Patience

Chapter 80

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I wake to the sound of Seiko's alarm, raising everyone for today's early morning classes. We dress into our uniforms and quickly glide down to breakfast. We seat ourselves in our usual seats and dive into the tantalizing food before us. 

"E, hurry up!" Seiko urges, staring me down as I eat a beagle. 

"Stop staring at me like a creep and let me eat in peace!"

"But we have to get to class early!" Marissa says, also rushing me. 

"Class doesn't start for another 30 minutes."

"Yes, but we have Professor Lockhart this morning!" They chorus, dreamily batting their eyes.

"Even more reason to skip." I mutter. Before I can finish, they pull me up from my seat and drag me to the class. Upon entering we notice 10 students, all female, had too arrived early and were circling the teacher with a dazed look on their faces.

"And that is how I defeated not 1, not 2, but 3 Erumpents with only one spell." He boasts, shrugging his shoulders as if it were nothing. The girls sigh dreamily and look up to him in admiration. 

"No! We've missed a story!" Seiko huffs, her and Mar rush over to the group and sit amongst them. I take a seat in the back of the room, hoping to stay unnoticed my him and avoid further boasting. 

I slouch in my seat and pull out my latest book, Animal Farm. I begin reading in the shadows, having to lean forward to read certain words due to the lack of light. I hear a chair being pulled out next to me and look over to find George also hiding from the bragging teacher. 

"Hey, Em."

"Good morning, Georgie." I smile and yawn. He gestures to his shoulder and I rest my head on it, snuggling into the crook of his neck. I feel him smile as he reads from his textbook over my shoulder. 

"Welcome class!" Lockhart smiles a big, toothy, grin, "Today we don't have much on our plate. I have a little pop quiz for you. Though I'm sure you all know of me, the quiz is for you to better know of my many excursions and adventures and for me to pick out my truest fans!"

Seiko and Marissa, along with most of the class, sit up a bit straighter, readying themselves for the quiz. I was gonna fail, no doubt. The parchments are passed out and I read over the questions of the ludicrous grade. George turns to me and gives me a knowing look, and so we begin. 

Question 1.) What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color? -Mown Poupe 

Question 2.) What is Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition? -To once and for all get the stick out of his arse.

Question 3.) What, in your opinion, is Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement? - Not talking about himself for the duration of this quiz.      

And so it went on until...

Question 54.) When is Gilderoy Lockhart's birthday and what would his ideal gift be? -February 29th and to get a mirror to add to his collection.

After 30 minutes he collection the quizzes and shuffles through them at the front of the class. 

"Ah, very good, very good, very go-" He stops when he gets to a certain quiz, "Haha, yes, very funny Mrs. Rosewood; but my favorite hobby is rescuing mankind, not quote painting a picture of me painting of a picture of myself," He subtly hides a canvas behind his desk.

"Not funny E!" Marissa and Seiko roll their eyes, George snickers.

"Yes, and Mr. Weasley my favorite animal is a crup not a quote metamorphaguses that I pay extreme amounts of money to morph into a mini me!"