A/N: I feel I have been OOC on Zabini in this chapter. But it's kind of necessary for the plot.
Yes yes, some main charaters in HP are going to appear soon, not just the Slytherins.
I start subbing for Hagrid tomorrow. I already went to his home, and found that he left a rock cake for me.
Unlike my fellow Slythrins, I happen to be very fond of Hagrid.
When the older kids like Potter and Weasley has left, I became a frequent visitor to Hagrid's Hut.
He would show me all sorts of interesting creatures in the forest. Some time he gives me bits and pieces of whatever he think I would like.
For example, he gave me some unicorn hair that made my hair shine for a month.
Other times he saved a root of Dillywart for me, and it made my skin soft and clear.
Blaise and I went to Three Broomsticks and checked in to different rooms that are across the hall from each other. We both went down to a bar and drank.
He didn't speak much. He mainly drank.
I drank butter beer, and watched him taking shots of different drinks.
It's frightening. The capacity of alcohol he has. He drank so much, but still be able to remain calm.
Until the whole table is filled with empty glasses, he lied back on his seat, and looked at the bartender, Madame Rosmerta.
In the dark candle light, Rosmerta's hair actually looks a little tainted red.
I sat beside Blaise, and I heard him saying very clearly.
"Ginny… Ginny."
I took another sip of my butter beer. While advert my eyes to the door, where a poster of Harry Potter was hanging, saying he got the official job of the Minister of Aurors.
"Blaise." I said, reached over to hold his hand.
He took my hand, then lift it to cover his eyes, then said very softly, "I love you, I love you…I love you."
The bar was dark. A breeze went by, and the candles flickered for a second, until they went out completely.
The next day, I went to Hagrid's Hut extra early. I brewed myself a cup of tea, and then waited for the students to arrive.
I have a total of 3 classes today. I chatted a little with Hagrid's photo of Dumbledore, and then sat on a large pumple, waiting for my first years to arrive.
The first years were Slytherins and Gryffindors. Even without the Potter-Malfoy thing going on, they are still hostile towards one another.
I came from Slytherin, and I got a separation of students looking at me with admiration and hate.
I led them to the forest, just on the edge, and showed them how to stay very quiet, while putting some bread on the forest floor, after a while, some Ground Pixies came to eat the bread.
"Ground Pixies do not have wings. But due to their beautiful appearance, we call them Pixies." I said.
"How can they remain clean even after living underground all day?" Someone asked.
"Because they are very clean and careful, even under the ground, they take bathes every day, clean their skin with oils and scents," I said, "Which is also many scent companies capture Ground Pixies, because they emit the special scent of various flowers."
The students attempted to capture some Pixies, but they were very hard to catch. I watched as the students run around trying to catch one. It was quite funny.
The next class is 7 to 8 students from their 6th year. Not many people take this class in their 6th year. But they seem to be very smart students. I am ashamed to say that I did not bother to take the NEWT at all. So I stared my students, and looking at Hagrid's outline. So I showed a very interesting presentation on vampires.
The last class of the day is a group of 1st years. By then it was already quite late. I was to show them how to find and pick on the firefly grasses.
So I lead them into the forest.
I wish I haven't done that.
It is when we gathered many firefly grass back to the Hut when one student said, "Miss, Nott is missing."
"What?" I asked, looking around.
"Nott, Miss. He was with me when we went into the forest. I just noticed that he's not with me anymore.
I panicked.
A sunken feeling went into my guts. Who could be less qualified to be a professor?
Then I remembered that the Herbology Greenhouse is the closest place to Hagrid's Hut.
"Can you please run to Herbology Greenhouse?" I asked a boy who looks athletic. "Go on, and tell Professor Longbottom to come to Hagrid's Hut immediately."
The boy nodded at me, and ran off like a bunny.
I summoned a patronus, and said to the silvery little Koala Bear and said, "Protect these students, don't let them run around, until Longbottom arrives. Please don't fail on me."
My patronus floated around, gave me a hug, and then circled the students.
I ran towards Hogsmeade.
I don't know how fast I am capable of running, but whatever it is, I achieved it.
I ran until my heart is wanting to burst from my chest, and I burst open the door of Three Broomsticks, relieved to find Blaise downstairs, sitting and drinking tea. I ran towards him, and almost screamed in a hoarse voice, "I lost a student!"
He stood up, stabilized me, because I was on the edge of collapsing.
"What happened?" He asked, "Breath, talk slowly."
"I lost… I lost a student in the forbidden forest." I said, then got into a violent fit of coughing.
"Astoria." Someone said.
I turned around, and then noticed Draco Malfoy for the first time. Huh. I have no idea how he got here.
"I lost a student." I said, after coughing, "I lost a student! His name is Nott. Oh my god, he must be Coronus Nott's son. I'm dead, I'm dead!" I yelled.
"Calm down. Calm down!" Malfoy said, "Come on, let's go to Hagrid's Hut. Looks like we're going to the forest today."
We borrowed 3 broomsticks from Madame Rosmerta, who gave me a big glass of water to gulp down before I leave.
I was crying the whole time flying. Which results to my face being stained with tears and makeup when we got to Hagrid's Hut.
"Astoria! Malfoy! Zabini!" Neville yelled, "What the hell happened?"
I sobbed, "I was subbing for Hagrid, and I…I lost a student!" I cried, tears streaming down my face again.
"Astoria." Neville said, "you stay here with Zabini. Malfoy and I will go in and search for him."
"No, I want to c… come along!" I said.
"I don't think it's a good idea." Zabini said, "You need to calm down."
I was about to agree, when suddenly an unmistakable howl was heard from deep in the forest.
The four of us froze.
"Were..werewolf!" I shivered uncontrollably. With shaking hands, I got on my broomstick and zoomed into the forest.
AN: Um.. I need a beta. anyone wants to please volunteer.
