave," Rose started. "I was there, and so were Bill, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, and Ron. I was passed out and Bill was holding me, and Ron was carrying Ginny. She had blacked out too, I think."

"I was carrying this little baby that looked just like Dad," Harry added. "Hermione was holding one that looked just like Rose. Two people laughed, it sounded like Voldemort and his sister. There was this big light, and the babies just disappeared."

Dumbledore leaned back in his chair. "I do believe that those were Lillian Molly and James Arthur." Rose's jaw dropped. "My dear Rose, always take in mind how quickly certain female twins spread news when you tell people things."

"I'll kill them," Rose growled.

"Who?" Harry asked.

"All four of them. The rumor weeds. The Patils and the Bernards."

"Rosemary, please refrain from harming anyone," Professor Dumbledore broke in. "Was there anyone or anything else you recognized?"

"We already told you that the laugh sounded like the Riddle laugh. That's about it."

"All right. You may return to Hogsmeade now."

Rose and Harry pulled their cloaks back on. Before she left, she turned around to ask Dumbledore a question.

"Did you tell the gargoyle to ask if Harry was with me every time I used my personal clearance?"

"Yes. He seems never to come up here without you, and vice versa."

Rose rolled her eyes under the cloak and followed her brother down the stairs.

*~*~*

Harry awoke the next morning to.Rose calling him for breakfast. The potion worked! He got dressed and slid down the staircase. Rose noticed.

"How come you're so cheerful?"

"For once I wasn't woken up by you hurling. And you're actually making breakfast two days in a row."

"Yeah. I'm not letting Hermione anywhere near it. I want to do something myself for a change. Here's your toast and eggs," she said, pointing to his ceramic green plate loaded with French toast, eggs, and three pieces of bacon.

"Bill already left. The Golden Phoenix is going to host a party after the World Cup and they're starting preparations already. Sirius went up to the castle. Uncle Remus is coming today."

Harry raised his eyebrows. "Uncle Remus?"

"He was almost my godfather instead of Severus. But Mum insisted. Dad wasn't too pleased. You know, Mum and him dated for their first three years."

"Is that why he hates me?"

"No. He's practically told you why he hates you. You look like Dad, and Dad saved his sorry ass. He hates people helping him. You should see what he does when he's sick."

Harry snorted. "I can't imagine Severus Snape actually sick."

"He got the stomach flu once when I was in second year. Guess who got to mentally hold him down while Aunt Poppy poured potions down his throat? He made me miserable for the entire rest of the year."

"Ugh. I remember when Dudley got the stomach flu. Aunt Petunia let him eat as much as he wanted because 'heaven knows he would lose whatever he ate just after it hit his stomach! He needed nourishment!' Of course, she didn't bother to think about who got to clean up after him. And who got the flu from him. And who had to puke in the backyard. And she still blamed me for ruining her daffodils."

"Is that the only flower she grows? Not counting petunias."

"Yeah. She hates roses, lilies, and marigold. And those are the only other flowers she has coupons for."

"Good morning, everybody," Hermione said from the doorway. She saw the breakfast and her eyes lit up. She shot over to the table and started gobbling down her eggs.

"Hungry?" Rose said, smiling.

Hermione swallowed. "A bit." She started on the toast. Suddenly, the full realization that Rose wasn't still throwing up hit her. "Rose! The potion worked!"

"I made Dad make it about five times stronger. It should work for the next four days."

"That's great!"

Harry turned to his sister. "Want to practice flying later?"

Hermione frowned. "I don't think she-"

"Sure. I might finally heed to the Als' wishes and teach you 'the Potter Feint.'"

Hermione grumbled something that sounded much like "Quidditch addicts." Aloud she said, "I'm going swimming."

"You're finished already?"

"Yeah." She bolted to her room to put on her bathing suit.

"Come on, Harry. Get your Quidditch robes and your Firebolt."

He grinned and ran upstairs.

*~*~*

About half an hour later, Harry and Rose were at the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch with Harry's brand new balls. Rose was in her American robes and Harry had his plain Gryffindor robes. Rose had tied her waist-length wavy auburn hair into two long braids.

"We just see who catches the Snitch first," Rose said.

"Sure," Harry replied.

Rose let the Snitch out and was careful to keep her eye on it as she mounted her broom and flew into the air. But it quickly flew too far away for her to see it.

She saw Harry right behind her. She knew he'd recognize a Wronski Feint. Besides, she'd been reluctant to do one ever since Viktor Krum had gotten her friend, American Seeker Emily Grumman, a snapped spine. She was so glad Em had recovered, but she didn't want her brother killing himself in a practice.

Suddenly, she saw the Snitch right next to a goal hoop. She sped off towards it. Harry was following her. She grinned. Potter Feint time!

As soon as she got close enough to the Snitch to catch it, she reached out and grunted, pretending to catch the Snitch. But instead, she let it keep flying, although she kept her eye on it. Harry flew to the ground and dismounted. That was when she actually grabbed the Snitch.

She smirked at Harry's face as she landed.

"Sucker! I win!"

"That was the 'Potter Feint,' wasn't it?"

"I will never forgive them for telling her. Yes, it was."

"Can you show me how to do that?"

"It's easy. You just have to watch the Snitch while the other Seeker is landing. When they've landed, get the Snitch."

"Oh, I see."

Rose spent the next hour teaching Harry how to feint. He caught on very quickly.

"You want to go down to the Lake and swim with Mione?" Rose asked after they had landed and put away the Snitch.

"Sure."

"I've got my bathing suit on under this. I'll meet you by the lake."

"Okay."

Harry left for the Whomping Willow and Rose set off for the lake. But when she got there, Hermione was nowhere to be seen. Rose groaned.

*Hermione Laura Granger! Using your power for good instead of evil, eh?*

A dolphin suddenly rose out of the water, jumped into the air, flipped and breached.

*Sorry, Rose. But it's so fun! Come try!*

Rose sighed. She was such a sucker. She pulled off her clothes to reveal her white and beige bathing suit and waded waist deep into the lake. She closed her eyes and pictured a dolphin. Five minutes later she was swimming in the bottom of the lake.

*See? I told you it was fun,* Hermione said.

*I never said it wasn't.*

*You weren't happy that I had gone dolphin.*

*The squid?*

*I go human again and Stun it.*

*Before you drown or are crushed from water pressure?*

*You're down here too.*

*I hate losing arguments.* She heard a faint voice from the surface. *Oh. Harry's here.*

She and Hermione started swimming towards the surface.

*~*~*

Harry couldn't see his sister anywhere in the lake. He tried calling. Nothing. He decided to just sit down and wait.

After waiting for about ten minutes, two dolphins rose to the surface of the water. They simultaneously flipped. One swam towards Harry and winked.

*Hi, Harry.*

He scrambled to his feet. "I'm coming." He decided to use harbor porpoise instead of dolphin. As soon as the transformation was complete, he dove beneath the surface.

*The water feels sort of.weird to the dolphin,* Harry said.

*That's because this is fresh water.*

*I see.*

They enjoyed their swim until Snape, McGonagall, Sirius and Madame Pomfrey came to look for them. Harry heard them calling; the trio wasn't that far from the surface.

*Crud,* Rose complained. *Now I get it from all four of them.*

*Why would you get in trouble?* Harry asked.

*For letting you two change and changing myself.*

*Oh.*

"Rose!" They heard faintly. It sounded like McGonagall. Snape wasn't as nice.

"Rosemary Lillian Potter! Get up here right now or I will Summon you!" They could hear him clearly underwater. Rose groaned.

*I'll cover. I talked you two into changing, okay?*

Harry and Hermione did the ocean equivalent of nodding. Then all three made their way to the surface.

*~*~*

Rose cringed at what her godfather would tell her. Severus, not Sirius. Aunt Poppy would fuss and her mother would scold. Sirius would just give her a Look. Those ones that let you know whatever they want to say.

They broke the surface and changed back. Her godparents did not look happy.

"Rosemary Lillian Potter!" Severus yelled. "What the hell did you think you were you doing?"

This was more than she had expected. Severus never swore. He swore in his mind, she caught him at it all the time. But he never swore in front of students; he found it destroyed his cold exterior.

He grabbed her shoulder and hauled her off towards the Whomping Willow.

"What were you doing? Did you think about what could have happened to you or one of the kids?"

"FYI, Father, they're not kids anymore. I'm not either. Stop controlling me!" She ripped her shoulder out of his grip and felt her eyes begin to turn violet.

"What about the twins?"

Her eyes were at full purple now. "I've looked this up. I'm not stupid, much as you would like me to be. It doesn't hurt the twins. I prepared for if the squid showed up. Now would you just leave me be!"

Rose pulled out her wand from where it was sewn into her bathing suit and put the Leg-Lock curse on her godfather. He swore again, and watched her run through the Willow and back to her house.

*~*~*

Harry just escaped from Madame Pomfrey and Sirius and was chasing after Rose. He saw her yell at Snape, curse him and run through the Whomping Willow passageway. He ran towards Snape.

"What did she use?"

"Leg-lock."

Harry did the counter curse and ran through the Willow. He caught up to his sister about halfway through.

"Rose, why did you curse your godfather?"

"Because if he didn't stop controlling me I was afraid I'd do the involuntary Avada. You know, how we almost kill the Malfoys that one time in London."

Harry remembered all too well. "What was he doing?"

"Making a fuss and trying to control me."

"Okay." He paused, trying to think of a way to cheer her up. "You want to go down to The Golden Phoenix for a French vanilla mocha?"

"No."

"With Bill?"

She looked up a bit. "And?"

"The rest of the Weaslys?"

"They're all here?!"

"Mrs. Weasly insisted on coming to see you. She hasn't since your wedding. She's really enjoying having a daughter-in-law, according to Ron. She's always talking about you. She cried when she found out you were pregnant."

"Good tears, I hope."

"Of course. Charlie snapped a picture of her when she found out one of them would have her name. Charlie gave it to Bill, Bill gave it to me."

"The hotline."

"Exactly." Harry was quite pleased with himself. He had actually succeeded in cheering someone up.

They changed out of their bathing suits, pulled on T-shirts and shorts and headed down to the Phoenix. The Weaslys were waiting for them.

"Hi, Mrs. Weasly," Rose said.

"Oh! Rose!" Molly Weasly ran forward and hugged Rose.

*I like having a mother-in-law. She's really nice, Harry. You might end up with the same one.*

He turned red. The Weasly boys, who had apparently heard, grinned in delight. Ginny, thankfully, didn't hear it.

Rose and Mrs. Weasly sat down at a table with glasses of lemonade and started chatting. Harry sat down between Ron and Ginny.

"Anything interesting happening at your house, Ron?"

"Dad found a new car."

"Oh no."

"We won't mind!" the twins said.

"It's a Lexus."

"Great!"

"Hey, Fred, who's gonna win the Cup?" Ron asked.

"America!" they yelled. Four wizards at the table next to them heard.

"The Afghan Beaters are the best I've ever seen! They'll beat that girl team five hundred to zero!" one of them yelled.

The twins looked very offended and jumped to their table. "Are you saying the Bernard twins are bad Beaters?" they said.

"Exactly."

"Want to place a little bet on that?"

"Definitely!"

The other Weaslys and Harry were listening intently.

"I'll bet you fifty Galleons America will win!" Fred said boldly.

"Hah! I'll be getting rich soon, boys!" the wizard said.

Harry, Ron and Ginny rolled their eyes and turned around.

"Ginny, want to go for a swim in the Great Lake?" Harry asked.

"What about the giant squid?"

"Who says we'll be human?"

"Dolphin?! Ooh, I haven't done that since the Bahamas last year!"

"Ron, want to come?"

"Sure."

"Let's go." They made sure no one was looking and started off towards the Lake.

*~*~*

The remaining time until the World Cup passed quickly. The Weaslys stayed at the Potter house for the rest of the summer. The rest of Rose's and Harry's friends came a week before the Cup.

August fifteenth dawned bright, warm and sunny, thanks to the weather- controlling Ally Bernard. She wasn't going to let in rain on her game.

Rose woke up at six in the morning to Harry, Ron, Fred and George running down the hall banging pots. Rose groaned and shook Bill awake.

"I envy your heavy sleeping," she moaned. "Come on, they're right. We need to get ready."

She rolled out of bed and pulled on her old U.S. Quidditch robes. They were red, white and blue stripes with and eagle on the back.

"Are you the mascot for this match?" Bill said. His voice was muffled by the pillow.

"No. They found a real giant bald eagle."

"Good."

Rose finished her makeup and went to get everyone else.

"Harry, give me those." She held out her hands for the pots. He reluctantly handed them over.

"Grow up, Harry," Hermione said sleepily from her kitchen door. She saw Rose and perked up.

"Do you still have those old robes we wore for the quarter-finals?"

"Saved them just for you. Keep them this time."

"Sure! And the girls want to know if they can have some too."

"They can. I have some for everyone. Here, I brought them for you." Rose held out a mass of red, white and blue cloth. Hermione grabbed them and ran back into the room the girls were using.

"Rose, are those all really your old robes?" Harry asked.

"Of course not. I ordered them last year just before the quarter finals."

"Evil woman."

"Come on, go get dressed. Red, white and blue. And whatever you do, don't wear tan or black! Afghan colors!" she called at his retreating back. She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

The girls joined her in the kitchen half an hour later, giggling and comparing makeup. The boys got there about ten minutes after that, drawn by the smell of food.

"Toast, eggs and bacon," she said, pointing to the plates lined up on the table. "Take 'em and go or you'll be late. The rest of us are Apparating."

Fred and George smirked at the sixth years, who glowered at them.

"Rose, where is the Cup going to be held, anyways?" Ginny asked curiously.

"Salem Witches Institute Quidditch Pitch," Rose answered with pride. "Home of the Eagles."

*~*~*

Rose, Bill, Sirius, and the Weasly twins Apparated to the stadium at about eleven. The rest were waiting for them.

"Come see the great stuff on sale!" Padma Patil said. "They have posters of all the players, and figurines, and Omnoculars, and all sorts of things! And they have some things of you!"

"What?! I'm not on the team anymore!"

"Everyone loves you because a) you're a Potter, and b) you're the hero of the quarter finals."

Rose groaned. "Don't mention that please."

"Sure. But why don't you wear a hat and tuck your hair into it. You don't look as much like a Potter that way."

"Brought a hat just in case." She pulled a hat with a wide brim out of her trunk and tucked her hair into it, careful to leave her bangs down to hide her scar.

"Harry, you look too much like a Potter to hide it."

He pretended to be offended. "Thanks."

"Just stay in the middle of us. That way no 'famous Harry Potter' comments."

He happily complied. They checked into the hotel they were staying at and brought their things up to their rooms. Rose threw the hat into a corner and went to sit in the window seat. But there was someone else there.

She screamed. "Alexa Elizabeth Bernard! What are you doing?!" Then she noticed the hovering broom outside her window.

"Alice Diana Bernard! You two are supposed to be practicing!"

Ally grinned. Oh, no. "We brought a friend to see you." Rose turned around to see Emily Grumman pulling off an Invisibility Cloak.

"Em! What are all of you doing here?"

"Brought the famous Rose Potter a present," Em said. She held out her hand to reveal a figurine of Rose, complete with Firebolt, U.S. robes, and scar. She shrieked.

"You're the ones who had those made, weren't you? Oh no, the Als are poisoning your brain!"

They grinned mischievously.

"Now go before I Banish you!"

They grabbed Firebolts and soared out the open window. Rose rolled her eyes and unpacked her things.

She met everyone else at the stadium half an hour later in the Top Box.

"I wonder what this place looks like from the regular seats," Parvati said thoughtfully.

"Would you rather sit there?" Rose asked.

"No! Just wondering."

The announcer started introducing the team and mascots, and everyone quieted down. The balls were released, and the game began.

The first three scores were America's. The next two were from the Afghans, a nasty looking lot that was all men. They contrasted greatly, men in tan and black and women in red white and blue.

Rose cheered as Emily Grumman did a Wronski Feint and nearly smashed the Afghan Seeker.

"Finally got that right!" she yelled over the wild cheers of the American crowd.

She booed as an Afghan Chaser scored a goal. It was now 30-30. Rose caught the Bernards grinning at each other.

"Uh oh," she muttered under her breath.

Alex and Ally split up, one on each side of the pitch. She saw them poke their wands out of their robes at an Afghan Beater's broom and say something. The opposing Beaters' brooms were suddenly covered in Dragonbombs set to explode. The Beaters didn't notice and kept flying. At least, they didn't notice for thirty seconds.

Two huge Chinese Fireballs exploded from the back of the Afghan's brooms. They flew over the crowd, and then promptly exploded into vivid orange slime, but only covering the Afghan team. A time-out was called as wizards went onto the field to blast away the slime.

When the time-out was over, the American Chasers scored five more goals, making the score 80-30. The Americans were going wild.

Emily Grumman quickly went into a steep dive. The Afghan Seeker was right on her tail.

"Come on, Em," Rose muttered. "Remember, you've gotta act it out. Pretend you're actually holding it, it's beating its wings."

She snatched right above where the Snitch was and held up an invisible ball, pretending to have the Snitch. The Afghan Seeker backed off. Suddenly, Em flew towards the goal hoops and grabbed the actual Snitch.

The crowd went crazy, cheering and stomping. The American team did a victory lap around the stadium and showed off, playing leapfrog a hundred yards in the air.

When they finished their antics, they shot down into the Top Box and were handed the Cup by the American Minister of Magic. Em, who was still holding the Snitch, was asked where she learned that incredible move. She cleared her throat.

"My predecessor taught it to me."

Rose groaned and buried her face in her hands. The Bernards grinned maniacally.

"She spent hours of her days tirelessly teaching me to become a decent Seeker. When I joined this team, I sucked. Absolutely." The crowd laughed. Em smiled along with them. "But this Seeker turned teacher never gave up on me. She invented that move and taught it to me. I would like to give the Snitch to Rose Potter."

The crowd cheered, especially those who had seen Rose play in the quarter- finals and before she started teaching. Many of them had seen the Potter Feint before. Rose, who was bright red, came forward and accepted the Snitch. The Bernards then looked at each other, pointed their wands at their throats and made an announcement.

"We have another announcement to make," Ally began.

"Rosemary Lillian Potter is expecting twin babies due in March!" Alex completed with glee.

Rose screamed and hit them both on the arm. They rubbed their arms and complained about how that was their Beater arm. She said she didn't care.

She didn't talk to them for the rest of their time in Salem.

*~*~*

Rose was still mad at them when they got back to Hogsmeade and found a Daily Prophet article saying that she was pregnant. She didn't let them come when Harry and Hermione went shopping for their sixth year. She wouldn't let them come to their first day of school, either. But Bill and she did. Hermione didn't mind. Everyone else welcomed her happily. She had been a really fun teacher last year.

Hermione and her friends entered the Great Hall and sat down at their tables. Hermione and Harry had their own table, as they were the Gryffindor prefects. (A/N: If you didn't read my last story, there are only two prefects from each house, a boy and a girl.)

Rose sat at the prefect table with Bill, much to Hermione's pleasure.

"Hermione, who are the other prefects?"

"Well, you know Padma, and the boy from Ravenclaw is Terry Boot. Last year's Ravenclaw girl transferred to the Salem Witches Institute. Susan Bones and Justin Finch-Fletchley are Hufflepuff's, and that's Pansy Parkinson and her new boyfriend Dameon Morkin."

"I thought Pansy and Malfoy were dating"

"She decided to go with someone else as soon as he got expelled. You know, he's going to Durmstrang now?"

"I'm not surprised. It seems like a Malfoy school."

"Seriously."

The Sorting began. The students quieted down so they could hear.

"Anderson, Emily!"

"GRIFFINDOR!"

"Brown, Danielle!"

"RAVENCLAW!"

"That's Lavender's little sister," Hermione whispered.

"Crascer, Ashley!"

"HUFFLEPUFF!"

"Durseley, Dudley!"

The hall hushed. Hermione looked at Harry. He was dead white.

*He's a wizard?!* Hermione frantically asked.

*I-I didn't think so,* Harry stuttered. *I mean- he never showed any signs of- of any magic at all.*

He was terrified. Hermione didn't blame him. She knew what her cousin had done to Harry before. She watched him stride up and place the Sorting Hat on his head. The hat made its decision very quickly.

"SLYTHERIN!"

Dudley smirked and took his place at the Slytherin table. He looked very much like Malfoy when he did that, except a very fat Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle immediately made a place for him.

The Gryffindors sat stunned for the rest of the Sorting. Dumbledore made a few more announcements afterward.

"You may have noticed that we have two slightly older students being Sorted. They are sixth years, however. They were not permitted to come to Hogwarts at first. This was not a fault of theirs. Do not criticize them for it or you shall be severely punished."

"Don't need to punish anybody who messes with him," Harry muttered. "Need to send them to Mungo's."

"Harry, are you all right?" Rose asked. He was dead white.

"Fine, thanks," he mumbled.

Hermione turned around. The other Gryffindor boys were running over to the prefect table.

"Harry, that was your cousin, wasn't it?" Ron asked. He was almost the same shade as Harry. So were the rest of the Gryffindor boys.

"He can't have much talent, can he?" Seamus asked nervously.

"Here's a little tip. Especially for you, Neville. Stay out of his way unless you want to know why he scares me."

*~*~*

Rose knew the other student Dumbledore had called. Erin O'Connell. She recognized the name. Erin Tara O'Connell was the daughter of the foster parents who had abused her when she was ten years old. She had only been five when Rose had known her, but was already hurting things. Pulling the legs off spiders to see if they could still crawl, dissecting live frogs, stabbing flies with pencils and pulling off their wings. And she was a Slytherin.

Rose looked over and saw her sitting right next to Dudley, kissing up. Rose frowned. Dudley was Muggle-born and a relation of the despised Potters. Why should Slytherins be trying to get him to like them?

Ginny, who had recently come over to the table to comfort Harry, looked over at Rose.

"Rose, is something wrong?"

She smiled. "You tell me." Ginny was empathic, meaning she could sort of tell what was going on around her. Like a sensor beam or something.

"That girl who's nuzzling up to Dudley, isn't it."

Rose looked in their direction, and then quickly looked away.

"I recognized the name. You told me about the O'Connells."

"Don't we have just a happy little crowd, don't we? Durseley and O'Connell."

The others recognized the name O'Connell and turned towards them. Sudden realization dawned across Ron's face.

"Oh. That O'Connell."

"Yeah! Why else would she be so freaked about it?" Ginny said, scowling at her brother. "Honestly, Ron, grow some brains."

He glared at her. The Gryffindors returned to their usual places and finished their dinner.

*~*~*

Rose found that the professors had left her room in. The portrait of the Potters was still there, but Bill and the rest of the Weaslys had been added in. As a result, the portrait was much larger than when it just held Harry, Rose and Lily and James sr.

She said the password, les lys et les roses, and the portrait swung aside.

The rooms were slightly different than when Rose had been a teacher. The queen size bed was now a king size and there were two bathrooms. But the decorations were still the same, everything in red and gold.

Rose decided to take a bath, this time being extremely careful in charming the door locked.

*~*~*

Bill made sure the door was locked and visited Professor Dumbledore. He had seen Rose's reaction to hearing that Erin was at Hogwarts and Harry's reaction to Dudley. He wanted to know why they had been accepted.

He had reached Professor Dumbledore's office. He used a voice charm to make him sound like Rose and then used her personal clearance.

Dumbledore did not seem surprised to see him. He simply looked up from his paperwork briefly before going back to it.

"You have something to ask me?"

"Why did you let O'Connell and Durseley into Hogwarts?" he demanded.

"They had magical talent. I cannot deprive any witch or wizard from a magical education, no matter how they have treated people in the past."

"What if they shouldn't have magical talent, much less a magical education? Can you imagine what Durseley would do to Harry if he had magic?"

"Mr. Durseley wishes to learn how to perform magic and his current guardian does not disagree."

"Current guardian?"

Dumbledore looked up at Bill. "Mr. Durseley's parents were killed in a car crash in July. Ms. O'Connell's mother is dead and her father is in Azkaban."

Bill was stunned. "But then why didn't the O'Connells want their daughter at Hogwarts?"

"She has spent her previous school years at Durmstrang. Her mother wanted her at Beauxbatons and her father wanted her at Hogwarts. So they compromised."

"What about Durseley?"

"His parents knew when Harry was accepted. Some of those letters Harry didn't see- they were for Dudley. They hushed it up, but I believe he always did want to go."

"But why let him?"

"We've been over this. You are not going to win this. Don't try."

Bill scowled and left.

*~*~*

Harry couldn't sleep. How could he? He kept seeing Dudley twisting his arms behind his back while Vernon punched Harry, Dudley learning the Dark Arts, Dudley doing Cruciatus on him.

The last vision, of Dudley using Cruciatus on him, made his scar hurt. He rubbed it a bit, then realized it wasn't the only thing tingling. His upper right arm felt like there were tiny sparks dancing over it. He saw Ron roll over and grab his scar, then disappear.

Harry stared, and then shrugged. It was worth a try. He touched the tattoo of a golden phoenix, which he noticed was now glowing. He felt like he was being blown by a light breeze, and slowly the sixth year boys' dorm sifted away like blowing sand, replaced by his house.

He looked around. The other Golds were there. Ginny, Fred, George, Alex, Ally, Padma, Parvati, Hermione, Ron, Rose, and.Bill.

Harry looked at him in astonishment. "You're Gold?"

"Went up a level last year when I died. Don't know how that makes you go up a level, though."

"We added rings for him and Ginny. He's bronze, Ginny's teal," Rose said. Then she saw the Bernards, and frowned.

"Rose," Bill warned her. "They're Gold too. They have to come when they're called."

Rose's frown turned into a scowl. She picked up a box of robes made of gold silk and held them out.

"We're going to see the High," she said. "Out these on. They'll cover your pajamas."

Everyone slipped on a robe. Harry noticed that they had a phoenix in color on the back.

"And if you have a pet, call it. The High want us to bring them for some reason."

Harry heard hooting, bird song and mewing. When he looked in that direction, he was amazed to see everyone's pets. Harry held out his arms. James, his phoenix, jumped onto the right and Hedwig flew onto the left. Rose looked like a statue with Lily and Starsong, her two female phoenixes, and her cat Godric clinging to her head.

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Rose was not pleased that the High had called them so late. She also was not pleased that Godric had his claws dug into her hair. But there was nothing she could do about it, seeing as Lily and Starsong were clinging to her arms.

Lily pecked at Godric and hopped onto the other arm with Lily and Godric got the picture. He jumped onto Rose's arm and clung there.

"Step into this circle and careful you don't mess up the line."

Rose drew a shimmering golden circle in the dirt about six feet in diameter with her toe. The Golds stepped into it and immediately were sitting in their seats in the Hall of the High.

"Welcome, Golds," the High said. "I understand that this is the first time your brother and his friends have come here, Mrs. Potter."

She stood. "Yes. I would like to introduce you to Virginia Weasly, Frederick Weasly, George Weasly, Alexa Bernard, Alice Bernard, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil, Ronald Weasly, Hermione Granger, Harrison Potter, and William Potter."

(A/N: Rose and Bill took Rose's last name)

"Welcome. I am to introduce you to the High you will be working with. The first you know, Ms. Minerva McGonagall."

Professor McGonagall smiled at the Golds from her seat at the High Table. Rose smiled at the looks on the students' faces.

"The other you already know somewhat, your guardian."

Crookshanks jumped off Hermione's lap, across the table, and landed neatly in the seat next to McGonagall, where she transformed into a young woman that looked much like McGonagall, except about thirty and had bright red hair, almost the same shade as the Weasly's.

"This is Gretchen McGonagall, younger sister of Minerva McGonagall."

Everyone but Rose, Bill, Alex and Ally stared.

The man talking to them chuckled. "The third person is Emily Grumman, whom I believe you are acquainted with."

Rose's and Harry's jaws dropped as Hedwig flew to another empty seat and turned into the current American Seeker. Emily was a High?!

"The fourth I am certain you know. One Severus Snape."

This time everyone but Rose was shocked as Severus Snape appeared in the last empty chair with a loud pop! He was not wearing the gold robes, instead his customary black, making him stand out. Rose glared at him.

*Would you please try some different clothes next time? You look like a bat.*

He glared back at her. *Rosemary Lillian. I have told you never to insult me. You will regret it.*

*Finally you show some signs of any advancement in power.*

He was at the official Death Stare now. Rose was matching it.

"Rose, could you please stop it?" Harry whispered. "Let's just listen to what they have to say."

She nodded. The High who had been talking to them earlier started speaking to them again.

"We have seen Erin O'Connell's and Dudley Durseley's entry into Hogwarts. We do not believe that they are trustworthy." He turned to the students. "Stay away from him at all costs." He looked at Rose, Bill, the Weasly twins and the Bernards. "Stay with them at Hogwarts for about another month. Keep them away from O'Connell and Durseley. No revenge for past deeds. We need to see what they are doing. You killing them could destroy the entire plan."

"What plan?" Alex boldly asked.

"We need to watch them. We want to know why they suddenly began attending Hogwarts. Alexa, Alice, you will be in charge of watching them at Hogwarts."

Rose tried to control her anger. The empaths, she reminded herself. The empaths can tell how I feel about this. And sure enough, Gretchen McGonagall and Ginny both looked her way just slightly. But still! She wanted to watch them! She was the one with a personal interest.

One of the empaths must have told the other High that she wanted to be the one in charge.

"Rosemary, we did not choose you to be in charge of this particular project because of your current.state."

That did not do anything to help her anger. Her emerald eyes had begun turning violet. She struggled to keep her anger showing in her voice.

"Excuse me, sir, but I believe my current 'condition' has nothing to do with what is at hand."

"It has everything to do with it," the man said cryptically. Rose saw Gretchen lean over and whisper to Minerva McGonagall. Minerva straightened.

"You must leave now; another situation has come up. We must speak with the Silvers."

The blowing sound started again, and Rose was back in her room with Bill. She was still fuming.