I got two longer chapters down this week so I thought I would post another chapter. Plus this is Stiles first official appearance. Trust me, he appears more often later on.

I do not own any characters except for Susana and future/current oc's that will make an appearance.

Chapter 9: Muggle-borns

Throughout the rest of the summer, Susana and Campbell went on more dates and now, as summer was coming to an end, she was positive that she had feelings for Campbell and not just because he liked her. Of course, if she was being honest with herself, Susana knew no matter how much she tried to put it off, she still had feelings for George. Sometimes while she was enjoying herself with Campbell, she would start wondering what George was doing especially since it took nearly three weeks before she got a response back from George. She knew very well he was stalling because Fred had been responding normally to her letters. She had specifically written a letter to both of them after her date, saying:

Dear Fred & George,

I was going to take your advice and just shoo Campbell off but... he actually isn't all that irritating. He's quite funny, actually. I went out with him and it was actually quite fun. Don't worry though, if he steps out of line, I'll knock some sense into him. Enough about me though. Have any of you met any girls you fancy yet? I'll be glad to help you in any way possible!

Yours truly, Susana

When Fred had responded to that in a separate letter, he merely wrote 'Good job' and that was it. Whether it was sarcastic or he actually meant, Susana had no clue. The letter George sent back was just as short and oddly out of character for George, who Susana knew was the one writing back to her letters addressed to both twins. There was no 'Dear' or 'Sincerely', just a simple 'Congrats and no'. Aside from those letters, nothing strange happened.

Susana and Campbell got along extremely well but as the end of summer approached, Susana was slightly worried by what would happen. Campbell had assured her though that when Christmas Holidays came, he'd be waiting for her arrival.

Today, being her second last day of summer, she had much planned since she'd be busy packing tomorrow. She had managed to go Diagon Alley last week to buy her new school books and supplies but had not seen anyone she knew. Everything she needed was ready to be packed.

Today she would be with her friends. They planned on going to the movies and then walk around London and do some last minute clothes shopping since they were also going back to school. However, right now as Susana was curled up in her bed, she felt something she always felt near the end of every summer; a very strong sense of sadness and the longing to stay and not return to school. She hated leaving behind her friends. If only they could come with her, if only they knew. Susana hated keeping half her life a secret from them when they told her everything. When she heard the doorbell ring, the feeling dimmed a bit and she dragged herself downstairs to be greeted by three different smiling faces.

`(-)`

The group of girls strode into a small boutique after finishing their movie, each immediately drawn to different racks of clothing. Susana had found herself looking through a rack of very loose fitted shirts and hadn't even noticed Summer join her.

Summer was always very direct. She rarely lied as well. Majority of her life, she had grown up with her dad and with girls, Susana found that if a girl grows up with her dad, she's most likely either going to be a spoiled brat or a tomboy. In Summer's case, she was far from being a spoiled brat. She was tough and wasn't afraid of most things, except for spiders and needles.

Susana looked at her friend, who seemed to be checking if the coast was clear. When she seemed sure everyone wasn't able to hear her, she turned to Susana and whispered, "Do you know what Hogwarts is?" Susana jumped a little at the question. That was not what she was expecting. "Why?" Susana asked quickly, trying her best to think on her feet. Summer shrugged. "My little sister got a letter by owl when she turned eleven, saying she was accepted into Hogwarts. She leaves for school the day after tomorrow." The moment Susana saw the look on Summer's face, she knew that Summer had figured it out. Susana sighed and closed her eyes momentarily. "Yeah, I know about Hogwarts."

Summer smiled triumphantly. "Then could you do me a favor and look out for her. She's a little surprised by the whole thing. Magic and all."

Susana nodded, picking out a shirt that caught her eye. "Of course, although I can't say that I was surprised to go to Hogwarts. My whole family is magic."

"I've got questions about this whole magic thing though because my dad didn't let me listen in on what the wizards that came to our house said. Why is only my sister a witch? And what house were you sorted in?" Susana was slightly surprised by the last question. How did Summer know about the houses? Clearly Summer noticed the look of surprise because she quickly said. "I asked a pair of twins about Hogwarts when we went to Diagon Alley." Susana's face lit up. "Did you catch their names?" Susana asked eagerly but much to her disappointment, Summer shook her head. "Now answer my questions." She demanded.

Susana took a deep breath then in a quiet voice said, "It's because your sister is Muggle-born, muggles are non-magical people. Even though your parents aren't wizards or yourself, your sister has magical abilities. That's means somewhere in your family tree, there were wizards but somewhere along the way, the magic kind of 'cut off' and has now flourished once again in your sister. And I was sorted into Ravenclaw, the house that treasures wit, brains and creativity." Summer nodded but didn't seem to take in anything.

Susana could see she was a little envious that her sister had magic and she didn't. It was understandable. "If it helps, your children might turn out to be wizards and at least you know what exists. Most people don't even get a glimpse. Plus, you get to see what goes on in my family's shop after it 'closes'." But still, Summer showed no response, the only thing that had changed about her expression was the small smirk on her face. She opened her mouth to say something then quickly closed it as though she was trying to word everything carefully.

"What else is out there?" She finally asked. Susana looked around to see where everyone was. Kate and Leah were near the back of the store and the workers were walking around but still not close enough to hear. Susana sighed, turning back to Summer. "If you come with me to my family store right before it closes, I'll try to explain as much as I can. If you come by my house tomorrow, I'll show you some stuff." Summer nodded.

`(-)`

By the time they had all finished their shopping, it was almost six. Susana hugged Leah and Kate goodbye and told them she'd be back before they knew it and that it was her last year there too. Summer walked with Susana to her family's shop and when they entered, Susana's mom immediately raised her eyebrows. "Susana!" She hissed "The store is closed!" But before her mom could say anymore, Susana interrupted. "Summer's sister is attending Hogwarts this year. She knows about magic." Lucky the store was empty because the words came out of Susana's mouth without her even thinking.

Her mom simply nodded, turned the open sign around so it said closed and went back to the cashier. She punched in a few numbers and out popped the hidden compartment where her wand was stored. To Muggles, the store looked vacant but to wizards, they could see what was really going on. Summer watched in amazement as she suddenly the animals had changed. Susana strode over to the cage of, what looked like, three kittens. She picked up the brown one and cradled it in her arms.

"They look like cats but they're really baby Kneazles, super intelligent creatures and very good judges of character." She handed the brown one to Summer and walked over to bird cage where an Fwooper sat trying to hoot but to no avail. Susana carefully opened the cage and let the Fwooper hop onto her outstretched finger. "This is an Fwooper." She said as Summer drew closer. "Anyone who hears its call goes insane so dad has to renew the silencing charm every month." She put the creature back in its cage. Summer stared curiously at it then at Susana. "Why don't you do it?"

"Because I'm not allowed too. My parents won't let me." Summer nodded. Just as she did, a good-looking young wizard with a buzz-cut in a black traveling cloak popped in through the window. He greeted Susana's mother and then turned to Susana and Summer. "Good evening Susana. Who's your friend? I don't believe we've had the pleasure of meeting. I'm Stiles McTraven." He outstretched his hand as he approached the two girls. Summer hesitated but shook the wizard's hand.

Susana smiled. "Stiles, this is Summer. Summer, this is Stiles. He graduated from Hogwarts two years ago and has spent all his spare time since then in this shop." Stiles put Susana in a headlock and smiled. "I hope you remember that I am your senior and deserve respect." Susana pinched his skin and was immediately released. She laughed as Summer eyed them curiously. "He's also one of my funner friends who were in Ravenclaw."

Stiles smirked, poking Susana's cheek just to annoy her. "Speaking of friends… how is it you could even call me that when you didn't tell me that you finally talked to that Weasley boy or that you are seeing someone?" Susana looked baffled for a moment but she glared. "Ana's been reading my letters hasn't she? That nosey little witch."

Stiles laughed.

Summer was utterly confused. She knew about Campbell and had heard Susana talk about some boy she liked at her school but these two together was just confusing. Summer didn't really peg Stiles to be the Ravenclaw type from what she heard about the house. Maybe he was smart but who knew. When the attention turned back to Summer, who was mindlessly petting the Kneazle she was holding, she was caught off guard.

"I've never seen you at Hogwarts. I take it you're a Muggle." Stiles stated casually, looking at Summer for reassurance. She nodded. "My little sister is attending Hogwarts this year." She said quickly before he could ask her any questions. Susana clapped her hands suddenly. "Well, Summer, you should go before your dad starts to worry."

"Right." She handed back the Kneazle and waved at both of them as she headed to the door. "I'll see you tomorrow." The moment the door shut as she left, Stiles turned to Susana with a big smile on his face. "I like her." He said. Susana rolled her eyes. "I could tell but she won't be swoon so easily. You can see her again if you come by my house tomorrow morning."

`(-)`

Surely enough, the next morning there was a knock on her bedroom door. Susana, who had still been sleeping, was rudely awakened when something heavy sat on her back. "Wake up. Wake up. Wake up." Stiles said. Susana groaned, hitting him over the head with a pillow.

When she finally managed to throw him off, she furrowed her brow as he kneeled beside her. "She's not even here yet."

Stiles pouted. "Doesn't the early bird get the worm?"

Susana flipped back onto her stomach. "Not if the worm isn't here yet." She mumbled into her pillow.

Stiles took the liberty of sitting and putting his feet on Susana's bed, much to her discontentment. There was faint knock on the door again and Stiles' face lit up like a Christmas tree. The door opened and Summer walked in, not even stopping to ask why Stiles was there. "Yo." She said, sitting on the floor. That was when she cast a curious look at both Stiles and Susana. "Did I interrupt something?"

Susana lifted her head slightly. "No. Stiles was just muttering nonsense about how you were-" She didn't get to finish her sentence because a hand blocked the words from coming out. Stile looked at Summer, slightly embarrassed and hoping that she hadn't heard anything. "No, we were just talking."

"Okay, anyways, what did you want to show me today?" Summer said, scanning the room for anything strange. Susana sat up, pushed Stiles off and dragged her blankets with her as she got out of bed. She wrapped the starry pattern around her and sat on the floor in front of Summer. "Stiles, go into my closest and grab my truck." He nodded, knowing better than to disobey her. He knew very well that she could open her mouth at any time. Even though it rarely showed, Susana had a rather nasty side to her.

Once he returned with the trunk, he sat leaned up against Susana's bed. Susana stretched towards a stack of books up against her wall and dragged them closer. "These are my school books. Charms, Defence against the Dark Arts, Potions, Astronomy... All there. Feel free to look through them as I explain something to you. Yesterday you asked what else is out there so I'm going to tell you."

"There are plenty of creatures in the world. Dragons, vampires, werewolves. There are dementors, creatures that make you feel like you will never be happy again. Then there are wizards. You expect us all to be good and amazing but not all wizards are good, some stray off to the darker part of magic. There are forbidden spells. One is the Cruciatus curse. Its endless torture what that one does, can drive a victim mad if you use it long enough. The second is the Imperius curse. It lets you control anyone. They do your every bidding. The third is the Killing curse. One flick of the wand and you're dead." Susana gulped. She had a distinct fear of having someone she cared for taken away so easily. Never in her right mind would she ever be able to imagine how horrid it would feel.

Stiles slid closer towards the two girls. "Why are you telling her all this?" Susana was sure he knew the answer before she spoke though. He always had a way of knowing things before anyone said anything. "Because I want her to have a clear understanding of things so I can warn her about He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."

"He's dead, remember?"

"Stiles don't be stupid. You know very well that what the Prophet is saying is false and that Dumbledore is telling the truth. Cedric Diggory didn't just die, he was murdered."

"What are you two arguing about?" Summer interrupted. She eyed both of them carefully.

"Susana thinks that the darkest wizard of all time is back from the dead."

"Let me explain." Susana tried to sound calm. "Fifteen years ago, the darkest wizard to ever roam this earth died, technically speaking. A lot of people wanted to believe he was dead and now he's come back. He's dangerous and I believe he's gathering back his old army known as Deatheaters. He will kill anyone in his way and I thought you should know because he has a distinct hate for Muggles and anyone who isn't a pureblood."

Summer tried to take everything in at once. She repeated what Susana had said in her mind, rewording some things so she could make sense of it. Although a lot of it was complicated and strange, she got the just of it all. There were still some things that she didn't understand though. One, why was Stiles denying the return of someone so dangerous and two, what the hell was a pureblood? Summer looked through a few pages of Susana's Charms book before closing it and returning her attention to the two wizards in front of her.

"Why would people deny his return?" Summer finally asked. Stiles was just about to object by saying that he hadn't returned when Susana poked him hard in the ribs. "Because, acknowledging he has returned, would mean acknowledging the fact that we are on the brink of war." Susana opened her trunk, revealing the dress she had worn at the Yule Ball. She had kept it in there all summer. She didn't know or understand why she had kept it inside her trunk, she just did.

Summer only glanced at the dress for a second; she was never the dressy person. "What's a pure blood then?" She asked, keeping them on topic. Stiles, on the other hand, had crawled over to dress and lifted carefully. "Oh, you wore this to the Yule Ball, didn't you? Who did you go with? I bet it was that Weasley." Susana took the dress from Stiles and placed it on the floor next to her. She reverted her attention back to Summer and sighed. "Pureblood is a family of wizards that doesn't have any Muggle ties, like my family and Stiles' family but that doesn't mean we aren't in danger."

Susana took her books back from Summer and put them in her trunk. She was going to explain a bit more to Summer when she heard someone call her from downstairs. She excused herself, and made her way out of the room and down the stairs.

She was still in her pyjamas so when she saw who was waiting for her at the bottom of the staircase, her face turned red from embarrassment. "Hey." Campbell said softly, as she got closer. Susana wrapped her arms around herself, trying her best to avoid eye contact. "Hi. You didn't tell me you were stopping by." She laughed nervously. Campbell smiled and reached into his pocket.

"I wanted to surprise you." He showed her a small black box with gold lining it.

"I-I didn't get you anything though. You didn't have to, really."

Campbell shook his head. "I wanted to." He opened the box carefully to reveal a silver necklace, a grey star with a silver tint in the center hung loosely from the chain. "I thought I would get you something to remind you of me while you were away at school."

Susana's breath was taken away. The necklace was beautiful. For a moment she just stared at the necklace, her mouth slightly open. Campbell seemed to have gotten nervous when she didn't say anything though. "If you don't like it, I could take it back." He said, trying his best to sound calm. Susana shook her head, a smile forming on her face.

"I love it."

Campbell sighed in relief, removing the necklace from the box and issuing for Susana to turn around so he could put it on her. She did so, holding her hair up so he wouldn't have any difficulty. Campbell clipped the necklace and without even a warning, Susana turned around and wrapped her arms around him. He hugged her tightly, only letting go so he could place a soft kiss on her lips.

The moment he did though, Stiles and Summer decided to come down the stairs and see what was taking Susana so long. Stiles took a picture with the enchanted camera in his pocket before he wolf-whistled and cheered while Summer stood a few steps behind him laughing at Susana's embarrassment even though she wasn't the only one blushing. Campbell was slowly turning red as well. Susana pointed at the two and smiled nervously. "Campbell, this is Summer and Stiles. They have a strange hobby of trying to embarrass me."

Quick updates happen when you stay up till 2 am typing on your phone or laptop. Next chapter we get back to HOGWARTS, HOGWARTS.

Future Story hint: you don't care
'Cause you don't see me that way
You don't see the way I look at you
When you are not looking at me
I wish that I could tell you every single thought I ever had
About you and me
But you don't see me that way (This represents something in the next chapter)

One line in the next chapter: He stared at her for a moment then just stalked off, ignoring her completely.

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