Her father's answer wasn't an unquestioned yes, which Ruby supposed would have been too easy. Fortune tellers and the like had a bit of a reputation in society, that they stole people's money by telling them lies. Her father probably wouldn't be so supportive of Divination being her best class at Hogwarts if it wasn't for Topaz.
She saw his request as a test of sorts. She nodded her head and picked up his cup and then looked at it with an experienced eye. A part of her still felt silly when she did readings for people who weren't her friends, or Mr. Zabini. A little voice would fill her with doubt that her father didn't truly take her seriously but he listened to her readings out of pity, because their life had been ruined.
"I see a cross," Ruby said. "Right here, see? Crosses signify success, so I suppose whatever you are working on these days will be succesful. Oh!" A certain symbol had caught her attention. "There's a letter inside! A J, but it could be a U, I can't tell." She set the cup down, unable to contain a cheeky smile.
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She saw his request as a test of sorts. She nodded her head and picked up his cup and then looked at it with an experienced eye. A part of her still felt silly when she did readings for people who weren't her friends, or Mr. Zabini. A little voice would fill her with doubt that her father didn't truly take her seriously but he listened to her readings out of pity, because their life had been ruined.
"I see a cross," Ruby said. "Right here, see? Crosses signify success, so I suppose whatever you are working on these days will be succesful. Oh!" A certain symbol had caught her attention. "There's a letter inside! A J, but it could be a U, I can't tell." She set the cup down, unable to contain a cheeky smile.
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