Tomorrow begins with Lyra the Weird, Daydreaming and cheese.
I woke up early, and by early I mean eight. I stretched and got out of bed. I slipped into my navy blue skirt and my white collared shirt. Today was the day we met with our Heads of House and discussed our career choice. I wasn't really excited cause I didn't know what I wanted to do. I went into the bathroom and pulled my hair up. I was brushing my teeth when Minnie hopped onto the counter and yawned.
"Gosh you morning people", she muttered. I laughed, and tied a blue bow around her neck. She looked at herself in the mirror while I slipped on my tennis shoes. I grabbed my backpack, which held all of my books, quills, parchment, and who knows what else. Minnie followed.
"Where do you think your going?", I ask her. Minnie sighed.
"I am making sure you talk to Lyra!", Minnie said. I snorted.
"Yeah right I know you and Lyra are just teaming up on me to make sure I lose all sanity that I still hold!", I said very dramatic . Minnie rolled her eyes. Ah ha so the conspiracy is true!
"Honey I think you just lost it", she said. I growled. Yes I growled. Do not be alarmed, it happens often.
"Minnie you are staying here!", I said and with that I slammed the door shut. Yes it was harse, but I was hungry! Lyra wanted to talk to me, hell knows why, and I was low on chocolate! I rushed to the Great Hall to find only one person there. And because I have such great luck, it was Lyra who was sitting there eating her oatmeal, and talking to herself. I sighed feeling bad for the girl, who must get teased a lot because of her looks. I took the seat across from her and cleared my throat. Lyra looked up and smiled.
"Hey Madison! What's happening! I'm sorry I embarrassed you. I didn't know you were an invisible", Lyra told me quickly stuffing her face with oatmeal once more. I laughed.
"Nothing happening. It's okay I mean you came to me and all. Actually it's quite nice to be talked to. Really. Maybe if I actually have friends I can move up to being a nobody!", I said excited. Seriously I was excited with becoming a nobody. Somebody needs to come and slap me because there is something seriously wrong with me. Lyra laughed.
"Better be unseen then teased. I have so many nicknames. 'Lyra the Lousy' or 'Lyra the Ghost'", she said shrugging. Right on cue in came three Slytherin seventh years. They walked right over to Lyra and dragged her off her seat.
"Hey look mates it's Lyra the Lousy! Hey Lyra talk to any of your ghost friends?", asked one of the Slythern boys. They all laughed while Lyra ignored them. The boys walked away laughing at their joke. Lyra sighed.
"You know it's not just that. Sometimes when I play quidditch they always call out 'Hey Lyra you shouldn't be aloud to play because it's not fair. Ghost can naturally fly!'", Lyra said spooning her oatmeal. I felt pity on her until I remembered her and Minnie's evil plan.
"Listen Lyra", I said very seriously, "I have to know. Are you and Minnie planning on stealing my sanity until I just become a fried old piece of toast?" Lyra sat there staring at me. While she was doing so I took this time to day dream.
Who's cute in this school.
Ooh I know James Potter!
Ew no he's taken.
By who?
Kate McLaggen you dumb brain!
Geez Maddy! Getting all violent!
Don't call me Maddy! Only my mum calls me that.
Maddy I am your mother.
Oh shut up you know I suck at Dark Vador impressions.
Yes, but in my mind it's an brilliant impression.
Actually it's my mind.
Well fine then be that way!
Merlin you're immature!
Ooh you know who's immature! Kai Jordan!
Oh my Merline I know right!
I mean remember when he use to be our potions partner?
Yeah. Eww he was so gross I mean remember when he...oh wait never mind
Yeah you know something else!
No what?
I always it was funny in The Wizard of Oz when the scarecrow is singing 'If I only had a brain' I mean when you really think about it it sounds really funny!
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No just think about it!
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C'mon imagine Victorie Weasley singing that.
Okay now that's funny!
I thought so
Hey I think someone is calling you
Oh really who?
Lyra. She's waving her hand in front of your face and calling out your name.
No kidding
Yep
Well I better get going. It was nice talking to me.
Me too!
I blinked and saw Lyra's pale hand waving in front of my face.
"Hello? Madison? You in there?", she asked. I blinked again.
"Oh hey sorry about that! I thinking about the Wizard of Oz and Potions", I said flicking my hand. Lyra stared at me.
"I'm surprised you're still sane. I guess Minnie's and I conspiracy didn't work after all", she said shrugging. I gasped and she laughed.
"I'm kidding. Hm. I like you. You're much different from other people. Do you mind if I ask you something?", she asked leaning forward. I stared at her. This was creeping me out. I shrugged and she smiled.
"I want to be you friend! Do mind if you become an ordinary girl instead of an invisible?", asked Lyra. I stared at her. I had never had a friend before. I smiled. I liked the sound of that. Ordinary. NOT invisible. I stuck out my hand.
"Friends?" I asked. Lyra smiled and shook her long white hair.
"Friends", she said. I smiled and stood up on my seat.
"Lyra the Weird I now proclaim you the first friend of Madison the Really and Truly Amazing Brillant Person! Here is some cheese in honor of you're very brave and noble position", I said handing her a piece of cheese. She laughed.
"I, Lyra the Weird, accept the cheese. May it rest forever in my stomach until it is time for it to decompose!", she exclaimed taking a large bite into the piece of cheese. We both sat there laughed with no one to bother us.
Once breakfast was finished we walked to class. I headed north towards Divination while she went to Ancient Runes. Once I climbed up the ladder to be greeted by the over powering smell of lavender. Ew I hate lavender. I prefer Vanilla. I climbed up and took a seat in the front. The rest of the students climbed in, both Ravenclaws and Gryffindors. Flora took the seat next to me, but she did not talk to me. Then Professor Patil came in, she clapped twice before taking a seat.
"Hello my dears!", she exclaimed smiling. Everyone clapped twice before responding
"Hello Professor Patil", we responded.
"Today my dears we are going to be looking at the Crystal Ball. Down it takes one with real insight to see through the clouding mist that consumes the ball. My daughter Libby has manged to see something. Remember you must clear your mind to seek information from the future!", she proclaimed.
I rolled my eyes everyone knew she was an old hag, except for Libby, Flora, Courtney, and Sasha. They were all nodding furiously. Then my other roommate raised her hand. Professor Patil raised her head and smiled at her.
"Yes Miss Trelawnley?", Professor Patil asked. My fifth roommate stood up.
"Professor I've already read passed this in my text book and have already manged to see something. Twice, after all my grandmother was Sybil Trelawney the first, one of the greatest Seers of our time", the girl gloated. In the back of the room someone snorted. I turned to see Fred Weasley and James Potter sniggering. Professor Patil shot them a look and they shut up pretty quickly. Everyone knew that Professor Patil loved Trelawney. How could anyone not know! She practically talked about her everyday.
"Ah yes I remember when Mrs. Trelawney taught me. Such a talented witch!", I heard a snort behind me to find it was Molly Weasley sitting with Dominique they both looked like they would rather kiss the Giant Squid. The thought amused me.
We got started 'gazing' into the crystal ball. I saw nothing. Except fog. Behind me I heard Molly say something.
"There's going to be load of fog tonight", Molly said. They both started giggling as if there was some sort of inside joke. I cleared my mind and looked into the crystal ball. You know Molly might be onto something. The whole ball was full of fog.
"Ms. Kay what do you see?", the Professor asked me. Kay? My name was May!
"Um it's actually May Professor", I said correcting her. The Professor looked shocked to learn such information.
"Oh excuse my dear. But please what do you see?", she asked, her eyes growing big. I looked into the ball. Well I was pretty sure fog wasn't the right answer. I wasn't good at lying so I did my best.
"I see something...er...purple?", I said unsure. Flora and Courtney, who were sitting next to me, gazed over my shoulder with an awed expression.
"Something purple? Please go on!", the Professor said. I gulped. Think Madison think!
"Er I see purple waffles! They are in a conspiracy! Heading towards...er...Narnia!", I yelled. Everyone stared at me. I was a goner. Suddenly the Professor squealed.
"Purple waffles! Clearly that stands for the quidditch team, the Spears! They're quidditch robes are purple, and possibly their favorite food, a waffle! A conspiracy you say? Maybe they are cheaters! They cheat! And they are headed towards Narnia? Maybe they are headed towards their doom, in Azkaban!", the Professor exclaimed. I'm in the loony bin, I am convinced.
"Ooh Professor I think I see something!", Trelawney said. Professor Patil rushed over. She gasped.
"My dear tell me what you see! You might have the same gift as your grandmother!", Professor Patil exclaimed. Trlawney smiled.
"Well let me see", she said shutting her eyes. Suddenly her eyes came flying open and they were all white.
"I see an clear person. A person who is a spy. A spy for those who want revenge against a group of wizards and witches who destroy everything in there path. Once the spy has gather their trust it soon becomes one of them. The spy becomes their friend, and finds the reason for their problems. Now the spy must choose between the group it is now part of or the group that made it a spy in the first place", Trelawney said. She blinked twice before her eyes turned blue once again. Professor Patil beamed.
"Libby dear Sybil has manged to predict the future!", exclaimed Professor Patil grabbing her daughters" hand. In the back every Weasley and Potter were snickering.
I left class feeling down. I hadn't manged to see anything but mist, mist, and hey look! More mist. Plus purple waffles. I was so sick of Divanation. I had one free period and then Career choosing from our Heads of House.
I walked to the Whomping Willow and sat down exactly one mile away from it. It still kept the shade, but couldn't manged to hit me. I was study my charms when I heard laughter. I looked up to find a mass of red heads, and a couple blondes and black hair. I groaned. It was the Weasley/Potter clan. Among them I saw my sister's brown hair, and heard her small laugh. I sat there until her head turned and she spotted me. She waved and I waved back glad that she could still see me.
See I was afraid that if her joining the Weasley/Potter clan she wouldn't be able to see me anymore, me being an invisible. If she became one of the popular her prized eyes would no longer be able to see me. It's how it worked.
I watched as my sister said something to the clan and they nodded. She then came jogging to me. I smiled and hugged her.
"Hey Linny! How do you like your house?", I asked. Linny was beaming ear from ear.
"Beyond the Valley of Brilliant! Louis and Lucy are great! Did you know that Lucy's dad is the Minister? And Louis's mum is one fourth Veela! Ooh and everyone is so nice! Especially Kate! She is so nice!", exclaimed Linny! I smiled but when I heard Kate's name I wanted to rip her little head off. Kate's not Linny's.
Suddenly Roxanne Weasley stuck out her head from the group.
"Hey Linny! We are going to head back up to the castle. Wanna come?", asked Roxanne. I wanted Linny to say no. To shake her head and say sorry. But of course Linny bounced up and yelled.
"Coming Roxy!", Linny called. I stared at Linny. Roxy! Roxy? Linny hugged me and said.
"I'll see you at lunch!", she called running towards the group and looping arms with Lucy and Louis. I sighed. I watched her leave, painful memories swarming back to me. Why my sister?
It was almost twelve o'clock when I headed back up to the castle. Professor Longbottom, the wife, was sitting in her office. I walked in to see a bunch of baby stuff around and pictures of her with her husband and family. I even saw one where she was kissing Ron Weasley on the cheek. That surprised me.
"Hello Miss...", Professor Longbottom started. She stopped. I was used to it.
"May", I said. Professor Longbottom nodded. She summoned my file from her desk and went through it. I sat there in silence awaiting my doom. Well okay maybe not my doom, but pretty close. The teachers go over your files with a huh, or hm. Then they put down your file and stare at you. Then the doom comes.
Professor Longbottem put down my file and stared at me.
"Miss Day", Professor Longbottem started. I interrupted her.
"Actually Professor it's May", I said. The Professor nodded and muttered an "of course of course."
"Miss May. I have been reviewing your file and I must say it's pretty impressive. Never got a detention, never been late to class. Never lost any house points and you always turn in your homework! And not just those examples, but also your work! You have turned in work that Ravenclaw herself would be proud of. You explain things well and you pick up on things quickly!", Professor Longbottom went on. I stared at her.
I thought I was going to be told off. You know like she would name off why I didn't earn any house points, or why I never smiled at her when she passed me in the hall. You know stuff like that. Everyone knew that Professor Longbottom was the most strictest teacher at Hogwarts, besides the Headmistress. She smiled at my dumb stricken face.
"Darling did you expect me to yell at you, and tell you you didn't earn enough House points?", asked Professor Longbottom. I shook my head. Actually yeah I did think that. Lyra told me today at breakfast that Professor Longbottom yelled at her because she had gotten an E in Muggle Studies, and was spending way to much time in quidditch.
"Dear I actually think you could have any job you want. I want you to decide in one month so I can send your file to your career choice", she said setting my file down on her desk. I stared at her confused.
"Um Miss? Don't we have to go look for the jobs ourselves and apply by ourselves? That's what my mum told me", I told her confused. She smiled.
"Yes Darling that is what we usually do, but in your case you might have a chance for an internship with your chosen field", she told me. I beamed and shook her hand.
"Thank you so much Professor!", I exclaimed heading for the door.
"Oh and one more thing. I noticed you missed quidditch training as a first year. You will need to at least try out for the quidditch team to be able to pass for your chosen internship. Please send in the next one", she said gesturing for me to leave. I stared at her. Try. Out. For. The. Quidditch. Team. WHAT IN HELL WAS SHE THINKING!
