A/N: I suppose this is a series now. If you have suggestions for house words, feel free to let me know – put the name of the house, the suggested motto, and your reasons why you believe it would fit and I'll see what I can do. I kind of want to do the Potter family or Weasley families next, but need ideas (what do you think of "Headstrong and righteous"? It could be for either/or, but I'm not too sure).

This one chapter was one that I had a lot of fun writing – I've always liked the name Rosier. Plus, since we don't know too much about the actual Evan Rosier, I decided to write something up based on my interpretation of him in my fic Fading Away. I also did a bit of research into flowers (especially roses), cause you know, "Rosier".

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Title: House Words

Rating: K

Pairing: N/A

Summary: The words of a house can tell you a lot about what they value. It is the words that pureblood children learn first before everything else, and it is these words which carve a house's place within Wizarding society.

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AnotherAoife: I'm glad you enjoyed it! The House of Black was the easiest to write about since we meet so many members from it, but I doubt that I'll have time to write POV fics of characters in reaction to them – short, 400 – 700 word chapters of descriptive bullcrap is more than enough.

Rosier: Consacré au Devoir

Devoted to Duty.

Those of the Noble and Ancient House of Rosier prided themselves for this, and this alone. Duty meant everything to a Rosier, for duty was all they had. They may seem a slippery sort, for no Rosier has ever been sorted into another house other than Slytherin, but when one's loyalty is gained, it remains unfaltering, unyielding.

Their duty to their family, to continuing their line was always admirable – no Rosier would ever dare accept an unsuitable match. To them, their duty to provide a pureblood heir was just as important as their duty to the Wizengamot, to Wizarding kind, as well as to their country. For Britain was their home and they viewed it as their duty to protect it from outsiders, enemies, and the unworthy.

The Rosier family is old, one of many Wizarding families that relocated to Britain from the continent due to wars long forgotten – not even they know when they had done so. While the Blacks were skilled in politics, seeping in magical power, and knowledgeable in dark magic, the Rosiers always maintained a grace and skill in dancing, both on and off the battlefield. In the ballroom, their steps were focused, measured, calculated, yet always sure, always confident, never uncertain – it was rumored that a child of the Rosiers would learn to dance, never stopping until their feet bled, until their skill was considered perfect. Every movement they made held purpose, as nothing a Rosier did was ever meaningless.

This discipline left many purebloods wanting. With this discipline also came diversity, for every Rosier was taught from a young age to duel, casting their spells in accordance to the beat of their own heart and every wizard or witch's heart beats to different tunes; just as some wizards prefer curses, others prefer hexes. It is due to this that the Rosiers were feared on the battlefield – no Rosier ever fought the same.

Unlike many other houses, the crest of the Noble and Ancient House of Rosier bears no animal. Instead, two roses, one yellow and one red, stand proud and defiantly intertwined.

It is said that the Rosiers were formed from a union of two powerful French purebloods, loyal only to each other. From this union, their crest was born – red for the love that they shared; yellow for their unending devotion to each other; roses to immortalize their love so that it would surpass time and even death; intertwined to seal their vow. From this crest came their words, Devoted to Duty.

The Rosiers never forgot their noble heritage. Instead, they embraced it to the fullest, one of the first of Wizarding Britain's noble families to fall to greed and the obsession of purity. Yet unlike their many other inbred cousins, they never forgot the vow their ancestors made, nor did they forget what and for whom they stand for. It was with this vow that they continue to claim fealty to whatever new lord rises to power, dark or light, for the protection of magic and its peoples will always be the most important thing to a Rosier.

This, they swear, is the duty that they devote themselves to.