Beauty and the Beast (Remus Lupin)

19.

"Rose!" Ron called out.

"Rose!" The twins called out from a group of students rushing to the courtyard.

"Rose!" Hermione yelled.

Rose turned around and they all hurried over to her, "what's wrong?"

"Trelawney is getting sacked." Ginny grabbed Rose's hand and they all ran over to the courtyard. Rose may not have liked how Trelawney kept bugging her about her "future" but she never wanted her fired.

Once they got there, Umbridge was watching Trelawney sobbing with her bags packed. Filch was throwing her things to her.

"She can't do this!" Rose said angrily.

"Miss...?" Umbridge turned to her.

"Belle." Rose said through her teeth as she clenched her fists.

"Well, Miss Belle. Professor...Or Trelawney hear is getting fired. Divination here, isn't working out." She smiled the devils smile.

"How?"

"It's quite a lie you see."

"It's not though."

"Oh, but it is."

"It's not..." Rose closed her eyes knowing what she was about to do would be embarrassing. But keeping Trelawney was more important to her. Rose looked at Umbridge, "Professor Trelawney predicted my future truthfully so far."

"She has, has she?" Umbridge sarcastically said.

"Yes. She predicted that the person I'd fall in love with would change me. And that he was...wasn't normal. And it's true. Everything so far has been true. I've fallen in love with a m..man and he's changed me the night I looked at him and saw someone else. She's been right about everything..."

"And how do I not know you're making this up?" She smiled once more.

"She's not!" Lavender chimed in, "it's true. I saw it too. He's.." Lavender leaned in and whispered, "he's a werewolf..."

Umbridge gasped, "You must not tell lies! If you think something like that-"

Rose cut her off, "It's Remus Lupin!"

Hermione and Ginny gasped.

"Remus Lupin was Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher two years ago. I tried not to listen to Professor Trelawney, I thought she was lying as well. But she's not. Even she said I couldn't have him now because I'm obviously too young but it's him. He's the one. And I've never believed in her more." Rose quickly said.

"I saw it too. Last year, Professor Trelawney showed us." Parvati said.

"Enough! This is outlandish! And I-" She hesitated looking into Rose's eyes but she noticed the Umbridge's was full of fear, "I shall further evaluate this nonsense! Till no evidence shows that her visions are true I don't want to hear anymore about this!" Umbridge turned back to Trelawney.

"You can't do this!" Mcgonagall said.

Umbridge looked back and forth from Rose and Mcgonagall.

"Grave danger? In love with a werewolf?" Umbridge laughed, "if I've ever heard such rubbish-"

Rose tried to go after Umbridge but Fred and George held her back. Her hair turned red and extremely curly as anger filled her.

"I've had enough..." Rose pulled her arms away and walked off.

Rose was furious that an old hag of a woman could be so cruel. Not even Snape was as bad as her. In fact, no one was as bad as her in Rose's mind. She felt as if every time she saw Umbridge she wanted to hex her. The moment she walked into a room she felt as if she would burst up in flames of anger.