Woooooo, super serious/introductiony first chapter...shame on all of you for not dropping a review. Also I completely forgot to mention, the speech was taken out of the books from umbridge.
Anyone realize what symbol im using as a divider? No? Thats okay, I didn't think you would. (super sassy author is sassy)
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I kind of floated along to Potions. Or more I was trying to...Hermione kept on asking me questions about Veelas. I tried to answer as much as I could actually recall but Veelas as a species kinda never occurred to me as apart of my species. I'd kinda been tuning her out as a nod from me every once in a while seemed to keep her running on her own inquiries. We'd just entered the classroom and I had my back turned to her, unloading my books and papers.
"Well I mean how do you guys have sex? Don't you have to be marked or mark them in some way? I mean does it happen through a bit-" She was rambling questions at this point, her curiosity peaked. I spun around, slapping a hand over her mouth as she stopped her rampant questions.
"HUSH, GRANGER." Now, honestly thought I just said it at like a normal person volume but the fact the entire classroom went silent gave it away. Not even the sound of a paper rustling...aaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhhhhhh.
"Ugh!" She was muffled from behind my hand. A snort was heard from waaay across the room. Like on the other side of it.
"Just! Shush." I took in a deep breath, trying to not let my anger bubble up at her completely and utterly embarrassing me. Eventually I felt calm enough as I implored her to be just a little...silent. I looked around the room actually trying to be covert about it but I noticed everyone in the Slytherin and Ravenclaw houses were watching me. Some had grins, others had a look of pity. The more people I realized were watching us, the more I could feel all the blood rushing to my face and ears. Ooooomigawd Snape is going to kil-
"Ms Lovegood, perhaps it would be best to simply ask Ms Granger to leave my classroom and continue your seemingly meaningful discussion outside my classroom." I cringed as Professor Snape sneered, right on cue. I didn't even want to turn around, I just bobbed my head up and down while I vice-gripped her forearm to tug her out of the room. The anger levels were kinda just about to explode.
"Also, Miss Granger, 15 points from Gryffindor for inappropriate conversation and disrupting my class." Snape called out to Hermione as I watched her eyebrows pull together and her mouth fall into a frown. I sighed and yanked her completely out of the room.
"WHAT EVEN?" We got right outside the door as I started to yell. She started to look a little pissed off herself and I could only assume it was at the fact I was yelling...BUT HOLY CRAP SHE SAID THAT IN FRONT OF SNAPE. I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO COMPETE FOR FAVOURITE WITH THE STUPID MALFOY KID. How am I supposed to do that now?
'Oh yes, sir, I'd like to become your apprentice in potion making.'
'I shant have such a frivolous girl apprenticing with me. Now you'll go on to apprentice with noo one because I heard what Hermione Granger was yelling about in the middle of class and I'm telling everyone.' And then I go on to amount to nothing because no one will take me on.
...okay so he wouldn't sound like that but that would be the general idea! I'll be ruined. No one is going to forget this. Oooo my gosh, I just want to strangle her for this shit. I'm so not asking Snape about Veela stuff now.
"I forgot where we were, I just got really lost in the conversation. Sorry, Ara." She crossed her arms and cocked a hip out to the side. I remembered she was standing here as I had my whole vision about how this moment was going to ruin my chances of favourite. I could feel my face morph into a "are you serious" face as I started to think about it again. My eyebrows pulled together as I glared and sputtered incoherently. She was acting so nonchalant.
"We'll talk about this after your class, okay?" She shrugged at me when I didn't fully respond and patted me on the shoulder as she walked by. I continued to sputter...like a GENIUS. I went back into the classroom in a combination of fuming silence and red faced embarrassment.
I had been working on assignments alone for most of the years past due to being paired with Neville the first time. Though back then the houses taking classes together had switched around a lot. It used to be Gryffindor with Ravenclaw then Slytherin and Gryffindor, then Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and finally just Slytherin and Ravenclaw. I thought back to it as I sat down, waiting for the class to begin and trying to forget what just happened.
"Neville...what did you just add?" I asked uneasily, looking at the brass cauldron. It was bubbling and caused the room to smell worse than usual. This classroom was always rather dark, being in the dungeons, the smell of mildew and moisture hung heavily in the air. It was my second year in this class, the first had been rocky but I found I had a slight hobby with Potions.
"U-uh..." He stuttered looking nervous as my face darkened. I waited for a second until the mixture started to turn black, instead of the pink it was meant to be as a cure for boils.
"NEVILLE, WHAT DID YOU ADD?" I snapped a little, reaching for him. He let out a slight yelp and tried to take a step back, knocking over the potion as it sat in his clunky path. I screeched as the boiling liquid hit the top of my feet and ankles. The classroom went silent as they watched the show, the only one that bothered to ask if I was okay was Harry.
I was a little distracted by the burning sensation and the bubbling anger in my veins.
"YOU! WHY IS IT THAT OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE TO BE PAIRED WITH, ITS YOU?" I screeched as I pointed a now boil covered finger. He squeaked as I approached, trying to blindly kick the potion at him. I got a little to land on his exposed wrist when I felt a hand on my shoulder, holding me back from strangling the little sucker. I kinda felt like a raging bull but I didn't care at the moment, I was just furious. Later on, however, I felt awful.
"Professor Snape?" She asked dreamily, her wand tucked behind her ear as usual.
"Miss Lovegood?" He asked back, looking the slightest bit amused. It looked like he was trying to hide a smile behind his steepled hands as he sat behind his desk, far from the splash range.
"What shall we do, Professor?" She asked him, sounding a little more annoyed. He cleared his throat as if suddenly remembering he was teaching.
"Please escort them and anyone else touched by the potion to the hospital wing." He said seriously, standing up and waving his wand to dismiss the potion's mess.
"...Ms LOVEGOOD." I could Snape yelling as he brought me back to the present. I felt an elbow jut into my side at the same time with some force and jumped from what felt like an electric shock connecting the elbow to my ribs. Snape was watching me, he looked kinda irritated...
"Yes?" I asked hesitantly as I tried to covertly rub the shock and pain away from who ever did that.
"I asked if you perhaps knew what was the main ingredient to an Amortienia potion." He said crossly. I opened my mouth to say Rosehip right as another voice did.
"Rosehips." I turned to glare at the other person at the table. It was the stupid Malfoy boy. With his stupid fluffy hair and its ability to lay perfectly straight. It was like he'd never had acne in his life.
"Correct. Five points to Slytherin." Snape called out as Malfoy turned to sneer at me. I didn't have much to do with him over the year. I had found more in common with Harry and due to his hatred of the blond, I just kinda avoided Malfoy. My family was a bit of an oddball and so we were a drag on the 'higher ups' of pureblood society, leaving us as outcasts and disconnected to the rest of them. Last I heard, he'd celebrated a birthday at his giant manor.
We made eye contact for what I'm sure was a mere second but felt like forever. I started to feel warm in all different kinds of places. Places I hadn't though about blushing before. My chest and legs felt like they were on fire, I tried to look away but it just wasn't happening for me.
I physically couldn't, it was starting to bother me when it seemed like his eyes had turned freaking white. WHOSE EYES DO THAT? After it registered that they had in fact turned white I started to truly panic, adrenaline and sweat were starting happen. It was making me very uncomfortable but I was also enjoying the eye contact.
He finally nodded and looked back towards the board. I suddenly relaxed, like I'd been released from some kind of bounds. I froze at the thought. What if he had done some kinda spell? I mean I know I could be a little paranoid at times but that was just so weird.I didn't know what to do other than try to take mental notes each time I saw him and made eye contact, I didn't remember this happening in the before times. Did we ever make eye contact before? Surely we've had too. Maybe I just had a stroke.
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I touched his hand once by accident when he handed me ingredients, we'd been working in complete silence after the lecture portion had ended and the potions began. It was just as electrifying as the first time. I tried to move away faster but I was holding a tube of flobberworm mucus and I didn't want to spill it. I tried my damnest to avoid all eye contact as well.
The end couldn't come soon enough and I practically ran away when Luna was done with hers. We got to the library rather fast considering how quickly I was walking. I heard a few comments as we went by, some were pretty normal "Oi, look its crazy and angry. .""Bloody barmy, that one." but then there was a new one, "Look at those baby's bounce" with a whistle of appreciation. I immediately stopped with that one, looking around for who said it.
I looked around and spotted a shorter Slytherin, when we made eye contact I knew it was him. His grew two sizes too big for his head while mine were narrowing.
"What was that, Snake?" I was practically yelling at him and he tried to play it off. It was waaay too late. I'd already seen the guilty look on his face.
"Nothing you need to worry about, Lovegood." He replied snootily. I let go of Luna, she was frowning and biting her lip. I knew she didn't enjoy the conflict but we were about to have one if he didn't bloody well apologise. It was a level of disrespect I couldn't stand. If Ced were here he'd never let this arse talk about us like this.
"Oh? Lovely, then I expect an apology for your comment." I bite out, glaring at him.
"Not bloody like-" He started before Malfoy appeared next to him. We all had a slight jump, excluding Luna of course. I was about to go in for blood if he got smart with me again. Malfoy wouldn't be able to save him. They were whispering, the short one kept letting out sounds of discontent while Malfoy's hand on his shoulder continued to tighten.
"Right...uhm...sorry, looney. UH! I mean Lovegood." He started out shakey, calling me by my sister's cruel nickname instead. He let out a sound of pain and quickly corrected it. I nodded and slowly backed away, grabbing Luna's hand.
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It had been a weird day so far. At night I didn't have much of a nightmare, if anything it was just a strange dream. I was kneeling next to the garden I kept at home, it had all the normal ingredients for potions.
Shrivelfig, Wolfsbane, Mandrake etc... I loved my plants and there was nothing more I loved to do outside than to tend the garden. At first I was entirely alone, our home far off in the distance. However after what felt like a few minutes I was joined by large pale hands. They had a few callouses but all together looked young.
"Harry?" I questioned, for some reason I couldn't quite look up entirely. That wasn't the strange part by any means, stranger things have happened in dreams.
"No." Was all the voice answered. He sounded my age if not a little bit older. His voice had deepened entirely compared to the 15/16 year old boys I was used to being around.
"Who then?" I asked, trying to get some kind of answer out of this guy. His voice sounded pretty and when he was closer to me, he smelled like aftershave and freshly baked bread almost.
"Do you love to garden? Or is it just for potions?" He was avoiding my questions. I sighed and shrugged.
"A little of both I suppose. A love for potion ingredients leads to a love of potions themselves." I replied stiffly. I wish I had a name for this guy.
"I see. Is there anything else you've got a love for?" He wondered. I shrugged again.
"A few things. Friends and sweets mostly. Sometimes I just enjoy taking a long hot bath." I declared. The answer startled me almost, it seemed I'd just dumped out all the thoughts and pleasures that really only Luna knew. This was where it got weird then weirder.
"Mhm. I suppose I chose a good spot for this meeting then?" It was like he'd said it right next to my ear. I jumped slightly in the dream as he chuckled. Instead of speaking I just nodded.
"What is your name?" It'd been silent for a little bit, almost pleasant while also a little awkward. It continued to be after I asked, he seemed to be thinking.
"You may call me, Dragon." He finally responded and I nodded to myself.
"Its time for me to go. Have a good day, love." He spoke quickly and as I felt his lips touch my cheek, I jumped awake in my bed.
"Are you okay?" I could hear Luna whisper next to me and nodded.
"I was about to wake you up when you sort of just catapulted yourself awake. No matter." She murmured and patted my head. She was still asleep I supposed.
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Breakfast was a little boring. Harry hung around for a few minutes, talking and making the odd joke until his friends came around and called him back to the Gryffindor table. When the mail came through, a bag was dropped onto my plate of eggs and grapes causing both to splatter. The paper was bring and florescent yellow, I decided it was Luna's as I'd never want a bag that bright and dad knew it.
"Luna, I think dad got you a little something." I replied gruffly as I stood up to heft the bag off my food. She shrugged.
"Looks rather odd but leave it on the ground, I'll look at it after I finish reading." She called out and I nodded. Grabbing a new plate and filling it with food. It was like I could feel eyes on my back again. It was unnerving. A few minutes passed and I stood up shakily. It felt wrong to be in here now. Luna watched me out of the corner of her eye as I looked around the room. Harry was watching as was Malfoy. I couldn't look away from him again. SPELLS. ITS ALL SPELLS, I TELL YOU.
"Ara?" I felt Luna's hand on my arm and was able to look away. I swallowed heavily and took in a deep breath.
"I'm uh..going to head down to herbology. I'll see you there, okay?" I stated quickly and shuffled out of the great hall. The whole way down it felt like there were eyes on my back the whole time. I felt someone grab my hand and pull me behind a large rock off the path when I started to shriek.
