Rosie couldn't remember the last time she saw the sun.

To be honest, she hadn't been paying attention too much since being home for the summer. However, between staying at home and visiting her dad at St. Mungo's, the last thing she was concerned about at the moment was the weather. Really, there was nothing more important than waiting for David Clarke to wake up from his coma, and she was trying not to let the small amount of hope she had left in her slip away.

It had been almost a month since the events in the Department of Mysteries, and there were some nights where Rosie would stay up and think about it more than she should. She replayed every second of what happened, wondering where she went wrong that resulted in her dad being in the state he was in. The more she went over every possible scenario, the more guilt she felt weighing in her heart, and her mother had a hard time convincing Rosie that none of it was her fault. But Georgia Clarke would never understand the emotions that her daughter had been feeling these past few weeks, no matter how hard she tried.

The London sky was a rather cloudy one as Rosie left her house and headed for St. Mungo's, looking at the sidewalk ahead of her, trying to keep every bad thought she was having out of her head. This was a routine she had become accustomed to during her walks to and from the hospital, a habit that she had attempted to break many times. But given the very little progress he was making, it was getting more and more difficult to think of any good outcomes. A part of her was just waiting for the Healers taking care of him to give the news that he didn't make it.

Rosie blinked fast when she felt her eyes welling with tears, attempting to keep them from falling down her cheek. Though she stopped for a moment when she spotted a familiar face up ahead of her, and she froze right where she was standing.

She hadn't seen or heard from Adam ever since they left Hogwarts for the summer. It was like that with the rest of her friends, despite all the letters she got from them, but given the circumstances, she was hoping they'd understand why she never wrote back. But Adam...she still didn't know what to say to him about...well, everything.

When he began walking her way, it seemed as if her heart was going to stop any minute, scrambling in her head to come up with something to say, but nothing was there. She inhaled sharply once more by the time he halted right in front of her.

"Hey, Rosebud," he said, though his expression was merely blank.

Rosie took another deep breath and then let out, "Hey, Adam," in response.

"It's been a while," he commented.

"Yeah, it has," she agreed, nodding her head. "How've you been?"

He shrugged. "Doing okay. I've got a small flat here in London."

"That's nice," she said. "So I'm guessing you haven't seen your parents since you moved out?"

"Well, it's been longer than that," he told her, letting out a chuckle. "I never went over to their place when I left Hogwarts for the summer."

"Oh." Rosie figured a fallout occurred between Adam and his family, but maybe he'd rather avoid the drama and just never said goodbye altogether.

"Yeah, haven't heard from them since I never showed up." Adam paused, though his facial expression remained unchanged. "But it's better off that way, I suppose."

"Probably." Rosie nodded again, already trying to come up with something else to ask other than--

"Have you heard from Gavin lately?" Adam blurted out.

Rosie was almost relieved as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Um, yeah, actually, he wrote to me recently. I just haven't gotten around to writing a letter back." A part of that was true. She still had a hard time talking to him, whether it was through words on a piece of parchment or in person. Nevertheless, she appreciated him reaching out to her.

"You know, I would've reached out, too, Rosie," he admitted. "But I'm sure you've still got a lot going on with..."

"Right." She could already feel the lump in her throat and her eyes burning.

"How's he doing, by the way?"

She inhaled like before, and briefly looked down at her feet. "I'm actually about to head to St. Mungo's and find out."

"Would you like some company?" he inquired, raising his eyebrows in a way that made Rosie think he was hoping she'd take him up on his offer.

So she nodded her head. "Sure," she answered, and she began walking down the pavement again, with Adam following next to her.

At first, the walk was silent as the two of them made their way to the entrance to St. Mungo's. Rosie didn't glance Adam's way, for she could already tell that he was doing that with her.

Suddenly, Adam cleared his throat and began speaking. "Rosie...about that night--"

"Stop," she cut him off, trying not to sound so harsh when doing so.

"But--"

"I don't want to talk about this right now," she said firmly.

"Rosie."

She halted at the sudden urgency in his voice, taking a moment before turning her body to face him.

"I'm not going to stand here and act like everything's okay between us, because it's clearly not. I know you're still hurting after what happened at the Ministry, and I'm sorry you're going through this." He paused as his eyes went soft the longer he started at Rosie. "Have you talked to anyone about it?"

Rosie was reluctant in her reply. "No, not really."

Adam sighed. "Maybe you should."

She let out a scoff. "Yeah, right, I'm not going to some random Healer in St. Mungo's and tell them all my feelings."

"I didn't mean with a Healer."

Rosie stared at him, finally figuring out what he actually meant. But she kept her poker face on and didn't show any signs of cracking. "Well, I'm not ready for that."

"It doesn't have to be right now," Adam said, almost letting out a small chuckle. "But whenever you are ready, I'm here."

"Thanks for the offer." She nodded and turned to face the sidewalk ahead of her again. "Let's keep going. We're almost there."

Sure enough, it was only a minute later before the two were in front of Purge and Dowse Ltd. To Muggles, it was simply a department store that had been closed for as long as they could remember. But the building wasn't abandoned to witches and wizards alike.

Rosie went to the mannequin in the window, tapping on the glass to wake it up. Once she got its attention, she stated, "We're here to see David Clarke in the Janus Thickey Ward."

The mannequin nodded its head and motioned its hand to the window for Rosie and Adam to walk through. Rosie took a step first, with Adam following suit as they ended up in the reception area of St. Mungo's.

"Good afternoon, Rosie," the witch at the front desk greeted her.

"Hello, Beth," Rosie said back to her, forcing a smile.

"And who is this gentleman?" Beth asked, her eyes going to Adam.

"Adam Lewis, ma'am," he said. "I'm a friend of Rosie's."

Beth nodded her head and stood up from her chair. "Well, it's nice of you to come with Rosie."

"How's he doing today?" Rosie asked, almost sounding urgent.

"The same last time you were in here, I'm afraid."

"Oh." Rosie's face fell at the news, though she was expecting that to be the case.

Beth waved her wand at the board behind her. "You two are checked in and can go see him whenever you're ready."

"Thank you," Adam spoke up and led Rosie away from the desk and to the double doors on the left side. "You all right, Rosebud?"

"I'm fine," she quickly said.

Adam didn't say anything else as they made it to the lifts and watched Rosie press the button to the fourth floor.

When Rosie's father was first brought to St. Mungo's, the Healers explained to her and Georgia that the majority of cases brought into the Janus Thickey Ward were ones that tended to be permanent. While her mother somewhat accepted her husband's fate, Rosie refused to believe that her father would never come out of this coma, especially in the beginning when she made frequent visits to St. Mungo's numerous times a day. But after a while, she cut it down to once a day, as she figured some Healers were growing concerned about seeing her here so often. But even then, she knew they were still worried about how she was handling the situation.

The halls on the fourth floor were filled with loud noises coming from different rooms on each side, to which Rosie learned to block them out as she walked by them. Adam, however, turned his head from left to right as he glanced inside the rooms out of curiosity. Rosie couldn't blame them, as she did the same thing when she started her visits. But they eventually got to the most quiet rooms, one of which occupied her father. Another thing Rosie did before seeing him was that she'd stand in front of the door as she prepared to see him in his state. She stared at the space under the small window in order to avoid seeing him before going inside.

"You okay?" Adam asked her with a hint of concern in his voice.

"Yeah."

"Do you want to go in alone?"

"No." She paused at how quick her response was. "I mean, if you don't mind coming in with me..."

"Of course," he said. "I'll be right behind you whenever you're ready."

With that, Rosie took a deep breath and pulled the door open.

Despite being in his comatose state, David Clarke seemed to be looking rather peaceful. Instead of being hooked up to machines like they did in the Muggle world, light streaks of spells hung around his head to keep him stable. Sometimes during her visits, Rosie watched the Healers work on him, just to see if anything would help with his progress. But most of the time, if the Healers saw Rosie or her mum sitting here with David, they tried not to disturb them, which the two members of the Clarke family were grateful for. With Rosie expecting to spend some quality time alone with her father today, she appreciated it when Adam went to the corner of the room and silently stood there with his hands back in his pockets. Rosie took a few more steps closer to her father and sat in the empty chair beside his bed, her eyes focused on his face as she cleared her throat and began to speak to him.

"Hi, Dad," she started, giving him a sad smile, even though he couldn't see it. "I brought a friend today. His name's Adam. Not sure if you remember me talking about him." She briefly looked over at Adam, who gave her father a small wave, a gesture that made her heart ache a little bit less for a second. "He was nice enough to come with me today while I visit with you." She paused for a moment when she already felt the need to keep herself composed before changing the subject. "It's almost time to go back to Hogwarts for my seventh year. I know you'd want to tell me how important this final year is for when I go out and join the real world with everyone else." Rosie cracked a small grin, but it slowly faded as the tears finally came. "But it's going to be a lonely world if you don't wake up."

Adam's expression was filled with sorrow as he took a step forward. "Rosie--"

"I'm fine," she cut him off.

"No, you're not. Let's leave the room for a moment and--"

"What if I leave the room for a few minutes and something happens to him while I'm not in here?" she asked, her voice a bit shaky.

"Rosie--"

"Just get out, Adam." When he didn't move from his spot, Rosie's voice got higher. "I said, get out."

Adam reluctantly nodded his head and obliged to what Rosie wanted, stepping out of the room and closing the door behind him.

Rosie continued to sit beside her dad, but decided not to say anything else, for she was already in such an emotional state that saying anything else would possibly make it worse. She just hoped that he heard everything she told him just now. Maybe it'd be the motivation for her father to try and wake up.

Once the Healers came in to check on her father, Rosie decided that was her cue to leave, even though there was still a part of her that wanted to stay. She gave her dad one last look before turning around and leaving the room, finding Adam in the hallway leaning against the wall.

"You all right?" he asked.

Rosie closed the door behind her and wiped her eyes. "Yeah," she said, sniffling as she walked towards him. "Let's go."

Adam led her out of the ward and back to the main entrance, where they bid Beth at the front desk goodbye and headed out of St. Mungo's and back to the cloudy streets of London. The two didn't say a word to each other as they walked on the busy sidewalk, which became the perfect reason for the two to keep things silent between them for now. But after passing through the people who were coming in and out of the shops, Rosie broke the silence once being composed enough to do so.

"I just want to say thank you for coming with me," she stated. "And I'm sorry for snapping at you."

"You're welcome," he responded. "And it's okay."

"I shouldn't have yelled at you like that."

"You're going through a rough time. I understand."

Rosie let out a sigh and shook her head. "I don't think it's ever going to get easier, especially knowing that he might not wake up."

"He will wake up, Rosie," Adam assured her.

"How do you know that?"

"Because he's a fighter, just like his daughter."

Rosie stopped and looked over at Adam, her eyes softening at his words. "You think so?"

Adam slightly grinned her way. "I know so. You're a strong girl, Rosie. You always have been."

She slowly flashed him a weak smile at the assurance he gave her, and she could only focus on him amidst the chaos going on around them. All of a sudden, the feeling he once made her experience just a few months ago while they were back at Hogwarts was beginning to come back to her, along with some confusion that settled in the back of her mind. She couldn't believe those feelings were still somewhere inside her after all this time, not to mention how strong they actually were for them to affect her like this.

"I better get back home before my mum worries," Rosie spoke up. "She does that a lot nowadays."

Adam nodded his head. "Would you like me to walk you home?"

"No, that's fine. You've done enough for me today. Thank you, though."

"Okay," he said. "Maybe we can meet up again? If you want to, of course."

"Yeah, sounds great," she answered, nodding.

"Great. Look for my owl."

"Will do." Rosie began to back away and raised her arm for a small wave. "I'll see you around, Adam."

"See you, Rosebud."

Rosie shot him one last small smile before spinning around on her heel and heading down the sidewalk, her heart beating at a faster pace, knowing that Adam was still holding his gaze behind her.

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A/N: We finally got some more Adam and Rosie moments (with some more to come hehe).

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