YEAR FOUR
I settle in with the Weasley's leaning over the rail to look down, feeling a slight wave of nausea at the height. I pull back and smile at my excited friends. I didn't really care for Quiddich, but they were and it was contagious.
"Weasley, how did you get seats in the Top Box? Win the Lottery?" A Voice Drawled. I looked up to see Lucius Malfoy with a blonde woman near the seats, behind them was Rose and Malfoy holding hands as usual. After shooting her father a disapproving look, before shooting me a smile and winking at someone behind me. Probably the twins. Dropping Draco's hand she maneuvers her way in front of her dad before anyone can say something to make things worst. She steps up to Mr. Weasley and holds out a hand.
"You must be Mr. Weasley," She smiles, "I'm Rose. It's a pleasure to meet you." She stands like that for a couple awkward seconds before dropping her hand and moving over to the Twins.
"And you Must be Bill and Charlie," She says getting them right. "I've heard so much about you, Is it true as children you would send Fred and George after make believe creatures like the Waldenspoot?" There was more silences before George threw his arm over her shoulder pulling her close. And putting his hand in an arching formation in front of him to lay the scene.
"We were gone for days"
"Not a soul knew our location." Fred chimed in wrapping an arm around her waist causing Mr. Malfoy's eyes to nearly pop out of his head, Mrs. Malfoy to eye the two of them like meat and Draco to sigh and move to his seat. This wasn't anything new to him after all.
"Starving, lost, alone."
"Only the clothes on our backs."
A gruff laugh rang out.
"You two nutters wandered into the Lovegoods backyard and camped in their bushes for three days, I hardly call that lost alone or starving, especially since they thought you two were some weird animal and threw food at you." Charlie laughed.
"That couldn't be considered food" George complained.
"It was pink and purple and green," Fred grumbled. It was Bills turn to laugh.
"I'll give them Adventurous and Life threatening, that Garden would blow most people sky high." I let out a laugh hearing the bubbling of a brook laugh also. Rose. She leans up and Kisses both of them on the cheek before wrinkling her nose.
"I have decided I like your hair better shorter." With that she stepped out of their sputtering arms and made to give Harry a hug. Wrapping him up she was whispering something to him. He let out a laugh and nodded. She let him go grabbing him by the shoulders and looking him up and down before frowning and declaring him 'too thin' Much like Mrs. Weasley does. She then smiles at Ginny ignoring Ron and heads too me. I hug her back before dropping my arms and looking over at her father. She grabs my arms and turns me to face the field, away from her father's murderous face. She leans against the rail against her forearms and I cross mine looking out at the stadium.
"So how was your summer?" She asks "Find anyone cute, anyone you fancy?" She smirks winking up at me and I can't help my glance to Ron or the soft heat lighting my cheeks. Something she doesn't miss.
She turns her head to watch him before saying in her matter-o-fact way.
"No, you don't. You want to like someone and he's as good as any, you know him and he isn't as close as Harry," She turns and looks at me, "But he's not the one, don't waste years pinning over him, cause you will if you don't open your eyes and look around." I stare at her as she looks back out. Peeved that she would assume this, like she knows how I feel. As if sensing my disapproval she straightens gives me one last smile before very unladylike climbs over the seats, too the twins cat calls, too sit next too Draco, whom she isnteadly starts a heated debate with.
So despite the doubts I really do have a date to the Yule Ball. A date only Rose and Ginny know about and who has caused them to bond. And if you thought Rose and the 'Devil Twins' where scary this friendship will have you quivering under your bed. There is just NO stopping them. Seriously Previously said twins run from the room when the two enter.
That's how I ended up awake way to early on a Saturday morning getting poked and prodded to get pretty for the ball. I sigh, The ball is in about half an hour and Ginny and Rose are helping each other while I'm sitting reading a book. All I'm allowed to do so I 'don't mess anything up'
There was a knock at the door and I look up to see Pavarti standing there. She was looking at the bathroom.
"Ginny, Neville's ready, and Rose your dates here." She told Rose this reluctantly, Most people didn't really like or trust her. She got on alright with the Ravenclaws cause she was brilliant and the younger Hufflepuff's loved her cause they got teased the most and bad things would happen to the teasers when she found out. Really she her only friends where me, Harry, The Twins, Ginny now, The dark skinned boy from Slytherin, Draco and a Blonde girl I'd seen her with a couple of times. She called her little sister.
"Ginny burst out of the bathroom looking beautiful and excited. She flashed a smile before following Pavarti down. I laugh a little and turn to Rose. She's absolutely stunning. In her silver silk dress, with a cowl neckline and back cut revealing most of her back, her long blonde hair in gentle waves, she looked like a mystical being. She made her way over to the door stopping to look at me before she left.
"Put your shoes on and head down." With that she was gone. I sigh putting my book down and moving my skirts to strap on the heels that have been deemed appropriate for me.
I sigh gathering my courage running my hands down the front of my dress one more time, before I peek my head around the corner and look down. No ones looking. I smile as I see Harry and step out. As soon as I do there's a blinding flash. When I've blinked the lights from my eyes I look around too see a radiant Rose beaming at me and holding a camera. Her date resting his arm casually around her shoulder's, looking very much like a photo shopped picture in a magazine. I almost laugh as she spins and captures a candid of the Twins laughing and see their Dates down the hall a ways coming from the bathroom. They looked over at her and I notice that her Date is also laughing, Fred sticks his tongue out and she bounces away, probably to Harass others with her camera, much like Collin Creevey. I smile down the stairs and do my best not to fall face first as I head towards a waiting Viktor Krum.
"You Look Bee u Ti full Hermy own ninny" He says in broken English as we're ushered to the door for the opening dance.
"Thank you Viktor," I smile, "You look rather dashing yourself." I hear my name being Whispered around me as I take my spot in the middle of the dance floor. HA! I hear the music start and start dancing with Krum, glad he's so good, because I'm counting in my head and what they say about a strong lead making all the difference is true. I see some flashes and then others start joining us.
"Vould you like a drink Hermy own ninny?" I sigh giving up on trying to teach him how to say my name and nod. Turning I look and see Harry sitting and Laughing I turn to see what and spot Ron awkwardly bowing in front of Padma, his date. I feel a twinge go through me and Realize what Rose has been telling me is true. I would waste my life waiting for him and feel guilty when I finally moved on and he noticed. I sigh, I won't let that happen, starting now I'm getting over him. I smile at my decision and make my way to sit by Harry. A flash of silver catches my eye and I see Rose lean up and kiss George on the cheek laughing as she also floats towards Harry. It took me quite a while to be able to tell the Weasley twins apart, but for the most part I've got it now.
I smile as she nears me and startle a little as Alicia steps in her way to Harry. Rose stops and looks at her with a question in her eyes. She stops and watches Alicia in what we've come to coin as The Malfoy look and waits for her to speak. I take a couple steps closer to hear what it is that Alicia is saying that has gotten Rose to raise her eyebrow and look equally annoyed and Amused.
"So Just stay away from him!" Alicia says fiercely keeping her voice down as to not draw a seen. Rose responds in her normal voice not caring who hears.
"He's one of my Best Friends, If I want to Talk to him or hang out with him or even dance with him I will, I'd like to see you try and stop me. And as for the kiss. It was on the cheek, and I kiss all my friends on the cheek, always have and always will. I didn't see you complaining when I kissed Fred or Harry, But if it bothers you so much I'll stop." Rose stops and looks to see if Alicia is going to say anything, when the other girl just glares at her blankly she continues.
"Anyway, He chose you, not me, you. So maybe instead of telling me to stay away from my friend you should be looking into why you feel so insecure and have so little faith in him." She raises her eyebrow again before stepping around the other girl, as she does Alicia seems to snap out of her daze.
"You can't steal him from me." She states and as she opens her mouth to continue Rose seems to grow to tower over her, anger on her face she cuts her off.
"Steal him from you?" She practically yells. "Steal him!? I have NO intention of STEALING him! He's a Friends, and He's with You. I'M not one of those girls who go's around breaking up relationships" Her implication was quite clear and Alicia blushed a little. "NO, I'm not going to STEAL George from you, The ONLY Relationship I want to break is my Brothers, Because Parkinson is a foul bitch who is NOWHERE good enough for him. But You? I have NO Right to judge you and George. So accuse me of stealing George from you ONE MORE TIME and you'll find out what a Bitch I really am!"
And with that Rose spun around and glided from the room looking more like a queen or fallen angel then ever before. I watch as Malfoy and her date, Blaise I now know as we had been introduced chase after her. I turn back to look at a shocked Alicia and a Confused and slightly angry Fred and George watching her.
I stare in horror at Harry sobbing and clutching desperate to Cedric Diggory's body. Yelling out that He was back, Voldemort was back, and he'd killed Cedric. I watched as the panic crowd left or swarmed the body. I watched as two blondes left hand in hand for the castle.
I walk with a silent Harry and Ron back to the common room, after what just happened I figure Harry would want to rant a bit before passing out. Hopefully the dreamless sleep potion Madame Pomfrey gave him will help. I sigh and then jump a little as Harry go's running off a side corridor Yelling
"How'd You KNOW!" I see two blonde heads snap up and look at the crazy Raven haired boy running towards them. Neither gets up from their perch on the stairs or pulls out their wands though. Both looked startled, Malfoy looked more annoyed though and Rose looked Wary. Stopping in front of them he glared down at Rose, I come to a stop just behind him after having chased him, Ron on his other side.
"How did you know!" Harry demands again. Rose watches him closely before responding, obviously keeping Malfoy from speaking somehow.
"I don't know what you mean Harry," She says in a soothing voice.
"Your Boggart! HOW'D YOU KNOW WHAT HE'D LOOK LIKE!" Rose paled visibly and looked like she was about to pass out, fear and worry written clearly on her face. Malfoy looked torn between the worry for his sister and his desire to kill Harry for doing this to her. A Grim determination and Resignation came over her face. It was a look I wanted to wipe away with whatever she was thinking, cause I knew I wasn't going to like it.
Rose stood up and pulled Malfoy with her before heading to the Slytherin Common Room. Harry started too yell again, but a cold calm voice cut him off.
"There's a reason my eyes where bleeding, I wasn't seeing Unicorns and Glitter." And that's all the confirmation I needed to know that Rose's Boggart ha been at least part of her vision.
Finally Finished Year 4 for You. Next will be the start of the Story. Hope you Enjoy.
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