Mudblood
That word again.
This time it was written on the cover of her notebook with black pen. It was a scribble: something so ugly and indecent. Something to made to make her feel inferior. Hated. That's right. Hated. Hated by a someone that could be anybody.
She scratched it out. Hoping to be able to make the scribble unreadable.
"That would only make it worst" she heard someone say form behind. It was a guy, He had black hair and careless eyes. "And who are you?" she asked defiant. At that point she just felt like kicking somebody. No matter who it was. And she didn't like he had seen her in her moment of weakness.
"Not a mud blood" was his careless reply, as he looked at her notebook. He didn't even change his bored tone of voice when he said it. She felt like punching him, but resisted.
"Tell you what" he continued. "Take your notebook to the nerd of Remus, and he'll know what to do about it. There's probably a spell or something that will erase it"
Silence fell. She was not expecting him to be nice. Why would he?
"Thank you" she finally said.
"No probs." "You are Evans, right? The other nerd in our classroom"
"Nerd?"
"Yeah, the know-it-all. I always figured there must be something wrong with you all to make you put so much effort into your classes. As if you were trying to make up for something. I know Remus pretty well, he is one of my best friends. So I know exactly how toasted he is. Figured there must be something wrong with you too, but I guess now I know you are just trying to make up for being a hybrid."
She blinked. Could not believe her ears. He earned it. The punch. It came out more like a slap. The entire classroom felt silence the second it happened. Its not everyday you see someone slapping a stranger. With dignity, Lily picked up her things, and headed as far away as the guy as she could. She sat on the other side of the classroom, ignoring the stares of her peers that followed her.
Potter rubbed his cheek. A mischievous smile crawling into his face. "Nice" he whispered to himself. "So the nerd has guts. That's not common at all." He knew he had earned the slap. But life without slaps would mean life without fun.