Chapter 16
'I could get used to school.' Jack thought. It was a really good feeling to sit at a big table with his friends and stuff his mouth full with all possible sweets. Tooth would be really angry with him for that.
It was just a little strange that the most girls he walked by would start to whisper within their little circles, or would start to giggle. Jack though something was wrong with his uniform, but no. He had his tie bound correct, he wore his trousers and his cloak. He actually wore his shoes today. He was relieved that Luna, Hermione and Ginny were still acting normal.
Their first lesson was Charms. It would be Jacks first lesson with the use of a wand. He was a little panicked before the beginning, but as soon as he tried one time he started to relax. It seemed that he was a natural. Soon he became one of the best in the class. Jack liked the teacher, he resembled Sandy.
Transfiguration was really amusing. They were working on the vanishing spell. Hermione did it without any problems. Jack got it right after his third attempt, while others were still trying to make their needles disappear. And because he was bored he started to vanish some things from the Slytherins. Like their bags or some books. He tried not to vanish anything important. That was until Malfoy vanished Neville's chair so he fell to the floor. Of course Jack could have just called the professor but that wouldn't have been that satisfying. So he just vanished Draco's wand. He had luck that no one noticed who it was. Jack almost laughed out loud as Draco yelled that his father would hear about this.
Professor McGonagall ignored deliberately Malfoy and ended the lesson. Jack wasn't sure if she had noticed his little trick or did she ignore it because some of the Slytherins have done the same.
Care of magical creatures was nice. He liked being out on the fresh air.
It was kind of strange that the creatures they learned about, the bowtruckles, were named the tree Guardians. Jack found it a simple task to take care of them. They seemed to like him. Maybe because he was a spirit and guardian. The teacher was all right but it seemed that the other of his little group of friends preferred the now absent teacher more. They said Hagrid was more fun.
Herbology went on without particularities. Jack was sure Bunny would have loved those lessons, but for the guardian of fun it got a little boring after a while. He tried to play some pranks on the others around him but Professor Sprout had her eyes everywhere.
As they were walking from their last lessons they met Malfoy and his gang. And luckily they could avoid them. As they were passing them Jack secretly let the wand appear in Dracos robes.
Jack didn't quite like the bitter look on the boys face. He was already starting his plans to turn that frown into a smile as they came across Dolores. It seemed that Draco would have to wait, Dolores had precedence.