"Very good Miss Nolano! Perfect!" The small charm teacher is almost shaking in excitment. My freezing charm is, as he said, perfect. Truth is, I already am working on third year spells. One would say I probably should figure out a way to have decent grades in potions or history of magic, or even botanic but I prefer to perfection myself in the things I'm excellent at. Which aren't much to be honest, besides charms and DADA, I'm only half good in transfiguration but that's it.
"Honestly, I don't know how you do it. You're like terrible in most subjects and outstanding in charms!" Willy's looking at me like I grew a second head, he didn't even manage to get his frog cold.
"And DADA, remember how she disarmed Billie Winston? And Anna Adams?" Nini says with an admiring look. Sweet memories. Willy nods and we continue our way, until we cross paths with Lupin and co.
"Nolano can I talk to you for a minute?" Black Senior asks. His friends eye him weirdly, and so do mine. "It's fine I'll catch up to you." the little gang leave reluctantly and so do Willy and Nini. Before I can say anything I can feel him drag me into a broom closet.
"What's wrong with you?! What are you doing?!" I'M NOT READY TO DIE. MERLIN HELP ME!
"Listen to me this isn't going to take long, if you tell anyone about Remus's secret, I will come for you. I don't even know how he could trust a slytherin." He says the last word as if it's burning his mouth. I'm going to show him just as much of a slytherin I am.
"You listen. The next time you have to talk to me, don't threaten me or pull me anywhere because even if you're superior to me on a physical level, you won't make the cut in a duel. Besides, my business with Remus is between him and I. So keep your nose out of it." I stick my wand in his throat. I hate presumptuous people, and being threatened. Even if he's a third year, I know I'll kick his ass in defense.
"Oh, you really are exactly where you should be, aren't you? Really ambitious, thinking you could beat a third year. I understand why little brother likes you-"
"He said the same thing about you. The thing is, I don't think I could ever get along with such an arrogant guy. You don't even realize how annoying you are, do you?" He's seriously getting in my nerves. Pun intended.
"Because you think he cares about you? He only does what my parents say, he's nothing but a sheep and guess what? The only reason he talks to-"
"Melofors!" His head instantly turns into a pumpkin and I blow up the door of the cupboard.
Regulus is my friend, he's smart, considerate and he cares about me. Why am I so upset then? Black's wrong, Reg's not a sheep. I'm walking fast, my thoughts are running in my head and my heart feels like it's going a hundred miles per hour. I arrive in the dining haul, and intend seat as naturally as I can. I ignore the questioning looks of the three boys in the opposite table as they leave their own table, probably to find pumpkin head.
"What did Black want with you?" Nini asks.
"Oh, just to talk a bit." My voice is strangled in my throat. I'm so bad at acting.
"What happened Giovanna?" Full name? That's not good, is it?
"I might have turned his head into a pumpkin." I whisper. Not daring to look at anyone around me. Everyone seems to hear it since Severus and Willy are laughing their arses off and Nini and Reg are looking at me with shock.
"YOU DID WHAT?" It's a rhetorical question isn't it? "Giovanna Nolano, are you telling me that you turned Sirius's Black's head into a pumpkin?" Don't think that the fact she lowered her tone is a good sign, it's definitely not.
"Why did you do that? You're going to get in trouble, that's an idiot thing to do!" Reg seems to have found his voice again. I know he's a bit mad because I harmed his brother but I really don't want to tell him it's because he was shit-talking in his back. And threatening me.
"He was annoying me." I can't even look at him. Merlin, how pathetic did I get?
"Miss Nolano will you please follow me?" Professor Slughorn is eyeing me nervously. I know he likes me, or no, he likes my grandma's whisky actually. I get up and we start walking, to MacGonagall's office I guess. "Apparently two first years found Mister Black with a pumpkin head, which scared them quite a bit. He's accusing you, Miss but don't worry I'm sure there's an excuse-"
"Oh no I did it. I was very mad." He gives me a perplexed glance as he opened the door to the old woman's office. Black's giving me a dirty look and Remus is avoiding my stare. Thanks for the support.
"Miss Nolano, you understand that I have to give you detention for hexing Mr Black and for damaging one of our cupboards." I can see pumpkin head's smug look and I have to hold back not to throw my chair on his face.
"Yes, I understand, sorry." I'm sorry I didn't damage him instead of the poor door.
"Mister Black, you will also receive detention of course. Don't try to discuss it, you dragged a student in a closet, I'm sure you also understand that it deserves punishment." I wouldn't argue with her, she fucking scares me. Black crosses his arms in disagreement but doesn't add anything else. "Miss Nolano you will serve detention with Mr Hagrid, as for you Black I'm sure Mr Filch can find room in his schedule for you." I can't help but smile a little, take that in sucker.
"Why do I get Filch?!" He's up from his chair and looks properly appalled. I'm trying to engrave this moment in my mind. Isn't life just so beautiful?
"If you don't want me to give you three more weeks of detention I suggest you leave my office right now. Horace, there's something I would like to review with you." Sluggy goes up to her and I take it as an invitation to storm off as fast as I can. I'm trying to escape right now if you didn't get that. Thankfully I make it to the common room without getting hurt.
"I'm back, hope you didn't cry to much while I was gone."
"I was about to throw myself of the astronomy tower, thank Merlin you're here." Ah, Nini and her sense of humor. Delightful. "Regulus, do you want to go train with me and Ellie tomorrow, she would like to see if you're that good of a flyer, maybe that will make Gigi come." It's COLD, and I went once, it lasted two hours, and I was alone in the stands. Never doing that again.
"I'll come if Willy and Severus come with me." Puppy eyes are on.
"I don't have anything better to do and neither does Snape" Said one gives him a dark look. "What do you have have something?" We all know that besides Evans, Avery and Mulciber, he just has us. And he doesn't even like Avery and Mulciber.
"I guess I could find a spot in my schedule." That guy. If I didn't love him I'd hate him.
"Hey Severus by the way, would you mind practicing Defense with me? Just a few duels here and there." I better get my duelling skills right after threatening Black.
"Why not, still thursday, after we're done with potions?" I nod and we both go back to our activities. I'm trying to register this moment, Nini on my right, laying her head on my shoulder while I lay mine on Willy's who's on my left. Reg is writing his essay on the floor and Severus is on the armchair facing us. I love those moments to be honest, makes me wish I could stretch time.
Last night's dream was calm, I put pants on and thank Merlin I did that because I was near the lake. I just laid down and looked at the stars until my little voyage was done. But now, that I'm in the stands with Willy and Severus I feel like I might freeze to death.
"Will you stop complaining? I already gave you my scarf, what do you want more?" Willy's looking at with exasperation.
"I was about to say that I could make you one of those flames but mind you, I'm not gonna bother Mister Smartass Wilkes." Little bitch. I still hand him one of them and he pats my head for a thanking. We can finally see our friends and Ellie the bitch (Or Ellie Abbitch? I'm still thinking this one through.) I scream their names and Nini waves excitedly at me. Regulus just shows me the snitch I gave him, which makes me feel all funny in the stomach area.
"Honestly, Adil is brilliant! She easily has a seventh year level, Vanity would be a fool not to take her on the team!" Willy's eyes shine in admiration and I can't help but feel like a proud mom. I scream her encouragements and she makes a loop with her broom.
"It's good that Vanity is captain, I believe slytherin needed that honestly, Anissa wouldn't have had a chance if it was with the previous captain." Severus adds. Regulus goes dangerously down with his broom and we all throw ourselves on the edge of the stands, he lifts up suddenly with his snitch in the hand. He comes towards us with a huge smile on and I can't help but hug him tightly.
"You scared me but you were so brilliant I don't even mind!" Nini also comes and gives him a slap on the back just like the boys just did.
"That was a very good job Black, I'm glad we're not competing, even if I would've kicked your ass." She has a sly smile on and throws the quaffle at him. They both fly away from us while doing passes.
"You don't fly Nolano?" I didn't notice the bitch here. "Oh I recall now that Nissa told me something about you being afraid of heigts, it's a pity really. Then again, you can't even hold your books properly, flying would require a bit too much from you." With that she flies to Reg and Nissa.
"That was a frontal attack. Worst thing is, I've never done anthing to her! I'm going to bring the bitch down a few scales, who does she think she's talking to?!" I'm this far from jinxing her down her broomstick.
"If you need help I'm right here! You know how much I hate ravenclaws." I swear there's something wrong with him.
"Yes, as much as you hate gryffindors and hufflepufs." Severus adds. Willy doesn't even seem to notice. Wait, why the fuck is Rosier hiding behind the stands?
I spent the whole evening thinking about vengeance but there's nothing that comes to my mind. I go to sleep and I find myself in a different corridor than last time, I think it's in front of the ravenclaw dormitory, I walk for a bit and wake up as much portraits as possible. Just because I can.
"You're here again. It's been some time." Tom Riddle and his perfectly ironed uniform.
"Yeah, well, I'm quite the busy spirit." He smiles. It's a fake smile but I'll take it, still better than the haughty look he gave me last time. "Hey, let's just say that you would want to retribute someone that annoyed you a lot, what would you do?"
"Kill them, or torture them if you want the pleasure to last." I laugh a little but his face stays blank until he forces a smile on it. Fucking creep. "or embarass them. In front of everyone of course." Merlin, I have the perfect idea.
"How about your day? Was it good?"
"Probably better than yours, but I still can't believe Professor Young made me seat next to that disgusting mudblood." Okay he just set the mood. "This school really is letting everything in it." When is this fucking dream ending?
"Hmhm, so you're the heir of slytherin ?" Not surprising at all if you ask me. "Does that mean you can talk to snakes?" He nods and I've never felt so happy to feel the air going out of my lungs, I shake my goodbye and he nods. Thank Merlin, this one's definitely not right. Fucking psycho.
I have detention in the morning, better than at night if you ask, me. I've woken up extra early to prepare a little something, the only thing I can do in potions. I knock on Hagrid's door. I hope he's not sleeping because I'm fucking cold.
"Are ye the girl in detention?" He's like three times my size. I nod and he takes me a little behind is hut.
"Oh, is this your dog? He's adorable!" I pet the big black dog that licks my hand in answer.
"He's Fang, I had him since he was a puppy ye know?"
"I can't wait to have care of magical creatures honestly, my family has a farm of abraxans. Beautiful creatures."
"Abraxans? They're high maintenance, really majestic. I was looking for a dragon, very difficult to find around here."
We spent the morning talking about magical and watering cabbages. When we were done he invited me over for tea, which wasn't the best I've ever had but it was nice, I never thought I'd say that but I'm enjoying detention.
You know what's amazing about Ellie Abbott? The fact that she always sits at the same spot, and arrives a little late to diner. I charm my potion to pour itself into her cup while I'm quietly sitting at my table. Said bitch finally arrives, and sits exactly where she usually is. Thank Merlin. Fifteen minutes later, we can hear loud belly noises and a startled Ellie, half the people around her move away and she runs from her seat. She remains unseen for the rest of the day. Not a shocker, seeing the amount of laxative I poured in her cup.
"A bit childish but these are the best ones if you ask me." Willy whispers in my ear before giving me a big slap on the back. Severus gives me a knowing grin while shaking slowly his head.
"I heard she spend the day in the bathroom and won't even let Pomfrey in." Reg smiles at me and his breath tickle my ear.
"I'm going to miss you, you know?" I put my head on his shoulder and play with the sleeve of the sweater I gave him for his birthday.
"Me too, Gi." I feel good right now, at peace.
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