150 Things not to do at Hogwarts

Year 1 - Climbing the Anger walls

K. Mead

Rule 86: I will not attempt to recreate the Key of Time in Transfiguration class.

A/N: I told you the numbers were all out of order. Once I have the whole story written and put in the right order I'm going to re-number everything. But once again, this chapter involves just Zoё, don't worry, I will get to the ones where Zoё and Marissa are together quite soon. Just need to lay the ground work. Please enjoy.


Zoё sat in her Transfiguration class bored out of her mind. She had taken her watch off and propped it up on her desk so she could watch the seconds tick past. She wanted to be changing things into more complicated objects but the spells were still boringly simple. Things she had been doing for years.

Zoё had been half asleep rolling her wand up her desk and watching it roll down. She had changed the cup into an eraser and everything else she could think of and now she had nothing else to do except wish she could make time move faster. And then she realized, she could have all the time in the world. All she had to do was make the Key of Time.

She had to copy Doctor Who, of course, hey she could even be the new Doctor if this worked out. With a bright smile Zoё took up her wand. She shouted a simple: "Keyoftimicus!" and even she wasn't surprised when her watch simply blew up. On the other hand Professor McGonagall was both very surprised and a bit angry at the same time. She immediately gave Zoё another evening detention.

At the end of class all Zoё wanted to do was leave, but Professor McGonagall wouldn't let her get away with running off. Professor McGonagall said nothing as the rest of the class filed out and continued to say nothing for another five minutes until Dumbledore appeared in the classroom.

"Alright Minerva," he said. "What is the problem?"

He breezed right past Zoё, as if he didn't notice her. Professor McGonagall pointed at her. "It's Zoё!" she cried. "I don't know what to do with her anymore. She blew up her watch today trying some made up spell."

"Well, did you ask her why she did it?" he asked her.

Zoё rolled her eyes. She didn't like how they were talking about her like she wasn't there. "I was bored," Zoё piped up.

At this point both adults turned to her. Professor McGonagall sighed where as Dumbledore smiled. "And why were you bored?"

"I had nothing to do," she said with a shrug.

"You were supposed to turn the apple into a mug," Professor McGonagall cried.

"I know, and I had done that," she said. "You never give us anything challenging to do."

"Oh? Is that so?" Professor Dumbledore said. "Let's see you do it again."

He put an apple down on Zoё's desk and Zoё pulled out her wand and tapped the mug. Instantly the apple transformed into a mug. McGonagall and Dumbledore stared at it for a moment before he clapped his hands together.

"Alright then," he cried. "It's settled!"

"What is?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"Tonight, I will rearrange your schedule so you can attend the second year transfiguration class instead," he said. "I dare say you won't be bore there."

Professor McGonagall's lips pursed in anger but Zoё's eyes widened happily. "Really?" she cried. Dumbledore nodded and Zoё rushed up and hugged him. "Oh thank you!" She rushed over to Professor McGonagall and hugged her too. "I promise I won't blow anything up in this next class!"

As Zoё scampered towards the door, swinging her tote over her shoulder. She turned around quickly and added. "Well not because I was bored anyways."

She almost got out of the room when Dumbledore called out. "By the way, you are not Doctor Who. Don't try to recreate the key of time ever again, okay? Leave that to the Doctor who is far more capable then you."

"Deal!" she cried and then ran out of the door.

McGonagall sighed "I see that you were right, she is gifted after all." she said.

Dumbledore smile, as if holding a secret. "You have no idea," he whispered. McGonagall nodded. That may or may not be true but she would most likely find out soon.