August flew by before Pearl knew it. She couldn't wait to get to school, but she was having the time of her life already while she was preparing to go. She had already read all of her course books and highlighted what she believed were the most important sections. She copied those into a notebook and committed all the spells and the theories behind them to memory. She couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts and prove to everyone that she was a great witch, house-elf or not. When the long hours of study got a bit tedious, she enjoyed taking a break and spending time playing with her new post owl, whom she named Snowdrop. The bird was bigger than she was, so she could climb on its back and fly around the grounds of the gorgeous Quartz manner whenever she pleased. The gentle summer breeze rushed through her ears and seemed to warm her very heart. She had never felt so alive.

The night before the train came to take her off to school, she took one of these flights right as dusk settled over the top of the mansion. As excited as she was for the term to begin, she was going to miss this place. Here she was completely loved and accepted, but she had no idea how the other students would take to one of her kind. Her stomach was in knots as she landed Snowdrop, but the beautiful owl must have sensed her nervous energy because she soon found herself lifted by her arms as the bird dangled her playfully in its talons.

"Hey! Snowdrop, stop it!" Pearl giggled and the white owl set her down and ruffled its feathers. Pearl stroked the beautiful bird's head and leaned into its side. "I know Snowy, everything will be just fine." Pearl reassured herself as she knelt down to pick a dandelion and tuck it into her pet's soft, downy feathers.

"Pearl, where are you?" Pearl heard Rose calling from the house and she ran to meet her. "Oh, there you are. You really shouldn't be out this late, the train leaves tomorrow." The woman gently scolded. "Why don't we have a cup of tea, and then you should be off to bed. Of course, I imagine you won't get much sleep for the excitement, am I right?" Rose winked.

The two enjoyed tea and pastries and Pearl listened as Rose reminisced memories of her own days as a student at Hogwarts. "Don't be worried if the hat takes a while to make a decision, sometimes it does if you could belong in more than one. It took forever for the hat to decide whether to put me in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff, but I was eventually sorted into the house of the lionhearted!" Rose grinned. "Heaven knows why. I've never thought of myself as particularly brave. I wish I had the courage to stand up to my boss. She's a real witch, and not just in the literal sense!" Rose confided. "Pink Diamond the minister of magic and non-human magical creatures and muggles are nothing but vermin to her; However, if I can just stay in the good graces of her family I have a good chance of becoming minister myself. If so, I could finally give house- elves like you the rights they deserve."

"So that's why you still work with those evil clo…"

"Pearl, there's no need for that kind of language in my house." Rose warned, and Pearl blushed with embarrassment. Now that she didn't have to be so careful to watch her tongue, her language became rather nasty whenever she referenced the Diamond's, but she was usually very polite around Rose out of respect.

"I hope I'll be in Gryffindor like you!" Pearl said, trying to save face a bit by changing the subject. "The Diamonds are all Slytherins! The whole house must be pure evil!"

"I hate to speak ill of any of my students." Rose replied. "But I'm afraid you may be right about Slytherin being evil, but not pure evil. Even the worst people have good in them, even the Diamonds." Pearl found that statement a little hard to swallow. How could a Slytherin possibly have any good in them, let alone a Diamond?

Hope you enjoyed it! Next Chapter: Enter, Garnet!

Bonus: Earlier today-

Me: I have sinned

My Brother: What'd you do?

Me: I made a PB&J Burrito.

My Brother: Awesome Sin! ^ (-_-)