Chapter Two
"Man I'm getting hungry." Ron murmured. Hermione rolled her eyes. "Please Ronald, you practically consumed the whole cart of sweets. I'm surprised you didn't eat the cart itself." Elphaba laughed, taking a liking to Hermione's sarcastic humor. "Well if you're such a good witch, then how about making some food appear, hm?" Ron challenged. Hermione blushed. "I-" she began, but before she could continue, food appeared on the plates. Elphaba gaped in awe and looked up at Hermione. "How'd you do that?" she asked. Hermione shook her head. "I didn't-" she was interrupted by a loud, booming but cheery voice. "Welcome back students, and hello first years!" a man with a long beard and clad in a fancy robe said.
"Who's that?" Elphaba whispered to Harry. "Oh him? That's Dumbledore. He's like the principle, but apparently he's way cooler." Harry whispered back. Hermione shushed them. "Well I see no need in making your ears fall off with a long, boring speech so let the feast begin!" Everyone clapped and cheered as Dumbledore stepped off the podium. Ron instantly consumed all the food he could get his hands on while Elphaba stared at her plate in awe, which had filled itself with nothing but vegetables, fitting her vegan diet. Harry laughed. "Go on, it won't bite." Elphaba laughed and the four friends ate their dinner, while talking about their history.
"What about you Hermione? Are you a full witch?" Elphaba asked curiously. Hermione shook her head. "Mum's a muggle. Dad's a witch." Elphaba arched an eyebrow. "Muggle? What's a muggle?" Ron pounced on his opportunity to look smarter than Hermione. "A Muggle is someone who isn't a witch or wizard." he explained.
"Yeah, she's a mudblood." A voice snickered behind Elphaba. Elphaba turned and stared into the face of a boy with pale hair and the worst hair cut she had ever seen standing next to two of the biggest guys she'd ever seen and walking next to a girl with blue eyes and blonde hair. "A Mudblood? What's that?" Elphaba asked, not at all intimidated by the group. The girl smirked. "It's someone who's not all wizard. I'm Galinda Upland of the Upper Uplands and this is Draco Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. Draco here is also a pureblood." she boasted.
"Good for you." Elphaba said sarcastically. Galinda fixed Elphaba with a stare so icy, dementors would have ran for cover. Elphaba, however, was not impressed. "Watch yourself, vegetable. I'm not afraid to knock the green off of you." Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle snickered. Elphaba yawned and lit a fireball with a sadistic grin. "I'd like to see you try, my pretty. I'd really like to see you try." she said, rather enjoying using the sarcastic phrase her father had said for the longest time.
"Hey Galinda screw off. These kids aren't borrowing anyone." A Quadling boy with brown eyes and diamonds on his skin said. "Yeah. Leave them alone. O-Or don't. A pretty girl like you doesn't have to take orders." The boy next to him stammered. He had brown eyes and brown hair. Malfoy sneered. "Like we want to waste any more valuable time talking to you losers." he snapped. "Come on Malfoy. Let's get out of here. I think this vegetable is spoiled." Galinda said, taking Malfoy's hand and walking away.
Diamond boy took a seat next to Elphaba and everyone went through the process of introducing themselves. "Sorry about her. She's a pain in the ass. Anyhow, I'm Fiyero and this is Boq. We thought we'd hang out with you for a bit." Elphaba smiled. "Sure. As I've said before, I'm not responsible for any lack of friends that results in hanging out with me."
Fiyero fixed Elphaba with a charming smile. "I'll take my chances, Miss Elphaba."