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Eva was making her way to the library after the feast at the Great Hall, it hadn't been anything special and Eva didn't feel like catching up with anybody in the Gryffindor Common Room, she'd much rather read books in peace and no one visits the library on the first night back. As she rounded the corner she saw Headmaster Longbottom walking in her direction.
"Hello Headmaster." Eva greeted.
"Eva, just the student I was looking for." Neville Longbottom smiled at her. "I trust you enjoyed your summer holiday."
"Yes, Professor, it was very informative... Why were you looking for me?"
"I wanted to talk to you about your studies, would you prefer to talk in my office or the more comfortable setting of the library?"
"Well we are closer to the library, sir."
"Let's go there then." Neville stepped to the side and put out an arm as if to say 'lead the way'. Once inside the library, they found a table in one of the corners of the massive room, a precaution just to make sure that no one would hear to conversation though they doubted anyone else would leave their common rooms. "Now Eva, I hear from the Headmaster and Headmistress of Durmstrang and Beauxbatons that you studied at those two schools during your summer holidays."
Eva nodded. "I wanted to get on top of my O. , Beauxbatons was doing a summer school thing for a few weeks, so I signed up for it. And Dad pulled a few strings at Durmstrang so that the professors who stayed there over the summer were to tutor me. Only my parents know about it though, my siblings thought I was just traveling in Europe. Mel, Markos and Scorp would have been jealous that I'd had extra tutoring, especially at Durmstrang, Nikki would have been jealous that I stayed at Beauxbatons. And if they'd come with me they would have only been a distraction."
"I was also told by them that combined you've managed to learn the entire syllabus for all your O.W.L courses, and cover lots of different subjects that we don't teach at Hogwarts " Eva nodded again. "Which means that for you to stay in fifth year would be a complete waste of your talent as you'd be covering topics you already know in detail. So I'm going to give you the option of doing your O. this week and then moving in sixth year the next week depending on how your results go. This does mean that you only have one week to do your exams instead of two, and that you will be a year ahead, but your knowledge and intelligence will be in the right place." Eva's eyebrows furrowed as she looked deep in thought. "Now you don't have to give me an answer immediately, but I will need it so-"
"I'll do it." Eva said. Neville looked startled at Eva's quick answer. "I'll do my O. this week."
"Are you sure?"
"There's nothing holding me back in fifth year." Eva paused. "Not even my brother and friends." She whispered.
Neville nodded. "I'll get it set up, which shouldn't be too hard as I already told Wizarding Examination Authority that it was a possibility." He stood up. "Have a nice night, Eva."
"Night Professor." Eva waved at him as he left her in the kingdom of books.
The next day at breakfast everyone was given an envelope with their class schedules in it. Eva however was given a little package with her exam schedule in it as well as a time turner to make sure she was able to complete both practical and written examinations for all subjects, whilst also having time to rest and revise. Eva put the package in her bag discreetly making sure no one could see it.
"What've you got first, Eva?" Roxy asked from a few seats down.
"There seems to be a mistake with my schedule, so I'm going to talk to Headmaster Longbottom first." Eva lied. Roxy nodded before going back to talking to James. Eva shook her head and sighed at how fast she was dismissed. "I'll see you later." She said to no one in particular as she stood up to make her way to her first exam. Charms.
Friday afternoon saw Eva Malfoy leaving her last O.W.L exam, and although she was quite exhausted, she was also ecstatic that it was all over.
"How do you think it went?" Professor Longbottom asked, as he waited leaning against the wall outside of the classroom she'd had her exams in for the last week.
Eva spun around to face him and beamed. "I'm exhausted but I think it went really well. The examiner looked really pleased with my answers."
"Brilliant. You looking forward to your results then? You should get them by the end of Sunday." Eva nodded. Neville smiled. "Well you'd better get back to your common room and treat yourself to some well deserved relaxing."
"Thank you, Professor." Eva smiled at him before skipping off to the common room. She'd been so exhausted and constantly revising that she hadn't actually seen anybody since she'd got her schedule as she always got back to the room so late and left so early. Nobody glanced up when Eva walked through the portrait portal, so she kept on walking up to her dormitory.
Roxy was reading a book on her bed when Eva walked in. "Hey Eva." She greeted her absentmindedly.
"Hi." Eva responded quietly, as she put pulled out her pyjamas after putting her bag down. "I'm exhausted so I'm going to hit the hay early."
Roxy turned the page of her book before marking it with a bookmark and setting it down. "Why didn't you sit with us this week?"
"Huh?" Eva stopped getting ready for bed and looked at her with a confused expression painted across her face.
"In classes you didn't sit with us and then you were never at any of the meals. James has been whining and complaining that he's going to fail this week completely as he doesn't have any legible notes."
"What?" Eva was still confused.
"Of course Scorp has been helping him, but they keep getting distracted by Quidditch and girl talk." A look of realisation and hurt flashed across Eva's face, which Roxy picked up. "What?"
Eva's eyes started tearing up. They hadn't even noticed that she hadn't attended any of her classes this week. None of her supposed friends noticed that she had been missing. "I- I- I didn't go to any classes this week." She stuttered. "I missed them all." She admitted.
"You skipped classes?" Roxy looked at her in disbelief.
Eva nodded, her eyes were darting around the room, she felt like it was closing in on her. "I haven't been feeling well so I've been in the infirmary for the last week." She lied, not looking at Roxy. "I- I still don't feel well, so I'm just going to go back there." Eva practically fled from the room as she turned around and ran out of the Gryffindor tower and down to Moaning Myrtles loo, where she locked herself in one of the cubicles and let the tears fall.