Beauty and the Beast (Remus Lupin)

37.

Occasionally Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Rose would play some games of quidditch with Hermione watching from down below. Hermione didn't know much about it let alone play it, so she decided it would be best for you to stay away and do what she actually enjoyed. Which was reading.

But because they were a few players short it was a bit hard to manage. Rose and Ron both decided to take a challenge and play as both keeper and beater while Ginny and Harry played as chasers. Then they'd switch off in the middle.

Rose had the quaffle and dodged Ginnys attempt to dislodge the ball. Lifting her arm up to throw it in, she saw Remus and Mrs. Weasley walk out of the burrow.

Ron however was unaware she had become distracted and hit the bludger towards her.

She got hit in her ribs and knocked off of her broom.

Hitting the ground hard, she determined that her ribs had hurt more than her back. She clutched her side in pain as everyone ran over to her.

"Ro?" Ginny and Hermione kneeled down.

"I'm so sorry! I didn't know you weren't looking! You know I'd never do it on purpose." Ron said.

"What hurts?" Mrs. Weasley ran over, "You back? Head? Where'd you get hit?"

"Ribs." Harry said kneeling down to Rose.

"How bad is it?" Remus asked.

Rose lifted up her shirt and Hermione quickly covered her eyes. It was safe to say her ribs had broke again and when Rose tried to get a better look she couldn't see anything but bruising.

"Blimey, Ron. You'll be the one to kill me." Rose said.

"Episkey!" Mrs. Weasley pointed her wand at Rose's ribs.

She felt them crack back into place and squinted at the sudden rush of pain. But then it went away, "warning next time?" Rose said as Harry and Ron helped her up.

"I think that's enough for today. Come on honey, let's take care of that bruising." Mrs. Weasley took her inside.

"So where's Tonks?" Rose asked as she sat down lifting her shirt up.

"Well, she's making sure Hogwarts is up to date with the new security measures." Mrs. Weasley put on some orange paste where the bruising was, "Oh look, an owl."

Then a brown owl swooped in and dropped a letter before flying back out.

"What is that?" Ginny asked.

"Not sure." Rose said before opening it.

Rosalie Marie Belle,
Rosalie, we've heard news about you in the Auror Department regarding to your advancement in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We've received many owls from professors explaining how highly advanced you are by receiving an 'Outstanding' on all 12 of your O.W.L.s. I'm aware of your cousin, Nymphadora Tonks, working in our department and she has nothing but good things to say. We believe that you would be a fit in our department even without N.E.W.T.s. But of course, you can decline our offer to meet to take them, but you're already on our radar. I'd love to meet in person to discuss this matter, but if you do not wish to do so that's ok as well. Either way, please get back to me by the end of the week.

Gawain Robards

"What is it?" Harry asked.

Rose put the letter back in the envelope, "excuse me." She pulled her shirt down and went upstairs.

Though Rose was a half-blood and was a witch, she still liked to do things the muggle way sometimes. She didn't really know why though. Maybe it was because her parents did it all these years and she fell into their habits, or maybe it was because before she became a witch it was her last peaceful time.