Ruby laughed softly. "I confess that this was a tempting thought before I returned for my seventh year." It had been hell at Hogwarts for the longest time, especially after Delight's graduation, when Ruby was left all alone. (She loved Sebastian, but they had never been close.)

"But I am glad I did, for I would have never met Professor Shacklebolt." Her father had heard all about her over Christmas break. "Papa, she offered me a position in her business. As a fortune teller, an astrologer... A practitioner of our arts. She says that she sees potential in me, she thinks I am sensitive to the divine, even though I am not a seer."