Part Two Disclaimer: Not mine
Rose and Jasmine returned to Hogwarts for their last year. Both agreed on the train ride their that the ministry were covering their tracks. Both of them would stay true to Dumbledore and their mutual friend Cedric.
They sat down at the table as usual and still hadn't dropped the subject as Jasmine had a sudden thought,
"That reminds me, have you heard from Amos?" she asked.
"Yes I have. He's not best pleased with the ministry either, but he wants his job so he keeps his silence while he's there. Well until someone actually goes up to him and says to him that they are sorry, for the accident that caused his son's death. Then I can't promise he'll be so calm and neither would I for that matter," replied Rose.
Jasmine nodded then noticed something that she did not. People were gathering around little Professor Flitwick,
"Haven't you forgotten something?" she asked.
Rose looked were Jasmine was looking and got off the bench as quickly as possible, cursing away and adjusting her ring,
"Hell! Forgot all about that bloody thing...they wanted a surprise song from me too...shit!" she replied.
"I can't wait to see you get out of this," said Jasmine.
Rose appeared to Flitwick like nothing was wrong and decided to make up her song at the last minute. A really lively one to brighten the mood she thought and whispered it to the small professor who had no idea.
First came the usual school song, then as soon as Rose took a step forward, the Hufflepuff table exploaded and a few others applauded her. She took a bow and smiled at them all,
"Thank you. Right I thought I'd try and lift some spirits today as, I gather some of us weren't keen on returning this year and..." she began.
Rose heard coughing from the staff table and turned around. She finally noticed the new member of staff, the toad looking woman who had interuppted her,
"Is there a problem?" she asked.
"Carry on Miss Hunter..." Began Snape.
"I'm afraid I simply can't allow that. You see I fail to see the point of this," said Umbridge.
"Point? The point is Professor I am trying to continue with my singing, without my singing partner and you're stopping me. So with all due respect- Start it off Professor Flitwick!" ordered Rose.
She began singing a song called 'Love today'. Just before the end Umbridge stopped Flitwick's background music and the clapping that went with it. Most of the Hufflepuffs were glaring at her and Jasmine looked as though she was going to throw her cup at the new defence teacher. Rose however calmly turned around as Dumbledore turned to his new member of staff,
"Problem with my pupil singing Dolores?" he asked.
"I was under the impression the term was start of term feast. Not start of term song contest Professor. Think of the children, no doubt starving after their journey," replied Umbridge.
Rose made sure no one could hear her as she sat down. The feast finally began but she was in no mood to eat and left the room. As far as she was concerned, that woman was glad she was now of age and completely responsible for her actions. Rose was just about to open the door of the girl's bathroom when she heard a voice that she never thought would be welcome,
"Are you alright Miss Hunter?" asked Snape.
"Yes sir. Just dreading what the new teacher has in store for us. Not a music lover is she?" asked Rose.
"Pay no heed to her Miss Hunter. You have done nothing wrong. Who ever heard of a detention for singing?" asked Snape.
"I know. But still she put me right off my food," replied Rose.
"I'll have a house elf send you something for later. Good night Miss Hunter," said Snape.
"Thank you sir, night sir," said Rose.
When she was joined in the girls' dorm by Jasmine, Rose told her who had gone after her and what he had said to her. Jasmine was unpacking when she threw something on the bed and raised an eyebrow,
"Are we talking about the same Snape? Rose he's a cold-hearted...his hair is the same as his clothes, shoes and heart. Since when has he ever shown any empathy for anyone?" she asked.
"I know that it's a bit weird...a lot weird even but there has to be a reason for it. Anyone would think he lost...ah," began Rose.
Jasmine looked confused as Rose smiled fondly at the thought in her mind,
"Rose?" she asked.
"He lost a singing partner. He was in a duet and he lost his singing partner. After it he never sung again and he regrets it," she replied.
Jasmine shook her head and laughed,
"Snape? Snape singing? Are you trying to give me nightmares? I bet he doesn't even sing in the shower. Now I have that image in my mind before I go to sleep...thank you!" she said.
Rose laughed happily at her friend's over active imagination,
"That's it Jaz...you get a good image of Snape in the shower...no clothes on...bare arsed...singing away there..." began Rose.
"Shut up!" protested Jasmine.
"Pleasant dreams," added Rose.
The candles went out and she closed her eyes. While she slept she dreamed of a voice, a powerful male, singing voice. To her horror, Rose had given herself nightmares. She was wondering the dungeons, going in deeper and deeper, past the Slytherin common room, where she'd never have dared to go. A large wooden door opened and the voice got stronger, singing the song she sung before the holidays. Finally she stopped at a curtain when the voice changed into a familair voice...she pulled back the curtain to find Cedric, whose grey eyes then turned black, fair hair, black and features older. The shock caused her to wake with a start,
"Rose are you ok?" asked Jasmine.
"Me? Yeh I'm fine. Just one of those dreams were you dream that you're late, as in going to get told off by Sprout and everyone. Just scared me a bit," lied Rose.
"Idiot," muttered Jasmine sleepily.
"I know. Sorry Jaz," said Rose.
However, Rose found it hard to even want to go back to sleep after that. She got up to check that all of her holiday work was in order, then made a few changes and added bits, knowing full well that when she did it, it was just to say she'd done it, so she could go out. Now she had a night to kill, she knew she could do it better.
By around half past six she was in the great hall, drinking coffee on her own until Snape appeared after clearly being on night duty. She put the cup down, remembering the dream that she had, she didn't really want to speak to him, but he gave her no choice,
"Oddly early for a seventh year Miss Hunter. Trouble sleeping was it?" he asked.
"No sir. Just got up quite early that's all. Didn't see the point in going back to sleep," replied Rose.
"A whole two hours of it? Hunter your eyes are very dark. Perhaps you shouldn't be up later than you can handle," he suggested.
Rose looked him in the eyes and noticed that his eyes were worse than her own. She smiled cheekily at him,
"Likewise sir. Your eyes are quite dark also. Darker than my own I'd say," she said.
"Then I'd rather you didn't say Miss Hunter, good morning and I shall see you in class," he said.
"Yes sir. Sorry sir. Morning sir," she said.
She saw him smirk as he left and thought of a song and was found singing it when Jasmine sat with her. Rose didn't notice and seemed to be serinading the cup of black coffee,
"Your eyes can be so cruel, just as I can be so cruel, though I do believe in you, yes I do...Jaz! Come out of nowhere why don't you?" she asked.
"Ok Rose, there's keen and there's keen. You were missing at like half seven. What is with you recently?" asked Jasmine.
"Nothing. I was just hungry that's all," said Rose.
"You were scoffing all kinds at like ten last night. Don't give me that," she said.
"Alright. If you must know, the image back fired last night and I had the weird dream. Luckily he kept his pants on though," said Rose.
"Was he in the shower?" asked Jasmine excitedly.
"You are so perverted! No he wasn't. He was behind a curtain, well Cedric was and then it turned into him, which is weird in itself," replied Rose.
"Mate, you are weird. End of," said Jasmine.
"Thanks for those words of comfort Jaz! Much oblidged and all!" snapped Rose jokingly.