The Hogwarts Extras

•The Late Night Party•

February 1994

"How in Merlin's beard does one open their inner eye?"

Ritisha, Lavender, and Parvati sat on a table doing their Divination homework in the common room across from Hermione, who at the moment was swamped with five times the books they had.

"Obviously they just have open the eye just like a regular eye." Sneered Hermione, rolling her eyes. She never did believe in anything that Professor Trelawney said.

The three girls looked at the curly hair girl who kept scribbling away like she said nothing. "Mental, sometimes." Whispered Lavender.

"You know what, I'm just going to say 'to come one with the world and to come with peace with yourself.' You think she will accept that?" Asked Ritisha while dipping her quill in some ink. "Better than what I got 'drink tea and become calm'." Lavender glanced uncertainly at the two others.

A loud chatter erupted inside the common room as more students came in. Some students took seats on other tables, or arm chairs, some even took their places on the floor.

"Woah!" Yelled an older student loud enough for all of the Gryffindors to look into the corner where the window was to see people gathering around the area. Ritisha and the girls left their things and walked where the racket was happening.

"It's a Firebolt!"

"Fastest broomstick up to date!"

"Who do you suppose it belongs to?!"

"Where did it come from?!"

Fred and George walked past Ritisha and cleared the way. "Oy! You're going to break the damn broom if you keep smothering it like that!" Yelled Fred. "Give it here so we can give it to Harry!" George added.

"It's Harry's?!"

"Harry Potter?"

"Of course idiot who else would get such a expensive broomstick?!"

Ritisha watched as Fred took the Firebolt and walked from the horde. "People can get so crazy when they see something expensive." Told the twins to the girl.

A sudden thought came into Ritisha's head. She noticed a strange behavior in Fred and wanted to ask him something, she walked to him and tapped him on his shoulder. Stretching her arms to reach his scapula. Ritisha tapped him thrice and he turned to face her.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" She asked him.

"Er...sure?"

"Have you been avoiding Noemi?"

Fred looked taken abake while George chuckled. "Avoiding? Man, this bloody git wouldn't avoid her even if someone paid him-" Fred shoved his brother hard. "Wait- have you been avoiding Baker?"

The two stood in silence while looking at Fred. "I know why." Ritisha said. The boys looked at her with shocked expression.

"You're-"

Before she finished her thought, the portrait slammed open to show Harry Potter and Ron Weasley walking in. The Gryffindors ran to Harry,