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She's the least significant in the Potter-Weasley family. Everyone else has an incredible talent or incredible grades or have incredibly good looks; most of them even possess all three. Roxanne doesn't have good grades or any talents; she can't fly or make anything grow in herbology or brew a potion properly or do a charm correctly or anything. She avoids mirrors; all they show her is frizzy, red hair and an ugly face. She's a lost Gryffindor, smothered by family and possessing no friends. No one notices her; ever.
Her arms are lined with scars, and almost every night she drags a silver blade across them as tears flow freely from her brown eyes. Even though she knows she shouldn't, Roxanne says to herself that the only thing she can count on is disappointment; because so far, it's been true. She may be trapped in reality, but the bleeding sets her free, if only for a moment.
For Aiiimy's drabble challenge over of the HPFC forum.
prompt: bleeding
disclaimer: if you recognize it, it probably belongs to JK Rowling.
word count: 157