After she had sent her parents' owls Romulus and Remus away with her letters (under the eyes of her happy parents) Ruby went back to her room and examined the letter closer.
"Arrive with the teachers. Hah! As if! They won't see me earlier than I have to!"
Witty sensed the bitterness in Ruby's voice and patted Ruby's hand with her own diminutive one. Then she shoved over the subjects list to distract Ruby who marked Study of Ancient Runes then took the other papers out of the envelope. One was a permission form her parents had to sign so that she could occasionally visit the village. No problem - her parents would do everything to comfort her! Next piece of parchment provided instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley and Platform 9 and ¾. Simple!
Then she scanned carefully the list of books and equipment.
"Black uniform???? Are they mad? I don't want to look like a priest! What do you think Witty, would they be too upset if I take my Salem school robes with me?"
"Oh Ruby don't!"
"We'll see! The books...hmm...same spell book author....oh, I don't need a new Potions book...let's see...British Muggle's Behaviour part one...so they're just starting with special behaviour: fine, then I don't have to revise anything new for the test....what more?...two books for Study of Ancient Runes...and not too many new ones for the other subjects...well, at least I could keep them! Equipment seemes to be the same...WHAT??? NO!"
Witty flinched again at that cry. Usually Ruby was very careful not to cry too loud in Witty's precense so something must have upset her.
"What's wrong?"
"They say students are only allowed an owl or a car or a toad!"
Witty whined.
"Don't leave me here!"
"Of course I'm not going to leave you here! You are coming with me! It can't be too difficult to hide you from the teachers!" Ruby caressed her fairy's back.
"So you have accepted the situation at last and will enjoy your time in Great Britain?"
"Accept yes - enjoy never! What do you think, will I manage to get thrwon out before christmas so I won't have to take the exams?" Ruby's eyes sparkled with evil plans.
"Oh no, Ruby don't!"
"But I want back to my friends. So my parents can't say I hadn't taken the chance! This ruddy school spoils all my plans for the summer. It deserves being ill-treated."
"Do you really want to do that?"
"Why not? ... Wait, you aren't going to tell my parents, are you?"
Now Witty looked indignant.
"Have I ever done so?"
Ruby smiled excusingly.
"No, you haven't. And it would have been rather a shock for me if so."
The fairy didn't look too pleased and started a last attempt.
"Don't you fear the detentions? Remeber what Sadie Portland had to do once. And she only had jinxed the statue in the Hall to hunt firt-years."
Witty's plan wasn't working at all. Ruby giggled madly at that memory.
"Oh yeah! That was good! I have to send Sadie an owl. She has to tell my how she had done that. Perhaps Hogwarts has statues, too."
Witty hung her hand knowing she had failed miserably. Perhaps she could take some influence on Ruby once they would be at Higwarts. It wasn't that Witty didn't enjoy such jokes. Actually she really appreciated them but it wouldn't have been good for her mistress to be thrown out of a school such as Hogwarts! How could she then ever enter the Ministry? But she knew that it was of no use to tell that to Ruby. She wouldn't listen. In fact now she was much too occupied with making plans.
"Hmm...that Melting Charm I learnt from Carey older brother. That would work fine at the cauldrons of the others during Potions, wouldn't it? ... I need new stacks of sugar quills - they're surely not allowed in lessons. ... And Filibuster's fireworks! I mustn't forget these!! ... Hope this Hogsmeade has a proper joke shop! I can't buy these things under the eyes of my parents, can I ?"
Witty tried to keep up passive resistance by staying silent. But the mishievous part of her charcter was soon alive again and she joined Ruby in making plans on how to make a big mess the best.
In the afternoon the big school owl was recovered enough to be snet back with Ruby's answer. She spent the evening together with her very pleased parents over a feastous dinner. That night she lay in her bed dreaming of exploding fireworks and hunting statues.
"Arrive with the teachers. Hah! As if! They won't see me earlier than I have to!"
Witty sensed the bitterness in Ruby's voice and patted Ruby's hand with her own diminutive one. Then she shoved over the subjects list to distract Ruby who marked Study of Ancient Runes then took the other papers out of the envelope. One was a permission form her parents had to sign so that she could occasionally visit the village. No problem - her parents would do everything to comfort her! Next piece of parchment provided instructions on how to get to Diagon Alley and Platform 9 and ¾. Simple!
Then she scanned carefully the list of books and equipment.
"Black uniform???? Are they mad? I don't want to look like a priest! What do you think Witty, would they be too upset if I take my Salem school robes with me?"
"Oh Ruby don't!"
"We'll see! The books...hmm...same spell book author....oh, I don't need a new Potions book...let's see...British Muggle's Behaviour part one...so they're just starting with special behaviour: fine, then I don't have to revise anything new for the test....what more?...two books for Study of Ancient Runes...and not too many new ones for the other subjects...well, at least I could keep them! Equipment seemes to be the same...WHAT??? NO!"
Witty flinched again at that cry. Usually Ruby was very careful not to cry too loud in Witty's precense so something must have upset her.
"What's wrong?"
"They say students are only allowed an owl or a car or a toad!"
Witty whined.
"Don't leave me here!"
"Of course I'm not going to leave you here! You are coming with me! It can't be too difficult to hide you from the teachers!" Ruby caressed her fairy's back.
"So you have accepted the situation at last and will enjoy your time in Great Britain?"
"Accept yes - enjoy never! What do you think, will I manage to get thrwon out before christmas so I won't have to take the exams?" Ruby's eyes sparkled with evil plans.
"Oh no, Ruby don't!"
"But I want back to my friends. So my parents can't say I hadn't taken the chance! This ruddy school spoils all my plans for the summer. It deserves being ill-treated."
"Do you really want to do that?"
"Why not? ... Wait, you aren't going to tell my parents, are you?"
Now Witty looked indignant.
"Have I ever done so?"
Ruby smiled excusingly.
"No, you haven't. And it would have been rather a shock for me if so."
The fairy didn't look too pleased and started a last attempt.
"Don't you fear the detentions? Remeber what Sadie Portland had to do once. And she only had jinxed the statue in the Hall to hunt firt-years."
Witty's plan wasn't working at all. Ruby giggled madly at that memory.
"Oh yeah! That was good! I have to send Sadie an owl. She has to tell my how she had done that. Perhaps Hogwarts has statues, too."
Witty hung her hand knowing she had failed miserably. Perhaps she could take some influence on Ruby once they would be at Higwarts. It wasn't that Witty didn't enjoy such jokes. Actually she really appreciated them but it wouldn't have been good for her mistress to be thrown out of a school such as Hogwarts! How could she then ever enter the Ministry? But she knew that it was of no use to tell that to Ruby. She wouldn't listen. In fact now she was much too occupied with making plans.
"Hmm...that Melting Charm I learnt from Carey older brother. That would work fine at the cauldrons of the others during Potions, wouldn't it? ... I need new stacks of sugar quills - they're surely not allowed in lessons. ... And Filibuster's fireworks! I mustn't forget these!! ... Hope this Hogsmeade has a proper joke shop! I can't buy these things under the eyes of my parents, can I ?"
Witty tried to keep up passive resistance by staying silent. But the mishievous part of her charcter was soon alive again and she joined Ruby in making plans on how to make a big mess the best.
In the afternoon the big school owl was recovered enough to be snet back with Ruby's answer. She spent the evening together with her very pleased parents over a feastous dinner. That night she lay in her bed dreaming of exploding fireworks and hunting statues.