Chapter 9: When Does It End?!
"Willow! Wake up!" Ginny shouted in her ear. She had been at it for the last ten minutes. Willow was an extremely heavy sleeper. "You're gonna miss breakfast!" And now she got a reaction. Willow was awake in seconds; she was showered and dressed in minutes.
She picked up her bag and quickly left. She returned moments later with a sheepish grin. After making sure she had both her best friend and her shoes, Willow left once more.
As she shoveled food into her mouth, Professor McGonagall was distributing schedules. After swallowing her latest mouthful, she skimmed her timetable.
Monday- History of Magic Herbology Charms Lunch Free Double Potions
Tuesday- Transfiguration Double-Defense-Against-the-Dark-Arts Lunch Free Astronomy
(Midnight)
Wednesday- Double Transfiguration Flying Lunch Double History of Magic Free
Thursday- Astronomy Double Herbology Lunch Defense-Against-the-Dark-Arts Free
Potions
Friday- Double Charms Free Lunch Double Astronomy Flying
Willow didn't see any flaws in her schedule. Although, there were a couple classes she would be content to have only one of. As soon as Ginny finished, they departed for Professor Binns' class.
It had been a relatively subdued first day so far. The most eventful part was a small bite Willow had received from an unusual plant in Herbology. Now she was making her way to be early for double potions. She entered the room and was immediately pierced with a glare from the potions master. She took a seat in the front and waited for class to begin.
"You do realize you are early, I presume Miss."
"Bryden, Sir. And yes I do," she replied to the surly Professor. If she hadn't taken out her History of Magic essay to work on, she may have noticed the gaping Snape, but soon he began to glare, again.
"May I ask why you are intruding so early?"
"It's a bit loud in the common room, seeing as no one wants to work on the first day. But it is crowded in the library, Fifth years are free now too, so I figured here would be neither." She finished and went back to writing. She finished the essay and had begun her Charms practice when students began to arrive. Ginny sat next to her, but looked very much like she preferred to keep a distance from Snape.
After a boring and droning lecture, they began on a simple enough potion. Willow's wasn't perfect, but it was closer than Colin's, who was sitting on her other side.
"Have you seen her eyes? I mean what a freak. Everyone's saying she just got dumped at the Weasels. But honestly aren't they freakishly poor already?" Harper Avery said. She and her sidekicks, Alice Chase and Lacie Kricks, had been talking about her all through the day. Willow had done her best to ignore them, but they had gone too far. No one, and she meant no one, insulted the Weasleys. She was going to retort, but she had angrily added her next ingredients. Her potion was sizzling and bubbling over.
"Bryden! What have you done to your potion?" Snape snarled.
"I don't know Sir."
"Out! I'll clean up your mess and you will receive no marks." Willow didn't even respond. She picked up her stuff and left quickly. She had wanted to do something for a while, and now having the time, she headed for her destination.
She had turned the last corner when she ran into someone very tall, falling back onto the floor.
A/N: Hallo! Ooooh! I know! I know! Really short! But it's a cliffhanger! Next chapter should be the longest yet, I promise. Where's she going and whom did she run into?!? And what's up Snape's butt?! Take some guesses in your Reviews! Winner gets a cookie.