CHAPTER NO. 6: RON'S REACTION
The Hogwarts express was going towards its destination, passing through the silent fields. Rose Weasley was sitting at the corner of the compartment with the rest of her cousins. She felt ashamed of herself. She wanted nothing more than to sink into the ground and disappear. The lump in her throat was getting bigger and bigger hour by hour.
Albus was staring at her. He has politely offered her to sit with them much to Lily's displeasure. He liked Ashley so much that he did not mind Rose dating Scorpius but he could not make out Rose's loneliness. He hasn't seen her at Slytherin's table at breakfast and Scorpius looked miserable as ever. It was like he was sorry for something and regretting something. He found her crying most of the time but he said nothing. He didn't know how to quiet down crying girls given the fact that her sister rarely cried.
It was dark when they reached London. Rose got up and carried her trunk quietly out of the compartment as fast as she could. She didn't have strength to face anyone.
She found Scorpius giving her a sorry look. She knew he felt bad about what he had said. Rose chose to ignore him and she got out of the door greeted by her father gleefully.
'Hey Rose,' Ron said grinning, accepting the big hug Rose gave him. 'You look tired, you don't have to study for your OWLS that hard you know, you are in Gryffindor that what it all matters.'
Hermione slapped his arm playfully and hugged her daughter.
Rose went to Ginny for a hug and for the first time in week she felt loved.
Lily jumped on the platform from the train after saying a very non-verbal goodbye to Simon which was unfortunately spotted by her father.
Lily hugged Harry tightly who stopped sulking at one.
'Alright sweetheart?' Harry asked kissing her daughter's forehead.
'Never better,' she grinned at him and proceeded to her mother for a hug.
As Rose watched them some Hogwarts kid came up to her and handed her a small piece of parchment. She opened it.
I'm sorry Rose, please forgive me!
Rose stared at it. Just then James and Albus came down from the train, followed closely by the rest of the Weasley cousins who were to be taken by Harry and Ginny.
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Half an hour later the car loaded with the Potters and the Weasleys, Harry drove towards the Gordic's Hollow. The car was filled with noises of chatting, screaming and kicking at some point. Fred and James were singing the Hogwarts school song quite horribly.
HOGWARTS HOGWARTS
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something, please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees
Ah just like old times, Harry thought, thoroughly disturbed by the song.
'Quite down you lot,' Ginny said loudly in a threatening voice.
The rest of the journey was only complete when Ginny mercifully cast the silencing charm.
After two enigmatic hours, the Weasleys were sent back to their respective houses with a little help from Teddy Lupin.
'So Lils I hear you have a boyfriend,' Ted asked her casually while he was helping her clean the dishes.
'You heard right,' she informed him. The only time Teddy received her blessed curses was when he accidently set her favorite hat on fire.
'Tell him to have shield charm around him,' Teddy sneered. Catching the look on her face he quickly added. 'I was joking.'
'You better be,' she muttered.
'But if he hurts you in anyway I have the right to kill him, and I'm not going to Azkaban because of my sweet Godfather.
'Just do the dishes,' Lily rolled her eyes and continued to wipe the dishes.
UP in the room Harry and Ginny were having a little argument.
'I said No Gin not now-'
'When do you want it to be then, at Christmas? It's better that we do it now Harry. Its now or never.'
'But-'
'No, Harry.'
'It'll put Ron in a bad mood and not to mention Rose. She'll be devastated. Didn't you see her at Kings Cross?'
'But-'
Just then Hedwig landed on the pane of the window carrying a letter.
Ginny opened the window and detached the letter from the owls leg. Hedwig went into the room and sat on the nearest shelf.
Ginny read it aloud:
Let's do it tonight, I don't want a fuss over at Christmas.
-Hermione
Ginny grinned. 'In your face!'
'Girls,' Harry muttered earning a playful punch from his wife.
Ginny got out of the room and called out the kids.
'No, No way I'm not going,' James announced. 'I've seen enough trouble already thank you very much.'
He looked pointedly at his father.
'No you are coming,' Ginny snapped. 'D'you think I want this place into bits when I get back?'
'That was one time mom when I tried to make Al's stuff smaller.'
'Three times!'
'So what if I'm not going I bet Teddy doesn't want to go either, do you Ted?'
'No, honestly Aunt Ginny I am better out of this mess. I'll eye James like a hawk!' Teddy Grinned.
Moments later they entered in Ron's house.
The atmosphere was tense. Harry could tell by Ron's confused look that Hermione had called for an announcement. Rose was sitting on the couch in front of the T.V. her hands on her knee. They were twisting nervously.
Hugo was glaring at his sister making Ron even more confused. Hermione was twisting her fingers pacing around the room creating a Déjà vu for Harry.
'So what's the news?' Ron asked after the Potters had settled themselves in the room.
'I think Rose would be the one telling you that,' Hugo said.
Ron's blue eyes bore into her daughter's.
'Well Rose?' He asked.
'I-' she said, words were caught in her throat.
'Well?'
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
'I'm dating Scorpius Malfoy.'
Ron's reaction was just as expected.
'WHAT?' He roared getting up.
'Dad I can explain-'
'EXPLAIN WHAT? Ron shouted. 'YOU ARE DATING THAT FERRET'S SON! HAVE I TAUGHT YOU NOTHING! DON'T YOU REMEM BER WHAT IS SAID WHEN I DROPPED YOU TO HOGWARTS-'
'Ron please-' Hermione pleaded but Ron rose his hand in the air to quite her.
'I've had enough of this nonsense!'
'Daddy please give me a chance to explain!' Rose said.
'Explain then!'
'I-' she opened her mouth and closed it again. She didn't know how to explain. She had no idea. It was all a mess. A huge mess.
She took a deep breath and started.
'The day I attended my first class at Hogwarts, Malfoy teased me and made fun of me and my family and I hated him, I absolutely hated him. Albus even tried to beat him for trying to do so. But after three years he started changing. He started being polite and he asked me out. I didn't give in because I thought of you. But I couldn't help it, he was so-everything to me, I Fell for him so hard that I forgot about everything, even you at appoint. I gave in, I'm dating him, he told me he loved me and I said I loved him back and then Lily spotted us and-'
Rose couldn't say anything because at that point she was crying so hard that she broke down completely.
Lily took pity on her. She got up and put an arm around her shoulders.
'It's all my fault,' Lily muttered. 'I'm sorry Rose I shouldn't have old anyone I'm sorry you were right, I don't know how it feels to love someone until-' her voice broke.
Ron's expression changed completely.
'I have an idea,' he said causing everyone to look up at him.
'We'll call them for dinner and I'll monitor his behavior. I'll decide the rest.'
The others could do nothing but nod.
'I'll write to him them,' Rose said quietly after her sobs had subsided. She went upstairs to her room.
After a long awkward pause, Harry said, ' Well we'll be off then, I'll tell mum about missing the Christmas dinner.'
Ron nodded.
LATER THAT NIGHT:
The kids had been put into bed by Hermione; she reached her room nervously to find Ron standing there with her back on her.
'How long ago you knew this?' he snarled.
'Almost a week,' she muttered.
He turned around. 'Didn't care to tell me then?'
'I wanted to tell you but at the right time.'
'Yeah well never mind then.' He huffed, picking his pillow and blanket and going downstairs leaving a tear stained Hermione.
Ron settled his billow and blanket on the couch, muttering under his breath.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Please note that Harry refers to Molly Weasley (I) as 'mum'.
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