They had barely set foot in the hall when Snape rushed towards them. "Come with me quickly. Delores is looking for the both of you." The two of them followed him until they reached a Portrait near the potions classroom. "Dragons," barked Severus. They walked into a cozy common room and as Rose looked around Severus motioned for the two to sit. "What's going on why is that toad looking for us?" asked Rose. "She hasn't seen you since lunch and you missed dinner, so she wants to know where you ran off to. I told her you had a family emergency and that McGonagall was escorting you. I don't think she believed me though." Just then the portrait swung open and Ron and Harry scrambled through.
"Boys what are you doing out of bed?" asked McGonagall. "Sorry Professor, but Professor Snape asked for us to help distract the toad, so he could reach you both before she found you. With the help of Fred and George she's completely distracted." Thank you, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley. Now the reason I called you here as well is because we will need your help. The two boys exchanged a look of horror that Rose had to look away to keep from laughing. "Potter I honestly can't believe I'm going to ask you this, but we need you to find something for us in the room where things are hidden," said Snape. "What is it?" asked Harry. "It called the Lost Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw and its somewhere in Hogwarts," said Rose. "But how can Harry help?" asked Ron.
Severus and Rose shared a look before she looked back at her two best friends. "Harry, I want to tell you, but because of your connection with Voldemort we can't tell you much." "But Rose why? He doesn't know of the connection." "Unfortunately, he will very soon, and he may decide to use it against you. We understand if you don't want to help, but it may take longer without your help," said Rose. McGonagall stood up and looked at the boys. "I think it's getting late. I will escort Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley back to Gryffindor tower and Severus please escort Ms. Black to the guest quarters I want her to return in the morning so if Delores asks we can tell her she will be back at breakfast or a little after. We will discuss this later." Everyone left, and Severus and Rose were walking to the guest quarters when Umbridge showed up. Rose was gladder than ever that Severus had disillusioned her.
"Severus where is Miss Black?" "I ran into Minerva earlier as she was returning, and Miss Black will return by breakfast or a little after. Now if you will excuse me I have rounds to do. With that Severus walked off with Rose walking behind him. She had taken her shoes off to make sure no noise was heard from her shoes. When they reached the portrait, she noticed it was Snapes'. He quickly said the password and stepped inside. Once inside she took the charm off her. "Severus…" "She was still following us, so I can't chance her see me going to a guest quarters room. You will have to stay the night here. Take my room. I will sleep on the couch. She nodded and went into the room he pointed out. As she got out of her clothes she found a robe and decided to use the bathroom adjoining the bedroom. When she finished she stepped back into the room and found a long shirt on the bed. Figuring Severus must have put it there she slipped it on and got into the bed. Pulling the covers back up she drifted off to sleep knowing that she would get one of the best sleeps she had in a while. They were almost there for the war was nearly at its peak and Voldemort didn't even know it.
