Silver Matchsticks and Roll Calls
I wish I could say our first week at Hogwarts went by uneventfully for us. But the only thing we can count on is the unpredictability of everyone and everything. Ghost, portraits, even the staircases move. Peeves, Filch and Mrs. Norris always seem to lurk on every corner when you turn.
The first lesson we were supposed to learn in Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall was turning matchsticks to needles. I don't know how Granger did it. I mean, I'm saying the same spell the same way with the same wandwork as her but by the end of the class, I only managed to turn my matchstick silver.
It almost feels like we've been there for a month when Friday came. During breakfast, I overheard Harry and Ron dreading our Double Potions class with Slytherin. I feel like we just accepted the fact that Griffyndors don't like Slytherin. Professor Snape is not exactly the teacher you would want to cross either, so maybe their dread is not unfounded.
We have our Potions class in the dungeons. It was cold there; I think it helps in preserving the ingredients and potions in the room. When everyone arrived, Snape started with a roll call. I got to say, having to be called right before Potter makes you less remarkable than you already are. When he got to Potter, he added "our new celebrity." People tend to give Potter attention, considering he is "The Boy Who Lived" but the way Professor Snape said it was oozing with sarcasm and he has a more intense glare when it's Potter.
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A/N: Hi guys! Thank you so much for reading... And for bearing with me :)