Chapter 3: Beginning of Classes
After breakfast, it was time for Charms with the Ravenclaws. Adelaine separated from her Gryffindor friends after a quick goodbye and walked off towards the Charms class with Cedric and Leslie.
"Adelaine?" Hermione's slightly bossy voice asked.
She turned to see Hermione and Neville walking towards her.
"Do you know where the Transfiguration classroom is?"
Adelaine nodded. "Yes, I do. I can show you exactly where it is."
"Thank you."
Adelaine said goodbye to her two friends, started to lead the two first-years to the Transfiguration classroom and asked."Neville, did you find your toad?"
"I did, thanks for asking," he said giving her a small smile.
"I could teach you a charm that would help him stay put," Adelaine suggested, offhandedly.
"Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I'll be too good at it," he sighed, shaking his head.
Adelaine's heart broke for the blond boy. He didn't have a lot of confidence in himself.
They reached the Transfiguration classroom. Adelaine noticed a familiar tabby cat on the desk.
"What's a cat doing in here?" Hermione asked, confused at the strange sight.
Adelaine smirked; she knew exactly what a cat was doing in the room. Suddenly, the cat transformed into McGonagall. Adelaine chuckled good-naturedly as Hermione and Neville jumped at the surprise.
"Hello, Ms. Granger, Mr Longbottom. It's nice to see some people who like to be on time," McGonagall said.
Hermione and Neville were still quite shocked. Adelaine recalled that she reacted quite similar to them. It was so interesting that she could change into a cat.
"Hello, Miss Romero," McGonagall said, turning to Adelaine.
Adelaine smiled at the head of her best mate's house and replied. "Hello Professor, they asked me to help them find the classroom and I couldn't resist."
"That's quite alright, I still think we should give the first-years maps."
Adelaine nodded in agreement. "I should get off to Charms, I don't want to be late."
"Bye, Adelaine. Thanks for helping us," Hermione said.
"No problem, anytime," Adelaine smiled at the younger brunette.
Hermione smiled widely and Adelaine left towards the Charms classroom.
She made it just in time. Charms was her favorite subject. She particularly enjoyed the teacher, Professor Flitwick. He was a short man who had to stand on a pile of books to see the class.
After a long Charms class she had History of Magic with the Gryffindors. She brightened at the thought that at least in the boring subject she'd have her best friends to entertain her.
She noticed that she was one of the first to arrive. She didn't have to wait long however as the next person arrived; Alicia Spinett. She was a medium height tan girl with black hair.
"Hi Adelaine," She greeted, smiling as she sat next to her at the table, knowing all too well that Adelaine was saving the seat next to her left for Lee whenever he decided to make an appearance.
"Hi Alicia."
"How was your summer?" She asked.
"It was good, how was yours?"
"Same."
The next person to arrive was Angelina Johnson. She was a willowly dark-skinned girl with long black hair which was mostly often seen in a braid.
"Hey girls," She greeted them, sitting next to Alicia.
"Hey Ang!" They shouted in unison.
The rest of the students soon filed in as the ghost teacher, Mr. Binns drifted in through the chalkboard. As usual, Lee and the twins rushed in at the last moment. Lee sat next to Adelaine as always. It was the only class that Adelaine didn't mind falling asleep in. The teacher drawled on and on. She was nodding off when a note hit her elbow.
How was your first class, Lainey?
Adelaine scribbled her reply and threw it back to Lee.
You really need to have better penmanship. I can barely read it. :).
Adelaine flushed. She'd always had messy writing. She wrote her reply and threw it back to him. This note passing continued for the rest of the class.
"Well, that's one History of Magic class down and Merlin knows how many more," Lee said as he slung his arm around Adelaine's shoulders as they left the classroom.
"I wouldn't be able to stay awake in that class if it wasn't for you three," Adelaine smiled at the two gingers and her dreadlocked best friend.
They grinned back and walked to the Great Hall for lunch. Adelaine sat down at the Gryffindor table again.
"Hi Adelaine," Hermione greeted the older girl.
"Hi Hermione, how were your first classes?"
Hermione's eyes sparkled at the mention of her classes and went on, "I did quite well in Transfiguration. I got a smile from McGonagall."
"Wow, she rarely smiles. You must've been good."
Hermione blushed and shrugged.
Adelaine noticed Neville sitting next to Hermione and asked. "What about you Neville?"
"We had Herbology after Transfiguration. I'm quite good."
Adelaine nodded and admitted, "I'm not really good at Herbology. My specialty is Charms."
She continued talking to the two first years throughout the remainder of the meal mainly about their classes.
It was now the middle of the next week. Adelaine was visiting a friend of hers in the Hospital Wing when she saw Neville being fussed over by the medi-witch Madame Pomfrey. All she could see was that his wrist was in an unnatural position. She winced in sympathy for her younger friend and left.
She was sitting in the library later that day studying or trying to study anyway. She was distracted by all the whispers and murmurs.
"Hey Adelaine," Cedric greeted, sitting down across from her.
"Hey Ced, have you been hearing whispers and murmurs all day?"
He shrugged and said. "I don't know what they're about if that's what you're asking and I don't particularly care. "
"Even if it has to do with Quidditch?" Adalaine teased him.
Cedric shook his head and replied. "I'm not as obsessed as your crush, Addie."
"Oliver is not obsessed!" Adelaine denied even though she knew he was.
Cedric rolled his grey eyes playfully at his honorary sister defending her crush.
