YEAR THREE
"Mr. Weasley Says-" Harry's cut off by the compartment door sliding open revealing Rose. We stare as she looks around her eyes lingering on the new professor before she waves Harry to scoot and takes the seat between him and the door across from me.
"Do you mind, Malfoy?" Ron asks angrily. "We were in the middle of a PRIVATE conversation." She waves indicating that we continue.
"Don't mind me."
"Well we can't talk with you here, you'll blather our secrets to everyone!" Ron snaps. Rose examines her nails, a sign her patience is wearing thin.
"No I won't" she said simply "They aren't my secrets to share." She looks up to see his disbelief. "And if you don't believe that, Blackmail only works if it isn't common knowledge. I sigh.
"What's up Rose," Wondering why she was her, she Usually rode the train with Malfoy and a dark skinned boy. She Scowls
"Parkinson has decided that Draco is the finest specimen Hogwarts has to offer," She makes a face. "And he doesn't seem to mind. It's disgusting really. I had to leave before I vomited." She states as the train comes to a stop and the lights go out.
We join the rest of the train in wondering what's happening when a hooded thing flies towards us. The closer it gets the more horrible I feel, I watch Harry fall from his seat as if from a distance as the thing reaches our door.
Professor Lupin jumps up at that moment a bright, warm, light coming from his wand sending the thing away. A few minutes later the train is moving and the only thing to show it happened was Harry on the floor coming too.
Rose looked torn, she was at the door about to open it, but watching to make sure Harry wasn't hurt. As soon as he sat up and asked what happened she was gone.
"Can you believe her?" Ron muttered, "Probably off to tell everyone Harry fainted." I finally snap.
"She has a TWIN Ron!" I yell," It's incredible she managed to make sure Harry was alright! What do you think Fred and George would do if this happened and they didn't know were the other was!?" Ron looked properly chastised.
Malfoy leans over the path between Slytherin and Gryffindor table and Whisper speaks.
"Potter! Potter!" Seeing he had Harry's attention he continued " I heard you fainted on the train," He looked like Christmas had come early, "You really did faint."
"No," I hear a familiar musical voice a couple seats down and look to see Rose with the Twins looking at her brother. "I Did, not Harry, Rumors really do get distorted massively these days." She was speaking loud enough for quite a few people to hear, but not the professors. "And we will NEVER speak of this again." With that she turned back to the front. I share a bewildered look with Harry. Rose Never let anyone see her as Strong and here she was covering for Harry in a manner that would make her seem weak to some. Fainting was for the weak after all, that's what she told us. But she had just cleared Harry of that embarrassing moment.
I watch Warily as Rose enters the great hall With Fred an George, all three laughing loudly. They were a scary trio them, Fred and George on their own were to be watched closely, but when they had finally gotten over her name and become Rose's friend they became SO much worse. They know had her skill in the mix and there was never any proof that it was them. If you wanted to get them in trouble you had to catch them in the act.
A Very disgruntled looking Lee follows in behind them. Rose lets out a pearl of laughter at something he says before standing on her toes and kissing his cheek. She throws a smile at the twins and skips off to another dark skinned boy, this one from Slytherin. She grabs his hand and walks with him too the Slytherin table. She usually eats breakfast with them and Dinner with Us, Lunch is a free throw for whatever mood she's in. It's not long before Malfoy comes in and sits opposite of them.
I sigh slipping into Divination. We're learning Crystal balls know. I seriously think I'll quit, this is all rubbish. I slide into my seat next to Harry and Ron. Ron his humming his hands on the ball trying to make it look like he's having a vision. I roll my eyes taking out my book and dropping it with a thud on the table. Ron and Harry jump, but don't question me like they used too. I'm about to grab the thing myself when I hear a gasp. It's Rose and Malfoy's waving his hand in front of her face.
"We have one in the GREAT BEYOND!" Trewlany declares. I roll my eyes and with the rest of the class gather around her. Me and Harry manage to get close being some of her only friends. I look at her and feel the shock on my face. She really is having a vision. Her eyes are all the color of her iris, the grey that has so many layers. I look at the ball, There are images in it. I glance up at Malfoy and Harry who are also watching. No one else seems to notice it. I watch it again.
There's a cup of Blue fire. Harry on his broom with a dragon right behind him. Me in dark grey water with a Sharks head next too me. Malfoy looking extremely attractive all dressed up. The image closes in on his face as if zooming in. As it get's closer he gets older. More attractive, but also worse. He looks too this and worried. The dark bruises under his eyes indicate that he hasn't sleep well in a VERY long time. As soon as it stops on his face. A Sharp gasp rips through the air and the ball turns blood red.
I glance up at Rose, worried. Her eyes were rolled back into her head, only the whites and the little red veins showing. Her mouth open in a silent scream. She needs help, She needs to get out of wherever she is.
"Someone," I snap hearing the worry and desperation in my voice. "Get Dumbledore, McGonagal and Madame Pomfrey." There was silence. "NOW!" I roar glaring around, A Couple people jump too and scramble to do as told. I watch as three kids run out the door and turn back. Malfoy was crouched next to her seat, The dark boy I had seen with them earlier was looking grave and worried. He had his hand on Malfoy's shoulder. I squat next to her well glancing at Harry who looks Horrified and Worried, as he hover almost right behind me. I turn back to Rose, first seeing her hands on the Crystal Ball. Her fingernails are bleeding. It seems like it's drinking her blood that's coming out. I follow her arms to her face and gasp. I understand why people faint now. Her pale blonde hair was being colored red from the blood coming from her ears, Her nose was also bleeding and her gums too, turning her teeth red and slowly pooling up before trailing out from the side of her mouth. But the worst part was her eyes. They were still rolled back only the whites showing, but there was blood streaming from them leaving res streaks down her white skin. I follow Malfoy's lead and reach out to touch her, comfort her, because her mouth is still open in a scream and her face is twisted into more pain then I've ever seen. I don't though. My hand flutters over her arm as I hear rustling nearby. I want too comfort her, but touching her might make it worse.
There's a flash of light, and I turn to see someone holding a camera. I look and see Dumbledore , Madame Pomfrey and McGongall not far behind, as he leans forward to grab the Ball from her, obviously hoping it would break the connection.
As soon as he touches it a Horrible Scream rips through the air. Pain. That's the only way to describe it, Horrible pain. I Realize it's coming from Rose. She sounds Heart Broken, but also like she's being tortured. Dumbledore quickly pulls away, cutting off the scream, but Rose is still bleeding and in pain. We just can't here it anymore.
About an hour later something changes. I was staring at the Crystal ball, unable to look at Rose's Blood covered face and Know Red hair. It was drinking in the blood that was coming from her finger when all of a sudden it turned normal, Well It had red veins that were obviously her blood but other then that. I hear a gasp and look up to see Rose's eyes. Her Grey ones staring in horror at the thing in her hands. Slowly it turns to anger. A Anger I've never seen before. She looked like she was about to burn the world and kill anyone who she saw. She let out a screech, this one filled with Anger and Hatred rather then Pain and stands, tipping over the chair as she hauls her arm back and seconds later Throws it against the nearest wall. As it hits it shatters into a million pieces looking like falling glitter.
"Rose?" I hear Malfoy whisper and I turn to see her Burying her head in his neck. After a minute she pulls back and looks at him. Horror taking over her blood stained face. She had gotten some on him. He reached up and touched it, bring his hand away to look at it. That's when she lost it collapsing on the floor in a broken huddle sobbing. I was already on the floor and next to her so I reach out and rub her back as Malfoy wraps his arms around her.
She's rushed off to the hospital wing.
I stare at the picture on the cover of the prophet. It was of yesterday's events. Rose was there bleeding and clearly in pain and in a vision. Me and Malfoy crouched on either side of her, our hands fluttering uselessly around her, Harry behind me looking like he wanted nothing more then to take her pain away. The dark boy with his hand on a panicking Malfoy's shoulder as he watched, Horror on his face and a tear rolling down his cheek as he watches her. And Dumbledore of to the side and in front of us, looking older and more grave then I've ever seen him. The Headline read
"MALFOY PRINCESS: POSSESSED OR A SEER?
I was going to have to research this. I needed to do something to help my best friend next to Harry, cause this experience brought it into perspective for me. She really was. MY list went Harry, Her and then Ron.
It's spring and wonderful outside again, or at least getting there. I watch as the students line up for their turn at the Bogart. There had been a few scary ones. It's Ron's turn His is a giant spider.
"RIDKOLOUS!" He yells giving the spider roller blades. I laugh with the rest of class before a nervousness spreads through me as I take my turn. I watch as the Bogart spins before turning into McGonagal. I pale as she holds out a paper a T clearly written in Red on it.
"I'm VERY Disappointed" She says. Shit! I can't get a troll!
"RIDKULOUS!" I yell and watch as the paper turns into a ball of yarn and McGonagal starts playing with it. Laughing with the others and stepping to the side with the others who had finished leaving the spot for Rose to step forward. She fidgets and looks like she wants to leave. It seemed like she knew her Bogart and wanted nothing to do with it. Harry who was after her and ready for his turn gave her a little shove towards it. As soon as she stumbled forward McGonagal looked up at her before straightening and turning into spinning color. Rose Paled Visibly. And it stopped before us stood Malfoy, though older, in his school uniform his sleeves were rolled up and he looked like he'd just been woken from some much needed rest, There were a couple gasps and I saw why on his left forearm was a skull with a snake coming from it's mouth. HIS mark.
He wasn't alone though. A women dressed in all black was cackling gleefully her black curly hair flying free as her head went back and a bald man with no nose whose skin was slightly blue and his eyes bright red. He smiled and it was the most horrifying thing I'd ever seen. I saw Rose staring in Horror and pain, as the man pointed his wand a Draco she clenched her fists and like that it went into fast forward and mute, but if watched closely you could catch bits, I went for a while, obviously if it wasn't going fast we'd be here a while. Finally it slowed. The man pressed his foot to Draco's face moving it as the women laughed insanely and then they left.
There was her Bogart. It was an older Malfoy Marred with the Dark Mark lying on the floor nearly unrecognisable in his bloody heap, his pale face the only thing not broken, bruised, or red from blood, twisted in pain, his eyes dead. Him dead.
I realize this must have been what she saw a couple months ago, It did appear to be in the future. I stare at him, my heart hurting more then I would expect. And then I realize how stupid my Bogart is, how everyone's is stupid, Clowns, Spiders, bad grades. Here was Rose Staring down at her tortured to death brother. She looked pissed though, her face looked different. Her eyes wider, her lips brighter her face longer, her hair more golden.
Malfoy touched her shoulder a sad look on his face as he watched her. She screamed in fury pointing her want at his dead body on the floor, but before anything happens everyone else is screaming. I grab my head as a high pitched screech makes it feel like it's going to explode. I manage to open my eyes and look up though and am nearly shocked out of the pain.
Rose has wings and is glowing softly. She looks like an angel of vengeance and death right from a church window. A light domes from her wand and there's a burst of light from the braggarts place.
I blink as the light fades and the sound too. I have a killer headache. Rose looks normal, just royally pissed off. Malfoy looks just as worried as he had several months ago, but quickly schooled his features. Everyone stared at her before Professor Lupin spoke again.
"Class Dismissed." he said " We'll finish this lesson when I get a new Bogart." So she really had killed it. "Miss. Malfoy, Mr. Malfoy, If you would please escort me too the Headmaster's office." and with that a worried looking Lupin, a blank faced Malfoy and a Murderous Rose left the room, which immediately broke into chatter.
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