I looked down at the paper, with a small, red 'A' enclosed by a circle and sigh in frustration. "Another Acceptable!" I yell, muffled by the sounds of busy students. "It isn't too bad, what did you get wrong?" Luna asked. Professor Flitwick always gives back the written exam and notes on the practical test as well when he gives us our marks. I look at my written test, and see that nothing has been marked wrong. I expected this though, I may have missed 2 questions on tests in my entire career as a student, and those were most likely trick questions. No, it was the practical portion that lowered my grade. I looked on the back of my test and found, in small writing, the results of my spellcasting.
'Failure to perform any of the necessary spells, only accidental magic seemed to occur' was written at the top but below it was 'I know you are a bright student academically, so I would suggest getting help from a student that is good with spells'
Luna was looking over my shoulder at my test and said "wow, you got everything right on the written exam, that is amazing!" I glare at her and happen to notice the 'E' at the top of her paper. "And I got a zero on the practical portion" I said. We continued to walk in silence to our common room when I bumped into something and stumbled back.
"Watch it!" a voice growled, and I looked up to see Theodore Nott. He is a member of Slytherin house, a 5th year. Last year, he asked me to go to the Yule Ball with him, but I am positive it was a prank since I waited outside of my common room until the ball was half over. I don't like him very much.
I ducked down and tried to maneuver past him, but he seemed to recognize me. "Oh Beth is it, I have seen you before!" I nodded and tried to continue, but his hand grasped my forearm. "I haven't seen you in a while, since last year I believe. How is the insanity doing?" I ignored the jibe but he still refused to let go of my arm. Had I been any other student, I may have tried to grab for my wand, but I knew that the only sort of useful magic I might do in this case would be accidental, and therefore a wand would be unnecessary. I didn't have to contemplate this though, because I was ripped away from Theodore that instant.
"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing?" asked the voice that I have discovered belonged to Harry Potter. He along with Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Ginny Weasley, were walking along this way and decided to help me. Apparently Theodore was not as tough around them, and walked away muttering something under his breath.
The group before me laughed at something, possibly Theodore, and turned to me. "Who are you and why was Nott giving you such a hard time" Ron asked, and Hermione nudged him and said to me, "Hi, my name is Hermione Granger" holding her hand out, most likely for my to shake. I grasped her hand and shook it. "Beth, Beth Heersay" I replied. "Are you new?" Harry asked, and I shook my head. "I am a fourth year here" Ginny developed a confused expression and said, "really, I haven't seen you before." I became a bit angry, though I expected this, and replied, "we have been in at least three classes together each year, right now I am in your potions, herbology, and transfiguration class." They each turned a bright pink, and Harry was the first to break the silence. "So, Nott is a wanker isn't he?". Ron smiled and said, "ya, bigger fists then brains I reckon." The others laughed hysterically, though I didn't find it particularly funny, so I just stood there for a few seconds before walking away. I was about to turn the corner when Hermione noticed my absence and yelled, "It was nice meeting you!" I turned around and smiled slightly, wondering whether they could even see it or if they really cared. I continued on my way to my next class, thinking about how I had my first official introduction with the famous Harry Potter.
AN: Sooo…this is chapter 2 I suppose. Thank you for reading and if you have any criticism or something to say just do so. This was supposed to be longer but I have to go do stuff so I am putting the rest of this chapter into chapter 3. Oh and happy Chanukah!