Chapter 1=Tutoring
Stormy P.O.V
Crap! Snape will kill me! I didn't get my potions essay done yet! I jogged to the library hopping Madam Pince was in a good mood. I was one of the more quiter Lions after all. I entered and sat down in a corner and began to study and then..."What are you doing here, Skies(last name)?" Merula drawled. Could she act any less nasty when she saw me. Guess not with what house she's in. "Studying. It's what we do for class." I said. I guess I was just as bad. Both Gryffindor and Slytherin seemed to act vile towards one one another. Never got why and Merula...wasn't anything like her parents. "I can help you with Charms if you want. Knowticed you had problems with that one spell." I added. She paused and smiled. "That would be nice. Just don't let your friends see us together studying." she added.
-A Few Days Later-
Stormy P.O.V
"Where have you been, Stormy?" Penny asked curiously. "Oh. Catching up on Potions and Charms." I said. "You're as good as me in Potions. Snape just pretends to hate you. Sometimes I think he's just putting up an act around students." Penny said. I chuckled at this not knowing with the Potions professor. He was a good teacher and had complimented my potions before and suggested extra credit classes before.
I was better at Charms though. "I should go. Wanted to check out a book" I answered(makeing her Hermione smart) I said. I got to a spare room and found Merula waiting. I showed her the right wand movement and stuff and after awhile it was late. "You know I might ask for another duel again?" she said. "Is this your way of asking me out?" I teased. "Maybe" Merula teased back.
-Around Christmas-
Merula P.O.V
I smiled. I got a package. I didn't get that much for Christmas since my parents were in Azakaban. "Have a special someone?" Barnaby asked. I was now ok with him being pals with Stormy. We were neutral friends and that was it. "Someone is tutoring me in Charms because I need help in some of it." I explained "sort of like you don't understand Transfiguration."
"Oh. Looks like a love confession. It's kind of sweet." said another Slytherin smileing. "No way would a Lion do this. They are too thik headed."
Barnaby spoke later when it was less people and said "It was Stormy wasn't it. I've seen the way the 2 of you look at one another." Barnaby said. "Kind of like the way you look at Ben. I'm against the whole, Lion crap Barnaby especially after what happened to our parents." I said. He smiled. "Then lets do this. Both of us have to confess to the ones we like. Buy a Christmas gift for Stormy! Anything!" he said. I sighed and decided to go ask Snape for advice. He used to
have someone a long time ago. A guy named James I think. Snape said this guy was a animagus like Stormy is.
I entered Snape's potions lab hopeing he wasn't in a bad mood.
