It seemed to be a fact that Gryffindor had classes with Slytherin and Ravenclaw had classes with Hufflepuff. That was how it had been for years. A tradition of sorts. The students had become adjusted to the schedule. They knew who their classmates were even if they didn't like them. The one day that Gryffindor had a class with Ravenclaw confused and turned everyone around. A few early Gryffindors, namely Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan, ambled into Charms class. They were all joking and horsing around, as they would every other day. To their surprise, almost the entire sixth year Ravenclaw class already dotted the classroom, giving the Gryffindors a glimpse of blue instead of green. Some curious Ravenclaws turned to look at them, but most were busily pulling out supplies. The Gryffindor boys exchanged looks and slowly made their way to their seats as more Gryffindors poured in. every student had the same confused reaction, but soon the class settled down. Professor Flitwick smiled at his class. He was about to speak when two Ravenclaw girls burst into the room, causing all heads to turn.
"Sorry we're late, Professor!" the first girl spoke loudly.
She was pretty tall for a sixth year, about 5'6. Her hair was a honey blonde and it fell delicately to her shoulders. She peered at Professor Flitwick with deep brown eyes like a puppy. She wore her makeup a bit on the heavy side, making her seem a bit cheap in looks. Still, it was undeniable that she was rather pretty. She stood with easy confidence and regarded the head of Ravenclaw with only mild apology. The second girl was a little shorter than her friend. She had a mane of thick, curly hair that was a dark mahogany brown. She kept her robin's egg blue eyes glued to the floor shyly. She wore virtually no makeup, except for the occasional cover-up. Unlike her friend, she was introverted and kept to herself. Both girls were attractive in their own ways, though as different as day and night.
"Nina Harris, Evalett Bradshaw," Professor Flitwick chastised, "That is the second time this week!"
"It's not our fault," The blonde, Nina, argued, "We are never allowed enough time in the morning."
Several students snickered throughout the class. Some girls exchanged eye rolls. Those seated closest to the girls- Hogwarts resident Golden Trio- watched curiously for Professor Flitwick's reaction. The dark haired girl- Evalett- had yet to speak.
"You know as well as I that your reason in not acceptable," The mousy teacher glared.
Evalett's shoulders hunched in embarrassment as the professor scolded them. The young girl hated being scolded almost as much as she hated being late. Sensing her best friend's distress, Nina sighed.
"Fine, give me detention," She grumbled reluctantly, "But please spare Evalett. I forced her to wait for me. She did nothing wrong."
"I am sorry, but I cannot do that. You were both late; you both have detention," Professor Flitwick said sternly, "Now, if you please, take your seats."
Nina opened her mouth to argue, but Evalett cut her off.
"Leave it, Nina," The embarrassed witch hissed at her, and stalked to her seat.
Nina followed her friend to their seats. The only available seats were smack in the middle of the classroom. Professor Flitwick had a perfect view of them. To one side sat two Gryffindor boys, Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan. They were notorious best friends, barely ever seen without one another. They were friends with Harry Potter and the Golden Trio, though not too close. On the other side were a few Ravenclaw girls whom Evalett and Nina knew, but didn't converse with. As Evalett took her seat, Nina jabbed her elbow in her ribs.
"Ow, Nina!" Evalett yelped quietly, glaring daggers at her friend.
"Look who you are next to, Evie," Nina grinned, waggling her eyebrows.
Evalett discreetly glanced next to her and when her blue eyes landed on the sandy hair of Seamus, she blushed crimson. She quickly looked away and began to pull out her supplies.
"So what?" She tried her best to sound nonchalant.
"Oh come on," Nina giggled, "I know you've been smitten over him since first year. All you could do was stare at him. Who could blame you? He is a looker, though I prefer my guys more muscular."
"I don't know what you are talking about," Evalett squeaked, tucking her hair behind her ears, "I've never even talked to him before."
"Here's your chance," Nina replied slyly. Before Evalett could even question her friend, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Looking over her shoulder, she met the green eyes of Seamus. Suddenly, she felt very shy.
"Yes?" She asked him quietly.
"You're Evalett, right?" He asked. His Irish accent was enough to make Evalett weak at the knees, but she shook herself out of it.
"That's me," She gave him a nervous smile, "Can I help you with something?"
"Well, we have to have partners for this lesson, right?" Evalett could have smacked herself. She was so busy talking with Nina that she hadn't been paying a bit of attention to class. She didn't even know what they were doing. So, she just smiled at him.
"Anyway, I'm not very good at Charms," Seamus said sheepishly, "It's pathetic, I know, but I was wondering if we could be partners. I heard some Ravenclaws saying that you have the highest marks in your House."
Suddenly, Evalett felt as though she were floating. Seamus wanted to partner with her? It was like her dreams had become reality.
"Oh, sure!" She replied quickly, trying to tone down her eagerness. Nina seemed a bit put off, since she and Evalett had always been partners, but she simply looked around for another partner. Evalett scanned the board, making sure to take in every detail of the lesson so she didn't look like a complete fool. It was a relatively simple spell used produce water from one's wand. Evalett had already read about the spell- called Aguamenti- and tried it a few times herself. The class all shuffled around to get into partners and she turned to Seamus.
"The spell isn't too bad," She said, trying to sound reassuring. Seamus had a bit of a reputation of blowing things up whether it be potions or spells.
Seamus still didn't seem too confident. Evalett offered to go first, to demonstrate. Her spell was delivered without error and a clear stream of water jetted from the tip of her wand. She smiled modestly and looked at Seamus.
"See? Easy," She repeated.
It turned out that the spell wasn't that easy. Half the class was barely able to produce a dribble of water, except for Hermione Granger. Seamus ended up making the parchment in front of him explode, although Evalett had no idea how. Professor Flitwick dismissed the class as he sighed heavily and proceeded to clean up the mess they left.
"Don't forget about detention, girls!" He called as Nina grabbed Evalett and practically pulled her out of the classroom.
"I just figured out how I'm going to make Seamus Finnigan fall in love with you," She announced with a devilish smirk.