Monday 2 September, 10:45 GMT 16 years ago
Drew had changed into her gym uniform for her scheduled 3rd hour Year 10 Co-Ed Physical Education class. The gymnasium was full of Year 10 students; most of them she had seen earlier that day in her first two classes. She stood next to Dean Thomas, whom, like herself never received the invitation to attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry three years ago.
She noticed the American transplant surrounded by the other athletes and proverbial cool kids. Phillip Martinez, Professor Kaiser had introduced him to the class during first hour. He seemed to be the type to make friends fast. He already seemed to be chummy with the tall black- haired kid, Aston Baguio, whom she and Dean had gone to school with since Year 7.
The Physical Education professor walked through the gym before class officially started, greeting his students with a firm handshake. Drew noted that the man actually smiled when he arrived at the group with Aston and Phillip in it. He shook the blue-eyed boy's hand.
It wasn't until the professor called everyone to gather around him to do roll call that Drew made the connection between the professor and the American transfer student. The gym teacher went down the list of names, taking care to look everyone in the eye as he or she called out their presence; it was his way of locking in a picture of who his students were in his mind.
When it came to Granger, Drew, both student and teacher nodded at each other before he continued to call roll. When he was at the end of the list, Drew had noticed that he had not called the American. She wondered if he had come to PE during the wrong hour.
"Alright, now that I know who you are," the six foot six inch bald professor began as he clutched at his whistle on the lanyard around his neck, "I get to introduce myself. I am Phillip Martinez. But you will address me as Coach or Professor, the former being preferred…"
Drew shut her eyes. The PE professor was the American's father. She looked over at Dean. He shrugged his shoulders as the professor wrapped up his expectations of his students for the rest of the course.
"Alright, five kids to a team," the coach said as he pulled three bags of basketballs from the bleachers. "Grab a ball, free play. Let's shoot some hoops."
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Monday 2 September, 19:00 GMT 16 years ago
Drew had grabbed the dinner rolls from the oven as Hans and Heath had just finished setting the table for four. Their mother had just brought the pot of spaghetti to the table so that everyone could plate themselves.
"So how was your first day of school, boys?" the Muggle-born mother asked the twins.
"It wasn't bad, Mum," Hans said.
"Yeah," Heath added, "We're finally at the top of the food chain."
"Well, don't go bullying the younger kids, heh," their mother said, raising an eyebrow.
The two boys laughed. Drew smiled to herself. "We wouldn't do that, Mum," Heath said as he ate a meatball.
"Besides we're just biding our time until we can get our letters from Hogwarts," Hans said as he ate a forkful of pasta.
Drew blew out a breath as she looked down at her plate full of spaghetti. Hermione Malfoy glanced her way for a moment and then addressed the boys, "Let's not burn all of our bridges just yet."
The twins looked at each other shrugging. Drew smiled to herself.
"You should appreciate all of your life experiences," their mother began, "Muggle and Wizarding. Besides, your time won't come until May of next year."
"Okay, Mum," the boys said in unison as they continued with their dinner.
"And how about your day, Drew," Mrs. Malfoy asked as she ate a forkful of spaghetti.
The oldest Malfoy child shrugged her shoulders, "It was okay I guess. Dean and I have all the same classes together. We also joined the Chess Club."
"Wizarding chess?" Hans asked.
"Uh, no," Drew said as everyone started to laugh. Drew joined in.
"Well, I'm sure Dad's going to want to hear that all of you had a normal Muggle first day of school when I speak to him later on tonight," Mrs. Malfoy smiled.
"There was a new boy who transferred from New York," Drew said as she took a sip from her glass of water. The boys raised an eyebrow as did their mother. "He's in my Biology, English and Physical Education classes. His father is the new PE professor."
"Did you introduce yourself?" her mother asked as the twins leaned in more to hear their sister's response.
"No," the Half-Blood Squib shrugged her shoulders. "He gravitated to the athletes and cool kids.
"He plays basketball well," she said as she took a bite of her dinner roll.
Mrs. Malfoy nodded and smiled. Drew averted eye contact for the rest of the meal. The boys added more details of their first day as Mrs. Malfoy listened patiently as she mused to herself at how her husband was going to take the news of their daughter's seemingly first crush.