Episode 3: Classroom Shenanigans

Henry: Wake up.

Sean: *pretending to sleep

Henry: Wake up bitch!

Sean: *snores

Henry: WAKE UP!

Henry kicks Sean out of bed.

Sean: What the fuck!

Henry: Hurry up. We don't have much time.

Sean: Okay 'Dad.'

Diana screamed from downstairs, "Get down you idiots. How long are you two gonna take?

Sean got ready in an instant. They all left to go to the halls for breakfast. They enjoyed a heavy breakfast including croissants.

It was March 9. They attended the DADA class. Today's lesson was on boggarts. Boggarts are a strange creature. Instead of attacking with their normal form, they take shape of a person's fear and attack them. It is an ingenious way to attack. But there is a way around defeating them.

Professor Amelia: All you have to do is point your wand at the creature and say 'Riddikulus.' Understood?

The students all nodded their heads.

Amelia: Very good. Now let's begin with Henry.

Henry stepped forward.

Amelia: Think about what you fear and put them in a situation in which you won't fear them. Okay?

Henry nodded. With one swish of a wand, the closet was opened and a large tarantula appeared in front of them. Some of the students in the back of the lined got scared. Henry was scared too. But after he said 'Riddikulus,' the tarantula turned into a rainbow colored donkey and was upside down. Henry found it amusing. It was then Larry's turn. The boggart took form of a creepy looking witch. After the spell, it was covered in whipped cream. The students found it amusing. After a few other students and laughs, it was Diana's turn. The boggart took form of a black door. It was covered in locks. Diana tried to use 'Alohomora' but the locks did not unlock. She was getting more scared. Professor Amelia used 'Riddikulus' and the door turned in to large piece of paper. Even with that, Diana was shook. The others tried to comfort her. After a few more laughs at boggarts, it was Sean's turn. Henry and Matt could not believe their eyes. For the first time in their lives, they saw Sean being uncomfortable. He looked unnatural. The boggart saw him. The boggart took an odd shape. A shape which shocked everyone. The boggart took on the form of Sean himself. It was covered in blood. The blood looked fresh. It made all of his black clothes look crimson. It was a carbon copy of him. The boggart Sean then flashed a villainous grin. Sean immediately used 'Riddikulus' and the boggart turned into a puddle of blood instead. Sean looked paler than usual. He felt his temperature rising. He felt sick to his core. His friends tried to comfort him. It wasn't much of a success. After the class, they all had a conversation.

Sean: Are you okay Diana?

Diana: Yeah I'm fine. I think.

Matt: The hell happened?

Henry: I thought my fears were bad. But it's nothing compared to you guys.

Sean: Don't undermine your fear Henry.

Henry: I know. But still, would you like to explain?

Matt: Maybe it can help put off that fear.

Diana: Yeah. Yours was truly traumatic.

Sean: You explain yours first.

Diana: I always felt the odd one out. My entire childhood, I did not have many friends. And the friends I did have were all superficial levels. They probably have forgotten I even exist. My parents weren't innocent either. They pampered me so much that they thought I needed a caretaker for Hogwarts. That door was an escape. An escape to the real world. But I feared I would not able to open the door. The locks are the obstacles. You guys are the friends I have always wanted. I don't feel fake or left out. So thank you for that.

Matt: Don't worry. We are here for you. That is what friendship is all about right?

Henry: That is such a common line.

Matt: Shut up!

Henry: Though it is common, it is very effective.

Matt: Damn right it is!

Diana: Now you hold up your end of the bargain Sean.

Sean: Not right now.

Matt: Come on man!

Sean: I don't really feel comfortable talking about it right now. I promise I will talk about it today. Just not now. Is that ok?

Henry: Yeah it is fine.

Sean: Thank you guys for understanding.

Gryffindor and Slytherin were considered house rivals. But after the battle of Hogwarts, the rivalry was put aside. Both houses had potions together that day. Professor Slughorn was teaching them about certain potions. One of them included the love potion. Although the potion piqued the interest of the students, Slughorn said, "The love potion is highly dangerous. It does not create true love but instead makes the partner a slave. This potion is the sole reason why Lord Voldemort even existed." He felt more comfortable talking about Voldemort. For the majority of his life, Slughorn believed that he taught the Dark Lord about horcruxes. He would later find out after the war that Tom already knew how to make horcruxes. But Slughorn still thought he should have done something about it.

He tasked the students to create the Draught of Peace. It is a potion which relieves anxiety. Ray was with Emile and Mary. He was very curious about the Love potion. He kept checking between both the page of his task and the Love potion. Mary was confused and Emile just ignored him. After the students made their potions, Slughorn requested them to drink their own potions. Some were skeptical as to drink the potion. But they did it anyway. Unfortunately, Ray was seeing different things. He began rubbing his eyes furiously. His vision was blurry at first. After a while, it became clearer. He then heard a mysterious voice.

Emily: You okay there Ray?

He looked up and saw a girl in place of Emile. She looked like him. He then heard another voice from behind.

Mark: Ray?

As he turned around, his jaw had fell on the floor. Mary was standing there in the form of a dude. A handsome dude. Ray started shaking his head. He looked around the room. The entire class was staring at him. He was absolutely petrified. Nora turned into Norris. Serena turned into Sylvain. Tom looked like he had spent five hours on a make-up chair. Even Slughorn looked different. He looked like an old grandma looking to feed him Christmas cookies. Ray was going nuts. He thought he was dreaming.

Tatiana: Hey bro. The hell is going on?

Norris: Seriously. You're acting like you just came out of your mum's womb.

Emily: You are heating up.

Ray felt that the universe a 180 degree sharp turn and reversed everyone's gender. His mind was getting messed up. He was tense. The others tried to comfort him but they were making it worse. Suddenly, he screamed from the top of his lungs and fell unconscious. The others were confused. They wondered what had happened. Slughorn checked the potion and realized what he had done. After a visit to Madam Pomfrey, it was revealed that he had mixed up the Draught of Peace and Love potions together into a potion which makes the user see the other version in the opposite gender. After finding it out, Sean, Matt and Tom were laughing their asses off.

Sean: Oh my fucking god!

Matt: Merlin's beard!

Tom: How airheaded are you Ray?

Ray was absolutely fuming.

Ray: Shut up!

Sean: So did Emile become Emily?

Tom: Mary became Mark?

Matt: Nora became Norris?

The trio started laughing even more. They were struggling to breath from the laughter. Ray legitimately thought they all drank Laugh-Inducing potions.

Matt: Ok then. Are you alright?

Ray: Yeah I am.

Tom: Good to know.

Sean: Don't you guys have DADA now?

Tom: Yeah we do. Let's go.

Ray: What's today's lesson?

Matt: Boggarts.

Ray and Tom looked at Sean. He seemed tense after hearing "Boggarts."

Tom: You alright there Sean?

Sean shook his head.

Sean: Yeah I'm fine. Now go.

Ray and Tom looked at him with curiosity. But decided to leave it be. They left for the DADA class.

In their class, things were far much tamer when it came to fearful things. Tom saw the boggart turn into a giant grizzly bear. He used the spell and it turned into a cute little teddy bear. He almost held it when Professor Amelia stepped in.

Amelia: What are you thinking? That is a boggart. Not an actual teddy bear.

Tom feeling embarrassed backed away. To his surprise, Ray's fear was not him as a beautiful woman. Instead it was an owl who kept saying, "You're slacking" repeatedly. He understood what it meant. The others had normal fears. Then there was Nora. After Hermione Granger wanted to make sure S.P.E.W was going well in Hogwarts, she requested Headmistress McGonagall to open up an S.P.E.W club in the school. McGonagall obliged. A couple of students joined. Nora was one of them. She cared a lot about nature. So when she saw the boggart into a scenery of burned trees, she became emotional. The scenery was dark. The trees looked like they were clearly burned by humans. There was absolutely no green in the scenery. It looked lifeless. She said 'Riddikulus' and the scenery turned into a balloon. The balloon was traveling all across the room and went back into the closet. Nora sighed and went to the side. The class resumed.

After the DADA class was over, Tom, Ray and Nora found Sean, Matt, Diana and Henry sitting in a stairwell.

Nora: Hey everyone.

The Ones in stairs: Hey Nora.

Diana: How did DADA go?

Tom: Pretty interesting. I'm surprised I didn't get to see the boggart become the female Ray.

Ray: Will you stop it?

Matt: No we won't.

Everyone looked amused except Sean. Nora found that extremely odd. Sean was usually the one amusing everyone. They both didn't hang out much but she still considered him one of her good friends.

Nora: What's wrong Sean?

Everyone's attention was at Sean now.

Sean: So I saw the boggart taking in my fear. It turned into me covered in blood giving a creepy smile.

Nora, Tom and Ray were shocked by the news. They looked at the others. They seemed worried.

Sean: You guys are all somewhat familiar with the wizarding world. I never was. I found out about it 5 years ago after my parents passed away. Life was going pretty shitty. I always struggled to express my feelings. I thought they were unnecessary. So I stowed them in the back. The feelings then turned into codes. Unfortunately for me, I am unable to crack these. I feel like without feelings, I'm just a monster. A human being with no soul. One day, I'll just go mad trying to figure out these codes and vent out my rage. You all probably think it sounds dumb. All of this still doesn't feel real to me. So I just go along with everything. I feel out place all the fucking time. I'm sorry for spewing out all this shit. I'm just wasting all of your time.

They all fell silent. They never thought Sean would say things like these. Nora went up and gave him a hug. Sean stiffened himself. The others joined in on the hug. They all comforted him.

Nora: Don't you ever say that this is bullshit. Your feelings matter.

They all agreed with her. Sean looked at everyone and gave them a smile. The smile was pure but foreign on his face. It looked good on him. They all chatted a bit more. Sean felt more at ease. After a longtime, he had peaceful thoughts in his mind at night. Next morning, he continued his "sleeping" façade and the cycle continued. That day went less depressing for everyone's sake.