"Rise and shine darling!"
Rayne groaned. Then a sudden smile graced her lips at the though that today she was finally going back to Hogwarts. Well not that she completely hated her time at home, but she just didn't fit into the...oh well...eccentric household of Colin Creevey and Luna Lovegood. Not when she was a seemingly mature girl with no speck of looniness at all.
So she plunged into deep thoughts of foreplanning as she walked through the train platform. Seventh year at Hogwarts was bound to be good for her. Rayne had a constant reputation at doing extremely good in her studies while having a social life. Although, of course, she never let boys get to her head.
⌠Bye darling!■ Luna Lovegood yelped.
⌠Oh, you▓ve grown up so much! Although you▓ll always remain our baby! ■ Colin Creevey continued.
⌠Take care honey! Make sure you eat your food properly, brush your teeth...■
⌠Yadi yadi yada.■ Rayne scowled as the visions of her parents blurred with the speeding motion of the train.
⌠Tired of your loony parents already, Creevey?■
She knew that voice. That voice that held nothing but contempt. And sheer hatred.
Rayne looked up to see the face of none other than Scorpius Parkinson Malfoy.
Her arch enemy.
⌠What do you want Malfoy?■
⌠Tired of me too, Creevey? Or is it just your loony parents?■
⌠My parents are not loonies.■
⌠Are too.■
⌠Are not.■
⌠Are too!■
Rayne resisted the urge to smack his jaw. Again. Their enmity had started to breed the very day she had given him a knuckle sandwich for tripping her onto the hallway. Not her fault, was it? At least that▓s what Rayne thought. That day she was already too pissed at her parents▓ behaviour as per usual.
Scorpius walked away, brimming with contempt. He just could not stand the sight of that girl. Not since the day she had incurred the wrath of a Malfoy. Not since the day the damnable Mudbloods of Hogwarts found a reason to thwart mockery at a Malfoy.
But then he indulged in the thought that he definitely would be the Head Boy. And surely enough, with her wonderfully renowned reputation at handling responsibilities and scoring the highest along with Scorpius in exams put Rayne in the utmost lead of the queue of wannabe-Head Girls.
Oh joy, revenge will be mine, Scorpius smirked in sheer devilish delight.
Amanda plopped down into the seat next to Rayne. ⌠Dude, Scorpius isn▓t all that bad you know.■
⌠Whatever,■ was Rayne▓s vague reply. She still hadn▓t understood how Amanda and a whole lot others could be friends with that snake of a Scorpius. Apparently the platinum-haired guy was sort of nice to everyone, except Mudbloods. ⌠Filthy prejudice-believing worthless speck of life,■ Rayne muttered under her breath.
⌠Say what?■ Amanda asked in surprise. Of course her ears could catch only a few syllables of Rayne▓s muttering which seemed to lure her indomitable curiosity.
⌠Nothing.■
⌠No I heard something.■
⌠Whatever.■
⌠I heard something!■ You can▓t just say something in front of me in cryptic tone and then get away with it like nothing happened!■ Amanda screamed in her shrill voice. Everyone turned around to stare at the source of this demonic disturbance towards the heavenly nirvana in the train.
⌠Back to your blabbering fellas!■ A blush of embarrassment jumped through on Amanda▓s olive coloured cheek.
The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. The train had reached Hogwarts late past midnight due to an unexpected blizzard, and so the Grand Dinner and the first-day usuals had been postponed to the next day. Thank Heavens, Rayne thought. She was glowing with delight at seeing familiar faces. She trudged up the stairs carrying her bunk (she was dead sleepy after all!) up to her Gryffindor dorm. This dorm reminded her of so much. It was like she almost sought refuge in that little cozy room. Rayne was warmly welcomed by her dormmates≈Kelsey, Adele and Melphia.
⌠Yo homey!■ Dane yelled out from behind. Dane had been her one of her best friends for god knows how long.
⌠Hey. Ooh you seem happy. Does that involve Rose Weasley?■ Rayne played her eyebrows up and down in teasing enquiry.
⌠Shut up!■ Dane nudged her.
⌠Alright. But can I please go to sleep now. I▓m feeling like a block of lead!■
⌠Okay, okay.■ Dane submitted himself. She was her last hope of rescue from his eternal boredom.
And after that, nothing was spoken and nothing was heard. Rayne threw herself on bed and fell into sweet slumber.
