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Chapter 5: Love is like War

*Kieran's Pov*

I was the first to wake up; I sat up in my bed reading. Last night was the worst night of my life! I sat their listening to Emily, Tom and Josh bitch about me bitching about my family. They just don't get how I feel. Yes my father said he wouldn't be disappointed in me, but I feel that he will be if I tell him. I'm too scared, probably Charlotte, Laura and Zack will tell them...Pip not so much. I listened to the snores that filled the room, I soon gave up and decided to get up and get ready for lessons. I knew they started in an hour's time but I couldn't be bothered to wake everyone else up...if they were late it was their fault.

-End of Pov-

Kieran was now sat in the grand hall eating his breakfast from a distance he watched as Zack, Rupert, Pip and Collin sat down on the Ravenclaw table where Charlotte, Laura and Pixie were sat. He watched them laugh and chatter. He felt like he was out of place, and the world had forgotten all about him. He knew people thought he was weak...but no anymore. He was going to change that once and for all. He was going to be the best he could, he was going to be like his dad. He was going to prove to the people around him that they were all wrong.

"Mwhaha...Mwhahaha" Said Kieran to himself

"Hi Kieran" Said Emily

"Ahhh!" Shouted Kieran, jumping out of his seat

"Sorry Kieran...where's Tom and Josh?" She Asked

"Still asleep"

"Why didn't you wake them up?"

"I don't know" Emily sighed and ran back to the Slytherin Common Room. Kieran sighed and started heading to their first lesson of the day.

*Emily's Pov*

I ran and ran. I ran as fast as my legs would go. I can't believe Kieran didn't wake them up...something is wrong with that guy. And I don't understand what it is...none of his family understands it. It is like something has taken over his body and his personality has changed completely, I have spoken to Laura and she says he has never been like this...there has to be something wrong. I finally reached the common house picture and shouted the password

"Slytherin's are supreme!" It open and I started running again; I ran into the boys room and found that they were all still asleep so I just shouted which woke them up.

"Geez Emily, you don't care about our sleep do you?" Said Josh

"No...well you better get up"

"Why?" Asked Tom

"Lessons start in ten minutes" Said Emily at all the boy who had now woken up

"What? Why didn't Kieran wake us?" Asked Josh

"I've been asking myself the same thing" She muttered

-End of Pov-

Luckily everyone made it to class on time, Emily could not stop thinking about what had happened already. There was something wrong but she would find out what was wrong with him with the help from Tom, Josh, Charlotte, Laura, Pixie, Pip, Zack, Rupert and Collin. They needed to change Kieran back to him normal self, she knew they would need to talk about it after class.

The first lesson of the day was Charms with Professor Kent; everyone was excited for the lesson. It was the first time they would exactly get to use magic.

"Welcome class" Smiled the Professor "Now today we will be using one very simple spell it is called Wingardium Leviosa. You may have heard of it before...does anyone—yes miss?"

"Miss Weasley" Said Laura "Wingardium Leviosa is a spell which levitates objects"

"Well Done Miss Weasley" Laura smiled at the Professor. She then turned to Charlotte and Pip and grinned. Charlotte smiled at her and shook her head while laughing.

"Okay now all of you shall see a feather sat on desks" Said the Professor, looking round at all of her students to make sure they had one. "Now I want you to get all your wands out and copy me" Professor Kent walked over to a feather which sat at his desk.

"Wingardium Leviosa" And the feather magically started to float up into the air and moved where the Professor's wand moved. Everyone gasped in amazement.

"Now your turn" All the student grabbed hold of their wands and said "Wingardium Leviosa", not everyone managed to get their feather to float into the air but their kept trying. Laura had got and was smiling at everyone. Charlotte was laughing with Collin and Rupert. Josh was trying his best with Zack, in end Zack gave up. Pip also had got it to float into the air just like Laura. Kieran well didn't do anything at all, he found this lesson very boring and fell asleep. Emily well was having trouble to get hers up so Tom who was sat next to her started to help her.

"No Em. You doing this all wrong watch my wrist" He said to point his wand it the feather, he said the spell and Emily watched his wrist flick which had actually worked and made the feather float.

"Now your turn" Smiled Tom. Emily did the same thing as Tom and had finally got it

"Tom, you're amazing at this"

"No I'm not...I just watched Laura" Tom laughed along with Emily.

Hours pasted by and it was lunch, Kieran went back to the Slytherin House leaving Emily, Tom, Josh, Charlotte, Laura, Pip, Pixie, Zack, Collin and Rupert alone so they went to their new hang out spot with their lunch. The sat round in a circle and started talking.

"Guys there is something wrong with Kieran" Said Emily

"We know" Replied Zack

"What do we do?" Asked Tom

"I have no idea" Answered Charlotte

"There has to be something...I mean he has never been like this before" Said Laura

"I know...at home he was so happy, but here it is like something has taken all the happiness in him and replaced" Said Pip

"Maybe he just missed his family" Said Josh

"No...it's not" Said Zack

"How do you?" Asked Rupert

"Yeah, you never know...he's not like you Zack" Continued Collin, who looked round at Pixie who nodded.

"Zack's right, it's not that" Said Charlotte

"And you know that how?" Asked Pixie

"When we were little, our parents let us go camping for a couple of weeks on our own..." Said Charlotte, looking at everyone

"Really?" Asked Emily "I've never done that...but then again my father is Draco Malfoy"

"Anyway" Said Laura "When we went camping without our Parents he never seemed like he is now!"

"Then what is it?" Asked Collin

"I don't know...but I hope it changes soon. I don't like seeing him like this" Answered Charlotte

"I don't think any of us do" Said Josh

The day went past quick and all the first year students were in Defence Against the Dark Arts which was taught by Professor Phelps. Charlotte, Emily, Pip, Laura, Pixie, Zack, Collin, Tom and Rupert sat on a different side of the classroom compared to Kieran. He sat with a few other Slytherin Classmates.

"Now class today you will be taking part in a duel of some kind" Said Professor Phelps

"A duel?" Asked Charlotte

"Yes a duel" Repeated the Professor

"But I've heard we don't learn about them until our second year" Said Laura

"And where did you hear that?" Asked the Professor

"Our Parents" Said Charlotte and Laura together

"Okay...I'm sure you are a bright class of kids" The Pair to duel were Jason Finnigan who was in Gryffindor and Angel Sparks who was in Hufflepuff. At the end of the duel the Professor said this.

"Well I could be wrong" as he looked down at Jason and Angel who had fallen into the floor. Everyone had a good. Everyone had a go apart from Kieran and Josh, Charlotte was sat next to Josh talking to him just before the teacher said to go up and have a duel with Kieran.

"Be careful" Said Charlotte

"What? Why?" Josh asked but before Charlotte could answer Josh felt a powerful zap hit him and he went flying back and landed on right at the back of the classroom, Charlotte walked over to him along with Laura, Emily, Pip, Zack, Tom, Collin and Rupert.

"That's why" Said Charlotte who was now laughing at him

"Hey don't laugh at me" Replied Josh who had finally got up with the help of his friends

"Dude, it was pretty funny" Smiled Rupert

"Whatever" Josh slowly walked further back into the classroom and stood in front of Kieran "You're going down Potter"

"You wish Hutcherson" Said Kieran

The spells flew out of both wands, neither one wanting to give up in defeat. Students dodged out of the way afraid of getting hurt, even Professor Phelps jumped out of the way as a spell came towards way.

"Stupefy" Shouted Kieran, Josh went flying back and he hit his head on one of the tables and had a huge cut on his head. Josh just glared at Kieran from that point on. Emily just looked at Kieran.

"Why are you so mean!" She asked

"I'm not...I'm just doing what the teacher asked" Kieran said in defence

"The teacher didn't tell you to use that spell" Said Charlotte, Kieran turned to the teacher.

"I didn't Mr Potter" Kieran sighed and walked out of the classroom.

"KIERAN!" Shouted Laura.

"Let him think" Said Tom "He needs to think about what is going on" Everyone just watched Kieran leave and they thought about what they were going to do to change him back.

"You okay Josh?" Asked Pip

"Yeah...who knew he was like that." Answered Josh

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