Chapter 12 Questions
"Can I help you sonny" The gargoyle outside the Headmistresses office asked the seventh year in front of him the boy just nodded and said the password he stepped onto the stairs and stood impatiently as it carried him up to the office door.
"Oh hi sweetie" Ginny said as her youngest son walked into the office she gave him a quick hug before going quickly back over to Hermione who like for many days now had been in shock with moments of happiness and sadness Ron wasn't much better.
"Al what's wrong" Harry said looking at his son carefully Albus just threw on the desk a stack of pictures anyone could see he was fuming and why they discovered soon enough the pictures were mostly of Rose smiling at the camera but there was a couple with another girl with black hair.
"Who is this?" Ron said pointing at the girl Minerva leaned over for a better look and said.
"Katherine Flint seventh year Slytherin"
"Slytherin should have guessed" Ron said through gritted teeth crumbling the photo in his fist.
"Also look at the date this was taking several weeks ago she knew all along where Rose was and said nothing" Albus said saying something for the first time.
"Well we have to think about this now did she know who Rose really was?" Harry said putting in the sense of logic like always.
"Well she has for the last few days and has said nothing still" Ginny stated and as they thought about it was true an image of what Rose looked like now had been made and put in all common rooms.
"Okay we'll have to go get her and bring her here for questioning" Ron said standing up and taking his auror robes of the back of Hermione's chair him and Harry then left in search of the girl.
Katherine heart was pounding she in the great hall having breakfast she was in the middle of the table and Cameron was smiling evilly at her making her nervous which increased when Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in full auror robes walked into the hall she tried to keep her cool though they always come down for meals but they weren't moving towards the staff table they stopped and talked to one of the Gryffindors a sixth year by the looks of it her fear grow as the boy turned around and pointed directly at her.
"Well sister it seems they have seen your delightful photos" Cameron said smugly Katherine was panicking now though the pictures her and Rose had took together she thought Rose had them and had imagined putting them in her bag but it seemed not. Panic seemed to overtake her now as the aurors walked towards her not even thinking she stood up quickly and started walking briskly up towards the staff table and the door to the trophy room.
"Miss Flint" a voice called behind her but that only increased her pace and soon she was sprinting slamming open the trophy room door and getting to the other side of the room hurried feet could be heard from behind her.
"No,no,no" she said realising her mistake there was one way in and out of the trophy room and the way out was just about blocked by two aurors panicking she hid behind a cabinet next to the door.
"Where did she go?" Ron asked striding into the room Harry not far behind.
"The secret passage" Harry said Katherine watched them go right to the other side of the room before sneaking out quietly she was nearly out the door but her arm knocked a cup which vibrated it was only the slightest noise but the two men heard and whipped around but Katherine was off again running back through the great hall followed by the two aurors much to the amusement of most of the students.
"Someone stop her!" she heard one of them yell as she pushed passed a group of students on the staircase none made an attempt to grab her though with the majority being first years and scared of the seventh year.
"LEVIRCORPUS!" a voice yelled ahead of her and soon Katherine was hanging upside down by her angle seeing the upside down features of James Sirius Potter.
"Thanks...James" Ron gasped skidding to a halt out of breath from running after Katherine.
"Its okay Albus told me about what's going on" James looked at Katherine a disgusted look on his face.
"Okay let her down" Harry said once receiving her wand out of her pocket James said the counter curse and Katherine fell in a heap on the ground.
"Miss Flint me and Auror Weasley need to question you about any information you have involving Miss Rose Weasley" Harry said pointing his wand and the girl who still sitting on the floor.
"I don't know anything" Katherine said looking at the floor.
"Well evidence we have disputes that now come on" Ron practically growled lifting her up by the arm and leading her down the corridor.
"Now let's try this again" it was hours later and Katherine was sitting in the same place she had been in since that morning Mr Potter and Mr Weasley had been questioning her.
"Who is this girl in the picture? "Harry said picking up one of the picture and pointing to Rose.
"A good friend of mine" Katherine had been determined and replied the same every time they asked her. Ron was getting impatient but Harry carried on calmly.
"And where is this friend of yours now?"
"I don't know" Katherine said honestly because while she knew Rose was at the hut with Scorpius she could be outside, inside, in the kitchen, bedroom or toilet.
"Harry we're not getting anywhere" Ron stated kicking a wall in anger.
"Calm down Ron" Katherine kept flicking her eyes back and forth between the two men Mr Weasley with a scowl on his face and in a bad mood and Mr Potter showing no emotion on his face they were completely different yet seemed to work together rather well.
"Okay new approach Miss Flint this girl was this friend of yours in any distress or in need of any help when you met her" Harry asked her Ron snapped his head around.
"Auror Potter can I talk to you outside" Ron said striding to the door and opening it letting Harry out first. Once outside Ron turned on Harry and asked.
"Why are you asking that?"
"Well if she won't tell us where Rose is we can still try to get information about how Rose is we all want to know what happened to her Ron and if she's okay" Harry explained Ron nodded understanding before going back into the classroom they had been using for the questioning.
"Where could she be?" Rose said washing the table in the hut for the third time in an hour she had been obsessively cleaning since the time Katherine promised to be back had passed it was a couple hours afterwards.
"Don't worry she may not have been able to get out of the castle" Scorpius said calmly from the bed where he was flipping through one of Rose's cook books.
"But what if..." Rose started but was cut off by Scorpius.
"Rose she's 17 not 7 and with the mysterious appearance and disappearance of you security will be heavy" Rose understood his logic but was still worried she would never forgive herself if Katherine was arrested because of her.