Scarlet Destiny and the Sorcerer's Stone
Chapter three
The Hogwarts Express
La Push
After a whole month of learning about her families, Scarlet was, let's just say, bouncing in excitement. Scarlet didn't dare to ask about what happened that night again to her mother but she didn't dislike her mother for lying to her and keeping her in dark. She understood her mother's position and told her that she wasn't mad or anything. Remus and Violet were pleased to hear but Violet was worried. Scar is growing up and Violet didn't want her baby girl to grow up. Scar is growing up more like her father but she still has her mother's personalities. Like blowing up the room when Scar is angry, or making it snow when she is happy or creating storm in midnight because of excitement. Scarlet longed to know who her father is and what family he belonged to but didn't have the perfect chance to ask her mother or Remus.
Scar's last month was amazing. She had learned about magic and tried to perform some. She didn't know whether because she is a Destiny or she is from her father's family, magic came naturally for her. Violet was amazed to see that her daughter practicing spells of third year syllabus. Somehow, Scar learnt to blow up some chairs in her room by practicing the spells like Reducto and Bombardo. Of course only after performing Silence Charm, she used those spells. Poor chairs, though. They couldn't stand those spells and were in pieces. She still didn't tell her mother that she blasted her chairs into pieces. She will but not right now.
Scar soon found out that she is gifted with practicing advanced magic, just like what Mr. Ollivander had said. She didn't know if she is gifted with or her wand is doing, but she is pleased with her work. Her mother, Violet, became cheery again. She was in peace at last. She felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. And also she thanked that, Scar inherited his rational thinking. As much as she didn't like him, he was the reason that Scar isn't blowing up after she heard what happened.
Scarlet spent her whole month reading her school books. Scarlet didn't even notice that she had photographic memory. As soon as she started to read the texts, she could feel the lines are being encrypted in her mind. She quickly memorized her Potions text book. She didn't know but have a nagging feeling that the subject Potions is going to be a difficult one but also going to be her best subject. Her mother told her that she was best in Potions as well as Charms. And also she bitterly said that her father was best in Defense Against Dark Arts as well as in Flying when Scarlet begged her. Since Scarlet seems to be inherited her parent's qualities equally, she believes she will do best in these subjects.
Valentine quickly bonded with Scarlet and became her new best friend. Scarlet was yet again surprised when she saw a white aura in place of her owl but when she blinked again Valentine was looking at her. Scarlet found another one of her powers. She could talk to animals! She found out that she could talk to animals when she accidently stupefied her owl, Valentine. But luckily the owl flew away before she could stupefy her. Then the owl began to throw profanities at her. Then only she realized that her owl is not…well… not a girl but a boy. She could still remember when her owl hooted angrily and began to attack her mercilessly. After apologizing several times, her owl had forgiven her. Then she officially changed her owl's name as Valen.
Scarlet chuckled as she threw her clothes into her trunk. Her owl, now newly changed name as Valen, swooped down and perched on her shoulder a little roughly. She winced.
"Valen, are you still mad at me for…uh... you know thinking that you're girl?" Scar asked and mused as Valen rolled his eyes.
"No,"
Scar pursed her lips tight and raised an eyebrow. "Really? Because it doesn't look like it," she said sarcastically when she gestured to her shoulder.
Valen hooted softly. "Ok, a little. But not entirely. I am mad because you didn't give anything to eat,"
Scar blinked. "Oh, right. I forgot. Here," she said giving some treats. Valen pecked her cheek affectionately and ate his treats. Scar smiled and petted her owl. He must've been hungry because just now delivered a letter to Remus.
"Scar? Are you ready?" her mother screamed from down stairs.
Scar flinched. "Yea, mom. But…DON'T SHOUT WOMAN!"
There was a crash. Scarlet snickered. Her mother probably dropped something. She knew what was coming after that. She rushed out of the room only to see her mother looking at the yellow stained carpet with a blank stare. There were some glass shards around the stained part. Scarlet couldn't help but laugh at her mother's clumsiness which she inherited only a little.
"SCARLET DESTINY!"
Scarlet was rolling on the floor laughing at her mother's clumsiness. Oh no…It's not just a phrase, it is true. She is rolling on the floor. Tears were streaming down her streaks as she laughed. Too bad she is going to miss freaking out her mother when she is in Hogwarts.
In King's Cross:
"Ok, do you have everything?" Violet asked her daughter who was busily rummaging her bag. After a while, Scarlet looked up and gave her thumbs up. Violet blinked in shock, as she saw sure she saw him giving her thumbs up. It's like his signature whenever he had everything she asked. Violet shook her head and looked up. Violet had Apparated along with Scarlet near King's Cross station where Scar will be boarded her Hogwarts express. Violet bit her lip. She wasn't sure if she wanted to go to King's Cross. It's too much for her. It brings her the memories of him. But still she couldn't miss her daughter going for Hogwarts for the whole world.
"Ready, mom?" Scar asked knowing why her mother is hesitating.
Violet sighed before smiled. "As always,"
They both reached the King's Cross station half past ten. Violet placed Scar's trunk onto the cart and wheeled it into the station with Scar who was feeding her owl again. He was on her shoulders and she petted him lightly on his head. Valen seems to like it when she pets him on his head. He hooted softly making Scarlet to chuckle.
Violet stopped when she saw a familiar red-headed woman ushering her children. Violet's eyes widened and a soft gasp escaped her lips. Scarlet turned her attention from her owl to her mother who was transfixed. She frowned before following her gaze to find a pretty red-head woman. She was chiding her children whom were twins. Scarlet blinked when she noticed that the twins had different aura despite the fact they're identical twins. One aura was slightly darker red than other. Scar blinked and the vision set normally. 'Strange…what is that power?' Scar thought but her thoughts were cut off when she heard one of the pretty woman started to talk.
"Fred, you next," the plump pretty woman said.
"I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy rolling his eyes. "Honestly, woman, and you call yourself our mother. Can't you tell I'm George?"
"Sorry, George, dear,"
"Only joking, I am Fred," the boy said smirking before he went right through the wall. His twin hurried after him laughing his ass off as he went through the barrier before he could sue down by his mother. 'Pranksters,' Scarlet thought and laughed as she watched the woman began to fume lightly in anger but cooled down when her daughter interrupted her train of thoughts.
"Molly," her mother whispered. Scarlet caught on what is happening. That pretty woman must be mom's friend from the school. She smiled slightly and patted her mother's arm.
"Go on, mom. I'm sure she will be happy to see you," Scarlet said. Violet smiled at her daughter. She didn't know when the role was reversed. Instead of her, her daughter is acting like her mother. Violet smiled before looked up again.
"Molly!" Violet cried out. The woman turned around in surprise but was shocked when she saw Violet. Violet smiled as tears streamed down her cheeks before she ran and tackled down the woman in a sisterly hug.
"Violet?" the woman asked in surprise. Molly's children were astonished and the red-headed boy and the girl were snickering behind them. Scarlet rolled her eyes but walked towards her mother and her friend. On the way, she noticed the young girl who could be a year younger than her was staring her as if she was in trance. Another boy who is Scar's age turned and froze when he looked at her. Scarlet blushed lightly and she waved at them. But they were too busy staring at her.
Violet pulled away from the woman and smiled widely at her. "Molly…It's me Violet," she was her mother as she talked with the woman. Molly, as her mother called, smiled so wide and hugged her tightly.
"Oh my god! You're finally here! I never thought I would see you," Molly gushed and Violet laughed. Scar smiled seeing her mother laugh with her friend is something she doesn't see often. She looked ahead and saw the boy and the girl looking at her and her mother. Scarlet smiled and made her way towards the hugging women.
"I know, after what happened…I don't think I could handle that, Molly," Violet mumbled. Molly smiled sadly and patted her before she glanced beside Violet to see a young girl. Molly blinked. She resembles so much like-
"That's Scarlet," Violet said and Scar waved at Molly shyly. "Scar, this is Mrs. Weasley. My first friend in Hogwarts,"
Mrs. Weasley snapped out of her trance and smiled at Scar. "Nice to meet you, Scarlet." She greeted pleasantly before shooting a look towards her mother. Violet sighed but nodded as if confirming something. Mrs. Weasley's eyes widened and looked at Scarlet who was smiling brightly.
Scar smiled. "You're pretty, Mrs. Weasley," she blurted out making the older woman to blush brightly.
"Oh, thank you dear. You're going to Hogwarts? First year?" she asked.
Scarlet nodded at the same time Violet answered. "Yeah,"
Scar seemed rather nervous. Mrs. Weasley noticed it and smiled at her. "Don't worry, Scarlet. Its Ron's first time, too," she said gesturing to her last and youngest son who was still staring at Scar in surprise. He was tall, thin with freckles. He smiled shyly at her and Scar gave him a cheery smile.
"Come on, then, Scarlet," Violet said smiling down at her daughter before dropping to her level. "Look, don't worry about anything. All you have to do is walk straight at the barrier between those two platforms. Platform number 9 and platform number 10." She explained softly. Molly smiled.
"Yes, dear, don't stop and don't be scared that you'll crash into it." Molly advised the young girl. She really liked the girl not because she called her pretty…Ok…well that too. But that's not the point Molly looked at her like her own daughter. She couldn't dislike the girl even she wanted to. "You're your mother's daughter, Scarlet," Molly kind of teased her.
Scarlet smiled at Mrs. Weasley and took a deep breath. "Ok," she said before looking at the barrier with narrowed eyes. Valen her owl hooted angrily as Scarlet put him inside the cage. He tried to bite her finger but she withdrew in right time.
"Jeez, Valen…I don't want to leave you behind. You can do as you please when I boarded the train, ok?" she pacified with her owl who stared at her as if thinking over what she said.
"Ok,"
Scar rolled her eyes but smiled at Violet, Mrs. Weasley, Ron and Ginny before she looked at the barrier. She pushed her trolley in front of the barrier and stopped looking around if any muggles are nearby. But nope, the coast is clear. She smirked before looking at the barrier.
"Let's do this," she breathed out before she started to walk towards it. She broke into run when she neared the barrier and closed her eyes instinctively when she was just a foot away waiting for the crash….
But it never came. She opened her eyes to see a scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a platform called 9 3/4 packed with wizards and witches. She pushed past the embarrassed wizards with their crying mothers and sheepish looking fathers, emotional witches with their equally emotional mothers and embarrassed fathers. She looked up and saw a sign said Hogwarts Express, eleven O' clock. She grinned. She had done it!
"Can we go now? I don't like being caged,"
There, her happy moment was cut off by her owl's whining voice. Scarlet threw him a playful glare and Valen smirked -If owls could smirk- before she rolled her eyes.
"You just know how to dampen my mood, don't you?" she asked blankly and her owl hooted softly. Scarlet rolled her eyes but she did what her owl told her to. She frowned when she saw the first few carriages were already packed with people, cats, rats and owls. She sighed but cheered in victory when she found an empty compartment. It was near the end of the train but Scar didn't care. She lifted her trunk with ease and placed it over the steps. Since she is could control the element Earth -because she is an Elemental- she didn't find it difficult in lifting it up. Earth benders have the strength of ten people combined together. So she didn't have any trouble in loading her trunk.
Scarlet quickly placed her trunk and her owl was flying inside the compartment in content. She descended the steps and looked for her mother. As soon as she came outside, she saw a glimpse of her mother's reddish brown hair. Scarlet grinned as she waved to her mother who caught her daughter's face and rushed to her. Behind her was Mrs. Weasley was talking to some boys.
"Ok, Scar, I don't want you to get into trouble, got it?" she said sternly. Scarlet rolled her eyes but nodded. Violet smiled and hugged her daughter tightly. Tears welled up in her eyes but she forced herself not to cry.
"Don't worry, mom, I'll be back as soon as I can!" Scarlet said cheerfully and grinned up at her mother. Violet chocked and hugged her tightly till Scarlet had to practically pull her mother away from her.
"Goodbye, Scarlet!" Violet waved to her daughter who was standing and watching her. Scarlet nodded. "Bye mom!" she shouted over the shrill whistle. She blinked and looked up to see it's almost eleven. She smirked. She is going to have fun with her mother before she could part.
"Mom!" Scarlet shouted as smoke began to erupt from the train.
"What, Scar? Have you forgotten something?" Violet shouted back worriedly as Mrs. Weasley came and stood beside her mother.
Scarlet smirked. "Yeah. I broke my chairs in my room! Kindly fix it!" she shouted before rushing inside her compartment just another whistle sound came from the train. She chuckled as she heard her mother's shrieks of 'SCARLET!' and Mrs. Weasley's laughter.
Scarlet practically skipped away to her compartment and smiled in satisfaction. She knows she will miss her home and her clumsy mother but she was sure that she will enjoy her time in Hogwarts. She just have that feeling.
Scarlet was humming quietly as she watched out the window. She didn't know how much time had passed as she stared the scenery. Her owl, Valen, was on her shoulder happily pecking his food from her outstretched hands. Somehow, she started to see some colored auras. She snapped her head up and saw a hazy blue aura mixed with white. She smiled and looked down to see some blurry colors of green, light brown, magenta and pink auras. She didn't know what this power is but it is beautiful. She looked up the glass window to see her eyes weren't normal emerald color instead they're pink. She blinked and her eyes went normal green.
"So cool…" she whispered.
She turned to see the door of the compartment slide open and two boys peered inside. Her eyes widened in surprise and shock when she recognized those two boys. One boy was the boy I had seen with Mrs. Weasley and other she practically gawked when she went to Diagon Alley.
"Anyone sitting there?" the red-headed boy, Ron, asked Scarlet, pointing to the seats opposite to her. "Everywhere is full,"
Scarlet smiled sweetly at them. "No," she replied shaking her head. The two boys smiled and entered inside. The other boy also has an owl which is the exact counterpart of Valen. Scarlet smiled at them before she gazed out the window while the boys made themselves comfortable. Scarlet saw Ron glancing at her and then quickly looked out of the window when he realized what he was doing. She chuckled quietly and decided to introduce herself. The other boy still hadn't stopped staring at her and it's really getting uncomfortable. He was looking at her as if he knows her somewhere. Scarlet have to admit, she also felt like she had seen him somewhere but could tell where.
"Hey," she said gaining the attention of the two boys. "I'm Scarlet. Nice to meet you guys," she smiled at them. Ron gave her a smile while the other boy grinned at her.
"I'm Ron," Ron said shaking her hands.
Scarlet giggled. "We've already met, Ron," she said making the red-head to blush slightly.
"Yeah…" he trailed off scratching his neck in embarrassment.
She turned to meet the other boy who was almost quiet. Their eyes met and Scarlet couldn't help but feel as if she had seen him somewhere. But discarded the thought and extended her hand for a shake.
"I'm Harry. Harry Potter," he said shaking Scar's hand.
Scarlet blinked. "Now, I can see why I felt like I had seen you before. I'm Scarlet. Scarlet Destiny," she said making the two boy's eyes to go wide.
"Wait! You're Scarlet Destiny? And have you really got…you know… that…" he said trailing off before pointing to her neck. Scarlet smiled before she flipped her hair back to show the crescent moon shaped scar on her neck. Ron stared. Harry blinked.
"It's different from mine," Harry said slowly pulling his bangs back to show the lightning scar on his forehead. Scarlet blinked and stared at his scar.
"So that's where You-Know-Who…?" Ron said not finishing his sentence because he didn't want to upset them.
"Yes," said Harry. "But I can't remember it."
"Me too," Scarlet said when Ron glanced at her. "I can only remember some green light, though. Nothing else," she said smiling at Ron and Harry nodded agreeing with Scarlet.
"Nothing else other than green light?" Ron asked eagerly. Scarlet shook her head as well as Harry. "Wicked," he muttered and stared at Scar and Harry for few moments then quickly looked out the window as though he realized what he was doing.
"Are all your family wizards?" asked Harry who found Ron just as interesting as Ron found him. Ron saw Scarlet leaning eagerly from the corner of his eyes and flushed slightly.
"Yes, I think so," Ron said.
"So you must know loads of magic already!" Scarlet exclaimed. Rom laughed nervously and scratched his neck blushing lightly.
"Not really. I heard Harry went to live with Muggles and you went to live with your mother in Washington." Ron said and Scarlet nodded. He turned to Harry. "What are they like?"
"Horrible, well not all of them but my aunt, uncle and cousin are." Harry replied.
"Even though I live with my mother, I don't really know magic," Scarlet said when they both looked at her expectantly. "She didn't even tell me that she is a witch until I accidently saw her using magic. After that she explained that she is witch and some things about my family. Hell, I found out that I stopped Voldemort only the day my Hogwarts letter came,"
Ron gasped.
Scarlet looked at him. "What?" she asked.
"You said You-know-who's name!" Ron exclaimed sounding shocked and impressed.
"What's the matter in saying the Voldemort?" Harry asked quizzically.
"You too said his name!" he said. "I thought you two, of all the people-"
"We're not trying to be brave or anything by saying the name," Scarlet said.
Harry nodded. "Scarlet is right, Ron. It's just that since we know nothing about what happened that night, we don't really know what to fear for," he said then frowned. "I just never knew you shouldn't. See what I mean? I've got loads to learn….I bet," he said and Scarlet could detect his worry in his voice. "I bet I'm the worst in the class,"
Scarlet giggled quietly. "Well, Harry, I think I will be the worst one since I practically live with a witch never knowing my heritage," she said shrugging. Harry chuckled.
"You two won't be. There will be lot of people coming from muggle families and even they learn quick enough," Ron said trying to cheer both of them. Scarlet smiled at him. While the three had been talking, the train had carried them out of the London. Scarlet happily chatted with the two boys not even noticing that they weren't in the London anymore. She feels like she will become best friends with these two. She smiled as she eagerly listened to Harry's life in past ten years and how he got his letter and went to Diagon Alley with a man named Hagrid.
"Anything off the cart, dears?" a voice asked. Scarlet and others snapped their head to see a woman with sweet filled cart in front of her. Harry, who hadn't had any breakfast, leapt to his feet to the woman while Scarlet quietly watched Ron whose ears went pink again. She knew why though, he already slipped that he wasn't that rich. Scarlet cheered him up by saying that she didn't even know she had money until her mother explained everything to her. Harry shared a minuscule info about how he didn't even know he was a wizard and never had money because Dursley never gave him. He also told them that he never get any birthday presents and have to wear his cousin's old clothes. That cheered Ron considerably.
"No, I'm packed." Ron muttered looking at his sandwiches. Harry and Scarlet looked at each other and smiled before they took money from their pockets to the woman whom had the same expression as Ron.
"We will take a lot!" Scarlet chirped.
"Bloody hell," Ron muttered in awe.
That time Scarlet didn't even notice a light thread connected those three together. They will always be together. Ever.
"What are these?" Scarlet asked as she held up a pack of Chocolate Frogs. Scarlet was sitting in between Harry and Ron with her lap filled with sweets and pastries. "They're not really frogs, are they?" she asked warily looking at the frog.
"No," Ron said munching on some sweet. "It's just a spell. They have only one jump when the packet is unwrapped. But see what the card is. I'm missing Agrippa."
"What?" Scarlet and Harry asked at the same time making Scarlet to giggle and Harry to smile.
"Oh of course, you two wouldn't know. They have card inside to collect, you know, famous wizards and witches." Ron explained to the pair.
Scarlet sighed. "I'm sure my grandma will die from shock if she knows her granddaughter knows nothing about magic." She mumbled and pouted. Ron and Harry laughed.
Scarlet unwrapped her packet and saw an old man with half moon spectacles. His blue eyes are startling and sparkling. He had a long white beard. Scarlet blinked and saw his name. Albus Dumbledore.
"So he is the Albus Dumbledore," she mused and tilted her head.
Harry leaned in closer to Scarlet and saw the old man. "He is? Hagrid told me about Dumbledore!"
"Don't tell me you'd never heard of Dumbledore!" Ron exclaimed in shock. "Can I have a frog? Thanks," he said when Harry shrugged still looking at the card.
"Um… I think I had said that I know nothing of this magic world," Scarlet said in a 'duh' tone. Harry chuckled and Ron blushed lightly.
"Hey, Harry," Scarlet said nudging Harry's side. "Look here!"
Albus Dumbledore
Currently Headmaster of Hogwarts
Considered by many greatest wizard of modern time, Dumbledore is famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945 and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling.
Harry took the card from Scarlet's hands and turned the card back to see the man again but to their great astonishment the man disappeared.
"He's gone!" Harry exclaimed.
"Well, you can't expect him to hang around all day, can you?" Ron asked making Harry to smile sheepishly at him. Ron then told how he got Morgana again but not Agrippa. His eyes wandered to the packs of Chocolate Frogs waiting to be unwrapped.
"Help yourself," Scarlet said. "But you know, in muggle world people just stay put in photos. They won't move around,"
"Do they? They don't move at all?" Ron asked amazed. Scarlet chuckled but shook her head. "Weird!"
"You want to be careful with those," Ron warned Harry when he saw him opening a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "When they say every flavor, they meant it. You will get ordinary ones but you'll also het spinach, liver and all."
Scarlet gave a mildly disgusted look as Ron picked up a green bean, looked at it carefully and bit into a corner. She laughed when Ron spit it out before exclaiming.
"See? Sprouts!"
The three had a great time eating the Every Flavor Beans. Scarlet even dared Ron to eat a funny gray one which Ron ultimately nibbled the end of the bean. After a lot of cries, tears and laughs, Ron nibbled off the end of the funny gray one. Once he got the taste of the bean, his face went blank. Scarlet and Harry looked at each other curiously before they both glanced at Ron.
"Uh…Ron?" Harry called him. No response. Scarlet blinked and leaned in to take a closer look but shrieked when Ron started to laugh. She stumbled to Harry and he caught her.
"Thank Merlin! That was pepper!" Ron exclaimed but resumed his laugher when he saw the freaked out Scarlet. She pouted as the boys laughed at her. She grinned when she had an idea. She rummaged through the beans packet and took two peach colored beans. She trusted her instinct and prayed to god that they're mint. Ron and Harry gave her a confused look when she gave them those two beans.
"Here guys! Mint flavored," she said and placed them in their cautiously outstretched hands.
"Are you sure?" Ron asked eying the bean warily.
Scarlet grinned innocently. "Yep, I'm pretty sure." She said. The boys didn't eat though; they kept staring at the beans. Scarlet smirked and whistled quietly. Her owl, Valen, who was on the rack above the opposite seats, looked down to see Scarlet waving at him and pointing at the two boys. Valen tilted his head and his eyes nearly bulged when she mouthed 'They're mint flavored.'
Scarlet found out that Valen is heavily addicted to mint flavor just like her. He nearly bit her finger when she saw about to eat a mint flavored sweet once. After that she was cautious of eating mint flavored sweet whenever she was around Valen.
Valen swooped down low and tried to peck the mint flavored beans out of the boy's hands. While the boys shrieked in fear, Scarlet was on the floor rolling and laughing. Tears streamed down her cheeks while she laughed. She knew Valen wouldn't hurt them, that's why she was calmingly laughing her ass off. She calmed down when Valen successfully grabbed the beans off the hands and he sat on his original spot glaring at the boys.
"Mint is always mine!"
Scarlet took two big gulps of air and took a look of her friends. She burst out into laugher once again when she saw their scratched faces and feather filled messy hairs and bewildered expression. They are playfully glaring at the girl who was busily laughing. Soon two started to laugh and they tackled their new best friend before they started to tickle her. They spent some time tickling their best girl friend until she shouted that it was enough. The three fell on the seats breathing heavily but still smiling.
"He could have bit our finger off, Scar!" Ron exclaimed but was still grinning. His face was flushed lightly and his hair was a mess. Valen rolled his eyes. Harry was grinning too.
"I'm offended. I only eat vegetarian."
"Ron, I don't think owls eat meat," Harry pointed out. Ron shrugged.
Scarlet grinned. "Yeah, even if owls eat meat, Valen doesn't eat meat. He dislikes them," she said shrugging. "And I know he won't hurt you guys,"
"There, at least someone knows me,"
"Valen, shut up," Scarlet said rolling her eyes but still grinning. Valen huffed but didn't comment on.
"Well, it's a good thing that Hedwig is not like Valen," Harry said shaking his head.
"Hedwig?" Scarlet and Ron asked at the same time.
Harry smiled and pointed at his owl. Scar blinked. Hedwig is just like Valen but she didn't have those startling blue eyes. She was silent throughout the ride and calm instead if excited and mischievous like Valen. Scarlet chuckled. Hedwig tilted her head and looked at them curiously.
"I guess my behavior is rubbed off on him." Scarlet said chuckling but stopped when Valen swooped down again before perched himself on her shoulder.
"I'm offended. Again."
Scarlet rolled her eyes and shoved her owl that huffed and flew to his original spot. Hedwig curiously looked at Valen and cautiously stood beside Valen and they were hooting softly. Scarlet smiled.
"I think they're bonding," Harry said as he too looked up to see the two owls were making some funny noises.
Then Scarlet noticed something in his pocket. "Hey, Ron…what is that? You know, in your pocket?"
"Oh, it's my pet, Scabbers," Ron explained pulling a rat!
Scarlet's eyes widened when she saw the tiny little rat. She didn't know why she is feeling uneasy when she saw Scabbers. Scabbers is giving off a different vibe and she could feel it. But she waved it off as some side effects with her power.
"Pathetic, isn't he?" Ron asked.
"A bit," Scarlet and Harry said honestly.
"I tried to turn him yellow yesterday but the spell didn't work out. Here, I'll show you, look…." Ron said rummaging through his trunk and pulled out a wand. He pointed it in front of his pet and for a second Scarlet was scared.
"Ron, are you sure you wouldn't kill the rat by this spell?" Scarlet asked making Harry to snort in amusement and Ron to playfully glare at her. Scarlet raised her hands up in surrender. "Only asking,"
Ron rolled his eyes and cleared his throat before raising his wand just in time the compartment door slid open. They all turned to meet a girl who was wearing Hogwarts robes. She is pretty with bushy brown hair.
"Has anyone seen a toad? A boy named Neville's lost one," She said and had a bossy tone.
"No, we don't," Ron said but she wasn't listening rather she was staring at his wand.
"Oh, you are doing magic? Let's see,"
She sat down opposite to the three. Scar and Harry glanced at each other in surprise and Ron looked take back. He cleared his throat before waving his wand.
"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, Turn this stupid fat rat yellow."
He waved his wand but nothing happened. Scabbers stayed grey and fast asleep. Scar snickered but soon stopped when Ron glanced at her with a glare.
"Are you sure that's a real spell?" the girl asked. "Well, if it is it's not a very good one, is it? I've tried some simple spells and it all worked for me. For example," she said taking her wand out and pointed it in front of Harry whose eyes were as wide as saucer pans.
"Oculus Reparo,"
The breakage in Harry's specs sealed itself. Harry took his glasses and admired the work in awe. Hermione gasped. "You're Harry Potter!" she exclaimed and looked at laughing Scarlet or more like looked at her neck. Again she gasped only loudly. "Blimey…You're Scarlet Destiny! I can't believe it! I've read about you two in some extra books."
Scarlet sat there dumbfounded while Harry was feeling dazed. Hermione then started to talk some things about how the Houses of Hogwarts, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw and looking for Neville's toad etc in a rapid speed. Scarlet blinked when Hermione turned to Ron who was munching some sweet popcorn. "And you're?" she asked in a mild disgusted tone.
"I'm Ron Weasley," he said with his food in his mouth.
"Pleasure," she grimaced. "You three better change, I expect we'll be there soon." She explained. Scarlet gave her a smile. "Thank you, Hermione,"
Hermione returned her smile full heartedly and looked at Ron who was still stuffing his face into sweets. With a one last grimace she left the compartment. Scarlet smiled. "She is good," and ignored the disbelief looks from the two boys.
"Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's not in there," Ron said and shuddered at the possibility.
"What house are your brothers in?" Harry asked curiously.
"Gryffindor." He said and went to gloom mode again. "Mum and dad were in it too. I don't know what I will do if I was put in different house…Imagine if I was in Slytherin!"
"Isn't that house where Vol- I mean You-Know-Who was in?" Harry asked.
"Yeah," Ron said flopping on his seat.
"You know, I think the ends of Scabbers whiskers are a bit lighter," Scar said trying to take Ron's mind off houses. Ron gave her a small smile. Soon they fell into a long chat about what is Quidditch and the wizards play the game. Scarlet didn't know what Quidditch is but sure it sounds amazing! Too bad first ears aren't allowed on their brooms. The rest of the ride filled with laughter and stories and no one disturbed them again.
Hey guys! How was it? Good? Tell me your thoughts please! This is my first HP story ever! 5 reviews? All I need is 5 reviews and next update will soon happen! Please read Mystifying Girl done by Scarlet Platinum if she published the story!
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