A/N: I sincerly apologize for the agonizingly long wait for this chapter. I could make up so many excuses to pretend as why it's so late but the truth is that life cheet's you and time flies by, before long two weeks had passed since I last updated and I knew that I had to start finding the time and motivation to continue to write this and I sincerly thank my Beta for helping me get motivated again. In other news my old Beta Andie-PotterSnape finally got back to me =D there's not much that I can say towards this chapter but I hope you enjoy it and that you leave a REVIEW so that I know there are people actually reading this!

Chapter 13 - Monday Nights and Full moon Blights

Sunday had passed quickly and yet slowly for Rose. She had spent it in her room for most of the time trying to avoid Lily and Sirius and only coming down twice and both times were to get something to eat. Rose went down to the kitchens for a late brunch and to the actual Great Hall for dinner. Sunday had passed and now? Now, it was Monday and it was just another day of intellectual growth aka 'Learning'.

"Welcome class, please take a seat. Today I'll be starting to teach you advanced defensive spells. Crabbe, Goyle separate seats please." Professor Cox said as he made his way up to the front of the classroom and turning to face the sixth years when he had reached his desk. With a flick of his wand, the chandelier in the middle of the ceiling lit up. There was a slight smirk on Ethan's face as he watched some of his students jump in surprise. Rose noticed that Ethan had dressed in a simple blue button-down, the first few buttons were undone and Rose could slightly see the tips of his pectorals through the slight opening of his shirt. She could feel Remus riling up next to her as he noticed her noticing Ethan. Rose smirked slightly as well, at the attention she was getting from Remus.

"Now for a little pop quiz. There will be fifteen questions on the sheets that I'm going to be passing out to you guys. Answer them to the best of your abilities and I will return these to you the next time I see you guys." Ethan said as he flicked his wand at the four piles of sheets on the desk next to him, causing the sheets to fly out from the desk and float in between the four rows of student desks.

Rose looked down at the sheet in front of her for a moment before her eyes fluttered closed, searching within her mind for the walls surrounding it. She could feel brick at every point she turned and she could feel small cracks as she ran figurative hands over the brick walls. Reaching within herself she felt all around the brick wall and moulded it, shifted it from brick to thick walls made of diamond. She made sure that the walls were impenetrable before she opened her eyes and looked up to Ethan, lowering her head slightly and rising it up slightly before lowering her head back to its normal level - all of this taking place within a few seconds and millimetres - a very small and quick nod to let Ethan know that she was ready, that she wasn't going to cheat even if she could because cheating wasn't something that good girls do.

Ethan recognized her nod and his smirk grew larger, he could remember the times he and his pack tried to cheat on their exams - after Rose had given in to their request - before she reached into their minds and put up mental walls that they couldn't break down until the next time Rose saw them, which would most likely be later on in the evening at dinner.

"Alright your time starts now." Ethan started the timer on his watch as he said 'now'. Rose looked down at the paper before her, and saw that question one was 'nameonedefensivespellthatcan'repel' Dementors?'

Rose could feel herself flying through the questions, her quill flying across the page as she scribbled down her answers. The ink spluttered against her pale skin, as she continued to write, the black splotches looking like dark bloodstains on her pale, snow-white skin.

Twenty minutes later Ethan called the class to stop, waving his wand to pause their hands until he had collected their papers.

Rose left her wall in place but shifted it back to its usual brick-like state. It would have depleted her energy more if she had kept the diamond sheets as her mental walls instead of changing them back to their original state.

"Alright now that that's over with we will spend half of this class learning techniques for non-verbal magic, and the other half we will start to learn how to perform the 'ExpectoPatronum' spell. Now get into groups of two, No same house groups. So I want a Slytherin and a Gryiffindor paired together, no complaints Misters Crabbe, Goyle, Potter, Black and Pettigrew it gives you motivation to make this as real as possible and not to hold back." Ethan spoke calmly as he gave out his instructions to his students. Only slightly raising his voice with an iron grip firmness as he saw the looks on the boy's faces. Rose looked around for a Slytherin she could trust and noticed that Severus had already been partnered up with James. Rose felt a wave of concern engulf her heart but pushed it aside, knowing that both boys could hold their own as long as their backs weren't turned. Rose looked around in search of a suitable partner and found that most people had already been paired up. There was lip-licker, Lestrange, Parkinson, Greengrass or Bellatrix from Slytherin to pair up with. Rose made her way over to Bellatrix; ready to ask the girl to pair up with her but was cut off before she could reach the girl.

"Hey Ashmore," Lestrange said as he stepped in front of the girl. Rose's left eyebrow raised itself, indicating the girl's curiosity with a quizzical look.

"Yes Lestrange?" Rose replied sticking to his last name as he had stuck to hers.

"Let's partner up, I want to see how well you'll do once you have a real opponent. Seeing as I didn't get to verse you the other day." Lestrange said, a smirk gracing his pale brown lips.

"Sure, I'm game." Rose replied, her own smirk gracing her lips. Lestrange looked taken aback for a moment but then cleared his face of any emotion - as any other Slytherin would do - and took out his mahogany brown wand and he raised it against her.

"You ready Ashmore?" Lestrange sneered, but there was a twinkle in his eyes which very unusual seeing that he was after all a Slytherin.

"Funny I was about to ask you the same thing," Rose replied with a smirk brandishing her own wand. Rose quickly sent a silent "Expelliarmus"at Lestrange. Quickly followed by a wand-less and silent BatBogeyHex. Lestrange's yelp of surprise when his wand flew out of his hand, and he started flapping his arms like bat wings made Rose give a bark of laughter. She just as quickly took the hex off of him.

Rose was surprised when he snarled "Again," she had expected him to make a complaint or make up some excuse as to why she had won so quickly but he didn't and Rose was quite surprised and to be frank happy that he was ready to take her on without making any complaints. They duelled again this time working together, their wands flying as well as the curses. Before Rose could realize what they were doing, Lestrange had disarmed her and his wand was pressing into her neck.

"Well that went better than I had expected it to," Lestrange said give her a slight smirk but there was amusement in his eyes so Rose could not find it in herself to be worried.

"Well considering how close your standing, plus the fact that you have your wand pressing into me, I'd say it didn't go as well for me," Rose smirked as well at her own pun. "Again," Rose said as she backed up again, with Lestrange mimicking her actions.

"Alright but just to let you know I won't hold back," Lestrange replied dramatically, the smirk still in place as he sent a "Jelly-legs" jinx at Rose. Which made her fall to the ground as her legs gave way underneath her. Lestrange gave her a hand to help her up, his smirk still firmly in place as he said "That's two to one Ashmore; I thought you were better than that." There was no need to say anything else as they stepped away from each other, smirks planted firmly in place, their body's stances ready to duel, and smiles in their eyes as they continued to duel and before long the class was over, but the score was hardly settled between them. With Rose having won seven times, and Lestrange winning five times.

"Miss Ashmore can I talk to you for a minute," Ethan asked. Rose nodded her head at her "professor" and waited for the rest of the class leave. Remus shot Ethan a dirty look, and barely even looked at Rose before he too left with Sirius, Peter and James.

"What's up Coxly?" Rose asked her voice soft and gentle as she talked to one of her closest friends, heck the one out of three guys who could ever be considered her "Older Brother".

"I need you to stop by here after your last class today, I'm sure I don't have to explain to you why though just so you know, I need help with 'setting up' a few things." Ethan said his eyes searching hers to see if she understood without him saying too much.

"Alright, I'll be here before the sun sets." Rose promised, smiling softly at the man she loved and trusted as if he really were her own brother. "And by the way you look incredible in that semi-suit. Are you trying to impress anyone?" Rose asked, semi-jokingly. However she was curious as to why Ethan had dressed up for, he hardly ever dressed up unless if it was something important or to impress a woman.

"I'll tell you later, but it certainly wasn't to get a job or to go to a funeral." Ethan replied with a cheeky smile.

"Alright later," Rose agreed, happy to see Ethan happy especially on a full moon day. Rose left the class with a smile on her face, excited and yet dreading her return later this evening.

Time quickly flew by, and her final class of the afternoon was over. Rose walked with her friends until they reached the staircases.

"I'll see you guys later." Rose said to all of them and then as an afterthought added "Bye Remus," before she turned away to make her way over to Ethan's classroom.

Rose didn't see the look that the three Marauders and Frank shot at Remus as her back was turned to them but Lily had and the knowing the smirk on her face was all the evidence that the boys needed if they had even noticed her smirk.

"Come on Lily, or Goyle and Crabbe will eat all the food," James smirked at the love of his life. Lily took James' hand in hers, planted a chaste kiss on his lips and started walking down the stairs, towards the kitchen with her boyfriend.

Rose was already at Coxly's classroom and just beyond was his office and quarters. She didn't pause to knock on the door and was quite rewarded for her mistake when she stumbled upon Coxly and Professor Aurora Sinistra. Rose quickly backed out of the room before she could see anymore and knocked on the door to allow Ethan to know that she was here.

After a moment of waiting, Professor Sinistra exited the room quickly glancing at Rose, studying the girl quietly before she walked away. Once Professor Sinistra was out of eyesight Rose entered into the room, where Ethan was readjusting his clothing. Ethan shot her a cheeky look that partially said I-got-caught-in-the-act-but-I-don't-care.

"So Professor Sinistra eh?" Rose asked trying to break the awkward silence. Ethan finished readjusting his clothing and turned to lean on his desk behind him.

"Yea, Professor AuroraSinistra." Ethan replied that same adorably cheeky caught-in-the-act look still on his face. "But that wasn't what I asked you to come here for. I need your help to get me in 'the cage'; it's in my spare room. But first things first, I heard from Hathaway he's working with Whitman on a potion that allows a werewolf to keep his mind and sanity while in the form of the wolf." Ethan said happily the excitement and anticipation evident in his voice and eyes, that plus the fact that he was bouncing up and down like a child on a sugar high or on Christmas morning.

"Good for them, I just wonder how much work they are actually getting done considering they both had a crush on each other for quite sometime." Rose replied happy for Hathaway even though she wasn't a supporter of the gay movement. "Well we better move so I can help you get into 'the cage'. I mean it is already kind of cutting it close." Rose said silently indicating that Ethan should show her the way.

"Alright it's back there in my quarters. I levitated it into one of my spare back rooms." Ethan said as he made his way into his quarters. The door leading into it was wide ajar and Rose wondered for a moment if Professor Sinistra and Ethan had been using his quarters before she arrived. The state of the massy bed an Ethan's scarlet cheeks answered her question.

"Sorry that the place is in such a mess. The rooms just back here." Ethan said quickly moving towards where he had indicated. Rose quickened her stride to keep up with him and felt sorry for her "brother" and his embarrassment.

"It's quite alright Ethan, you deserve a little happiness." Rose replied, her cheeks flushing brightly at the obvious 'happiness' he was receiving.

"Thanks Rose, that means a lot coming from you," Ethan replied as he entered into the room, Rose only a few steps behind him. "Well there it is, if you could set it up that would be great. I would do it myself but it would burn me and I don't want to be burnt more than necessary tonight." Ethan said softly, his eyes down cast. Rose's eyes fell upon the torture contraption Ethan had made for his sole use. She didn't want to set this up, so that he could only torture himself but she couldn't allow a werewolf to be loose on the castle grounds either so she literally had no choice but to help him.

Rose pulled out her wand and pointed it at the bulging pile of metal and said "Constructo," She could see the magic taking place as the pile of metal started to take it's form, the pieces quickly falling into place. Before long everything was in place. The key remained sitting where it was. "Accio key," Rose said, her wand moving from the cage to the key. It shot up into the air and flew into her hand at her command.

"As soon as you're ready Ethan," Rose said to the man beside her, who had a forlorn look on his face.

"I can't wait until Hathaway and Whitman are finish with their work." Ethan snarled as he started undressing until he was in nothing but his underwear. "Alright I'm ready," Ethan said to Rose before approaching the open cage.

"Make sure you put a silencing charm on the rooms, No-one but Dumbledore and you and of course I know that there is a werewolf on the grounds." Ethan said as he placed a chaste kiss on Rose's forehead. "And Rose don't come back up here to let me out until the sun has risen, no matter what thoughts you may receive from me." Ethan said softly, as he could already feel the burning sensations in his feet. He strained to keep his screaming locked in but Rose could see the pain in his eyes.

"I will," Rose replied gently, before she cast "Alohormora"on the cage. Rose made her way out of the room, placing "silencio"'s and "Alohormora"'s on all of the rooms as she left each individual one. She hated what the full moon did to her 'brothers' but there was nothing that she could do about it; Lycanthropy was just simply something that you can never recover from. Not even her tears could heal them.

Lily, James, Sirius and Peter sat on the left hand side of the Gryffindor table as Remus, Alice and Frank sat on the right hand side. The girls were in a quiet discussion of their meeting this ending for the Halloween Ball and the boys were talking about Qudditch as they enjoyed vulgar amounts of food.

"So what was that that I caught between you and Rose before," Sirius asked before he ripped another piece of chicken apart with his teeth. Remus blushed slightly at his friends question but sighed deeply as well before he answered. "It was nothing and no mornings going on between us. I like the girl but I think she's into Snape. I mean the way she defends him and hangs out with him is evidence that they are more than friend's right?" Remus asked softly, slightly depressed about the whole situation.

"Well if Snape thinks he has any chance with your girl Remus then we'll sort him straight won't we James? Sirius?" Peter said jumping in on the conversation. He always hated being left out and it was quiet obvious to the other three Marauders.

"Of course," Sirius and James answered with the same mischievous smirks gracing their faces.

"Let's not get too hasty, I think Rose is just torn between the two of you. I don't think she knows either of you well enough to make a decision like that, especially when it's obvious how smart and wise she is." Frank stated wisely but there was a fire in his eyes as he defended his new friend. Frank was a Gryffindor through and through.

"Even so I don't think you should act on anything just yet Remus, especially not tonight." Lily added in as she had been drawn towards the boys' conversation. Lily shot Remus a look that practically said not-with-your-'condition'.

"Hey Guys what were you talking about?" Rose asked as she sat down in her usual seat beside Remus.

"Nothing" They all chimed in together at the same time. Rose smirked slightly at the blush on Remus's cheeks.

"What were you up to anyway?" James asked from across the table.

"Professor Cox wanted to talk to me about the accident last week but I told him that I was fine now and that there won't be anything else like that happening." Rose said before noticing the potato salad, creamed corn and roasted pork spread out on the table before them.

"Alright well we have to go," James said as he stood up, giving the other three Marauders a look that literally said time-to-go. "Yea, we have homework to do." Sirius added as he too stood up. "Yea, potions homework really boring stuff" Peter added as he too stood up. Remus gave Rose an apologetic look before he too stood up and adding "We'll see you guys later." The four boys left the table together. Rose watched them leave curiosity evident in her eyes.

"Where are we going to have the meeting tonight," Rose asked Lily without actually looking up at her, after she had finished what she placed on her plate. She still felt horrible for what had happened the other night.

"Huh, Alice did you hear that? I thought someone was talking but nobody's there." Lily said a sneer on her pretty face. Rose bristled to the threat that Lily was posing at but fortunately Alice kicked in, standing firmly on neutral ground. "Okay first of all that's not very nice Lily. Secondly Rose, we are meeting in the Transfiguration classroom for the Halloween Ball meeting." Alice's words rang with a finality that Rose could not ignore. The words itself held little meaning but the undertone to those words were what really had Rose moving. The undertone spoke volumes, stating clearly that she was either with them, and would join the meeting, or not, and would spend the night alone. Alice was giving Rose a choice and it was barely even a choice between the two for it was an instant decision for Rose as she got up out of her chair.

"I will meet up with you soon; there are some things that I must take care of first." Was Rose's reply to Alice whom simply nodded her head. Even the scornful look on Lily's face did not dissuade Rose from what was already set in her mind. She meant it when she said she would meet them later but first she had to speak with Professor Dumbledore.

A/N2: So what did you think, I was going to have the scene between Rose/Lestrange be shorter but I wanted to expand on their banter and the easiness between the two even if it is in slightly hostile terms. And what did you think of Lily's behaviour to Rose? I WANT to know what you think and since I'm not telepathic like Rose you need to leave a review below. So get moving! Oh and last weeks title was Inspired from the song "Beautiful Girl" by Broken Iris. Check it out it's amazing!

Songs so far for those of you who are keeping track with the novel's playlist:

- "Lion" by Rebecca St James

- "Strange" by Tokio Hotel ft. Kerli

- "Taking Chances" The Glee Version

- "Beautiful Girl" by Broken Iris