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Things you don't know about…

ROSE WEASLEY

1. When she was five she started studying classical ballet with Muggles. It was said to be a promise. Then her mum took her out of class because when she jumped she inadvertently used magic to suspend herself in the air longer than the other girls. She never forgave her mother.

2. She might have inherited Mum's brain, but she wasn't the bookish one. Her brother was. She wanted to be top of the class but she just didn't need to spend all day studying. She'd rather set up pranks with James and Freddie. She got her first detention while she was still on the Hogwarts Express.

Fastest. Detention. Ever.

3. Her Sorting has been a big disappointment: Ravenclaw? What the hell? Her whole family was in Gryffindor! She was a Gryffindor by legacy! She wrote her parents pleading them to ask McGonagall to change her House. Her mother wrote her back telling her that the Hat had wanted to put her in Ravenclaw, and that both she and dad were really proud of her. Rose still believes there was a big mistake.

4. She hated not being top of her class. And she hated Scorpius Malfoy for robbing her of the title.

5. Lily had been her best friend since they were little. She thought they'd always be friends, even if they got Sorted into different Houses. Why, then, did her cousin always look like she wanted to hex her, every time she was near the Slytherin Table?

6. She's defending him.

He called her that foul name, and she's defending him from her cousin!

What's wrong with her?!

7. When she sees him walking purposefully towards her through the empty corridor with that weird glint in his grey eyes, she gets nervous, turns around and runs away. He grabs her arm and makes her turn to face him. The only thing she notices is mistletoe hanging over their heads.

8. She took him home. He asked her father the permission to date her. She thought her dad would faint right on the spot. Instead, he Flooed to Malfoy Manor. She could hear the voices through the door: "Did you know about this?" - "Yes." - "And you don't have anything to say about that?" - "Rosie is a fine young lady. When her father got back to the living room, his face was a deeper shade of green. But he only said: "Just don't call your kids after some freaking star," and shook Scorpius' hand.

9. Turned out Granddad Weasley was really happy about this change of events.

10. She asked Scorpius to postpone the wedding until the family found out where Lily was hiding, and took her safely home. Two years later still there was no trace of her, and she got married, without a bridesmaid. She hated Lily for ruining the best day of her life.


Eh eh, I'm messing with you…

Keep a closer look on Lily, btw.

I've always pictured Rose like a little Hermione with Ron's arrogance and annoying ways. Don't get me wrong, I really love Ron, but Rosie just turned out to be a mix of both her parents' flaws. Besides, that's exactly what it takes to marry a Malfoy…

Can you imagine the family dinners with Scorpius and Rosie trying to keep their respective fathers from stabbing each others with the roast beef fork?!

Next, the young brother…