New year was now over and everyone had arrived back at school from the Christmas Holidays. The school seemed more full and loud now that all the students were back. The first day of lessons had come at last and the great hall was bustling with teenagers with bags and school books and had grim looks on their faces obviously not happy to have lesson commencing in one hour. Rebecca stood at the entrance to the main hall, scanning her eyes for her friends. They came to a stop at the far right table where Ron and Harry were staring face down at a piece of paper, Hermione was looking like she was telling them off for something and finally her eyes came to rest on a familiar sight sitting across from Ron; Her best friend Karma. She eagerly crossed the hall and hastily sat down to the left of him. "Boo" she cried from behind him making him almost fall backwards off his seat but grabbing the table edge to support himself. "Rebecca!" He cried back and the two enveloped her in a huge hug. "I've missed you."
"Your not the only one." Hermione said coming and sitting next to Rebecca.
"Hermione I saw you yesterday." Rebecca stated clearly confused.
"I know but you left me with two stupid boys." She retorted, giving Harry and Ron an annoyed glance.
"What did they do now?" Rebecca asked
"Well just look at them." Hermione replied pointing at Harry and Ron "They're doing Homework that is due in today that McGonagall gave us all of the Holidays to do, How stupid can you get." Rebecca just answered by rolling her eyes with an amused look on her face. The bell rang for the signal to get to their lesson. The five of them stood and made their way to Defence against the dark arts.
Professor Quirrell hesitantly let them in to the classroom and gave them the order to place their bags at the back and take out their wands. "T T Today we shall be L Learning to cast Fl Fl Flipendoh at each other." And with that Quirrell put them into partners. "Ha Harry P Potter and He Hermione Granger" Hermione looked relieved that she hadn't bagged a Slytherin, same for Harry too. "Ron We Weasley and Daphne Greengrass." Ron saw Daphne and realised that it wasn't going to be as bad as she thought it was. "Re Re Rebecca P Po Potter and Draco Malfoy." Rebecca's mouth dropped open. "WHAT!" both she and Malfoy shouted at the same time as they were staring daggers at each other as well as the professor. "Re Rebecca Po Potter and Draco Malfoy." Quirrell stutted in agreement. everyone got in their positions one at one end of the room and one at the other and began to practice their duelling skills "Flipendoh O Only." Quirrell announced from one end of the room.
Rebecca and Malfoy began advancing on each other into the centre of the room. "Ready Malfoy." She Hissed.
"You going down Potter." He sniggered Back.
"You wish." was the simple reply. They both bowed to each other and retreated back the way they came and placed their wands in the ready position. " Fire." Quirrell said
Rebecca was the first to attack, Casting a perfect Flipendoh sending Malfoy back across the room. She smiled to herself, feeling like she had got her own back on him. But was soon hit with a Jinx that she could tell was the one they were meant to be practising. sending Rebecca back hitting the wall with Greater force then the jinx she used. Recovering, She gave Malfoy a really violent look and Proceeded to throw "Stupefy" At him. They both threw Hexes at one another until it turned into a battle more then a duel in school. "Expelliarmas!" Malfoy yelled across the room. sending a flash of red light zooming towards Rebecca and Threw her back against the Wall at full force causing her to hit her against the stone windowsill, Then lights out.
A Dim light shone in the distance. Rebecca moved towards it hesitantly. Was she dead? Was this Heaven? Or Hell?
A small dark room appeared made of stone and had cobwebs round the windows and door frames. A tall mirror was in the centre and there was nobody to be seen for miles. Suddenly a face came up in the mirror. A males Face which looked old and wrinkled and pale white, and gleaming red eyes. "She is important to me." It hissed in a snake like voice. "The key to my plan."
"But the man My lord." Another voice said in a low accent
"Will not get in my way." The face in the mirror interrupted. "I will have her even if you have to pry her from her brothers cold dead fingers." Rebecca's heart raced and her breath caught inside her caused her to shudder like she was cold. What man? What plan? Who was this?
Just then another picture appeared as the face disappeared. A dark figure wearing a dusty brown cloak stood in a field alone. The full moon high up in the sky. The figure fell to the ground like they were having a seizure. And suddenly a wolf appeared in the place were the mysterious person was and ran off into the distance howling at the moon. "He will protect her, Keep her safe until the end of his days." The snake like voice said.
Rebecca woke with a start, Sweat forming on her forehead. What happened? she found herself in a familiar setting; the Hospital wing after once again having some sort of accident. This time nobody was their to greet he back into the real world. Madam Pomfrey strolled in, Her Medical robes trailed on the floor behind her feet. "Miss Potter. It appears you were hit with the disarming hex and were knocked out." so now it all made sense. "Your free to go but please be more careful in the future, The amount of times I have had you in her is too many and it has not even been a whole school year yet." She sighed and made her way outside of the Hospital. Rebecca Grabbed her book bag which she found shoved underneath the bed she had been placed on and made her way back towards the common room finding that it was late evening already. How long was she out for?
That night Rebecca couldn't sleep. She had been asleep most of the day so she didn't expect to sleep now so she made herself useful. She reached into her trunk for her dressing gown which she placed neatly around her and fastening the waist band. Then she reached by her window and slipped on her white trainers which she used for weekend wear and headed towards the main common room. Squawk rattled in his cage upon seeing her approach for which she undid the latch and let him fly neatly on her arm. She found her favourite seat at the end by the huge window and sat down. "Well squawk, today has been another day passed out in the hospital wing. I wonder how many days I will actually spend in their during my whole Hogwarts life." She chuckled to herself. "I would take you out now but its after hours and if Ron's brother were to catch me then I would be done for." Thinking quietly to herself she realised that she had already been in trouble a lot this year what was one more detention going to do. Making her decision she put Squawk back in her cage and silently headed out into the dark corridors of the dungeons.
Rebecca was positive she was going to get caught as the dungeons was known for being a dangerous place. The Halloween disaster has supposedly started here. She kept her eyes pealed for filch's cat. knowing if he were to catch her then Hell would be put into place for the rest of her existence. Strolling round one corner she was pulled out of her daze by none other then professor Snape. "Potter, what do you think your doing?" he said strictly. Rebecca knew she was done for. Snape didn't wait for her response but grabbed her by the collar and dragged her into his office. "HOW DARE YOU WALK AROUND AFTER HOURS POTTER IT IS DANGEROUS!" he shouted at her. Rebecca being who she was just stared back blankly at him. He then pulled out his wand and said a funny spell she had never heard before. "Crucio" A light from his wand hit her right in the chest and sent excruciating pain through her body and the made her pass out for the second time that day.