Late that night, Rosa woke up in her bed in the girls dorm of the Gryffindor common room and whimpers, shaking. She climbs out of bed, putting on a robe and slippers, and goes down to the common room. She sighs, before sitting down by the fire.
A few minutes later, Lily walks into the common room and walks to Rosa, sitting down beside her. "Ro?"
Rosa looks at Lily and sighs, before laying down with her head on Lily's lap. "L-Lil, I'm scared…"
Lilly runs her fingers through Rosa's long, straight auburn hair and looks down at the younger girl. "I know… I promise Siri, Sev, Jamie, Rem, Mari, Pete, and I will be here for you."
Rosa closes her eyes, liking the feel of Lily running her fingers through her hair, just like Sally always did when she was upset or scared.
Just then, Remus came into the common room and noticed both girls. He looked at Lily and gave her a questioning look.
Lily shakes her head and uses her free hand to pat the spot beside her as she kept running her fingers through Rosa's hair and hums quietly to Rosa.
Rosa slowly falls asleep to the calm feeling she was having due to Lily's actions.
Remus walks over to Lily and sits down beside her, looking at Rosa. "I'm guessing you came down and found her here, Lil?"
Lily stops humming and looks at the fire as she runs her fingers through Rosa's hair, wanting to help the younger girl actually sleep. "Yeah… Rem, I'm worried about what will happen when she goes home for Christmas break…"
Remus puts a hand on Rosa's head and shakes his head. "I'm worried too, we're all worried… When we found out, I had to calm Jamie down, he looked ready to beat the crap out of whoever has been hurting Ro. But the question we should be asking is how do we help her?"
Lily uses her free hand to brush a strand of hair behind her ear and frowns. "That's the question I've been trying to answer since we found out about Ro's abuse, but I seem to find a way to help without finding something that could possibly go wrong."
Remus looks at Lily. "I know, I've had the same problem… Mari said she'd see what she could come up with. She thinks that maybe there's more members of Rosa's family that could help protect her, so she's going to look into that."