" Are you girls sure you'll be all right? Did you forget anything? Oh well it doesn't matter we'll send it on if you did." A redheaded woman said to another redhead who was several inches taller than herself and a very petite girl with long black hair.
" Mom stop worrying we'll be fine" said the redhead girl somewhat impatiently, "and besides there's family at Hogwarts" she finished as she gave her mother a goodbye hug.
" Yes I know, just last minute worries, well you girls take care of each other" she said as she gave the other girl a hug.
"Come on lets get on before all the seats are gone" the shorter girl said.
Renee hadn't shown it but she was nervous as hell. This is just great it's already bad enough being 5'8" and having flaming red hair, but now I'm going to a new school and I don't really know my cousins that go here very well, I've only met them once when I was little. Not to mention I have a horrific Californian accent and at the moment I am standing next to a midget in the middle of a train. Joy.
"Well come on lets find a compartment" her foster sister Sheya said looking around.
"Yea, what did you think I was doing?"
"Looking for an escape route, or a place to hide, possibly the compartment your cousins are in."
"Answer D: all of the above. I guess we should probably find them" Renee said rather downcast.
"You mean you should find them, they're not my cousins" Sheya replied haughtily.
"Whatever, besides once I do find them what will I say 'Hi! I'm your American cousin that you haven't seen in ten years and probably don't remember, by the way I'm going to your school now.'" She said sarcastically.
"Oh well, lets just try to find a compartment, most of them are all full because we got on the train so late" Sheya said impatiently. It took getting to the end of the train before they could find an empty compartment. It had started to rain and they were passing hilly countryside. Renee sat at the window staring out at the rain, it always put her in a good mood. Sheya plopped down in the seat across from her and then curled her feet under herself. They both sat in silence for what seemed like ages until Renee finally came out of her reverie.
"This is boring. I think I'll go wondering around until I find a random redhead" Renee yawned.
"What are you going to do? Say, 'Hey are you one of the Weasleys cuz they're my cousins and I'm looking for them'"asked Sheya.
"Pretty much yea," replied Renee as she walked out of the compartment. Actually, that was her plan. She figured she was being really stupid earlier and was just going to stop caring about looking like an idiot and find them. They were her cousins after all. The Weasleys were related to her on her mother's side. Her mother, Zoe, was Arthur Weasleys youngest sister. She had moved to California when she was 23 and met Renee's father. Well that was an interesting topic, for as long as she could remember her father had been absent from her life. Sure there was the occasional weekend when she saw him but other than that he didn't exist. He didn't even care that she was leaving the country. Now half way around the world she was looking in compartments for people she hadn't seen since she was six.
"Excuse me," said a voice behind her, "Are you lost?" She turned around and saw a tall boy with black hair and green eyes.
"Do I look lost?" she asked apprehensively.
"Well generally wandering around looking in random compartments implies being lost." He said with a smile.
"What about looking for people? Could it imply that too?" She asked in a mock concerned tone.
"Well, yea. I mean I just assumed you were lost because you were new. Sorry about that." He said with a shrug.
"Oh don't worry about it. It was kind of funny, actually."
"Kind of?"
"Sure, why not?"
"You're very confusing"
"Only sometimes, I like seeing people's reactions."
"How am I doing so far?" he asked.
"Well you're not running away screaming so that's a good sign." She said smiling. They both laughed.
"So . . . what's your name?" he asked.
"Renee"
"I'm Harry. So about these people you're looking for?"
"Oh yea, um the Weasleys do you know who they are? Or where they are?"
"Yea actually, they're in my compartment"
"Really!" she said getting excited "where is it?"
"It's the next one down. Oh hey just wondering, how do you know the Weasleys?" he asked casually.
"Oh they're my cousins, but I haven't seen them in forever so yea . . . sorry, I have issues finishing sentences."
"Not a problem, here come on I'll show you to them" he said as he walked over to the compartment door.
"What the fuck was that!" Sheya mumbled to herself "Leaving me all by my la-de-fucking-da self in the middle of a train surrounded by English fags."
"I'll kill her, I swear." She mumbled as she stared out the window "First I'll sneak into her room at night then I'll tie her up and gag her and then I'll . . . "
At that moment Sheya spotted an extremely hot guy standing in the door way of the compartment.
"Well, what have we here?" said the tall, blond guy with gray eyes.
"What does it look like!" Sheya snapped slightly annoyed.
"It looks like we have fresh meat, fresh American meat to be exact, with an attitude." He said smoothly.
"And it looks like we have a rich, pretty boy with a smart mouth." She said smiling, glad to have something to distract her from her recent abandonment.
"So, you think I'm pretty?" He inquired as he sat down.
Dammit, she thought, "Ummmmmmmm . . . no" She said getting annoyed . . . again.
"So you just like to contradict yourself. ? " He asked one eyebrow raised.
"Uh-Huh!" she said sweetly.
"Interesting, so what year are you in?" He asked changing the subject.
"Fifth, you?"
"Sixth."
"So, what house are you in?" she asked.
"Slytherin, how do you know about the houses? I thought you were new?" he questioned.
"My foster sister has relatives in Gryffindor." She stated.
"Ick, nasty little buggers, you should stay away from that lot, goody two shoes all of them." He informed her with a disgusted expression.
"Thanks I'll keep an eye out." She replied rolling her eyes, as she rose from her seat at the window. "'Scuse me while I go talk to the nasty little buggers."
"Why would you do that?" he asked looking incredulous.
"I have to see if any of them tripped over my foster sister." She said with a slight smile.
"What is she a cow?"
"No, she's pretty as hell but not as gorgeous as me!" she informed him as she walked down the corridor before he could reply.
"Hey everyone" said Harry as he opened the door "I found your cousin looking for you guys out there."
"He asked if I was lost." said Renee with a smirk.
"Hi Renee" said a copper headed girl "Mum said you were coming, oh I'm Ginny in case you forgot, I know it's been a long time and you might not remember all our names."
"Oh, I remembered your name it's the guys I have issues with" everyone laughed at this "Umm Ron right?" she asked the redhead boy.
"Yea that's right" he said happily "Oh yea, that's Hermione" he said gesturing to a girl with fluffy brown hair "And you've already met Harry, obviously".
"Yea I did that, so have you all been friends since first year?" Renee asked.
"Yes, well except for Ginny but she came the year after us," Hermione explained.
"She knows that Hermione, do you have to explain every little thing?" Ron said exasperated.
"Well maybe I wouldn't have to if you kept her up to date on things Ronald!" she said annoyed.
"What? Like it's my job? What about my parents? And..."
"She's your cousin don't you ever write to her?" she interrupted
"Well I won't have to if you continue explaining everything!" he yelled.
"You don't have to yell at me like that, I can hear you just fine" she retaliated as she turned away to stare out the window.
This entire time Harry, Renee and Ginny had faded into the background as they watched the battle. Renee felt amazingly guilty but, at the same time amused, although, she wasn't quite sure why, which greatly confused her.
"It's really not that big of a deal" Renee said trying to break the tension "I mean It's not like I tried to stay in contact either. Actually, I can't even remember the last time I owled anyone, let alone family, so it's really not a big deal."
" Oh, don't worry about them they always fight" said Ginny ignoring both Ron and Hermione, who were shooting her dirty looks.
"Come to think of it when was the last time we saw you?" Ginny asked.
"I think the last time the family was together was when my mom got married to my step-dad. Yea it was! I remember because all of the adults went to the rehearsal dinner and we were left at home with a babysitter. And then you, me, Ron, Fred ,and George all got some bright idea to put a bunch of toads in the bath tub," Renee said excitedly.
"I remember that" Ron said suddenly "and the baby sitter was in the kitchen so we used a covered basket to levitate them up to the second story window".
"Then everyone came back and your mom went to take a bath and she started screaming" Renee said as everyone started to laugh at the thought of Mrs. Weasley discovering toads all over the bathroom.
"Oh man I got in so much trouble for that" Renee said as the compartment door opened.
Sheya walked down the train thinking of her interesting conversation with the blonde guy. Finally she looked into a compartment where she saw someone familiar. She was bombarded by laughing as she opened the compartment door.
"Hi bitch" Renee said with a smile as Sheya came in.
"Hi whore" Sheya retaliated gleefully.
"Slut".
"Fag".
"Monkey ass".
"Slooch".
"That's an RBM right there." Renee said as Sheya glared at her.
The other red head girl in the compartment asked "WHAT!"
"Shut up Ginny! This is getting good." said the red haired boy.
"Yeah, you could take lessons from us." Renee replied.
"Yeah you could." Sheya said.
"So what's an RBM already?" the perturbed, brunette girl inquired.
"Regurgitated bitch maggot...duh" Renee said with an air of authority.
"Renee, your such a constipated cow penis." Sheya said looking bored.
"Ouch" Renee retaliated, "How long did it take you to come up with that one?"
"Not as long as it took you to steal RBM." Sheya replied smirking.
"Anywho," said Renee bored with the battle of wits, "This is my foster sister, Sheya."
"Hi!", everyone said.
"...um, hey" Sheya offered in an offhand manner. "Renee do you have any money?"
"Not for you." She said as she reached into her back pocket to get a five.
"You guys like to insult each other a lot." the red haired boy a.k.a. Captain Obvious said.
"Unlike anyone we know." The raven hair boy said staring pointedly at the brown haired girl and the redheaded boy.