About two weeks later
Nothing eventful has happened at Hogwarts. Well I mean, I still get lost seven times a day, Ashdan is still his obnoxious self, and Regulus Black still confuses the hell out of me. I guess being his potions partner for two weeks has done nothing. Oh and I grit my teeth as I watched Sirius Black flirt with every female except for myself. Was I that ugly? Was it my personality? Maybe I shouldn't have snapped at him over the whole Greene thing, eh who am I kidding, he got the verbal lashing he deserved.
I sat the Ravenclaw table eating lunch with Ashdan. We took turns eating meals at each others house's tables. We pretty much stuck together like glue when we could, I don't know how we don't get sick of each other. Thought in turn, I haven't really be becoming friends with anyone, well besides some of Ashdan's Ravenclaw friends and some of my dorm mates.
"So are you going to come watch my quidditch tryouts Tay?" Ashdan asked.
"You have quidditch teams here too?" I asked in awe, what didn't this school have?
"Uhg! Taylorrrrrrr! You never listen to me!" Ashdan whined.
"Oh shush you." I smacked his arm playfully.
"So you need to come watch me! I am the best keeper this damn school has seen. Ever."
"You sure you're the best keeper this school has?" I replied.
"I mean every word I say ever. Because I'm Ashdan Andrews." He said proudly.
"Well keep feeding your ego and your head will be so big you won't be able to fly." I shot back cheekily. Xeno snorted with laughter at this. I really liked some of Ashdan's friends, Xeno was cool. He was kind of spacey but he was weird, like myself. I probably like Xeno better then my room mates. I have nothing against the girls, honestly, but I've never been good at befriending girls, they're too catty, too much drama, and their Christmas gifts always cost a lot more money. Its much less work to be friends with guys.
"Your words wound me, my dear." Ashdan put a hand to his heart and pretended to cry. The cries turned to fake, loud, obnoxious, sobs and I swear, half the great hall was looking at us. I looked up at the Gryffindor table and saw Sirius Black looking at us, eyebrows raised in amusement. Of all times for that attractive piece of man to look at me it's when Ashdan is acting like a complete idiot (well actually, Ashdan acts like an idiot 97% of the time, so chances are, he was going to see Ashdan being a fool). I felt my face flush slightly and the butterflies erupted in my stomach (well that sounds really disgusting. An eruption of butterflies in my stomach. Ok well one ew and two that means they were caterpillars to begin with so double ew. Anyway) as I looked away and turned my attention back to the dramatic lump-of-a-boy before me.
"Oh Ash, would you hush up."
"Not until you apologize!" He sobbed into the girl who was sitting next to him, shoulder. She gave him a confused look and tried to scoot away, but he clung onto her for dear life. Sweet baby hippogriffs, he's probably scarring this child for life. Sigh.
"I'm only "apologizing" because your scarring that poor girl for life. Ashdan Michael Andrews, you are the most fantasticalabulous keeper this school has seen. Ever." I said sarcastically and rolled my eyes. I guess this apology was good enough for Ashdan as he immediately sat up and hugged me.
"My ego has been reinflated! Your kind words boost my confidence. I love thou." He recited as his arms squeezed the living daylights out of me.
"Let. Go. Can't. Breath!" I gasped and sputtered for air as he let go of me. I gathered my books for Defense Against the Dark Arts, which was my next class.
"Come on we're going to be late!" Ashdan yelled to me over his shoulder, I saw he was running down the great hall. Great, I would have to sprint to catch up with him.
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"Hello class." Professor Hummle greeted us. He was an off man. He has these pale blue eyes, but they glowed with excitement (well that sounded really cheesy…but I'm serious, his eyes look like they are bursting with…happiness? I don't know where I'm going with this thought. Oh hey look I'm having a conversation with myself in my head. I'm going crazy finally! I knew this day would come!) and he wore a rumpled purple top hat (A/N: Bonus points to who knows where the hat's from!) and his classes weren't dull, like some others *cough* Professor Binns *cough*.
"Today will be an easy class. We found a boggart in the staff room and I asked if we could practice on it."
Boggarts? Hmmm….I think we learned about those in third year? Something about laughter. I don't know, I never encountered an actual boggart.
"The spell against it is ridikkulus. When saying the incantation think of a funny form of what is in front of you. A boggart turns into your greatest fear. Good luck." Oh hey, that sounds familiar. I watched as a trunks latches opened with a flick of Professor Hummel's wand. A Ravenclaw girl let out a shriek of terror as a giant spider appeared before her. I honestly have never been scared of spiders. They're just like any other creature except they have eight legs. The spider turned into a small plastic spider, Haha soo original. Not. That's how class went on, it was actually pretty boring.
"Oh! It's almost my turn!" Ashdan said excitedly.
"It'll probably be a mirror that tells you you're ugly." I laughed.
"Your wounds wound me once more, do we need to have a repeat of what happened in lunch?" He raised an eyebrow cockily and laughed as he walked up the boggart which transformed into the Minister of Magic. I must say, I would be pretty scared of the Minister too, he looks creepy. Oh wait, he's talking, I should listen.
"I am sorry to inform you that Miss. Taylor Keyy and Ms. Judy Andrews have been murdered by he who must-" Ashdan's eyes widened, but he kept his cool and muttered the incantation. The minister was now saying that Ashdan's favorite shampoo was missing. Thought I think that would be pretty scary to Ashdan too…but aww! He loves me more then his shampoo and he thought of me before his mum, win I say, win. And that's a lot coming from him. That kid loves his shampoo.
"Aww, love, you care about me so much!" I laughed as I walked past him.
"Him saying my shampoo was missing was much more scary."
"Don't lie son!" I walked past him laughing to myself as I came up to the boggart. I watched as it took form. First I saw my mother materialize, it was the first time I had seen her face in almost six years. There she was wither fear in her eyes, her face filled with terror. Then, I saw with horror as my father appeared, murder dancing across the features of his face, but the worst of all, Orion Black, formed next to my father. Oh shit, no no no no no. I don't want to watch this again, please if there is a God, don't make me watch this again. For the past six years I have been trying to wipe this memory from my mind. No please, no. I tried to mutter the spell, but I was frozen in my spot and I felt tears sting the back of my eyes.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" My father and Orion bellowed in unison (and if people can talk in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, then they sure did) and I watched as the green light hit my mother in the chest, and the life leave her eyes, for the second time in my life. I bit my lip and kept the tears from falling. The class was silent and I don't know what happened next but the boggart disappeared and Ashdan was pulling me out of the classroom.
"Do you want to talk?" He murmured in my ear, hugging me. I pushed him away and gave him a blank look.
"No." I said, I needed to be alone, to clear my head. I started walking away, though I have no idea where I'm going.
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Author's Note time! I am sorry it took forever and a day to update, I know I said I would update quick, but I ended up rewriting this about a dozen times…gwah! I'm still not happy with it. Well I hope you like it! Thanks to all people who put this on their alert thingerr and favorited it and whatnot. Next chapter will probably have more Sirius in it (YAYAYAYAYA WE LOVE SIRIUS) and possibly more Regulus (?) I don't know. I will try and update soon, but no promises! Love you all, hope you had Happy Holidays!