Escaped Again?! Never Mind...

Chapter 16 ~ The Break-In

Rosa's mind was on so many things at once. In addition to school work and extra curriculars, Rosa was also still thinking about Sirius Black.

There were updates in the newspaper on Black's location, and he seemed to keep getting closer to Hogwarts, much to Harry and Rosa's alarm.

Rosa was also still thinking about Professor Snape.

Since she was the only one who knew about his past, she was the only one who treated him with sympathy.

Every so often, he would call Rosa into his office just to talk to her about how he was feeling. She had offered to come any time he liked, because she knew he had no one else to talk to.

Rosa had no idea he had been through so much, and had been keeping to himself for so long.

Rosa's thoughts were also on Daniel. He was still trying to find the moment to tell everyone about his ability.

Jolene Anderson still hadn't given up, and was constantly seeking attention from him. There were many instances where Daniel would find the perfect moment to let out his secret, and it would be spoiled when Jolene tapped him on the shoulder, or asked for "homework help", which he "happily" supplied.

Harry, Rosa, Ron, Hermione and Daniel were sitting by the fireplace in the common room.

None of them were very hungry, so they decided to skip supper, and get a head start on homework, so they were the only people in the room.

Hermione had about eight different text books stacked beside her, and was pouring over another in her lap.

At one point, Daniel and Rosa made eye contact. She gave him a look as if to say, "Do it now."

Just then, a few students came into the room. Among them, was Jolene. They came in so quietly, Daniel didn't even notice them.

He cleared his throat. This didn't go unnoticed by Jolene. She rushed over with a mug in hand.

"Need something to drink, Daniel?" She asked in her usual bubbly, flirtatious voice.

Rosa stifled her laughter as she watched Daniel's discomfort.

Daniel could recognize that this was not just a friendly gesture. He had read about love potions before, and could definitely recognize this one.

"Um, no I'm fine. Thanks for offering, Jolene." He managed.

Jolene looked slightly hurt, but kept her composure.

"Anytime, Dan!" She said and, with a flick of her strawberry blonde hair, walked back over to her friends.

"Wonder where she got that nickname." Rosa mumbled and rolled her eyes.

"Blimey that girl's got a serious thing for you Daniel." Said Ron.

"It's sort of creepy if you ask me." Harry said.

"Was that a love potion?" Asked Hermione.

"I believe so." Daniel replied. "Yeah, I think I'll just go to bed
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One by one, all of the students started going to bed.

Rosa couldn't fall asleep right away. These days it was usually around 11:00 at night when she finally drifted off. She had a lot to think about.

When Rosa was finally able to set some sleep, it was cut short by panicked voices, and shuffling.

Rosa got up, and noticed that Hermione and Hannah were sitting up in their beds as well.

"Do you guys hear that?" Hannah asked them, making reference to the continuous panicked voices coming from the common room.