When Shanna came down the stairs Scott was already waiting for her.
"James and Anya are already up, they went down a minute ago" Scott said.
"Ok. I guess we should head down then." She replied and they went down to the great hall.
Once they sat down Shanna could tell that Anya had told James about her dream. They were both giving her looks.
"Look," She started "I'm fine, it was no big deal. Now stop staring at me like I'm about to die!"
They both looked away and Scott sniggered at her. Shanna looked over at him and raised her eyebrows. He stopped immediately and said, "Ok, ok."
"Hey, you guys get to have a lesson with Harry first." Anya said.
"We know he told us earlier" Shanna replied, and by the look on her face, Anya could tell that she didn't want to pursue the subject.
"Ok, well after that we'll come and get you so we can do your transfiguration."
"Ok." Shanna said not really paying much attention to them.
"Your lucky she doesn't have to remember this or she'd never get there." James whispered in Anya's ear.
Shanna was staring unconsciously out the window like she was expecting something to happen.
"Shanna?" Scott called trying to get her attention
"Huh? What?" she looked over at him and saw that all three were staring at her.
"Aren't you gonna eat anything?" Scott asked.
"Oh." She looked down at her plate and noticed that she'd only taken a bite out of her toast and hadn't touched anything else. "Uh." She stared at the plate "I'm not hungry" She said looking innocently at them.
"How can you not be hungry when you haven't eatin anything?" Scott asked.
"I'm just not."
"Come on you've gotta eat something" Scott urged pushing her plate towards her.
"Fine." She took a bite of toast and pushed the plate away again.
Scott sighed and mouthed to Anya "I tried"
After a little while more they all got up and left to go to their class.
"Harry's gonna be teaching Defense against the dark arts." Anya told them both.
Shanna nodded. They got to the room and stopped. "We'll be back in about an hour to get you." Anya said.
Shanna nodded again and She and Scott walked in the room. Harry was standing looking over a pile of books and then looked up to them "Oh. Hi." he said. He gave Shanna a look that said he knew something was wrong.
They sat down next to each other and Harry looked at them. "You look worse than this morning." He declared looking at Shanna's face. She shrugged and leaned back in her seat.
"Well then. Here" he gave them each a book. "I hate to do this to you but we need to get into the book so you can see the things I'm talking about."
Shanna sighed and opened the book to see some weird looking pictures. Shanna didn't bring up much of an attitude at first and let him explain things, but then it came time to show him she wasn't such a good student.
"Don't we need wands for this kind of stuff?" she asked after he explained the ways to defeat a Bogart.
"Well, yea, you do."
"Well then why don't we have them?" she asked
"You need to go to Olivander's to get them. You can't just order one. You have to choose the right wand before you go using it." He explained
Now she knew she was beat. "Oh."
By the end of class she still didn't bring him down. The problem was, when she did it to teachers before, there were other students in the room to help her get to a point. So, she figured, she'd just have to wait until they came too.
Finally the end of class came and Anya and James came to get them.
"We're going to go get the stuff you'll need now. Like your wand and books and stuff."
"Alright. Lets go then."
They all went there and bought everything they needed. The last thing they went for was their wands. Scott went first and got his after blowing up an old vase and setting fire to some old books. Then Shanna went. The first time she got a wand she blew some glass out of a window. The second time she knocked some boxes off the wall. The third time she got a thin, whitish wand.
She held it for a second looking over the slender stick. Next thing she knew the wand started to fizz with blue sparks popping out of the tip.
"Well, well, well" The shopkeeper said.
"What?" she said staring up at him.
"Old Dumblebore was right again." He declared "He asked me to make this wand especially for you. It had the wood from the oldest tree in the forest and the feather of a falcon placed inside it."
"Oh. " She said looking back at the wand.
They paid for their wands and left. Shanna fooled with her wand for a while making some strange things happen accidentally.
"Would you watch it!" Anya screamed after Shanna made a couple thorny roses pop out at her. "Just put it in your pocket! You'll have time to play later!"
Shanna obeyed with a guilty look. They finally got back to the school by floo powder at about 5:00. Shanna was glad that she didn't have to go through more class with Harry. The next day though they went through something similar to before only this time they had class with Anya and James too. It kept up like this until they were completely caught up and the new students came on the Hogwarts express.
"James and Anya are already up, they went down a minute ago" Scott said.
"Ok. I guess we should head down then." She replied and they went down to the great hall.
Once they sat down Shanna could tell that Anya had told James about her dream. They were both giving her looks.
"Look," She started "I'm fine, it was no big deal. Now stop staring at me like I'm about to die!"
They both looked away and Scott sniggered at her. Shanna looked over at him and raised her eyebrows. He stopped immediately and said, "Ok, ok."
"Hey, you guys get to have a lesson with Harry first." Anya said.
"We know he told us earlier" Shanna replied, and by the look on her face, Anya could tell that she didn't want to pursue the subject.
"Ok, well after that we'll come and get you so we can do your transfiguration."
"Ok." Shanna said not really paying much attention to them.
"Your lucky she doesn't have to remember this or she'd never get there." James whispered in Anya's ear.
Shanna was staring unconsciously out the window like she was expecting something to happen.
"Shanna?" Scott called trying to get her attention
"Huh? What?" she looked over at him and saw that all three were staring at her.
"Aren't you gonna eat anything?" Scott asked.
"Oh." She looked down at her plate and noticed that she'd only taken a bite out of her toast and hadn't touched anything else. "Uh." She stared at the plate "I'm not hungry" She said looking innocently at them.
"How can you not be hungry when you haven't eatin anything?" Scott asked.
"I'm just not."
"Come on you've gotta eat something" Scott urged pushing her plate towards her.
"Fine." She took a bite of toast and pushed the plate away again.
Scott sighed and mouthed to Anya "I tried"
After a little while more they all got up and left to go to their class.
"Harry's gonna be teaching Defense against the dark arts." Anya told them both.
Shanna nodded. They got to the room and stopped. "We'll be back in about an hour to get you." Anya said.
Shanna nodded again and She and Scott walked in the room. Harry was standing looking over a pile of books and then looked up to them "Oh. Hi." he said. He gave Shanna a look that said he knew something was wrong.
They sat down next to each other and Harry looked at them. "You look worse than this morning." He declared looking at Shanna's face. She shrugged and leaned back in her seat.
"Well then. Here" he gave them each a book. "I hate to do this to you but we need to get into the book so you can see the things I'm talking about."
Shanna sighed and opened the book to see some weird looking pictures. Shanna didn't bring up much of an attitude at first and let him explain things, but then it came time to show him she wasn't such a good student.
"Don't we need wands for this kind of stuff?" she asked after he explained the ways to defeat a Bogart.
"Well, yea, you do."
"Well then why don't we have them?" she asked
"You need to go to Olivander's to get them. You can't just order one. You have to choose the right wand before you go using it." He explained
Now she knew she was beat. "Oh."
By the end of class she still didn't bring him down. The problem was, when she did it to teachers before, there were other students in the room to help her get to a point. So, she figured, she'd just have to wait until they came too.
Finally the end of class came and Anya and James came to get them.
"We're going to go get the stuff you'll need now. Like your wand and books and stuff."
"Alright. Lets go then."
They all went there and bought everything they needed. The last thing they went for was their wands. Scott went first and got his after blowing up an old vase and setting fire to some old books. Then Shanna went. The first time she got a wand she blew some glass out of a window. The second time she knocked some boxes off the wall. The third time she got a thin, whitish wand.
She held it for a second looking over the slender stick. Next thing she knew the wand started to fizz with blue sparks popping out of the tip.
"Well, well, well" The shopkeeper said.
"What?" she said staring up at him.
"Old Dumblebore was right again." He declared "He asked me to make this wand especially for you. It had the wood from the oldest tree in the forest and the feather of a falcon placed inside it."
"Oh. " She said looking back at the wand.
They paid for their wands and left. Shanna fooled with her wand for a while making some strange things happen accidentally.
"Would you watch it!" Anya screamed after Shanna made a couple thorny roses pop out at her. "Just put it in your pocket! You'll have time to play later!"
Shanna obeyed with a guilty look. They finally got back to the school by floo powder at about 5:00. Shanna was glad that she didn't have to go through more class with Harry. The next day though they went through something similar to before only this time they had class with Anya and James too. It kept up like this until they were completely caught up and the new students came on the Hogwarts express.