Chapter 13

The Spark of the Golden Quartet

The next few days people were asking how I had outsmarted the troll. I just said I never even pulled out my wand, it was all Harry and Ron.

Potions was quickly becoming my favourite lesson. Since I had it with Ivy (who still was allowed to leave lessons when her head started to hurt.) and Draco as my Potions partner.

That day was going to be one I was going to remember for a while. That was the day Draco first tried to kiss me.

We were brewing a simple zit curing potion. I was reaching out for the slug I needed to cut up when I (being the total klutz I am.) dropped it on the floor.

I got down on my knees to pick it up and yet again, I brushed hands with Draco.

"Hello again." I said blushing.

"Hi, partner. How's it going?"

"It's going." I said, reaching down to grab the slug "You?"

"Same here."

The next thing I knew, Draco's hand was on my wrist and he pulled me towards him. One innocent smirk and I melted…he had found my weakness…that bloody smirk!

He leaned in for…a kiss! Draco Malfoy, one of my friends, wanted to kiss me! My heart hammered inside my chest in excitement.

Our lips were just brushing when Professor Snape called out "Ms Potter!"

Draco and I shot up at the same time, banging our heads together.

"OW!" I yelled, rubbing my head.

"Now that you're done groping on the floor…Ms Duff's head is hurting. You have to go with her."

I glared at Ivy. Thanks, Ivy! I thought Draco was that bloody close to kissing me! You know I kind of sort of like him!

Well, I couldn't help that Ivy had a headache. So, I did what any good friend would do. I went out into the courtyard with her.

We talked mostly. We talked on my crush on Draco, Potions, that mystery that was Lucinda Nightshade. Somehow we got to talking about Christmas.

"So, Christmas is coming soon." I realized, taking an extra step ahead of Ivy.

"Yeah, you planning on staying at school for the holiday?" Ivy asked, trying to keep up.

My eyes glowed "You can do that?" I asked.

"Yeah. If you want to."

"Then I guess I am. You staying?" I asked hopefully.

"I might go home for the holiday."

"Oh…" I said crestfallen "She-Cat!"

The next thing I knew, there was a fat cat on my head!

"HEY!" I screamed, dancing to get the cat off "Get it off, get it off!"

"Han, calm down!" Ivy said, taking the cat off my head and setting it down. "It is kind of cute."

As quickly as Ivy said it, the cat turned into a girl with white hair, ice blue eyes, glasses and wearing cat ears and a tail. If you took the tail and ears off, she would have looked a lot like…Nightshade.

"Holy…" I started "Skinner."

"HI!" the girl squeaked "I'm Ramona Capodebt! Who are you?"

"I'm Ivy."

"I'm Hannah, Hannah Potter." I said, helping Ramona up.

"Are you really? Because I saw you at the Sorting. I'm a second year Hufflepuff, you see. And I saw you from my table, you know, I think that blonde albino boy has a-"

"Hello, Potter." Drosie's snide, arrogant voice sneered behind us.

Ivy and I turned around and saw that Drosie wasn't with O'Neil or Vain. She was with some Ravenclaw girl, who was in my year. And…the girl had a tiny little dragon on her shoulder.

"Shouldn't you be in class, Drosie?" Ivy demanded "At least Han and I have an excuse."

"And do you have an excuse to be hanging around with the orphan and the Mudblood? What your aunt would say when she heard…"

"Who's your aunt?" I asked, furious yet intrigued.

"Oh, didn't Duff tell you? Her aunt it Del-"

Before the name was out of Drosie's mouth, Ivy came up and punched her in the face. I smirked.

"YOU LITTLE BITCH! Wait till your aunt hears of this. You and the orphan bitch over there will be so dead!"

I glared at Drosie and felt a heat burning in my hand. I clenched my fist and it subsided.

"Piss…off…you…bitch!" I spat.

Drosie glared at me and ran off holding her nose, leaving the girl with the dragon with us.

"Wow!" she said, awestruck "Nobody ever took Drosie on like that before! I mean, I really wanted to, but she threatened my dragon, Fireball if I did anything stupid. But what you guys did, that was so awesome! Holy cricket!" she gasped, staring at my scar "You're Hannah Potter! I'm Sheila Alexander, I'm in your year, but I'm in Ravenclaw. Oh, hey, She-Cat," she paused looking at Ramona "Did you get to know Ramona? She's one of my best friends in the whole world! I mean, I was the one to teach her some magic. It's so great that I met Hannah Potter! My Mum will be so excited." Sheila said all of that really fast.

"Ok, so what house are you in?" Ivy asked.

"Oh, Ravenclaw. And I know you are in Gryffindor, and Hannah's in Slytherin."

"Yeah, we're all in different houses!" I noticed, taking a leaf in my hand and crushing it with almost superhuman force.

"Yeah, how about that Drosie huh?" Sheila asked "She's totally mean."

"Try despicable, heartless, rude, ignorant, daughter of a bitch!" I snapped.

And as quickly as I said it, as though it was magic, the leaf in my hand burst into flames.

I gasped. I was never able to do that before!

"Ms Potter." the Headmaster's voice said. "I would like a word with you and your brother…now."

I gulped and took one last look at my new friends and my best friend before Dumbledore steered me in the direction of the castle.