The Boggart in the Wardrobe
Thursday, the usual morning mail rush included a letter from Sirius. She examined the envelope closely, to make sure there wasn't a Howler inside. Though it appeared to be a normal letter, Siria tore the envelope open at arm's length. It was silent.
"That was rather anticlimactic" George told Siria.
"Bit of a shame it didn't explode," Fred added. Siria glared at him over the rim of her glasses, but gave no other sign of having heard him. She unfolded Sirius's letter.
Dear Siria,
Saturday afternoon, I'll be at Hagrid's, if you'd like to join us. Of course Hermione and Ron are invited.
Love,
Sirius
"Thank goodness it's Saturday, and not Sunday— we've got the first meeting at Professor McGonagall's." Hermione noted.
"Wood wants to start practice Saturday," said George as he took another few pieces of bacon.
"But it's first thing in the morning" quipped Fred.
"Great" Siria sighed. "I get to see Sirius when I'm covered in mud and fresh from practice." She plopped her spoonful of porridge back into her bowl.
(Book: B3, 124-129 They're making a Shrinking Solution in potions. Neville is doing so poorly that his potion, which should be green, is orange. Snape tells Neville that, at the end of the lesson, they're going to feed some of Neville's potion to his toad. Hermione is able to fix it, but Snape takes five points because he told Hermione not to help. They're leaving and Ron notices that Hermione isn't with them)
"Where is she?" Ron asked (B3, 129). Siria turned too then remembered what Hermione had asked.
"She forgot something" Siria lied. They turned around at the top of the steps and looked for Hermione as the rest of the class past them. Malfoy smirked at Siria and she had to look at the ceiling to not trip him as he headed for the Great Hall. A moment after, Hermione was panting up the stairs with one hand on her bag and the other tucking into her robes.
"How did you do that?" said Ron (B3, 129).
"What?" Hermione asked (B3, 129)
"One minute, you were right behind us, the next moment, you were back at the bottom of the stairs again."
"She forgot something!" Siria repeated, just as Hermione's bag split. She was carrying at least a dozen books in there.
"Why are you carrying all these around with you?" Ron asked her (B3, 129)
"You know how many subjects I'm taking," said Hermione as they picked up her books (B3, 129).
(Book: B3, 130-140 Ron argues that they only have DADA, but Hermione deflects and asks what's for lunch. Ron suspects she's hiding something. Professor Lupin isn't in the class when they arrive, has them leave their books & bring their wands to the teacher's lounge. They run into Peeves, who Lupin shoos away by having gum shoot up Peeves's nose. Snape is in the teacher's lounge, warns Lupin to watch out for Neville, but Lupin asks Neville for help. There's a boggart in a wardrobe, which everyone in the class, except for Hermione & Siria, face the boggart. It leaves the class lively and spirited.)