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"Romancing the Past"Chapter 12: Feelings
"In order to turn this Billie-bong into a shield and back, you must use these exact wand movements along with the spell. Repeat after me. Incohare crusta!" Professor McGonagall said as she waved her wand around in the air in a precise pattern. The class watched as her green, yellow spotted Billie-bong turned into a green, yellow spotted shield with a POP! "As you can see, the shield will keep the Billie-bong's original color and spots. Now you try. I'll be walking around to help."
Shouts of "Incohare crusta!" were said around the room. A girl with brown hair raised her hand and shouted to McGonagall, "Can you please repeat the wand pattern?"
McGonagall repeated the wand pattern a few times and everyone watched and practiced with her.
'This is very difficult.' Hermione thought to herself as she tried to repeat the wand movements. 'Very difficult indeed.' Hermione set her brow and concentrated on turning the Billie-bong into a shield. Suddenly, a loud POP! Sounded from across the room. The same girl who had asked McGonagall to repeat the wand movements had successfully turned her Billie-bong into a purple and green shield. She smiled broadly.
Professor McGonagall clapped her hands. "Wonderful Ms. Peerson! Good job!" The girl just sat up straighter and smiled smugly as she looked around the room. Everyone else groaned and rolled their eyes. A few "Know-it-alls" and "as always" were mumbled. Ms. Peerson looked at the person next to her, who was repeatedly saying the spell and doing the wand movements as they concentrated on the Billie-bong. Peerson just looked at her like she pitied him and shook her head. She said something but Hermione couldn't catch it. The girl said the spell and the other person's Billie-bong turned into a yellow shield. The person just grumbled and glared at Peerson as she smiled as if bragging at them.
"What a stuck-up----' Something donned on Hermione. 'Do I act like that? That seems very familiar with the situation in first year with Ron and me in Charms...' Hermione shuddered. She vowed never to be like that again or at least she would try not to be.A few moments later Hermione had successfully turned her Billie-bong into a shield.
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As everyone was leaving Transfiguration, Hermione caught up with the Ms. Peerson. "Hello. You did a good job with your shield."
The girl turned smiling at Hermione but when she saw whom it was, she looked at her as if she was dirt. "You must be that new student from Durmstrang. How come you didn't get put into Slytherin?" That statement took Hermione by surprise.
"Wh—why would I be in Slytherin? Who told you I was from Durmstrang?" Hermione asked.
"Professor Dumbledore did. At lunch yesterday...." When Hermione continued to look clueless, the girl just rolled her eyes and turned down the closest corridor. Hermione continued standing there.
"Why would Dumbledore tell everyone I was from Durmstrang? Even after I've been here for a bit over a month already?" Hermione said quietly to herself.
"Maybe because someone told him." Hermione didn't even need to turn around to know who said that. She would recognize the slippery arrogance and the way the air stilled when they spoke to be Lucius Malfoy. "How come you never told me you were from Durmstrang?" He smirked. Hermione could have sworn that that smirk was permanently plastered on his thin mouth since birth.
"Because I saw no reason that I should tell you." Hermione said as she began to walk away.
"Well, why not. That little bit of information changes everything." He said casually catching up to her. She stopped.
"Why? What would me being from Durmstrang change anything?" Hermione said looking Lucius straight in the eye.
"Well, it changes everything." He whispered very quietly, very close to her face. Hermione shrugged him away.
"Well, that's nice. If you can tell me what there was in the first place to change, then tell me after my class." Hermione knew it was stupid but she wanted to get away from him. It wasn't that she was afraid, it was just something about him...he seemed---happy to see her. Hermione couldn't really place it. Setting the thought aside, Hermione went to her next class.
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Hermione entered the History of Magic classroom a few minutes before Professor Biggs himself. Luckily Lily had saved Hermione a seat.
"Why were you so late?" Lily whispered to Hermione once the class had started.
"I just sort of lost track of time...I was in the library. And well...you know..." she trailed off. Lily just smiled and shook her head.
"You and Remus with those books." Hermione smiled at Lily's almost inaudible statement. She turned and looked at Remus who was sitting a few rows behind Lily and herself with Sirius, James and Peter. Catching her eye, he smiled warmly. 'Lily's right. We do have a lot in common.'
Hermione turned back to her own work and spent the rest of the class thinking about how much Remus and herself really were similar.
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Outside of class, Remus, Sirius and James ran to catch up to Hermione and Lily. Peter had disappeared to some other class he had.
"Thank God we have no school tomorrow. I don't think I could take another one of his extremely boring and useless classes. Or any other class for that matter." Sirius sighed dramatically as he pretended to be very tired and "fell" on to James's shoulder. Everyone laughed.
"I think that his classes can be interesting sometimes." Remus said. James and Sirius rolled their eyes.
"Of course you do Moony." James said.
"I'm serious. I do agree with you that some of his classes are boring but some are interesting. I think that if he told them in a more engaging way, people would think so to." Remus retorted seriously. Seeing that no one was about to agree when they all laughed, Hermione decided that she should voice her feelings toward the class to.
"I agree with you Remus. I guess you need to know how to look past the boring drone of his voice and concentrate on what he's saying. I also agree that he should find a better way of saying his lessons for those students," she shot a look towards James and Sirius, "who don't know how to understand the words because they can't get past his manner of saying them." Remus perked his eyebrow at her and smiled.
James and Sirius's eyes got wide and they stopped.
"I think you two just had a well deserved wake-up call." Lily said as she laughed and turned into the girls' lavatory. Hermione and Remus continued to walk.
"Do you really agree with me?" Remus asked quietly.
"Sure. Why would I say those things if I didn't." Hermione said looking at Remus. Remus smiled happily.
"Finally, someone who agrees with me! I'm usually alone in those sort of things, except of course if Lily feels the same or if she just agrees with me because she feels she has to." Remus said smiling.
"Well, now I'm here so you won't have to worry about that." Hermione smiled sweetly and walked into a classroom. Remus stayed standing there watching Hermione disappear into the classroom.
'I sure am happy she came here....'
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