Potions was very weird for the Potters. Whenever Snape asked Sidney a question, she knew the answer. When he asked Harry, er, not so much. He hadn't really studied, but Sidney of course studied her guts out. She always was on task, perfectly timed and sometimes even early to answer the question.
Harry was proud of his sister, sure, but he wanted to be able to answer Snape's questions just as well. As soon as that class was finished, he was relieved; Potions had proven to be a bad subject for him. Next was going to be Defense Against The Dark Arts with the Slytherins...again.
Slytherin's group was there first. Malfoy (The boy) was talking to Sidney, who held the DADA book in her hand. Of course, Harry instinctively walked to Malfoy, "Who is this, Sidney?" Malfoy spoke for himself, "Don't you remember? I'm Draco Malfoy!" Sidney said, "He's my friend, Harry." Harry nodded, "Just making sure." She nodded softly before turning back to Malfoy, whowas talking about what sounded like quidditch. Sidney was enthusiastic to get on a broom, but scared too. He was trying to stop her being scared.
The door opened to a room that reeked of garlic. Sidney scrunched up her nose a little, before smiling around the classroom. Eyes fell upon the teacher, who looked just was weird as they all felt; and that was very, very weird. Sidney leaned forward on her desk to get a better look at him; to her, basically, this guy looked like a dung beetle. His pale head was wrapped with a cloth and she was kind of confused why is was wearing it. It was hot in that room!
He started class by saying, "H-h-hello ch-ch-children! M-My name is Pr-professor Quirrell. W-we are he-here t-to learn a-about which sub-subject?" His stuttering was so bad, half the classroom didn't understand what he was saying. Sidney raised her hand, and Quirrel picked her, "Y-yes Ms...?" She answered, "Potter, sir. Anyway, currently, we are practicing our reading of defending ourselves against the dark arts around us." He said, "Correct, five points to Slytherin!" She leaned back as he explained, still stuttering, the reason why the room reeked of garlic. He'd come across some vampires a long time ago, and he'd hurt them. He was scared the vampires would come back for him, so he covered every place he stayed with garlic.
Sidney learned a lesson there; vampires are real, and the garlic actually does help. For the rest of the class, they read about vampires.
Harry was very happy to get out of that classroom, and (she wouldn't admit it) so was Sidney. She sighed at the smell of fresh air without a shred of garlic in it. Sidney and Draco walked to flying lessons, Draco slowly but, yes, steadily making sure she wasn't scared of a broomstick. Madame Hooch waited for them, with broomsticks on the ground. She instructed them to stand by one each and hold out their right hand, then say, "up!" Sidney does as she is told, and the broom goes to her hand as if a string was attached to it. THen she instructed them to mount and...
Neville Longbottom lost his remembrall. He shot up into the air, and the broom zoomed out of control! It flew over the school and finally he lost his grip on it. He fell and broke his wrist. Madame Hooch immediately said, "Nobody takes off or does anything of the sort as I escort Longbottom to the infirmary." Draco picks up Neville's remembrall, "Did you see his face?" Harry went forward, "Give it here Malfoy!" Draco said, "If you want it, come and get it!" Sidney watched Harry take off. She rolled her eyes and flew off the ground with him. Except she was standing on her broom! Sure, Harry was a good flyer, but everyone was watching Sidney. She surfed over thin air and Draco threw it at the school! Both she and Harry went after it, but she put a hand on her broom and twirled to it, making herself go faster! Harry yelled, "SIDNEY!" She zoomed to an abrupt stop in front of the window. Little did she know, two astonished teachers saw her slick moves on the broomstick! Sidney did a nose dive, and Harry panicked. She came to a perfect stop before the doors banged open. McGonagall and Snape were running, "Potters?!" Sidney and Harry went to the teachers and each said, "Come with me." Draco said, "NO, IT WAS MY FAULT!" McGonagall and Snape turned, "What, Mr. Malfoy?"
Draco explained that he'd taunted them up there and made them go after the ball. Sidney stared at the remembrall; it wasn't glowing in any way. She told Hermione to give it to Neville, and tossed it to her. Snape held Sidney's shoulder tightly, "Come..." Sidney hesitated slightly, before going along willingly.
Snape brought her to his office and told Dumbledore to come down there with someone named Mr. Higgs. Sidney bowed her head; surely she'd be expelled. Snape noticed this and said, "What're looking so sad about, may I ask?" She looked up, "Surely I'm being expelled." He did a small double take; she thought she was being expelled?! Dumbledore and a tall boy stood in the fireplace. Mr. Higgs saw Sidney, "Are you alright, child?" She looked up, "Yes, sir." He said, "Call me Higgs." She smiled at him, "Thank you Higgs."
Snape said, "Sidney, I saw your moves on that broomstick! How did you do that?!" Dumbledore said, "What is going on here, Severus?" Snape said, "Sidney here just did the most astounding moves on a broomstick; in her first year!" Sidney looked up at Dumbledore, who she had heard so much about. Dumbledore said, "Sidney...I believe you are allowed to ride on a broomstick now."
Snape told Mr. Higgs, "Higgs, I've found you that seeker you've been begging for!" Sidney blushed; Higgs said, "Really?!" He stepped around her, in small circlets. "She had the build, lightness on a broom, and," he looked at Snape, "What kind of tricks did she do?" Prof. Snape said, "She took off standing, she twirled to make herself go faster, and I could've sworn she did a nose dive and pulled out of it perfectly." Higgs looked her up and down one more time, "I'll take her!" Sidney said, "Er, what exactly is a seeker?" Dumbledore explained, "You find the snitch and end the game."
Sidney sighed as she went off to lunch. Draco was sitting away from the others; they'd shut him out. She sat down softly, "Hey." He looked up, then back down, "Hey." Then he noticed who it was, and did a double take, "Sidney?!" She grinned, "I'm Slytherin seeker!" He grinned at her, "Whoa!"