Chapter 2

As soon as Rose came down to breakfast the next day, she was pounced upon by her parents telling her how sorry they were and if she wanted to be a book editor, they would support her.

Rose was so happy that she hugged them until they couldn't breathe and sat down to eat a humongous breakfast.

"So Rose, did you start looking for a job?"

"Yes mum, I sent out a few resumes and got accepted in two places"

"Oh that's so good Rosie, so where do you plan to accept?"

"Well there's one in which I have wanted to go all my life, Penguin Publishing House"

"Yes, I have heard of them, well then go ahead and accept it but I thought that it was a muggle one" Hermione said.

"Well yes they are a muggle house but recently they started a wizarding section too since the owners are wizards"

"Oh then that's all good Rose but as far as I know that place is a lot far from here" Hermione turned around to say from her cooking.

"Yes I know mum that's why I thought maybe I could get a new place maybe…….." Rose answered looking at her parents.

"Oh…….that's perfectly fine hun, do you have any place in mind?" Ron asked encouragingly.

Rose gave a big smile and said "Actually I am going house hunting today, do both of you want to come?"

"…..We would love to honey but we both need to go to the ministry today, we have a meeting with the minister"

Rose hid her disappointment and replied "No probs".

"Anyhow I better be going now, I need to get myself a house by the end of the day you know".

It was hopeless, no it was beyond hopeless.

Each house that Rose had seen had been insufficient one way or the other.

One had too many bedrooms, one was too small, one was just plain horrible, etc, etc, and it went on and on.

Rose was, in simple terms, fed up.

She entered The Leaky Cauldron hoping to drown her sorrows on something strong.

"One firewhiskey" she asked the barkeeper.

He handed her the firewhiskey with a "here you go missy".

Soon she was so engrossed in her drink that she failed to notice the person who sat beside and seemed to be staring at her.

She didn't notice him until he put his hand on hers, trying to prevent her from taking another sip.

She looked up in anger and found herself being observed by a pair of familiar sparkling blue eyes.

Rose flushed in such a way that she was proved to be Ron Weasley's daughter but who wouldn't get flushed getting caught drinking firewhiskey in the afternoon.

"Hi Rosie" said Teddy still looking at her.

"Hi" mumbled Rose.

"You do know it's still a bit early for this" observed Teddy pointing at the glass.

Rose sighed and explained everything about the house hunting.

"…….and now my parents accept me to get a house and look at me….." moaned Rose.

"Listen Rose, its not so easy to find a house you like, seriously I experienced that looking for my own house".

"Yeah I know but still…." Rose trailed off looking at her drink.

"Listen Rose, what would you say if I had a proposition for you?"

"A proposition……?"

"I have been looking for a room mate for the past week after……..Dave left and I was wondering if you would like to move in with me?"

"Really me…….?"

"Yes Rose, now that I think about it you would be the perfect room mate, for one I don't have to worry about you stealing my fiancée"

"Awww………thank you Teddy, I would love to move in with you"

"Well that's settled then, you are moving in with me"

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Ron and Hermione Weasley were extremely happy that their only daughter was moving in with someone so familiar.

The other members were also extremely happy even Victorie.

In a week's time Rose was fully moved in and settled in Teddy's apartment.

It was a cozy place, and Rose loved it.

"Thanks again Teddy" thanked Rose for the 100th time.

"If you ever thank me again, I swear to Merlin that I will kick you out of here"

"Hehehe"

Soon enough both of them settled in their lives an jobs, Rose loved her new job since now she could read all she wanted and Teddy in his job at the ministry for the development of werewolves along with Rose's mother.

About 2 months after Rose's shift she came home to find herself blindfolded.

"Teddy, what…?"

"Shh…..I have got a little surprise for you"

"Okay……"

Teddy held her hand and led her into the living room and opened her blindfold.

Rose gasped when she saw the room, there were candled everywhere and in the middle the couch was pushed back to allow an Indian style low tables with food on it.

"This is beautiful but why….?"

"Well, remember that act I created about how every werewolf can hold a permanent job without the fear of being fired for it…"

"Uh huh…"

"Well, it got passed!!"

"Oh my God Teddy, you have been working on that for ages, congrats" saying so Rose jumped on Teddy to hug him but at that moment Teddy lost his balance and both of them crashed down on the floor.

They ended up with Teddy down and Rose on top of him.

Rose started laughing in the position but stopped laughing when she noticed Teddy wasn't laughing, in fact he was staring up at her with a strange gleam in his eyes.

Rose found herself drawn to those eyes and slowly she moved in closer to get a better look at his eyes even though her mind was warning that this was Teddy.

Soon she was so close that she could feel his quick breath on her face, she looked at his lips and found them to be soft and moist looking, definitely kissable. As she leaned in, he muttered in a hoarse voice "Rosie…."

That one word brought her crashing back to reality; she jumped off him quickly with a sorry and turned the other way so that he could not see her blushing.

'Oh Merlin, I almost kissed…..kissed Teddy, the Teddy Lupin, what the hell is wrong with me??"

"Umm….yeah so you hungry, I didn't prepare all this for nothing you know" asked Teddy in a still slightly hoarse voice.

"Um yeah sure, let's eat"