SCARLETT: THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Chapter 9: Raven exiled

'And oh oh how could you do it? Oh, oh oh oh I never saw it coming no.' - Paramore, 'When it Rains.'
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Harry's had several more detentions with Umbitch and I'm struggling to stay quiet in class. Hermione and I have both already finished her stupid course book and answered her questions on it so now we've got to sit in silence. To be honest, I don't really mind because I get to just talk to Eliza, who has also finished, in our heads.

We have this telepathic connection, because she's a Legilimense and I'm a Necromancer. I had to keep myself from snorting a few times when Eliza told me a joke.

Stop it Liza! I thought. we'll both get detention!

Too bad! Eliza thought back. I bought a cream from a shop in Diagon Alley that gets rid of the pain from the blood quill! The scar will stay, but it's better than nothing. Harry's not speaking to me because I'm dating Blaise, though. I would give some to him!

Too bad. I thought. He's being pathetic. He can't control our lives!

True, true. She thought back.

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Class ended and we filed down to another class. Hopefully Charms would be more interesting than the excuse for Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Eliza and I had another chat in our heads about stuff whilst doing the spell, including what harry was going to do when Hermione tells him the plan for teaching ourselves to do defensive magic.

Well, she's going to tell him tonight, with Ron present. She said she'd tell us how it went tomorrow.

Anyway, after Charms we went to the Great Hall for lunch.

Eden was snogging Oscar over at the Slytherin table. Eliza and I exchanged 'Bleurgh!' faces and then picked up sandwiches. I also packed some biscuits and a flask of juice into my bag to eat during Divination. I reached out to grab a cake but Eliza stuffed the rest of her sandwich in her mouth, got up and dragged me out of the hall after her.

"No more food!" she snapped.

"But there was cupcakes and crisps and-"

"This is not war! You do not need rations!"

"It is sort of war with You-know-who coming back and all that! Plus, Divination is boring! I need food to help me not fall to sleep!"

"Food MAKES you fall asleep!"

"Whatever! It'd be great if it did!"

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Eliza was right, as usual. I did fall asleep in Divination. I think I ate one too many chicken sandwiches....

Eliza filled me in on what shit had happened and headed back to our dorms for a bit. I opened up my diary;

Dear Diary,

More shit from Umbitch today. I'm struggling to keep my mouth shut and to keep calm in her 'lessons'. Harry's just getting madder and madder. He's not talking to Eliza and I, because we're associated with Slytherins. He never did talk to Eden anyway.

Eden and Luna Lovegood have started hanging out together, which is fitting because they're both crazy.

Scarlett x

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I wasn't hungry for dinner, but I went down anyway to talk to Raven. Something told me she'd have a dreaded letter waiting for her.

I should be a seer. Raven was sitting in her usual spot, crying. I knew instantly something was up; Raven never cries.

"R, what's up?" I said softly.

"Umbitch told my father that I was hanging out with you! I've been disowned!"

"Fuck him! Just come live with me, no one will notice. I had Eliza over for a whole week and no one said anything."

"Thanks. I just want to know why though; hanging out with you is nothing bad! I just never saw it coming, you know? He can't disown Draco because Draco's the 'Malfoy Heir' and all that Jazz." She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

I sighed. "I guess. Plus he never lets Umbitch catch him talking to me. We never see each other in the hall, only in corridors or Hogsmeade."

"I guess he's worried. All his friend's parents are associated with our father, so he could never stay with them. Maybe Blaise, if he stayed hidden."

"I guess."

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Just a short filler chapter!
I'm back at school now -__- so there may not be as many updates as before bc now I have a productive way to spend my time!

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