Two weeks had passed, and Nikole still wasn't happy about Lady Kathryn,
whoever the heck she was, but her classes were doing well and she enjoyed
most of her teachers, except Professor Snape. Nikole shivered almost every
class period she had with him as the teacher.
Nikole looked down at her open Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook and continued reading the words, which to her contained no meaning whatsoever. Her thoughts about this Lady Kathryn legend thing were broken when young Ginny Weasely sat next to her.
"Hey, Nikole."
Nikole looked at her and smiled a small smile for Ginny's sake. "Hey."
"Ooh, Defense Against the Dark Arts," Ginny astonished. "Edition?"
"Edition something."
"Is it tough?" Ginny asked, emptying her bag of books.
"Professor what's-his-name is," Nikole replied.
"Why?"
"Because it seems to me he has no clue what he's doing. Last week, he almost killed Shamus with his Levitation spell." Nikole laughed. "He confused the words Chifara with Chifora."
"What do those words mean anyway?"
"Well, Chifara means fire and Chifora means float. Guess which one he used." Nikole started writing down notes on the text.
Ginny laughed, "Chifara?"
"Yeah." Nikole cleared her throat and silence hung in the air. "So, have you seen Hermione?"
Hermione? Why is she asking me about Hermione? I hate her. She has a stupid crush on Harry, MY love. If it weren't for her, then I'd actually have a chance with Harry, but No! It's all because of her that I don't. Ugh. "No." Ginny's voice was a bit harsh, but Nikole didn't notice.
"Oh, okay." Nikole's thoughts were still jumbled and unorganized that she didn't have time to even notice that Ginny had got up and left. Nikole sighed and continued reading.
"Hey, Nikki," greeted a familiar and friendly voice. Nikole looked up and saw Harry.
"Hey," she replied, scooting over to make some space for Harry.
"Are you alright?"
Nikole nodded. "Why?"
"It's just that you haven't spoken to me since you first came to Hogwarts, is all."
"Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. I guess I've just been so busy, I haven't even noticed my friends..." her voice trailed off.
Harry nodded understandingly. "I understand."
Nikole looked into his eyes and smiled. "You do?"
"Yes. I've been quite busy myself too," he answered and sat down. "You still have homework?"
"Yeah, um, yeah. Actually, its just extra for, you know, extra credit." Nikole looked down into her book and added, "Also notes for tomorrow's class...just in case of an emergency."
"Emergency?"
"You know, the Chamber of Secrets has been reopened or vampires somehow entered Hogwarts...I'd be ready." Nikole smiled and uneasy smile. "You probably think I'm a complete dork now, don't you?"
"No, not at all," he laughed. "Did you find out who Lady Kathryn is?"
Nikole's smiled disappeared. "No," she hesitated. "No, I didn't."
"I'm sorry," he interjected quickly.
"For what?"
"For bringing up the matter. It wasn't necessary."
"Actually, it was...cause I needed the reality check that this Lady Kathryn chic couldn't possibly be me." Nikole closed her books and gathered her things. "I'll see you at dinner," she replied, standing and walking away.
"Where are you going?" he asked, following.
"Library. I need to find out what power this Lady Kathryn has over me."
"Maybe I could help," he replied. Nikole stopped in her tracks, allowing Harry to catch up. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No." Nikole searched his eyes. "You want to help me?"
"Yeah, that's what friends do, isn't it?"
"I guess, but don't you have a Quidditch match, game, or something?" Nikole asked, shifting her books to her right hand.
"Yeah...I do, but I can cancel it myself."
"Stop right there. You have a game, so go to it. I have a problem, so I'll go and solve it."
"Do you even want me to help you?"
"Yeah. I want everyone to help me, but you have a game and I'm not planning to have someone cancel things because of my problems." Nikole looked at the ground. "So, just go to your game, okay?"
Harry nodded. "Okay." He paused and looked into her eyes. "You're not like most girls are you?"
"You haven't noticed?" Nikole laughed. "You better get your gear set for the game."
"Yeah," Harry agreed. "Will you be there? At the game, I mean."
"Cheering you on," Nikole answered. Harry smiled and Nikole felt as if she was going to melt. Harry waved her a goodbye and left toward the Quidditch room. Sighing, Nikole walked off to the Gryffindor dorms.
Nikole looked down at her open Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook and continued reading the words, which to her contained no meaning whatsoever. Her thoughts about this Lady Kathryn legend thing were broken when young Ginny Weasely sat next to her.
"Hey, Nikole."
Nikole looked at her and smiled a small smile for Ginny's sake. "Hey."
"Ooh, Defense Against the Dark Arts," Ginny astonished. "Edition?"
"Edition something."
"Is it tough?" Ginny asked, emptying her bag of books.
"Professor what's-his-name is," Nikole replied.
"Why?"
"Because it seems to me he has no clue what he's doing. Last week, he almost killed Shamus with his Levitation spell." Nikole laughed. "He confused the words Chifara with Chifora."
"What do those words mean anyway?"
"Well, Chifara means fire and Chifora means float. Guess which one he used." Nikole started writing down notes on the text.
Ginny laughed, "Chifara?"
"Yeah." Nikole cleared her throat and silence hung in the air. "So, have you seen Hermione?"
Hermione? Why is she asking me about Hermione? I hate her. She has a stupid crush on Harry, MY love. If it weren't for her, then I'd actually have a chance with Harry, but No! It's all because of her that I don't. Ugh. "No." Ginny's voice was a bit harsh, but Nikole didn't notice.
"Oh, okay." Nikole's thoughts were still jumbled and unorganized that she didn't have time to even notice that Ginny had got up and left. Nikole sighed and continued reading.
"Hey, Nikki," greeted a familiar and friendly voice. Nikole looked up and saw Harry.
"Hey," she replied, scooting over to make some space for Harry.
"Are you alright?"
Nikole nodded. "Why?"
"It's just that you haven't spoken to me since you first came to Hogwarts, is all."
"Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. I guess I've just been so busy, I haven't even noticed my friends..." her voice trailed off.
Harry nodded understandingly. "I understand."
Nikole looked into his eyes and smiled. "You do?"
"Yes. I've been quite busy myself too," he answered and sat down. "You still have homework?"
"Yeah, um, yeah. Actually, its just extra for, you know, extra credit." Nikole looked down into her book and added, "Also notes for tomorrow's class...just in case of an emergency."
"Emergency?"
"You know, the Chamber of Secrets has been reopened or vampires somehow entered Hogwarts...I'd be ready." Nikole smiled and uneasy smile. "You probably think I'm a complete dork now, don't you?"
"No, not at all," he laughed. "Did you find out who Lady Kathryn is?"
Nikole's smiled disappeared. "No," she hesitated. "No, I didn't."
"I'm sorry," he interjected quickly.
"For what?"
"For bringing up the matter. It wasn't necessary."
"Actually, it was...cause I needed the reality check that this Lady Kathryn chic couldn't possibly be me." Nikole closed her books and gathered her things. "I'll see you at dinner," she replied, standing and walking away.
"Where are you going?" he asked, following.
"Library. I need to find out what power this Lady Kathryn has over me."
"Maybe I could help," he replied. Nikole stopped in her tracks, allowing Harry to catch up. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No." Nikole searched his eyes. "You want to help me?"
"Yeah, that's what friends do, isn't it?"
"I guess, but don't you have a Quidditch match, game, or something?" Nikole asked, shifting her books to her right hand.
"Yeah...I do, but I can cancel it myself."
"Stop right there. You have a game, so go to it. I have a problem, so I'll go and solve it."
"Do you even want me to help you?"
"Yeah. I want everyone to help me, but you have a game and I'm not planning to have someone cancel things because of my problems." Nikole looked at the ground. "So, just go to your game, okay?"
Harry nodded. "Okay." He paused and looked into her eyes. "You're not like most girls are you?"
"You haven't noticed?" Nikole laughed. "You better get your gear set for the game."
"Yeah," Harry agreed. "Will you be there? At the game, I mean."
"Cheering you on," Nikole answered. Harry smiled and Nikole felt as if she was going to melt. Harry waved her a goodbye and left toward the Quidditch room. Sighing, Nikole walked off to the Gryffindor dorms.