Chapter 3 Nev&Kate

so here´s chapter 3.

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Neville´s POV

I was sitting in front of my desk revising the class I had prepared for the next hour, 7th years Hufflepuffs and Slytherins, and then Katharine Green enters the classroom. For some reason she is always earlier than everyone else (I guess she just can´t wait to torture me every single class). Merlin, she has this way of walking that drives me nuts NOT because I fancy her, of course I don´t I would be an idiot if I fancied that stupid Slytherin girl, but because it just showed her arrogance.

"Good morning Neville"- she said in that weird voice of hers (cheerful and ...well, seductive). Besides what a rude student, she should be referring to me as Professor Longbottom.

"Morning"- I mutter back. She sits down right in front of me and there´s an awkward silence. She clears her throat as if to invite me to break it, oh well.

"So ...err...I suggest you start thinking about you social service activities Ms Green (*accentuate the formality of calling her Ms Green*). It will become very important for your profile if you are ever looking for a job"- right, the only job I could picture her in was modelling or marrying some rich Slytherin boy. Or both.

"Oh I have already, actually I´ve even decided"- wow, she´s quick...

"Excellent. So, what exactly do you have in mind?"

"Just visiting St Mungo´s and helping treat patients"- she answers too casually for my taste as I feel my blood starts to boil.

I close my fists and ask: "what?"

She looks at me a little surprised: "yes, is there something wrong?"

Well, yeah! The fact that you are going to spend every Sunday near my parents if not with them, who happened to be tortured to insanity by some evil psycho which is why I want you especially away from them. OK, I cannot answer her that. Smooth Neville, smooth. I close my fists tighter, she notices this but just keeps staring at me "innocently".

"mmm sort of, but we´ll see about that later"

At that moment every other student walks in so I stand up, greet them, and start my class.

Kate´s POV

So, what is his problem with me going to St Mungos? It´s not like I´m planning to kill someone there if that´s what he thinks. I saw his knuckles going white and his cheeks going red. I start my routine to annoy him.

"So, which page are we doing?"

He looked up from his desk to look at me with annoyance. For Merlin´s sake he does get pissed very easily. I swear than man needs to get laid. Oh well, I could take care of that...OOPS!

"Page 372."- He finally answers pronouncing the number slowly.

"Sorry, didn´t hear you. Which page?"

"threeee hundreed and seeveentyy twoo"

I wait 2 seconds: "which one?"

Now he just mutters at me so that no one else can hear: "goddammit, 372!"

I stay silent for 3 seconds before asking again: "which one?" and smile. Now he throws me a death glare. I smirk. I looooove doing this!

"Fine, Ms Green you asked for it. Get out and I will be taking 20 points from Slytherin."

"You just love taking points from my house don´t you?"- It wasn´t just me, it was a Death Eater house, I´m not stupid!

"Out!"- Now I´m surprised by the coldness of his tone, oh what the hell. I get out and go take a small nap before my next class.

Sunday arrives and I must say I´m excited. Day to go to St Mungo´s. I see him giving me a warning look from the teacher´s table. A warning for what? I frowned and mouthed "WHAT?" at him, he turned back to his plate. Weirdo.

I entered St. Mungo´s and I was received by Mrs Kelson, the Healer who volunteered to coach me for which I was very grateful.

"Hello dear, so you are the student form Hogwarts who wants to become a Healer?"- She had this very sweet tone which reminded me of Madame Pomfrey.

"Yes madam, Katherine Green" – I answer back. I was wearing my school robes since they became our "social service uniform", she stares at my crest for a moment but then turns away and continues:

"I don´t want to disappoint you on your first day but I must tell you. You will find this as a very difficult job, you must be very firm. It might be no big deal when someone comes in because of a small accident, but others might have suffered something worse. Some patients have been here for years and but there really is no remedy for them. And we must accompany them until their last days."

This got me really sad but I was already aware of the sacrifices of this job. "Well, someone has to do it"

"Excellent, in that case I would like you to start by assisting me in floor 2, the children´s area, by nursing them or healing some small injuries they got playing. You know small cuts and a few broken bones."

"Of course"

I prepared a few potions, which worked out very well, casted a few spells on 2 broken arms. But what I really couldn´t wait for was floor 6, the area of mental maladies. I knew exactly what Mrs Kelson meant by "patients with no remedy" or "difficulties of this job". But I happen to be a rather impatient girl who just wanted to start facing them now. Although I didn´t know if it was going to be today.

"You go to Hogwarts?"- little Annie with a bleeding knee was asking.

"Yes, and so will you I suppose"

"I really can´t wait to get my letter, but I have to wait for another 5 years!"- She said with a sad smile. Cute!

"They will go by before you know it"

"I really hope I get sorted into Gryffindor"

"Mhmm, why´s that?"- I asked with curiosity.

"Because that´s where my parents were, Charles and May Fischer"

"Well, if you are lucky, Gryffindor has got a great head teacher."- wait WHAAAT? Oh my God, this really has to stop.

"I see you are in Slytherin, my parents have told me about it"

"What have they told you?"

"That they are mean"

I felt angry. This was the reason why everyone thought Slytherins were mad. Because adults programmed children to believe that without giving them a chance!

"Well, not all them. I´m not. Take your time to know people. Maybe we can end up this rivalry. You´ll see that each house has got nice things. And we´re done" – I had finished preparing the healing potion and pouring it on her knee. It was now perfectly clean.

"Thank you! When I go to Hogwarts I´ll tell that Gryffindor head teacher about you!"- and she went out running to her mum.

"Oh, please do!"- I said quietly after her.

Mrs Kelson appeared behind me. She had been supervising my job the entire time.

"Very well done dear, you are very good at this."

"Thanks"

"Now, I don´t usually allow this to new recruits, but I think I´m gonna make an exception with you. Prepare yourself for floor 6."

I took a deep breath and followed her.


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