The Great Hall was mostly empty except for Harry Ron and Hermione.
Charlotte and Malfoy looked at their identical schedules.
"Let's see our first class is Transfiguration with the Gryffindors. In an hour."
As they began to eat the Great Hall filled up,Harry waved at Charlotte and she did too.
Then Harry shot a dangerous glance at Malfoy who was stroking the back of Charlotte's hand with his thumb,and sneering at Harry. Ron was looking to! Actually everyone was looking!!
She walked out, listening to the gossip.
"Potter's a tramp!" she heard a Ravenclaw say
"She can get any guy she wants!" said a Hufflepuff.
Charlotte burst into tears and ran to the Common Room.
"Charlotte where are you?!" she heard Malfoy calling
" There you are" he said sitting by her and wiped her tears. "It's OK..Please don't cry. Shh."
She sniffed. "Do they have to be so mean?" she asked
"I dunno." he said "Come on lets go to class"
The first lesson of the term was boring. McGonagall made them do book work for the first half.
In the middle of that Harry and Ron ran in and got totally chewed out!
The second half the class was instructed to turn a match into a needle.
Charlotte did on the first try. Then she helped Malfoy.
The next class was Double Potions. But Prof. Snape wasn't there yet.
Then the door creaked and he walked in saying "there will be no wand waving or silly incantations in this class, as such I don't expect most of you to appreciate the exact art of potion making. But for the exact few who have the talent, I can teach you how to bewitch the mind, bottle fame, brew glory and even put a stopper in death. Ah Mr. And Ms. Potter our new celebrities tell me what would I get if I mixed Asphodel to Wormwood?"
Charlotte raised her hand and said "a sleeping potion so powerful it's called 'Draft of Living Death'"
"Good. Now where would you find a bezoar?"
Charlotte answered again. "in a goat's stomach, it can save you from most poisons."
"Excellent. What is the difference between Monkshood and Wolfsbane?"
"They're the same thing sir." said Charlotte
"10 points to Slytherin,and 5 points from Gryffindor."
Snape instructed them to make a simple potion to cure boils. One Gryffindor named Neville Longbottom, messed up and melted his cauldron, burning his shoes. Snape let him have it!
After lunch was De fence Against the Dark Arts. Prof. Quirrell was as jumpy as ever.
During the time she could get away from Malfoy she spent it with Harry and Ron.
On Thursday was flying lesson, after Neville fell and dropped his Rememberall Malfoy took it .
"Give it here Malfoy" said Harry and Charlotte.
"No I'll put it on the roof" he said flying away.
Harry flew after him, but Charlotte did a spinning jump, both of them caught the ball at the same time.
When the landed the heard both McGonagall and Snape Calling for the one in their house.