Several days had passed, and Will and Autumn's friendship had quickly
blossomed. They just seemed to get on so well together. It meant a lot to
Will to have made a good friend at Hogwarts so soon, because it gave him
someone to help him get acquainted to the place, to get used to the school
and its system. One thing which he still couldn't do though was reliably
find his way around, despite Autumn's tour, and it seemed that he got lost
almost every time he tried to find a class, inevitably ending up late, and
getting on the wrong side of more teachers than he'd hoped to in his first
week. On Thursday morning Gryffindor and Ravenclaw were together for double
Potions, and Will as always was lost. As he hurried through the corridors
of the school he attempted in vain to find the secret passage that Autumn
had showed him, but everything had looked different in the dark. Will
didn't even want to imagine what Snape would do to him if he was late,
given Snape's hatred of all things Gryffindor.
Meanwhile, Autumn sat in the Potions class and worried. She had taken a seat by the door, and every few seconds she poked her head out into the corridor to try and catch sight of Will. 5 minutes before the lesson was due to start, and there being as of yet no sign of Snape, Autumn decided to go and find Will. She jumped up from her desk and quickly hurried down the corridor, in the general direction of Gryffindor tower, although, she reminded herself, Will could be anywhere in the school by now. She called out to him as she ran, "Will! Where are you? Can you hear me?"
Will heard Autumn calling to him. He rounded a corner and saw her running towards him. "Hey Autumn, over here!" he called back to her.
"What are you doing, we're gonna be late! C'mon," she said as she grabbed his wrist and started pulling him back in the direction of the Potions classroom, praying that Snape hadn't arrived yet. They hurried along several corridors before they emerged in the Potions corridor, ducking quickly into the classroom. Snape was standing at the front of the room, writing on the blackboard. He began to turn around as they entered, so Autumn quickly sat down at the back of the class, dragging Will into the seat next to her, and pulling out a piece of parchment. Snape eyed them suspiciously, but said nothing, returning to the blackboard and beginning to talk about the applications of certain aquatic plants in potion making. Will looked across to Autumn and grinned, she grinned in return, laughing a little at how close they had been to getting caught.
But their mirth at pulling the wool over Snape's eyes was short-lived. After the class was over Will and Autumn were just preparing to leave when Snape stood in the doorway, blocking their way. His eyes glinted evilly as he smirked at them. "Don't think I didn't see you two sneaking in late. 5 points each from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, and be grateful that it isn't more. You both have detention, report to Mr Filch at 10.00 tonight." Snape smiled maliciously at them. "Now get out of my classroom before I take even more points from you," he said in a voice of pure malevolence. Autumn and Will looked at each other, both agreeing that there was no point arguing with Snape in this mood. They quickly grabbed their bags and hurried out of the room, eager to put as much distance between them and Potions as possible.
Will looked slightly downcast, but Autumn chuckled as they began to make their way towards Transfiguration. "I don't care what he says, it was worth it. Besides, Snape's a jerkoff..." she said.
"Yeah he sure is," Will replied in a subdued voice. "Look I'm sorry I got you into trouble Autumn. It was my fault that you were late for class."
"It's alright, don't worry about it," she said brightly, "I've always gotten into trouble before, but it's always more fun with two, you make getting into trouble so much better for me," she added, laughing.
Will smiled, pleased that she wasn't angry at him for getting lost again. "We still have some time till our next class," he said hopefully, "do you wanna take a walk?"
Autumn smiled at him in return. "Sure, that sounds like fun." They began to wander the corridors, still heading in the general direction of Transfiguration, but taking a rather more circuitous route than before. "So how do you like Hogwarts so far?" Autumn asked, "apart from getting detention of course..."
Will laughed a little. "Well my first class today may not have gone so well, but I have high hopes for the second. If I'm lucky I might even avoid getting another detention."
Autumn laughed at this. "What is your next class? She asked.
"I have Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall" Will replied, checking his timetable.
"Me too! I can show you where it is then, you know, in case you forget again," Autumn joked. Now it was Will's turn to laugh. They continued along the corridor, not in any hurry to get to class, since they still had some time to spare. "Maybe detention won't be so bad after all" said Autumn thoughtfully, "I mean, I'll be with someone I like..."
Will smiled even more broadly at this. "Yeah that's true," he said, "it'll be good to be with someone I like, even for detention. Do you have any idea what we'll have to do?"
"I dunno," Autumn replied, "but whatever we have to do, detention shouldn't be painful, we should make it fun."
"How could we do that?" Will asked curiously.
Autumn smiled playfully at him. "How do you wanna make it fun?"
"Well I dunno," Will replied flirtatiously, "I'm sure we'll think of something..."
"I bet we will..."
By now they had reached the Transfiguration corridor, but they were still early, there was no one else there yet. They walked into the empty classroom, looking around as they entered.
"Okay, are we really early or really late?" Autumn asked jokingly.
"I think we're early," Will replied, "the rest of the class should be here in a few minutes I guess."
Autumn moved a little closer to him, smiling cheekily. "What should we do for a few minutes then?"
Will moved so that he was standing right up next to her. "Did you have something in mind," he asked sweetly, leaning in towards her. Autumn leaned towards him too, looking deeply into his eyes. Their lips moved together and they locked into a passionate kiss, Will putting his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, Autumn moved her hands to his neck and gently cradled his head, locked in his embrace. They continued to kiss passionately, neither of them wanting this magical moment to end, but suddenly they heard footsteps coming down the corridor outside. Abruptly they broke apart, with little chance to savour the moment before the other members of the class came bursting through the door. Quickly they sat down at adjacent desks, pulling out parchment and books in preparation for the class. Will looked over to her and smiled, Autumn smiled back at him. Before they had a chance to say anything though Professor McGonagall entered the room and the class began.
Will barely heard a single word of what Professor McGonagall was saying, his mind was awash with thoughts about Autumn. He seemed to have this incredible feeling whenever he was with her, like nothing he had ever felt before. After the class ended he headed into the corridor and looked round to see where she was, his heart pounding at the prospect of being with her again. She smiled at him, and he walked over to her. "Look Autumn I..." he began, but his voice trailed off, and he looked away.
"What Will? It's ok, you can tell me."
But Will had lost his nerve. "It's nothing," he said, "Look, I have to go back to Gryffindor now, I'll see you in detention later." He turned and began to hurry down the corridor in the direction of the Gryffindor common room.
"Bye..." Autumn called after him, a little perplexed by his sudden departure. One thing was for sure though, this was one Transfiguration lesson that neither of then would ever forget.
Meanwhile, Autumn sat in the Potions class and worried. She had taken a seat by the door, and every few seconds she poked her head out into the corridor to try and catch sight of Will. 5 minutes before the lesson was due to start, and there being as of yet no sign of Snape, Autumn decided to go and find Will. She jumped up from her desk and quickly hurried down the corridor, in the general direction of Gryffindor tower, although, she reminded herself, Will could be anywhere in the school by now. She called out to him as she ran, "Will! Where are you? Can you hear me?"
Will heard Autumn calling to him. He rounded a corner and saw her running towards him. "Hey Autumn, over here!" he called back to her.
"What are you doing, we're gonna be late! C'mon," she said as she grabbed his wrist and started pulling him back in the direction of the Potions classroom, praying that Snape hadn't arrived yet. They hurried along several corridors before they emerged in the Potions corridor, ducking quickly into the classroom. Snape was standing at the front of the room, writing on the blackboard. He began to turn around as they entered, so Autumn quickly sat down at the back of the class, dragging Will into the seat next to her, and pulling out a piece of parchment. Snape eyed them suspiciously, but said nothing, returning to the blackboard and beginning to talk about the applications of certain aquatic plants in potion making. Will looked across to Autumn and grinned, she grinned in return, laughing a little at how close they had been to getting caught.
But their mirth at pulling the wool over Snape's eyes was short-lived. After the class was over Will and Autumn were just preparing to leave when Snape stood in the doorway, blocking their way. His eyes glinted evilly as he smirked at them. "Don't think I didn't see you two sneaking in late. 5 points each from Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, and be grateful that it isn't more. You both have detention, report to Mr Filch at 10.00 tonight." Snape smiled maliciously at them. "Now get out of my classroom before I take even more points from you," he said in a voice of pure malevolence. Autumn and Will looked at each other, both agreeing that there was no point arguing with Snape in this mood. They quickly grabbed their bags and hurried out of the room, eager to put as much distance between them and Potions as possible.
Will looked slightly downcast, but Autumn chuckled as they began to make their way towards Transfiguration. "I don't care what he says, it was worth it. Besides, Snape's a jerkoff..." she said.
"Yeah he sure is," Will replied in a subdued voice. "Look I'm sorry I got you into trouble Autumn. It was my fault that you were late for class."
"It's alright, don't worry about it," she said brightly, "I've always gotten into trouble before, but it's always more fun with two, you make getting into trouble so much better for me," she added, laughing.
Will smiled, pleased that she wasn't angry at him for getting lost again. "We still have some time till our next class," he said hopefully, "do you wanna take a walk?"
Autumn smiled at him in return. "Sure, that sounds like fun." They began to wander the corridors, still heading in the general direction of Transfiguration, but taking a rather more circuitous route than before. "So how do you like Hogwarts so far?" Autumn asked, "apart from getting detention of course..."
Will laughed a little. "Well my first class today may not have gone so well, but I have high hopes for the second. If I'm lucky I might even avoid getting another detention."
Autumn laughed at this. "What is your next class? She asked.
"I have Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall" Will replied, checking his timetable.
"Me too! I can show you where it is then, you know, in case you forget again," Autumn joked. Now it was Will's turn to laugh. They continued along the corridor, not in any hurry to get to class, since they still had some time to spare. "Maybe detention won't be so bad after all" said Autumn thoughtfully, "I mean, I'll be with someone I like..."
Will smiled even more broadly at this. "Yeah that's true," he said, "it'll be good to be with someone I like, even for detention. Do you have any idea what we'll have to do?"
"I dunno," Autumn replied, "but whatever we have to do, detention shouldn't be painful, we should make it fun."
"How could we do that?" Will asked curiously.
Autumn smiled playfully at him. "How do you wanna make it fun?"
"Well I dunno," Will replied flirtatiously, "I'm sure we'll think of something..."
"I bet we will..."
By now they had reached the Transfiguration corridor, but they were still early, there was no one else there yet. They walked into the empty classroom, looking around as they entered.
"Okay, are we really early or really late?" Autumn asked jokingly.
"I think we're early," Will replied, "the rest of the class should be here in a few minutes I guess."
Autumn moved a little closer to him, smiling cheekily. "What should we do for a few minutes then?"
Will moved so that he was standing right up next to her. "Did you have something in mind," he asked sweetly, leaning in towards her. Autumn leaned towards him too, looking deeply into his eyes. Their lips moved together and they locked into a passionate kiss, Will putting his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, Autumn moved her hands to his neck and gently cradled his head, locked in his embrace. They continued to kiss passionately, neither of them wanting this magical moment to end, but suddenly they heard footsteps coming down the corridor outside. Abruptly they broke apart, with little chance to savour the moment before the other members of the class came bursting through the door. Quickly they sat down at adjacent desks, pulling out parchment and books in preparation for the class. Will looked over to her and smiled, Autumn smiled back at him. Before they had a chance to say anything though Professor McGonagall entered the room and the class began.
Will barely heard a single word of what Professor McGonagall was saying, his mind was awash with thoughts about Autumn. He seemed to have this incredible feeling whenever he was with her, like nothing he had ever felt before. After the class ended he headed into the corridor and looked round to see where she was, his heart pounding at the prospect of being with her again. She smiled at him, and he walked over to her. "Look Autumn I..." he began, but his voice trailed off, and he looked away.
"What Will? It's ok, you can tell me."
But Will had lost his nerve. "It's nothing," he said, "Look, I have to go back to Gryffindor now, I'll see you in detention later." He turned and began to hurry down the corridor in the direction of the Gryffindor common room.
"Bye..." Autumn called after him, a little perplexed by his sudden departure. One thing was for sure though, this was one Transfiguration lesson that neither of then would ever forget.