Carmen and Cammy's European Vacation
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Chapter 17- The Exams
I was at the Olympics, playing international volleyball for the Gold. The score was 24-22 USA versus England. I was in left front, outside hitter. England had tossed a free ball giving us the perfect chance for a set. The back row passed it, and we got a good set. I started my approach and jumped like twenty feet, I could see exactly where I was going to cram the ball. I was contacting and…
"Carmen" Oh god please let that be the referee. Wait, that's Cammy. What is she…oh crap. I felt a rough shake. "Carmen get up" Man it was a dream! I sat up disgruntled and looked over at the clock. It was five in the morning.
"Cammy it's the friggin crack of dawn!" I shouted brushing loose strands of hair out of my face. "They haven't even received the exams yet!" She looked calm, and rather…groomed. Did she get up earlier?
"Carmen this will make you feel refreshed. Trust me it works" she handed me a cup of coffee.
"Bless you" I grumbled.
"Now" she said pulling the comforter off of me, "You need to stretch" I laughed.
"Cammy Hogwarts doesn't offer Phys. Ed."
"You don't want your neck or hand cramping while you're taking it do you?" I hadn't thought of that. I flexed my wrists back and forth and massaged my neck, that did feel kind of good.
"Now" Cammy the great instructed, "Sit on the floor"
"I don't get to go back to sleep?" I protested.
"No, you'll feel groggy. You want to be alert" I sat down hesitantly.
"Okay Gandhi"
"Cross your legs" I did so. "Now relax and concentrate on your breathing" I tried to do that, but I broke out of the silence.
"But Cammy I was at the Olympics!" I whined. She narrowed her eyes, like my mother. Scary.
"You will never get to the Olympics if you don't pass this"
"Okay fine" We sat there for about an hour. I thought about many things. Like where would we live after Hogwarts? Would we go back to America?
"Cammy?" I finally asked.
"Yes?"
"Where are we going after Hogwarts?"
"We'll worry about that later; you need to focus on passing this"
"Fine" She checked her watch.
"You need to get dressed and then we'll eat"
"Good I heard they're having…" she cut me off, like an angry driver. Road hog.
"Not that food" she opened her trunk to reveal energy bars.
"Cammy I'll still be hungry if I eat that" I whined.
"No you won't, they're the perfect balance of energy for you to maintain your stamina." I munched on one for a bit and for the record they weren't bad. Then it hit me and stuck to me like glue.
"Cammy do these have crack in them?"
"No Carmen" Ok, maybe not permanent glue. I finally got dressed and we walked down the hall to our exam room. We knew we would be in different rooms; the teachers wouldn't dare put us in the same. She faced me as I found mine. She put her hands on my shoulders.
"Now remember Carmen, just relax, and don't psyche yourself out. Go with your gut. You know this stuff"
"Thanks" I said meekly, suddenly feeling like I was about to hurl.
"Okay good luck" she said and headed down the hall. I walked into my room where McGonagall was giving out the exams.
"Good luck Carmen" she said putting mine in front of me.
"Thank you professor" I said. Okay first things first. My name, yeah I know that one. I scribbled it in and opened the booklet. It was History of Magic, go figure. My imaginary volleyball game had begun. I took every question one at a time thinking it through. When I glanced around everyone I saw was either chewing on their pencils or about to fall asleep. I however wasn't either, I felt awake yet strangely calm. Cammy was right. I turned in my paper and headed to my next final, transfiguration. This was a physical exam. I sat there eyeing this chicken. Okay chicken, we can do this the easy way or the hard way; but you are turning in to a plate. I aimed my wand carefully and said the incantation but that chicken didn't turn. I started to panic and could sense McGonagall watching me. Relax, I remember Cammy saying. I took a deep breath and pointed my wand, praying it would work. I looked down with one eye and there sat a plate.
"Good job" I heard McGonagall say in a low voice. I grinned to myself. But the hardest was yet to come after herbology and charms and all that crap I had potions. I wandered down to the potions room feeling like I was walking to my execution. I nervously walked in and sat in front of a cauldron.
"Class begin" Snape said coldly. I started reading the procedures, this wouldn't be easy. I started adding ingredients and soon found myself confused. Okay calm down, you can do this. Think of the volleyball game. "Okay" I muttered adding the first ingredient, "The hit is blocked by this" I added another ingredient. I continued my mental exercise until I looked back at the final product. Snape came around to inspect it and I held my breath. He nodded and scribbled something down. Hey that looked like a positive gesture!
"A-C-E" I whispered to myself as I walked out of that room mentally exhausted. It was over and now I could only hope for the best. I found the great hall filled with exhausted seventh years when I spotted Cammy.
"How'd it go?" she asked excitedly.
"Dude you were right! I wasn't tired or anything!"
"I know what I'm talking about" she said wisely. Okay Buddha-Cammy.
"Glad it went well for you mate" Fred said across the table "I was bloody nervous with Snape breathing down my neck!"
"He gave me a nod" I responded.
"A nod, he frowned at me!" Alicia said across the bench. I shrugged.
"At least D-Day is over"
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