Flint's sister

Chapter 13

Anna's POV

My back is killing as I open my eyes, sunlight streaming through the maroon curtains. I rub my eyes with the back of my hands, rubbing away my blurry vision and realise I am still in the common room. Hermione isn't there and the red and gold blanket is tucked around me. I stretch my legs out before grabbing my crutches and my bag as I stand up.

"Have a nice sleep?" Fred says.
"Sleepyhead" George laughs at me.
I roll my eyes when I see the twins sat in the armchairs in the corner of the room.
"Yes I did thank you" I say sarcastically walking past them.
"You know Anna, this, really suits you" George tells me, pointing to my hair that currently represents a birds nest that has been through hurricane.
"You should wear it like that more often" Fred says, winking at me. I stick out my tongue before heading slowly up the staircase.

When I eventually reach my dorm room I drop my bag onto my bed where a small piece of parchment lay. 

We're at breakfast but we didn't want to wake you up. I will come up before class today to check on you and see if you need anything.
Hermione x

I smile before taking the small potion out of my bag and hobbling into the bathroom. In one of the cabinets in the bathroom is where Hermione keeps some of her muggle medicines. I see a small medicine spoon and grab it, pouring some of the contents of the bottle onto the spoon. It is a gloopy brown colour. I close my eyes, put the spoon in my mouth and swallow the medicine. Surprisingly, it tastes quite nice. Much nicer than what it looks at least. I hobble around the bathroom, getting showered and changed before Hermione comes up. 

I am just coming out of the bathroom, fully changed and ready for the day, as Hermione comes in.
"Sorry we left you this morning, didn't want to disturb you" she tells me grabbing some books and putting them in her bag.
"No worries 'mione. Tell you what though, lets not make sleeping on the sofa a habit? My back is killing me this morning" I say hobbling over to my crutches.
"You should be using them all the time Anna, your ankle won't heal right" Hermione fretted, bringing them to me whilst grabbing my bag. I sigh and roll my eyes at her motherly tendencies.
"I'm sure I will be fine" I tell her.
"Come on, we've got potions" she tells me leading me out the dorms shaking her head.

We head into the potions room, Hermione leading me over to where Harry and Ron are sat. I take a seat on the stool between Ron and Hermione.
"How did you sleep last night Anna?" Harry asks teasingly leaning on the workbench to see my reaction. I just smile at him sarcastically.
"Perfectly fine thanks Potter" I tell him, realising I am going to be teased all day by everybody who knows.

"How are you feeling this morning? Injury wise?" Ron asks me, brushing my hair to the side to see my pink scar on my forehead. The gash had healed almost completely overnight and I was most likely going to have a permanent scar of my head.
"My heads fine, my ankle isn't too bad today either" I tell him swatting his hand away. He pretends to be offended and swats my hand. Suddenly we break out into a swat fight. I can feel two pairs of eyes practically burning holes in the back of my head but I couldn't care less.
"Molly came by the table this morning by the way. She asked me where you were. She thought you were like dead for a second before I told her you were asleep upstairs" Ron tells me, raising his hands in surrender.
I laugh but am cut off abruptly as the door is slammed open.

"Turn to page 256" Professor Snape tells us.
"Today we are making Girding potion, I will put you into partners" he says standing straight as a pole on his small teaching platform. 
"Longbottom with Parkinson, Granger with Zabini, Weasley with Bulstrode, Finnegan with Goyle, Potter with Crabbe, Flint with Malfoy" he announces. I roll my eyes, despising Snape's partner choices. All he does is want to make Gryffindor students lives a misery.

"I'll go get our ingredients" Draco says dropping his bag on the floor next to his stool.
"Well there would be no use getting the girl on crutches to go get them would there" I mutter bitterly. He sighs and brings back the ingredients.
"We didn't mean to upset you, you know?" he says turning to me as he lit the fire under the cauldron.
"Mhm" I say keeping my face blank as I pour a water base into the scolding cauldron. 
"What are we going to need to do to make it up to you? Your my best friend, i don't like it when your mad at me" he say adding 3 fairy wings in.

"Tell me your sorry, and what for" I say bluntly as i stir. His mouth drops open, as though I gave him an impossible task. 
"But - but I" he says as I raise my eyebrows.
"I'm so-sorry" he whispers ducking his head.
"Pardon?" I say putting my hand to my ear. He groans loudly and I see Snape look at us. I pretend that we are working for a moment until I feel his gaze leave us.
"I said I'm sorry for not coming to see you" he rushes. I laugh at him and smile.
"I guess I could forgive you" i tell him jokingly. He shoves my shoulder playfully and we work hard for the next hour coming up with one of the best potions in class.

Draco carries my bag as we leave potions and gives it to Goyle once we are in the corridor.
"Ugh Charms, how boring" Draco complains
"Yeah well at least its not Herbology" Blaise says coming up behind us.
"I quite like both of them actually" I tell them.
"Are we good now?" Blaise asks sending Draco a confused look.
"I guess so" I tease. He rolls his eyes and wraps his long arm around my shoulder. I can see Harry and Ron in front of us, talking in hushed tones. They keep turning around and looking at us every few seconds. I am so tired of them judging me for being friends with Slytherins.

"Today, we are learning the banishing charm. Now I need a volunteer" Professor Flitwick says in his squeaky voice. He scans the room.
"How about somebody other than Miss Granger? The rest of you need to pull your weight now" he says looking in our direction. I am sat with Draco, Blaise, Goyle, Crabbe and Pansy. We all immediately try not to make eye contact with the teacher, putting our heads down.
"How about Miss Parkinson?" he asks, grinning. She groans and gets up and heads to the front.
"Now I want you to say the incantation Depulso and point your wand towards that cushion. If everything goes well it should hit the wall in front of you" he says walking to stand next to her. She lazily points her wand at the cushion and says,
"Despulso", instead of Depulso.

The cushion begins shooting around the room. We cover our heads and there are shrieks as the cushion bounces off every surface it touches. I feel a hand grip my arm and begin to drag me out of the classroom. When we get out I see it was Blaise and we are all outside the classroom. Draco has hold of my crutches and hands them to me.
"You need to use them or your ankle won't heal" Draco tells me, sounding just like Hermione.

 "Well, now that class was disrupted, you all have a free period" Professor Flitwick announces. I begin to laugh and see Pansy's face redden.
"Jeez Pansy all you had to do was say one word and point your wand in front of you" Blaise remarks, making fun of the girl. She crosses her arms and marches off, annoyed at us for laughing. This just made us laugh more.