Love, Sweat, and Tears.
Disclaimer: I do not owe Harry Potter.
Ok this is it! we are setting of to London!.
What do you think is going to happen once Rose gets to London?...
For this Chapter I want to do Something different. I'm going to DO Dominique POV, Scorpius POV, and Finish off with Rose POV
Dominique POV will start of the chapter with telling us how she tries to explain herself and Rose. As well as how she deals with everyone's questions about Rose.
Scorpius POV, will be how he felt, looking at the pictures of Rose, and reading the Article.
& Rose POV will detail how she struggles to keep it together as she goes back home.
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Chapter 6:
Dominique POV:
As I wave one last goodbye to Rose, I can't help but think about what will happen to me once I get home. I hate flooing internationally.
It's takes too much out of me. I don't recommend that Rose tries it with the twins. I miss them already. I step out of my fireplace and I'm
greeted by three people I did not want to see so soon.
"Hello sister, how was your night?" Said Loius. For a younger brother he sure is overprotective.
"Yes, Dom. Anything we should know about? Oh, I don't know. Any crazy news, like maybe the fact that you're the cover of a magazine showing the world your knickers." Growled Albus. Yes. He literally growled at me. Ops.
"I saw something really interesting as well Weasley,you want to know what it was?. Apparently, not only is it your knickers on the cover but also, someone you claim for 3 years, you knew nothing about. So how it's that not only do you appear to know where she is, but you also manage to see and go drinking with her?" Asked a very unamused Scorpius.
"Care to explain? We are here to take you to the burrow. We didn't know what time you would be back, but now that you're here, well the family wants too see you." Louis grabs my hand and before I can even try to come up with an excuse, I find myself in front of the Burrow.
I really need to come up with a really good excuse. I can't let Rose down. Especially not so close to her coming back.
"Louis, let go! Your hurting my wrist!"
"I'll heal it later, now come on. Everyone has been waiting all day."
As I feared, everyone is here. I mean everyone. I feel all eyes on me. And suddenly there is questions being asked all at once and I can't
even talk over how loud everyone is.
" EVERYONE SILENCE!" Yelled gramma Molly. "One question at a time. Now come here Dominique, and sit down." She motions to a chair
by the fireplace. Everyone is sitting down facing me, I see mums face, she looks like she wants to murder me, I don't even want to see
what uncle Ron and aunt Hermione look like.
"Ok now, that we are all here. Who wants to go first?. Ronald dear, you go" said gramma Molly.
Uncle Ron, clear his throat and looks at me. We both take deep breaths and I try to calm my nerves.
"How long have you known where my Rosie has been?" He asked in a sad voice. That's even worse. I wish he would be mad.
"Uh. A few months after she left." I silently say.
"Why didn't you tell us? Why.. Why did you keep it a secret Dom?" Asked a crying aunt Hermione.
"She… She wanted no one to know where she was aunt 'Mione." I swallow the lump forming in my throat and look up at my family again.
"Why? Why didn't she want us to know? We are her family. Is she at least ok? What has she been doing? Who are those people in the photos with you and Rosie?" Asked uncle Ron.
" They are friends of ours. Well more Rosie's friends that mine."
"That's not what it looked like Dominique! Have you no decency! Did I not teach you better than that? I thought your days of being a wild child were over! I was clearly mistaken.!" Yelled mum. I looked at dad, he shook his head and didn't bother to look at me.
"Answer my questions Dom" said uncle Ron.
"Rose, she… Look I don't know ok!. I've already been yelled at once this morning! I don't need to explain myself or even Rose's actions! I'm 24 years old! I'm no longer a child! If you want answers so bad then, you'll have too wait for Rose to give them to you!" I yell.
"What do you mean, you have already been yelled at this morning? By who, dear?" Asked grandpa.
I sigh and continue. Might as well just keep going. I'll end up having to having to completely explain myself regardless." By our friendsgrandfather, he went completely bonkers this morning, yelling about how his grandchildren have dragged the family names in the mud. Not just Athena and her siblings, who actually carry his last name but her cousins as well. They were forced to participate in a press conference to explain their actions to the public. Since Athena and Kree's fathers, are important people in the ministry. I've never seen Jackson look at me with such disappointment." I look at the floor. I can't look at my family anymore. I feel like I'm saying too much, but Rose will soon explain everything regardless.
" What do you mean, we will have to wait for Rose to give us explanations about her actions?" Asked aunt Hermione.
"She's coming back."
"What? When?" Asked uncle Harry.
"Next week. Seven more days and you will have answers."
Merlin help us all, when Rose comes back. Please hurry Rosie.
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Scorpius POV:
I was awaken this morning rudely by my two best mates knocking rather loud on my door.
"Scorpius mate wake up! Come to the living room! There's something you need to see!" I hear Albus yell.
"Go away! In sleeping!" I say but it probably came out as a bunch of gibberish since I had the pillow over my face.
"Mate it's about Rose!" I hear Louis say.
Rose? Is my Rosie back? I quickly jump out of bed. Put on some clothes and rush out to the living room. I look around and see no sign of
my Rosie.
"I thought you said Rose was here."
"No mate, look at this." Said Louis. He throws me this morning edition of witch weekly.
"What's this? Why do I need this for Lou.? And why do you have this?"
"Just flip it over and see the cover Scorpius." Said an exasperated Al.
I flip over the magazine and see in big bold letters
"Weasley Girls Gone Wild"
"What am I supposed to see? It's your cousins on the cover, with their knickers to the world." I say confused.
" open and read the article Scorp." Said Al.
I open and find the article. I start to read.
" The Wizarding world has finally caught a glimpse of Rose Weasley, daughter of war heroes Ron and Hermione Weasley. For those of you who do not know, Rose disappeared from the Wizarding world three years ago, after splitting with then fiancé Scorpius Malfoy. She was found having the time of her life, at a bar in New York City, that serves the privileged children of both Muggle and Wizarding families alike. Rumor has it , that our very own Dominique Weasley, is modeling for acclaimed American designer Amelie Rivers. Rumor also has it that Rose, herself is dating Knox Bar owner Kree Knox. No word yet if that is true, but judging by the fact that they were spotted to be rather cozy as the night and drinks .."
I could no longer read the article. I felt physically sick. My Rose, was dating someone else, she had moved on. She no longer loves me. I
look at the pictures of her and that bastard that has taken my place in Rose's heart. I still can't believe it. Rage and sadness consume me.
I look at both Albus and Louis. They both show the same clear disappointment on their faces as I probably do.
" I'm sorry Scorp." Said Albus
"It's over, she's not mine anymore. She moved on. Who know's how long they have been together. They do look in love and happy."
"Mate, don't give up. Look let's go see Dom. Maybe she's back now. She can explain to us what's really going on. That doesn't mean anything. Pictures can be messed with. And it did say rumor, not confirmed. Come on, go get dressed and let's go to Dom's flat." Said Lou.
"Ok."I mumble.
As I walk towards my room I hear Albus and Louis talking. I don't have any want to know what they are planning. I feel numb. Dead. It's
like I been shot with one of those muggle guns in the heart and then have been cursed with a cruciatus for good measure. I suddenly
feel anger. Hatred for Weasley for lying about not knowing where Rose was. Anger for not informing us that she has not only know all
along where Rose has been, but that she has been visiting her as well. As I build on my anger towards Dom. I don't even realize when
I'm standing back in the living room, until I hear both Al and Lou ask me if I'm ready to go. We floo to Weasley's flat. It seems like she is
not home ,but a quick search of her flat by Lou, looking for something that will tell us what has Dom been hiding from everyone. We might
probably be invading her privacy and she might Avada us once she finds out. But that's the farthest thing from our minds at the moment.
"I found something, a letter from someone named Athena." Said Lou.
"Read it Lou." Said Al
"Ok,". He comes and sits on the sofa across from us and begins too read.
" Dear Dominique,
Hi! How are you? I hope your doing well and are extremely well rested because, we are requesting your presence for this Friday night. That's right dear wild child of mine we, as in Aria and I, are kidnapping Rose and taking her out to party at Knox. I have included in our little trip, my darling older brother and sister, Kree of course, Alexa and Rio. I hope you can make it Dom. Merlin knows I need someone else as wild as me at this party Friday night. Plus I really think Rose would benefit from your presence, I found her Sunday night near the dock! She jumped into the lake behind the house! I screamed and causes Luke to run out and jump in to get Ro out! She was pretty angry with me, called me a "bloody drama queen". I think the stress of going back to London is getting to her. Plus it doesn't help that the hellions are learning certain things from my dear father. But anyways. Dress to impress my dear! Feel free to floo or use a Portkey. Just make sure you come to the right house this time. We don't need to Obliviate any more poor Muggles love. Ciao. See you Friday.
Love,
Athena Rosier-Rivers.
P.S . Mother asked me to inform you that your dress is finished and you must try it on. See you soon love!"
"Rosier? Death Eater family name. I thought all of them were dead" said Al.
"Apparently not. Must be the girl with the black hair, or maybe one of the blondes, either way all those girls in the pictures with Rose and Dom are hot." Said Louis.
"How much longer do you reckon we will have to wait?" I ask impatiently.
" Don't know Scorp. Hopefully not long" said Lou.
"Well then.. What do we do?"
" We need to find out who this Athena Rosier is. I want to go to New York City so bad! Maybe I can find Rose and have her explain to me what the bloody hell she has been doing for the past three years!" I say frustrated.
"Scorp, we can't remember, Rose is coming back soon. I'm sure once Dom gets here, she will explain everything. You can even ask her if Rose is dating anyone." Said Albus. Sometimes I forget why I'm friends with him.
" You don't understand Albus. This is Rose. My Rose, the women I have been in love with since I was 18. Bloody hell Al, you don't get it."
" We get it mate, believe me. We do."
We sit for what seems hours, when finally the floo roars to life and out steps Dominique Weasley herself. To say she was shocked to see
us is an understatement. Suddenly I hear someone talk
"Hello sister, how was your night?" Said Loius.
She opens her mouth to respond when Albus starts to speak as well.
"Yes, Dom. Anything we should know about? Oh, I don't know. Any crazy news, like maybe the fact that you're on the cover of a magazine showing the world your knickers." Did he just growl at Dom? Holy shit. No one ever tries to be overprotective of Dom. She's wild and crazy and can defend herself.
She looks bewildered. Once again we don't allow her to speak. Now it's my turn to speak.
" I saw something really interesting as well Weasley,you want to know what it was?. Apparently, not only is it your knickers on the cover but also, someone you claim for 3 years, you knew nothing about. So how it's that not only do you appear to know where she is, but you also manage to see and go drinking with her?"I ask in a very unamused voice.
She finally realized we won't let her explain herself in front of us. Albus said his grandmother has called a meeting at the Burrow.
"Care to explain? We are here to take you to the burrow. We didn't know what time you would be back, but now that you're here, well the family wants too see you." He grabbed Weasley and we all Apparate to the Burrow. We walk in and sure enough, everyone goes crazy as
we walk in. I decide to just block everyone out. I focus my eyes on Dom. She looks extremely nervous. I hear Molly Weasley suddenly yell
for everyone to calm down and moves us all to the living room. She sits Dom by the fireplace facing the whole family. She is questioned
and yelled at by her aunt and uncle and mother. All I can focus on, is if Rose and that bloke are really dating. The questioning is finalized
and as Dom walks out I try to ask her if what I read about Rose was true. She's too fast and disappears upstairs to the room She usually
sleeps in at the Burrow.
I guess all I have to do now is wait. Wait and hope my Rosie is single and still in love with me. 7 long bloody days. 7 days and then, I'llget
the truth from Rose.
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Rose POV
This past week has gone by too fast. Amelie and the rest of the family, have gone to London, with the exception of Athena, the twins,
and myself, we had stayed behind one extra day. To say I'm nervous would be an understatement. We decided to use muggle methods
to get to London. Athena thought it would be easier and safer to go the muggle way. We are currently awaiting the car that will transport
us to the airport. I have never been in a muggle plane as Athena calls it.
"Remind me again why we need an Auror? " I ask Athena.
She looks at the Auror in charge of our security and sighs." Because my grandfather and father think I need a babysitter after last weeks fiasco".
"Ok. And why does he need to guard me and the twins as well?" I ask
"Again. People don't think we can take care of ourselves. Dad forgets I used to be an Auror. You know, when we met, before I became a model."
"Athena, look at me. It's been almost a two years now.. You need to speak about it."
She nods slowly and mumbles something that sounded like not now. I'm not sure , the car we are waiting on arrives and we make our
way inside. Athena handles putting Callum in his seat, while I struggle with Carina. The Auror whose name I still don't know, puts our
"luggage" in the back and sits in the front with the driver.
"How long until we arrive to the airport?" Asked Athena .
" About an hour Miss,. If we don't catch traffic .". Responded the driver.
"Ok, thank you. "
I can't help but stare at Athena. When we first met, she was so full of life. She was like a big ball of energy. I guess that's what drew me
to her. But almost two years ago, she went on an Auror mission with Luke, Bella and her then fiancé Jason. We don't know what
happened. We just know, that Jason came back dead, Luke and Bella were unconscious after being tortured for so long. The only one that
seemed to be ok what Athena. After Jason's funeral, she was never the same. I mean, she was still as wild as ever. But now she was
reckless. She quit the Aurors, shut herself in her room for 2 months, only came out once. And it was during the twins first birthday. After
that, she went to model for her mom. And the Athena I met was gone, she was replaced with this unattached, cold, and sometimes
heartless person. I mean she still treated us all the Same as always. But strangers, that was another thing.
"What are you thinking about Rose?"
"About how you used to be before Jason died." I respond.
"You don't know what it was like Rose. I'm not ready to talk about it. Please don't ask or push the subject again."
"Ok, but you will need to eventually open up and talk about it. And when you do, I'll hold your hand, dry your tears and cry along with you."
"That sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before.?" She asked laughing.
We settle into silence and watch as cars go by. The twins fall asleep after talking amongst themselves. I still haven't quite gotten over the
fact that they asked for their father. But , I guess I should of expected that to happen sooner than later.
About and hour later we arrive at the airport. We unload our luggage, Athena has changed her hair color to blond, we decided that if
anyone is to recognize us, we could just pass the twins off as being Athena's children and not mine. She takes a sleeping Callum and
walks inside, leaving me to walk behind with a sleeping Carina.
Our Auror whose name is Aaron. Carries our luggage and guides us thru the crowds. One thing I'm still not used to,is the attention that
I'm given when Athena is with me. Don't get me wrong. I outgrew my awkwardness the first year I spent with Athena and her family. But
I'm still a bit shy, I somewhat lost most of it when Amelie asked me to step in for a model that had fallen ill before a show. According to
Amelie I was a natural on the runway. Every since then not only do I help design the dresses she makes, but I also help model if she
needs it. We get to the counter where we check in for our flight. I have no idea what to do , so I let Athena handle everything. Once she is
done, we apparently have to go thru security , we remove our jewelry and shoes, and whatever else they ask us too. We walk thru these
things that according to Athena scan us to make sure we are not carrying anything dangerous. I realize too late that my wand is hidden in
my bag . The man searching my bag pulls out my wand and stares at it.
"Excuse me M'am. But may I ask what this is? It's not allowed on the flight."
"Oh. Um. It's my son's stick. He can't go anywhere without it. You know, kids get attached to certain things." I say shakily. I forgot to hand Aaron my wand so he could disguise it.
The man stares at me and from the corner of my eye I see that Aaron has confunded the poor man. He hands me back my wand and I
instantly hand it over to Aaron who disguises it and puts it in his secret pocket of his jacket.
"Really Rose? You forgot about your wand?"
"Oh shut up. I can't think straight. I'm too nervous. I feel sick." I mumble.
"Well our flight leaves in one hour. Better get over your nerves now Rosie. Because once we touch London, well you won't have time to be nervous. Do you plan on seeing your family before or after the the show?"
" I don't know. Maybe after. Mum wants me too model. But I don't think I can."
"Your kid is heavy. What do you feed him?." She said adjusting Callum. "I'm glad your modeling. Give old Scorpius something to be sad about, when he sees what he's been missing." Athena says with a laugh.
"Sure. I hope you don't cause any trouble with the Malfoy's Athena."
"Grandmother would forgive me eventually." She said readjusting her sunglasses on her face.
" I doubt that. She wants to take the secret to the grave. I reckon she will too. Unless you go and spill it to everyone. Are you going to stay blond? I know your mother performed a glamour charm on your father hair. It's now black. He looked very interesting. I almost didn't recognize him. The twins ran away from him." I say with a laugh.
"I might stay blonde. I don't know What I'm going to do."
"I was thinking of having the twins at the show. They would sit with Bella and Luke of course. Do you think that's a good idea?" I ask.
" Um. Yeah, just have Bella change her hair color to blonde and, she can pass them off as her kids, until you decide to tell the truth."
"Im scared. Dom wrote to me that mum and dad are sad and disappointed in my behavior. What if they can't forgive me Thena? What if Scor and his parents don't forgive me. What if they don't accept the twins?"
I think I might have another panic attack. Which is not good, I'm holding Carina. She stirs in my arms. And cuddles closer into me. I can't
help but smile down at her.
"Rose. Please, who wouldn't love these kids? I mean sure they are annoying, loud, wreck everything that is mine, but I would give my life for them. They are family. We share the same blood. Plus Callum is my godson. Even if Carina is not my goddaughter. I still love her just the same. Your worrying for nothing. They will forgive you and welcome you back. Because that's what family does. They support each other and look after one another." She smiles down at Callum and gives him a small kiss on his little blonde head." Plus he's named after me, so that's a bonus for him." She said with a wink.
We spend the rest of the time talking about London and she asked me to take her to Diagon Alley.
We are finally called up to board the plane, and with one last look, I wave goodbye to the place that has been my home for the past three years.