The Ashes of Ebony

This is my fan-fiction "The Ashes of Ebony". I know it's a little choppy and could use some editing, but I wrote this a while ago. My writing has gotten a lot better since then and I've actually started the sequel. The spacing got a little messed up, but it should still be fine.
Enjoy!
xxx
RA
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Chapter 1

Sleep.
It's very important in life.
Too bad some people think otherwise.
"EBONY, GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE!" My sister yelled. I groaned into my pillow and ignored her. She was an early riser the total opposite of me. I heard some thuds but they were faint from all the way upstairs in my room.
"Ebony, if you don't get up I will get water." I heard her warn sounding a lot closer. My eyes widened as I sat straight up. I glared at her smirking face.
"Nymphadora Tonks if you do-" I didn't get to finish because she tackled me onto my bed making me scream.
"Don't call me Nymphadora." She growled her hair turning bright red. I bit my lips to stop from laughing and nodded.
"Okay. Will You get off me?" I asked. She rolled her eyes and got off letting me up. I looked at the clock on my wall and groaned dramatically when I saw it was 9:00 in the morning.
"Why on earth would you wake me up at 9:00 in the morning?" I whined as I walked into my small bathroom. She laughed and replied as I began to brush my teeth.
"Because we are leaving at 10:00 for the train station." She replied before walked out of my room. Again my eyes widened as I spit in the sink. I smiled both happily and mischievously. Today I am going to Hogwarts. YAY! I have never been to Hogwarts. My parents always home schooled me. They never told me why but I'm the type of person to go with the flow. Most of the time. This wasn't one of those times. I was always asking them why I couldn't go to wizard school but they always told me to go to my room with a sad look on their face's. I stepped into the shower with the warm water beginning to run down my back. I quickly got my hair wet and then changed it to cold. My sister says I'm really weird because I do that but I just say chicken. I love to confuse people.
"Ebony, did you finish packing last night?" My mothers voice called over the sound of running water. I giggled before replying as loud as I could.
"YES MOM!" I yelled and then began laughing to myself. I vaguely heard her chuckle before I stopped the running water and stepped out of the shower wrapping a towel around me. I quickly blow dried my hair and changed into some jeans and a shirt that said love on it ( External Link). I also wore a black tutu over the jeans. I'm so awesome with fashion sense. I quickly I pulled my red hair into a high pony tail with my side bangs hanging down in my face and put a polka dotted headband in. I walked out of the bathroom in a really dramatic slow type of way. Too bad no one was in there to witness my awesomeness. I shrugged and grabbed my trunk from the foot of my bed. I had to lug it down the stairs as it had all of my belongings and school supplies in it. You would be surprised at how heavy that could be. Or not.
"Moan. Moan. Why am I moaning?" I said as lugged the trunk down the steps. I finally made it to the bottom and collapsed on the floor sighing.
"Ahhh that dang thing is so heavy." I said from the floor. I heard laughter and lifted my head up to see my mom, dad, and sister staring down at me laughing. I stuck my tongue out at them before standing up.
"Will someone please carry this for me? If I do someone might lose a toe. Or I might lose a toe. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE A TOE!" I said screaming the last part and falling onto the comfy couch clutching my toes to my chest.
"I'll carry it. Keep your toes on." My dad said taking my trunk to the front door. I smiled victoriously and sat up.
"Why are you so dramatic?" My sister asked sitting next to me. My mom went back to cooking. It was her specialty. My dad went into his room to finish getting ready for work. I shrugged and smirked at her.
"That's just the way I am." I said rolling my hazel eyes. She laughed and stood up.
"I got to go." She said walking towards the front door. I frowned and looked at the clock in the living room quickly. It only read 9:30o which meant we didn't have to leave for another thirty minutes.
"Wait, where are you going?" I asked running up to her. Worry flashed over her face but she quickly covered it up.
"Work." She replied before pushing past me and leaving grabbing her jacket on the way out. I shook my head walking into the kitchen. She's like twenty something so it's not impossible for her to get a job but she didn't tell me so therefore I was surprised by this. Well at least mom made french toast. I smiled as I breather in a bug whiff of french toast. I sat down at the table just as Dad did. He raised his eyebrows at me and I smirked at him. My mom then made the mistake of putting one piece of french toast down on the table. She knew how competitive dad and I were. I glared at her before turning to dad.



"Thumb wrestle." We said at the same time. I giggled before sticking my hand out to his already outstretched hand.



"1,2,3,4. I declare a thumb war." He said and then our war began. This is how we always settle things and it worked. Unless someone cheated then we had a problem. Dad and I have become very good at the game so it took about five minutes before someone smashed the others persons finger.



"Ha, I win." Dad said leaning back in his chair. I raised my eyebrows at him.



"Teddy, you cheated it doesn't count." I said using his first name. He laughed at me tilting his head back. It kind of sounded like an evil laugh. While he was doing this I quickly grabbed the piece of toast and slipped out of the kitchen. I laughed evilly in my mind. That is until I ran into a wall and fell on my butt. Stupid clumsiness. I think Tonks rubbed off on me. I stood up somewhat dizzily rubbing my head.



"Maybe we should just leave." I said to myself as I looked at the clock which read 9:45. I smiled at the thought of meeting actual friends and being sorted into my house. I knew a lot about Hogwarts surprisingly. When I was eleven I was accepted but my parents wouldn't let me go. I was sad but then they said they would home school me and then I was my usual hyper and happy safe. At least until I began to get lonely home schooling. When they told me I could go to Hogwarts this year I read all about it. I knew about the four houses and couldn't wait to be sorted.



"Yeah why not." My moms voice said from behind me. I jumped a foot in the air and once again fell on my butt. I glared at her as she laughed along with my dad. I stood up grumbling and walked into the front hall sitting on my trunk by the door. I tapped my foot impatiently as my parents slowly said good-bye to each other. My dad gave me a hug and left for work leaving me alone with my mom.



"Can we go now?" I whined. She shook her head and continued at whatever she was doing. I tapped my foot four more times before talking again.



"What about now" I asked. Again she shook her head not even looking at me. I frowned and tapped my foot six times before talking again.



"What about now please?" I said emphasizing please. She huffed and turned around grabbing her purse. I smiled and happily followed her out the door lugging my trunk along with me. The train station was only about fifteen minutes away and for some reason mom didn't want to apperate and instead walk but whatever. I walked along side her down the side walk. She had enchanted my trunk to float behind me and muggles couldn't see it. I love magic. The train station finally came into view as I skipped down the sidewalk. I grinned at the station as I waited for my mom to catch up. Eventually we got to the train station with thirty minutes to spare. I followed my mom through the train station and through the crowds of people. She stopped in front of a brick pillar and stared at it.



"Er- mom? Where are we going?" I asked her. She just shook her head and pointed at the pillar.



"Through that wall." She said. My mouth fell open but before I could reply she ran into the wall and went right through. I stared at the wall in shock. I shook my head waking me from my trance and looked around. Nobody was looking so I figured why not run right through a brick wall. I pulled my trunk in front of me so I could push it and then ran right at the wall without hesitation. Instead of running into it I did go through right into something else.



"Moan." I grumbled from the ground. I looked up to see a boy scowling down at me.



"Watch where you're going mudblood." He sneered. I looked at him confused. What's a mudblood? He walked away grumbling to himself. I rolled my eyes and stood up walking over to my mom who was laughing at me. Maybe I don't know so much about the wizarding world.



"That was funny." My mom said as I neared her. I rolled my eyes at her but chuckled.



"Yeah I know. I'm hysterical. I'm taking that as a compliment though." I said pointing a finger at her. This time she rolled her eyes before laughing. A whistle blew and we both looked towards the scarlet red train on the tracks. I whistled and mom sighed.



"Have fun. Write me okay?" Mom said giving me a hug. I nodded smiling.



"Of course." I said answering both questions. I gave her one last hug before I hauled my heavy trunk to the train. I attempted pulling my trunk up the small set of stairs leading onto the train. Key word being attempted. I huffed and stopped trying to get it up the steps.



"Need some help." Someone said chuckling. I turned to look at the person and instead saw more than one. The speaker was a boy with black hair and green eyes. He was standing next to a boy with red hair and freckles and a girl with bushy brown hair. Behind him was a girl with red hair. She looked like the red haired boy but in girl form.



"Um- yes please." I said awkwardly. I'm kind of shy since I've never really had friends. The two boys laughed while the girls smiled at me warmly. I smiled back as the red headed boy picked up my trunk with ease and put it on the train.



"Thanks. I'm Ebony by the way." I said sticking my hand out to the red haired boy. He shook my hand.



"Nice to meet you. I'm Ron and this is Harry, Hermione, and Ginny." He said pointing to the other boy then the bushy haired girl and the red headed girl.



"Nice to meet you all." I said nicely. They walked onto the train and I decided to follow them since I had no idea where to go. I was about to ask if they minded when Ron and Hermione left saying something about prefects.



"Um- Ginny. Do you mind if I sit with you?" I asked her awkwardly. She laughed and nodded.



"Sure, come on." She said and then followed Harry down the train me following behind her. We walked all the way to the end of the rain where we finally found an empty compartment. Well besides a kid with a round face but they seemed to know him.



"Hey Neville." Harry said. I kind of hid behind them slightly nervous about meeting new people. Neville waved slightly holding a toad in his hands. Gross toads.



"Sorry couldn't find a seat. Everywhere else is full." The boy, Neville, said. Ginny poked her head into the next compartment and came back.



"Not this one. It only has Luna Lovegood in it." She said still holding her luggage. In fact everyone was. Neville then mumbled something about not wanting to disturb anybody.



"Don't be silly." Ginny said grabbing his arm and dragging him into the compartment. I fell into step with Harry biting my lip so I wouldn't laugh. Harry smiled down on me since I was probably a whole head shorter than him. I smirked up at him and we both simultaneous burst out laughing. I don't know why but we did. We heard Ginny talking but kept laughing for a minute straight before walking into the compartment with our trunks. Harry put my trunk on the shelf along with his and then sat next to Neville. Nobody besides Ginny and Harry noticed me. Then again only Neville and another blonde girl were in there. The blonde was staring at Harry as I sat down next to him.



"Had a good summer, Luna?" Ginny asked nicely.



"Yes. It was quite enjoyable, you know. You're Harry Potter." She said not taking her eyes off of Harry. Harry nodded.



"I know I am." He said smiling. Neville and I chuckled. Luna then turned her attention to Neville.



"And I don't know who you are." She said to Neville. Nevile's eyes widened as he blushed.



"I'm nobody." He said quickly. Ginny rolled her eyes making me chuckle.



"No you're not. This is Neville Longbottom and this is Ebony......." Ginny said trailing off not knowing my last name. I smiled and answered.



"Tonks. Ebony Tonks." I said holding my hand out to Luna. It seemed as thought Ginny and Harry froze while Neville gave me a slightly weird look. Luna stared at me with her pale eyes before shaking my hand. I smiled nervously thinking I did something wrong. Ginny and Harry kept glancing at each other as Ginny carried on talking.



"Um- this is Luna Lovegood. She's in my year but in Ravenclaw." Ginny said. I smiled glad that I at least knew something about the wizarding world. Luna smiled at us and then began to read her magazine again. Upside down. No idea why but she did. Guess that's just Luna. I like her.



"Ebony, Ebony, EBONY!" Someone shouted in my face. I screamed and jumped falling onto the floor in front of my seat. I looked up at the person who turned out to be Ginny. She was smirking down on me.



"What?" I said annoyed as I stood up. She laughed as I sat down next to Harry again.



"I just wanted to know what year you're in. I've never seen you before but you don't look like a first year." She said sitting across from me. I smiled.



"Oh. I'm a fourth year but I've been home schooled for my first three years." I said. Her face lit up.



"Really? I'm in fourth year too!" She said happily. I grinned happy that I had made a friend. Ginny then listened to what Neville was telling Harry. I tuned out which I do when I'm excited or nervous. In this case it was both. I was nervous about which house I would be in and excited about getting to Hogwarts and stuff. I want a snake. Wow, that was random.



Stop it Ebony.



You're being rude.



Am I really having a conversation with myself.



I think I am.



I should stop.



I think I used to many sharpies.



I LOVE SHARPIES!



Even thought they are muggle things they are awesome.



I almost always have multiple sharpies with me. Right now I have a black one and a green one. I pulled them out of my pocket and began to write on my hand. Only then did I realize that I was covered in stinky slime.



"Why am I covered in slime?" I said looking up. Everybody in the compartment was covered in slime. Harry laughed next to me and I playfully glared at him.



"Well Neville has this plant and it exploded on us." He said simplifying it for me. I rolled my eyes as Ginny stood up.



"Here, Scorgify." She said and we were all clean. I then zoned out again. At least I didn't talk to myself again. I just drew random junk on my hand with a sharpie and thought. Just like at home.



"Ebony, do you want anything from the trolley?" I heard Harry ask. I looked up confused at Harry who was standing at the doorway. He pointed to a cart outside the door with a lady next to it. My eyes widened at the amount of food on the cart. It was overwhelming. I slowly shook my head and he laughed understanding that I had no idea what all of the stuff was. He walked up to the lady and handed her some money. She handed him a big stack of what looked like sweets and he came back in. I perked up when I realized it was candy. Harry saw me eying it all and laughed.



"Do you want some?" He said as he sat next to me. He dropped the candy on the seat next to him, in between Neville and him. He picked up a small box and handed it to me. I took it warily and opened it. A silky brown looking frog jumped out but my fast reflexes kicked in and I grabbed it and stuffed it into my mouth realizing it was chocolate.



"Wow, nice reflexes. You should try out for the quidditch team." Harry said in amazement. I raised my eyebrows at him my mouth full of delicious chocoalte.



"Wat's quidit?" I asked. It came out weird because my mouth was full but he still seemed to understand it. He explained how quidditch was flown on brooms and how to win the game and everything.



"Sounds cool." I said after I swallowed. It did seem okay but I think I would have to see it first. I've never really flown a broom or been up high so for all I know I could be afraid of heights. I looked down at the box to my chocolate and realized it was actually called a chocolate frog. A chocolate frog seems like something I would come up with. Either way I loved it and I asked Harry for another. He laughed and handed me one. I ate it and then asked for another and then another and then another and then another and then another.



"Um- Ebony. I think you've had enough." Harry said when I asked for another. They were making me really hyper and I was bouncing up and down when I had asked for another one. I pouted at him while Neville and Ginny laughed at me. Luna was reading her magazine, which was called the quibbler, throughout the whole time.



"Please?" I said. Harry raised his eyes at me but didn't respond because the door slid open. Ron and Hermione walked in on me rolling around on the floor dramatically. Ron and Hermione both stopped and stared down on me. I stopped rolling and looked up at them frowning.

What did you do to her?" Ron asked surprise while Hermione smiled at me. Harry shook his head laughing.



"Nothing. I gave her 7 chocolate frogs and then she got all hyper. I told her she couldn't have anymore and then she started pouting." Harry explained. Ron and Hermione laughed sitting next to Ginny and Luna. I pouted standing up and crossing my arms over my chest. They all rolled my eyes and that for some reason made me happy. I smiled and sat down happily next to Harry. Now they all gave me weird looks because of my sudden happiness.



"Are you okay?" Hermione asked me. I smiled dreamily.



"Yep." I replied grinning hugely. She raised her eyebrows but this time Ginny spoke.



"Well, then why are you happy all of a sudden?" She asked warily. I looked out the window at all the trees and houses flying by and then back at all of them.



"Because I have friends." I said. Hermione and Ginny awed and the boys gave me weird looks. Luna doesn't do much does she.



"Quit looking at me like that. It's not my fault I've been locked up in that bloody house my whole life." I grumbled. Everyone laughed and we enjoyed the rest of the ride to Hogwarts together. I was hyper the whole time. That's just what sugar does to me. Shows them to give me sugar. When we were almost there Hermione ordered everyone to change and by the time we were all back in the compartment we were there. The train came to a halting stop and I smiled skipping off the train leaving my luggage behind me. I skipped off the steps but stopped right as I landed. I saw the boy that I ran into pushing his way through the crowd angrily. He had really blonde hair. He looked kind of creepy yet good looking at the same time. Bad thoughts Ebony.



"Whoa! What's wrong Ebony?" Ron asked as he ran into me. I turned around to face all of them with a puzzled look on my face as I remembered running into the boy at the station.



"Who's that?" I asked pointing to the boy who was still pushing through the crowd like he owned the place.



"Malfoy." Ron sneered. I smirked pointing at all them.



"I take you all don't like him." I said smirking. They all shook their heads angrily.



"He's a right well git." Harry said angrily walking forwards. We all followed him to what looked to be a carriage. We stopped next to an empty one and my eyes opened wide. In front of the carriage were big skeletal horse. To put it best. Harry standing on the other side seemed shocked too. Luna saw us looking at the strange horses and spoke her dream-like voice.



"They're thestrials." She said. Everybody else was already in the carriage so couldn't hear us. We both looked at her with raised eyebrows.



"They're a what?" I said shocked still.



"They're thestrials. You can only see them if you have witnessed death." She said. My eyes widened but Harry's didn't.



"So you've witnessed death before?" I asked Luna breaking the silence.



"Yes. I watched my mother die when I was young." She said. I nodded kind of in my own head wondering who I had seen die. I can't remember even knowing anyone who died?



"Um- Harry who have you seen die before?" I asked awkwardly. His head snapped towards me scaring me but this time I didn't fall over.



"What? Oh what do you mean?" He asked. I gave him a weird look while Luna just stared at us.



"I mean who have you seen die before?" I said repeating the same question. This time his eyes widened and so did Luna''s a little.



"You mean you don't know?" He breathed. I shook my head slowly having no idea what he was talking about.



"Know what?" I asked really confused.



"Know who I am, my story, and what happened to me?" He asked. Again I shook my head and he chuckled slightly.



"Well, you didn't act very surprised when you heard my name so I don't know why we didn't see before. Well, I'm Harry Potter the boy-who-lived. When I was a baby Voldemort attacked my parents to try and kill me. My parents died but when he tried to kill me somehow he ended up dying. I was left with this but last year he came back." Harry said all serious-like. I whistled as he showed me his scar which was shaped like lightning on his forehead.



"I got that. Only one thing. Who's Voldemort?" I asked grinning slightly. Luna had gotten onto the carriage with the others who were all waiting for us.



"Um- well to simplify it he is a really evil wizard who has tried to kill me every year since my first year." He said. I nodded taking it in as we got onto the carriage which immediately started moving towards what I knew to be the Hogwarts castle.



"Okay, well I guess I'm sorry?" I said not knowing what to say about him telling me his story.



"You believe me? You believe that he came back last year?" He asked in disbelief. I nodded.



"Well since I knew nothing about this Voldemort dud and you are one of my only friends then yes I believe you." I said. Everyone in the carriage gasped when I said Voldemort.
"What? Voldemort?" I asked them. Again they all winced.
"Don't say his name." Ron hissed. I rolled my eyes looking at Harry who laughed.
"His name is feared by wizards." Harry explained. I chuckled.
"Then why did you say it?" I asked.
"Because Harry's a nutter." Ron said making everyone laugh. Hermione then began a conversation with Ginny while Neville and Ron talked. Luna read her quibbler.
"How about you? Who have you seen die?" Harry asked me. I snapped my head towards him before answering truthfully.
"Well, I don't really know. I don't even remember knowing anyone who died let alone saw them die." I said. He nodded drifting off into his thinking world leaving me alone to think. I only thought for about thirty seconds before I asked Harry another question.
"Harry, what's a mudblood?" I asked recalling what Malfoy called me. Harry winced.
"Oh, it's a name that people call muggle-borns. Mostly Slytherins and people like Malfoy. Why?" he said scowling as he thought about Malfoy.
"Oh! Well Malfoy called me one when I accidentally ran into him on the platform." I said. I wasn't muggle-born so why would he call you that?
"He did!" Hermione gasped. I nodded still thinking. Harry obviously wanted to ask me more about it but the carriage stopped and we all jumped off walking up to the magnificent castle. I have a feeling this may not turn out well