Author's note: has anyone else noticed all the Harry Potter allusion Disney is using? I mean they never use to before (besides Wizards) and now they keep blasting it off. 'So Random' and 'Jessie' love to use it. The new movie 'Radio Rebel' used it too. Just something I noticed, what do you guys think of it? On to the story, which is longer this time!
Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own Harry Potter or Wizards of Waverly Place.
The Witches' Tales
Chapter 4: Pity and Trolls
Alex sighed as she took (lousy) notes for potions. Snape was going on and on about how the Slytherin's would do better than them. Of course he didn't get to say that too often as Hufflepuff had potions with Ravenclaw. Tapping her foot in anticipation, Alex could not wait for this class to be over. It was Halloween which meant two things: feast and Justin's birthday.
Alex (her mom) had gotten Justin some spell books. Max and her dad had sent chew toys for Dragon to play with. His friends had gotten him some twelveball equipment. Twelveball was the other sport that one could play at Hogwarts other than quidditch; it was basically a bigger, faster, and more intense version of ping pong. Dumbledore would have also the house elves make him a small cake.
Alex looked up beside her and saw TJ not even trying to pay attention. She too would usually do that, but she didn't want to risk Snape lecturing her after class about paying attention. When class was let out TJ and a Ravenclaw were kept after for not paying attention during his lesson.
'Told you,' Alex thought smugly. She went to go meet up with Hermione, who was getting out of Charms. She still had to thank her for helping her with her books reports. Hermione had gotten Alex to read the books by locking her in the library before dinner, and wasn't allowed to get any food until read at least three chapters. Cruel, yes, but it did get her to get her work done.
Alex got to the court yard and saw Hermione. She started to walk over to her when she heard a boy from a group of Gryffindors speak, "It's leviosa, not leviosa. She's a bloody nightmare, I swear. Merlin knows why Neville and those Hufflepuffs put up with her. Reckon they pity her."
Alex saw Hermione push past them into the castle; she was crying. She was felt like she was watching TV, she could only watch as the actions went on. It took her a couple seconds to get her feet to move with her brain. When she did she she had gotten behind the kid who had talked about Hermione. "From your head to your toes an elephant trunk grows."
"Bloody hell!" The red head screamed as his nose changed into an elephant trunk.
Alex walked in front of him. "Hermione is my friend. I hang out with her because I want to, not because I feel like I have to." She then walked into the castle before they could say anything back.
Alex looked down the hallway for Hermione and several others; she was out of sight. Alex went to the library and asked some Gryffindors if she was in the tower; again, nothing. She started to walk to the Great Hall for dinner (hopefully Hermione would be there) when TJ came up from behind her. "Hey, where have you been? I couldn't find you or Hermione anywhere."
"That's because I've been looking for Hermione," Alex replied.
"I thought you were going to meet up with her after potions?" TJ asked.
"Ya, we were suppose to. Then some ginger Gryffindor made fun of her and she ran off crying," Alex explained, quickening her pace to the Great Hall.
"What did they say?" TJ asked, wondering what could make someone like Hermione cry.
Alex sighed. "First he called her a 'bloody nightmare'. Then he said that the only reason we hang out with her is because we pity her."
TJ shook his head. "If anything she hangs out with us because she pities us. With our bad grades, and her having to help us all the time."
Alex let out a soft laugh and smiled. They walked into the Great Hall and sat at the Hufflepuff table. Alex looked over to see if she could find Hermione. Her usual seat next to Neville was empty. Alex nudged TJ and pointed to her empty seat. "Where do you think she could be?" He whispered to her.
"I don't know," she whispered back. "I checked her dorm and the library, she wasn't there."
TJ was going to reply when Alex put her finger to her lips, signaling him to be quiet. She pointed to the Gryffindor table and mouthed 'listen'. She focused on what the Irish kid was saying, "Heard she's been in bathroom all afternoon. She's been crying there."
Neville looked over at the two Hufflepuffs worried. Alex got up and left the Great Hall abruptly, TJ's and Neville's eyes following her till she was out the door. Once she was out of the Great Hall she nearly sprinted (depending on the effort she put in) to the bathroom. She entered and heard quiet sobs. "Hermione?" Alex said just above a whisper.
There was a silence before she responded, "A-Alex?" She chocked out.
Alex went up to the stall door Hermione was behind. "You shouldn't listen to what those guys say. They don't know you, and they had no right to say that about you."
Hermione sobbed again. "W-What if they're right?"
"They're not," Alex replied immediately. "Now get out here."
Another sob, and Hermione slowly opened the stall door. Hermione's face was puffy and red, her eyes blood shot from crying. Alex was never a hugger, but she felt like if she didn't give Hermione a hug right there and then, the world might come to an end.
At first Hermione was taken back by a hug (mostly because it was Alex), but then clung to Alex for dear life. After a few seconds Hermione let go slowly. "Are you okay?" Alex asked.
Hermione nodded. "Ya, thanks for coming to get me."
"Hermione, it's what friends do," Alex said smiling, but serious.
Hermione nodded slowly. Alex could tell she still had her doubts. "I told you, you're my friend, TJ and Neville too. We hang out with you because we want to, not because we pity you."
Hermione looked up, surprised, "Really?"
"Of course," Alex smiled.
"I've never had friends like this," Hermione mumbled.
"Like what?" .
"Ones that would come looking for me crying in a bathroom," Hermione took a breath. "I've never been a sociable person. In primary school I didn't have a lot of friends, and they mostly used me to do their homework for them."
"Well, you do help us a lot with our homework weather we like it or not," Hermione laughed at the memory of locking Alex in the library, "but you're still fun to hang out with. Even if you do follow all the rules," that earned her a glare. "It doesn't change the fact that you're my friend 'Mione."
"'Mione?" Hermione's brow raised. "Is my name too long for you?"
"Actually, it's a mouthful."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "Would you like me to call you Alexandra then?"
"Go ahead, that's a mouth full too."
The two girls started to laugh till Alex got up. "Come on, if we leave now we still might get some of the feast."
"Do you only think with your stomach?"
"When I missed the feast to find you, yes." Alex nodded.
"Then let's g-" Hermione was interrupted by a loud thud. The two girls turned around slowly and saw a gigantic (and rather dirty) mountain troll. "Hermione, do you see the troll too?" Alex asked, voice shaking. Hermione nodded slowly. The troll swung his club, braking most the stalls. Alex and Hermione ducked and hit the floor.
"Hermione!" Alex looked up and saw the ginger and the famous kid.
"Help us," Hermione screamed.
Famous boy went for the troll, jumping on it's club to prevent it from swinging again. The troll promptly tried to get Famous off it by shaking around. Famous then stuck his wand up the troll's nose (gross) and jumped off. Ginger held his wand out stammering.
"Swish and flick," Hermione gestured to Ginger.
"Windgardum leviosa," Ginger said. The club floated in the air above the trolls head. Ginger didn't keep the spell long, so the club dropped on the trolls head, knocking it out.
Famous went up the troll and grabbed his wand from his noise. "Ew, troll boogies."
The two boys looked at the girls and were about to say something when the professors shot it the bathroom. "Oh my," McGongall gasped seeing the troll. She turned on the boys, "Explain yourselves."
There was a pregnant silence until a voice spoke, "It was my fault professor." Alex turned to Hermione shocked. She just took the blame for something she no part of being in. "When I heard about the troll and ran off to find it. I had read about them and thought I could take him. Alex tried to stop me, but I didn't listen. If Harry and Ron hadn't showed up, we'd probably be dead."
Alex turned to Harry and Ron (now that she knew their names) shocked and angry. It was their fault that Hermione ended up here in the first place, and now she was taking the blame for a troll that she didn't even know about. "Hey, wait a minute it was-" Hermione kicked her shin, signaling her to shut up, but she couldn't let this happen. It was their fault not Hermione's, she wasn't gonna let Hermione get in trouble, at least not alone. "It was my fault too. I gave Hermione the idea in the first place. I wanted to do something to outshine my brother."
It was Hermione's turn to be shocked. Alex gave her a small smile of reassurance. "Well, Ms. Russo, Ms. Granger, I am very disappointed in both of you. Five points from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff," she said. She was about to leave when she stopped midway, "And five points to Gryffindor; for sheer dumb luck." She left with the rest of the professors out the bathroom, leaving the four first years.
"Thanks, Hermione, Alex," the boy Harry said. Ron nodded in agreement.
"You should be apologizing to Hermione," Alex snapped.
The boys were taken aback by that, but recoiled fairly quickly. "R-right," Ron stuttered, "I'm sorry for what I said, Hermione."
Hermione gave them a weak smile. "It's okay."
Alex left in a huff and Hermione left promptly. The two boys looked at one another. "Barking mad, those two," Ron said once they left. Harry nodded in agreement.
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