Bathroom Meetings Aren't Always Pleasant
"Nope. You heard my thoughts and that's is because you are a Group", the tall Hufflepuff said. I stared at him. I'm a what now? What was going on here? I've got some boy telling me I'm a Group? What's a Group? I mean I know what a group is, but he made it sound like a type of person.
"Wh-what?", I asked brilliantly. The other boy stepped forward and opened his mouth when suddenly a bunch of Slytherins came in.
"We'll talk about it later. Meet us at the old Potions on the six floor, at six, Minnie can show you the way", the tall one said, they went back to their table. I watched them leave in my confusion. What just happen?
"Well I got to go. Mice to catch, yarn to play with", Minnie said running off before I could say anything. I sat there alone. All alone in my confusion.
You're not alone! You have me!
Lola now is not the time!
Why not?
I am thinking!
Oh Merlin no! Stop don't do it!
Ha ha very funny! But seriously what was that all back there?
I don't know. Maybe they need help.
But Minnie seemed to be in on it too!
Yeah good point.
Maybe we should ask Lyra about it. She seems to know what's always going on.
Well duh she has Photographic memory!
I know that.
"Um hey Maddy", I heard a voice say suddenly out of the blue. I was so deep in thought that it scared me.
"What!", I said whipping my head around and hitting Lyra full in the face with my ponytail. Hey it's a weapon! Don't underestimate the ponytail!
"Oh Merlin I'm sorry Lyra!", I said quickly, making room for her to slide into the bench next to me. Lyra smiled.
"It's okay! I just never noticed how thick your hair was", she said sitting down.
"Hey guess what the weirdest thing happened to me!", I said digging into some oatmeal that had appeared on the table.
"Ooh what!", she asked turning her attention to me. I took a spoonful of my oatmeal.
"These two boys from Hufflepuff came over to me and called me a 'Group'. How weird is that?", I asked her. Lyra looked shocked.
"Oh my Merlin that is weird! And they just came up to you and told you that?", asked Lyra. I nodded.
"Weird", she mumbled biting into some toast.
"Hey Lyra do you think it's possible to mind read?", I asked her. Lyra took a bite of an orange. Well more like she sucked out all the juice.
"But of course. If people can see into the future, and people can do magic, why can't people read minds?", asked Lyra. I nodded. Okay so maybe it was possible! We sat in silence. Me thinking about the boys and Lyra thinking about quidditch.
I watched the Potter/Weasley Clan. They all looked happy. They all looked like they enjoyed each other. They all looked like a family. One giant family. What I wouldn't give to be with my family. They were beyond the Valley of Brilliant.
"Hey Maddy I got to get going! I want to ask Professor Longbottom, the wife, if we can have the pitch this Saturday!", Lyra said smiling. She hopped off and skipped away. I watched her go before realizing I was done and there was no reason for sitting here all alone. I stood up and went to Defense Against the Dark Arts. We had it with the Hufflepuffs, oh the irony right?
You know I'm starting to think I was Voldemort in my past life. That or Hitler.
Who's Hitler?
You know the guy who killed all the Jews.
Oh that was him?
Yeah.
Wait why did he kill them?
Hell nobody knows.
Really? So he just went crazy and just killing people.
Well it wasn't really random people, he killed Jews.
Okay, but that's still stupid.
Yeah.
I entered the classroom to find our teacher standing there. My mouth dropped. It was Ron. Ron Weasley. The Ron Weasley. Father of Rose and Hugo Weasley? I took seat right in the front, but he didn't even noticed me. I sat watching him. He looked just like Rose. You know the red hair, freckles, tan skin. The only thing they didn't have alike was the eyes. Ron had blue eyes, Rose had brown.
Just then the Ravenclaws piled in. We were always early. A girl I have never met before in Ravenclaw took the seat next to me. She didn't say anything to me, but looked straight ahead. I guess when a famous hero is your teacher standing inches away from you, you tend to do that.
Finally the last of the Hufflepuffs filed in. Ron Weasley turned to us smiling. I was absolutely thrilled!
"Good morning students. Some of you may already know who I am. For those who don't I am Ron Weasley. You will call me Professor Weasley. No I will tell any stories about the Great Battle at Hogwarts. If you don't fall asleep during History of Magic maybe you'll hear about it then", he said. Everyone chuckled. Seems like we weren't the only ones who fell asleep during that class.
"Now I will be teaching something that should be fairly easy. The counter curse to a boggart. Now who can tell me what a boggart is?", Professor Weasley asked. All the Ravenclaws, including me raised their hands into the air. Professor Weasley chose the girl sitting next to me.
"A boggart is a dark creature that hides in small places like cupboards, or broom sheds. Nobody knows exactly what a boggart looks like, because they change appearance die to each person. The shape they take is one that is said to be the thing the said person fears most", the Ravenclaw girl recited. Professor Weasley seemed pleased, and nodded.
"Correct! Now I will have you all stand in a line, and face the boggart one, by one. Once the boggart takes it's form you must cry, Ridikkulous! Do you understand? Very good now if you could all line up in front of my desk and then I shall release the boggart", Professor Weasley demanded. We all filed into a line, me the sixth person. Once we were all in line, the Professor summoned a small trunk onto his desk.
"Remember the boggart will only be defeated by laughter. So when you shout the curse, Ridikkulous you must imagine the funniest form you can think of. Mr. Marmion you first!", he cried to the Ravenclaw boy in the front. Professor Weasley opened the truck and a huge dragon came out of it. Everybody screamed, and scrabbled to the back of the room. The boy in the front looked like he was going to faint, but he suddenly cried "Ridikkulous!"
The Dragon became the size of a dog, and instead of blowing fire it blew out dust which made it sneeze. Everyone was laughing.
"Next!", the Professor cried. "Ms. Hopkins you next!"
A girl with curly blond hair stepped forward, shaking as she did so. Her wand was raised above her head and the sneezing dragon turned into a clown. The Hufflepuff girl didn't need to cast her spell before everyone was laughing. The boggart, so confused, kept changing clown forms making the Hufflepuff girl cry. Professor Weasley moved her aside before calling out "Stebbins you next!"
A Hufflepuff boy stepped forward, and the clown suddenly turned into a thin woman wearing loads of make-up. Her hair was grey, and wavy. She had on lime green spectacles, and was pointing a long, red nailed finger at him. The boy gulped and cried "Ridikkulous!"
The woman was suddenly in skinny jeans, and a jacket with a microphone, singing into it very off key. Everyone laughed at the old grandma trying to rock on the floor. Professor Weasley laughed, saying "Needs you're up!"
"Which Needs?", three people asked in unison. The Professor blinking before saying.
"Alexander Needs!"
A boy with shaggy hair stepped forward, in Ravenclaw robes. He turned to the Professor and muttered a "Sorry about that", before the boggart changed. There was the giant squid. Everyone was screaming until Alexander shouted, "Ridikkulous!" The giant squid was now a cartoon figure playing six instruments. Everyone once again laughed. Professor Weasley looked over at his out of order class and yelled "Alexandria Needs!"
A girl with stringy hair the same shade of brown and Alexander Needs stepped forward, and pushed back the sleeves of her Hufflepuff robes. The cartoon squid was now a scene. There was a girl just like her only she was waving at people that were not there. She had Head Girl badge on her chest, and she was holding a magazine with her face on it. Alexandria frowned, gasping. Somewhere in the back of the room another girl gasped. Alexandria took out her wand and cried "Ridikkulous!" The girl in the scene started doing what looked like an Irish jig. Everyone was laughing.
"Alright, Jay your up!", he called gesturing to me. I rolled my eyes and stepped forward.
"It's May actually", I told the professor. He nodded, and I took out my wand ready. The Irish jigging girl suddenly started to transform. Again. Again. Again. And Again. It couldn't seem to make up it's mind. Then it exploded into a shower of gold dust.
I stood still aware that everyone's eyes were on me. Why had the boggart exploded like that? Surely it could have found my fear alright! My fear was of cockroaches. I hated those things! So why had it exploded. Professor Weasley cleared his throat.
"Alright class...er you are all dismissed", he said staring at me. Everyone went over to their desk and packed up their bags, whispering and pointing at me. What had I done?
For the rest of the day everyone was pointing at me in hushed whispers. It was horrible. I quickly ran into the nearest bathroom and hid in a stall. I sat there for a few minutes before looking up in horror. I suddenly realized where I was. The last bathroom. On the third floor. Holy Merlin! I was sitting in Gossip Central! I was about to run out of there for my life when in they came. The worst possible people. Kate, Dominique, and Molly followed by a group of Gryffindor girls, and some Hufflepuff girls.
"So let's hear the deeds", Kate said to the group. A Hufflpuff girl with black hair stepped forward.
"An Invisible this morning in class made a boggart explode without it ever reaching a form and without her saying the counter spell", she said. I peaked through the cracks to see the looks of shock on Kate's face. Molly stepped forward.
"How in Merlin's beard did this Invisible do it! And an Invisible no less!", Molly said. I felt flattered. So the populars did know we exist, oh how cute! NOT!
"I know!", the Hufflpuff girl said. Molly didn't seem convinced.
"What does she look like?", asked Kate. Another Hufflpuff girl stepped forward.
"Short brown hair, hazel eyes, couple freckles, and pale skin. Average height and pretty skinny", the girl said. Geez stalkerish much? I watch as Kate thought for a second.
"Hm sounds familiar, but I'm not sure. Molly do you know if this girl is a Gryffindor?", asked Kate. I rolled my eyes.
I flippin sit by you in potions idiot!
"No I don't know. Put that on our list Dom, we must find this girl, okay what's next?", asked Molly. A young Gryffindor stepped forward.
"Hi I am Mary Newmun I am you're knew messenger", she said smiling. Dominique got in her face.
"What happened to Marlene!", she roared. The girl whimpered.
"She has a boy-boyfriend and asked me to take her job", the girl said. Molly placed her hands on her hips.
"How DARE she ditch us for a boy! Well you will just have to do. What messages to we have?", Molly asked the young girl. How dare she? Wow these people were loony. The girl nodded her head of blonde hair and cleared her throat.
"Professor Weasley would like company with Dominique Weasley, and Molly Weasley Saturday at tea time for tea and scones in his office", the girl said. Molly and Dominique went into a small huddle before nodding.
"Tell him I can not because I have to study for my O.W.L's, but Dom can join him", Molly said. The girl nodded.
"Also Mr. Potter asked me to recite this love poem he wrote for Ms. McLaggen", the girl said shyly. The three rolled their eyes.
"My cousin needs to just give up! Seriously Kate is never going to fall for-", but Kate held up a hand to stop Molly.
"Recite please", she asked sweetly. The girl nodded and cleared her throat.
"Kate Kate oh precious Kate. Will you please come with me on a date? We can stroll the streets of Hogsmeade. Together forever. I want us to be. Just you and me", the girl recited. Kate smiled, but quickly frowned.
"Pathetic! It doesn't even rhyme!", Kate said. She waved her hand and dismissed Mary.
"Next!", she yelled. A Gryffindor stepped forward, but suddenly the door opened and a Ravenclaw girl ran in.
"Ms. McLaggen, Ms Weasleys! Class has started!", the girl yelled. All the girls ran out of the bathroom to their next class.
"Which one do we have next, Jenny?", asked Dominique.
"It's Emma, and you have Defense Against the Dark Arts!", she said. Dominique nodded and the three ran out of the bathroom. I sighed with relief and walked into the hall of the bathroom. Good thing I have free period. I walked out of the bathroom and ran to the Ravenclaw common room. There were at least four people in
"Hey Maddy!", I suddenly heard behind me. I jumped out of my socks!
"Lyra! Don't do that!", I said in a whisper. She laughed.
"Haha sorry I was just wondering about something", she said. I frowned.
"What is it?", I asked. She sighed.
"Is it true a boggart made you explode into a cloud of gold sparkles, and then Professor Weasley transformed you back?", she asked. I just stared at her. What in bloody hell was she talking about?
"Um no that's no true at all. I made a boggart explode in class without it taking a form, but the boggart did nothing to me", I said shrugging. Lyra gasped.
"You were able to make a boggart explode without doing anything? Holy Merlin! That's amazing", she said. I blushed.
" Yeah sure, but listen, guess where I got stuck this morning?", I asked. Lyra smiled, completely forgetting about the boggart.
"No idea", she said smiling. I rolled my eyes.
"I got stuck on the last bathroom on the third floor", I said. Lyra's eyes flashed.
"Gossip Central!", she shrieked. I nodded. Lyra's eyes widened.
"How did you make it out alive!", Lyra asked. I grinned.
"Saved by the bell", I said. Lyra shook her head.
"That's crazy! And it's only Wednesday! Hey I got to go, my free period is almost up! See you later!", she called waving. I waved back and slumped into a chair. I sat there for awhile before finding the energy to go to class.
For the rest of my day all I heard about was whispers and gossip wherever I went. Finally at 5:45 I laid down tired as hell. Just then Minnie jumped up onto my bed.
"What are you doing! You have to meet those two boys in the old Potions room! Come on!", she shouted. I hit her on the head with a pillow. Minnie hissed. Well that's what you get when you try to talk to Maddy when she's tired. A pillow to the head!
"Maddy get up now or I am going to go tell everyone that you use to wet the bed when you were little!", she said. I sat up.
"I never did that!", I said scowled. Minnie rolled her eyes.
"Yeah like they know that!", Minnie said. Now it was my turn to roll eyes.
"Who do you think they are going to believe! A talking cat or a human!", I asked. Minnie's tail flickered.
"You've proved your point, but please just come, and see what they have to say", Minnie say flicking her tail. I groaned and threw on my robe. Minnie grinned and led me through the common room, and up to the sixth floor and through the Old Potions room. The site I saw threw me off. She smiled.
"Hi!", she said smiling and waving at me.
"L-L-L..."