The next day, everyone woke up and went to breakfast, wondering what would be served. They would be delighted to find a full English breakfast awaited them. After they finished eating their delicious offerings, they were in fact ordered to sit and wait for a bit as they were given their class schedule.
Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Mildred were all given the same classes together: Period 1A Potions, 1B Charms, 2A Herbology, 2B Defence Against The Dark Arts, 3A History of Magic, 3B Transfiguration, 4A Flying, 4B Astronomy, 5A Arithmancy, 5B Ancient Studies, 6A English, 6B Magical Theory, 7A Alchemy, 7B Music, 8A Art, and 8B Care Of Magical Creatures.
Maud had 1A Defence Against The Dark Arts, 1B Charms, 2A History Of Magic, 2B Potions, 3A Transfiguration, 3B Herbology, 4A Flying, 4B Astronomy, 5A Alchemy, 5B English, 6A Care Of Magical Creatures, 6B Ancient Studies, 7A Art, 7B Music, 8A Arithmancy, and 8B Magical Theory (Maud only had Charms with the four Gryffindors).
Enid was unfortunately given the same classes as the entirety of Draco and his group of gothic bullies. These were 1A Potions, 1B Transfiguration, 2A Charms, 2B Defence Against The Dark Arts, 3A History Of Magic, 3B Herbology, 4A Astronomy, 4B Flying, 5A English, 5B Art, 6A Alchemy, 6B Magical Theory, 7A Music, 7B Care Of Magical Creatures, 8A Ancient Studies, and 8B Arithmancy. This meant that she shared Potions, Defence Against The Dark Arts, History of Magic, and Magical Theory with her Gryffindor friends, as well as Herbology with Maud.
With these class schedules came the bell schedule for the weekdays. Breakfast was from 7:30-9:00, followed by Period 1 from 9:05-9:55, then Period 2 from 10:00-10:55, with Morning Break next from 10:55-11:10, then Period 3 from 11:15-12:10, followed by Lunch from 12:10-13:10, then Period 4 from 13:15-14:10, then Period 5 from 14:15-15:10, followed by Afternoon Break from 15:10-15:25, then Period 6 from 15:30-16:25, then Period 7 from 16:30-17:25, then Period 8 from 17:30-18:25, then Dinner from 18:25-19:25, then Free Time from 19:25-21:00. 21:00 was curfew, meaning everyone had to be within the Common Room limits from then until 7:00. Each day the students alternated between going to their "A" classes and their "B" classes, with the first school day of term being an "A" day. Saturdays and Sundays consisted entirely of free time, bar meals and curfew which were at the same times as weekdays.
After the students all left the Great Hall now with class schedules, the first years found it exceptionally difficult to find their way to their classes. There were magically powered elevators taking everyone up to the floors on which they needed to be, and thankfully signs pointed the way to classrooms, making things slightly easier. The ghosts, however, were of almost no help, and it was often a nasty surprise when one appeared.
Unfortunately, while being lost, the Gryffindor group tried to get into a door which was in fact the right hand 3rd floor corridor, which was out of bounds. They of course did not know this, being only first years, but the janitor, Mr. Argus Filch, did not believe them and tried to give them detention. Thankfully, deputy headmistress (the second of three) Ms. Ada Cackle was there to save them and guide them to their 1st Period Potions class.
The teacher of Potions, Mr. Severus Snape, began the class by taking roll call. When he got to Harry's name he paused, and muttered something about celebrities. Draco and his goth gang found this quite funny, but Enid certainly didn't, and she stared angrily at them until they subsided.
"You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion making," he began. He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but the students didn't dare talk, for Snape was quite intimidating. "As there is little foolish wand waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of the liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses. I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stop death, if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach," he droned.
Then, he suddenly cried out "Harry! What do I get if I add a powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" Harry didn't know this, and said as much. They hadn't even covered anything yet! Snape sneered. "Harry, where would you look if I told you to find a bezoar?" he asked. Harry decided to take a wild guess. "Your classroom?" he asked sheepishly, as Draco and his goth bullies again exploded into laughter. Snape decided to try again. "Harry, what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?" Harry didn't know, and again said as such. How was he supposed to have read the entirety of "One Thousand Magical Herbs And Fungi" on the first day? "Two points from Gryffindor for your cheek, Harry!" he yelled.
Enid was absolutely furious. How dare her teacher abuse her friend like this, she thought. She suddenly remembered that Snape notoriously favored Slytherin, which she was. She also remembered some of the stories her parents, who were Aurors themselves and fought in the Wizarding War, told her when she was younger. Maybe, Enid thought, she could use this to her and her friend's advantage. "That isn't right, Mr. Snape. How do you expect Harry to know anything at all on the first day. Just because he's the kid of two very famous Aurors that does not give you the right to bully him like this!" she exclaimed. "Shut your mouth, Enid," he growled. "Oh, maybe I will. If you give Gryffindor those two house points, then maybe I won't tell the whole class about your actions during the war…" "THAT is enough, Enid. Two points to Gryffindor," Snape conceded.
This caused quite the reaction from Draco and his goth gang. "You will regret this, Enid Nightshade," Ebony said in a very low growl. "No I won't," Enid replied, "because friends are worth fighting for." Harry smiled at Enid. This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Other than the "event" in Potions, the rest of the first week went relatively uneventfully. McGonagall was quite like Snape in teaching Transfiguration, albeit actually somewhat reasonable. Apart from this, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Mildred, Maud, and Enid got some more time to bond, which was nice.