Alright people, I'm back! Hope you guys don't hate me too much for not updating for soooooooooooo long. As you probably know, the previous chapter was written by Ivy, but she had trouble posting the chapter up so she had to wait until I got a new laptop so I could post it myself :-D. I hope you liked the previous chapter, as does Ivy, but obviously Ivy is not half as good as I am at writing...
Ivy- HEY! NOT TRUE
Dom- Shut it! I'm talking.
Ok I'm joking. She's amazing and I love her
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Dom- I said shut it! Or I'll throw you out of my room!
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Monday
Care of Magical Creatures with Hufflepuff
Muggle Studies with Ravenclaw
BREAK
Transfiguration with Hufflepuff
LUNCH
Free Period
Potions with Ravenclaw
Tuesday
Defence Against the Dark Arts with Slytherin
Muggle Studies with Ravenclaw
BREAK
Defence Against the Dark Arts with Slytherin
LUNCH
Transfiguration with Hufflepuff
Free Period
Wednesday
Divination (Double)
BREAK
Muggle Studies with Ravenclaw
LUNCH
Charms with Slytherin
Defence Against the Dark Arts with Slytherin
Thursday
Herbology with Hufflepuff
History of Magic with Ravenclaw
BREAK
Free Period
LUNCH
Potions (Double) with Hufflepuff
Friday
Potions (Double) with Hufflepuff
BREAK
Care of Magical Creatures with Hufflepuff
LUNCH
Care of Magical Creatures with Hufflepuff
Midnight
Astronomy with Slytherin
Just as I planned, I took Muggle Studies, Divination and Care of Magical Creatures as my additional subjects, while James, Sirius and Peter just took just the latter two. Remus took all three, plus Ancient Runes. No surprise there.
I was cheering with my fellow Gryffindor third-years, glad about the small amount of time we would have to spend with the Slytherins, and grateful for the amount of free periods we would get, when Ivy came. Of course, she had to end my happiness, revealing the punishment she had thought up.
I didn't know what I expected my punishment to be, but it was most definitely not this! Ok, I felt sorry for Ivy after what she told me on the first day at Hogwarts, but that didn't stop the fact that the moment I heard my punishment I started to hate her!
That -*Insert a very vulgar name here*- decided to keep me under house arrest! I was to spend all my breaks and meals, and I was to sleep in Ivy's quarters for the next month! The only time I was to be let out was during lessons, so I had no chance to communicate with my friends in any way.
Ivy grinned at my shocked face.
"I expect you in my quarters at break," She said before walking off.
The guys, who heard the punishment (Along with the rest of the school. Honestly! Ivy was speaking so loudly I was sure she was trying to embarrass me in front of everyone!), smiled at me sympathetically while trying to reassure me that I will be alright. I didn't reply, and with one final glare towards Ivy, who smirked and waved to me mockingly, I stormed out of the hall and out onto the grounds for my first Care of Magical Creatures lesson.
As that week came to a close, I found myself glaring at Ivy while she marked her students' work. She wasn't joking when she said I would be spending all my free time with her. I've been forced to come to her office every break and lunch, where she would make me do lots of pointless studying that bored me out of my mind. During all my free periods Ivy had to help out with classes, as was her job, so it became my job to be the teacher's assistant's assistant. So far I helped out in DADA, Charms and Transfiguration. Being one of the top students for each of those classes, I did a marvellous job. I couldn't help but occasionally look forward to my free periods. When Ivy and I helped out with the older classes, I always managed to learn something new, and when we were helping the younger classes I was thrilled to get a chance to go over what I've learnt during my previous years. However that didn't mean I enjoyed my punishment. Oh no. Far from it. If I did enjoy it, I wouldn't be currently glaring at my soon-to-be sister in law, would I? I missed my friends terribly, since the only time I now go to see them was during lessons. But that didn't stop the marauders from causing mischief! It was not unusual to see random objects whizz around the classroom the Gryffindors occupied, or to witness the teachers randomly start singing opera in the middle of a lecture, or even to have the whole classes' hair turn rainbow-coloured. The guys and I were immensely grateful that Minnie forgot to punish us for the prank we pulled on the first day. My life would be hell if she did.
Within this week, I already had my own opinions of the three additional classes I took.
Care of Magical Creatures was quite interesting, and although we barely even got started, I enjoyed it greatly. The professor, Silvanus Kettleburn, was around his late forties. He was a nice and amusing man and taught the subject with such passion it was obvious that he loved it.
Muggle Studies was a fairly easy subject, and I found myself becoming top of class for this subject within a matter of days. I knew quite a lot about muggles since my old house was full of muggle equipment, and my parents talked about muggles almost 24 / 7. Not to mention that I went to a muggle primary school before Hogwarts. Most people would say I don't need to go to this class, but I couldn't stop the family tradition!
Divination, however was a completely different matter. I couldn't say I enjoyed the lesson, but it definitely was something. Professor Fress was only hired this year, but from my first lesson with her, I could already see that she knew what she was doing.
She started off with a lecture about the subject. She explained the different kinds of divination. There was Human Divination as well as Centaur Divination. She mentioned that they will start learning about Centaur methods of seeing the future in their fifth-year, but for now we were sticking to Human Divination.
Professor Fress said there are three types of Human Divination: Object Seeing, Mind Seeing and Non-seers Seeing. Mind Seeing and Object Seeing Divination can be performed successfully only by real seers. The difference between the two is that Object Seeing is when you tell the future with the use of other objects like planets and stars, cards, crystal balls and tea leaves, while Mind Seeing is having actual visions, whether through dreams or whilst awake.
Non-Seers Seeing is when a non-seer learns Object Seeing. It can be precise, but not always.
"What about if a Mind Seer would try learning Object Seeing?" Lily, who was also taking Divination, asked.
"A Mind Seer can learn the art of Object Seeing just like a Non-seer can. At first their predictions would most likely not come true, however with time their predictions would become more and more accurate," Professor Fress replied, "On the other hand, it is impossible for a Object-seer or a non-seer to learn Mind-seeing. There have however been born seers who possessed both talents, Object and Mind Seeing. These are called 'All Seers'. There are very, very few of them in the world. The most famous seers to have ever lived were Ángelo Santiago, Cassandra Trelawney and Clarence Freeman."
I remember smiling widely when I heard Grandfather Clarence's (I've began calling him that since I could never be bothered to say all the greats before the grandfather) name during that first lesson. Since the very start of Professor Fress' lecture on Human Divination I was wondering what kind of seer I was. I knew for a fact that I was most definitely a Mind seer, due to the curious dreams I've been having for the past couple of years, some of which have come true already, but I couldn't help but wonder if I would turn out to be like my Grandfather Clarence, an All Seer. I found out I did in our second lesson that week. We were doing crystal-gazing, since Prof Fress wanted to check if any of us actually are some form of seers. At first, all everyone saw was white mist, but then, for me, it changed. I saw myself. I couldn't have been older then I was currently, so I was sure whatever I was looking at was to happen this year, or next at very most. Walking beside was Peter. He looked slightly embarrassed. Suddenly, the crystal ball me stood still in her tracks. She turned, and faced three Hufflepuff boys I sometimes see in the corridors. The one in the middle said something, and I seemed to boil in rage. And what shocked me in the vision, was that the vision me suddenly turned to face Peter and… Kissed him? Yeah. I was definitely kissing him… Anyway, that was when the vision broke, and I looked up and into the face of our teacher. She said that from the moment she saw me gazing into the crystal ball, she knew I was a Object Seer. Mentally, I corrected her, saying I'm an All-Seer, but not aloud. I didn't yet want that to get out into the world. So then she made me tell the class of the vision I experienced. Of course, I didn't mention the kiss Peter and I shared, but instead made up some lie about punching one of the guys. After all, it was believable after the stunt I pulled with Leila-bitch.
The days progressed slowly, and finally September faded into October, and I was let off from my punishment. You have no idea how glad I was to finally walk into the great hall and chat to my friends, how excited I was when I got to sleep in the usual dorm (Nope, not mine. By now you should know it'd be the boys' dorm!) and how pleased I was to finally get a chance to experience a truly free period.
But, however, I didn't get to spend the next night with all of the marauders. Remus was off somewhere again, and the four of us could not help but get suspicious when he told us he was not feeling too well. In fact, we got so suspicious we decided to have two of us following him under the invisibility cloak. We played a game of rock-paper-scissors, which Remus and I taught them in our second year, since we couldn't decide on who should go. It ended up being Peter and James.
They were gone for about twenty minutes, and once they were finally back, Peter was looking guilty while James glared at him.
"We followed him all the way to the Hospital Wing," James said while folding away his invisibility cloak, "As soon as she saw him, Poppy made him sit on the bed and started checking his body over, muttering something about his scars being worse then usual.
"Then they both got up, and she started leading him down the corridor. They were walking pretty fast, and we struggled to catch up with them. She lead Remus outside, and we were already in the middle of the school grounds when this oaf," He glared at Peter, "Tripped over a tiny pebble, pulling me down onto the ground with him. Once we got up, they were no where to be seen."
The next few minutes were full of Peter's apologies and James' and Sirius' glares. Finally, I came to the poor boy's defence. I stood behind him and wrapped my arms around his shoulders while resting my chin of his head.
"Leave Pete alone. He didn't do anything wrong," I muttered.
"We lost Remus because of him!" Sirius exclaimed.
"Oh come on, that could have happened to anyone!" I glared.
"Oh yeah. Because everyone is a clumsy idiot like Peter."
I froze, as did Sirius. He realised his mistake too late.
I let go of Peter, and stood before my dark-haired friend, who gulped at seeing my glare.
"Care to repeat what you just said?" I whispered dangerously.
"I'm sorry Jamie, I didn't mean it," Sirius said, not very convincingly.
"You know better then to insult my best friends when I'm around, even if you're one of them. Plus, it's Peter you should be apologising to, not me."
"Sorry Pete," Sirius squeaked.
"It's alright," Peter said. He looked a bit smug at having someone standing up for him. Honestly, that guy has too much Slytherin in him. As do I.
"You better be," I glared, before storming up to the girl dormitories, where I spent the night.
I was slightly annoyed with Sirius for the next couple of days, but I put our tiny fight behind us. He promised that he'd never insult Peter again and, though I knew that was not true, I forgave him.
The next week, during lunch, we were discussing the first match of the season (Hufflepuff vs Slytherin) which was to take place after our second-to-last period, which meant we were off potions! YEEEEEY! Sirius was just telling us about our chances this year, when he abruptly stopped, and glared at something behind me.
I turned around, and couldn't help the smile that overcome my face at the sight of who stood there. Antony looked as well as he always did. I noticed a few girls staring after him with adoration and longing, and others glaring at me as he smiled down at me.
"Hey Tony!" I said cheerfully.
"Hey Jay," He winked. Was my heart supposed to skip a beat like it did when he did that? He looked at Sirius and James, "Mind if I steal her for a bit?"
Without waiting for an answer, he took my hand and helped me stand. Without letting go, he started leading me out of the great hall.
"See you during the match," I quickly threw over my shoulder to the four boys sitting, petrified at the table.
"So what's up?" I asked curiously as we walked around the castle, no particular destination in our minds.
"Oh nothing, I was just hoping we could hand out a bit. I found out from that girl, Evans, that you had a free period just now, and I honestly don't mind skipping Herbology," He winked.
"Someone's a bad boy," I joked, crashing my shoulder into his.
"Girls like bad boys, do they not?" He asked, squeezing my hand.
"Maybe Slytherin girls, but you know what brave Gryffindor girls are like. We like to live a peaceful life with calm and collected boys that never get into trouble and are just plain and boring," I said. The sarcasm was not lost on him.
"Oh really?" He laughed, "Well then I guess you, being a Gryffindor girl, wont be liking what I'm about to do."
Before I could react, he spun me around and picked me up bridal-styled, before breaking into a run.
"Tony! What are you doing!" I yelled through my giggles.
"Running," He winked, without slowing down.
"Where to?"
"You'll see."
He ran outside. The weather was surprisingly hot for an October Afternoon. But it was the UK after all. He came to a halt on the edge of the black lake. He put me down, and took off his tie, shoes and socks. He was just about to take off his robe when I spoke.
"What on earth are you doing?" I asked, amusement clear in my voice.
"We are going swimming," He replied simply.
"You are joking!" I grinned.
"No, I'm not. Unless you're scared you'll catch a cold?" He suggested, raising an eyebrow.
"Is that a challenge?"
"Does it sound like one?" He smirked.
I didn't say anything. Instead, I removed my shoes, socks and robe, staying in my trousers and shirt.
"You sure you want to get those wet?" He asked, eyeing my school uniform. He himself, stood only in a pair of dark blue boxers.
"Well, although I don't act like one, I'm still a woman, and it's not in a woman's nature to go round wearing only her underwear," I muttered, eyeing his exposed chest discretely.
"Oh come on! There's no one around apart from me to see you," He winked.
"Are you trying to make me undress?" I asked, folding my arms.
"I'm a guy, I do that," He grinned.
He stepped into the water, which after a few steps reached up past his waist.
"So are you coming or do I have to throw you in?" He asked.
I bit my bottom lip, and eyed the uniform I was still wearing. He was right. I didn't really want to swim in my uniform in case I damaged it. It was the only schoolwear I had left, since my spare ones were destroyed during the fight with Leila. He was also right about the fact that no one would see me, since everyone else would be in lessons and we were hidden away from anyone who could be walking on the ground, thanks to the trees and bushes.
I took in a deep breath, and slipped out of my school trousers, and took of my white blouse. I noticed Antony eyeing me discretely, as I stood wearing only a pair of briefs and a black t-shirt bra. I decided to ignore that as I stepped into the lake.
My first thoughts when I did so were something along the lines of, Oh Shit! It's freezing! I'm gonna freeze to death! But I quickly got used to the cold water. A went to stand beside my older friend. While the water reached to around his belly button, it was already skimming the bottom of my bra.
"So you're not ruining your uniform then?"
"Nope," I grinned, before splashing water into his face and diving into the cold water, swimming away from the fifth-year.
As I broke the water surface to get some air into my lungs, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my stomach.
"Gotcha!" Antony whispered into my ear.
I squirmed, trying to get away, but Antony had other plans. In one, swift movement, he turned me around so I was facing him, and pulled me underwater with him.
I didn't notice him taking his wand with him into the river, but of course, I noticed that he had it when he pointed it at me. For a split second I thought he was going to curse me, but then I noticed a bubble appearing around me head. He pointed the wand at himself, and a similar bubble erupted around his head.
"Bubble-head charm?" I asked.
He furrowed his eyebrows, and then I realised that he probably can't hear me. I shook my head, telling him not to worry.
He smirked, and removed his hand from around my waist. Instead, he took my hand in his and started swimming around the lake with me beside him.
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