Bear

6

As I walked into the Charms classroom I looked around to see if anyone I knew was in the class. I spotted Pansy sitting at a desk next to Blaise, Theo and Draco were two desks behind them, Adrian in the middle. Pansy notices me standing in the doorway and waved at me to join them.

"Evalynne hey! Adrian m-" pansy started to order Adrian but he interrupted her with a grunt. "Pans as much as I love your enthusiasm this early in the morning, I do funnily enough have a brain which causes me to think for myself, and have manners, therefor I am capable of moving my feet without being ordered" he snapped with a sarcastic tone, then smiled at me as he moved his feet off the stool, giving me space to sit.

We chatted while waiting for the professor to arrive and start the lesson. Adrian was talking to me about quiddich and how he will talk to Snape about me playing for Gryffindor since the Slytherin team was full. I was surprised that he would be okay with Fred offering me a spot. "I think everyone deserves to play quiddich, if we had more spots on the team I would definitely give you the spot, so if it means you get to play then of course I'll speak to Snape. He has a soft spot for me, since I'm the captain and a prefect." He elbowed me and smiled. Before I fully registered what I was doing I threw my arms around him and pulled him into a tight hug. He laughed and hugged me back. We pulled away and burst out laughing at how awkward it was.

Pansy, Blaise and Theo joined in the laughter, but Draco just scoffed. "What's your problem now Draco" I snap, rolling my eyes at how quickly he ruined the mood. "I find it hilarious that a filthy like mudblood like yourself would want to play for another team. If anything I should be thanking you, you'll probably bring the Gryffindor scores lower, helping us win" he scoffed again, at this point I just rolled my eyes at him and turned around, as did Adrian, Pansy and Blaise. "Don't mind him" Adrian whispered in my ear, so that Draco wouldn't hear. "He'll come around eventually, he's got a lot of walls built up, you just gotta slowly chip away at them till he lets you in." I softly smile at his reassurance and placed my attention to the front of the classroom to where our professor was now standing.

The class went by quickly with Adrian cracking jokes every so often, making me giggle. I pack my books away in my bag and walk towards the door. Just as I reach the handle someone pushed into me and I was launched forwards and into the wall. I turned around and the person was gone.

I walked out of the classroom and smiled I saw Fred leaning against the wall. "Freddie what are you doing here, don't you have to get to your next class?" I ask, and his smile slowly dropped. "what happened to your nose?" he asked looking genuinely confused. "Er nothing, someone pushed me and I fell into a wall, so it kinda hurts but apart from that nothing". "Ev you're bleeding, come here let me fix it" he pulled me close to him, so our faces were only inches away. He pulled out his want and muttered a spell, I felt warmth around my nose as the cut closed. "shit there's a small scar, I don't know the spell to get rid of that, hence my lip" he frowned. "thanks for dressing my cut, and don't worry about the scar, it's not my first and I'm sure it won't be my last, at least this way I'll match you and George" I smiled and he wrapped me in a hug.

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The rest of the day went by pretty quickly. I was with the Slytherins during classes and sat with Fred and his friends at lunch. George wasn't there again, and Fred explained him and Emily had a thing going, and although they both won't admit it, they both caught feelings for each other, and now they sneak off any moment they can. It was nice spending time with Fred and his friends, it was only my second day and I already felt like I had been here for years. Fred let me know that the quiddich practice was postponed until tomorrow , due to the Ravenclaws needing to train their new beater.

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It was the last class of the day, transfiguration, and Adrian had just told me that as much as Snape hated the idea, he had managed to convince him to let me play for the Gryffindor team, as long as I promised to play fair. "how did you manage to convince him? I heard he's really mean and is set in his ways" I asked him. "well I just mentioned to him that the sorting hat took a while deciding between Slytherin and Gryffindor, hoping that it counted for something, and it did" I thank him again, giving him a hug much like the one I gave him in first period.

The bell sounded at the end of the lesson and everyone packed their things away and proceeded to leave the classroom, McGonagall calling out what the homework assignment, when she calls my name. "Miss Deadreigh, I would like to speak to you for a few moments." I nod and walk over to her.

"I understand you are going to be playing for the Gryffindor quiddich team, is that correct." I nod, praying she doesn't stop me. "yes good we've been needing a new chaser, but I hope you understand I have to ask you to play fairly, as if Gryffindor was your house." We chat about it for the next few minutes and she dismisses me.

As I expected Fred was waiting for me outside the classroom, to walk me to dinner. He had waited outside every class to walk me to my next, making sure I don't get lost. It was nice, having someone looking out for me knowing I wouldn't have to go through the embarrassment of asking someone where a class was, or walking in late with everyone staring at me.

He was letting me how excited he was to have me on the team, telling me everyone on the team, and their positions. We were just at the door of the great hall when we noticed Dumbledore was giving an announcement. We had taken the long way, allowing us more time to talk about little things that felt special, hence why we arrived late. Before I could go over to the Slytherin table without disturbing Dumbledore's announcement, Fred grabbed my hand, pulling me over to the Gryffindor table. He sat on the seat that George saved for him on the bench and Pulled me onto his knee. I looked over to the Slytherin table, when I locked eyes with Pansy. She gave me a confused look and I just shrugged my shoulders.

I bring my attention back to the table, and noticed Fred's hand was right next to mine, I decide to get some courage and hold his hand, and immediately focusing my attention on Dumbledore, who had just announced that the 'Tri-wizard tournament' was being held at Hogwarts, and that a selection of students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang would be joining us for the year, attending classes while one champion from each school would be chosen to compete.

The girls of Beauxbatons came fluttering down the hall and sat at the Ravenclaw table. The boys of Durmstrang came banging down the hall with their canes, and sat with the Slytherins. I heard gasps when both schools entered with their grand entrances, but I was too busy focusing on Fred's hand holding onto mine, his thumb rubbing circles on the top of my hand, his chin that was resting in the crook of my neck, and his scent. That moment right there was the happiest and safest I had felt since mum died.