Rosabella Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

XIV: The End, pt. 2

"Ready?" Harry asks nervously.

"Of course." I step through the flames with no hesitation. They part as I walk into the next room. Harry quickly follows...

Waiting on the other side of the flames is none other than my father. He's looking into a mirror and turns and starts monologing when he spots Harry; completely ignoring me as if I'm invisible. Harry and he have a conversation then father attacks Harry, yelling about some stone and Harry's parents. While this is going on, I look in the mirror.

What I see isn't my reflection. Behind me stands two couples, both sets of my parents. To my left is a twenty-something-year-old man. He looks familiar, but I can't pinpoint who it is. I, myself, look around the same age as the man. I'm holding a baby with a little girl holding my other hand and a little boy hugging the man. 

All I can do is stare. The older me smiles and bounces the baby as the man kisses her cheek before picking up the two little kids. I'm broken out of my traces by a scream. Turning, I see father breaking into dust. A ghost-like figure is all that remains. It flies through Harry and then myself. I let out a scream of my own as I collapse and blackout.

I wake up sometime later in the hospital wing, who's surprised at this point? All my friends are there, just staring at me intently.

"Finally," Cedric says after a minute, "We thought you were a goner."

"You had us so worried, you didn't come back to the dorm two nights ago," Daphne starts.

Pansey finishes Daphne's thought. "We thought Oliver had kidnapped you or something."

"Hey!" Oliver says from the back of the group.

"Don't blame us, you were the last person who saw her before this." Blaise and Draco both say.

This causes everyone to start yelling at one another. I roll my eyes. Justin slips through my other friends and sits on the edge of my bed.

"How are feeling?" He asks.

"Good. Like I'm not in pain or anything, just confused on how I got here." I answer.

"I don't know the exact details, but Granger and Weasley came running into breakfast saying how you and Harry were in danger. Dumbledore and McGonagall went after you too. They found you unconscious and brought you guys here. Harry apparently sustained worse injuries than you and isn't going to be awake for a bit."

"But he's okay, right?"

"He's been given potions and what not. He'll be just fine. It's almost dinner time. Madame Pomfrey said as soon as you wake, you'll be fine to leave."

"Well then let's see how long it takes for everyone else to realize we're at dinner." Justin takes my hand and we slip out of the hospital wing. About halfway through dinner the rest of the group joins us sitting at the half-empty Hufflepuff table.

Before too long the year ends and we're all on our way home. I can't wait for next year.

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Hey guys! So this is the end...

For now.

I'm thinking of adding a few new characters. These characters will be the incoming first years that Rosabella befriends/helps. If you want to create a character to be added, comment saying you want to and I'll message back with what is needed. Basically a background, house, general appearance, and personality. This needs to be done by at least Easter, which is when I'll be starting to work on book two. 

Until then I'll be working on a Marauder Era story.

~Rosella~