This chapter is meant to reveal what I imagined Rose becoming as I wrote the story.

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Hermione took a deep breath as she stepped into Grimmauld Place.

She loved Rose, she was more than a best friend the brunette witch, she was the closest thing she had to a sister. Still, Grimmauld Place gave her the creeps.

Especially nowadays.

When Hermione had first seen Rose after she had stopped being human, she had been, rather justifiably, horrified. Her friend's new visage could be a truly terrifying thing if you weren't expecting it. Oh Rose had still been beautiful...in a way, but she was clearly dangerous, and potentially lethal.

Of course, at first Hermione had believed her friend had been cursed. But when she found out that Rose had not only changed herself so drastically of her own free will, but that she had been studying and working towards this goal for years had altered much of her opinion of her friend. To be honest, she hadn't known whether to be impressed or horrified.

Luckily, Rose's new form had proven to be quite useful, especially fighting against Death Eaters and Voldemort...not that many had approved of her methods.

Beyond the fact that Rose simply liked keeping to herself, even before her change, her inhuman appearance was just one of many reasons Rose rarely left her home. Though Hermione knew that he friend had never regretted her decision, and in fact seemed to take pleasure from the fearful and shocked looks she received when she did go out in public.

That said, her new...nature was something Rose reveled in. And while Grimmauld Place had been extensively remodeled, Rose's taste in decorating was...creepy.

The spider webs weren't placed randomly, and some even had rather impressive designs in them, but there were still a lot of them.

"Ah, Hermione, how are you?" a voice said from the doorway to the parlor, causing Hermione to turn and stare at her friend.

Hermione smiled, having since gotten used to Rose having the body of a spider from the waist down, she was even used to the black carapace that covered her arms, leaving her fingers to end in rather sharp points. Even the slightly more pronounced canines didn't bother her now.

But the four additional eyes gazing at her from her friends face were still rather unnerving.

"Ron proposed," she informed her friend, before holding up her hand so that Rose could see the engagement ring.

Rose smiled. "Congratulations," she said genuinely.

"I...I was hoping you'd be my maid of honor."

Rose's smile dimmed slightly, though it didn't vanish. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

Ron was much more frightened by Rose's new appearance, so he rarely saw Rose anymore. Though they were still friendly with one another.

Her fiance had never really gotten over his severe fear of spiders, yet Rose was fascinated with them...

….Hence why she decided to make herself into one, partially at least.

So it was somewhat understandable that Rose would be concerned about this.

"I'm sure," Hermione assured her friend. "In fact Ron and I have discussed it, and we both want you there."

"In that case, I'd be more than honored to stand with you," her friend said, her eight legs moving her over so that she could give her friend a hug.

Hermione hugged her back, before adding, "There's one more thing." At her friends questioning look, she asked, "Would you make my wedding dress?"

The cobwebs might freak her out a bit, but since becoming an arachne, as Rose called herself, her friend had become a magnificent seamstress.

"Of course," Rose assured her with a smile.

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I was specifically picturing Rose gaining an appearance similar to Rachnera from Daily life with Monster Girls as I wrote this.

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