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The look on her mothers face said it all as the train pulled away from Kings Cross Station. Ruby had her face pressed to the window taking one last look at her mother and fathers face before they disappeared from view for a couple of months. Ruby had never been away for such long periods of time and she was finding it difficult to keep it all contained. The tears were slowly slipping down her cheeks but she wiped them away with the sleeve of her cardigan that her father had suggested she'd wear.
Her twin brothers were on the platform too looking as disgruntled as ever. Daniel was tugging at his mothers hand clearly trying to escape. She couldn't help a tiny amused smile at the sight through her watery eyes. They were always trying to cause trouble. Her final thought as the train pulled away from the platform was that soon there could be a new member to the family. She wasn't sure how she felt about it, whether it meant that the girls were being replaced but she was supportive of her parents and if they wanted to adopt then she would welcome her new brother or sister with open arms.
Once they were completely out of view she sat back on the seat as she was supposed to. Ruby was incredibly thankful that she had her sister with her, she had no idea how Tabby had done it all on her own last year. She leaned her head on the blonde girls shoulder hoping for some comfort accompanied by the little sniffle that escaped her nose. “Promise you’ll look after me” Her words were quiet, needy. Ruby wasn't confident or funny or bubbly like Tabitha was. Ruby was shy and reserved and often deep in her thoughts. Going to Hogwarts was intimidating.
The thought of going back to school was making Tabitha's tummy do that horrible squirmy thing it did when she felt a mixture of excitement and apprehension. But it was easier this year, not only because it was her second year at school and she'd done this all before, but because she had her favourite company in the ENTIRE world with her: her (baby) sister, Ruby.
The pair, close in age, were inseparable at home, and Tabby had hopes it would be the same at Hogwarts. She was wishing with all her
heart that Ruby would be a Slytherin, but she had an inkling that hat wouldn't agree that the little brunette had the traits of a Snake. A hatstall herself, the hat had lingered over Slytherin and Gryffindor, eventually placing her in the very house her parents had been in. Maybe she had unwittingly swayed it herself with that very thought going through her head..
She wrapped a skinny arm around her little sister when she saw the tears, her own eyes stinging too as she focused on her parents. Her dad looked so saaad, despite him pretending (and she could TELL he was pretending!) to smile, and wave. He looked paler than ever, with an upset looking Trixie standing beside him. They were getting smaller and smaller.. and smaller and smaller and smaaaller as the train pulled out of Platform Nine and Three Quarters. It had a melancholy aptness about it. She sniffed, focusing on Daniel who was being his usual ANNOYING self. She couldn't even seee Isaac.
She hid her tears when her sister turned to look at her.
Strong Tabby.
Big sister Tabby.
“Of course I'll look after you, Ruby.” She reasurred her sister once again, like it was the silliest request ever in the history of ever.
“I promise.” She added, unravelling herself to offer Ruby her little finger.
“Pinky promise.”