Linnea's first week proved to be the most fun she had ever had. She loved
every minute of every class, especially the people in them. So far she had
Potions with Hufflepuffs, Transfigurations with Slytherins, Charms with
Ravenclaw, Defense against the Dark Arts with Hufflepuff. Defense against
the Dark arts was by far her favorite class. It was all because of the
teacher. She really like Professor Lupin. Not in a crush since, but more
admired him. Perhaps it was because he was the head of her house but she
felt she could tell him anything.
The biggest surprise came after lunch. Linnea had just finished Herbology with Slytherins, and was heading over to the History of Magic classroom with Piper and Amerie.
"I heard the teacher's a ghost." Piper said enthusiastically.
"Oh disgusting." Amerie replied.
Linnea was a little apprehensive; she hadn't seen a ghost since the feast and wasn't exactly looking forward to seeing another one.
They entered the classroom and took seats in the middle. Linnea always wanted to sit in the front but Piper and Amerie wouldn't allow it. The ghost, Professor Binns, introduced himself and started roll-call. His voice was so monotone Linnea felt her eyes began to droop. She could tell this was going to be the most boring class.
"This year the curriculum has been changed." He said sounding quite perturbed at the change in his schedule. I will instead be teaching you about recent history and you will be working your way up from about the past 30 years. You will be learning the finer points of what your parents and Grandparents might have told you about lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and the Order of the Phoenix."
Linnea thought she was going to whoop with joy. The thing she had wanted to know most about she would spend an entire year earning. Every detail she would know. At the end of class she headed up to dinner with Piper and Amerie totally overjoyed. Amerie and Piper didn't seem as thrilled as she was, but she didn't care. That night Linnea met up with Alexia and Parvati to discuss there first week.
"Aww man have you seen Lupin for an old guy he ain't to shabby lookin'." Alexia started.
"Uh huh, yeah sure Lex." Linnea really missed Alexia's company but still had two classes with her so that wazs something. At this Piper and Amerie showed up "Oh hey guys, Lex Parvati, the is Piper Thorne, Piper this is Alexia Malfoy and Parvati Delacour."
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Oh so what I don't get an introduction?" Amerie said sounding indignant
"Oh I'm sorry Madame. Please pardon my impertinence. Alexia Malfoy, Parvati Delacour may I introduce to you Miss Amerie Sky of Westchester." Everyone snorted to themselves and even Amerie couldn't help but smile.
After about an hour they were shooed of to there dormitories by a prefect and Amerie Piper and Linnea went up to start on their homework. Linnea who had finished all of her homework in class went upstairs to write in her journal. She didn't finish until Ella Chambers, another first year, came up to go to bed.
"Hey, Linnea?" she asked timidly
"Yeah."
"Um, is Sirius Black really your dad?"
"Hey, where did you hear that, and why does it matter?" "
Oh its all over school. I heard you didn't know that he was famous so I wanted to give you this." Ella held out a small card with writing. Linnea was quite puzzled so she took it and flipped it over. There looking straight up at her and waving was her dad.
"Where did this come from?" Linnea asked absolutely stupefied.
"It's a wizard card, they come in these." At this she held out a box that said: "Choclate frogs, they're really good and there is a famous witch or wizard card in everyone. Here you can have this one."
"Well thank you Ella." Linnea opened the box and pulled out a card, it had an old man and under the picture was a subtitle that said Albus Dumbledore.
"So this is Dumbledore." Linnea said
"Oh don't tell me you never heard of Dumbledore. Well you wait you'll have loads to learn in History of Magic this year. Well, I'm heading off to bed; I'll see you in the morning. Oh wait, I was wondering."
"What?" Linnea looked at Ella apprehensive face.
"Do you think I could get Sirius' autograph?"
"I'll see." Linnea said laughing to herself. That weekend she spent with Alexia, Parvati, Amerie and Piper. It was like a dream. Everything was going awesome. They all discussed quidditch and the hopefuls for the cup this year. This was all new to Linnea, so they had a lot of fun trying to explain the complicated rules and positions.
"It doesn't get any better than this." Linnea thought. "The classes are a blast, I have great friends, what more could I ask for.
The next weekend before History of Magic class she headed up to talk to Professor Lupin about some homework she had been having trouble with. When she arrived he was with another student. He looked like a much older boy probably fifth or sixth year, burly, in Slytherin. He turned to look who was waiting and saw Linnea. His face was contorted with fury.
"You!" he said. At that he started toward her. "Your son-of-a-bitch dad killed my grandfather. You'll pay."
Linnea panicked she looked for a way out of her predicament and saw a chair almost level with the boy. She just looked from the chair to the boy and concentrated everything on what was about to happen. In a flash the chair whizzed over and hit him straight on the side. Then using all the brain power she could muster she lifted him up directing with her hands and threw him against the wall. Not hard enough to hurt him, just enough to knock the breath out of him.
He started after her again but this time she was ready with her wand. She wanted to hurt him. He had talked bad about her father he had tried to hurt her, she was going to defend herself.
The biggest surprise came after lunch. Linnea had just finished Herbology with Slytherins, and was heading over to the History of Magic classroom with Piper and Amerie.
"I heard the teacher's a ghost." Piper said enthusiastically.
"Oh disgusting." Amerie replied.
Linnea was a little apprehensive; she hadn't seen a ghost since the feast and wasn't exactly looking forward to seeing another one.
They entered the classroom and took seats in the middle. Linnea always wanted to sit in the front but Piper and Amerie wouldn't allow it. The ghost, Professor Binns, introduced himself and started roll-call. His voice was so monotone Linnea felt her eyes began to droop. She could tell this was going to be the most boring class.
"This year the curriculum has been changed." He said sounding quite perturbed at the change in his schedule. I will instead be teaching you about recent history and you will be working your way up from about the past 30 years. You will be learning the finer points of what your parents and Grandparents might have told you about lord Voldemort, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, and the Order of the Phoenix."
Linnea thought she was going to whoop with joy. The thing she had wanted to know most about she would spend an entire year earning. Every detail she would know. At the end of class she headed up to dinner with Piper and Amerie totally overjoyed. Amerie and Piper didn't seem as thrilled as she was, but she didn't care. That night Linnea met up with Alexia and Parvati to discuss there first week.
"Aww man have you seen Lupin for an old guy he ain't to shabby lookin'." Alexia started.
"Uh huh, yeah sure Lex." Linnea really missed Alexia's company but still had two classes with her so that wazs something. At this Piper and Amerie showed up "Oh hey guys, Lex Parvati, the is Piper Thorne, Piper this is Alexia Malfoy and Parvati Delacour."
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Oh so what I don't get an introduction?" Amerie said sounding indignant
"Oh I'm sorry Madame. Please pardon my impertinence. Alexia Malfoy, Parvati Delacour may I introduce to you Miss Amerie Sky of Westchester." Everyone snorted to themselves and even Amerie couldn't help but smile.
After about an hour they were shooed of to there dormitories by a prefect and Amerie Piper and Linnea went up to start on their homework. Linnea who had finished all of her homework in class went upstairs to write in her journal. She didn't finish until Ella Chambers, another first year, came up to go to bed.
"Hey, Linnea?" she asked timidly
"Yeah."
"Um, is Sirius Black really your dad?"
"Hey, where did you hear that, and why does it matter?" "
Oh its all over school. I heard you didn't know that he was famous so I wanted to give you this." Ella held out a small card with writing. Linnea was quite puzzled so she took it and flipped it over. There looking straight up at her and waving was her dad.
"Where did this come from?" Linnea asked absolutely stupefied.
"It's a wizard card, they come in these." At this she held out a box that said: "Choclate frogs, they're really good and there is a famous witch or wizard card in everyone. Here you can have this one."
"Well thank you Ella." Linnea opened the box and pulled out a card, it had an old man and under the picture was a subtitle that said Albus Dumbledore.
"So this is Dumbledore." Linnea said
"Oh don't tell me you never heard of Dumbledore. Well you wait you'll have loads to learn in History of Magic this year. Well, I'm heading off to bed; I'll see you in the morning. Oh wait, I was wondering."
"What?" Linnea looked at Ella apprehensive face.
"Do you think I could get Sirius' autograph?"
"I'll see." Linnea said laughing to herself. That weekend she spent with Alexia, Parvati, Amerie and Piper. It was like a dream. Everything was going awesome. They all discussed quidditch and the hopefuls for the cup this year. This was all new to Linnea, so they had a lot of fun trying to explain the complicated rules and positions.
"It doesn't get any better than this." Linnea thought. "The classes are a blast, I have great friends, what more could I ask for.
The next weekend before History of Magic class she headed up to talk to Professor Lupin about some homework she had been having trouble with. When she arrived he was with another student. He looked like a much older boy probably fifth or sixth year, burly, in Slytherin. He turned to look who was waiting and saw Linnea. His face was contorted with fury.
"You!" he said. At that he started toward her. "Your son-of-a-bitch dad killed my grandfather. You'll pay."
Linnea panicked she looked for a way out of her predicament and saw a chair almost level with the boy. She just looked from the chair to the boy and concentrated everything on what was about to happen. In a flash the chair whizzed over and hit him straight on the side. Then using all the brain power she could muster she lifted him up directing with her hands and threw him against the wall. Not hard enough to hurt him, just enough to knock the breath out of him.
He started after her again but this time she was ready with her wand. She wanted to hurt him. He had talked bad about her father he had tried to hurt her, she was going to defend herself.