Reading and Relaxing [open]

[Rose Weasley]

Rose walked down the front steps leaving the castle, holding nothing but a book. She had left the noisy common room to be able to relax and read in peace. She stolled across the lawns to her favorite stop, a big oak tree, which had great veiw of the lake. She sat down leaning against the tree. Rose opened the book to chapter three where she had left off. After reading two or three chapters, Rose looked up out to the lake watching several people swimming. She had just looked back down to her book when she heard her name.

[Yvana Weasley]

She had gotten out of class and couldn't concentrate, so she walked outside, going down the front steps, holding her book bag, with all her books in it, she was going to work on homework while she had the chance, she had plenty in Charms class and in transfiguration, although she'd wait until later that night to do her homework, she wasn't in the mood to do it now. She walked out to where she saw her cousin Rose, who was a bit older than she was, she smiled as she then tripped and fell right next to her cousin. She was lucky she didn't fall on her.

"Stupid stump, oh hey Rose, what are you doing out here on a day like this? You haven't seen your brother and the others have you?"

She smiled as she got up and walked and sat next to her. She knew that Rose probably wouldn't like being interrupted, since she was reading but it's not like she meant to fall right in front of her cousin, because that had been embarrassing. She was hoping that things would work out for themselves, she'd had problems ever since Frank died last year. She'd talked to him, when she hung out with Lily.

[Rose Weasley]

Rose closed her book and set it down next to her, looking over to her cousin who had just tripped over a stump. "Oh Yvana, are you ok?" Rose asked as her cousin got and sat down next to her. "No I haven't seen Hugo or the others, sorry." Any other time she would have been slightly upset for being interrupted while reading, but since Yvana was family, Rose didn't mind that she had been interrupted and besides it was an accident. She looked at her cousin and smiled, knowing she was friends with Frank as well as Hugo, Lily, and Gabriella. "So, whats up Yvana?"

[Yvana Weasley]

"Yeah Rose, I'm alright...it's okay, I just figured they'd be around here or something, ever since last year, I just I guess everything's changing. Mom didn't even want me coming back because she thought it'd be too hard after what happened with Frank and everything. I wasn't as close to him as Lily and the others were but he was still like family, even. Nothing's going on really just trying to avoid a run in with Narcissa, Lexi and the other Malfoy's. Narcissa is lucky she's older than me, I swear they have given me a hard time ever since I came here last year, Dad told me to start standing up to them so that's what I've been doing only it's starting to make it worse...I think." She sighed as she looked at her cousin. She loved her family and would die to protect them, she'd learned in the past, that the only people she could count on is her family and friends. She'd tried to be nice to the Malfoys, even tried being friends with them and all it had done is make her life a living hell and she was sick of it. She wanted to just smack them but knew that wouldn't solve anything.

[Rose Weasley]

"Are you sure, Yvana? That was quite a fall. They usually are around here, have you checked the quidditch pitch? They may be practicing or just goofing off down there. Aunt Katie didn't want you to come back, I had no idea. What did Uncle George think? I know what ya mean, I wasn't that close to Frank either but I did consider him family and I do miss him. If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm always here for you, Yvana. Now, as for the Malfoys', if standing up to them isn't helping the matter, just try to ignore them. Its worked for me so far this year. We havn't said a single word to each other. Everytime I see one of them I just keep walking and even acknowledge that they're there." Rose sat there watching her cousin. She wished there was more she could do in the Malfoy case but having someone else fight your battles would not help you in the long run. That's why she hadn't offered to tell them Yvana alone, it would just make matters worse and none of them need that.

[Yvana Weasley]

"I think Mom's just afraid that Hogwarts isn't safe anymore you know? I mean I knew the risks before coming back but I can't let bad stuff you know keep me from living my life. Dad was the one who told mom that it would be better for me to come back, even though it'd be a bit difficult and overwhelming at times, but it'd be worse being at the house with nothing to do, because it's not like I'd transfer to another school." She took a deep breath and then spoke softly. "I don't like what happened to Frank and I want to find out who killed him and I will eventually, once I find out enough...but...yeah I'm fine. The fall is the least of my problems at the moment. Thanks Rose, I think you and Gabby are the only ones in the family actually taking me seriously at the moment. I'm less concerned about the Malfoys....with the exception that I know they're up to something. I can see that clearly enough but Lily refuses to listen to me, and I know Summer's back...I know that and there's nothing I can do about it. Summer Roberts, I mean, who as you and I both know left School last year, however I've seen her on the grounds this term, but like Lily said, I don't know how she's getting in especially with the added protection spells and charms that the professors and everybody have put on it, but it doesn't change what I saw....Lily and Hugo may not be willing to believe me, but I'm not about to give up. I'll find out one way or another. I may only be a second year, but I'm not stupid." She said to her cousin, knowing well enough she had to face whatever was coming this year head on and there was nothing else, she or anyone else could do other than do what they did best. She was only a second year, but she was pretty bright and stubborn when it came to the things she did, mostly getting herself in and out of trouble, but once her mind was made up there was no use in trying to change it.