"And hold your hand up, ready to catch it, and say 'up'. You may begin!" said Professor Hootch, flying instructor.
"Up!" Five brooms shot up into five waiting hands instantly. Now holding levitating brooms were James, Stella, Sirius, Lucious Malfoy, and Xavier Zabini. That's right, flying class was joint with Gryffindor's rival house, the Slytherins. They glared at each other, just daring somebody to cross them.
Most of the students had gotten their brooms to come to them within the next few minutes, but Remus, Lily, and Peter were having a little trouble. They all got their eventually, though.
Once everybody was on their brooms, they kicked off the ground, zooming around all over the place. Stella loved flying, and feeling the wind run through her hair. It was so magical to her and remarkable how 'at home' she felt on a broom.
Lily, on the other hand, was a nervous wreck on a broom. She was terrified of heights, and James was lingering by her to make sure she didn't fall, even though she was only 5 feet in the air. Peter's broom could barely lift him off the ground, and Remus wasn't comfortable or uncomfortable on a broom stick, he just considered it another grade really.
Sirius and Stella raced around the Quidditch pitch until Professor Hooch blew her whistle and they had to come down to get ready for their next class.
"Who's in my Charms?" asked Stella.
"That would be me." James said, stepping forward.
"Oh, you again." Stella mocked a dramatic sigh. "Guess I'll have to suffer through your company once more."
James pretended to look upset as he clutched his heart. "Oh, Stella, you wound me!"
They had professor Flitwick for charms, who told them the spell to levitate things. Today, they were going to be practicing on feathers.
"Wingardium Leviosa." Stella said, swishing her wand, and then flicking it. As intended, her feather gently glided up in the air. Being the first student to accomplish this, and on her very first try, Flitwick awarded Gryffindor 10 points. Shortly after, James had master the charm as well. Seeing as this class was shared with the Ravenclaw students, who are said to be rather intelligent, everyone had mastered this task fairly quickly.
Next they had lunch, where they eagerly discussed the classes that they hadn't been together for, and interesting things that happened.
As the sixth period class began, Sirius and Stella made their ways outside for their Care of Magical Creatures class with Professor Silvanus Kettleburn. The class passed by relatively quickly, due to the fact the Professor Kettlebum spent the entire time droning on an on about the dangers of the forbidden forest, and all the creatures that live in there.
"Even wild banshees take refugee in the forbidden forest, their ear piercing screams are considered deadly-" Said Kettlebum.
"Hey look Sirius, we're learning about your relatives!" Stella elbowed him, joking.
"Oh please, you know you love my beautiful singing voice." Sirius teased.
"Of course I do, Sirius." Stella said innocently, patting him on the back before whispering, "Just as much as you love missing a meal!"