Glory |A. Potter|

Sixty-Nine

The snow around Hogwarts melted once March came around, and with it disappeared all chances the students had to enjoy a snowball fight or the cold weather in general. Now the days were cloudy, rain whipping the ground most of the time and the students had no choice but to stay indoors. The weather disrupted not only the students but the Professors as well, with a couple of classes having to be relocated.

For the last couple of weeks, the transition between March to April, before Easter break, Scorpius hadn't had a single Herbology class in the Greenhouses while Albus and Jane hadn't had a proper Care for Magical Creatures class in a while. The only one not affected by the weather was Ramona. She remained patient, careful to navigate the waters around her friends, until a while before they would leave the school for the Easter holidays she broke.

"Your auras are so dark and cloudy with your sulkiness if I were to attempt to find you in a crystal ball I wouldn't manage to even guess the city you were in."

Albus, Jane and Scorpius looked over at her with identical unimpressed expressions as they munched on their meals. Ramona's brows raised in some sort of challenge.

"Don't try to deny it."

Albus swallowed, "Did Trelawney finally get to you?"

"No, I'm just fed up with your attitude," she sassed as she got ready to eat some pasta.

"Classes were a lot better when they were outside," Scorpius whined, "we've lost so much experience that could help us in our NEWTs."

"You are not the only one, though, everyone in your class is facing the same issues," Ramona pointed out. "You need to stop worrying without reason."

"I'm not worried," Albus shrugged, "I just liked those classes more."

"You'll have them again, it's not the end of the world."

Albus scowled at her reply, evidently displeased she wasn't taking this as seriously as he was. As if attempting to find himself some support, he turned to Jane. The girl, even though she agreed with him, was quick to clear her throat and change the topic of their conversation.

"Are you ready for the Charms class this week? Flitwick said we were going to practice all charms we've learnt so far that are needed for our NEWTs. It's probably going to be interesting."

"Definitely," Scorpius, the only one not taking Charms, replied with a raised brow. "I will have so much fun with it."

"We are going to have fun in Defence Against the Dark Arts for sure, though," Jane pointed out, "I am looking forward to our duels."

"My last Divination class is going to be eventful too," Ramona shared, "Trelawney said she was going to bring a guest, another master of divination to read our future."

"Sounds promising to me," Albus hummed, the curve of his lips letting them know he was teasing. "I would contribute to this conversation with something new but Astronomy is always interesting. We aren't going to do anything unusual."

"I forget you take Astronomy sometimes," Ramona mused, "you are always up late so I forget you have classes late sometimes."

"What a terrible mistake you've done, forgetting about my passion for Astronomy."

"How much passion are we talking about?" Ramona leaned forward with a smirk. "Are you going to name your future kid after a constellation?"

"Hey!" Scorpius protested as Jane chuckled to herself. "I'll have you know some names are really pretty and unique!"

"Like your own name, I assume?" she teased. "I thought you would be more humble, Scorpius. I am disappointed."

"You don't get to talk to me about humbleness."