"Why are you bullying them?"

"Wha-" called Thing One.

"-us?" chimed Thing Two.

"Yes, you. Why are you bullying my classmates?"

The twins blinked in confusion. "It's a prank!?"

"She's crying."

"They're snakes!"

"She's crying!"

"...it's a laugh?"

"She. Is. Crying." The girl seethed.

They gulped and undid the spell sticking Daphne and Theodore to the outer staircase railings.

The girl turned to her classmates, ignoring the red-heads scurrying off. "If they try something again, tell me. I have some potions that need testing."

The next day she had two new seatmates in Charms.