The Hidden One

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It took Rose a second to figure out where she was when she woke up. She had somehow ended up on the couch in her common room, and she could tell that not much time had passed since she had left the hospital wing. The clock on the wall showed that it was only 10:30 at night, so Rose hadn't been gone for more than an hour and a half. The weird thing was that Rose couldn't remember where she had gone.

"Rose?" Harry called as he entered the dark common room.

"I'm here," Rose said softly. Harry flicked his wand and the lights came on.

"How's Ron?" Rose asked.

"He has to stay in the hospital wing for a week and then he'll be fine," Harry said.

"Good," Rose said softly.

"Where'd you go?" Harry asked as he sat next to Rose.

"I'm...not sure," Rose admitted as she tried to remember where she had been.

"What do you mean you're not sure?" Harry questioned as he furrowed his eyebrows at her.

"I mean, I don't remember where I went. I remember leaving the hospital wing and then nothing," Rose explained.

"Do you feel okay?" Harry asked as he held a hand up to her forehead.

"I have a little bit of a headache but other than that I'm fine," Rose said.

"Weird..." Harry said, worry coating his tone.

"Maybe I'll remember in the morning," Rose said, trying to hide the anxiety she was feeling.

"Maybe," Harry said, feeling just as anxious as Rose did.

Rose decided to not stress about where she had been. The more important thing was Ron. Rose made sure to check on him at least once a day and she brought him lots of chocolate. Hermione was in the hospital wing the most out of everyone, as she no longer had to watch Rose with Harry.

Harry, however, was more focused on Draco. He would constantly watch the Maurader's Map to watch where Draco was, much to the annoyance of Rose. What annoyed Rose the most is that Draco, Blaise and Theo seemed to be avoiding her. They were rarely in their classes and tended to go to the Great Hall when they knew Rose wouldn't be there. She hadn't been able to talk to them in a long time, and it was making her worried.

Lavender was being annoying, as always. She was very upset when no one told her that Ron was in the hospital wing, but she eventually got to the point where she would ask questions about Ron all the time. When Harry told her to ask Ron the questions, Lavender told Harry that Ron was always asleep when she would come to visit, which shocked Harry and Rose because the boy was always awake when they came.

McLaggen was even worse than Lavender somehow. Since Ron was unable to play quidditch, Harry had let McLaggen take his place for the upcoming match against Hufflepuff. McLaggen would constantly come up and make suggestions to Harry. Rose was very tired of hearing Harry complain about the boy.

"Do I have to go?" Rose groaned as she got ready for the match.

"Yes," Harry said before he stood up from where he had been laying on her bed. "I'm gonna go talk to Ron and then make my way to the pitch. Hermione will walk you down."

"I'm getting really tired of being treated like a child," Rose said angrily.

"I know, but it's to keep you safe," Harry said. He gave a frowning Rose a kiss on the cheek before making his way to the hospital wing while Rose continued to get ready. Hermione came and got Rose about thirty minutes later and they made their way to the pitch to watch the game.