Chapter Eight: "I kissed her."
The next day at breakfast, all three of us tumbled down to the Great Hall and sat in our usual places, near the Ravenclaw table. Bella's cough was a signal. I rose from my chair and wandered lazily over to Michael, who was sitting next to Greg Pollard. One of my sworn enemies.
"Hey Michael. Sorry for blowing you off last night. I had an emergency. One of my best friends was very upset." I emphasized the word 'very'.
I stood up to leave, but just before I did, I pretended to drop something near Greg's chair. I dove under the table and planted a stink bomb at his feet.
"I'll see you around." I called before meandering back over to my seat.
"Phase one complete." Belle whispered.
"Commence phase two." I whispered back. The Marauders stood up to leave and that was the exact moment Bella chose to let off the stink bomb. The fumes engulfed Greg and he started to screech.
"My hair! My clothes! I reek!" He cried, before running off.
The Hall was in an uproar, everyone crowding to get out of the room. Cassie, Belle and I forced our way through and out onto the grounds. We skipped and jumped over to our place. It was a large willow tree. (A/N: I know what you're all thinking and no, it isn't the Whomping Willow.)
We always sat under it, even in the blustery cold, like that day. We drew our cloaks around ourselves and Bella transfigured a stone into a comfy three-seater couch for us to sit on.
"One down, four thousand to go!" Bella grinned.
"Maybe we shouldn't. I think he's learnt his lesson. Anyway, we have to start studying for the O.W.Ls. They aren't that far away." Cassie pleaded.
Eventually, we gave in. I summoned some chocolates from our dorm and we ate them in silence. It wasn't a stuffy silence; it was a comfortable one, which friends can share.
"You know girls, chocolates have exactly 4000 calories in one mouthful, but the way you're going, you'll be piling on the pounds." Sirius' cheeky face appeared.
"Get lost." Cassie sighed.
"Bugger off." Bella said in a voice cold and sharp.
"If you don't move, I shall hex you into oblivion." I glared at him.
"What about us?" James and Remus asked, appearing.
The Cassie did something most unexpected. She whipped out her wand and cried; "Disapero!"
The boys were thrown back and we left, without as much as a backward glance.
We arrived at the common room and entered, laughing at the looks on the boys faces. We each summoned homework and sat down at our table.
I, being the moron I am, summoned Transfiguration homework and I just couldn't do it. Neither Cass nor Belle had done it, so they were no help. I had to Transfigure an ink bottle into a cat. In an hour, my ink bottle had whiskers and a tail.
"Your wand movements are all wrong." A voice breathed in my ear. I jumped and turned at glare at James. We were so close, our noses touched. He leant forward and kissed me fully on the lips. I pushed him away firmly and slapped him. Hard.
A red hand mark began to appear as he wandered over to his friends, a goofy smile on his lips and a dazed look in his eyes.
"I kissed her." I heard him say.
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Sorry it's short. Lol to you all.
Date: 28/12/03
Time: 22:00
Mood: Tired but happy.
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