Chapter Nine
Disclaimer on opening note
Most of break was pretty quiet. Ginny was always around and Professor Snape would stay and talk for at least an hour every night. About four days before everyone came back; Ruby received her Christmas present from Bobby.
"Miss Kennedy," Dumbledore said as Ruby drank the antidote Snape had given her.
"Do you need me to leave," asked Snape.
"You do not have to, Severus. I just have a little surprise for Miss Kennedy." That's when he came from behind Dumbledore, a short man not at all skinny, but not plump. His hair was musty brown, and he was very tan.
"Bobby," Ruby squealed! Bobby came over to her bed and gave her a squeeze.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be here sooner. I had to find someone to watch the kids for me."
"How'd you get here, why, and," she stopped a moment, "there's more then one now?"
Bobby laughed, "No, just Alexis, but it would sound silly if I said I needed someone to watch the kid."
Dumbledore smiled at the reunion, but Snape felt like an outsider and started to leave.
"Sit right back down, Professor," Ruby said. Snape turned and looked at her. He wasn't sure to comply or take points away.
"Excuse me," he sneered. He heard Dumbledore laugh, then leave.
"Bobby, this is Professor Snape, the potions master."
"Ah, yes, Ruby talked about you all summer, writes about you a lot too." Snape seemed suspicious about this. He knew he had seen this man before, but not as his current appearance.
"Bobby was an Auror when he was younger," Ruby said proudly. Snape became slightly tense.
"Nothing to be to proud about, I wasn't very good out in the field."
"An Auror's life is not for everyone," Snape stated. He was the one with the lists. He planned some of the attacks on Voldemort when he was in power.
"That is why they kept me in an office. I was better planning then executing a plan, but enough of the past, Ruby, Merry Christmas." He handed her a package wrapped in brown paper. It contained some standard potions ingredients, some new viles, and a new muggle fiction call Labyrinth. "I knew you liked the movie so much, you might want to read the book."
"Thanks so much." She hugged him again.
"I need to go, I'll be back tomorrow night," Snape said.
"I wouldn't miss it," she laughed.
*** Bobby stayed only until the start of term. Ruby was a little sad, but knew that he couldn't stay. Goodbyes were hard, but were said.
"You stay strong," he said.
"I will."
"Keep laughing, it will make you feel better."
"I know."
"You need to get on the train to make the port key in Hogsmeade," said Dumbledore.
With one last hug, Bobby left. Instead of crying, Ruby turned over and opened her new book and sang, "It's only forever, it's not long at all."
*Short Chapter. It was actually my sister who suggested to bring Bobby into the story here. You'll see him some more in the next story. Can we say foreshadowing with the Labyrinth references?!?
Most of break was pretty quiet. Ginny was always around and Professor Snape would stay and talk for at least an hour every night. About four days before everyone came back; Ruby received her Christmas present from Bobby.
"Miss Kennedy," Dumbledore said as Ruby drank the antidote Snape had given her.
"Do you need me to leave," asked Snape.
"You do not have to, Severus. I just have a little surprise for Miss Kennedy." That's when he came from behind Dumbledore, a short man not at all skinny, but not plump. His hair was musty brown, and he was very tan.
"Bobby," Ruby squealed! Bobby came over to her bed and gave her a squeeze.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be here sooner. I had to find someone to watch the kids for me."
"How'd you get here, why, and," she stopped a moment, "there's more then one now?"
Bobby laughed, "No, just Alexis, but it would sound silly if I said I needed someone to watch the kid."
Dumbledore smiled at the reunion, but Snape felt like an outsider and started to leave.
"Sit right back down, Professor," Ruby said. Snape turned and looked at her. He wasn't sure to comply or take points away.
"Excuse me," he sneered. He heard Dumbledore laugh, then leave.
"Bobby, this is Professor Snape, the potions master."
"Ah, yes, Ruby talked about you all summer, writes about you a lot too." Snape seemed suspicious about this. He knew he had seen this man before, but not as his current appearance.
"Bobby was an Auror when he was younger," Ruby said proudly. Snape became slightly tense.
"Nothing to be to proud about, I wasn't very good out in the field."
"An Auror's life is not for everyone," Snape stated. He was the one with the lists. He planned some of the attacks on Voldemort when he was in power.
"That is why they kept me in an office. I was better planning then executing a plan, but enough of the past, Ruby, Merry Christmas." He handed her a package wrapped in brown paper. It contained some standard potions ingredients, some new viles, and a new muggle fiction call Labyrinth. "I knew you liked the movie so much, you might want to read the book."
"Thanks so much." She hugged him again.
"I need to go, I'll be back tomorrow night," Snape said.
"I wouldn't miss it," she laughed.
*** Bobby stayed only until the start of term. Ruby was a little sad, but knew that he couldn't stay. Goodbyes were hard, but were said.
"You stay strong," he said.
"I will."
"Keep laughing, it will make you feel better."
"I know."
"You need to get on the train to make the port key in Hogsmeade," said Dumbledore.
With one last hug, Bobby left. Instead of crying, Ruby turned over and opened her new book and sang, "It's only forever, it's not long at all."
*Short Chapter. It was actually my sister who suggested to bring Bobby into the story here. You'll see him some more in the next story. Can we say foreshadowing with the Labyrinth references?!?
