Lost Stars I Regulus Black

C H A P T E R IV

"Good morning students!" Professor Sprout greeted us and I was abstaining from asking her where she gets her energy because it's 10 am and I'm still considering going back to bed.

"This place smells like poo" Rajan whispers but it was loud enough for our girl group to hear making us all snort.

"Is anything funny Ms. Potter?" Professor sprout calls us out.

          "No, Nothing at all professor. My apologies we were just reminded of a certain event in our previous class. It won't happen again." I said and lied right through my teeth. I've concluded I'm an amazing liar. "You just lied to our Professor!" Loretta gasped and then smiled. "Remind me to call you every time I'm in trouble" Rajan said.

"Thank you, thank you!" I do a little curtsy bow.

        Herbology passed just as fast as charms, and my ears were now fully ringing. We learned about Mandrakes today... hated the class. Let's just hope I'll still be able to hear by the end of the year.

"Regulus! Dominic! Here!" Rajan shouted across the hall.

          The two boys seemed like they were looking for us too when they finally spotted us. The seven of us had Double Potions after the break and to be honest I was excited about this class. James always told me it wasn't as fun, but I want to be able to be better than him at something. Many don't believe it but even if he can act like a baboon he is very good at school. 

          "Welcome! Welcome! It's always nice to see new faces." Professor Slughorn entered the class running to the front, wand in hand. "Now, now, please introduce yourselves!" He said as if he didn't know us already, but I didn't have a problem with saying my name, I was awake enough for that. He started going around pointing at each of us.

"My name is Andrina Yaxley."

"Rajan Lestrange"

"Loretta Rosier"

"Dominic Dolohov"

"Alexandria Carrow"

"Regulus Black"

"Elizabeth Potter," my name sounding so simple compared to my friends'. 

"I'm intrigued, Ms. Potter. I haven't ever met a Potter who's been a Slytherin in all of my years working at Hogwarts. Welcome to our house!" He exclaimed and continued on with all the rest of the students in the class.

          Potions class was very boring today. We just went over safety measures, the types of cauldrons we brought, a couple of things like safe and dangerous ingredients. We learned about the next potion we'll be investigating and learning how to produce the next class. Either way, while our professor kept talking and talking, the seven of us took it upon ourselves to carve our initials in the 4 tables we were seating at with the sharp tip of our quills. Me and Lexi in one table, Dominic and Rajan in another, Regulus alone, and Lor and Nina in another. I've taken it upon myself to call everybody by a nickname. Once we finished vandalizing the wood tables the bell rang signalizing that lunch had started. Thank Merlin, because I'm hungry.

           Walking down the hallways from the dungeons, once again climbing the unnecessary thousands of steps to reach the great hall, we were all laughing at something Dominic had said about me having the biggest appetite in the world. "Liz!" Someone called and the seven of us turned around to see my brother and some other Gryffindors I didn't recognized, not his usual friends. My friends were all standing awkwardly there so I told them to get going without me and that I'll join them later.

"James!" I smiled and he patted my head. I realized there were a couple of students looking at us weirdly. I guess no one really shows affection if they are in different houses.