Helllllo my pretties. This is a lateish Christmas present for all of y'all! Anyways, sorry if it seemed kind of rushed; my stupid computer deleted my original chapter and since I couldn't remember the original one, I came up with this. Sorry! Anyways, hope you guys are having a happy holidays! Happy reading!
"I hate school." Harry groaned. The blonde walking next to him let out a mocking laugh.
"Who's idea was it to go to school? Hm? Whose?" Harry pouted and stared at the wall defiantly.
"Well, I hate Spanish. What's with all these stupid conjugations and set changers? Why can't they all be the same?" Harry whined, picking nonexistent dust particles off of his shirt.
"It is your fault for enrolling us into Spanish 3. Why didn't you choose Spanish 1?"
"Because! It would look weird if two seniors were in a freshmen class!" Harry rolled his eyes. The two of them were wandering around aimlessly, trying to avoid their new classmates. It seems like the people here at Forks love to gossip and 5 different rumors about the two of them were already flying around.
"I really am not fond of these clothes, Potter." Draco broke the silence. Harry looked over at the blonde who was grimacing as he waddled around in his tight fitting jeans.
"It's not my fault! You didn't bring any Muggle clothing, so I had to give you some of mine. Forgive me if you happen to be bigger!" Draco turned to glare at him.
"Are you saying I'm fat?" Harry shook his head in denial and held up his hands. "What happened to all those baggy clothes you had during our school year?"
"Hermione took all of them and created a bonfire." No other explanation was offered, but Draco understood. Suddenly, the school bell rung and the surrounding people disappeared. "That was quick. Well, since no one's here now, let's see if we can figure out what creatures we're up against."
"So far we know that they are very pale, they have shades of orange eye color, and they sparkle when light touches them." Draco listed.
"Don't forget our magic reaches for them." Harry piped up, causing Draco to stare at him.
"They didn't attract my magic." The blonde said slowly, looking at Harry with his silver eyes.
"Well, the first one we saw, the one in our Calculus class, my magic kind of pulsed in his direction. That's partially why I noticed him." Draco frowned and stared at the wall, calculating. "So, what were those creatures your mum mentioned?"
"Banshees, elves, encantados, and incubuses." Draco murmured, still staring at the wall. Pondering on those creatures, Harry almost didn't notice the small little bug on the wall.
"Hey, Malfoy!" Harry whispered. Draco gave him and annoyed grunt and Harry took that as a go on sign. "Doesn't that bug look familiar?" Giving him a frown, the blonde turned to look at the small, moving beetle.
"How am I supposed to know? Aren't all beetles the same?" Draco rolled his silver eyes and Harry resisted doing the same.
"No, you prat! That's Rita!" Draco rolled his eyes again.
"Really, Potter? You only told everyone today about moving. How do you suppose she would be able to follow you?" Harry sputtered for a moment before pointing at the bug again.
"I know it's her! Look!" Draco sighed in annoyance before sauntering over to the small, wriggling bug. He stared intently at the black dot before shrugging.
"Honestly, it's been such a long time since I saw her. I'm not sure. However, I do think that Forks has many bugs that look like her, so don't get your knickers in a twist." Harry gaped at the nonchalant blonde before switching to the black beetle. He peered closely at the dot and sighed.
"I suppose you're right." He said reluctantly. He eyed the beetle one more time before grabbing Draco's arm. "We need to go. We're already half an hour late for class."
"Draco! Hey, Draco!" Harry hissed at the dropping blonde. They were in their English class and the blonde, bored out of his mind, started falling asleep. Their teacher continued droning on and on and Harry looked around desperately for something to throw at him. Setting his sights on a small stone on the ground, Harry looked around carefully before bending down and grabbing it. He aimed at Draco's head before letting it fly.
"1972!" The blonde yelled as the pebble made contact. The muggle teacher fell silent and stared at him along with the rest of the class.
"Mr. Malfoy, is there something you wish to say?" The balding man wheezed out and the blonde laughed awkwardly.
"Well, that is the year I think this story should have taken place in instead of 1832 because as the readers, we can understand and connect better to the characters if they were placed in a more modern time." The teacher peered at Draco contemplatively before nodding.
"That is an excellent point, Mr. Malfoy. Now, since-" As the teacher continued his tedious speech, Draco turned to glare at Harry.
"Sorry!" Harry mouthed before shooting his friend a sheepish grin. Draco turned around, eyes rolling in annoyance and Harry stared out of the window, bored again. His emerald eyes scanned the dull scene. There really wasn't a lot in Forks except for grass and more grass. He fixed his gaze on a small moving beetle and sighed restlessly again. The bug moved around skittishly and Harry's eyes narrowed as he saw familiar markings on its face. "Rita!" He hissed angrily. Draco turned o face him, his eyebrow raised. Harry wordlessly pointed to the beetle.
The bell suddenly rang and the beetle flew away. "Are you sure?" Draco whispered to him. Harry nodded animatedly.
"I know it's her!" Harry replied. Their classmates were all leaving and soon, it was just the two of them. "Come one! Let's find her!" Harry dashed out of the classroom, Draco hot on his tail. They stopped outside the door, their eyes bulging out at the mass of students in front of them. "Okay, let's split up and use the galleons when we find here?" Harry rattled off.
"Exactly how-?
"Use your magic to find hers!" Draco sighed before nodding. The blonde quickly turned around before running down the hall. Harry turned the other way and ran off, his eyes peeled for a black beetle.
In fact, Harry was so engrossed in his searching, he failed to notice the massive curls in front of him before it was too late. "Oof!"
"Ouch!" A nasally voice sounded from underneath him and Harry rolled off the girl. She looked at him, her curly hair all tangled from the fall.
"I'm so sorry!" He blurted out, his eyes roaming the hall again. "I'm looking for someone right now, so I'm in a rush." The girl smiled at him widely before getting up.
"You're one of the new students, aren't you? I'm Jessica! I can help you if you want." She batted her eyelashes at him and Harry chuckled nervously.
"Uh.."
"I'll show you to the cafeteria! That's where everyone is right now since its lunchtime!" She grabbed his arm before walking away, chattering at top speed. "Everyone goes to the cafeteria to eat, so it'll be easy finding whoever it is you want to find. Oh, but the food is pretty gross there. I mean, with all the bugs flying around all the greasy food!" The girl let out a high pitched giggle and Harry paused.
"Uh, bugs?" He asked casually.
"Yeah! I mean, they're so disgusting sometimes, aren't they?" Harry nodded along with her absently, his mind calculating.
"Well, I'm also really hungry too so could we hurry along please?" He asked slowly. Jessica turned around and grinned, buckteeth showing. For a moment there, Harry had a déjà vu feeling and he saw Hermione. However, as the girl continued talking, his head cleared up and he wanted to bash her head in.
"If you don't have anyone to sit with, you could totally sit with me and my friends! Bella used to sit with us but then she left us for the stupid Cullens. I don't get what's so good about them anyways. They're just-" As the girl continued her rambling Harry spotted a small sign that said cafeteria.
"Is that the cafeteria?" She nodded in confirmation and he sped up. As he got closer to the room, he could hear people talking and he stopped, thinking. Now would be a good time to use his magic to find her. Harry paused outside the doors and closed his eyes, tuning out the incessant chattering of the girl. He ignored her questions and forced his magic out of his body where it began searching for the nearest magic containing organism. He felt a small tingle of magic to his left and his magic grabbed onto it. However, it was not a beetle, but a human. Harry froze as he contemplated the odds of finding another wizard or witch in Forks before moving on, his current goal still fresh in his mind. Thankfully, he sensed another magic obtaining source a few feet away and he knew it was Rita.
Eyes flashing open, Harry dashed through into the cafeteria and jumped on a table, accidentally landing on a plate of spaghetti. The blonde owner of the plate was splattered with tomato sauce and Harry grabbed the small black beetle that was crawling around him.
"Sorry, but I just saw a small beetle on your plate." He smiled apologetically to the boy before jumping off and running away. He was so intent on getting out that he failed to notice five pairs of golden eyes staring at him.
Harry dashed into an empty room and grabbed his galleon, whispering the incantation. Moments later, Draco fell from the ceiling and landed on him. "Potter, you found her?" Harry nodded and held up the squirming bug.
"Do the charm so I can let her go." Harry exclaimed breathlessly. Draco nodded and waved his wand, muttering the spell under his breath. As a pale blue glow illuminated the room, Harry let go of the beetle which transformed back into Rita.
"Harry Potter. We meet again."
Annnnnnd that's it! Thanks for reading guys! I will try to update my other story some time this week, but since my parentals got me a bunch of books this time, I don't know if I can. Sorry if this chapter seemed kind of short...Anyways, buh bye!
