"You're a Veela," Ron spluttered, the moment he regain his ability to speak. He was more struck compare to Harry and spent 4 full minutes staring at Violet's face, who was feeling very uncomfortable of Ron's actions, who was completely oblivious to Hermione's murderous stares. During that time, Ginny and Harry had a snicker feast behind Hermione's back, not wanting to anger the jealous girlfriend.
"Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not a Veela. Not that I want to," Violet adds the last part as an undertone with both eyes rolling.
After they met at the station, Dumbledore had sent both of them to The Burrow. There, both of them were greeted in very different ways. Harry had received a motherly hug from Mrs.Weasley, a slap on the back from his best friend, Ron Weasley, a quick yet still loving hug from his other best friend, Hermione Granger and a quick peck on the lips from his girlfriend of four months, Ginny Weasley.
Violet however, was greeted with silence. All four people that had greeted Harry in the kitchen just stare at her, sizing her up. It was Harry who broke the silence first.
"This is Violet Noor. She's going to be in the same year with us in Hogwarts. Violet, that's Ron, the girl with the red hair is Ginny, his sister and that's Hermione,"
Violet manages a nervous smile and says hi. All of them except for Ron who had become temporally dumbstruck had said hi back. Seeing that the teenagers need to get to know the newcomer, Mrs. Weasley had sent them all to help Harry and Violet unpack their bags. Harry got his usual bed in Ron's attic bedroom and Violet got bunk in with Hermione and Ginny. It was when they all were sitting in Ginny's room staring at anywhere beside each other (except for Ron) when Ron blurts out.
Just like that, all the silence were gone and all five of them was laughing, Harry sneaks a sidelong glance at Violet and finds himself thinking, Something about her is so familiar, but I don't know what. Hermione catches Harry at his act and with an eyebrow raised; she merely smiles with an understanding look on her face. She, herself had admitted to herself that Violet is captivating but looks aren't everything.
"So, Violet. Just asking, not that I want to be privy, but what did you get for your O.W.L.S?"
Harry let out an exasperated sigh at this." Come on Hermione. Aren't there any other topic?" He exchanged a look with Ron, clearly saying, so Hermione. Violet just gives a small laugh before answering the bushy hair girl that she has come to like for her mind.
"I got 10 O.W.L.S. I took Herbology, Potions, Transfiguration, Charms, Defense Against The Dark Arts, Astronomy, Care of Magical Creatures, Muggle Studies, Arithmancy and History of Magic," she counts the ten subjects on her hand. She looks at Hermione," Yep. 10 Outstanding O.W.L.S, which is nothing compare to you, I heard you got 10 Outstanding and one Exceed Expectations. That's unbelievable. 11 O.W.L.S." She looks with Hermione with admiration and Hermione blush slightly." Well, I had lots of times on my hand and..."
Like the imperfect gentleman, Ron cuts in the middle of Hermione sentence, "If you're not a Veela, what are you?"
Without warning, Ginny gives Ron a hard smack on the head." That's for cutting when Hermione was clearly speaking and also for being so rude to Violet,"
"What do you mean by I'm rude to Violet? I just ask her a question. What is so damn rude about that?"
"You said what she is. Do you think Violet is a Hippogriff or something? She's a human, Ron!"
The two red headed Weasleys were now standing in front of each other, drawing to their full height, wands withdrew from their pockets, although neither of them is of age yet, therefore making it illegal to use magic outside Hogwarts. Knowing the impact when the two Weasleys get involved in a fight, Harry and Hermione jumps up and both withdrew Ron and Ginny from each other. Soon Harry had sat back Ron and Hermione had sat back Ginny on the opposite side of the room. Harry felt it was his responsibility to explain the situation that had just unfold in front of a slightly surprised Violet.
'That was just a healthy fight between siblings,"
"Actually, what Ron had ask me is a good question, though his words do need some polishing,"
At this, Ron gives his sister a glare that could kill. Violet however continues when Hermione asks politely,
"Would you mind telling us the answer to what Ron has so tactlessly asks?"
"I'm not a Veela but if truth be told I'm something from that stream,"
Seeing the blank looks on the four faces around her, Violet continues,
"Veelas originated from Europe, somewhere around France or so. As you guys may have seen, they tend to be blonde and have blue eyes. As you can see, I don't even look like them. There's another race, which is a bit like the Veelas but different. They originated from South East Asia and they way to identify them is by their violet colored eyes."
At this, Violets brings her hand up to her violet colored eyes. "I'm part Menawan. Which is impossible if you know about them."
Harry looks at Hermione when she lets out a tiny gasp. Violet did the same. She raised an eyebrow with a small smile,
"I presumed you have heard of the Menawans,"
"I read about them once while I was researching about the Veelas. But, I thought they got extinct five centuries ago!" Hermione had a look of disbelief on her face.
"They did. That's why I said it's impossible for me to be part Menawan. My mother wasn't. She had brown eyes and so did my father."
"So that means, a rare race extinct from the face of Earth and 500 years later, you're here as one of them," Harry concludes, trying not sound rude.
Violet nods. Ginny however asks, " How do you know that you're only part Menawan and not a full Menawan? It's not like you have someone who's a full Menawan?" Violet looks at Ginny with a funny look on her pretty face and breaks to a small laugh.
" There's a major difference between being half Menawan and a full Menawan, not physically but... to put it easy, believe me, I don't want to be a full Menawan, even being half had bring more than my fair share of trouble,"
Harry knows what Violet meant. The moment she had pulled back the jacket hood thus revealing her face by doing so, she had attracted the attention of two guys who was standing nearby, waiting for a train to board. One of them had literally check out Violet who was at that moment talking to Dumbledore about staying with the Weasleys. Harry had felt a surge of protectiveness running through his veins just like it was Hermione or Ginny who was being checked out.
It was the same as the three of them walks out of the station, Violet in between Harry and Dumbledore. A group of guys who was roughly Harry's age or older had steal looks and glances at her. One of them had bravely whistled at Violet, who although had act normally while talking to Dumbledore, she had a look of discomfort on her face. Harry had send a glare at the offender, clearly saying, back off or I'll hex you to oblivion ( which is possible in Harry's case and not just an empty threat) and the guy did back off and stop looking at Violet.
Violet had said the last sentence with a note of finality, sending an air saying I-don't-want-to-talk-about-this- anymore to the other occupants of the room and they got it. Harry looks around and his eyes fell on Ginny, who was smiling secretly at him, looking gorgeous in her own red headed way. Harry felt an urge to kiss her right there at that moment but the thought of making out in front of Ron, makes him look away. Instead, his eyes fell on a broomstick hanging on the wall, Charlie's during his reign as the Gryffindor Quiddicth Captain. The broomstick reminds Harry of something Violet had said at the station.
"Violet, how did you know Viktor Krum?"
"What! You know Viktor Krum!" Ron practically yells. For the second time in the hour, Ron had said something that made the rest of them laughed.
"Quite well, Ron. Actually, our relationship is very complicated,"
In Harry's, Ron's, Ginny's and Hermione's heads, all of them were thinking along the same line, she's Krum's girlfriend (that is after breaking up with Hermione a year after the Yule Ball to the long distance problem). Violet seems to had read their minds (is that weird or what?) and laughs once again, amusement etched on her face.
"You guys! I'm not his girlfriend!"
A wave of understanding her relationship with Viktor seems to pass through all four of them and seeing that she continues,
"I met him during the summer holiday before this. Apparently, his mother and my godmother used to be friends when they were daughters of ambassadors in France. So, being a fan of the Bulgarian Seeker after his excellent performance at the Quiddicth World Cup, I have strike up a friendship with Viktor, and not to mention getting some flying tips from him. We've been writing to each other for a year now."
"Wait. You play Quiddicth? What position?" Harry asks excitedly.
"I love to be a Seeker but I'm more of the Chaser type,"
At that moment, Mrs. Weasley's voice rang in the room, announcing that it's lunchtime. Gratefully, Ron and Harry rush out of the room, eager to sit for a meal of Mrs. Weasley's delicious cooking. The three girls however, fell behind, talking quietly with Violet in between the two girls.
"Ginny, when did your Mom said we'll be going to Diagon Alley?" Hermione asks. As usual, she loves going to Diagon Alley so that she can buy her school books and devour them.
"Well, sometime in the middle of August when the booklist has arrived but I think Mom wants to go sometime next week so that we can buy presents for Harry's birthday. Have you ever been to Diagon Alley Violet?"
Violet nods," Yes but very rarely. You see, most of my holidays are spent by following my godmother in her business. She runs a traveling agency where wizards go traveling in the muggle way and as a line of her job she has to travels a lot."
Hermione seems delighted at the thought of wizards having a holiday while pretending to be muggles. "Ooh, that sounds good. That will show the wizards, especially those ignorant purebloods, no offense Ginny, on how being a muggle is not that bad, and it can be pleasant,"
Ginny shook her head with a small laugh, "Not taken Mione but I can imagine the look of horror on Malfoy's face just at the thought of doing stuffs in the muggle way,"
Hermione and Ginny both doubled over with laughter but Violet, being the newcomer had a look of confusion on her face with her eyebrows knitted together slightly. "Who's Malfoy?"? It was Ginny who answered because Hermione was still laughing.
"He's this jerk from Harry's year, a Slytherin and of course one of the most ignorant, selfish, stuck up pureblood wizard I have ever met. He hates Harry for turning down his friendship at the start of their first year, he hates Ron and I because we're 'blood traitors' and muggle lovers and he calls Hermione a..." Ginny paused for a while, hesitating before continuing," A mudblood,"
"How can anyone be so, so...," Violet's mouth had gaped with disbelief as Ginny list Malfoy's insults at her new friends but Hermione patted her back, "It's just that he's a Malfoy. You should see his father, he's worse. But, sometimes, I think that Malfoy's behavior isn't entirely his fault but it's just the way he was brought up. "
The three of them had walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen, where Harry and Ron had started their lunch. Ginny turns to Violet and Hermione and with a cheeky look on her face whispers," Too bad his behavior doesn't hide the fact that Malfoy's a total hottie. He's Hogwarts' hottest guy, as Lavender and Parvati had told me so," she winks naughtily and bounces off to seat beside Harry.