It was an ordinary day in the Wizarding world, quidditch season just ended, leaves were starting to fall, and Hogwarts was filled with students chattering among themselves. Different colours of robes could be seen, it didn't matter which house one belonged to, people simply enjoyed each other's company.
It's the 21st century, the magical world was at peace, there were no threats of the dark forces; at least not that we know of.
But even in the modern age, the subject of one's lineage can still be a sensitive topic for some. The idea of elitism was still instilled in some wizards's minds, specially purebloods.
In this generation, there was one particular student that stood out; Shin Ryujin a fifth year of house Gryffindor. She embodied the traits of her house, confident, valiant, brave, and all other adjectives that would describe a Gryffindor, not to mention she was also a pureblood. But the last part didn't really matter for Ryujin.
She wouldn't tell a soul, but one of the reasons she chose to be in Gryffindor was because the house animal was a lion, which belonged to a feline family, and as a cat person Ryujin loved the idea.
Because of her blonde hair, people called her the Golden Lion, but little did they know that behind all that bravado was a soft kitten.
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"Whew.. Defence Against the Dark Arts is always a blast!" Yeji exclaimed, a Slytherin who was close with Ryujin.
"By blast, you mean the explosion you caused again?" Chaeryeong another Gryffindor responded.
The two stopped on their tracks as they noticed their other friend shuffling her bag.
"Hey Ryujin what are you looking for?" Chaeryeong asked.
"I think I forgot that my pen in the classroom." Ryujin sighed.
"You can just get another pen, come on I'm starving." Yeji suggested. They just finished their last subject, and dinner was already served in the great hall.
"Excuse me, but I happen to like that pen. You guys go ahead, I'll catch up!" Ryujin waved at her friends and ran back towards their classroom.
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On the way back to get her pen, Ryujin passed by an old lavatory for girls. She paused when she heard a few voices. It sounded like they were ganging up on someone.
I'm surprised you're still here Jisu, I thought you would've dropped out by now.
A halfblood like you shouldn't be in Slytherin, tsk.
I wonder how your muggle mother seduced your father. Tainting the family of Choi.
Ryujin clenched her fists, she didn't like what she was hearing. Even though she didn't know who the other person was, she doesn't condone bullying.
So Ryujin entered the room, preparing a speech about how the circumstances of one's birth shouldn't define a person and all that.
But when she finally caught a glimpse of the girl that was being bullied, her mind went blank.
There she was standing in the corner, a brunette, wearing Slytherin robes, with a cute green headband. Ryujin felt bewitched by how beautiful this girl was, and thought to herself how come she never saw this girl before.
The bullies finally noticed her presence and got flustered. Ryujin was quite famous, not just in Gryffindor but in the whole school so they recognized her.
"Uhm hi R-Ryujin what brings you here?" One girl asked while fidgeting as if she wasn't acting like a bitch earlier.
Finally having her senses back, the Gryffindor blurted out. "Yah, don't tease her just because she's cute."
