Lily's POV
"Wake up Lily, you need to get up or all the food will be gone," Lena says to me quietly making sure that the other girls were still sleeping.
Once I was down in the great hall all the schedules were handed out. I noticed that I had defense against the dark arts three times a week and double potions twice a week, then I have charms and transfigurations three times a week, ancient runes, and herbology twice a week. On top of quidditch practice, I am so dead. "How did dad do this?" I sigh out and then Lena comes up to me. "We have potions with the Slytherin's this afternoon and this morning we have defense against the dark arts with Hufflepuff. This day is starting off horrible and ending horrible," she mumbles.
"Defense against the dark arts is easy though. Why do you think this day is going to be horrible?" I ask her innocently.
"We aren't going to learn anything with the new teacher," Lena says to me, I laugh a little bit but then look at James and Kyle whispering and start worrying about the new teacher. Soon, the bell rang and we all start off for our first class which was defense against the dark arts.
When Lena and I walk into the defense the dark arts class and there isn't a teacher in the room yet. "Do you think that she quit already?" I ask Lena quietly. "I don't think that she quit at all yet," Amanda says right as Professor Singling walks into the room, "Sorry that I'm late. I was just getting the material we need for today's class, which is learning a Patronus charm (or however you spell it)." "Isn't that really advanced magic?" A Hufflepuff asks and then a Gryffindor sneers, "Just make Lily do it. Her father is Harry Potter. He was able to do that charm in his third year." Why does my class hate me? I don't know I guess they think that I'm favored or something which I guarantee that I'm not.
"First I want to show you how to do this charm…I'm going to ask my son Seth to assist me." Seth I must admit was hot, but he seemed to be lost in thought. "Wow he looks nothing like her but I guess he is hot enough. I wonder what his charm looks like," Lena whispers to me, once again making me laugh lightly making sure that the professor didn't hear me. "Okay, the way to make this charm is to think of the happiest thing that has ever happened to you. It will manifest an animal form, once you have mastered the basics. Seth, show them yours," His mother orders him.
"Very well, if I were to ever help you guys, this is what my charm would look like." I look at him and he yells the spell and a silver hawk comes out. It was beautiful. "Wow, now have little Potter try it." I was ready to slap whoever said that. "Sure, Ms. Potter, come up here and my son will help you, while the class writes a page report on the principle of the defense charm. Oh, Ms. Kimo and Longbottom I will help you two as well." The others were glaring at us. I mean really if they were rude they deserved a punishment.
All class Seth was trying to explain to me how to perform the charm. It was really hard but by the end I was getting some silver sparks so was Amanda, even Lena was getting it! The rest of the class was writing things down at the end of class Professor Singling says something unexpected, "I'm not collecting this. Next time you start to pick on someone or act up again the consequences will be much worse. Class dismissed. Lily, can I talk to you? Seth, go on and leave." The class left except for me. At least I'll be late for Herbology. "Is there something you need professor?" I ask her and she gives me a kind smile.
"Look I know that the others are picking on you, but I would like to know why."
"Well, it has been like that for a while, I have some close friends in other grades. Besides Lena no one really likes me in my year. It is because my dad is Harry Potter and I get things a lot faster than most people do. They think that my dad bribes the teachers to get my grades raised."
"Lily, when I was younger I didn't have parents around. To deal with the stress of the other people I would write in a journal. Here, take this." She hands me a small booklet. "It was mine, a few years back. I want you to read it. Now get to class." She shoos me off to class.
After Herbology, I'm walking to the dungeons for potions class, when I see James, Izzy, and Kyle all laughing and having a good time. I'm really jealous of him and Al. They actually have friends in their grade. Me on the other hand I only have one friend in my year that's in my house, and I have one other friend, Amanda, but she isn't even in my house. Am I ever going to make any more friends? I mean I am in my third year for crying out loud! At least the potions teacher is crazy awesome so I won't have to worry about bad grades. I turn the corner to the entrance of the dungeons and knock into someone. "Sorry, that was my fault. I wasn't looking where I was going," I say to the mysterious person. "Its fine, I wasn't looking where I was going either," Scorpius says picking up some of our books.
"Why aren't you with other Slytherin's?" I ask him innocently. "To be honest, I can't stand them. Is this your book?" He questions holding the little journal that Professor Singling gave me. "Yea, I know the feeling none of my class can stand me. Oh, and yes the book was a gift for me to read. Class is going to start in a couple minutes I have to get going. Thank you for helping me with my books," I smile at him and he gives a smirk in reply and walks off. "Move out of the way Lily," Hugo snaps pushing me out of the way. "Those are the first words you say to me in two years, after I did nothing to you!" I scream at him almost in tears. He turns around and looks like he was about to say something nice when the other students came walking in, so I brush past him and sit down alone. To my surprise Hugo sits next to me. "Sorry, that was uncalled for. I should have been talking to you for years but instead I decide to follow the crowd and ignore you. I'm going to make up for lost time and stick to you like glue."
"It took you two long enough to make up!" Lena says sitting down on the other side of me. Mr. Larkin walks into the room and tells us to start reading the instructions on some random sleep potion.
Class ends and we all exit the dungeons and head to the great hall for lunch. I sit next to Lena and Hugo and start eating, till James runs over to me jumping up and down like a mad man. "What is it, James?" I ask him while he looks like he is going to implode. "We finally got permission to play at the school dance." "That's great James! Congratulations!" I tell him and he jogs off to talk to Izzy and Kyle who are equally excited. "What was he talking about?" Lena asks me curiously. "He has a band with Izzy, Kyle, Izzy's older brother, and their friend Ally. He has been trying to get McGonagall to let them play at the school dances since his second year. I guess he finally got her to say yes." They were both looking at me in shock that I have kept this a secret from them for this long. "Hey, the only reason she has been telling them no is that Izzy's brother and there friend Ally are both muggles."
"That makes sense I wonder how that got her to say yes," Hugo trails off and Al walks into the room looking upset over something so I go over to him being the loving sister that I am, "What's wrong Al?"
"You wouldn't understand, Lily, now move." He lightly pushes me to the side when Rose comes in behind him, "Sorry Lily, Scorpius just showed Al up in charms and now most of the Slytherin's are bothering him about it." Rose strides off to comfort my brother. Scorpius seemed nice before when he helped me with my books. Why would he try to show up Al?
After lunch, transfiguration, charms, and ancient runes I went to dinner and listened to the latest gossip and Izzy talking about when quidditch practice was going to start. "Izzy don't we need a new Chaser?" I ask her and she almost chokes on some cake she was swallowing. "We do I guess we should have a tryout next week at 6 and training the next day."
"How could you have forgotten that, oh, captain?" James teases her and she punches his shoulder playfully, but forcefully. "Don't push it or I could cut you from the team," Izzy threatens him.
"I'm the one of the best beaters this team has had in years you better not cut me," James replies and the entire section of our table roared with laughter, when I felt a light tap on my shoulder. I turn around to see that it was Kyle. "I have a crazy thing to ask you," he says quietly enough so Izzy wouldn't hear.
"Can't be worse than when you tried to make me eat explosive chili, so ask away," He grins at the memory and then continues on, "I was wondering if you could teach me to fly a broom…maybe I could play quidditch with you guys."
"You're blind Kyle you know you can't," I remind him.
"I can if you give me the layout of the field, the measurements of the goal posts, and all the technical stuff," He was almost begging me. "Fine, training starts tomorrow." He was radiating excitement. This was going to be a promise I'm going to regret.
The next morning the routine starts again…
The day passed pretty quickly which meant that Kyle would be waiting for me to teach him to ride a broom. Why didn't he ask James to help him?
I went onto the quidditch field to see Kyle sitting on the grass sightlessly staring off until he heard my foot steps and he turns his head my way, "Hi Lily, I'm glad you remembered to come. James isn't here because he is keeping Izzy distracted and you are supposed to be a good flier so I picked you to help me. Does that answer any further questions?" he says to me counting them off on his fingers. "Yep, so do you have a broom with you?" He nods picking it up from behind him. "Can you mount and lift off?" He nods again. "Can you steer it?" "Kind of," he answers me unsure.
"That is where we will continue your training from steering the broom." I tell him and mount my broom and then tell him to do the same. I lift off and soon after I see him coming up flawlessly. "So where are the posts, stands, and anything else I should be worried about?" Kyle asks me cautiously trying not to move too much on the broom. I gave him the measurements of the field to the millimeter. "Okay, now let's try to move around on the broom with the measurements." I say just loud enough for him to hear. "The way to move on your broom is move the nose just at the right angel for you to turn."