Chapter 14 Home

"Stupefy, Stupefy" Katherine heard from outside the door breaking her out of her trance of staring out the window it was morning and she had been watching the sun rise because sleeping on the cot they had given her was virtually impossible.

"Flint come on" Katherine stared in disbelieve at Albus Potter in the doorway but then rushed forward as Rose came out behind him and hugged her friend.\

"Come on before they wake up" Albus said irritated pulling Rose away from Katherine.

"What's going on?" Katherine whispered not believing what she was seeing Albus after stopping the girls hugging at positioned Rose behind him as if protecting her from Katherine.

"You're getting out of here to meet up with Malfoy and then never coming back again" Albus said sternly to her his wand now pointing at her throat.

"Al let me…" Rose began trying to force his wand arm down but Albus cut her off pretending she wasn't there even though his other hand was clinging onto one of her arms for dear life.

"I promised Rose I would get you out because she likes you and you've been kind to her but I never want to see you or Malfoy anywhere near her again or you'll regret it" Albus then pushed Katherine away keeping a firm grip on Rose.

"There's a side door open Rose says Malfoy's broom is hid in the bushes find it fast breakfast will start in another half hour" Albus said before leading Rose back down the corridor as best he could but Rose was trying to turn back to say goodbye to Katherine it wasn't until they turned the corner that Albus stopped and turned to look at Rose.

"You didn't even let me say goodbye she was my best friend" Rose gasped out between sobs.

"Rose its…well its…" Albus stuttered not knowing what to say but instead decided to just hug her instead and cry on his top.

"Al what are you doing down here?" Harry said coming up the corridor, as he got closer though he saw the sobbing girl Al was trying to comfort.

"Rose" Harry said quietly so as not to startle her she didn't look up though just kept crying. From that point Harry quickly alerted Ron and Hermione and they got Rose still clinging to Albus into the hospital wing where Madame Pomfrey examined her and deemed Rose healthy.

Ron and Hermione couldn't stop looking at Rose tears streaming down there faces but Rose apart from smiling and hugging them didn't utter a word to anyone.

"Hey sweetie would you like to come with me and your dad for a walk" Hermione said to Rose in another attempt o get her to talk but Rose just nodded and stood up obediently.

Ron and Hermione had exchanged whispered worriers about Rose not talking but had pushed them aside for now n there joy that she was back with them again. The three of them walked through Hogwarts with Rose in-between them both had an arm around her shoulders.

"So…so…mum" Rose stuttered bringing Ron and Hermione to an abrupt stop.

"Yes Rose" Hermione said turning to face Rose.

"Did you keep my room or is it your library now" Ron laughed and Hermione stifled her laughter making Rose smile.

"No, no we kept it the same as you left it" Hermione said Ron was still laughing a bit and hugged Rose for the hundredth time that morning.

Over the next few days Rose saw more of her family who came to Hogwarts to see her, her Grandma Molly was in tears and fretted over her about how thin she was. No matter how much she smiled and talked though the pain of not seeing Scorpius and Katherine was still there but she couldn't talk to her family about it.

"Hey Rose need any help" Lily said sitting opposite Rose in the Gryffindor common room Rose was doing an essay for potions because after much debate they had took her to Diagon Alley followed by Paparazzi and got her a wand and Rose ever since had been on intense courses with the teachers to start getting her up to date.

"She's a mini Hermione she'll do fine" George had joked when Ron had expressed his worry on Rose's ability to catch up.

"No I'm fine" Rose said shyly still not used to talking to some people yet the only people she was easy with so far was Albus, her mum and dad and Hugo.

"Well it's nearly the end of the year did you know there's going to be a ball" Lily said excitedly

"Really why?" Rose said interested imagining the balls described in the fairytale stories Coal used to read to her.

"Well they have one every four years like how the triwizard tournament used to be but just a ball at the end of the year to honour Cedric Diggory and all who died in the triwizard tournament in the past" Rose thought about it still imagining the dresses and couples dancing.

"Are you going with anyone?" Rose asked Lily making her cousin beam and before long the two girls were having a conversation about boys Lily wants to go to the ball with and dresses they would like for the ball.

In Rose's mind though a plan was forming not just a dress for herself but also a way to ease the pain in her heart so in the dead of night Rose went to the owlerly and once finding the big barn owl attached the note and let the owl out the window.

Katherine was sitting outside the hut it was about a week and a half since Rose and Albus had let her go Scorpius had been angry and worried at first but then calmed down suddenly and had barely spoken since worrying Katherine.

As she started reading a book an owl suddenly swooped down and dropped a note on her lap before flying off.