I sniffled and cried silently that night. Steph was still resting.
"Sleep, Roecca," a voice said.
My head perked up. "Who said that? Professor McGonnagal?" I whispered.
"Shhh," the voice said.
"It is you!" I got out of bed. "Please forgive me for getting out of bed; what are you doing here? Everybody says you're dead! Tell me ple—"
"Shhhhh," the voice said again.
"No, no, don't leave!" I whispered.
"Shh," the voice faded and left.
I whimpered and went back to bed. Be okay, Steph, I thought, I'll tell you everything.
That morning, I saw Professor McGonnagal for a split second; then she disappeared.
I walked alone to Snape's class. "Where's Steph?" Snape asked.
"She's at Madam Pr—" I said.
"Shut up!" he boomed.
I sighed and raised my hand.
"What is it?" he asked.
"She's at Madam Pomfrey's office; she's dying," I said quietly.
"DYING?" Snape hissed. "How?"
"I-I—I don't know—" I said.
Snape glared at me and continued teaching. At the end, I saw Snape eyeing me as I left and glared.
I went to charms class. Professor Flickwick said to us, "In your first year of Hogwarts, I taught you how to make a feather levitate. Review it and show me you remember how to."
I thought for a moment, and said, "Wingardium Leviosa." I kept practicing until he came to me.
"Wingardium Leviosa," I said. The feather levitated higher than Flickwick's head.
After everyone showed him—some people forgot how—he said, "Who will be our demonstrator? You'll be showing us how to make heavier objects float."
I raised my hand. "I've done this before; it works for 20-ton objects, doesn't it?"
"Um, yes, I think so," Flickwick said. "Have you tried wizards or witches?"
"Wingardium Leviosa," I whispered, and pointed at Professor Flickwick. He started floating a little.
He smiled at me. "Good! Try on someone else, everybody."
Everyone said, "Wingardium Leviosa!" and soon everyone was flying. I made Professor Flickwick, and most people tried on me.
Class was over.
I ran to Madam Pomfrey. "Is she okay?" I asked.
"She's alive," she said. "But she still needs some rest."
I grinned. "Thanks."
Steph was alive! I thought. Yesss!
My head perked up. "Who said that? Professor McGonnagal?" I whispered.
"Shhh," the voice said.
"It is you!" I got out of bed. "Please forgive me for getting out of bed; what are you doing here? Everybody says you're dead! Tell me ple—"
"Shhhhh," the voice said again.
"No, no, don't leave!" I whispered.
"Shh," the voice faded and left.
I whimpered and went back to bed. Be okay, Steph, I thought, I'll tell you everything.
That morning, I saw Professor McGonnagal for a split second; then she disappeared.
I walked alone to Snape's class. "Where's Steph?" Snape asked.
"She's at Madam Pr—" I said.
"Shut up!" he boomed.
I sighed and raised my hand.
"What is it?" he asked.
"She's at Madam Pomfrey's office; she's dying," I said quietly.
"DYING?" Snape hissed. "How?"
"I-I—I don't know—" I said.
Snape glared at me and continued teaching. At the end, I saw Snape eyeing me as I left and glared.
I went to charms class. Professor Flickwick said to us, "In your first year of Hogwarts, I taught you how to make a feather levitate. Review it and show me you remember how to."
I thought for a moment, and said, "Wingardium Leviosa." I kept practicing until he came to me.
"Wingardium Leviosa," I said. The feather levitated higher than Flickwick's head.
After everyone showed him—some people forgot how—he said, "Who will be our demonstrator? You'll be showing us how to make heavier objects float."
I raised my hand. "I've done this before; it works for 20-ton objects, doesn't it?"
"Um, yes, I think so," Flickwick said. "Have you tried wizards or witches?"
"Wingardium Leviosa," I whispered, and pointed at Professor Flickwick. He started floating a little.
He smiled at me. "Good! Try on someone else, everybody."
Everyone said, "Wingardium Leviosa!" and soon everyone was flying. I made Professor Flickwick, and most people tried on me.
Class was over.
I ran to Madam Pomfrey. "Is she okay?" I asked.
"She's alive," she said. "But she still needs some rest."
I grinned. "Thanks."
Steph was alive! I thought. Yesss!
