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Chapter 5
Ellie's p.o.v.
" Ellie wake up." a female voice said lightly moving my shoulder.
"Five more minutes..." I mumbled
" Ellie come on wake up." the voice said " We have to go and get breakfast with the others."
I got up from my bed, my red hair was messy and all over my face as I rubbed my eyes to see Hermione already dressed.
" Good morning. " I said as I yawned
" Good morning are you going to get dressed now?" She asked
"Yeah! Just give me a few minutes!" I said I grabbed my uniform and other things as I ran to the bathroom.
In a few minutes I got out of the bathroom fully dressed in my uniform, I brushed my hair as Left it loose with a few hair clips in place. I was ready to start the day.
"Ready for classes?" Hermione asked
I nodded excitedly "Yeah I am!" She smiled at me.
"Want to have breakfast with me?" Hermione asked
"Yeah let's go!" I said I grabbed my blue backpack.
We walked down the halls. Hermione lead the way to the great hall. I still had trouble finding the place the castle is really big. Someone could get lost if they don't know they're way.
"Look, there she is."
"Where?"
"The one next to the bushy haired girl."
"The girl with the blue backpack?"
"Yeah that's the one."
I glance around they were whispering and talking about me...Maybe this was happening to Harry too I don't like it when people talk about me it makes me nervous.
"Ellie you okay?" Hermione asked
" Yeah I'm fine. " I said No one could ruin this day for me. We entered the great hall I was amazed to see that food was already there. Immediately I saw Harry and Ron eating some cereal as I glanced I saw Lucas in his table. He waved and smiled at me so I smiled and waved back.
We rushed over to them and took our seats "Morning Ellie, you sleep good?" I look up at Harry and smiled.
"It felt different I'm used to sleeping when the floors moving." I said
"Moving floor?" Ron said scratching the back of his head.
"I live in a house boat sometimes at night it moves a lot." I said " Since you know that me and Harry live in different countries."
" Oh I forgot. " Ron said
'How could you forget if a girl is talking to you in a different accent? Are you that clueless?' I thought
"Anyway how did you sleep?" I ask I felt a bit weird at the moment only because I was in a skirt, I was so used to wearing My old jeans when dad couldn't buy my new semester clothes. I guess I will have to get used to wearing skirt.
"Pretty good." Harry said I smiled at him, as I ate my food.
After breakfast we started to look at our schedules we all had the same classes it wasn't so bad each teacher had a different subject.
The rest of the week went really well most of the time I would hang out with Harry, Ron and Hermione and sometimes I hang out with Lucas at the library as he explain to me about the other types of magic or any subject that I needed help with.
It was Friday morning and I saw Harry and Ron in their seats in the great Hall eating. they weren't lost this time. I sat down as I smiled at Lucas in his table as he smiled back at me.
"So what's our next class?" I asked
"Double Potions with the Slytherins." Hermione says taking a bite of her eggs.
"Snape's Head of Slytherin House. They say he always favors them...we'll be able to see if it's true." Ron said.
"Huh well I think he's not that bad." I said as bit my toast I was excited for Potions I've spent so many nights reading over my Potions book I couldn't wait to learn more!
"That's because you haven't taken his class yet." Ron said
Mail had just arrived I was used to the owls swooping in carrying mail they circled around the hall until they found their owners. I saw rose flap her wings and drop a letter in My seat. and land on my shoulder.
"Morning, want some of my toast?" I gave her bits of my toast before nibbling my ear affectionately making me smile. I opened my letter it was from my dad.
'Hey my little sailor girl!
Everything is going good here, I manage to fix the leaks from our house so your room is safe from being flooded! (Just kidding! Just joking about the flood!) I hope your doing okay at that school.
I'm doing well at my job it's a busy season now so most of the time I'm home late but don't worry about me I can't wait to see you to show me what your learning! Please write back to tell me all about it. And tell me about your friends and your brother.
Love, your dad '
I finished reading I couldn't help but smile at reading the letter that dad gave me. I quickly took out my quill and parchment to write to my dad.
" Hagrid wants to know if we would want to have a cup of tea with him around three." Harry said
"Hagrid?" I said
" He's really nice, he helped me get my supplies and he said he wanted to see you." Harry said
"Yeah. " I said
After breakfast I practically ran to the dungeons with Hermione and Lucas right behind me. When we entered the classroom I was slightly disturbed and a little disgusted at the pickled animals floating in glass jars all around the walls, so I sat down at the nearest seat Lucas and hermione followed suit. I saw Snape at the desk getting up and in front of the class.
"You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potionmaking," he began. "As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep though human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses...I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even put a stopper in death...if you aren't as big of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."
I had to stop grinning. I was pumped to show that I wasn't stupid, I know I can handle anything. I was going to prove that I would be great in his class.
"Potter!" I jumped slightly Professor Snape suddenly said. "What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion or wormwood?"
I know this one, I read it before I went to bed last night! But I wasn't sure who he was talking to so I just raised my hand.
"I don't know, sir." Harry said I saw Hermione's hand shoot into the air.
Professor Snape's lips curled into a sneer. "Fame clearly isn't everything." He spoke while ignoring Hermione's hand, which I thought was rude to ignore people.
"Well?" He said not even looking at me, I wondered why he's not looking at me when I'm going to answer his question.
"Well, professor it makes a sleeping potion powerful enough to be called the Draught of Living Death." He didn't seem surprised that I knew the answer, maybe because he told me to read my textbooks before school started.
"Lets try again. Potter, where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?" Hermione's hand was raised again and I raised my hand.
"I don't know sir." Harry said
I could hear Draco and his group who were shaking with laughter, I turn and glared at him.
"Thought you wouldn't open a book before coming, eh, Potter?" he said " ?" He looked at me, I felt a little nervous but I answered the question.
"That's an easy one professor, it's a stone taken from the stomach of a goat" I said he stared down at me and I saw some sort of emotion in those cold black eyes. I could've sworn I saw that same emotion when he first met me.
" Try following your sister's example on actually reading a book before coming here,potter." Snape said
I felt bad why was he being mean to Harry? And why does he seem like he's being nice to me? I don't get this teacher at all.
"What is the difference, between Monkshood and Wolfsbane?" He asked I raised my hand.
"I don't know," Harry said "I think Hermione and Ellie does though, why don't you try them?" a few people laughed at Harry's sassy remark, but I could tell that snape wasn't in a good mood.
"Miss Potter!" He said which made me jump to my seat.
"Well I think they are the same plant..."
He cut me off "Do you really think that?" he snapped I felt a bit nervous, I couldn't think I felt nervous by All the stares in the classroom, my eyes shifted towards Lucas he slightly nodded that I'm right.
" Yes, they're both the same." I said
"That would be correct." He turned around and I sighed with relief "Well? Why aren't you all copying that?!" there was a sudden rummaging for quills and parchment.
Snape put us all into pairs and set us to mixing up a simple potion to cure boils but somehow there was an odd number in both houses so I was paired up with Lucas. It was strange that two different people in different houses got paired up especially if it seemed like rival houses at that. But I didn't care Lucas is my friend either way I felt a bit happy.
" Hey" Lucas said
" I can't believe we're paired up in potions." I said
" Yeah, me either well...lets get started." Lucas said
"Okay!"I said feeling excited
A few minutes into making it I constantly checked my cauldron and reading the instructions to see if I'm doing it right and I was happy of how it's coming out.
"It's looking good Ellie."Lucas whispered
"Thanks."I said
All of a sudden I heard a boys scream in pain, when I looked I saw Neville covered in boils, in the end he had to go the hospital wing I felt really bad for him, He's just a bit clumsy at times. I heard Malfoy snickering and laughing at Neville. It made me so mad so I turn and glared at him.
"The lousy git can't even create a potion correctly." Malfoy said
"What's a Git?"I whispered as I glanced at Lucas, he answered my question.
"It sorta means that he's an idiot but a bit more ruder."Lucas whispered
"That's not nice!"I whispered I immediately glared at Malfoy. He noticed my gaze and just gave a small smug like look.
"Miss Potter, It's almost perfect maybe if it was heated for ten more seconds then it would've gotten to be nearly well." I look up at Professor Snape he was examining the potion that I made with Lucas. " , Stay after class I would like to speak with you." I nodded looking up into those dark eyes that I somehow saw a small very small flicker of emotions.
"Yes sir." No one had gotten as nearly as a 'perfect' potion as Malfoy but I was a bit happy that I didn't make a fool of myself in today's class. I sat in my seat reading a bit while everyone left , I did notice that Lucas was waiting in the hall for me for some reason. After a while it was just Me and Professor Snape alone I put my book away in my Blue backpack.
"I was a little impressed with your work earlier today , it just proves that you did follow my advice at reading those textbooks before coming to class." He said
I felt a bit happy that he said that, so I calmly opened my mouth to thank him.
" Thank you sir, after you left I read all of my books I simply liked reading my potions book the most." He nodded.
"I expect you to do well in my class , Study hard." I nodded.
"I will, and Have a nice day I'll see you later."I said
I grab my books and walk out, Lucas was waiting patiently with a small stack of books.
"Ellie, I found a few useful books for us to read for our classes."Lucas said walking a bit at my direction but he tripped knocking the books to the floor Lucas looked at his feet and his shoe laces were tied together. I heard a snickering sound as my gaze landed on Malfoy with Crabbe and Goyle, he had his wand at hand, I put the pieces together.
"Malfoy! "I exclaimed
"What? Potter?"Malfoy said looking so innocent but I knew it was an act. "He tripped in his own two feet."
"Really Malfoy? You're just a piece of work."I muttered reaching to grab the book but Malfoy grabbed it. "Can I please have that book back?" I watch him look me over and a smirk slowly rises on his lips.
"Depends what I get in return?" I roll my green eyes.
"Me not punching your face?"I said
"Very funny, I was thinking Something else perhaps something like...We could study together sometime." My left eye twitched.
"In your dreams Malfoy! Not after you pulled a stunt like that on my friend!" I huff helping Lucas up, he manage to fix his shoe laces and I left with him through the halls.
By the time I got outside I was panting clutching my books to my body as I huffed and Lucas was out of breath as well. We walked a bit steadily until were in front of hagrids hut.
"I'll see you later Lucas, okay?"I said
"Yeah...just be careful okay Ellie."he said and he started to walk away.
I knock on the big wooden door and notice a rather large crossbow and a pair of galoshes by the front door.
I could hear a slight shuffling and the door opens "Back Fang." Hagrid opened the door and froze.
"Little Ellie...you...look just like ye mom! Same hair and eyes!"hagrid said
"Hi!"I said giving him a bright smile.
"Come on in then!"he said
"Sorry Im late, Professor Snape kept me after class to tell me to keep studying for his class." I said
"So why were you late? That could've taken a few minutes though." I huff out annoyed thinking back from the incident.
"Harry, you're right...Malfoy played a prank on my friend Lucas..." they stare at me.
"But isn't he from the same house as him?"Ron said
"Yeah, but he just pranked him all of a sudden."I said
"That's weird."Harry said
"Yeah, he's a jerk!" I cross my arms over my chest "What kind of person does that?!" I pouted staring at the ground. "If I ever see him picking on my friend I'll beat him up!"
The others looked at me as if I was kidding.
"No, I mean it I'll beat him up! Back home I kicked some butt! I'm no pushover just cause I'm a girl doesn't mean I'll let them walk all over me or my friends!" I said
"Did he hurt you?" I shook my head "Nah, just annoyed me." he nodded
'Harry seemed like the kind of brother any little sister would have...but I can take care of myself.'I thought
After a while it was starting to get dark out before we started to walk back to the castle for dinner. Hagrid had given us a lot of rock cakes sure it was good but those things were hard! I could use one as a weapon! I noticed that Harry had something on his mind but figured it would be best to let him be on his own.
"Remind me to try and say no to Hagrid and his rock cakes!" Ron complained making me smile.
"Come on their not that bad..." I look over one of the cakes "It's kinda better than what my dad cooks...if you guys ever visit my house Don't eat what my dad cooks...trust me on it."
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