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Chapter 4
I sauntered into the kitchen after my morning fly, I needed to keep up if I had any hope of coaching the Gryffendor team to success, I made that mistake last year. Luckily I had the twins and Harry around to help. George was sitting at the table buttering his toast. "Jeez what time did you get up"
"not that early " I decided
"whatever" George teased "do you want breakfast because if you do you may have to hunt around the cupboard. The greedy pig over there ate the last slice" he said kicking Ron under the table. "what" he objected with a mouth stuffed full. I just laughed, "I need something more⦠umm substantial" they both got what I meant. They didn't live far from Dartmoor so a little bit of wild pony was what I had to have regrettably. But on the conservation council was one of Alice's contacts so I got the odd message when they needed culling slightly to keep numbers down (I received one the day before yesterday) so I jumped in the car and headed down there. It had been so much easier at school, miles of open countryside with an whole arrangement of animals in the remote Scottish highlands. No one around for miles but down here there were people everywhere. Absolutely everywhere. I had to wipe the minds of a few unexpected ramblers. Opps.
After quenching my thirst I headed home to find George still sitting at the table. "Lazy bones" I teased as I walked in. "you haven't even gotten dressed yet".
"well you must have just been fast then" I looked up at the kitchen clock and noticed that it had a small smudge of flour over the number 12. I grinned. I had been gone less than an hour. "Ok you win I just couldn't wait to get back to you" I leant down to kiss his nose as I heard my phone ring upstairs, I groaned, "I'll be right back" I promised before dashing up the stairs and digging around through the bag that I took to the beach yesterday until I discovered my phone buried in the depths. After around 5 rings and me blowing the sand off of it I answered it. I heard sobbing and gulps of breath and then Ruby's clearly shaken voice. "I-I- Ivy, I have done something really stupid, your house, come alone please."
"Hey, hey Rubes calm down I'll be there don't worry" I hung up reassuring her all the while she was an utter mess, for the life of me I couldn't work out what had happened. I jumped down the stairs two at a time and grabbed my broom that I had failed to put away earlier. "I've got to go "I yelled at George"
"what again" he called after me.
"SORRY"
I jumped on my broom and flew home cloaked in an invisibility shield. I landed on my driveway and looked around to see if anyone was watching before I mysteriously appeared. I removed the spell and picked up the spare keys from behind the lose brick under the porch eaves. I'd forgotten my own in the rush. I suddenly heard an old voice behind me "Is that you Ivy? "
"Mrs Thompson, how lovely to see you again" I put on my angelic darling daughter act. "it's been too long"
"your looking well I must say, how is that boy of yours, George is it, the ginger one"
"He is fine thank you Mrs Thompson, thank you for asking. I'll tell him you said hello" I said, my subtle way of ending the conversation. "It was lovely to see you again, hopefully it won't be so long next time"
"Yes, goodbye Ivy" she said politely as she walked off. Man I hated that everyone though that I went to an exclusive boarding school; it was the only way to explain my absence during the term. And the exclusive comes from my fathers well paid job. I opened up the door and forced all of the post out of the way before sweeping it into my arms and dumping on our solid oak kitchen table. My parents were still on their world cruise so the house was covered in a thin layer of dust so I sneezed when the pile hit the table. I wondered up to my room, surveying the familiar sights, the pale blue walls and cream carpet. My pin board that covered most of one wall covered in my Quidditch world cup ticket, Gryffendor flag and other photos and memories from over the years. The opposite wall was also completely covered but this time in rows and rows of books. In the middle of this was my bed desk and wardrobe which I opened to grab a few extra clothes whilst I was here. As I finished filling my duffle bag I heard footsteps running down the street with the muffled sound of paws. Ruby and Nellie. I went back downstairs and opened the door just as Ruby skidded up the driveway. She stormed in and plonked herself down on the sofa, her face conveying a mixture of emotions and Nellie was just happy to see me jumping up and down and running round and round my ankles, she really needed to go to puppy training classes. Once she had calmed down (Nellie that is) I sat next down next to ruby, "What happened?"
Ruby then started to spill "I-and-he-and-Demetri-tried to-and-it-was-horrible-and-then-the-wolf-and-Jared-KISSED ME!"
"Demetri did what? And who's Jared? And a wolf? Rubes what have you done?"
"He tried to rape me, Jared's a shapeshifter, he rescued me and then kissed me"
Ruby suddenly stopped and stared towards the door, I turned round to see George standing there furious. He stormed in and stood towering over a frightened Ruby. He must of heard everything. Ohh dear this could get ugly. "You've been cheating on Fred?" He barked at her, his anger overflowing, almost seeping out of him.
"Yes, but it was only once and I didn't mean to and Ivy you said you'd be alone!" Ruby sobbed pointing at me, her emotional all over the place.
"I was, Ruby I was alone" I assured her, I hated seeing her like this. I turned towards my boyfriend, "George why did you follow me?" I shouted, hurt that he followed me.
"You were going somewhere with her, and you know exactly how I feel towards Ruby." I sighed and mouthed "sorry" at Ruby, I truly was.
"So who was he? This mysterious lover." George scoffed.
"He's a shapeshifter like me, I only met him yesterday, look he rescued me from being raped by Demetri I was a little messed up."
"Right...rescued...so now you're repaying him with sexual favours?"
"No!" I Ruby screamed, "I wouldn't"
I just couldn't take this, two people I cared about fighting. "Just stop it! Both of you, I'm so tired of you fighting. She made a mistake! We all do it, George if you tell Fred I will kill you, it's not your place so let her tell him her way." I screamed at them both much to their shock. "But, he's my brother he deserves better than this half scum bitch." George spat angrily, his temper getting the better of his kind nature.
"We're all half vampire here so you insult her species, you insult mine and Fred's too. And I know he's your brother but he's her fian-boyfriend. So leave them alone, for me?" I turned all soppy at the end, reaching out to touch his arm, a truce in a way, I was the only one he was going to listen to.
"This is all centred around one thing though...me telling him, are you sure thats what I should do? I don't think I should, I mean what he doesn't know can't hurt him right?" Ruby asked, confused, almost childlike, scared about the possible consequinces.
"I hate to say this but Ruby, you do have a point." George said slowly. Wow, he agreed with her, that was a start "This is all going to end in tears." I sighed it really was. The discussion ended there, tensions were high and Ruby obviously needed to have a good think so she got up, called for Nellie who came bounding up a complete juxtaposition to the mood we were all in. She clipped on her lead and walked out, forcing a smile in my direction. So I smiled back. And she slipped silently out of the front door. One task down another to go. George.
I wondered over to him pulling him onto the sofa next to me and let him lean his head against my shoulder, which I then gently started to stroke reassuring him of my presence. And there we sat for a few hours. Me and him, together.
