The next couple of days had been boring. Didn't see Kyle except for meals and the common room; hey, I was a first year and he was a fourth year. And for some odd reason, Dumbledore had scheduled all the detentions assigned on Monday for Friday night. Which had been fine by me; I could still sleep in on Saturday.

But no. Max had to so politely inform me that if you didn't show up for breakfast on Saturdays, you got no food. James covered that one: he knew how to get into the kitchens. So there, Max.

Peter was still mad at me, don't ask me why, but since he spent so much time with K8E and I spent so much time with K8E, we ended up making up. As friends.

Each Potions class, Sirius had resolved to do something funny. What goes on in that head of his, I do not want to know. So, since we had Potions every day, Behrens was just looking for trouble when he paired Sirius and James up for the Blister Potion on Thursday. I lucked out and got to be with Remus, who was back by Thursday.

Friday classes were boring. Except for Charms, when Sirius blew up his table trying to do a Gilrahdio Charm, which was supposed to turn everything green purple. K8E and I got 10 points from Gryffindor

Friday night, detentions were scheduled. Kyle's buddies, Josh and Alex, were assigned to cleaning duties with the school janitor Snide. Kyle and I were assigned to Oracline collecting in the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid, the giant dude.

That was my first detention. It was followed by many more. But that one was one of the best.