"Please, if any of us are sketchy, it's Fred and I."George scoffed. I nodded.
"This is very true, my twins."
"Okay. Are we ready?" Fred whispered, handing the phial to George and another to Lee.
"Of course!" The rest of us responded quickly but also as quietly.
"Alright, count of three; one. Two. Three!" George and Lee downed their potions, grimacing at the taste. Fred and I watched in astonishment as the two started to morph, and now there was Seamus and no Lee in the boys dorm.
"Nice. I can't believe it worked. Now let's go before it wears off!" I said quickly, leading the way down the stairs. We stopped in front of the great hall.
"Okay, you remember the spell?" Fred asked.
"Of course." George replied.
"Now you three, don't act suspicious. I'll be as quick as possible." George said, running off.
"This is going to be wicked."
"It's done." George said-no longer looking like Seamus- as he sat down by his brother.
"And?" I asked eagerly.
"And, I think that all four... Of you... will serve three days worth detention, for whatever it is... you've done." A voice said from behind us, and I cringed.
"Why hello there, Professor Anti-Sham- I mean*insert laugh* Snape." I said, turning around and giving him my most innocent smile.
"An extra day for Miss Black." He sneered, before swooping off out of the hall.
"Well, I guess the polyjuice was a waste." Lee muttered.
"Now all of us are going to get into trouble anyways."
I shrugged.
"Oh well, as long as it worked how we planned, it was definitely worth it. Now- if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go study for my exams. They start tomorrow." I groaned, standing up.
"Bye Rita." George and Lee said.
"Goodnight Rita." Fred said.
I mock saluted to them and left the hall as well.
"I can't believe you didn't drop Divination." Hermione said that night as we sat in the common room together.
"I can't believe you did!" I said back, flipping the page in my textbook.
"Well. I was taking too many classes and that one was absolute rubbish."
"Speaking of which, how the bloody hell have you been getting to all those classes?"
"Language, Rita. I swear, you hang out with the twins too much."
"No, I don't hang out with them enough. By the way, if you hear word of Snape's office being blown up, it wasn't us." I whispered the last part, whistling as I turned the page again.
She groaned.
"You are insufferable."
"Why thank you!"
"Potions, Defense, Charms, Transfiguration, and history of magic, done!" I said triumphantly as I walked out of Professor Binns class with a tired Hermione next to me.
"Well, I'm off to arithmancy. Where are you going?"
"Divination. It's my last one." I said excitedly. "Any word on Buckbeak?"
"Not yet." She sighed, and I put my hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Hermione. He'll be fine! We
Would make great lawyers!" I squealed before waving and running off so I wasn't late.
"Am I late?" I panted as I finnaly reached where everyone else was waiting.
"Only a little, but she doesn't know. She's calling us in one by one." Neville said worriedly.
"Damn. Alphabetically?" He nodded.
"Hey, Black. Why don't you leave Neville alone? He's obviously uncomfortable with you talking to him." Ronald said.
"Why don't you sod off, Snotty McSnotterson." I replied, leaning against the wall to catch my breath.
"Black, it's your turn." Hannah Abbot said as she walked out.
"Darn it." I never get a break. I pushed off the wall and walked into the smelly room.
"H-Hello, Miss Black." Professor Trelawaney stuttered. I rolled my eyes. It was almost the end of the year and she was still scared of me. Like what the bloody hell?
"For the exam you will look into the crystal ball, and make a prediction for me."
"Okay... That should be easy enough!" I said, trying to boost my confidence.
"Let's see... I see... a door?" I said. "Or maybe it's a kitchen cabinet. I am kind of hungry..."
"Focus please, Miss Black. What kind of door?"
"Well it's very old. Made of wood. Oh wait, now there's a hole in it, I think. And a bunch of splinters on the floor around it."
"Is that all you see?"
"YuP." I said, popping the P.
"O-okay. That will be all, Miss Black." She said.
"Did I pass?" I asked worriedly. No matter how rubbish this class may be, it was entertaining.
"Send in Miss Brown, please." She sad, ignoring my question.
I sighed and left the classroom.
"Lavender, it's your turn." I said, and she looked at me warily.
"Good luck." I said, walking off. "You'll need it," I whispered under my breath.
I was walking through the halls towards the Great Hall when Snape came flying around a corner.
"Miss Black!" He yelled.
"Professor Snape!" I yelled back.
He glared at me, "Do you have any idea why my office is nothing but splinters?" He sneered.
I widened my eyes in mock shock. "Oh dear, that's awful! What kind of hellions would do something like that?"
"Make that a week of detention. For you and your conniving friends." He said, scowling before walking off.
"Damnit."
"I can't believe we got a weeks worth of detention!" George groaned later on after I told him.
"I know right?" Fred said.
"Rita! Rita!" Hermione yelled, running in to the common room. She had tears on her face and Ronald and Harry were begrudgingly following her.
"What? Oh my Merlin, Mione, what's wrong?" I said, jumping up and running over to her.
"They're executing Buckbeak!" She cried.
"But they can't!" I cried. "It's not fair! When?!"
"Tonight at sunset." She said, bursting into tears again. I pulled her into a hug and patted her back.
Sometimes I wonder if we didn't hope enough.