Chapter Seven

Another Dream

Rose walked up to the room of requirement for the second time today. She skipped lunch and now dinner. Rose wasn't hungry and just wanted to be alone. Curling up on the couch she picked up the book she was reading the day before. Her eyes began to feel heavy. Sleep took over her body.

"Gregory?" said the lady from her last nightmare.

"Yes my dear" said a young gentleman who walked up behind her and put his arms around her.

"I know you love her." Ainsley said.

"Yes, but I do care about you too. I mean you gave me a beautiful baby boy."

Ainsley laughed "Yes, little Jackson Alastor Goyle. You know that neither has the others heart though."

"I know" Said Gregory with a sigh.

"You know the best thing for Jackson would be for me to take this job and you to move on from me. You have seen the threats."

"I have, but you running. This isn't you." He pleaded "Just stand up to them."

"You know Jackson needs the best possible option. Raise him as a humble, generous, and kind young man. I will come back when it is time for his training to begin. Until then keep him bounded to his charm. Also if anything happens to me let him go to Hogwarts and I have friends in there that will train him to use his gift." Ainsley couldn't look Gregory in the eyes.

"I will do everything in my power. I know you love him, but you know you can never be with him." Gregory stated.

"Yes but that doesn't mean you can't be with the girl you fell for." Ainsley said "even if she is threatening me."

"I hate knowing you are running from a problem." Gregory said.

"I know but his safety comes first. I will be traveling and I will owl whenever I can. Save some for him to read when he is older." She said picking up her son for the last time.

There was a knock on the door. "Gregory? Ainsley? May I come in?"

"Of course, Draco." Gregory responded.

"He looks beautiful Ainsley. He has your eyes." Draco commented.

"Thank you, he has my powers too." Ainsley laughed as a child's toy floated out of Draco's bag and into the young boy's hands.

Gregory and Draco laughed. "He is just like you. Ainsley is what I hear true?"

"Yes, Draco, I am going to take the job and let Gregory be with the woman he loves."

Gregory started to back out of the room. "I will leave you two to discuss this."

"Draco, I can't fake it anymore. Jackson's life is in danger and I can't have that. I'm willing to let things go and travel the world to keep it safe; rather than to risk one of them following through on their threats against my child." Ainsley pleaded.

Draco tried to persuade Ainsley, "I can get out of this arraigned marriage. I am willing to go out of my way to keep Jackson and you safe."

Ainsley continued to plead, "Please just stop, I could never ask you to back out of what your parents arraigned and mess up what good you have coming."

"But I don't love her." He stood tall and pulled Ainsley into a kiss.

Ainsley was the first to pull out of the kiss. "I'm sorry. I can't let you do that. I'll letter you as often as I can" She put her hand on his face, "Stay safe. Maybe you can come and visit me every once and a while." Ainsley proposed.

"Of course, my love." He kissed her one last time. "When do you leave?"

"Tonight. Harry is coming to get me and we are going to The Burrow and I leave the country tomorrow." Ainsley looked away not being able to bare the pain any more. She pulled he son close and kissed his head.

"Little one, I pass memories of me to you so that I will always be your guardian and you will know my name. Memories Partis mei. Amor, vita vivet, et omnem adventum." (Share my Memories. Love life, live life, and take every adventure.) Tears fell from her eyes as she put down her child. "Until we meet again, my little one."

"Rosie" Came a low male voice from the real world. "Wake up, Rosie."

Rose rubbed her eyes realizing she had been crying but there was no reason for her to be crying. "Darling, you're awake." Said a female voice.

"Dad, Mum, what are you both doing here?" a sleepy Rose asked as she opened her eyes.

"We got an owl from Headmistress McGonagall." Ron said in a worried voice.

"Dad I'm okay. I promise." Rose tried to reassure her father.

"Then why were you crying?" Hermione asked.

"It was just a dream." Rose tried to push it off as nothing. "How did you find me here?"

Ron held up a piece of parchment. "It's a map of the school and everyone in it. When you didn't show up we knew you were here." he said.

"Also James said this was where you hid yourself after the sorting." Hermione stated in a matter of fact way. "They said you missed lunch and dinner. Why are skipping meals?"

Taking a deep breath Rose replied, "I don't want to face everyone after what happened during flying this morning."

"Darling, you have nothing to fear and pushing your friends away isn't the answer. They could help. McGonagall said that she couldn't tell who sent the spell just that they were trying very hard to hurt you and that they know many spells."

"Well I think it was the Malfoy spawn." Ron spat.

"Dad, he was the one that saved me from falling to my death. I owe him my trust at the least. Don't worry we are still competing for top scores in classes. So far I am in the lead." Rose said proudly.

"Ronald, this isn't the time to argue about that. Now Rose you still have to go to flying class. I did however get permission to give you this." Hermione held out a long package. Rose pulled off the wrappings and found a Firebolt 2000.

"Mum, Dad you didn't have to." Rose started.

"Darling it's for you to have confidence in yourself. That's what we are here to help you do." Hermione said.

The door opened and a blond head popped in. "oh I'm sorry I didn't know anyone else would be up here. I just brought Rose something to eat since I know she has miss two meals today." he said placing the plate on the table and backing out he said. "I'll just go."

"Thank you Scorp." Rose said smiling at him before he walked out the door.

"Did you just call him Scorp? Wait was that just Malfoy's spawn?! Rose, explain?" Ron was furious.

"Honey, we aren't going into this now. That was very nice of him to bring you food up." Hermione interrupted.

Rose smiled. "Mum this is going to sound weird but who was I named after?"

"I knew this question would come. Especially since I'm assuming you met Jackson and he told you about his mother." Rose nodded her head. "Yes, you are named after his mother. She was a dear friend to me and was going to be your godmother before she was killed." Rose took a deep breath in.

Plucking up the courage she asked "How did she die?"

"That is an answer you need to find out on your own but do not spend all your time on this question and forget to do your work." Hermione added.

"Of course mother I will always stay on top of my work. Can you at least tell me her last name?"

She laughed "I'm sorry you will find out soon enough my dear. These questions don't have to do with dreams, do they?" Rose froze "If they are and you want to talk about you can tell me anytime." Rose nodded again.

"Let's get you back to the common room before your curfew." Hermione said kissing her daughter on her head. They walked out of the room together and headed to the tower. Where Rose said goodbye to her parents and crashed into her bed, for a long night sleep.