Have you ever tried to accomplish something very hard? Than you must now the felling you get when there's something in your way. I, Rebecca Potter, am working my arse off to get better grades on my exams than Lily Evans, my best friend. But, that's not very easy when you fall for Hogwarts' heartthrob: SIRIUS BLACK. I don't need distractions.
It's double the giggles and double the grins, and double the trouble if you're blessed with twins. ~Author Unknown
I don't know how to do this. But I have to make some sort of introduction, don't I? I suppose you want to know about me.
I am Rebecca Anne Potter and I'm studying at Hogwarts. I'm a Gryffindor, of course. Everyone in the Potter family was in Gryffindor and I'm no exception. I'm currently in fifth year and I think you know how much drama there is in the life of a fifteen year old girl. Well… double the drama because I'm a witch and that's not something easy.
My life is pretty good so far, with or without drama. I'm very pretty. Who am I kidding, I'm HOT! And modest, might I add. I'm just joking, but I am pretty. Despite that and the fact that I have hundreds of boys at my feet, I believe in true love. I've never really fallen in love. I never got that tingly sensation when my hand brushed his. I never felt my stomach squirm just at the sight of him. And I definitely never felt swept off my feet when he kissed me. Like nothing else mattered than the two of us…
But my real problem is not this. I made a bet with my best friend, Lily Evans, that I would get better grades than her. In case you didn't know, Lily is the first one in our year. Our conversation started kind of like this:
"Where are you going?"
"To the library. You should come too if you want to pass your exams," she told me.
"But Lily, it's just September! I have enough time to study."
"You know. You get amazing scores for someone who doesn't study at all. You passed all your exams last year with Exceeds Expectations and Outstanding. If you actually studied you could even get better grades than me. Well, let's not exaggerate but you would get excellent grades," she said in her motherly manner.
"You think I cannot get better grades than you?" I asked and my eyebrow rose.
"I bet you can't get better grades than me!" she said grinning evilly, which was something I've never seen her do. She wasn't mean; she was just trying to make me study.
"You're on!" I told her as we shook hands.
See, that's a true problem. Instead of spending time with my brother, James and the Marauders, I have to go to the library and study. Sweet Merlin!
James and I are twins, but look nothing alike. He has jet black hair that always looks messy and chocolate brown eyes, like my dad. His eyesight is really awful and therefore he cannot see anything besides colors and blurry shapes without his glasses. He is tall, taller than me, and muscular because of all the Quidditch (the Quidditch obsession runs in the family). I have silky brown hair that is sleek and sapphire like eyes, I resemble my mom.
I stopped writing in my journal, only to glare at Alice who was trying to read.
"Sapphire like eyes" she quoted me and laughed. "Since when did you become so poetic?"
"Since you forced me into keeping a journal," I said and stuck my tongue at her. I have known Alice since I can remember. Her family lives near our mansion and our parents are friends. Our mums have known each other from school and our dads work together.
"You should have said that you and James share the same brain. How you're both troublemakers and always piss Lily off, how you always get detentions and how you just love to pull pranks," she said falling on the bed laughing. I took my fluffy blue pillow and threw it at her head.
"Ouch!" Lily shrieked. Alice ducked my pillow that hit Lily instead. "Thank you Bex," she told me. She got back her book which has fallen on the ground and started reading. I lay on my bed with my hands behind my head and looked at the clock. 8:35. We had enough time 'till breakfast.
"You know what," Alice said all of a sudden. "You should make Lily do something if … when you win," she told me winking.
"When I win," I told the red-head smiling mischievously. "You have to snog my brother senseless." Lily's jaw dropped open and Alice started laughing madly.
"Ok. Fine. But when I win … you have to snog… well, I don't know who but I will find someone. And it will be bad!" Lily just wants me to study and I know that. The laughter that made us all clutch our stomachs proved I was right.
"Excellent work as always, Miss Potter," professor Slughorn said looking admiring into my cauldron "You too, Mister Black." Sirius and I always excelled at potions; it was one of our favourite subjects. It was in third place actually. Quidditch and DADA were in front of potions but anyways, it was in third place. His wavy black hair was falling into his stormy gray eyes making him look handsome as always, he looked at me and winked before turning to his best mate, James. Most girls would have gone mad over that wink but it was something normal to me. He was my best guy friend. I was practically a 'Marauderette'; at least that's how Sirius, James and Remus called me. They were the famous Marauders. There was Peter Pettigrew too but he was, let's say, their wannabe. He didn't have their looks, their laidback attitude or the tons girls going crazy over him.
"I have no idea how you guys even pass potions. You hardly ever study!" Lily said.
"They are naturally intelligent," Alice sighed." I have to study hours for exams and she is done in 30 minutes, an hour at least. She barely pays attention in class," she said exasperated.
"That's not true!" I said getting my brown locks out of my eyes. "I have distributive attention. I can talk and pay attention to the teacher at the same time," I told them while cutting some roots.
The potions classroom was filled with colorful sweet vapors, except for the ones coming from Franks' cauldron. He was shaking his head, brown curls falling into his hazel eyes while Alice helped him extinguish his boiling cauldron, giggling.
"What excuse do you have for when you're not in class, Miss Distributive-Attention?" Sirius asked grinning.
"You should be on my side," I said, punching him lightly in the arm. Our little group started laughing. Remus, Peter, James, Sirius, Alice, Frank and I always got the places in the back of the class so teachers couldn't hear us, while Lily stood in the front. Lily always stood in the front row because she always paid attention. Lily-goody-two-shoes that made me study for the whole year.
Professor Slughorn gave us the assignments and let us go to lunch. The halls were full of first years that always got lost and, as Prefects, Lily and Remus had to stop and show them the way.
"Come on, guys!" I sighed exasperated. "I'm hungry!" James' stomach growled in agreement.
"You're always hungry," Sirius said dragging the two Prefects to the great hall, much to Lily's protest. "I honestly, do not know how you're not getting fat." As we entered the big room, where lunch was served, he practically ran to 'our' spot at the Gryffindor table: in the middle so that everyone could see us and we could see everywhere. "Mhh mhhh mhhhhh"
"That's disgusting, Potter," Lily said. James had been talking with his mouth full so no one understood what he had said.
"Sorry, Lilykins. I said that the fact that we," he said pointing at me and then at him "eating so much and not getting fat is a true mystery."
"I have a fast metabolism," I defended myself. "And I exercise everyday. Just like you do," I told him stuffing my mouth with mashed potatoes.
"Have you told the guys about your bet," Alice asked pouring some pumpkin juice in her glass.
"Oh!" I swallowed and told James about our bet "If I get better grades at my exams than Lily …" I paused for a dramatic effect.
"She has to snog you senseless!" Alice said giving in to the pressure. James' grin grew wider than I ever saw it.
"I love you," he told me and kissed my cheek soundly. "But, how are you going to do that?" he said a bit worried this time.
"I will charm the examinators," I joked running my fingers through my fair and blowing kisses at everyone.
"I do not think that will work, Miss Potter," McGonagall said from behind me.
"Of course not, professor McGonagall," I said and she headed back to the teachers' table. Everyone was laughing at me.
"Oh, shut up!" I mumbled.