~A lonely flame~ HOGWARTS X READER

~7~

                                                                      Written: Feburary 9, 2021

                                                                                      646 words

                                                                                       Reads: 101 

Ron was grumbling all of Thursday after Malfoy appeared in their potions class, and he was tasked with cutting up his daisy roots. Malfoy had been parading around the castle with his injured arm in a sling, complaining like a small puppy whose paw got stepped on, to the teachers but grinning wickedly towards any student that stood up for Hagrid. We arrived in defence against the dark arts, all eager to see what Lupin had in store for us, but he was absent for a little while after getting to the classroom. We all sat down, taking out our books and quills ready for the class when the door swung open. Lupin entered, wearing a shabby suit and placing a tattered briefcase on the head desk.

"You can put those away. You won't be needing them."

He said with an English drawl while gesturing to our books. Ron and I shared an excited look before shoving them back into our bags. He led our large group out of the classroom and down some long hallways. We entered a large room containing a musty wardrobe, and professor Snape sat with a sneer.

"Professor."

Lupin said, curtly with a nod. Snape peered around at our excited faces and landed on Neville.

"I see you have Longbottom in this class. I would advise you not to entrust him with anything particularly difficult.... that is unless Miss Granger is hissing into his ear."

Snape looked down his long, crooked nose at Neville, who was now bright red, along with Hermione.

"Actually, Professor Snape, I was planning to ask Neville for his assistance in our demonstration."

It seemed that Professor Lupin had a way with words that could both calmly defuse a situation and anger Snape to the max. Snape tutted before exiting the room, his robes swishing dramatically as he exited. 

Lupin walked to the front of the class and faced us. To his right, the dusty wardrobe made a sudden, harsh movement.

"Not to worry. Inside is a boggart. Can anyone tell me what a boggart is?"

Lupin asked with a smile as he scanned the room for any raised hands, quickly pointing to Hermione's frantic waving hand.

"A boggart is a shapeshifter. They change shapes to turn into whatever would frighten a person the most."

Lupin smiled warmly, which signified she answered correctly. 

"Now, boggarts can be extremely frightening creatures, but there is a very simple charm to repel a boggart. Along with the charm, laughter is what really finishes a boggart. The charm will turn the scary shape into something funny. Please repeat after me... Riddikulus."

"Riddikulus."

The class chanted. Lupin gestured for Neville to walk closer to him, following up on his previous promise to Snape. He whispered an instruction into Neville's ear and led him to the closet. Hermione and I looked at each other nervously, and Lupin opened the door.

Out of the closet stepped Professor Snape, looking even more scary than usual. He strutted towards Neville and looked like he was going to pounce. I gasped and clutched onto Harry's arm, who was standing beside me. After realizing what I'd done, I looked him in the eye and quickly let go. He smirked at me, and I playfully swatted him, returning my gaze to Neville, who was now performing the incantation.

"Riddikulus!"

Snape suddenly was dressed in a woman's frock with a large vulture on his hat. The class immediately doubled over in laughter as Lupin called for the rest of us to line up. 

The boggart went through multiple different shapes, including but not limited to: a snake, a giant spider, a growling bear and a hissing vampire. 

Soon, it was my turn. I stepped up to the wardrobe, wondering what my greatest fear was. The previous one was polar bear on a tricycle which made everyone giggle. The bear looked at me before changing form. 

It changed. 

I dropped my wand.

And everything went black.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Hey guys! I can't believe we've hit 100 reads!! I'm so excitedddddd!!I'm sorry this is a really short chapter but I've got a bio test AND a chem test tomorrow so I have to study! I hope you're all enjoying the story and would absolutly love if you could comment and vote! I would love to hear what you guys think and would love any suggestions/reccomendations you have! I hope you all have an amazing day/night!

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