Merida DunBroch
Merida DunBroch, House Gryffindor, is the daughter of Elinor and Fergus DunBroch. Yes, the Professor DunBroch teaching flying class this year was her mother, and everyone knew this. It was because of this that Merida found flying class to be the worst of them all, and not because they were treated like first years. Well, partly.
All her mother did was going through the basics, correcting the sitting positions and being a complete embarrassment for Merida. It was as if she was back home, and her mother were teaching Merida how to be the perfect princess, only worse. Sometimes she wondered if this were her mother's form of retribution.
Had she known her mother would teach this year's flying class, and with only basics; flying class would not have been on Merida's choice of subject this year.
Every time she hear her mother call out instructions, or lecture one of her classmates, Merida flinched. It was not that her mother intimidated her, but she could feel the accusing looks from the others, staring at her as she were the one at fault.
"Well, that was something," Rapunzel, from House Ravenclaw and Merida's bestfriend smiled encouraging as they waited for Hiccup to finish packing his broom and the scrap lying next to it.
Rapunzel wore her long blond hair around her neck like a scarf, apparently the early winter cold had settled on her, though Merida had pointed out several times that putting on socks and shoes might make her warmer. Somehow, Rapunzel had gotten it in her head that if Jack Frost could go barefoot, so could she.
"Yeah… Something…" She glanced back at her mother who were lecturing Jack about how to sit on his staff. She almost felt sorry for the Slytherin boy, but thought better of it when remembering how he had hid her bow in the fountain and frozen it over last week.
He was leaning on his shepherd staff, and had his hood on so only a few white hair stuck out of it. His pants were ripped off at his legs, and one could see his pale feet tapping impatiently at the ground as grass slowly froze over around him. She had gotten used to Jack's strange magic, but still found it odd as how it worked different for him than others.
"What do you say to a night trip on the broom after supper?" she whispered so only Hiccup and Rapunzel could hear.
"That is against the rules," Rapunzel croaked, as she gave a quick peek over Merida's shoulder to see if a pair of unwanted ears had heard her.
"Like that will stop you," Merida smiled at Rapunzel, as a smug smile crept up on the girl's mouth.
"I have to pass," Hiccup replied, as he stood up, with his arms full. "I've got… you know… stuff to do."
"Stuff?" Merida asked Hiccup suspiciously. Lately, there were always stuff, or something, occupying Hiccup, and Merida were drawing a conclusion that Hiccup might be growing embarrassed to be the only boy with two girls. She understood, wanting to have friends of the same gender, but it still hurt that he were dissing them like this.
"Yeah, like my homework, and I need to check up on my broom."
It was a legal reason, but Merida could not help noticing how he avoided looking her in the eyes.
"Right," she responded, deciding to let the matter drop.
"Professor North!" Rapunzel called, running up to the professor with Hiccup and Merida behind her. The Professor was a tall, buff man with a long white beard and mustache. He had a red plaid shirt and a long black coat with red fur trim.
"About the new student that is coming-"
"Students," the professor corrected her, his blue eyes glimmering in amusement. The thing about Professor North, he was an easygoing man, more fun than most teachers, and more forgiving too, but he also had a habit of interrupting people, correcting them, and holding out on information. Today was obvious one of those times.
"Seems like this will take it's time," Hiccup whispered in to Merida's ear.
"Yeah."
"I'll just take my leave," he continued.
"Yeah."
"Good luck."
"Thanks."