Harry Potter's sister ~~~ Fanfiction

Christmas part 43

The castle rapidly depleted of people on Monday after breakfast, Harry wondered whether Malfoy would be attacked on the train home. Whatever happened, he couldn't blame Harry and Ron for it this time round.

By lunch time, the population of students had dropped down to eleven, and that was including Colin and Justin in the Hospital wing. Crabbe and Goyle had gone home for the holidays, despite the fact Malfoy spoken to Polyjuice imposters, however given what little he knew of them Harry guessed Malfoy had to repeat himself all the time. All nine conscious students still staying were members one of three families. There were no Hufflepuffs or Slytherins staying but there were two Ravenclaws, one of which Emma had met before.

"So Ruth?" said Emma "Why'd you choose to stay at Hogwarts this year?"

Emma, Ginny and Ruth had chosen to sit together in the Great Hall as they were the only First Years left in the school who weren't Colin Creevey.

"Um…" started Ruth Clearwater "My Grandfather is very ill right now and it's generally easier on my parents if we're not around."

"Oh. Sorry." Said Emma

"It's alright, it's nothing overly life threatening. Well it is normally, well no it's not but it is given their age but it's still…" Ruth trailed off embarrassedly "So why are you two staying here?"

"My parents are going to visit my brother in Egypt. We haven't seen him since the summer before last so he's overdue a visit." Said Ginny "But we can't all afford to go so my brothers and I are all here."

"Almost everyone Harry and I like is here so there you are." Said Emma "By the way who's we? You have a brother or sister here?"

"Sister." Said Ruth "We're both muggleborn, she jumped at the opportunity to stay here and spend time with her boyfriend."

"What?" said Emma and Ginny at the same time.

Ruth jumped slightly, she was quite a shy girl normally and she was a bit uneasy at these two girls she barely knew bearing down on her.

"Yeah… She's sixteen, she is allowed to have a boyfriend at that age. What's the big deal?" she said.

"Ruth at the moment there are only five boys at school right now. One is my brother and the rest are hers." Emma pointed at Ginny.

"Oh?" said Ruth "Well that narrows it down."

"What do you mean narrows it down?" said Ginny

"Well Penny let slip that she had a boyfriend accidentally just after she came back after last year. When I got my Hogwarts letter, my parents immediately set me the task of finding out who he was. It's been over three months and I still have no idea who he could be. Penny won't tell me anything."

"But it can't be any of them." Said Ginny "No girl would want to date any of my brothers and Harry has barely been out of our company, we'd know if…"

"What's wrong with your brothers?" said Emma

"You've met them, you should know."

"Yes I have met them, and I still maintain that Fred is kinda cute."

Ginny's eyes widened "Emma that's my brother Fred right?"