-Albus' POV-
The warm glow of morning shone through the enchanted windows splaying across my eyes dragging me out to the safety of the dream world and into the harsh reality. I look around and notice many of the first years were up and getting read including Matthew. I watch them go about their morning routine not wanting to leave the comfort of the downy beds. Right as I began hiding myself away in the blankets again, Matthew caught my eye and smiled. I waved back before pulling the comforters around me. I yelped in surprise as the warmth generated by the thick quilt was brutally ripped away from my now cold body. I look up to see the culprit was no other than Matthew holding the blankets out of my reach with a mischievous smirk gracing his lips.
"I thought Hufflepuffs were supposed to be loyal, traitor." I grumble.
"I thought Hufflepuffs were on time." Matthew bites back.
I look at him confused, "Who said that?"
"Me, now get up. I'm sure Addy wants to talk to you down in the Great Hall." He smugly lays the blanket down and hurries out the door were an older Hufflepuff waiting and chatting with his friends and a few 1st years. But not before throwing a "Hurry up" over his shoulder at me.
I roll my eyes at his antics and quickly got ready for the day. Matthew has a way of relieving all of my worries. I mused.
As I reached the great hall Matthew and I's conversation had turned into a debate on which of the multiple plants in the common room would kill us in our sleep.
"No, I swear I saw that big green one, with the purple leaves, moved as we were leaving the common room." Matthew vehemently swore.
"You are so full of it. That mutated Venus Fly trap licked its lips at us last night." I shook my head.
"Full of it. Your so-" Matthew was interrupted by a blue-eyed very worried Adelaide Weasley.
"Oh thank Merlin. You're alright." Addy pulled me and Matthew into a hug as she reached us. I saw him flinch and gave him a questioning gaze. But my attention was pulled away to Addy shooting off questions left and right. "Did you get to your room ok? Did you sleep well? Do you know your way around? Did you get lost coming here?"
I interrupted as soon as I could. "I'm ok, everything is fine. Our room reminds me a lot of grandma's house."
"I forget you two are related." We turned to Matthew who was staring at us strangely. It was true. I took after my father with my dark hair and his eyes, while Addy took after her father in her fiery hair color and mother in her hair volume. I just shrug it off. "Well, let's go get food." Matthew rubbed his hands together hungrily.
"Oh goodness me, please don't eat like my dad." Both Addy and I cringed at the image of Addy's father at the annual burrow Christmas feast. Matthew gave them another strange look.
"You don't want to know." I interjected. Matthew shrugged it off and walked into the hall.
The feast was wonderful like always and left everyone fully satisfied. Luckily, Matthew did not eat like Uncle Ron but was really polite. He would sometimes zone out in the middle of conversations, looking at the teacher's table. Almost like he was remembering a good memory and we would always need to snap in front of his face to bring his attention back.
"First we have Transfigurations." Matthew looked at our schedules. I nodded.
"With who?" I inquire.
"Ravenclaw, sorry Addy."
"It's fine. But since you have that out let's compare schedules.
Albus and Matthew's Schedule
Monday
1-Transfiguration-Ravenclaw
3-Herbology-Gryffindor
5-Potions-Slytherin
Tuesday
1-Transfiguration-Slytherin
2-Transfiguration-Slytherin
4-Divinations-Ravenclaw
Wednesday
3-Flying-All first years
Midnight-Astronomy
Thursday
2-History of Magic-Ravenclaw
4-Potions-Gryffindor
5-Potions-Griffindor
Friday
1-Charms -Slytherin
2-Charms-Slytherin
5-Herbology-Ravenclaw
Addy's Schedule
Monday
1-History of Magic-Slytherin
3-Herology-Gryffindor
5-Transfiguration-Ravenclaw
Tuesday
1-Charms-Ravenclaw
2-Charms-Ravenclaw
4-Herbology-Slytherin
Wednesday
3-Flying-All first years
Midnight-Astronomy
Thursday
1-Divinations-Slytherin
4-Potions-Gryffindor
5-Potions-Griffindor
Friday
2-Transfiguration-Ravenclaw
3-Transfiguration-Ravenclaw
5-Potions-Slytherin
I cringed, "Ooh, History of Magic with Slytherin right in the morning?" Addy shivered. Matthew looked at both of us strangely.
"What's wrong with History of Magic with Slytherin?" Matthew looked between Addy and me multiple times with a strangle look of his face.
I sighed, "Well Slytherins don't really like Gryffindors very much and the teacher for that class is so boring that it is impossible to stay awake in that class."
"Professor Hidmatch teaches Transfiguration right?" Addy nodded.
"Well he seemed like a fairly normal teacher." Matthew nonchalantly commented.
"There are no normal teachers here." I stated, Matthew gave me a questioning stare, but shrugged it off. "In my father's time here he had the dark lord, a double agent, a werewolf, a controlling pink toad, a..."
"OK, I get it there are rarely normal teachers at Hogwarts." Matthew chuckled. "Was he really taught by a toad?"
I smiled at him before Addy and I launched into the greatly exaggerated story of the awful professor Umbridge. Breakfast finished somewhat quietly after that. Matthew and I talked and laughed, then Addy and I swapped stories of our common room and we finally asked Matthew about his home town.
"Urm, well, there's not much to tell." His eyes suddenly seemed to focus on his home as a sad smile crossed his lips. "It used to be full of life when my uncle resided with us. I had a friend named Arthur that used to be such a prat. His family was the richest around and he grew up believing that he ruled the world, but I beat that out of him."
"Well where is he now. Is he here?" I asked
"Here? No, no. He moved a few years back and we haven't been able to keep in touch. I haven't been able to see most of my friends in a long time." That comment seemed so meaningful.
Addy tried to cheer him up. "Well why don't we look for them, were they magical? Do you think they are here or in drumstang?"
"No they didn't have magic. They actually didn't even know I had magic. We were best friends and I never told him." Matthew sounded so guilty, I had to butt in.
"Well you couldn't have. It is against the laws. It is OK he didn't know. I'm sure he would have forgiven and accepted you." I said confidently. My confidence faded as Matthew stared at me slack-jawed. "What?"
"Thank you" Matthew sounded so sincere all I could do was smile.
"You're very welcome." With all the help Matthew has been, it's the least I could do.
"Well unless we all want to be late its best we started heading to our first class." Addy interceded. We all agreed and quickly finished the food on our plates. As we were leaving the Hall Matthew shouted after Addy
"Have fun with the Slytherins and Professor Binns."
She shook her head and shivered. "Don't remind me."
We all laughed one final time before parting with Addy.
