When I go back to my dorm, everyone was buzzing about their first classes. I walked up to Lorcan and Lysander, who were buzzing about their first class, Defense Against the Dark Arts, taught, of course, by Luke. Lorcan and Lysander turned to me.
"So, Rose, what's your first class? I assume it's Defense Against the Dark Arts, or something to do with animals, perhaps?" Lorcan asked.
"Nope. In fact, my dad told me to put the boring classes first, so I have Potions first, they aren't real immediate, so I don't take much interest to them.
"That's a shame," voiced someone behind me. "Potions class could be the most useful class you ever take if you use if right, and much more potent than any other classes, it's really just a matter of patience."
I turned around to find none other than Luke standing there, looking as though he knew something I didn't, which, come to think of it, he probably did. Then again, he always looked like that, when you could see his face. He continued talking.
"Mind if I walk with you, Rose? Defense Against the Dark Arts is this same direction, just upstairs."
"Sure, Lorcan and Lysander are going to your class, so we can all walk together."
We walked and talked, Lorcan and Lysander talked about conspiracy theories and creatures of magic that may or may not exist. Luke and I talked about our classes.
"So are you basically working on Defense Against the Dark Arts all week?"
"No, I get off periods, four today, three tomorrow, and then that repeats."
"What do you do on those off periods?" I inquired.
Luke thought for a moment, unsure.
"Probably homework for the classes I'm not ahead in, maybe I'll look into more advanced spells or potions, or maybe Calculous if I feel like mentally torturing myself."
At this point Lysander interrupted.
"Oh, have you already completed your wand project?"
I froze. Lysander knew about his wand project? I didn't tell him, and I was about to tell Luke, when he chuckled.
"No, I finished that with the help of Rose here, but thanks for asking."
I looked at Luke in confusion.
"They know about that?"
"Yes. They are kind of crazy, in my opinion, but crazy people are entertaining to hang around with, so I talk to them a lot, for entertainment, laughs, and occasionally advice. We're in different classes, so you wouldn't see it happening when we talk, usu-oh there's the stairs."
Lorcan and Lysander headed toward the stairs with Luke, but Luke lagged behind. I began to walk downstairs, but Luke grabbed me from behind.
"Oh, and you should talk to me third period, I got some cool news you might like to know about."
Then he ran to talk to Lorcan and Lysander, leaving me to wonder what he could possibly know that I didn't.
