This was more than just a routine conference. This was a conference that had been long awaited, what she had been hearing about. In fact the Minister had pulled her aside earlier that day, of course it was to look at more reports sent in since Rose was pretty much one of the heads in the Improper use of Magic department.
Outside of the Ministry, Tonks was Tonks. She never spoke to Tonks outside of her title as Minister, mind you. It was respect. But her family was close to Tonks and therefore she felt a bit like family. However inside of the Ministry? Anything that involved her and the Minister really made her feel like she was on top of the world. She was someone really important. Or maybe that was her mind and her need to be something great? Who knew?
Rose was standing on the platform, over to the side. Since she had been walking with the Minister, her position was where she ended up and the one thing that was going through her mind? She would be in the newspaper. Of course it would be in pictures taken of the Minister about the serious manner. But still, the newspaper was a newspaper. So planted on her face at first was a big smile. Then she thought better of herself, this was a scary time. She shouldn't be smiling! She needed to look concerned! She was concerned, she needed to feed off of that! So a pout came on her face, if anyone was paying attention to her, they'd think her a bit touched in the head.
The Minister began her speech and Rose straightened herself, ready just as anyone else to hear officially what was going on. But the mic seemed to mess up. Go figure, she thought. It would mess up during this time! Rose seen Tonks raise the wand to her throat and she had to fight herself to share a word of caution to the Minister, she didn't think it was a good idea because in her experience, a lot more things had been messing up at the Ministry than anywhere else. But she was the Minister and the Minister would do nothing that was dangerous... It was very soon she wished she jumped at her first instinct.
Sonorous was cast and Rose was splattered by warm, thick liquid. Her eyes closed, mouth hung in shock. WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED!? Her eyes opened to see blood shooting from the Minister's throat and beyond the fountain was a gaping slice. She seen the Minister fall. She was in shock... Complete shock. How did she react? Could she react?
Rose only moved when she felt herself grabbed and she was yanked back, stumbling but not falling, to get out of the way for people to rush in and help her. She was struck dumb, she didn't know what to do, but as her senses came back she heard screams and yells of concern and her nose picked up a thick, iron smell. That was what caused her to raise her hands and they began to shake seeing blood on them, she noticed then, as she looked down, blood on her shirt, her face. She would have liked to be more brave. To have been able to do something useful but no one really knows what to do in a situation like that unless they were in that situation and what did Rose find out? She hyperventilated and her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she passed out. So... she was not someone you wanted in a crisis, that much was clear.