Seamus Finnigan was going to be late. Scratch that. He was going to be extremely late; to his first class at Hogwarts! The clock struck eight. He quickened his legs to a jogging pace and meandered down the corridor to the lecture hall. Bursting through the stone doors, he interrupted the rather small professor.
"Now, now class." Professor Flitwick's voice quivered.
"Today we will be learning the art of levitation. Repeat after me, Wingardium Leviosa." The elderly troll swished and flicked his wand and the feathers levitated in mid-air. Seamus took a seat by a scrawny kid with raven black hair and an odd scar shaped like a lightning bolt.
"Hi" he gasped in his Irish accent.
"I'm Seamus Finnigan. Most people call me Shay. Who are you?"
"Nice to meet you Seamus, I'm Harry Potter." The boy replied.
Seamus managed to squeak out,
"Blimey! You are THE Harry Potter? Oh boy! Oh boy!"
Harry lifted his wand and spoke the incantation,
"Wingardium Leviosa!" The feather did not budge; it lay on the table, dormant and lifeless. Suddenly a white feather plume floated into the air. Flitwick cried,
"Merlin's Beard! Ms. Granger has done it! Hermione Granger has performed the spell successfully. 10 points to Gryffindor!" Seamus turned to Harry and the boys shared a toothy grin.
"She makes it look so easy. Allow me to try." said Seamus. He swished his wand and flicked the tip. There was an explosion and smoke engulfed the room. The other students glanced toward the source of the explosion to find Seamus' sooty complexion.
"Whoops" He whispered. Hysterical laughter filled the classroom as the students ridiculed Seamus' misfortune. Hermione walked over to the dumbstruck boy with a brisk cadence.
"Don't worry, let me help you." She took his wrist in her hand and guided him through the spell step by step. Seamus stared at the girl in awe. She giggled,
"I'm Hermione Granger, and you are?"
"Er…um..er…" Seamus stuttered.
"Uh, nice to meet you er..um..er.." Hermione laughed. She had the most beautiful laugh, melodious with a velvety tone to it.
"My name is Seamus. Seamus Finnigan." He said. The girl extended her arm for a handshake and walked off to her next class. At that moment, Seamus knew that he had fallen in love.