A/N: HEY! Im back finally! Ok a lot of the stuff in this story has changed. Kendra (my Mary-Sue perfect original character of written in the stars, is not the main character anymore. I got tired of typing her name. I like Raven better.) I also got a Beta Reader thank god. Rhiannon Ravenclaw. I think my friend is also writing some stuff to this story. I know she is gonna write the love scene but what else I have no clue.

Newayz I hope u enjoy this 1 more than the other 1, its gonna be more accurate than the other 1. Enjoy! -*-Tara-*-


Disclaimer: im not gonna bother with these. Im not J.K. Rowling... I'm Tara Parsons! And this isn't the HP series, it's my FAN FICTION!.




"Raven, hurry up! We're gonna be late!" a voice yelled from the kitchen. It was Raven's first day of the third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and it was already 9:00 A.M. They had about an hours drive to Kings Cross Station and the train leaves at 11:00 a.m.. She looked at her reflection in the full length mirror on the back of her door. She was already dressed in her school uniform; a solid grey skirt that went a little past her knees, a pair of matching knee high socks and a grey over shirt which was trimmed with her house colours around the collar. She also sported a long, black school robe which had the Ravenclaw crest on the left side. She brushed her hair back into a ponytail and sighed.

"Coming Father." she yelled back to him. Her father, Kieran, had always forbidden her to call him 'Dad'. She never had the courage to ask him why, she was used to it by now since she had been calling him 'Father' ever since she could remember; it didn't bother her much.

You would think that being the youngest child, and a girl, that would mean that your parents would pay more attention to you. Not in Raven's case. The only time she got attention from her parents was if she was in trouble, even if she wasn't, she was confined to her room. Her brother, Rylan, was the favorite of everyone it seemed; maybe it was because he was in Slytherin. Rylan and her grandparents were the only people who cared about her.

Raven took one last look in the mirror. Finally, somewhat satisfied with how she looked, she grabbed the rest of her last-minute things that she needed to pack and went downstairs, closing her bedroom door behind her.

As she reached the foot of the windy staircase, her father appeared in front of her. He didn't look the least bit impressed. "Leave it to you to make us late." he stated. "You couldn't be on time for anything if your little life depended on it. Hurry up and pack your things and get in the car." Kieran sneered.

"Yes Father." Raven said politely as she went over to her trunk and played with the combination lock. Her father smirked at the sight of his scared daughter. He stalked away and in the process, kicked Lexie, their house elf.

She finally got the lock opened, not without a bit of a fight though, it had a habit of sticking. She stuffed the rest of her things in and slammed it shut. She took the handle and tried to drag it over to the door, it was really heavy. Third year students were required to have what seemed like 10 books, but in actuality it was only 5; Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts and Care of Magical Creatures. Rylan noticed her struggling and came over to help. "Thanks." Raven said.

"Don't mention it. Oh, I put Blinky in the car for ya." Rylan said. Blinky was Raven's toad. He was an early birthday gift from her grandparents, she received him 2 weeks before they were to leave for Hogwarts.

They finally got the trunk into the back of the car. It was an elegant car, it could fly like the Weasley's old one... except it wasn't old and worn out. Kieran had bought it with the money he earned for owning his own wizard shop in Knockturn Alley.

Her family was well known in the wizarding world. The Sapphira's were all a part of the Ministry of Magic in some way or another and Kieran was a Death Eater; one of Lord Voldemort's most faithful followers. Kieran always talked about how disgusted he was when the Dark Lord was defeated the little Harry Potter 13 years ago. Kieran didn't understand how Harry's mother's "love" could have saved him. "One day Potter will get what he deserves! Our Lord will come back stronger than ever and kill everyone that is associated with that piece of scum." Kieran once said.

Raven, of course knew who Harry Potter was. At school, she has some of the same classes with him, but she never talked to him. She mostly stayed with her best friend, Amanda, or she kept to herself.

It seemed like an eternity driving to the train station. It was the end of August, so it was still hot and sticky. 'We better get there soon before I suffocate or go outta my mind!' Raven thought to herself.

Just as she started to fall asleep from the heat, they arrived at Kings Cross Station. Raven jumped out of the car with Blinky safely in the pocket of her school robes, croaking softly. Rylan's bat, Stanley, was in his cage sleeping. They unloaded the car and went inside.

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It was 10:50 A.M. when they got onto Platform 9¾, they still had 10 minutes before the train pulled out. Raven was about to get on when she heard a faint 'pop' behind her. "Hey Nan" Raven said. Her grandmother, Diana, had apparated behind her.

"Hey, sweetie. I just popped by to see you off... no pun intended." she laughed. "Chin up dear, you'll be fine." she smiled. She always had a way of making Raven feel better.

Raven smiled back. "Thanks, Nan". Just then, the whistle blew, the train was about to leave. She went over and gave Diana a hug, "I'll send you an owl when I get there."

Diana nodded. She watched as the train turned around the corner out of sight. Then she disapparated.

Raven sat in her compartment with her friends. Hopefully her grandmother was right that it would be a better year than the last two. She sat back and watched the English countryside pass by. They were on their way back to another year at Hogwarts.