Rose drummed her fingers on the table in thought. Finally Jasmine stopped her and glared at her seriously. Rose rolled her eyes in agreement. She was being annoying and drumming her fingers on a table wasn't going to help, just make her unpopular. She looked around at people she knew from the chior and shook her head,
"None of them are suitable," she said.
"You think that, only because you know no better," said Jasmine.
"I've heard them all. Auditions or not there is no way I can work with them. It'll be nothing like it would have been," argued Rose.
"And it never will be. He's gone Rose. Would you want someone to replace him?" asked Jasmine.
"Yes and no. Just someone with a decent voice..." began Rose.
"Just go with it. Someone might surprise you," said Jasmine.
"I hope so," added Rose.
Her wish was fulfilled. After many attempts from people of all ages, no one was suitable for her song. Rose gave up and started to leave the empty hall, Professor Flitwick shook his head at her, as though implying that she was being overly picky as he left. Rose sat back down and put her head on the desk as she heard footsteps enter,
"May I?" asked Snape.
Rose slowly looked up and smiled at him warmly,
"No rule says you can't," she replied.
"I haven't done this for a long time," he said.
"Take your time sir," she said.
"Don't patronize me Miss Hunter," warned Snape.
"Yes sir, sorry sir," she said.
Rose started to see a different man. Snape could sing. Snape could sing well. Rose could feel her heart beating against her ribcage in amazement and wonder. But she couldn't see him infront of the school joining her,
"Well?" he asked.
"I'd be a fool to say a word against you," she replied.
"Would you take me on?" he asked.
"Yes I would. But I'd never expect you to or ask it of you," she replied.
Snape smirked and left swiftly. Rose took it almost as an order to follow him and went after him quickly,
"Unless you want to," she added.
Snape stopped and turned to her with his eyebrow raised slightly. His admiration for her soared as she didn't look at all put off,
"You were right Miss Hunter. Just because you think I should leave teaching and start a solo, doesn't mean I shall," he said.
Rose laughed nervously,
"To be honest I can't see that happening. Well goodnight sir," she said.
Instead of going back to Hufflepuff common room, Rose went to Dumbledore's office for her first Order meeting. She accepted the fact Sirius was innocent, as far as she was concerned if he was right about Voldemort, he was right about everything.
So with that in mind, she went with Dumbledore to Grimmauld place and introduced her to the Order. Tonks, she took to instantly and she remember Remus from his teaching days. However she had to be saved from Kreacher by the master of the household,
"Another smudge on the carpet of my mistress', what would she say? Another mudblood stood here bold as"
"Look..." began Rose.
"Out! You knew full well you're not supposed to be here now! I hate that thing! Sirius Black, murdering lunatic, how do you do?" he asked.
Rose laughed slightly until a familair voice said,
"If you don't like it, get rid of it"
It was Snape. Rose noticed a huge glint of hatred in his eyes as he looked at Sirius. She liked being on his good side and didn't want to leave it anytime soon. Sirius glared at him and Tonks pulled her out of the crossfire,
"You'll get used to it. But you really don't want to get involved with it," she said.
"It's none of my business. Stopping the man who killed the boy who gave me this ring is though and that's why I'm here," said Rose.
"Trust you to be so insensitive Snape," said Sirius.
Snape looked ready for the kill and went to use his wand. Rose went forward to stop him with her hand around his wrist,
"No! For your information, he's been quite supportive. But it'd be a shame if his resistance was met by fewer than we have," she said.
Finally the order was ordered. Dumbledore brought Rose up to speed on the fact that Voldemort was after the prophesy in the department of mysteries. She saw their problems. The main one being that the ministry didn't believe them, so major precautions couldn't be taken. As a pupil she couldn't go on duty or spy on the ministry but she could voice her ideas and opinions. Rose's main shock came when Dumbledore turned to Snape,
"Any news on what Voldemort plans to do next?" he asked.
"How would he know?" asked Rose.
"This goes no further. Severus is our spy deatheater," replied Dumbledore.
Snape turned to Rose quite suddenly and snappishly,
"You have a problem with that Hunter?" he asked.
Rose paused wondering the best way to word her answer, without sounding like she cared too much, but not that she didn't trust him,
"Not in the way you are thinking. I'm concerned that there are many lives at risk already..." began Rose.
"There'd be less of us if it weren't for the ministry holding back their aurors," added Sirius.
"You're both right. However Rose, I warned you it wouldn't be easy understanding this. You have done well. Continue Severus please," said Dumbledore.
Rose paid attention to what was being said. When the meeting ended, she shook people's hands, Sirius' only briefly and went to follow Dumbledore back,
"Sorry, would you mind going with Professor Snape?" he asked.
Rose turned to Snape who nodded. They left out of the front door and Rose found that she couldn't keep her silence for very long,
"I think it's very brave what you do sir. Not many people could spy on him and live to tell the tale," she said.
Snape looked shocked,
"I expected you to hate the whole thing," he said.
"No. I admire you for all of the work you do. It must be taxing...it's not my place I know..." she began.
Snape looked at her deeply and stopped in the street. It was late November and it had started to snow in the streets of London,
"You're the first to have said that. Thank you...Rose. It means a lot," he said.
Rose looked at him with a kind smile after a look of pleasant surprise at the use of her first name. Snape put his hand on her waist and she looked down, thinking that she was seeing things or feeling things. When she looked up again, Snape's lips met hers and she unintentionally found her arms around him and responding to the kiss.