Oliver and Sean were talking about the mystery girl from the train when
Chris and Andrew came up.
"You guys ready for Charms? Oh my God, are you still talking about that chick? Oliver just get over it. You'll probably never see her again." Chris said in a loud voice.
"He had a rough morning Oliver. Don't let him get to you." Said Andrew calmly. "He found out that his mom was going to have another kid. Fifth one."
"Yeah and now I won't be able to get that racing broom I really wanted for next years tryouts." Chris wined, "I really wanted a nice broom or an owl. But my duties as the oldest are coming back to haunt me."
Oliver, Andrew, and Sean felt sorry for Chris, but they were happy that they did not cause his unhappiness. They started walking to Professor Flitwick's Charms classroom.
"Welcome boys. Please sit down and wait for the last few to arrive." Professor Flitwick said in his high pitched voice. As they sat down in one of the back rows, Oliver noticed that someone was sitting on the other side. He did not have time to look closely at her because everyone started to file into the classroom. The first thing they did was practice their wrist movements from last year. Before they knew it class was over and they were off to the next class they had.
"That was the most boring thing we have done all day!" said Andrew as they were leaving Flitwick's room. "So off to Potions now. Everyone ready for Snape?"
As Andrew said this Oliver bumped into someone in the hall. "Sorry." they said at the same time. Neither of them realized that they were going the same way or had come from the same class.
Down in the dungeons the air was cold and everything made you shiver. Oliver, Sean, Chris, and Andrew walking in taking seats in the back. They were talking about how Chris would have more responsibilities with the new baby on the way. Two minutes later class had started.
"Welcome back to your first day of school." said a voice that made your spine tingle. "Today we will be working on a Sleeping Potion. Please get into groups of two. Four people at a station. You know how this goes."
The four of them got to a station together and started making the potion. Half way through Snape yelled at a short dark haired girl who had put something in her potion to early.
"Stupid girl! Look at the mess you made! Did you read your homework over the holidays? You are supposed to put the bat head in last!" the girl started to look upset at this and asked if she could go to the Hospital Wing. "Why? Do you feel stick because of what you did?" At that she ducked out of site and came back up with her face looking almost green. "Fine you may go. Mr. Wood, Ms. Shawcroft, please take her to the infirmary."
The three of them gathered their stuff and started to the Hospital Wing. They stayed quiet until they were out of earshot of Snape's room.
"Don't feel bad, Wendy. You couldn't help being sick." said Anndi in a comforting voice. "Snape hates everyone except for Slytherins you know that. Don't let him get to you like that."
"Anyone could have made that mistake." Oliver said trying to sound worried. "He is an overrated git who needs to wash his hair more." All three of them laughed at this joke.
In no time they were at the Hospital Wing talking to Madam Pomfrey about what happened. She allowed Wendy to stay and sent Oliver and Anndi to the Great Hall for lunch.
"So. You think he needs to wash his hair more." Anndi said in a nervous tone. She had realized that Snape had sent her to take Wendy to the infirmary with her latest crush.
"Umm, yeah. I guess." Said Oliver realizing the same thing. "My name is Oliver. How come I have never had classes with you before?"
"Well I .umm.I'm only a fifth year. I moved up because I was top in my class and Professor McGonagall wanted me to do harder classes." She said in an uncertain voice. "My name is Anndi, by the way."
After that they went into the great hall and got separated by their friends rushing to them to tell them the latest news.
"Professor McGonagall has decided to let us have a Transfiguration Club this year. Whatever we want to transfigure we can! It will be great! How was Charms and Potions?" Allison had said all of this in almost one breath.
"It was okay. We didn't do much in Charms and I got out of Potions early to take Wendy to the Hospital Wing with Oliver."
"Who's Oliver?" said Lindsay and Jess at the same time.
"He is that guy I told you about. Turns out that we have classes together and are in the same house too."
"Wow, is he the Quidditch captain Anndi?" Allison asked, "cause if he is then you have a lot of competition for hi. Almost every girl in Gryffindor likes him because of the way he looks and flies."
"I don't care if I have a lot of competition for him." Anndi said in a tone that suggested aggravation. "Does it really matter? He is a sixth year and I am just a stupid fifth year!"
"You guys ready for Charms? Oh my God, are you still talking about that chick? Oliver just get over it. You'll probably never see her again." Chris said in a loud voice.
"He had a rough morning Oliver. Don't let him get to you." Said Andrew calmly. "He found out that his mom was going to have another kid. Fifth one."
"Yeah and now I won't be able to get that racing broom I really wanted for next years tryouts." Chris wined, "I really wanted a nice broom or an owl. But my duties as the oldest are coming back to haunt me."
Oliver, Andrew, and Sean felt sorry for Chris, but they were happy that they did not cause his unhappiness. They started walking to Professor Flitwick's Charms classroom.
"Welcome boys. Please sit down and wait for the last few to arrive." Professor Flitwick said in his high pitched voice. As they sat down in one of the back rows, Oliver noticed that someone was sitting on the other side. He did not have time to look closely at her because everyone started to file into the classroom. The first thing they did was practice their wrist movements from last year. Before they knew it class was over and they were off to the next class they had.
"That was the most boring thing we have done all day!" said Andrew as they were leaving Flitwick's room. "So off to Potions now. Everyone ready for Snape?"
As Andrew said this Oliver bumped into someone in the hall. "Sorry." they said at the same time. Neither of them realized that they were going the same way or had come from the same class.
Down in the dungeons the air was cold and everything made you shiver. Oliver, Sean, Chris, and Andrew walking in taking seats in the back. They were talking about how Chris would have more responsibilities with the new baby on the way. Two minutes later class had started.
"Welcome back to your first day of school." said a voice that made your spine tingle. "Today we will be working on a Sleeping Potion. Please get into groups of two. Four people at a station. You know how this goes."
The four of them got to a station together and started making the potion. Half way through Snape yelled at a short dark haired girl who had put something in her potion to early.
"Stupid girl! Look at the mess you made! Did you read your homework over the holidays? You are supposed to put the bat head in last!" the girl started to look upset at this and asked if she could go to the Hospital Wing. "Why? Do you feel stick because of what you did?" At that she ducked out of site and came back up with her face looking almost green. "Fine you may go. Mr. Wood, Ms. Shawcroft, please take her to the infirmary."
The three of them gathered their stuff and started to the Hospital Wing. They stayed quiet until they were out of earshot of Snape's room.
"Don't feel bad, Wendy. You couldn't help being sick." said Anndi in a comforting voice. "Snape hates everyone except for Slytherins you know that. Don't let him get to you like that."
"Anyone could have made that mistake." Oliver said trying to sound worried. "He is an overrated git who needs to wash his hair more." All three of them laughed at this joke.
In no time they were at the Hospital Wing talking to Madam Pomfrey about what happened. She allowed Wendy to stay and sent Oliver and Anndi to the Great Hall for lunch.
"So. You think he needs to wash his hair more." Anndi said in a nervous tone. She had realized that Snape had sent her to take Wendy to the infirmary with her latest crush.
"Umm, yeah. I guess." Said Oliver realizing the same thing. "My name is Oliver. How come I have never had classes with you before?"
"Well I .umm.I'm only a fifth year. I moved up because I was top in my class and Professor McGonagall wanted me to do harder classes." She said in an uncertain voice. "My name is Anndi, by the way."
After that they went into the great hall and got separated by their friends rushing to them to tell them the latest news.
"Professor McGonagall has decided to let us have a Transfiguration Club this year. Whatever we want to transfigure we can! It will be great! How was Charms and Potions?" Allison had said all of this in almost one breath.
"It was okay. We didn't do much in Charms and I got out of Potions early to take Wendy to the Hospital Wing with Oliver."
"Who's Oliver?" said Lindsay and Jess at the same time.
"He is that guy I told you about. Turns out that we have classes together and are in the same house too."
"Wow, is he the Quidditch captain Anndi?" Allison asked, "cause if he is then you have a lot of competition for hi. Almost every girl in Gryffindor likes him because of the way he looks and flies."
"I don't care if I have a lot of competition for him." Anndi said in a tone that suggested aggravation. "Does it really matter? He is a sixth year and I am just a stupid fifth year!"
