Chapter 11
I do not own Harry Potter in any way.
A/N - I'm not sure how much farther I'll go into second year.
Over the next few days, everyone avoided Harry.
Even some of the Gryffindors.
Harry couldn't be the Heir of Slytherin and Draco wasn't attacking the other students.
Which left one question…who was it?
"What do you mean we have to stay here for the Christmas holiday?" Rosalie whined.
"Because the Headmaster needs all the teachers here in case another student is attacked or killed", Severus told her.
"Can't I stay with the Malfoy's then?" she asked him.
"Lucius and Narcissa will be busy, so Draco is staying here", Severus said.
Rosalie pouted and said, "Okay".
"All three of us will spend Christmas morning together, I promise", he said, "Now run along to dinner".
"Can I come see you afterward?" she asked him.
"Of course you can. You can help me brew some potions for next term", he told her.
Rosalie made her way to the Great Hall and sat down at the Slytherin table with Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"Cheer up Rosie", Draco said.
"Sometimes I hate being the daughter of a teacher", she told him.
"Eat something. You'll feel better after you do", Draco said.
"Yes, dad", she teased him.
"I'll see you back in the common room", Draco said.
Rosalie ate her dinner and then made her way back to the dungeons. She entered her father's classroom. Her father gave her a list of potions and she started working right away. She worked until around 9 and that's when she started yawning.
"That's enough, Rosalie. Go get some sleep", her father said.
"No. Have to finish this", she said adding another ingredient.
"I'll finish it for you. Now go", he told her.
Rosalie gathered her things and started making her way back to the Slytherin common room. She stopped when she saw Harry and Ron running towards her.
"Uh oh", Ron said.
"Harry? Ron? What are you doing down here?" she asked them. She looked down and noticed they were wearing Slytherin robes.
"Please let us explain", Harry said.
"You have two minutes before I go and get my father", Rosalie said.
They explained everything to her.
"You thought it was Draco?" she asked him.
"Well he hates Muggle-borns", Harry said.
"Do you honestly think that I would be friends with Draco if he was the Heir of Slytherin?" Rosalie asked them.
"Well you two seem pretty close", Harry told her.
"I thought you two knew me better than that", she said, "You guys were the ones who stopped talking to me in the first place".
"Because we thought your father was trying to steal the Sorcerer's Stone", Harry said.
"The what?" Rosalie asked.
"So, you'd never heard of it…" Ron said, "We didn't know if we could trust you".
"Why? Because my best friend and father belong to Slytherin? Might I remind you that I was sorted into Gryffindor!" Rosalie snapped.
"We're really sorry Rosalie", Harry said.
"Perhaps we could be friends again?" she asked them.
"We'd like that", Ron said, "It'll be nice to not have to dance around you all the time".
"Ron! We still have to tell Hermione what we found out!" Harry said, "We'll see you later, Rosalie. Oh and don't tell Draco".
"I won't", Rosalie reassured them.
Once Hermione had gotten out of the hospital wing, Rosalie apologized and the two girls were friends once again.
Rosalie had started eating with the Gryffindor's again, much to Draco's dismay.
"It was Hagrid. Hagrid opened the Chamber of Secrets 50 years ago", Harry said as the four walked across the courtyard.
"It can't be Hagrid. It just can't be", Hermione said.
"Hermione's right, Harry. Hagrid is such a nice person", Rosalie said, "He loves taking care of people and animals. Surely a person like that wouldn't go around attacking muggle-borns".
"We don't even know this Tom Riddle. He sounds like a dirty, rotten snitch to me", Ron said.
The name Tom Riddle clicked somewhere in Rosalie's mind, but she couldn't place where she had heard it.
"The monster had killed somebody, Ron. What would any of us done?" Harry asked him.
"Look, Hagrid's our friend. Why don't we go and ask him about it?" Hermione suggested.
"That would be a cheerful visit. 'Hello Hagrid. Tell us, have you been setting anything mad and hairy loose in the castle lately?'" Ron said.
"Mad and hairy? You wouldn't be talking about me, now, would you?" Hagrid asked coming up behind them.
"No", the Golden Trio said quickly.
"Ah, Rosalie, your father was looking for you. Said something about helping with some potions", Hagrid said.
"I'll see you guys later", she said. As she made her way to the dungeons, she racked her brain for the name Tom Riddle and where she could have heard it. She was so distracted that she didn't see the door in front of her.
Rosalie could hear whispers. She quietly crept down the stairs and towards the kitchen.
"The Dark Lord needs you Severus", she heard Lucius Malfoy say.
"I don't serve him anymore Lucius. You know that", her father said.
"What if he is the one thing that can keep your daughter safe through all this?" Lucius asked.
"The only thing that can keep her safe is me. Not Tom Riddle or Albus Dumbledore", Severus said.
Both Severus and Lucius heard a squeak come from outside the door.
"Rosalie! Go back to bed!" Severus called.
"Snape's going to kill me!" Rosalie heard a voice moan.
She opened her eyes and saw a Hufflepuff student.
"I'm so sorry!" he said.
"No, it's my fault. I wasn't watching where I was going", Rosalie told him, "Don't worry. I'm not going to tell my father".
"Oh good", the boy sighed, "I'm Cedric Diggory".
"Rosalie", she said.
"Are you sure I don't need to take you to the hospital wing?" he asked her.
"No. I'll be fine", she told him. She rubbed her head and continued on her to the dungeons.