Over the course of the next few days everything evened itself out. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley went back home and no one talked about the events that had taken place. Well other than Percy.
"We have enough people in our family without adding another and then throwing her in the lake?! How I'm related to you is beyond me."
The boys did not take that well.
I was in Transfiguration early, as I always was, helping McGonagall get prepared for the class. I set a needle at each desk, my mind strictly on the task at hand. I couldn't have it wander. Whenever it wandered I remembered things that I had pushed so far back I hoped they would never come back. I pushed it all back in the hopes that I wouldn't feel them anymore.
I was never doing nothing whether it was studying, planning pranks, reading. Anything except nothing.
I didn't notice McGonagall eyes follow me across the room or when she called out to me. I just put down the needles. Locking my mind on the little clinking noise they made. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I jumped, the needles still in the box flying away, and the box exploding in a bright white spark. I pushed my hair out of my face as McGonagall lazily piled the rest of the needles in a neat pile with a wave of her wand.
"Casper I've been trying to get your attention for five minutes what's up with you?" She asked and I just continued putting the needles down silently. She grabbed my wrist and I put the pile down on the desk in front of me in a tired sort of way.
"I'm fine I was just concentrated I guess." I said evasively.
"On putting needles on tables."
I sighed and rubbed my temples, I had a horrible headache.
"You don't look good, you've been working too hard." She said looking at me closer.
"I'm fine I guess I've had a lot going on lately." I said with a shrug knowing that she would probably let me off the hook.
"If that was the truth you wouldn't have told me."
"You don't know that."
"Yes I do."
I looked up just as people started filing into the classroom. I quickly put the rest of the needles at the empty desks and sat down in my usual spot between Fred and George. Fred gave me a little wink and McGonagall started talking.
"Today we will work on transfiguring objects into other objects. You will be working on the needles in front of you and attempting to turn yours into a box. The more detail on the box the more points you get. You may begin." She said and sat down at her desks to begin grading papers.
I looked at my needle and pictured the box I wanted to create in my mind. With a rather lazy flick of my wand the needle in front of me became a simple black box with gold lettering spelling out the word Needles. I looked in the box to find it black as well with more gold lettering. Sorry I broke your other box, Casper it said and I smiled a little, satisfied with my work. I knew that I could do better. But I also knew that McGonagall would appreciate the sentiment and that this box would still be the best in the class.
I did some small test to make sure it was sturdy. Sending sparks inside it and making minor adjustments to help make sure it would break. I looked over at George who was staring blankly and a surprisingly sharp brown box. Fred on the other side had made a bit more progress making a rounder box that was the colour of the needle he had been working on.
Once I finished my tests I walked up to McGonagall's desk and placed my box on the corner, making sure the Needles side faced her. She looked up slightly to look at my box and gave a little smile. I grabbed a book and read the rest of the hour. I looked up slightly as the bell rang and packed away my stuff, giving a small laugh at Georges joke and looked at my schedule.
"Brilliant we're flying today!" Fred said and the twins hooked their arms in mine and dragged me out of the room. They dragged me out the front doors and out onto the lawn, dropping their bags quite suddenly beside us. I dropped my bag by theirs and turned to look as Madam Hooch stalked towards us.
"Well today as you very well know we will be learning to fly by use of broomstick." She said, and I looked so see the broomstick that had appeared at my feet.
"Hold out your right hand and say up. You must say it rather firmly in order for the broom to listen to you."
There were scattered yells of "UP!" around me and I held out my right hand.
"Up." I said firmly and the broom flew up into my outstretched hand. I looked at Fred and George who were both holding their brooms as well.
"Good now mount your broom. You may not go up in the air until I have given my word." She said and everyone mounted their brooms.
"Now kick off." She said and I kicked off, feeling weightless as I flew up in the air.
"You may ride around for the rest of class, if I hear of one of you miss handling your broom though, you will be sitting with me."
I looked at Fred and George.
"I'll bet I can beat you both in a lap around the castle." I said and they turned to me, interest clear on their faces.
"You forget that this is your first time on a broom." George noted and Fred gave a little sigh.
"I'd pay you a Galleon if you could even make it around the castle once." He noted and I smiled.
"Done lets go." I said and we sped off. My hair whipped around me as I quickly took the lead. Flying for me was being free. I was untouchable in the air. I didn't have to hide my life, my lies, my secrets. My past didn't matter when I was flying around Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
I let both my hands fly up in the air as I looped and twirled, holding on only by my knees. I hung upside down, stopping in front of McGonagall's window on my 3rd lap to wait for the twins. I ran my fingers through my hair and looped back up on my broom so I was sitting up correctly.
"You." Fred said pointing at me, obviously out of breath. "Can fly."
"It's like you're defying gravity up here." George added and I just shrugged.
"How are you doing that Miss. Potter?" I turned to see McGonagall's head sticking out her window, her face wearing an expression of mild impress.
"I dunno." I shrugged falling sideways off my broom only to catch myself with my foot.
"You better watch out if Hooch sees you doing that she'll have your head." George said just as a shrill whistle sounded.
"Class is over come back down." I heard and rather gloomily flew back down on the ground, landing gracefully. I set down my broom and started the trek back to the castle.
"Hey Casper you wanna head back to the common room with us?" Fred asked, followed by Lee Jordan and George.
"Can't. I'm going to go see Snape. I had a question on the essay we had to write." I said and Fred groaned.
"Why would you want to spend even more time with that prat?" Lee asked and I laughed.
"I have no idea."
I walked to the potions room, knocking on the door and waiting. The door opened and I walked in. I sat at a random desk and drummed my fingers on its surface, waiting.
"Miss. Potter this is a… surprise." I heard and saw Snape walk up to his desk, sitting down and looking at me.
"Yeah." I answered, still drumming my fingers.
"So are you here for something other than driving me insane with your insistent tapping?" He asked and I gave a little laugh, stopping my fingers.
"Yeah I needed something to do and I've read practically the whole library and I thought you'd have something that needed being done." I said with a shrug.
"So you thought that I would entertain you?"
"No."
He looked at me for a while, just looked and I moved around uncomfortably.
"Why, Miss. Potter, do you so desperately need something to do?" He asked, and I rubbed my temples, I never really got rid of that headache.
"If you dont have anything I can just go ask Professor Flitwick or Professor McGonagall or someone." I answered and he stood up.
"I suppose you can sort my shelfs, although I have a class soon and you will not be a disruption." He said and I stood up too.
"Yeah of course."
I spent his next class sorting papers, ingredients, and letters in different shelves. I finished and sat in a chair beside his desk, observing the class. They looked like third years but I couldn't tell. They all filed out of the classroom and I walked up to Snape.
"Its all done." I said and he looked at me.
"Alright same time tomorrow then?"
"Okay."
I left the classroom with a small smile, and my thoughts full of potions.
Authors Note- So life is looking really good for Casper right now. That's a first. I love writing the chapters with her and Snape its so much fun! Till next time!