A Parental Guide

By xXxFluffy-Pink-Socks

a.k.a Miss Willow

A/N: One of the big chapters is here! The school dance! What will happen between Rosa and Larry? Will there be another fight between Sirius and Rosa? Read on to find out!

I have found the dresses that I think the girls would wear to the dance. All you have to do is remove the spaces from the links. )

Alice: ht tp://i1 59.photo buck et.c om/alb ums/t13 3/t he-hp-s au ce/ali ces.jp g
Rosa: htt p// i159.photo buck et.c om/alb ums/t1 33/t he- hp-sau ce/rosa s.jpg
Bambi: ht tp://i15 9.photo buck et.c om/alb ums/t1 33/th e-h p-sa uc e/ba m bis.jp g
Lily: ht tp://i15 9.photo buck et.c o m/albu ms/t1 33/the-hp- sauc e/li lys.jp g
Mary: h ttp://i1 59.pho tobucke t.c om/albu ms/t13 3/the-h p-sau ce/mar ys.j pg

OH and when Sirius looks over at Larry and Rosa, he can only see what they're looking at and hear what they're saying. So, he thinks they're talking about and looking at what Rosa originally thinks Larry's showing her. If you get what I mean. P

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"What are you doing up here?" Sirius asked rather rudely, when I entered the dormitory the afternoon before the school dance.

"Getting ready for the dance, of course," I said defensively, clutching the straighteners Lily (yes, LILY! I know! I almost died of shock!) had leant me to my chest.

"Oh. Well, I need to get ready too." Sirius replied and I had to smirk. Even the great Sirius Black had to start getting ready for the school dance two hours before it started to look like a sex god. Well, that's what everyone else thought... I didn't think he was a sex god... a sex maniac perhaps...

"I'll use the bathroom," Both of us said at the same time. We glared at each other.

"On second thoughts, Willow, you can use it. After all, it will be a miracle if you can manage to look half decent in the space of two hours." Sirius told me. Flopping back onto his bed, he gave me a triumphant look. I scowled, telling myself not to let him get to me and went into the bathroom.

I opened the make-up bag that Alice had leant me and stared wide-eyed at the contents. There were so many different shades of eye shadow and so many different fragrances of perfume that I didn't have a clue which to use. I therefore made the wise decision to just add a small coating of black mascara and a layer of lip gloss. Keep it simple and also not like an idiot because I had got confused and outlined my lips with eye-liner.

I got changed into my dress relatively slowly, as I was being extra careful not to crease or rip it. The dress was the most expensive thing I had ever bought, not that I usually spent too much money of clothes anyway, but I knew that if I tore it then it would mean half a year's allowance down the drain.

The straightening of my hair took even longer because my hair is a mane of tangled curls that didn't want to be straightened. However, once I had got the hang of using the straighteners without burning my hands in the process, I actually found that I did a really good job.

I made sure to knock on the door before I left the bathroom to make sure that Sirius was decent. He said he was but I made sure that I had my eyes half closed when I left the bathroom just in case.

"I'm decent!" Sirius repeated, rolling his eyes when I appeared in the dormitory. I opened my eyes fully and saw that he was.

"Just being sure," I muttered to myself and began to fasten a silver necklace around y neck. Fastenings on necklaces were always so darn hard to work.

I could hear Sirius sighing impatiently in the background. Every time I was close to doing the necklace up, he would let out a huge sigh and my fingers would slip. After when seemed like the twentieth failed time, Sirius came stomping over to me, "Give it here!" He demanded. I glared but handed the necklace over wordlessly. He put it around my neck again and did it up. He stepped away as soon as he was done and I began to breathe again.

As we made to leave the dormitory, I noticed Sirius staring at me. Ha, I thought somewhat smugly, it looked like I could make myself half decent in two hours. We reached the common room and I looked around. No-one was there.

"Where are you meeting her?" I asked, not able to bring myself to say her name.

"Entrance hall. Where will Larry be waiting?" Sirius said politely back.

"Same," I said.

The two of us clambered through the portrait hole and made our way down the many flights of stairs to the entrance hall. On reaching the entrance hall, I saw that Larry was already waiting there. He grinned at me when I walked up to him and I found myself grinning foolishly back.

"You look lovely," He told me and I wasn't sure if he was just being polite, but I appreciated it all the same. I smiled and nodded at him. He offered his arm in a jokey way and I took it, feeling quite happy. I looked over my shoulder and saw that Bambi was now making her way down the stairs. She was wearing a pink dress that would have been stunning were it not a teensy bit slutty and, of course more importantly, on her.

The Great Hall looked amazing (as always) and surprisingly looked quite similar to how it had looked when we had had the baby shower. However, the punch in the punch bowls would definitely be non-alcoholic and there were no metal dancing cages or a stage. I looked around quickly; nope, no sign of mum. It actually looked like the night could go well.

"Rosa!" Brendan called out. He was sitting at a table with Mary but instead of his usual over-the-top dresses, he was dressed in some expensive looking jeans, a light blue shirt and a leather jacket. He waved us over.

"Hey, I'm Larry," Larry greeted, shaking Mary's hand, as he sat down next to her.

"Mary," She said back, smiling at him.

"I already know you, of course," Larry said to Brendan. I bit my lip and tried not to laugh. I highly doubted there was a single person in Hogwarts who didn't know Brendan.

"And I know you," Brendan replied, grinning. He gave me a nudge in the ribs and I knew that he obviously approved on Larry a lot more than he had of Sirius. Not that there was anything ever to approve of between Sirius and myself. Nope, no way.

"Hey Sirius! Sirius!" Shit. Larry was shouting over to Sirius and Bambi, waving them over. He looked at Brendan, Mary and I. I didn't know what I looked like but Brendan was clenching his fists and wearing a stony expression, while Mary looked very uncomfortable. "Oh... I'm sorry... I hope you don't mind me asking him to come over. I thought you two with friends." He gave me an apologetic look.

"No, don't worry. We're not exactly what you'd call friends but it's fine." I said, faking a smile. Larry grinned and waved more enthusiastically. If Sirius had wanted to pretend he couldn't see Larry, he had no chance, as people from the other side of the hall were beginning to watch Larry waving gigantically over at Sirius and Bambi. I saw Sirius sigh, before leading Bambi over to our table. Bambi saw me and scowled. I scowled back, sinking further down into my seat, not wanting to look at Sirius or Bambi.

"Hi Larry," Sirius greeted, also putting on a rather fake smile, "I'd sit but there isn't any space..."

"Nonsense! There's loads next to Rosa!" Larry said, completely oblivious that the temperature of the table had dropped to below zero.

"Nahh... it's fine... Bambi, shall we dance instead?" Sirius said, turning to his girlfriend.

"Of course, Siri!" Bambi cooed and dragged him back out onto the dance floor. I watched them go with a glare in my eye.

"Yeah, we should probably go and dance too..." Mary announced. She didn't give Brendan a chance to protest and grabbed him the hand, already dancing her way over to the dance floor to the tune of 'Livin' La Vida Loca'.

"So... I suppose it's just you and me..." I said, turning to Larry. He grinned at me and my stomach gave an odd jolt.

"Can you keep a secret?" Larry suddenly asked.

This threw me off guard, "Erm... sure," I said uncertainly.

"Then I'd like you meet someone," Larry said, winking at me. My eyes widened, as Larry reached a hand under the table and began to undo the zip of his trousers.

"Err, what the hell do you think you're doing!" I said very loudly and I saw Sirius look over at the two of us.

"Meet Katrina!" Larry said, his eyes gleaming with excitement. I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to be flashed. I decided to quickly look down then look back up and hopefully avoid all confrontation. I looked down and almost screamed. There lying inside Larry's trousers was an unmistakeable octopus.

"Oh. My. God." I said, leaning closer to look at it.

Larry looked down at it too, very proudly, "Isn't it beautiful?"

"Wow. That's a really big one."

"Yeah, it is. I'm rather proud. Do you want to touch it?" Larry asked. I looked down at the octopus and didn't think there was anything I wanted to touch less.

"Nahh, you're alright, thanks..."

"But if you don't Katrina will be mad. When Katrina's mad, I get mad too." Larry said in a sort-of crazed whisper.

"It's alright..."

"TOUCH IT!" Larry practically shouted. I reached down, a look of disgust written all over my face, and gave the octopus a prod.

"NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Larry shrieked, batting my hand away. I shrieked too and fell off the chair. He didn't bother to help me up but instead began to mutter soothingly to the octopus.

"You told me to touch it!" I said angrily.

"I meant you to stroke it!" Larry whispered harshly at me, now stroking the octopus himself. The octopus made a hissing noise rather like a cat and I jumped backwards. "Stop it! Sudden movements frighten it!"

"Is it even legal to have one?!" I asked, still edging away from it.

"It's illegal in 47 states. And here." Larry told me quietly. His head snapped upwards and he gave me a completely crazed look, "Y-y-y-you won't tell anyone will you?" I shook my head hurriedly, "Good...because like I said before, anyone who Katrina doesn't like, I don't like either."

"Oh. Right." I stated, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Why don't we go back to my dormitory? Then you can play with Katrina..." Larry began but he was cut off by an angry voice.

"Rosa, could I have a word please?" I looked up and fell off my chair again. It was Sirius and he looked extremely angry. I was actually surprised. He hadn't used my first name since... well the baby shower.

I pulled myself back into my seat and slid closer to Larry, "No, sorry. I'm busy with Larry."

"Rosa. Now." Sirius told me coldly. I could see Bambi still standing in the middle of the dance floor, looking equally as furious.

"Go back over to your girlfriend, Sirius..." I said to him, "Now, where were we?" I turned back to Larry. Sirius stood in front of our table for a few seconds, before he sighed and grabbed me by the arm.

"Erm, what do you think you're doing?" I shrieked, as I was pulled out of my seat.

"I asked to talk. You said no. Now I'm showing you that it isn't an option." Sirius told me, already beginning to drag me toward the doors of the Great Hall.

"FINE!" I said and yanked my arm from his grasp, "But I can walk perfectly well myself, thanks." I glared at Sirius and pushed my way through the doors. Sirius followed me into the entrance hall, shook his head and pointed into an empty Charms classroom. I sighed impatiently and stomped my way into the classroom.

Sirius closed the door behind him and then looked at me. "What do you want then?" I asked, folding my arms in irritation. I looked up at him with expectation.

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