Beauty and the Beast (Remus Lupin)

31.

Rose finished her exam and set off to look for Harry. She felt as if she should've left sooner after seeing how shaken he had look before he left. But it was in the past now, what had been done was done.

He was nowhere to be found. Not even in the commons room.

"Rosalie?" a ravenclaw in front of her called out.

"Uh-" but with another closer look, Rose realized it was Cho, "uh...Cho. Hey."

"How was your exams?"

Rose looked at her confused as to why Cho felt the need to make conversation, "I think I did pretty well."

"Oh, well that's good. I remember when I did mine, I was a wreck."

"Felt I was going down that path as well."

"Wanna take a walk...?"

"Sure..."

They both headed down the halls quietly. It was as if they had both waited for someone to talk.

"I'm guessing you've heard about Harry and I...?" Cho asked.

"Not in details." Rose shrugged.

"Oh well, I'm over it. Found someone who's not obsessed with two other girls."

"Harry? Obsessed with who?" Rose laughed.

"You and Hermione. He's always talking about you two. Always having something great to say. Even tried to blow me off on Valentine's day to see Hermione."

"Well I'm not trying to be rude but, Harry's the last person to have one crush let alone two more."

"Not by the way he talks."

Rose stayed silent waiting for Cho to leave her alone.

"Cedric liked you...didn't he...?" Cho stopped in the middle of the hall, "people always talked about it...."

"I'm sorry but I really don't want to talk-"

"They even said you felt the same. But you always had someone up your sleeve. Whether it be Malfoy, the Weasley twins, Cedric, Harry, and even a professor..."

"I don't know why you wanted to talk to me, especially now. But It's none of your business to come and ask about this nonsense!"

"Face it, Rosalie. We're all the second option because of you. Cedric always liked you, then when he didn't have a chance he asked me. One of the twins asked out Johnson to the ball AFTER you. Malfoy wanted to ask you but he asked Parkinson. Harry's nonstop about how great you are. I haven't even mentioned the other Weasley..."

"You leave Ron out of it! In fact, you leave everyone out of this. I never liked Cedric, I thought he was a nice guy but that's all. Fred and George, I adore more than anything but it'll still never going to happen. Actually, I told him that I don't like parties and dressing up...Malfoy would never. Harry is my least closest friend and Ron...Well I've known him for forever."

The two got quiet once they saw Slytherins walking down the hall with their wands out, "Cho, go...go back to your tower." Rose pushed her to safety.

Trying to follow as well, Pansy grabbed a hold of her shoulder, "Come on mudblood..."

She dragged Rose into Umbridge's office and saw Snape leave past them.

Hermione was being held by an unknown girl, Ginny and Luna by two other girls, Ron by Crabbe, and Neville by Goyle as Harry sat in front of Umbridge.

"Well if Snape is no help...This is ministry business after all." Umbridge spoke to herself.

Pansy took Rose's wand.