Chapter 14
I do not own Harry Potter in any way.
A/N- Thank you to all who voted and reviewed with their opinions. Looks like Rosalie will be joining the good side, but I promise to bring my lovers back together.
The next day, no one said anything as Rosalie exited the boy's dorms to go back to her own.
She suspected it was because her father was head of Slytherin house and they didn't want detention for pissing Snape off.
Or Rosalie for that matter.
The very first class they had was Divination.
Rosalie sat a table with Draco.
"Welcome, my children. In this room, you shall explore the noble art of Divination. In this room, you shall discover if you possess the Sight", Trelawney said standing up. She walked into a small table and everyone laughed. "Hello. I am Professor Trelawney. Together we shall cast ourselves into the future! This term, we'll focus on Tasseomancy, the art of reading tea leaves. So please, take the cup of the person sitting opposite you", Trelawney told them.
Rosalie took Draco's cup and looked at it. She saw the betrayal of someone close to him.
Draco noticed her frowning down at the cup. "What's wrong? What does it say?" he asked her.
"It's nothing", she told him.
"Can you help me? I have no clue what I'm doing", Draco told her.
Trelawney suddenly appeared and took the cup from him. "There is love in your future, my dear", Trelawney said.
Rosalie blushed and looked away from her.
Trelawney glanced at Draco's cup before moving on. She came to the Golden Trio's table and said, "Your aura is pulsing, dear. Are you in the beyond? I think you are!"
"Sure", Ron said.
"Look at the cup. Tell me what you see", Trelawney told him.
"Yeah. Harry's got sort of a wonky cross. That's trials and suffering. And that there could be the sun and that's happiness. So, you're gonna suffer, but you're gonna be happy about it", Ron said.
"Give me the cup", Trelawney said.
As soon as she looked at the cup, she cried out and let go of it.
"Oh, my dear boy. You have the Grim", Trelawney said.
"The Grin? What's the Grin?" Seamus asked.
"Not the Grin, you idiot. The Grim. Taking form of a giant spectral dog. It's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen…of death", a Gryffindor student read.
Before class was over, Trelawney pulled Rosalie aside and said, "Have the visions started, my dear?"
"Excuse me?" Rosalie asked her.
"Have you started having visions?" Trelawney asked again.
She brushed past Trelawney and stormed out the classroom.
Draco and Blaise had been waiting for her to come out.
"What did she want?" Blaise asked her.
"It's was nothing", Rosalie said quickly.
"Rose, what's wrong?" Draco asked.
"I'M FINE!" she yelled and stormed down the corridor.
Rosalie was still in a bad mood when she arrived at Hagrid's hut for Care of Magical Creatures.
"That's it. Come on, now. Come closer. Less talking, if you don't mind. I got a real treat for you today. A great lesson. So follow me", he said.
As they walked down towards the lake, Pansy came up to her.
"What is up with you today? Draco sat you nearly bit him and Blaise's head off", she said.
"I…just didn't sleep well last night", Rosalie told her, which wasn't a complete lie. She'd had visions and nightmares all night and hardly slept.
"Maybe you should go see Madame Pomfrey", Pansy told her.
They came upon a clearing.
"Right, you lot. Less chattering. Form a group over there", Hagrid said pointing, "And open your books to page 49".
"Exactly how do we do that?" Draco snapped.
"Just stroke the spine, of course. Goodness me", Hagrid said.
Rosalie set her book down on a rock and ran her fingers down the spine.
The action conjured up visions of thin, pale fingers running down her spine, goosebumps forming in their wake.
Rosalie stumbled and was caught by Draco.
"Are you alright?" he asked her.
"I'm fine", she breathed.
Draco let go of her and joined Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, and Theodore Nott.
Blaise stayed by her side, in case it happened again. "Did you eat anything this morning?" Blaise asked her.
"I'm fine", she told him again.
"I think they're funny", Hermione said.
"Oh yeah. Terribly funny. Really witty. God, this place has gone to the dogs. Wait until my father hears Dumbledore's got this oaf teaching classes", Draco said.
"Shut-up, Malfoy", Harry said advancing on Draco.
Draco walked up to Harry and shouted, "Dementor! Dementor!"
At the word, Rosalie's spine went rigid and she heard the sounds of a woman screaming and a baby crying. The next thing she knew, someone was calling her name. She opened her eyes and saw Draco and Blaise standing over her.
The two helped her sit up.
Another wave of dizziness washed over her.
"Rose, did you eat something this morning?" Draco asked her.
She gently shook her head no.
Draco pulled out an apple from his bag and handed it her, while Blaise gave her his water bottle.
After a few minutes, Rosalie said, "I'm fine now. Really".
They helped her stand up and she took her spot back in the group of students.
"Isn't he beautiful?" Hagrid asked, "Say hello to Buckbeak".
Rosalie moved closer to get a better look.
"Hagrid, exactly what is that?" Ron asked.
"That, Ron, is a hippogriff. First thing you wanna know is that they're very proud creatures. Very easily offended. You do not want to insult a hippogriff. It may just be the last you ever do", Hagrid told them, "Now, who'd like to come and say hello?"
Everyone backed up, leaving Harry.
"Well done, Harry. Well done", Hagrid said.
Harry looked back at his classmates.
"Come on now", Hagrid told him.
Ron pushed him forward.
"Now, you have to let him make the first move. It's only polite. So step up. Give him a nice bow. Then you wait and see if he bows back. If he does, you can go and touch him. If not…well, we'll get to that later", Hagrid said.
Rosalie watched in fascination as Harry bowed to Buckbeak and was eventually able to touch him.
"I think he may let you ride him now", Hagrid said. He set a protesting Harry on Buckbeak's back and smacked him on the behind.
Buckbeak reared up and took off.
"Wow", Rosalie breathed.
Hagrid whistled and they landed. Hagrid helped Harry down and said something to him.
"Oh, please", Draco scoffed.
"Draco, don't", Rosalie said, but he brushed her off.
"You're not dangerous at all, are you, you great ugly brute!" Draco said, sauntering up to the hippogriff.
Buckbeak reared up and scratched Draco on the arm.
"Draco!" Rosalie yelled, but Blaise held her back.
"Hagrid! He has to be taken to the hospital wing!" Hermione yelled.
"I'm the teacher. I'll do it", Hagrid said. Hagrid picked Draco up and carried him away.
"C'mon. We should go", Blaise told her.
"No, you go on", she said. She pulled away from him and approached Buckbeak.
"Rosalie! Don't!" Harry said.
She walked towards the hippogriff, never breaking eye contact.
Buckbeak came closer to her and nudged her hand with his beak.
She stepped closer to him and stroked the feathers on his neck.
"How did you do that?" Harry asked her.
"He wasn't going to attack me. I could feel it", she told him.
After class, Rosalie went to the hospital wing to visit Draco.
He was lying on one of the beds, with his arm in a sling.
She approached Draco's bed.
"Why didn't you come straight after?" he asked her.
"Because you were being a drama queen", Rosalie snapped.
"Of course you would take Potter's side", Draco said.
"You provoked Buckbeak! You heard what Hagrid said!" Rosalie said, her tone rising.
"Maybe you do belong with those no-good Gryffindors", Draco muttered.
Rosalie fought back tears. She turned from Draco and stormed out of the hospital wing.
What do you think should be Rosalie's greatest fear? I've got an idea, but I want to know what you guys think!