Chapter 10
"91 bottles of beer on the wall" Harry sang. It was his sixth day of incarceration in the hospital wing and he was delirious with boredom. Just then, Madam Pomfrey bustled out of her office to check on her patients. Harry reached out to her like a zombie and began to chant. "Let me out now! I'll go mad! I swear I'll go mad!"
She however turned away amused by his antics. "Hush child, you'll be fine. I swear, that hit to the head must be worse than I thought. Maybe you'll have to stay here a bit longer for your mental health" She joked and Harry snapped out of it.
"Not a chance! I'm fine see?" he asked her. "All healed, no more bloody and a fully functional ear"
"I'll judge that young man. I swear, you're always coming to this damned hospital wing for some reason or the other. Always keeping me on my toes" The mediwitch muttered playfully.
"Who else will?" Harry asked and she laughed.
"Alright, you're fine now. Now off you go" She said and Harry nearly jumped off the bed. She chuckled. "Now, stay out of here for a few months, y'hear?" She asked, but he just kept dashing away.
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"Freedom at last!" He yelled as he reached arithmancy. He plopped down in his usual place next to Aliss. Both of them had developed a friendship over the last few days.
"So, finally out of the white dungeon?" Aliss asked, using a term coined by Harry the day before.
"Yeah, clean bill of health" He answered smiling. Professor vector began to speak.
"I have your exams here today" She announced. "I am not at all pleased by the show of knowledge you presented. This is a NEWT class and as such it requires more efforts on all of your parts. I expect much more from all if you next time and afterwards" She announced and everyone groaned. "For all those who didn't pass, three feet on the equations of ten charms, ten hexes, ten curses and two elemental spells" She added and almost every student cursed.
"What are the stats professor?" Terry boot asked.
"Well, seven T's, twelve D's, one A and… one O" She told him and everyone groaned again.
"Chances of passing are one in twenty" Harry muttered to himself, but Aliss heard him anyway.
"Why? Wouldn't it be two in twenty-one?" She asked him.
"Nope, granger always passes, so one passing grade is hers" Harry informed her.
"So both of us did not pass" She clarified and Harry nodded. "Great, then at least we'll suffer through that damned essay together" She groaned. Vector came over to them and handed back their tests.
"Very good Harry, you did as well as I expected of you" The professor told him and he gave her a charming smile.
"WHAT? You got a bloody 'O?' You sleep through the damn class! How in Merlin's name is this fair? I take notes and I get a bloody D!" Aliss screeched. Harry opened an eye.
"Could you keep it down Al? I'm trying to sleep here" he told her and she nearly screamed in frustration. "You WILL tutor me today and help me pass the next test!" She ordered and he shrugged apathetically.
"I might, if you say please?" She whacked him on the head with her wand. "Ouch! I'm trying to sleep here! It's hard to do with these constant interruptions!"
"Agree to tutor me and I'll let you rest in peace" She offered, grinning madly.
"Fine, anything to get my sleep" He agreed, smiling inwardly.
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"No, no, no! That's not right!" Harry nearly yelled in frustration. "You have to carry that over there and the find the limit of this equation here" He pointed out softly when he saw Aliss almost near tears. He sighed "look, I'm sorry I yelled. I'm a terrible tutor" He admitted. She smiled.
"At least you admit you're terrible at something" She said and he groaned. "Alright, teach me again. I think I have it this time" She said with a new determination.
"Good, give it another shot" He encouraged and smiled when she set back on the paper.
Three hours and sixteen feet of parchment later, Aliss finally figured how to derive the equations of complex spells.
"Finally!" Harry said. "Took you damn near forever to get that last one!" he exclaimed, before adding "I'm proud of you though" She blushed.
"Thanks, and you are a great teacher. You just need more patience and you could easily teach the class" She told him.
"Right then, it's after curfew. You staying here or going back?" Harry asked.
"I'm too tired to venture back. We have to get up in about five hours anyway. Might as well stay here" She answered yawning. He nodded and transfigured an apple into a bed, and a banana into a pillow and comforter.
"I'll sleep here, you can have my room" He told her. Since she was too tired to argue, she complied and slipped over to Harry's chamber. "Good night" he said, but she was asleep already.
A/N: thanks for all those reviews. Twelve from the last chapter. Made me very very happy. Ok, for all of those who asked for certain pairings, I have chosen one.
I really don't know, but I find that Spanish is a harder language than most. I already know three languages, but learning Spanish is impossible. I mean seriously! A composition in Spanish is so damned hard to do for us non Spanish people.
Ok, where the f did that come from? One minute I'm talking about reviews, the next Spanish? Damn turrets, they extend to the keyboard too.
As I feel its almost three AM, I'm going to STOP typing this AN and get on with sleeping so I can wake up and follow my monotonous schedule that is never broken. Seriously, my life is terribly boring.
Moving away from any personal banter, all reviews were appreciated and are welcomed. Thanks to all who reviewed (you know who you are). And good luck with the rest of your lives.
Till I type again.