I dip my head in the water, my feet touching the rocks. I can feel two hands on my shoulders, pushing me deeper.
"Merlin Nini, if I drown I'm coming back to haunt you." I cough a little while looking at my friends green eyes.
"I will try to keep you alive as much as I can, then. I think I'd kill myself if I had to look at that ugly face of yours everyday." I splash her face with water and we're in for another fight. I'm so happy Nini's actually here, I invited her a week earlier at my place before we go to London, we spent most of our day in the city nearby, just eating really. Then we finish the afternoon in the river next to my house. She loved the Abraxan farm and the whishy factory. Now, we actually have to pack for tomorrow, and we're staying at the Leaky Cauldron, for a change.
"Maybe we should see Evans and Severus when we're there." I say while throwing myself on my bed.
"Yeah sure, don't you want to see someone else though?!" She adds sneakily while shoving one of her tank tops in my face.
"What do you mean?" Oh I know what she means.
"I'm talking about Zabini you moron! You two kept sending each others letters all summer!" Zabini? What?
"I thought you were talking about Reg, I mean yeah I've been talking with Zabini but it's just about photography and charms really."
"Oh, I thought you fancied him." Come on it's not because I find him attractive that I fancy him. "Besides, I didn't think you saw Regulus like that."
"Oh no no, I don't" I mean I don't think I do, I'm not sure actually but I'd rather not think about it. "It's just well, we've talked a lot this summer." He sent me letters everytime his brother had an argument with his mother, which meant a lot. I think he does that to get things out of his mind.
"Gigi, can you please tell mom that I don't need four pair of gloves!" My sister storms in my room. She's going to Hogwarts this year, my mom's going mad and has suddenly woken up to the fact that Scotland is a cold place. By the way, I forgave her for not telling me sooner (I obviously inherited the puppy eyes from her) and she convinced me that my sister should know around the same time I did.
"I think two will make the trick." Nini answered with a wink. "You're going to have ones with your house banner on them." My sister's future house was one of the main subjects around here, we even started bets. I think ravenclaw, because she's annoying as hell. Mom thinks gryffindor and grandma hufflepuf, Nini bets slytherin like my father. I think I'm going to win this one, with the amount of money I'll win I'll break my wallet in Honeydukes. We finally have the right to go to Hogsmeade! And to choose even more subjects, Nini chose study of ancient runes, arithmancy and care of magical creatures, she's positively insane. For my part, I'm taking divination, care of magical creatures and muggle studies, Merlin knows I need to get my grades up.
"When will I have my wand?!" Clara whines.
"I told you like a hundred times already, you should have listened." She can get on my nerves in a way no one else can. She sticks her tongue out and leaves slamming the door behind her. I'm this far from jinxing her hair blue. Idiot.
"I'm telling you that's a green one." Nini says while going through my letters. "Hey I didn't know you wrote to Lupin! Since when are you two friends?" Truth is, I just wrote to him to know how his full moon went, and he asks about my dreams. The weird thing is that, even when I'm in Brasil, I keep dreaming about Hogwarts, grandma told me that's because it's the place of my first dream. I avoid Riddle as much as I can or talk banilities when I come his way, he scares the hell out of me to be honest.
"Here! Ollivander's!" We've been back for three days and already spent one of them with Lily and Severus, Nini dumped me today to hang out with Ellie Abbott, who apparently is feeling a lot better in the stomach area.
"Hey, Gigi!" I turn around to see a taller Willy, grinning down at me as he gives me a big slap on the back. "Is that your sister? Oh she's buying her first wand, how adorable, can I come with you?" He asks before entering the store. Clara looks at me dumbfounded, I don't even know what to say. It's Willy, he just gets weirder by the second. We go into the shop, grandma already tchatting with Ollivander.
"Regulus told me it's where you two met, sweet memories, right?" He seems..different.
"Willy are you okay? You're more, cheerful than usual." He's fucking weird.
"Ah Giovanna darling, I've tasted the best part of Germany! The girls!" He what now? "I'm a man now!" Oh okay, not sure that's how it works but who am I to tell, right?
"Isn't it a bit early? I mean you barely hit puberty, besides I thought you liked Zabini's sister." Correction, the whole school thinks you're obsessed with her.
"Exactly Gigi, I want to have some experience for her!" He's shaking me and looking like a proper nutter. My sister already bought her wand, it's a nice caramel shade and a bit longer than mine, unicorn hair and dogwood. She went back to the hotel with my grandma and I spent the afternoon with Willy, he told me everything there was to know about German girls and how to seduce them, which I found quite disrespectful.
"Oi, Nolano!" I turn around to see the quatuor of wankers (Besides Remus of course)coming towards me.
"Hi Remus, how are you? Hello, others." My ice cream is melting, I hope this goes quickly.
"Hanging out with baby death eaters now, Nolano?" Pumpkin head says while staring meanly at Wilkes who's now eyeing him disgustingly from head to toe.
"Well the snake lord wasn't available." No one laughs but I think it was a good one, go me! Sad thing Nini isn't here, she would have found it funny. "Where's Reg?"
"He's with Gamp. Probably trying to get her to bugger off politely, this one's stickier than James with Ev- Aouch! Sorry, but it's true!" We all silently agree and I catch Pettigrew's creepy gaze staring at me. Gross.
"Okay then, have a nice one!" I wave awkwardly at the boys and grab Willy by the elbow. Have a nice one? What the hell?
"Do you realize how pathetic that was or do you want me to push it a little further?" Dickhead.
"Listen to me, find a first year that looks as stupid as you, and stick to them. Go now!" The platform isn't full yet, so I push my sister a little, hoping she can find a compartment and a friend. I pushed her so lightly that she fell on the first year in front of her, which was obviously not calculated at all. The world has it's magic, doesn't it?
"Sometimes I whished I had a sister, but then I look at you and your own and the feeling just goes away. Curious, right?" Very fucking funny. I roll my eyes and stick my tongue like the mature person that I am and we wait for the boys to arrive.
"Hi girls!" Lily is beaming at us and Severus is, well he's doing his thing I guess. I hug the both of them, which makes said guy turn a bright shade of red and mutter something about 'not knowing how to behave'. My sister found two girls around her age and completely forgot about me, thank Merlin. We climb on the train and leave Lily with her friends. I open the door of our usual compartment to a bored Reg that doesn't move his gaze from the window. I also notice that the compartment is full with Gamp's friends, Rosier, Willy, Avery, Mulciber, and Gamp of course.
"I think this one's full." Said bitch adds, making all her friends giggle. Reg doesn't even budge, prick.
"I think we noticed." Nini responds with a mocking tone for good mesure, Merlin I love her. The hunt for compartments begins and the first one we find is Abbott's, which is also quite filled.
"Nissa!" Abbott throws herself on Nini and hugs her so tightly I'm surprised she's not dead yet. "Are you looking for a compartment? I think there's room for one in here." That bitch.
"You guys don't mind?" What am I supposed to answer to that?
"Come on Giovanna, I think there's one that's almost empty over there." I simply nod to Nini and follow Severus. There's a blond boy with nice blue eyes surronded by two other first years.
"We're sitting here, so keep the sound level to a minimum." I shove the box with Willibat inside and throw myself on the cushioned bench. Severus follows and I put one of my legs on his lap, which he pushes off almost immediately.
"Come on Severus, don't you see I'm an emotional mess? Nini dumped me for Abbbott the bitch and Reg didn't even say hi! Let me at least make myself confortable!" I'm not really far from crying right now.
"Are you aware of the fact that Potter is at the origin of the rumor that you and I are dating?"
"I thought it was me and Willy? What about the one where I'm dating the three of you with Reg? This one was nice, and flattering." I love it when people are interested in me, makes me feel special.
"It's not going on anymore, they think Regulus is going to date Gamp because quote 'they look really good together'. And that was Marlene Mackinnon talking, not me." She's not even that cute. Okay maybe she is. But they don't fit together, unless he wants to bore to death.
"Yeah whatever, I'm tired, I'm going to try to sleep off my repressed anger." Stupid curse. "If you lot wake me up, I will turn your heads into pumpkins, I've already done it before so don't try me." The three look up at Severus but he ignores them, prefering to read his book. Willy joined us halfway to the end of the ride, claiming he couldn't take Gamp's laugh anymore, I know he was just missing me.
"Nolano, Clara!" Merlin, I'm shaking so badly. I hope she doesn't go to Ravenclaw even if I bet on it.
"GRYFFINDOR!" Well, that was..unexpected. I can see her go happily to her new table to join one of the friends she made in the station, the other one waves at her from the hufflepuf table.
"I mean, I kind of saw it coming to be honest." Nini said after the sorting is over and we're finally eating. "I just thought she would make it to slytherin. I hope you still have money because your mom just won." Yeah, thanks for the reminder. Merlin, this school is getting more expensive every year. The fiest just ended and we're now making our way down to the common room. Suddenly I feel someone grab my robe.
"Merlin, what the fuck!?" I hit the person really hard in the stomach and he bends over with a grunt.
"Can't you use magic like a normal witch?" He's taller than what I remember.
"Last time I was in a broom cupboard and used magic with someone it was your brother and I earned a month of detention for it." The little bitch didn't talk to me the whole day and is expecting what, a hug? Well obviously, yes since he pulls me into a strong one. I love his smell, a bit like musk and sandalwood.
"Why didn't you say hi? I wasn't asking you to leave the compartment, I would've been happy with a proper greeting." I have to stay mad, come on Gi, think angry, you're very mad. Don't look at the pout. "We haven't seen each other in what, two months?" I'm indgnified. And I don't want to look at his beautiful steel eyes, or his long lashes.. Keep. Composture.
"I'm sorry. It's just that knowing how jealous you are of Violet, I thought you'd be angry with me."
"Okay, I might be jealous of Violet but it's only because she's excidingly pretty and I'm not, it's not because of you, you tosser!" That presomptuous bastard! Who does he think he is?
"You're not ugly." His voice is changing, which makes it go higher than expected. Ridiculous.
"Oh, thank you so much, you're so kind to me. Did I mention I wasn't entirely stupid?" Can you smell the irony?
"No, I mean, you're pretty. You have nice..lips." Is he embarassed? Nice lips?
"Do you want me to thank you? And stop lying to me, you prick." Suddenly he bends a little over so I can meet his eyes, his lips dangerously close to mine. I can feel his breath, his smell, Merlin I think I need another pill..
"Oh, I think this one's taken! Sorry guys, keep going!" Two seventh years hufflepuf open the door, breaking the magic. We both go out awkwardly, barely looking at each other.
"Okay well, I think I'm going to go, I have to see Nini." He nods and follows me. Fuck we're going to the same place. Why can't he go the other way? Like in those romance books?
"Basilisk" I can feel his presence behind me as the door opens way too slowly. I storm in the common room and up my dormitory. Thank Merlin Nini isn't here. What was that? Why was I mad at him again? Was he about to kiss me?