The Devils Mistress | T.Riddle

Chapter twelve - Bates, Janelle Bates

- Lives POV 

Alexa an I entered the Charms Classroom most of the students haven't arrived yet so there were many areas to sit. Alexa started walking up the side of the stairs leading to the raised desks. I followed behind her looking down at my shoes trying not to draw to much attention to myself. We sat at the back of the class so we wouldn't get caught talking. 

"So how did you deflect the curse" Alexa leaned in whispering in my ear. 

"I didn't deflect it, I reduced the amount of pain that the curse caused to such a minuscule amount it wouldn't effect me." She looked like I had spoken a different language,

 "English please?" I signed and rolled my eyes at her.

"I concentrated so the curse didn't hurt me" 

"ohh right so you just concentrated? It's that simple" she leaned back and placed her feet on the desk. "Sort of, it takes a lot of practice and it could mess with your mental state if you do it for an extended period of time." 

"Huh?" 

"if you do the curse for to long it could make you go crazy" 

"ohh you could have just said that" I huffed no one had ever ask me to simply my answers and if they did I would just make fun of them.

 I would have snapped back but in strode Tiernan Vassy our charms Professor. "Welcome Class to your first N.E.W.T. level charms class" but before she could finish the door burst open and in walked a Gryffindor girl. Her dark brown hair was braided tightly into a high pony her skirt was folded at the top to shorten it and her hand was on her hip. 

"Mornin" she said making her way over to the group of giggling gryffindors that sat in front of Alexa and I. "Who's she?" I leaned over to ask Alexa. 

"That Janelle Bates, The first Female Quidditch Captain of Gryffindor" 

"Bates huh what she like?" I asked.

 "She's vicious on the pitch and an is quite intelligent person I sat next to her in transfiguration last year she quite good but she is known for her strength and her tendency to swear, a lot. Also she's one of the most popular girls in our year, all the girls want to be her and all the guys want to date her. She's really nice to you if your on her good side but I warn you never to get on her bad side!" Alexa leaned in a said 

"Last girl that did that had horrid rumours spread about her that lasted 2 whole months, well the girl calmed they were roomers but apparently there was proof"

 "So you think she" I pointed to the back of Janelles head "spread those roomers?"

 "don't point Live she'll know we are talking about her, and I know she spread those rumours" Janelle was surrounded but her little trope of minions but it seemed she didn't really like all the attention. 

So I tried going into her head 'Whats with Hudsons new mate she seems a little of, wonder what she's doing here? Maybe if these giggling scumbags left me alone I would be able to concentrate' I smirked at how she despised the girls but she pretended to care. 

"Robinson, and you are?" I leaned over my desk to hold my hand out to the girl who was stunned at my actions. "Live what the hell are you doing!" Alexa whispered giving me a 'are you sane' look. 

"I know who you are Live, I'm Bates, Janelle Bates " the girls had stopped their screeching and turned to look at me. It seemed that not many people had the nerve to introduce them selves to her. 

"Seems like everyone knows me" I huffed and leaned back in my chair. 

"It's not like you traumatised one of the oldest and most respected magical objects of all time" Janelle got up from her chair and leaned her elbows on my desk.