𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 || marauders era

¹⁹⁷¹ wandless ways

"ADA, I'VE BEEN looking all over for you!" Mary called, hurrying over to the girl with a wide grin on her face. She was currently sitting near the black lake, under a large tree with her back to the forest. It was rather tranquil there. Not too close to the groups of friends that roamed the ground but not too far from the school either, like her own cubby to go hide in. As well as charms, she had to avoid Transfigurations too. McGonagall was far from pleased with her avoiding charms class which was understandable but she was rather interested in that subject. It was a shame really but she refused to go back until she had perfected the spells. She had tried to cast Lumos and that one went rather successfully, rendering her completely puzzled.

   "Well, here I am," Adelia said, sitting up properly as her friend approached. A book was dumped on her lap as Mary took a seat, causing a slight umph to escape the brunette's lips. She still did her work, it wasn't like she wanted to fall even further behind. Plus, Mary had refused to let her slip behind. For Adelia, it was bizarre to have someone encourage her to work instead of being a distraction. Well, if she was being honest, Mary did both.

   "We've moved on from Lumos, everyone was casting the spell by the second lesson. You need to write an essay about the spell like you did for the Levitating charm." Mary huffed, leaning back in the grass with her arms over her eyes to block out the sun.

   "Bad day?" The girl asked as she opened the book, it was Hogwarts: a history. Myrtle had instructed that she read it. Something to do with secret passages. Apparently, the Ravenclaw was reluctant to leave the bathroom.

   "Obviously. I had to sit with Marlene and her friends in charms and Lily in Transfiguration. Don't get me wrong, they seem like nice people but they're so up themselves like Black and Potter. I don't know how you spend time with Mckinnon." Mary groaned. They all had a lot to say, especially in regard to Adelia.

   "Marlene isn't alright when she's not with her mates, like Aisha when she's only around us. It's an act." Adelia explained, she wasn't a fan of the others either. Sirius Black had a lot to say about her. "Others are just obsessed with me." The girl smirked, making Mary laugh. It wasn't far from the truth at this point. "I don't mind, Lily. But, Jesus. Have a day off or something."

   "Now that I can agree on," Mary answered, sitting back as she observed the lake.

    "Did you know there's a giant squid in there? According to the older students, you can see it from the Slytherin common room." Ada said as she scammed over the page, trying to find any useful information.

   "Alright, remind me to never go in then." Mary grimaced. Though she was fascinated by nature, the girl was also petrified of animals. The exact opposite of Ada. You couldn't tell what they were thinking and something about that irked her, no matter how hard she tried to overcome the fear. Her parents were muggles and had to collect the letters from the owls that showed up.

   "There's also Merfolk in there." She told her after reading it in the book. They were currently learning about Merfolk in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Adelia believed they were misunderstood creatures. It was evident that her classmates didn't know the difference between Sirens and Merpeople, like Selkies and Merrows. They were fuelled by stereotypes and the disadvantage of not being 'beautiful' like Sirens.

   "I know you're defensive of them but I wouldn't risk getting in close quarters with them. Like Werewolves. Yes, they're people and should be treated as such but I wouldn't like to run into one on a full moon." Mary said, causing Adelia to frown. She didn't know much about them but the stigma in that class was insane. They weren't commonly accepted in the wizarding community.