A/N: I know I promised to wait until I finished writing chapter ten to get this baby up, but I couldn't have you guys waiting any longer and thinking I gave up! I'm nearly done chapter ten, so here's chapter nine while you wait! Oh by the way, this chapter is jam packed with action, and it's TOTALLY AWESOME...yeah I watched AVPM again, so sue me LOL

Anyways, chapter nine! Da da da da! *ahem* being lame here...

CHAPTER 9

"Rose! Rose, can you believe it! Next year is our OWLs year! The one that matters!" Scorpius exclaimed, putting his trunk back onto the Hogwarts Express. He only had three years left at the school now, what with exams complete and fourth year ending.

"I know! I'm so nervous though, what if I fail something? I won't be able to continue on with the NEWTs."

"You won't fail Rose. The chance of you failing is like the chance of the Gernumblies existing, those creatures that the twins talk about constantly."

Scorpius laughed as Rose glared at Albus.

"I'm serious Al! I know I didn't do great in Defence this year. And History of Magic was dreadful…"

"Rose. You got Outstandings in every subject," Albus groaned.

"So, doesn't mean I couldn't fail…" Rose hung her head.

"No, you don't have the ability to," Scorpius scolded her.

"Fine. I give up. But don't look to me when you boys need help next year while I'm busy with my 'not-failing' strategy, studying away my life in the Library. I already have most of the texts for next year read."

"How did you even know what they will be?" Albus asked, bewildered.

"I asked the Professors. Mum bought them for me when I was home for Easter and I got mostly through them."

"Rose, you are crazy. But that's what we love about you." Wrapping his arm around his cousin, he led the three of them onto the train to head home for summer.

"Yeah, you better. Otherwise I'd just feel like I was your homework help or something…" Rose grumbled to herself.

"What do you mean?" Albus asked, brows furrowed.

"Oh I hear what people say about me. They claim you both are only my friends because I'm smart. Like I believe that though, I mean you're both in Ravenclaw, you can easily do your own work. You're just lazy…" Rose smiled.

Scorpius felt enraged. People actually said that about her? He gripped his wand so tight, little red sparks were emitting from the end. Albus looked at him quizzically, so he eased up on his grip.

Finally they found an empty compartment, and as usual, Rose pulled out a book.

"So Scorpius, what are you doing this summer? I mean you've only been keeping it a secret from us for like a month, it's about time you told us!" Albus asked.

"Well, if you insist... Dad says we're going to Romania! He knows I love dragons, and we're going there to check them out. Anyways, I didn't tell you, because your Uncle Charlie is going to talk to your parents and see if you both can come down then as well!"

"Scorpius that's brilliant!" Rose cried, distracted from her book. "I haven't been there since I was really young, must have been five or six I think."

"And I've never been…" said Albus, his eyes widening in awe. "Oh now I'm excited for summer! I thought I'd be stuck over at Uncle Percy's for almost all of July with only James, Lily, Molly and Lucy to keep me company as mum and dad are going to visit with Professor Wood and her husband for a while. Apparently the Professor is due to give birth soon, so my parents are helping find a replacement Professor for next year. They're thinking of Alicia Spinnet…er sorry that's who they refer to her as. She's Alicia Jordan now. Married Lee Jordan, remember, from Potterwatch?

"Anyways, she was a chaser the same time as Professor Wood, and she's best friends with our Aunt Angelina, so it should be no problem."

"Professor Wood's husband is dreamy," Rose suddenly blurted, quickly hiding behind her book once more. She could feel the blush creep onto her cheeks.

"Oh, is he Rose? Want me to tell your father you said that? Oh wait, what does Uncle Ron always say about him? Right… 'Oliver Wood? That pompous prat? All he ever cared about was Quidditch this and Quidditch that. He wouldn't know a girl if it hit him in the face. Thank Merlin Katie talked some sense into him and he's settled down…'"

Scorpius had stayed silent this whole time, just staring out the window. Rose blushed again. "So. That proves he's dedicated and committed, and cared about his team."

"Or that he's a prat and a little overbearing…" Albus muttered.

"Well I'll have you know, I've met him, and he is very polite and kind, even congratulated me on getting Keeper and gave me tips," Rose snapped.

"When did you meet him?" Albus asked, a little hint of envy in his voice.

"At the end of last summer in Diagon Alley. He was buying a necklace for Katie for her birthday. Anyways, him, mum and I went to Fortescue's and had some ice cream together. Too bad he's way too old…and married," Rose laughed, as did Albus. But Scorpius was still quiet.

"Anyways," Albus said, looking at Scorpius and knew he was begging for a change of subject, "When are you leaving?"

"Three days from now. Your Uncle Charlie will be visiting your parents tonight I believe. Al's first, then Rose's. You guys should be leaving in about five days, when your parents leave Al."

"Perfect."

Sure enough, five days later found Rose and Albus arm in arm with their Uncle Charlie, apparating to Romania with a loud Crack. Charlie, thankfully, had left out the little detail of the Malfoy's being there as well, telling their parents he just wanted to spend time alone with them. After all, he was godfather to both of them, and he rarely saw them due to work.

The trio stood atop a tall mountain overlooking a hollowed out glacial lake.

"I thought you would like to see where I do most of my work before heading to the hotel," Uncle Charlie said with a smile.

A loud noise was heard over head, and they looked up. A few thousand feet above them flew a beautiful winged beast, it's green scales and glittering golden horns shone in the afternoon sunlight.

"What breed is that Charlie?" asked Albus.

Before Charlie could even answer, Rose quipped, "That's the Romanian Longhorn. That is the only dragon native to Romania. Every other one was brought and bred here."

Charlie smiled, "Quite right, but they are quite dangerous, and we aren't protected, so we'll have to leave now."

Turning on the spot with another audible Crack, Charlie apparated them to a small alleyway behind a busy street.

"The hotel is just over here. It's pretty decent, and feel free to call upon room service any time, they give it to us for free!" Charlie said, laughing.

He brought them inside and up three flights of stairs before they reached their room.

"Now, it's two separate bedrooms, so you'll have your privacy. The sanctuary is closed for the day, so we won't be heading up there until tomorrow. So today is like a holiday for you. Go! Explore the city! However…" he reached into his pocket, and pulled out a small compact mirror, "Rose, take this."

"Uh, Uncle Charlie, Rose doesn't wear make-up," Albus commented.

"I know, but Hermione gave it to me to give to Rose. It's a communication mirror, you can use it to contact me any time, OK. So if you runts get into trouble, just open it and call my name!"

Rose nodded and slipped it into her mokeskin pouch that she still wore around her neck.

"Your parents gave you money right?" they both nodded, "OK, good, so now, go have fun! I believe the Malfoy's are on the end of the hall in room 309 if you're looking for them. Enjoy, and I will be here precisely at eight tomorrow morning!" With that Charlie gave them a key each, and left.

Rose beat Albus to the door and unlocked their suite. Inside was a vast room, practically four times the size of Rose's bedroom at home. Gawking, Rose made her way to the two doors on the far left. Opening them both, she peered inside. The room on the right had a better view, so she dragged her duffle inside, "Dibs!" she called out.

Albus groaned, but took the other room nonetheless.

"Hey look! We have our own bathrooms, too!" Rose called. Sure enough, by the closet was a door to an ensuite bathroom. They were definitely going to enjoy this.

"Well now that we're acquainted with our rooms, let's go find Scorpius!" Rose said, and bounded out the door, with Albus in tow.

Finding room 309, they knocked and waited for nearly five minutes before the door finally opened.

'Rose! Albus!" came the voice of Astoria Malfoy. "It's so good to see you children, come in come in. Scorpius is out for just a minute, him and his father had to apparate to Gringotts, as he idiotically forgot his own amount of money and has been hoarding off of us for the last two days."

Rose rolled her eyes. Sounded just like Scorpius all right.

"How is your trip going so far?" Mrs. Malfoy asked.

"Oh, lovely, actually," Rose replied. "We only arrived barely an hour ago, we were just checking out our rooms and decided to come find Scorpius."

"That's excellent to hear. Well, if you'll excuse me, I must tend to other business at hand. They'll only be a moment longer. Bye for now," Astoria headed to the door, and then left.

Albus and Rose sat awkwardly in the empty room, but true to her word, Mr. Malfoy and Scorpius arrived minutes later with a loud Crack of Apparition.

"Albus! Rose!" Scorpius cried out when he saw them. "When did you get here?"

"Been in Romania for about an hour now, but in this room for about ten minutes. Your mother let us in," Rose answered.

"Well then, Albus and Rose, welcome to our room," Draco addressed them, his eyebrow raised in a comical manner. "I suspect you'll be wanting to explore the city, and Charlie informed me of the Communication Mirrors, so off you go."

Scorpius grinned at his dad as he ushered his friends from the room. Draco winked at his son as they left.

…

"That was unbelievable!" Albus said, the clear magnitude of his shock on his face. "We were that close to a dragon! A Shortsnout!"

"Yes Al. We know, considering you've reminded us the whole way back to the hotel," Scorpius said, snorting uncharacteristically at Albus' awe.

"Too bad we're heading home tomorrow though. The new shipment of young Fireballs were coming in next week," Rose sat glumly in a chair in their common area.

"Yeah, but our parents are going to be home, they want us to meet Professor Wood's baby," Albus groaned.

"Well we can still hang out a few more times this summer!" Scorpius offered. He didn't want to have to wait more than a month to see his best friends again. "I mean there's the big Quidditch rally next week, and my parents have a whole box booked out, I'm sure they wouldn't mind sharing!"

"Er – I'd love to Scorpius, but I promised my dad I would attend with him…" Rose said, biting her lip out of disappointment.

"Bring your dad to the box! Trust me, there's enough Firewhiskey to keep him satiated!" Scorpius grinned, while Albus snorted.

"I'll ask, but I can't guarantee. But ask your parents first Scorpius, I don't want to show up unannounced. Albus, you could always bring your parents too!"

Scorpius nodded, although secretly he hoped Albus would say no so he could spend more time with Rose.

"Yeah sure. That'll probably increase your chances of being able to go." Rose nodded in agreement.

"Well it's late, I better head back to our room, mum will worry…" Scorpius sighed, getting up.

"Hey Scorpius, it's our last night. Why don't you ask your parents if you can stay with us! I'm sure your dad can transfigure the couch into a bed for you!"

"Brilliant Rose!" Albus noted, clapping his cousin on the back, as her cheeks tinged pink.

Scorpius nodded and went to retrieve his father.

Once he was gone, Albus and Rose sat in silence.

Well, as long as silence can last with a Weasley or a Potter in the room.

"Rose, when did you start to like Scorpius?" Albus asked, giving his cousin a wicked grin. The grin only grew as Rose's cheeks and ears burned a crimson red, throwing off her hair color wildly.

"I don't know what you're talking about Albus," she sighed indifferently, her blush from moments before disappearing from her face. "I don't like Scorpius in that way at all."

"Could have fooled me," winking at his cousin, Albus stood from his chair. "But just so you know, he likes you. Now I was never supposed to tell you that, so you did not hear that from my lips. Got it? Or I'll spill how you like Scorpius, and how it was you that switched every one of his quills with ones from Uncle George's shop, and that's why they exploded in his face in Charms."

Rose gaped at her cousin, "How did you – "

"Actually I didn't know. But now that I do, I'll hold it to you," grinning, he walked into his small bedroom off the side.

"Bloody wanker…" Rose hissed under her breath.

"I heard that!" came Albus' voice from the room. Rose just rolled her eyes and waited for Scorpius to return.

…

It was half an hour later and they still had seen no sign of him. Growing anxious, Rose made for the door, intending to go down the hall to see what was going on. What stopped her in her tracks was the tapping on the window.

Turning, there stood Scorpius' owl with a letter in it's beak. Confused, Rose opened the window.

"Al! It's a letter from Scorpius! Come out here!"

Rose grabbed the letter from the owl's beak and ripped it open.

Rose and Albus

I had to write this in haste, but I had to let you know what happened.
When I returned to my room, my grandmother was there, with no sign of my parents and all of our stuff was gone.
Turns out, my grandfather has somehow escaped from Azkaban, and word in the prison is, he's coming for me. The disgrace of our family's bloodline.
I'm sorry, but I have to stay with family elsewhere for the rest of the summer, but I will write, I promise.

See you guys on the Hogwarts Express!
Scorpius

"That's totally crazy! Does your father know about this Albus?" Rose asked.

"No, he doesn't." Rose stopped what she was doing. That was not Albus who spoke. Turning, she recoiled slightly from the sight of a withering old man, flanked with several much younger ones behind him.

Albus sidled over to Rose's side, and they both withdrew their wands. There was no doubt who this man was. With the receding white hair that had obviously once been blonde, and the stiff posture and cane.

Lucius Malfoy.

Great. Just great, Albus and Rose would have to face this old Death Eater and his friends. Alone.

"Now, filth; tell me where my grandson is." The man began to approach them, and they backed up as far as they could.

"We don't know. And even if we did, we wouldn't tell you!" Rose shooed Scorpius' owl out of the window before anyone could get their hold on it to track it.

"Oh is that right mudblood?" he hissed at Rose, causing her to flinch. "Well, maybe the Cruciatus curse will loosen your tongue, Crucio!"

A Death Eater flank used a Silencio charm on the door, as Rose's screams suddenly filled the room. Albus bent over his cousin.

"Stop it!" he cried, "Stop!"

"What are you going to do about it boy? Use your silly magic? I bet you can't even produce a good stunner. All your dad had perfected was that stupid disarming spell. And you know what it got him? A dead ex-auror, a dead owl, a few almost dead friends, and a Weasley's ear cursed off. Crucio!"

Albus began to freak out as Rose's screams filled the air. He suddenly felt his and Rose's wands fly from their outstretched hands. Great, they'd been disarmed.

Knowing there was only one thing he could do, Albus reached for Rose's mokeskin pouch around her neck, and tried desperately to get the Communication Mirror out, but the pouch would not let him enter. Grabbing Rose's hand he shoved it into the pouch along with his, and managed to grasp his hands around the mirror.

"Silly boy, a little mirror won't save you now. Would you like a taste of what your filthy cousin is feeling right now?" Turning, Lucius pointed his wand at Albus, but not before Albus had opened the compact and whispered Charlie Weasley at it.

Seconds later it felt like his skin was being ripped from his bones as the torturing curse hit him square in the chest. A scream ripped from his lungs as he fell to the floor, the mirror sliding from his grip. All Albus could feel were hot spokes of pain and daggers in his flesh.

And just as soon as it had started, it stopped.

Looking up, Charlie Weasley stood above him, his wand outstretched as he muttered a few healing spells.

"It's OK Albus. It's over, unfortunately Lucius escaped, but we captured a few of his cronies. What the horntail happened here?"

Albus did his best to recount what happened, starting with Scorpius going to find his father, up until the curse hit his skin.

"It's OK Al. We're going to get you two home. But first a trip to St. Mungo's. Rose needs a soothing draught."

Picking up Rose bridal style, Uncle Charlie grasped Albus' arm tightly in his and with a Crack apparated to the Hospital.

The Potters and Weasleys were already in the waiting room, having been informed in the last five minutes or so what had happened.

Hermione pulled her now unconscious daughter out of Charlie's arms and held her close, but brought her into a room for examination.

Ginny wrapped her arms tightly around her son. "Oh Albus! Don't ever scare us like that again! I thought you were dead! When Charlie said you were attacked by Malfoy senior and some Death Eaters, I feared the worst. Thank Merlin you both are safe! Now let's get you a draught and we'll go home."

Minutes later Albus was curled up in his bed, Ginny and Harry, out of extra precautions put spells up to doubly protect the home for the night. They weren't taking any chances.

As did Hermione with her own home. Rose refused to sleep on her own, so she had subsequently crawled in with her parents, feeling secure with their arms around her.

No one slept easy that night.

…

"Rosie! There's an owl here for you!"

Rose took the stairs two at a time. It had been a week since the attack, and she had brightened up substantially since then.

Ripping the letter from the bird's beak, she grinned as she recognized the scrawl as Scorpius'.

Rose

I am so sorry for what happened. You cannot understand how much I hate my grandfather right now. For what he did to you, I hope he gets the Dementor's Kiss. Even Father agrees with me.
Speaking of my father, he sends his deepest regrets, and promises to make it up to you and your family somehow.
I hope he gets captured soon. I'd really like to see you before the summer is out!

Scorpius

"Ha! Draco Malfoy making it up to the Weasley family. Yeah right. Expect a cheque…or a few snide remarks that he thinks are kind." Ron snorted at his own joke.

"Dad, despite what you think, Draco Malfoy is a changed man. He tells me how much he regrets from the war, but how he knows he wouldn't have been able to do it any other way. He also says how he owes you and Uncle Harry his life. Remember when you saved him and Mr. Goyle?"

Hermione grinned at her daughter, she had a point. "She's right Ron."

"Fine. But I won't believe it until I see it."

…

"Do you believe it now daddy?" Rose asked, holding up what was in her hand.

Ron nodded eagerly. "Fine, I believe!" he said, reaching out desperately for the tag and lanyard in her hand.

"And what do you say?"

"Sorry for not believing?" Ron supplied.

"Good daddy!" she said, patting her father on the head and handing over the special gift from Mr. Malfoy; A Lifetime Pass to any Quidditch game that he ever wanted to see that also granted him Locker Room and Field access. Mr. Malfoy had really out done himself.

"So Rose, what will you be doing today?" Hermione asked her daughter. Her son Hugo had already left to hang out in Diagon Alley with some school friends.

"Probably going to hang out with Al. Since Scorpius is still in hiding…" Rose looked down at the table. It had been over a month since she had seen him, only communicating by owl. They'd be going back to Hogwarts in just a few weeks. He promised to be there on August 31st at their annual shopping day, and then he would come stay with Rose while his parents returned to their hiding place.

"OK Rose. Take your wand though. Just in case. After that incident in Romania, you are going no where without it. As long as it is in self defence, you can use it without worry of getting expelled."

Just then there was a tapping on the window. Looking over a large Barn Owl sat on the sill. In it's beak were two official looking envelopes.

"Hogwarts Letters!" Rose cried, grabbing them from the Owl's beak. Hermione fed the bird a treat before sending it off.

Rose ripped hers open, and unsurprisingly a glittering badge slid out of the envelope.

"Oh Rosie! Prefect! I'm so proud!" Hermione cried, hugging her daughter. "I wonder who will be your male counterpart?"

"I'd completely forgotten Prefects were chosen this year! It's probably Al or Scorpius," Rose mused, thinking about it, she was probably right. They were both practically tied for highest grades in the male Ravenclaw population. "Who knows?"

…

Rose stared out the window of Flourish and Blotts. That's where Scorpius intended to meet them by Floo. The whole family had come today, no one wanting to be anywhere alone. Victoire and Teddy stood to the side, with their wedding being only less than a year away now, they were getting very anxious. Uncle Harry stood with Aunt Ginny, James, Albus and Lily, Uncle Percy held his wife Audrey's hand, with his eldest Molly, and youngest Lucy. Aunt Fleur and Uncle Bill were standing further in the store with Dominique and Louis at their sides. While Uncle George was standing with Aunt Angelina, Fred and Roxanne, trying to make the best of things by telling jokes and funny stories. The Longbottoms and Scamanders had already done their shopping, so it would be just them today.

Finally the fireplace glowed green, and out walked Scorpius and his parents.

Rose rushed forward and hugged Scorpius tight. "I have been so worried about you!" she cried, hugging him tighter if it was possible.

"You worried about me? Rose I worried like hell about you and Albus. I still can't believe grandfather tortured you guys just to try to find me…" tears glistened in his eyes.

"Scorpius look. We're fine, that is all that matters…" Albus said, patting his friend on the back.

"Good. Let's get this shopping over with, I just want to get out of here."

Rose grinned. "Well I've got all of my books, so I don't need anything here. So hurry up and we can head over to the newest location of Scrivenshaft's for some quills and parchment. Good thing they opened up a place here, it was only in Hogsmeade up until last year when they opened a new branch!"

Albus rolled his eyes at his cousin. Scrivenshaft's was probably her favourite store by far.

"And then to Potage's. My cauldron was destroyed last year…Then I need owl pellets from the Menagerie, and to the Apothecary; I'm all out of Lacewing Flies and some other ingredients…and then to – "

"OK Rose, we get it! You need to do a lot of shopping," Scorpius laughed.

Once everyone had what they needed in the bookstore, they filed out. Much to the owner's happiness.

"Anyways, you both have kept it secret long enough. Now that both of you are here, which one of you is Prefect?" Rose said, smacking Scorpius on the arm for laughing at her.

"I am," Scorpius grinned, reaching in his pocket and holding up his matching badge to hers. Rose couldn't help but grin.

"That's great Scorpius! Sorry Al, but hey, the Captain this year in Quidditch is Mandy, and she's in her last year. Which means that you will more than likely get Captain next, Al."

Scorpius scowled at her.

"What? We all know Al's an amazing Seeker! And McGonagall loves him, remember?"

Albus grinned at the thought.

"I guess we can split into smaller groups, as we won't all fit in most stores. Split by immediate families. And if you want to stick together, you can," Harry said, leading the children out into the street.

Percy hauled his children down to the Apothecary first, and they were followed by George and his family. Bill and Fleur took their children, along with Teddy to the Robe shop, as Dominique and Louis were growing out of their old clothing. Harry took his family to the Menagerie, while Ron took his to the Quill shop, and they were followed by the Malfoys.

Rose breathed in the wonderful smell of fresh parchment. It was one of the things that she loved more than anything. Her mother had once divulged to her that that was one of the scents in her Amortentia, the strongest love potion in the world. Along with freshly cut grass and spearmint toothpaste. Rose was sure parchment would be among her scents.

The shopping day was coming to a close as Rose stepped out of the Menagerie, a fresh package of owl pellets in hand. Soon they would be home, divulging into her mother's cooking and then off to Hogwarts the next day.

Crack

Rose turned. That was the unmistakable sound of apparition. And there seemed to be more Cracks coming from all around them. Her heart leaped into her throat. Surely they wouldn't attack here? In public?

Men with black cloaks and fearsome masks began stepping out of the shadows. Ron stood stock still, his wife and children hiding behind him.

"Daddy!" she heard a call from further down the alley, and soon enough, jets of light were flying across the street.

"Hermione run! Take Rose and Hugo with you and send a patronus to the Aurors!" Ron looked frantic as he raced forward, wand arm outstretched.

"Dad!" cried Hugo, trying to run from his mother's arms to reach his father.

"Hugo! No!" Rose said, grasping his other arm to hold him back. "Mum, where is everyone?" Hermione shrugged helplessly, and began tugging her children back inside the Menagerie where there was a Fireplace. She could send them home and continue to fight alongside her husband.

Rose remembered that Scorpius was still in the Menagerie, so she raced ahead of her mother inside.

"Scorpius!" Rose cried.

Scorpius and his parents peeked out from around the corner, and Draco, seeing their faces and a missing Ron, stood stock still. "What's happened?" he asked.

"There are Death Eaters! Everywhere!" Hermione shouted. "We've got to send the children home!"

"Not without dad!" Hugo cried suddenly, and raced out the door before Hermione or Rose could grasp his robe.

"Hugo!" Rose cried, before following behind her brother in an attempt to catch him. Scorpius was close behind her, but Rose pushed him back. "No! You cannot go out there, he is after you. Get back inside!"

"Not without you!" he shouted back. Rose groaned, but chased after her brother, Scorpius calling after her. Hugo was now amongst the scene before them. Spells were flying everywhere. Rose swore when she saw a red haired person fall to the ground. Tears sprung to her eyes at the thought of that being a possible death to add to their family's list.

Rose found Hugo directly beside his father, fighting off a Death Eater with the only small knowledge of spells he had. Then suddenly he was hit with a jet of red light, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

"Hugo!" Rose began to cry as she reached her brother, and picked him up. Turning she realized the blonde idiot had followed her into the foray. "Scorpius please, you've got to get out of here. Take my brother and get back to the Menagerie. And I'm serious, go, or I'll get my father to Apparate you out of here right now," she said this with such malice, that Scorpius had to obey, for fear of making her more angry.

Taking Hugo in his arms, Scorpius raced back to his parents.

"Dad! I'm going to go find the others!" Ron stared at Rose in shock, wondering why the hell his daughter was amongst the fight. Before he could send her back, Rose was gone.

First she raced to the redhead she had seen fall. It turned out to be cousin Molly, thankfully she was alive, just stunned. Rose instructed her younger sibling Lucy on where to take her and they were gone.

Louis was hiding behind Dominique as she fought off two Death Eaters at once, Moments later, she and Rose had them stunned on the ground. Rose instructed Dominique to bring him to the Menagerie and they were gone.

Victoire, Teddy, Fred and Roxanne were all fighting off an equal amount of Death Eaters, so Rose jumped in to outnumber them, and moments later found the four masked men on the ground, tied together. Fred and Roxanne headed to the Menagerie, dragging a non-complying Victoire with them, as Teddy continued to fight.

All that were left were James, Albus and Lily left to find. She found James fast enough, fighting alongside his father, but Rose dragged him away and told him to shove off being brave and get his sodding arse to the Menagerie and take anyone he saw with him.

Albus and Lily were the last cousins to be found, but Rose couldn't see them anywhere.

And then her eyes landed on Lily's shock of red hair, fighting alongside her brother against three Death Eaters twice their size, and way outnumbering their skill.

Rose managed to hit one with a body bind curse, as did Albus, but the third grabbed Lily by her hair and began dragging her away, as she screamed for her father to save her.

Rose acted on instinct then, jumping on the Death Eaters back and smashing her fist against the man's head.

"Let her GO!" she screeched. Finally the man let go of Lily's hair, only to grab Rose by the neck. She could feel the air leaving her lungs as Albus grabbed Lily's hand and held her behind him.

Albus tried to stun him, but it was blocked easily.

"Well well well," spat the Death Eater in her face. "Another stupid Weasley, eh? But wait, your mother was a filthy mudblood, wasn't she?"

Lifting his mask, the man who held her neck sneered at her. Lucius Malfoy was still frightening even at his withering old age. Rose flinched. Her lungs were running out of air, and her throat was burning.

The man threw her against the wall behind her, and she felt several ribs crack. No tears escaped her eyes, but the pain was immense.

"Dolohov, finish her off," Lucius stepped back, as another man stepped forward.

Albus flicked his wand, Silencio he whispered, hitting the man Dolohov with it before he could say the spell.

"You foolish boy! There are non-verbal ways of casting spells!" Lucius hissed before disappearing back into the battle.

Dolohov suddenly disarmed Albus and Lily, their wands flying from their hands, and they were thrown back against the wall, a thick rope tying them together.

"Rose!" Albus screamed at her.

Before Rose could move, Dolohov slashed his wand several times and then a bright purple flame hit Rose in the chest, and her head fell to her chest, her eyes now closed.

"Rose! ROSE!"

It was at this time that Harry realised what was going on with his son. crossing to their aid, Harry sent a body bind curse at Dolohov, and he sprawled to the ground.

"Albus, Albus son, it's OK…" he tried to calm his son, as he struggled to get out of the ropes holding him back.

"She's dead…Rose is dead dad…" Albus started to cry as he saw Rose's slumped over body.

"No Albus, trust me, she's not dead. Her mother was hit with the same curse when we were younger. She'll be fine. Just sore and will have to take a lot of potions, but she's fine. Trust me. Thank Merlin you did that Silencing charm on him. The verbal spell would have killed her. That's the same spell that killed Teddy's father Albus. But Hermione survived the non-verbal. Trust me. Look, we're winning the fight. Grab Rose and your sister and get to the Menagerie. You need to get her to St. Mungo's."

Harry released his children from their bindings, and Albus grasped Lily's hand, pulled Rose to a somewhat easier position for him to grab a hold on her and began to drag her to the small store that lay only a few blocks down.

Once they had entered, thankfully having no interference, they were ushered inside by Draco Malfoy.

"What's happened to Rose?" he asked worriedly.

"She was hit by Dolohov's crazy curse, we've got to get her home. Where are we going?"

"Your house, Albus," Draco replied, still staring at Rose.

"Lily, go first and tell them what's happened, we'll follow," he pushed his sister to the fireplace, and seconds later she was gone.

He could feel Rose's heartbeat at his side. She was alive, his father had been right. But for how long?

Entering the fireplace, Albus grabbed a handful of Floo Powder and flicked it down, whilst simultaneously shouting "Potter Residence."

Green flames engulfed them, as they returned to his home. Albus fell out of the fireplace due to Rose's extra weight in his arms.

"Albus! Rose! Oh we were worried sick! I'm so glad you both are OK…wait…what's happened to Rose?"

Victoire had bustled towards them, being the oldest in the room besides Astoria, who sat with her son on a couch, but they immediately perked up at the sight of Rose unconscious.

A/N: Oooh so much action. It was kind of fun to right, albeit mean of me. I threw Dolohov in here as well, like mentioned, Hermione was hit with the same curse, and it's suspected that that was the same curse used to kill Remus Lupin. Also, JKR never mentioned Dolohov's fate, whether he was captured or killed, so I've left him alive. Muahaha.

Anyways, reviews please?