A/N: Hey, since I had some down time before my course starts up I thought I'd update. thanks for all the views of this story. hope you enjoy chapter 2.
They familiarized themselves with the castle throughout the weekend. Sticking together and trying not to get lost. All of them received mail from their families at breakfast on Sunday, each got brand new Ravenclaw robes and a letter saying how proud their parents were.
Classes started Monday morning with charms class. Santana was super excited. They would finally be studying magic, with their head of house no less. They were first in the classroom and eagerly waited to see who they were sharing with. When the Gryffindors walked in and sat down, Brittany beamed and waved.
"Santana! Quinn!" She squealed.
"Hey Britt," Santana grinned back. "How are you?"
"I'm great… I'm having so much fun already. How are you guys?"
"Great, great!" Santana said happily. Quinn snickered. Santana glared at her best friend.
"What's up Lucy Q?" She asked calmly.
"Oh nothing S, you're so cute with her." Quinn said rolling her eyes.
"You jelly Fabray?" Santana smirked. Quinn pushed her playfully and turned to the front.
"Did I miss something?" Britt asked.
"No, it's just I don't make friends too easy. Lucy here is jealous because I hated her when we first met. But I don't hate you."
Brittany frowned. "Why did you call her Lucy?" She asked.
"Because it's her-" Santana started.
"Nothing!" Quinn cut off quickly. "It's nothing, Santana thinks she's funny. STOP calling me that San!" She huffed.
"Whatevs Fabray." She smirked, and shot Brittany a wink.
Just then Professor Flitwick appeared in the room. He was tiny. The size of a goblin and his voice was squeaky. He had deep wrinkles and snowy white hair. He stood on a giant stack of books and faced the class. He told them today they were going to learn a basic spell: Lumos. He asked what kind of spell it was and Mike's hand shot up."A light spell sir."
"Very good Mr…" Flitwick said.
"Chang sir, Mike Chang." Mike told him.
"Right. Well done Mr. Chang, five points to Ravenclaw." Mike blushed as everyone praised him.
"Right, so… the incantation is 'Lumos' and all you need to do is a slight flick of the wrist." He flicked his wrist a little and said 'Lumos' very clearly. His wand lit up.
"Wands out everyone. You try." Flitwick told them.
Everyone tried it but nothing happened. They kept practicing then on her third try Santana's wand lit up. Everyone clapped, Flitwick awarded her ten house points and now it was Santana's turn to blush as the praise was directed at her.
"Does anyone know the incantation to turn it off?" Flitwick asked. Brittany's hand rose tentatively.
"Yes Miss…" He asked.
" Pierce, Brittany. It's 'Knox' Sir." She told him shyly.
"Correct Miss Peirce. Five points to Gryffindor." Brittany turned bright red and grinned at her hands when the Gryffindors congratulated her.
"Very well Miss Lopez, care to give it a go?"
Santana bit her lip and nodded. She flicked her wrist and said 'Knox.' Her wand went out.
"Excellent work Miss Lopez. Ten more points for Ravenclaw. Everyone keep practicing." He squeaked.
By the end of the lesson everyone had gotten the hang of the lumos charm. As Santana was packing away her things Brittany came bouncing over to her.
"Wow San, that was awesome. You're so good. And smart." She said giddily, hugging her quickly.
"What are you talking about B? I didn't do anything you didn't. And you're the smart one. You knew the answer to that question." Santana told her seriously.
Brittany grinned. "Nobody's ever called me smart before." She told the Latina.
"What? Why not?" Santana exclaimed.
"Because I'm not." She pouted.
"Yes you are Brittany! Don't listen to anyone who says you're not smart."
"Thanks San," She told her, quickly hugging her again. "You're a really good friend. I know we've only known each other a few days but you're the first real friend I've ever had. I just wanted to thank you."
Santana grinned at her. There was something about Brittany that made Santana feel like a good person
"Hey S," Quinn called across the room. "We gotta go or else we'll be late for potions."
"Coming Q," She called back. "I'll talk to you later B."
"Awesome. Hey could you teach me too tie my tie later?" Brittany asked.
Santana chuckled lightly. "Sure thing B. See ya."
The rest of the day went surprisingly fast. After charms they had potions with the Hufflepuffs, then double transfiguration with the Slytherins. Santana found herself at the library later that night, despite having no homework. She found an interesting charms book and sat in a quiet corner by herself. She was halfway through her book when a familiar voice very quietly called her name. Looking up she saw Brittany waving at her from her table across the library. Santana grinned at her and beckoned the blonde over. Britt bounced over and took a seat.
"Whatcha doing?" Britt asked.
"Just reading," Santana shrugged. "What are you doing here, B?"
"I like it here. It's quiet," She smiled. "Hey, do you think you could teach me too tie my tie now?" Britt asked.
"Sure B," Santana assured. "Let me check out this book and we'll find somewhere we can talk properly." Britt nodded.
The pair found an empty classroom and sat down on the floor in the middle of the room. Santana spent twenty minutes teaching Britt how to tie her tie and when she had the hang of it Santana flipped aimlessly through her charms book.
"So how was your first day?" Santana asked.
"Great!" Britt replied. "I had so much fun. After charms class we had double herbology with Slytherin," she said the name acidly. "And they were really mean when I asked if those tentacle plant things are related to the giant squid in the black lake. That boy with the mohawk called me an idiot. Then I was sad, like a sad panda, but then I remembered when you called me smart and told me not to listen to anyone who says I'm not, so I didn't listen." She finished rambling.
Santana just smiled at her. Britt caught her looking and Santana dropped her eyes to her book. She stopped abruptly at a page she had read in the library. The spell had intrigued her. She snapped her eyes up to Brittany's.
"Hey you wanna try something with me?" She asked mischievously. Britt cocked her head in confusion before nodding. Santana stood and went to a storage cupboard in the corner if the room. She tugged on one but it was locked. She tried the next one, it was unlocked. Santana opened it and found a small glass vial. She went back to Britt and sat down in front of her. She put the vial down in between them and picked up the book. She looked back at Britt who was watching her confused. Santana smirked before slamming the book down on the vial effectively smashing it to pieces.
Britt gasped. "Santana!" She exclaimed. "What are you doing?"
"Learning…" Santana replied innocently. She picked up the book and read the instructions again. When she understood what she had to do she pulled out her wand and took a deep breath. In her mind she pictured the vial how it was before she smashed it. Santana pointed her wand at the tiny pile of glass and said 'Reparo.' The tiny pieces fluttered a little, but otherwise remained the same. Santana frowned. But Santana Lopez does NOT give up that easily. She took another deep breath, pictured the vial whole again and repeated the incantation. The glass pieces zoomed together and solidified into the glass vial once again. Britt gasped and clapped, then reached over to hug Santana.
"That was amazing!" She gushed, eyes shining with admiration.
Santana took the book and smashed the vial again. Then she paused. She flipped the page over and just as she thought there was a spell that broke objects. She was going to try that in a moment. She looked up to see Britt watching her. Santana put the book aside, along with her wand. Britt looked confused again.
"Alright B, your turn." Santana told her. Brittany bit her lip and shook her head.
"I can't San." She confessed.
"Yes you can," Santana assured. "Take a deep breath, think of the vial being whole again, picture it."
Britt closed her eyes and nodded.
"Okay, now take your wand out and point it at the pieces." Brittany complied.
"Good, now keep the picture in your mind and say 'Reparo.'"
"Reparo." Britt repeated. Nothing happened. Britt pouted.
"Hey, it's okay. I didn't get it first try either, remember? Try again."
Britt closed her eyes again, took another breath to steady herself, opened her eyes and muttered "Reparo"
Just like Santana, Brittany got it the second time. The vial stood in one piece and Brittany looked at it with wide eyes for a minute before her face split into an ear-to-ear grin. Santana grinned back at her before the blonde flung herself at her.
"I did it San! I really did it!" She laughed in to the Latina's hair. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"'Kay, B, you're welcome. But we're not done just yet. There's one more thing I'd like to try first." Santana said as the blonde finally pulled away. Santana picked her book back up and read the instructions. This time she pictured the vial shattering into a million pieces, which wasn't hard seeing as how she'd smashed it twice already.
She pointed her wand at it and said, 'Reducto.' The glass broke. Santana smirked contently.
"Reparo." She muttered, pointing her wand at the pieces again. She looked over to Brittany who was looking at the glass excitedly. Britt looked up meeting Santana's chocolate brown eyes. Santana nodded encouragingly.
"It's just like before except picture it breaking this time." Brittany nodded, frowning in concentration. First try, nothing. Second try, still nothing. Brittany pouted. Santana gave her comforting words and encouraged her to try again. On the third try the glass shattered. Brittany squealed in delight. She pointed her wand at the vial and said 'Reparo' effectively fixing it. The two girls relished in the moment.
