Lumos {Harry Potter Fanfic}

🔮Gryffindor🔮

She tugged at her now Gryffindor coloured cloak tighter, red hair spilling down to her waist and green eyes as bright as ever shadowed by her fringe. Her small boots added a bit of height to her usually small frame, skirt flowing about her legs as she pulled open the heavy oaken doors. All eyes seemed to be in her, but she kept her face down, red hair bouncing as she bounded over to the Gryffindor table. Seating herself besides a bushy, brown haired girl, Scarlett cast a shy look over the people who had all eyes on her before the first years pooled in and the sorting ceremony began.

"Hi, I'm Hermione Granger. You are?"

Before Scarlett could answer though, a whispered shout harshly reached her ears from the table next to them. A boy with fair, white hair and docked in green school robes sneered before smirking.

"Oi! Potter! Potter!"

She thought he was addressing her, so she glared his way which caught him of guard before he looked to a boy in glasses and black hair.

"Is it true that you actually fainted?"

"Shove off Malfoy"

Scarlett looked back to Hermione, not daring to make eye contact with the two lads in front of her as she introduced herself.

"I'm Scarlett"

"Scarlett what?" Hermione inquired.

"Just Scarlett" she brushed off.

"I'm Ron, Ron Weasley"

"Harry, Harry Potter"

A grin slipped onto her face as she realised she had now met Charlie's brother, but memories seemed to attack her mind as Harry introduced himself.

"Harry, momma loves you. Dada loves you. Harry, Scarlett's gonna keep you safe"

She was going to say something, but ultimately kept her mouth shut. Opting to just smile their way instead as good filled the table as she tucked in. However, she did opt to say something to Ron.

"I know your Brother" she stated, looking to the red head who looked at her with integument. "Charlie, I worked and lived with him over the summer" she grinned.

"Really? What was it like? Mum won't let me visit Charlie when he's working, says it's too dangerous" he sulked, chomping into a chicken leg.

"Still bitter eh Ron?" Two red head chimed who held a similar resemblance to that of Charlie.

"Brothers as well?" She inquired, looking to the two red headed twins who winked her way.

"You got that right. Fred Weasley-"

"George Weasley-"

"Pleasure to meet you" they chimed.

"Scarlett" she introduced, nodding their way before turning back to Ron.
"It's absolutely spiffing there, the wizards and witches are so friendly, the weathers amazing and the dragons are beautiful" she smiled, a far away look in her face.

"Where is it you came from then? You're a transfer right?" Hermione questioned.

"I studied at Beauxbatons for two years, lived in France"

"What happened?" Harry finally spoke up, looking at Scarlett intently.

"I, uh, I ran away" she reluctantly informed, suddenly feeling full and pushing her plate away from her.

"Ran away? Why?"

"Living in an orphanage isn't exactly the best life style" she stated coldly, and suddenly they all withdrew their inquiries.

"I'm sorry" Hermione placed one hand on her shoulder and Scarlett just spared her a small smile but heaving in a deep breathe and looking over it.

"It's fine now though, I kinda live at the dragon preserve in Romania" she sheepishly stated. "In fact, it was Charlie who took me in" she grinned, looking to Ron who was now rather flushed in the face.

"Third year then?" George called.

"Yup, turned thirteen on July 31st"

"That's the same birthday of Harry here" Ron exclaimed and suddenly more reasons to believe Scarlett's suspicion was right started racking up.

"What are the odds" she grinned, brushing the comment off once more as the feast came to a close.

Scarlett stuck by Hermione as they went up to the Gryffindor Tower, looks of amazement on her face as she marvelled at the common room.

"Wait till you see the dorm room, you will most likely be sharing with me, Lavender and Parvati." She nodded, the two bounding the stairs entering the dormitory to find their stuff already there.

Scarlett's bed was in the furthest corner, right by a window with Hermione bed next to hers, then Parvati and finally Lavenders closest to the door.
Scarlett quickly changed into her pyjamas, feeding Celeste before flopping onto her four poster bed.
She was knackered!

"G'night Mione"

"Night Scarlett"