One of the Compartments

"Yeah, there's a girl I know one year below me, her name is Alex, and she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. She's like my little sister, I love her to pieces. And it must've been to light up the dungeon, because I don't do much else." And it was true, all she did was talk. It was funny though, she loved annoying people with her talking. And then they apologized because of her last name. So classic, Rose thought to herself.

"Yah, no one remembers Rosalie. They say it's too formal. So I was stuck with Rose. And that's okay, I don't need anyone else but myself." Rose said, and she believed it. If she had the ability to get the money she needed, she'd move out and change her last name. She was just that crazy, and wished that she could really do it.

"Nah, I'm street-smart, not book-smart. I'll be fine, I hate learning anyway. But plus, I'm not smart enough to do it. My grades are horrible, so I just don't bother. Doesn't matter anyways. Plus, prefects have tried. Give me a break, I am untouchable. I'm just that cool. And prefects give up when they hear that I'll sic my dad on them. People are so funny these days." Rose laughed lightly. She was amazing.

"Well, with my background, I've obviously not seen it." Rose pouted. She hated when she couldn't follow someone's thought, and that happened quite a lot these days. And she listened to what he said, and sometimes she wished that she did blend in. It was hard being who she was, and going against her whole family. She really didn't have anyone to cling onto when something went wrong or anything like that. She was just like an orphan. It sucked to be her with her family most of the time, but she pretended as if it was awesome being a Malfoy all the time. No one needed to know how dysfunctional her family really was.

"Yeah, it would suck to be the same as everyone else, wouldn't it?" Rose said, lying. "Eh, I won't try enough to need the help, but thanks for offering. It's alright Nick, I'm okay with failing. That's just a part of what makes me...me!" Rose said. She actually didn't like failing, and she didn't like how she acted, but she had never said that to anyone. No one needed to know how her inner mind worked. She wanted to be smart just like her siblings, and she wanted to be into the dark arts just like her siblings, but she wouldn't be able to do it. She couldn't live even more of a lie than she was right now.

"Maybe, I'll think about it." She winked back with a laugh. She liked Nick, he was a pretty cool person, and he didn't just like her for her name. After finding Alex, she thought she'd never find another person that wasn't a follower, but here he was. And she was glad there weren't that many followers around, and that there was a one in a million chance of finding someone original in the crowd. She was happy right now, and that was rare.

"Yay, I'm a favorite! I feel special." Rose grinned.

"Good, because I hate when I'm behind in the conversation or missing out on some piece of information. It bugs me very greatly." Rose laughed. And it did. Normally, when she said something it was true. Then she almost saw the wheels turning in his head about how calmly she talked about failing. The expression on his face obviously showed that he obviously cared about his grades. He was a prefect so he had to. "You'll be working forever to set me straight. Trust me Nick, when I say I'm too far gone, I'm too far gone. Really, trust me." Rose said with a smile.

And she knew she was too far gone, she knew it. She was unhelpable, she didn't care. Might as well have fun while she could. She knew she was running herself into the ground, but it didn't matter to her right now. She knew she'd have a hard life ahead of her, especially when she was 1oo% against her family, but she didn't say anything.

Rose laughed when Nick called her dear. She was starting to see Nick as an older brother, but didn't say anything. She didn't want to make anything awkward between the two of them. "It's fine, let me handle it. Really, I'm a Malfoy, we can do these things." Rose smirked, and turned to the old witch that drove the cart. She and this woman had met in her first year, and she had started a tab with her, and her seventh year, she'd pay it all back, once she was old enough to draw money from her Family Vault by herself.

"Gladys, my friend, I'll take two of everything on your cart, put it on the Malfoy tab." The old witch smiled. "That's fine Rosalie, dear. Here you go." Gladys waved her wand, and one of everything landed on the seat next to Rose. Rose smiled at her. "Thanks Gladys! You rock." and Rose grinned when she heard the same thing she heard every year. "Anytime, deary." Rose sighed.

Then she turned to Nick. "So, what would you like?" Rose grinned at him.

"That's fine with me. Oh, of course I'll go first." Rose laughed. Her siblings used to do this to her when she was younger, and they always moved the worst ones to the top. They were so evil when they were younger...hell, they were still evil now! "Alright, let's see what I get." Rose opened the box, and picked out a yellow one with red flecks at the top.

She looked at it, and then popped it into her mouth. "Mmm, strawberry-banana! Your turn!" Rose laughed, and then swallowed the remenents of the bean in her mouth. She smiled and held out the box for Nick. She grinned, hoping that he would pick something really nasty. Even though she wasn't as evil as her family, she could still have a slight mean streak now and again.

Rose smiled when she saw the expression on Nick's face when she took out the yellow bean. Yellow was normally earwax or something disgusting, but she had taken a chance, and gotten a good one. That's why people said she would make a good Gryffindor; she wasn't afraid to risk all she had. That's why she was such a good poker player. She grinned, she loved playing poker. But it was more of an instinct, she had never really played. She was so horrible in so many ways, and she loved that about herself. Then, she saw Nick hold his breath as she tossed it into her mouth. He was pretty funny.

"Nope, it has to go down all the way to your stomach. Sorry, but those are the rules!" Rose giggled, and stuck her tongue out at him in a childish gesture. She laughed to show that she was playing. "Eew, I hate carrots. Disgusting vegetables, they are." Rose said, proving unknowingly that she was still a child. She acted a lot older than her actual age of thirteen, and a lot of people tended to forget that they were speaking to someone but a child.

"I always get the good flavors. The boxes just love me." Rose said with a laugh. "Okay, here I go again." And Rose reached into the box and without looking, picked one off the top. It was green. 'Hmm, maybe green apple?' Rose thought to herself. She tossed it into her mouth, and her expression turned to a sour one. "I guess I spoke too soon. I jinxed myself, now the box hates me. Grass flavored." She said to clarify, and then swallowed without actually chewing anymore. She shuddered and shook her head. "I've always loved the smell of wet grass, but I've never got the chance to taste it. Guess I can't say that anymore, now, can I? Nasty taste, grass is." Rose said, laughing.