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Natalliya ran into the shores of the lake cheering wildly, making her biggest effort to splash water all around.

Her excitement was due though. We'd all just finished our NEWTs. I'd only done three, but the rest of the girls had done five or six, except for Tessa, who did eight, because she was an overachiever.

At first I'd considered not studying at all for the exams, because I literally did not need to do them but I quickly realised it would be pretty suspicious if I just walked around being the only Seventh Year student who did not give a single shit about the NEWTs, also once my friends started the hardcore studying, it was pretty boring just being by myself doing nothing.

So I did my three NEWTs. Did I pass them? I had no idea, probably not. The only exam I felt like I'd done sort of well in was Divination, and only because I was an actual Seer.

I sat along the calm lake along with my friends. Our loosened ties and messy robes breathed a sigh of relief in themselves.

"Oh my god, Bow, how hard was Potions? I almost died." Nat exclaimed.

I sighed deeply. "Ugh, I am absolutely sure I'm getting a T. I mean, what was that whole bit about the properties of Salamander skin? What the fuck?"

"Right! I'm just praying I get at least an A so I can become an Auror."

"Oh, you'll totally get it, Nat." Saf piped in.

Nat stood up and set her hands on her hips with a determined look on her face. "Alright, but as of not one of us is allowed to worry, because tonight WE PARTY!"

All twenty-odd Seventh Year teenagers in the Ravenclaw common room were dancing non-stop, eighty percent of them were well on their way to being drunk off their arses, me included. I wasn't the drunkest person in the room, but I was definitely tipsy.

Nat took me by the hands and started dancing wildly with me. After almost six months of knowing her I still couldn't quite tell if she was pissed or if she was just like that.

Mine and Nat's matching glittery dresses sparkled under the lights. I laughed at Nat's antics as she shook her arse to the music.

I must say wizards knew how to party. There was something about wizard alcohol that got everyone going real quick. I wished I could at least approach Reg, who had been sitting in the corner with a few of his cronies all night. But being with my friends was still pretty good.

Right as I glanced towards Regulus, one of the guys in his little group stood up. It was Avery. Little shit.

Avery hopped on one of the coffee tables with a smug look on his face and called for everyone's attention. Which people surprisingly gave to him.

Someone turned the music down.

"For a while now we have been lied to, cheated, made fools of." A point, anywhere? "Filth has snuck its way into our school."

I tensed up, sobering up real quick.

"A Muggle has found their way into our sacred place of learning, to try to steal our magic, deceive us with their Muggle ways. But today, they are going to be uncovered. And there shall be no mercy."

I was frozen. My heartbeat could rival a hummingbird's at the moment. I could feel my throat close up. I stared straight ahead, praying what I was sure was coming next wouldn't come.

"And that person." Avery paused, then he looked me straight in the eye. "Is Daisy Edwards." He pointed an accusatory finger at me.

I could feel every eye in the room turning towards me.

"Will you shut up?" Nat bellowed from my side. "No one here believes you."

I looked down in shame. I'd been lying to Nat, to all my friends. They didn't deserve it.

Avery smirked, and I'd never wanted to punch someone in the face as badly as I did him right now. "Oh, right? Then take out your wand, Edwards, do a spell. Have any of you actually seen her perform magic? Think about it."

People started whispering amongst themselves, I felt like I was going to pass out. I glanced at my friends but they were staring at me like they didn't even know me.

Before anyone else could demand I showed them I was a witch, I turned on my heel and ran out of the room as fast as I could.

As soon as I was out of view I broke down in sobs, but I didn't stop running. I needed to get out of here. Out of Hogwarts. I couldn't face my friends or even my classmates.

How in the hell had that little fuck found out? I mean, it couldn't have been – ? No, of course not, he would never do that to me. Right? Right?

I cried harder.

END OF PART ONE