Chap. 3
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Ruby was up at the crack of dawn. Sunrise in England was much different then a sunrise in Hawaii. She pondered the sun a moment, thinking about what Bobby had said in Diagon Alley.
"You need this, Ruby. A new beginning. This is the best wizarding school in the world. You'll get lost in the foster system if you stay in Hawaii. I have taught you what you need to know to get started. You are a bright girl, and maybe someone at Hogwarts can help you."
Ruby loved Bobby dearly. He was the best foster parent she had ever had; he was a wizard and understood her. She smiled softly to herself, when a bookshelf in the room fell over. She gasped, fixed it, and quickly reminded herself of her curse and got changed.
* * *
At breakfast, Ruby sat next to Hermione who wanted to know Ruby's life story.
"Well," Ruby began," I am not originally from Hawaii. I only lived there for about two years. I lived with my parents in Illinois until I was nine. When my parents couldn't change my magical ability, they considered me a freak and disowned me."
"That is so sad."
"I guess it is," said the red haired boy, Ron.
"Ron, you only guess?"
"Yeah, I mean, I bet Harry wished the Dursleys would disown him."
"Yeah, they probably would love to." Ahh Ruby thought. So this is the famous Harry Potter She had heard of Harry and Voldemort from Bobby. She could slightly see the scar, but did not stare.
"So what happened after that," Hermione asked.
"Well, I was shuffled through many different homes until Bobby sent for me. He said as long as I didn't mind moving to Hawaii, that he would love to have me. Bobby asked for me, because he is wizard, an auror to be exact. And he wanted me to go to school." "Wow, that's interesting."
"No it's not," Ron scoffed as they made their way to Herbology.
* * * Ruby ate lunch by herself. She couldn't find Ron, Harry, or Hermione. As she ate, she contemplated the happenings of the day so far. She had been sneered, pointed, and laughed at, and was yelled at by students for sitting in their chair. Draco Malfoy gave her a good yelling and finished by calling her a mudblood. The other students gasped at his, while Ruby just walked away. She would have to ask Hermione later, seeing that she seemed to know everything. Ruby had fifteen minutes before Potions started, but she made her way to the dungeon.
"Hey," A boy stopped her.
"Hello."
"Don't let that little Malfoy get to you. He is just trying to get you mad so you'll do something worthy of detention."
"I see." Ruby had remembered seeing this boy at dinner, but couldn't remember what Hermione said his name was.
"By the way, I'm Oliver Wood."
"Ruby Kennedy, Pleased to meet you."
"You know, you could smile when you say that, it would make it more convincing," he teased.
"Well, I'm not having a great day. I need to get going in fact."
"Ok, see you later."
Ruby couldn't believe it. She dared not to show her emotions, but on the inside all she could think was that a cute boy talked to her. As she walked down to the dungeons, she shook off the feeling. All I need are friends right now. I don't need a boyfriend. She was the first one to arrive at the Potions classroom and the room wasn't even open yet. She dropped her book bag and used the window to the class as a mirror. She fixed her long, black hair into a bun, so no hair would fall into anything.
"This is a Potion class, Miss Kennedy, not a vanity." Ruby turned to see Snape a good five paces away. "I am well aware of that, Professor. I am just waiting for class to start." She sat on the cold floor and started rummaging through her bag. Soon, some Slytherin students, including Draco Malfoy, came down to the dungeon followed by Gryffindor students. Hermione, Ron, and Harry were the last to arrive.
"Ruby, how long have you been waiting," asked Harry.
"Not long. Just didn't want to get lost."
They filed into the classroom and the line, Ruby noticed, was clearly drawn: Gryffindor in the back, Slytherins in the front. Ruby took a seat next to Ron.
"Nobody sits here, right?"
"No," answered Ron.
"Get out your books and start studying." Prof. Snape swept through the class.
"Tomorrow we will test on random potions the whole class period." Students quickly opened their books.
"Can you believe this," whispered Hermione. "A test on the second day of school?"
"That's Snape for you," Harry remarked. "What do you need, Ruby?" Harry noticed her hand raised.
"Must I always yell at you three? Five points from Gryffindor."
"But Professor..." Harry started.
"Mr. Potter, might I remind you of the thin line you walk?"
"Ruby has a question."
Snape looked at her, hand raised and eyes boring into him. "If you think, Miss Kennedy, that you will get a bias on tomorrow's test, you are very much mistaken."
"I only wanted to ask if this is the only book we are to study."
"Of course it is, silly girl." They studied the rest of the period. When class was over, Harry Ron, Hermione, and Ruby made their way to Gryffindor tower.
* * * "I'm never going to do well in Potions class, especially with a period of tests." Hermione barely touched her dinner.
"Not like any of us will," replied Ron. "Snape will always favor the Slytherins over any Gryffindor."
"Maybe we should go to the library, see if we can study anything else."
"You've got to be kidding me," Harry and Ron said together.
"I wonder where Ruby has gotten to."
"Hermione, she's really, well...weird."
"I have to agree with Ron. She does seem really odd."
"You both can be really mean. Think of how weird we all seem to her. Our opinions make more difference than hers just because we are in the majority."
"Ha! You talking about that fresh mudblood?"
"What do you want Malfoy," asked Harry.
"Ruby's her name, Malfoy," said Hermione. "Maybe you should try and use it."
"Excuse me," Percy came up," but I do believe you all should be moving to the places you belong."
"Oh, shut up Percy," Ron said as they left for the Gryffindor common room. Hermione studied in the common room until ten thirty that night. She went to her bed and studied some more and worried about Ruby. She didn't come back to the dorm until midnight.
"Ruby, I was getting really worried," Hermione whispered. "You know when we're supposed to be up here."
"Yeah, I was just in a quiet place where I could study." Ruby got changed and into bed. "Hermione, go to bed. You don't need to study. You're very smart. Good night."
"Goodnight." With that Ruby turned to sleep and heard Hermione do the same.
*Aww Hermione is worrying about everyone but herself yet again! hehe I hope you are enjoying the story. Please tell me if I need to fix something.*
Ruby was up at the crack of dawn. Sunrise in England was much different then a sunrise in Hawaii. She pondered the sun a moment, thinking about what Bobby had said in Diagon Alley.
"You need this, Ruby. A new beginning. This is the best wizarding school in the world. You'll get lost in the foster system if you stay in Hawaii. I have taught you what you need to know to get started. You are a bright girl, and maybe someone at Hogwarts can help you."
Ruby loved Bobby dearly. He was the best foster parent she had ever had; he was a wizard and understood her. She smiled softly to herself, when a bookshelf in the room fell over. She gasped, fixed it, and quickly reminded herself of her curse and got changed.
* * *
At breakfast, Ruby sat next to Hermione who wanted to know Ruby's life story.
"Well," Ruby began," I am not originally from Hawaii. I only lived there for about two years. I lived with my parents in Illinois until I was nine. When my parents couldn't change my magical ability, they considered me a freak and disowned me."
"That is so sad."
"I guess it is," said the red haired boy, Ron.
"Ron, you only guess?"
"Yeah, I mean, I bet Harry wished the Dursleys would disown him."
"Yeah, they probably would love to." Ahh Ruby thought. So this is the famous Harry Potter She had heard of Harry and Voldemort from Bobby. She could slightly see the scar, but did not stare.
"So what happened after that," Hermione asked.
"Well, I was shuffled through many different homes until Bobby sent for me. He said as long as I didn't mind moving to Hawaii, that he would love to have me. Bobby asked for me, because he is wizard, an auror to be exact. And he wanted me to go to school." "Wow, that's interesting."
"No it's not," Ron scoffed as they made their way to Herbology.
* * * Ruby ate lunch by herself. She couldn't find Ron, Harry, or Hermione. As she ate, she contemplated the happenings of the day so far. She had been sneered, pointed, and laughed at, and was yelled at by students for sitting in their chair. Draco Malfoy gave her a good yelling and finished by calling her a mudblood. The other students gasped at his, while Ruby just walked away. She would have to ask Hermione later, seeing that she seemed to know everything. Ruby had fifteen minutes before Potions started, but she made her way to the dungeon.
"Hey," A boy stopped her.
"Hello."
"Don't let that little Malfoy get to you. He is just trying to get you mad so you'll do something worthy of detention."
"I see." Ruby had remembered seeing this boy at dinner, but couldn't remember what Hermione said his name was.
"By the way, I'm Oliver Wood."
"Ruby Kennedy, Pleased to meet you."
"You know, you could smile when you say that, it would make it more convincing," he teased.
"Well, I'm not having a great day. I need to get going in fact."
"Ok, see you later."
Ruby couldn't believe it. She dared not to show her emotions, but on the inside all she could think was that a cute boy talked to her. As she walked down to the dungeons, she shook off the feeling. All I need are friends right now. I don't need a boyfriend. She was the first one to arrive at the Potions classroom and the room wasn't even open yet. She dropped her book bag and used the window to the class as a mirror. She fixed her long, black hair into a bun, so no hair would fall into anything.
"This is a Potion class, Miss Kennedy, not a vanity." Ruby turned to see Snape a good five paces away. "I am well aware of that, Professor. I am just waiting for class to start." She sat on the cold floor and started rummaging through her bag. Soon, some Slytherin students, including Draco Malfoy, came down to the dungeon followed by Gryffindor students. Hermione, Ron, and Harry were the last to arrive.
"Ruby, how long have you been waiting," asked Harry.
"Not long. Just didn't want to get lost."
They filed into the classroom and the line, Ruby noticed, was clearly drawn: Gryffindor in the back, Slytherins in the front. Ruby took a seat next to Ron.
"Nobody sits here, right?"
"No," answered Ron.
"Get out your books and start studying." Prof. Snape swept through the class.
"Tomorrow we will test on random potions the whole class period." Students quickly opened their books.
"Can you believe this," whispered Hermione. "A test on the second day of school?"
"That's Snape for you," Harry remarked. "What do you need, Ruby?" Harry noticed her hand raised.
"Must I always yell at you three? Five points from Gryffindor."
"But Professor..." Harry started.
"Mr. Potter, might I remind you of the thin line you walk?"
"Ruby has a question."
Snape looked at her, hand raised and eyes boring into him. "If you think, Miss Kennedy, that you will get a bias on tomorrow's test, you are very much mistaken."
"I only wanted to ask if this is the only book we are to study."
"Of course it is, silly girl." They studied the rest of the period. When class was over, Harry Ron, Hermione, and Ruby made their way to Gryffindor tower.
* * * "I'm never going to do well in Potions class, especially with a period of tests." Hermione barely touched her dinner.
"Not like any of us will," replied Ron. "Snape will always favor the Slytherins over any Gryffindor."
"Maybe we should go to the library, see if we can study anything else."
"You've got to be kidding me," Harry and Ron said together.
"I wonder where Ruby has gotten to."
"Hermione, she's really, well...weird."
"I have to agree with Ron. She does seem really odd."
"You both can be really mean. Think of how weird we all seem to her. Our opinions make more difference than hers just because we are in the majority."
"Ha! You talking about that fresh mudblood?"
"What do you want Malfoy," asked Harry.
"Ruby's her name, Malfoy," said Hermione. "Maybe you should try and use it."
"Excuse me," Percy came up," but I do believe you all should be moving to the places you belong."
"Oh, shut up Percy," Ron said as they left for the Gryffindor common room. Hermione studied in the common room until ten thirty that night. She went to her bed and studied some more and worried about Ruby. She didn't come back to the dorm until midnight.
"Ruby, I was getting really worried," Hermione whispered. "You know when we're supposed to be up here."
"Yeah, I was just in a quiet place where I could study." Ruby got changed and into bed. "Hermione, go to bed. You don't need to study. You're very smart. Good night."
"Goodnight." With that Ruby turned to sleep and heard Hermione do the same.
*Aww Hermione is worrying about everyone but herself yet again! hehe I hope you are enjoying the story. Please tell me if I need to fix something.*
