"This place gives me the creeps..." Ashley whispered.
Anna smiled and looked around the dungeon. The only light in the room was from candles lined along the walls, and they illuminated the various vials of potions. Although it was quite warm outside, the dungeons were very cold.
Slam!
The door flew open and Snape hurried in. He whirled around at the front of the classroom and grimaced at everyone. Anna swallowed a giggle when she heard Ashley shriek next to her.
"This is your potions class. I will be your potions teacher for all seven years of your school career. I expect to be respected by each and every single one of you. I do not hesitate to take away House Points, so be quiet and do the work. By the end of this year you will brew successful forgetfulness potions, cure boils, and know the twelve uses of Dragon's Blood. This class is not easy. Some of you will struggle to the point of failing, while others will prove to possess talent your little minds didn't even know of."
Snape caught Anna's eye. She smiled and he nodded.
"Let's begin today's lecture." he said.
Anna pulled out her quill and began scrawling on her parchement.
"He is going to ruin potions for me." Ashley whispered.
Anna giggled softly, "He's not that bad."
"What? He didn't even greet us!" Mary hissed from behind her.
"At least we have Lockhart next. He'll make up for this." Katelynn sighed.
"Hello there and welcome to your first year at Hogwarts. I am professor Lockhart, but I'm sure by now you've all heard of me."
All the girls sighed. Anna couldn't help but smile at him. He really was good looking.
"I sense there's something wrong with his head..."
The girls looked at the table next to them. Luna smiled at Anna.
"Hello, Anna." she said.
"Hi Luna. How are you?"
"Rather well, actually. Pleased to be a Ravenclaw. And how about you?"
"Glad to be a Hufflepuff."
"Wonderful. I see you've made some friends."
"Oh! Yeah! This is Katelynn, Mary, and Ashley. Girls, this is Luna."
The girls mumbled hellos.
"Well, how about you? Have you made any friends yet?" Anna asked.
"Not yet. But I'm sure I will."
Anna opened her mouth to say something else but was interrupted.
"Excuse me, but may I ask what your name is?"
Anna looked at Professor Lockhart, "Um, Anna Dumbledore, sir."
"Ah, miss Dumbledore. Pleasure to have you in my class. However, I would very much appreciate it if you wouldn't talk while I began my lecture on Doxies."
Anna blushed and sunk lower in her seat. Ashley laughed next to her.
After class the four Hufflepuff girls walked to the great hall for dinner.
"You know, Anna, you just gave me a good idea today." Mary said.
"What's that?" Anna asked.
"I should talk in Defense Against the Dark Arts. That way Professor Lockhart will give me detention so I can spend hours just looking at that gorgeous blond hair."
"Hey! That would cost us house points!" Ashley exclaimed.
"And just because you get Detention by Professor Lockhart doesn't mean you'll spend detention with him." Anna said.
"Really?" Mary asked.
"Really."
"That's bogus."
"Hey! Look over there!" Katelynn grinned.
The girls followed her point.
"Who is that?" Ashley asked.
"It's Harry Potter. He's famous in the wizarding world."
"Who are the two kids with him?"
"The red head is Ron Weasley, the youngest brother of those adorable twins."
"How do you know them?" Anna asked.
"I don't. It's just their last name. How could you now hear of them? They're all over the place."
"Well, who's that girl?" Ashely asked.
"I think her name is Hermione. She's the smartest second year here." Anna said.
"Wow. That's quite an accomplishment. Why are they so 'famous'? I mean, they're only twelve."
"I know why Harry's famous. He defeated the dark lord. Have you heard of him?" Katelynn asked.
Ashely shook her head.
"Basically he was a really powerful wizard. Almost as powerful as Dumbledore, but he was really bad." Mary said.
"And Harry defeated him?"
"Yeah, when he was just a baby."
"But what does that have to do with Ron and...Hermione, was it?"
The girls shrugged.
"I can answer that for you."
Cedric sat down next to them and smiled.
"He's really cute." Katelynn whispered.
"Why are they so famous?" Mary asked.
"Last year they saved the school from Lord Voldemort."
"Really?" Anna asked.
"Really. They're a powerful bunch, those three. Taking on a troll, discovering codes, breaking spells, and saving the whole wizarding world."
"Wow. Everyone must love them."
"Not everyone. The Slytherins hate them, mainly because of Draco Malfoy."
"Ew. I've heard of him and his mean family." Mary said, "They're so annoying and mean to other people."
"That's Malfoy for you. Thankfully though, you four are in Hufflepuff. Ever since Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco came to this school, it has been a battle between Slytherin and Gryffindor. Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw have kind of been left out, which is actually a good thing. Nothing really terrible happens to us."
"Well, that's good. Thanks, Cedric."
"Anytime girls."
He turned his attention to another group of Hufflepuffs.
"I think I'd hate to be well known when I was this young. I mean, they probably never get a break." Mary said.
Anna looked at the three Gryffindors. She saw a small red head girl walk away from them, hugging a book to her chest.
"Hey, who's that? She kind of looks like Ron." she said.
"Oh, I think her name's Jenny...or maybe it was Ginny. I'm not sure. But she's a Weasley. A first year like us, actually." Katelynn replied.
"Well, whatever her name is, she's up to something strange. That look on her face had suspicion and secrets written all over it." Mary added.
"She's acting strange...like that Luna girl."
Anna sighed and watched her walk out of the Great Hall.
"I'll be right back."
She got up and hurried after the Weasley girl.
*Alright, I know this chapter was kind of boring and a little pointless, but I promise that the following chapters will be more interesting. Thank you for taking the time to read this far!*