Harry arrived at Charms the next day to find everyone outside waiting for Professor Flitwick to come. He smiled as he passed Josephine and Victoria, who both politely smiled back before Josephine's cheeks turned rosy pink and Victoria, erupted in a fit of furious giggles. Ron waved him over to where he was standing with Hermione.
Harry was greeted by an uproar of arguing, and in order to avoid another screaming match Harry started talking to Dean Thomas about West Ham United's dreadful performance in the league, and then took his usual seats with Ron and Hermione when Flitwick arrived. Victoria, Josephine and the two Slytherins – Wulfric and Kevin – stood at the door politely waiting to be told where to sit. It was a short while before Flitwick realised that they were there and told them to take seats wherever they wanted. They chose spare seats on the bench next to Harry and his friends, where Hermione bombarded them with questions about what lessons were like at Tealeaky School.
To make sure that everyone was up to speed, especially the new students, Professor Flitwick did a revision lesson focusing on Summoning and Banishing charms. As items flew overhead all around the classroom, Kevin and Wulfric were talking in whispered voices. The two boys kept pretty much to them selves through out the lesson, whereas Josephine and Victoria spoke freely with Harry, Ron and Hermione. "Harry told me who support the Cannon's, that true? Or is he just winding me up?" Ron asked Josephine in an accusing tone of voice, as though it was her fault Harry was teasing him.
"It's true! Always have, my whole family support them. Of course it was difficult to keep up when I was at Tealeaky but yeah I support them, got posters all over my dorm already!" Josephine replied. Ron looked immensely relieved not to have fallen for one of Harry's jokes again, but even more excited to have someone – a girl – who he could talk about the Cannon's and Quidditch with.
The lesson ended and as everyone was packing up their things Kevin's bag split open, Josephine and Victoria bent down to help him pick up the quills, parchment, and books that spilt. Whereas Harry ran across the room to catch the rolling ball that looked distinctly like a rememberall, when he passed it back to Kevin he looked disgruntled and grabbed it with a mumbled 'thanks'.
As all the students made there way down to Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid, Victoria was explaining to Hermione that they had never been taught about magical creatures except in Potions and Dark Arts at Tealeaky School. Unfortunately, this lesson was also with the Slytherins and as Kevin and Wulfric pushed past with Malfoy and his crowd, Josephine shouted "Hiya Kevin!" Both groups stopped on the path towards Hagrids hut, Malfoy's and Harry's.
"What? Why you talking to me, blood traitor!" Kevin said sounding outraged.
"What you going on about, you bloody fool! Blood traitor? My father was a wizard! So I'm technically just as much as a wizard as you are! You're mums a witch, you're dads a muggle, so get out of it you fricking idiot!" Josephine was shouting and many of the students had gathered around to watch what might happen next, but she merely pushed through Malfoys gang and carried on walking towards Hagrids, Harry and Victoria an the others followed suit, leaving Malfoy and Kevin dumbstruck.
"How dare you address us, as if we are equals! Hanging around with mudbloods, someone who hasn't got enough money for a new set of quills, Harry Potter, and God knows what she is!" Malfoy shouted pointing at Victoria.
"As if it's any of you're business but my mother and father and both pure blood wizards and work at the Ministry of Magic in Britain now. So I'm just as pure as you, as if it actually matters anymore." Victoria claimed calmly before starting to walk away. Malfoy raised his wand in order to curse Victoria, but both she and Josephine were too quick for him.
"TITILARUS!" The pair bellowed wands pointed at Malfoy. They hut him with a spell to make you're arms keep growing and keep tickling you until you drink "Titillaserum". Malfoy didn't know what was happening to him, and ran off back towards the school, with his friend running behind him. "And next time you're going to say things like that about people we like make sure neither of us can hear you! Or it'll be worse next time!" Josephine cried. She and Victoria simply put their wands back into their robes and kept walking. An awe-struck Ron came running after them and congratulated them. Hermione spoke of how they were going to get into trouble now as Malfoy relishes in getting Gryfinndors into trouble. Harry however, hung back smiling to himself and merely nodded in agreement as he spoke of the look on Malfoys face when the hut him with the spell.
"Well that Kevin's a nasty piece of work!" Hermione said.
"We told you last night, it's only over the past year or so he's turned into the 'superior being' he thinks he is. He used to be really nice we we're good friends, that's why Josephine said hi, its really strange he just changed over night, round about the time his dad came back. Nobody knows were his dad was he just arrived back on the scene one day and everyone accepted it." Victoria shrugged off what she had just said and waited eagerly for her first Care of Magical Creatures lesson.