3-An alternative acquaintance
Mara pulled her cloak tighter around her; "It's really starting to get chilly."
The Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors were walking together to the Herbology. It was a week to the match and they had been practicing the charm like hell. Mara was in a good mood today. The charm worked…well… like a charm when they practiced it last night AND Justin had promised to be her partner today in Herbology. She smiled as she took off her coat when she entered the green house with the others.
"Good morning students!" Professor Sprout beamed as her students took their usual places. "We are going to start our work on Vexyvibble plants today, and I've decided I'm going to pair you up. Make some new friends, all right?"
Mara groaned inwardly. 'So much for an hour with Justin'.
She began to walk around the classroom making pairs. "Longbottom, you go with Macmillan; Patil and Abbot go together. Ms. Brown, you go with Ms. Fawcett…" Finally she reached her, "Ms. Madley, you pair up with Mr. Weasley here."
Mara recognized her partner as Harry Potter's red headed friend. She'd seen him around the school but had never spoken to him before.
"Your Harry Potter's friend, right?" She asked as they began to trim the Vezyvibble plant.
"Yeah"
"Well that must be a handful," she smiled.
"What do you mean?"
"Well… I dunno, he always seemed a little cocky to me, I heard he was giving out signed photos once."
Ron rolled his eyes. "He never gave out signed photos."
"Oh." Mara looked down and, at a loss of what else to do, started to play with her hair.
The very awkward pause was finally interrupted by Professor Sprout's exclamation from across the room. "Very good Hermoine, five points for Gryffindor!"
"How did Hermoine get so smart?" Mara wondered out loud, "You'd think she memorized the textbooks or something!"
Ron grinned, "You'd be surprised."
"No way! I'd never have the discipline to do that, I'd much rather watch a good game of Quiddich than sit in some stuffy old library!"
"Amen!" Ron laughed.
'He is kinda cute' Mara thought to herself.
"Have you ever heard of the Chudley Cannons?"
Mara grinned, "Have I!"
They spent the rest of the class discussing the Cannon's best moves and the best Quiddich games they've been to, the Vexyvibble plant laying forgotten between them. They were both a little disappointed when the bell rang for the end of class.
"See you later Mara." Ron smiled as he packed up his things.
"Yeah, see you." Mara watched his retreating figure.
"Mara!" Justin grabbed her hand, "Come one, it's break time. Let's go practice that charm."
Mara smiled and followed Justin back to the castle.
Justin grinned, showing off his cute dimple. "The Hufflepuff-Gryffindor match is only a week away, we are going to win!"
'Don't worry' Mara thought to herself. 'No one will get hurt.'
(A/N: ooo... the plot thickens.. lol. This chapter's a little shorter than the other ones, but whatever. So watch out next time for: THE QUIDDICH MATCH! dondondon.... :D So everyone, reveiw reveiw reveiw!! I have no problems with Con Crit (CONtructive CRITicism) so go ahead and make suggestions! Thanks!)
Mara pulled her cloak tighter around her; "It's really starting to get chilly."
The Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors were walking together to the Herbology. It was a week to the match and they had been practicing the charm like hell. Mara was in a good mood today. The charm worked…well… like a charm when they practiced it last night AND Justin had promised to be her partner today in Herbology. She smiled as she took off her coat when she entered the green house with the others.
"Good morning students!" Professor Sprout beamed as her students took their usual places. "We are going to start our work on Vexyvibble plants today, and I've decided I'm going to pair you up. Make some new friends, all right?"
Mara groaned inwardly. 'So much for an hour with Justin'.
She began to walk around the classroom making pairs. "Longbottom, you go with Macmillan; Patil and Abbot go together. Ms. Brown, you go with Ms. Fawcett…" Finally she reached her, "Ms. Madley, you pair up with Mr. Weasley here."
Mara recognized her partner as Harry Potter's red headed friend. She'd seen him around the school but had never spoken to him before.
"Your Harry Potter's friend, right?" She asked as they began to trim the Vezyvibble plant.
"Yeah"
"Well that must be a handful," she smiled.
"What do you mean?"
"Well… I dunno, he always seemed a little cocky to me, I heard he was giving out signed photos once."
Ron rolled his eyes. "He never gave out signed photos."
"Oh." Mara looked down and, at a loss of what else to do, started to play with her hair.
The very awkward pause was finally interrupted by Professor Sprout's exclamation from across the room. "Very good Hermoine, five points for Gryffindor!"
"How did Hermoine get so smart?" Mara wondered out loud, "You'd think she memorized the textbooks or something!"
Ron grinned, "You'd be surprised."
"No way! I'd never have the discipline to do that, I'd much rather watch a good game of Quiddich than sit in some stuffy old library!"
"Amen!" Ron laughed.
'He is kinda cute' Mara thought to herself.
"Have you ever heard of the Chudley Cannons?"
Mara grinned, "Have I!"
They spent the rest of the class discussing the Cannon's best moves and the best Quiddich games they've been to, the Vexyvibble plant laying forgotten between them. They were both a little disappointed when the bell rang for the end of class.
"See you later Mara." Ron smiled as he packed up his things.
"Yeah, see you." Mara watched his retreating figure.
"Mara!" Justin grabbed her hand, "Come one, it's break time. Let's go practice that charm."
Mara smiled and followed Justin back to the castle.
Justin grinned, showing off his cute dimple. "The Hufflepuff-Gryffindor match is only a week away, we are going to win!"
'Don't worry' Mara thought to herself. 'No one will get hurt.'
(A/N: ooo... the plot thickens.. lol. This chapter's a little shorter than the other ones, but whatever. So watch out next time for: THE QUIDDICH MATCH! dondondon.... :D So everyone, reveiw reveiw reveiw!! I have no problems with Con Crit (CONtructive CRITicism) so go ahead and make suggestions! Thanks!)