When the Doctor put his coat around her, she blinked a few times. It was a very kind gesture, a gesture that hadn’t been bestowed upon her before. She blushed a little, likening herself to some fair maiden in a fairy tale where the men were actually gentlemen and the ladies were treated lovingly. “Th-thank you.” She told him sheepishly. Luna listened at the man began to speak about the other places beyond their current point in time. His voice began to quicken and she tried to keep up with his train of thought but the more she spoke, the more mesmerized she became. If that was possible. His smile faded slightly as he said they could come back, just during another time. Luna frowned a little, getting the idea that Hogwarts would change, and possibly for the worse. But with danger in the air now more than ever, it wasn’t really unexpected, just sad. “Well we shouldn’t get too far ahead of ourselves.” Luna told the Doctor. Something was pulling at her mind, telling her to just be careful. But be careful of what exactly? So far, this man from the future was kind and funny and so strange and she really felt drawn to him. Was that alright? She knew a lot about him but she still wasn’t sure it was enough to run away with him in his lovely time machine. What about her father? A bout of worry overcame her and she quickly looked down at her feet, feeling as though she were ten years old again. It was further away from her than she thought. While they had been eating, he mentioned he had come with someone and they were looking for another Time Lord which was supposedly impossible from what she had been told. This possible person was in hiding and could likely be a companion, another part of him which could banish away the loneliness from his eyes. - - - As it turned out, he wasn’t too bad of company. Rose looked to him as they continued. The supposed teacher pulled out that odd alluring fog watch again and she wondered if that had something to do with this messy situation which was horribly confusing to everyone involved. While she felt for the guy, she knew they couldn’t lounge around at Hogwarts forever. And with Umbridge on the prowl, Rose would have preferred any other year, even the seventh one. “Yes! That’s right, I think.” She smiled as the man recalled what TARDIS stood for. The man began to talk in circles though, one step forward but two steps backward. She let out a sigh and rubbed her head. The blond girl took the watch from the man and looked at it. It seemed ordinary to her, well there were some odd etching on it but she couldn’t figure it out. Looking up, she saw the Doctor coming into view and then someone else. An older looking Luna Lovegood? For a long dreary moment, Rose was very confused. Didn’t the Doctor have class or something? Did he even get her note about what she had found out? Here she was, losing her mind by doing his dirty work and he swanning off, taking a stroll with some cute Luna Lovegood. Rose made a bit of a face and she marched over to the two, still clutching the pocket watch. “Doctor! What are you doing?” She demanded. “I’ve been on my own, not knowing what to even look for and you abandoned me to go on a date with Luna Lovegood?” Luna was a nice girl, someone Rose liked in the books but not at the moment, this had become suddenly very personal. “D-date?” Luna’s eyes widen. “It’s not a date, he’s been keeping me company. I didn’t know I was keeping him from you. I’m sorry.” She said, quite sincere in the apology. Luna felt bad now, she didn’t mean to trouble Rose but she also felt a little cross with the Doctor, not on Rose’s behalf but because Luna didn’t want to be someone’s reason for avoiding something important. “You should have been talking to her, not me.” She told the Doctor, frowning. Ignoring Luna for now, Rose continued her tirade towards the Doctor who seemed to have put his coat over Luna. Oh jeez. She rolled her eyes. “Did you even get my note about him?!” She gestured to the professor. “I’m pretty sure he’s who you’re looking for but you don’t care at all. You took me away from my family and then left me here to do homework and get detention while you were off making eyes at Luna Lovegood!” Rose huffed. “I can’t do all of your work for you!” Rose glared. “How could you just forget about me?! I’ve been trying to get hold of you for nearly two days and I find you out here? I’ve been trying to help you but you won’t even help yourself.” She felt terribly used and betrayed even though she had just met the guy. And she felt stupid, as if this was some horrible joke. “I should go I think.” Luna said and gave the Doctor a disapproving look. “I had thought someone who traveled the galaxies would treat their friends better. I’m not sure I’m the right person to be traveling with you if you just forget about them.” Luna said sadly. “You what?! He asked you to go with him?! Wow, I feel really like a replacement now.” Rose let out a breath and put her hands on her hips. She couldn’t even comprehend how she felt. It was a mixture of pain, anger, sadness, and foolishness. “I don’t even care anyone, just take me home.” She said, giving the Doctor a very cool look. But before her rage could subside and turn into depression, she turned her eyes on the charms professor. “And as for you,” She hadn’t forgotten him standing in the background. “you need to grow up! You’re clearly a Time Lord who somehow hid in Hogwarts. I don’t know why but maybe talk to him!” She pointed to the Doctor. “I can’t be bothered to care anymore Frombut if you really can travel around and save people, why the bloody hell would you want to stay here? Of course change is bloody scary, a week ago I didn’t know aliens even existed!” She said. Dropping her hands, Rose shook her head, fed up. “Clearly this stupid thing is a key to you getting answers so why don’t you just go for it already? Stop worrying about your life here and figure out what you really love to do because it clearly isn’t teaching. It’d be a damn waste to spend your life here, seriously. You need to make a decision and deal with it instead of fiddling around. Same goes for you, mate!” She glanced back to the Doctor, her tone becoming deadly bitter with the final hiss of a word. Then she stormed back towards the castle, throwing the pocket watch towards the professor but didn’t bother to aim. Luna let out a breath she had seemed to be holding. Her round eyes looked from both of the men. “From what I could gather, both of you are acting like idiots.” Luna said and removed the long coat from her shoulders and handed it back to the Doctor. Luna glanced back to the other supposed Time Lord. She merely flashed him a small smile and stepped back. “Thanks for the company but it may have been misplaced.” She told him and quickly followed after Rose who still seemed seething from the sudden crossing of paths. Luna caught up with the younger blond and put her hand on Rose’s shoulder. “I really didn’t know I was getting in the way, if I did, I would have never invited him out this afternoon.” “I believe you.” Rose sighed. “I think we should go see if the Library has any spare seats. We can call for some tea and get lost in a good book.” Luna advised warmly. That sounded like a plan to Rose so she just nodded and headed off to the Library with the witch beside her. Finally it felt like someone was on her side. - - - Hermione was pleased that Harry liked the name suggestion. She wasn’t great with creative ideas, it was a weak point of hers. She could over think things while Ron, for example could come up with the most interesting of stories and ideas. While she liked reading, it seemed she lacked a talent for writing anything related the fun fanciful fiction. The trip back was thankfully uneventful for the two. Harry reminded her that neither of them was alone, that they still had each other in the tough times. “You’re right, we can’t forget it either.” Hermione agreed warmly. They finally arrived back at the school and it was nearly time for an early supper. She and Harry stopped at the library to look for some extra reading and saw Luna and Rose who said they weren’t really in the mood to eat. Hermione decided it was best to leave them be as it seemed something had upset them. And not wanting to bring down her or Harry’s mood, Hermione bid them an early goodnight and headed off with her friend toward the Great Hall. Hermione wondered what was wrong with her two friends but figured it just had to do with the holidays. They could make anyone a bit stressed or upset for various reasons. The bushy haired girl sat down with Harry. It seemed the Great Hall itself was pretty vacant save for about fifty students or so from different years. Most of the students though, were at least in their third or fourth year. She could understand the younger kids wanting to go home and be with their loved ones. One thing Umbridge was good for, was that she could put things into perspective and make people grateful for what they had at home, loved ones. As they ate their meal, there wasn’t much to talk about. With school pretty much done for a while, they could actually focus on something else. The girl was a little worried though. She hadn’t done anything with her fellow mates outside of school. Sure, they met close to the start of school somehow but Harry was actually going to be coming to her house soon. It was a lot to take in. She never had boys over before, especially not ones she wanted to impress. Once they finished their early dinner, they headed back to the Gryffindor Common Room. By then, Ron was already gone, along with Ginny. That seemed to relieve some of the stress in the atmosphere. It seemed Neville was the only familiar face around them. The three of them talked, eventually the D.A was brought up and Neville showed interest, much to Hermione’s surprise but she welcomed it. They needed all the people they could get. No one should be denied extra help after all. Neville soon excused himself, saying he had detention to get to. Hermione waved him off and looked back to her friend. “I can’t be he’s got detention and on a half day no less. I bet this is Umbridge’s doing. I mean Neville is totally harmless in class.” She pointed out, scoffing a little. It was unbelievable. “Absolute rubbish.” She muttered. “She’s turning our home into a madhouse and ruining everything.” Hermione said. It seemed even without seeing the menace, she could ruin their otherwise nice day. “Well we better pack since we’re leaving tomorrow. Maybe I can see about us saying bye to Rose before we go.” Something told Hermione that it would be best to try talking to her again, sooner rather than later. She hoped the blond would be around when they got back to the school. Rose could be the only one to deal with Umbridge, even if she said that wasn’t why she was here, she still knew about things, including events that hadn’t even happened yet. “I’m willing to bet that she knows about the D.A and how things turn out. We need her help.” She told Harry. “Anyway, goodnight.” She reached over and squeezed Harry’s hand gently. And with that, she hurried up to the girl’s dorm which enchanted, not allowing any male entry.