The House of Gaunt

Chapter 19

"Madelyn hurry up!"

"Chill out Maximiliano!"

"Class starts in ten minutes, idiot." He says and rolls his eyes.

"Since when you're so responsible? Besides, we have potions. It's only a five minute walk from our common room." I say while brushing my hair.

Maximiliano is totally overreacting! It's the first day I've woken up late, he needs to relax! I accidentally overslept, it's the first night I've been able to fully sleep.

"Madelyn, we don't have potions! We have Care for Magical Creatures!"

"Oh, Merlin, that's on the other side of the castle! Let's go Maxi, you're running late!"

"You're impossible." He says and I laugh.

It isn't so bad sharing a bathroom with Maximiliano anymore, we've done a good job with our system. Well, a little, I still brush my teeth and wash my face while he showers. He just takes too long!

As we are running to the common room doors, we bump into someone.

"Ouch!" Maxi says while he rubs his head. "Help me up, Maximiliano!" I say from the floor. Who the bloody hell just bumped into us?

Maximiliano helps me up and I see that disgustingly awful platinum blond hair.

"Ugh, you!" I say.

"Me!" Draco says with his arms open. "How come you're late today, Gaunts?"

"It was Madelyn's fault!"

"No, it wasn't."

"Yes, it was."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"Do you want to be even more late or what?"

"Oh, right, let's go!" Maxi says and I roll my eyes. Bloody idiot.

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We finally make it to the class, fifteen minutes late if I may add. Maximiliano sat on the only sit available, next to Theo. I want that spot!

"Miss Gaunt, Mr. Malfoy, you may sit on my desk. Unfortunately, there is only one chair, I'll notify Filch when class is over."

"Loser sits on the floor!" Draco says and starts to run. A lot of people turn around to see if I would run.

"I don't run." I say and start walking towards the desk. This is ridiculous! How can they miscount chairs! And can't the professor summon a chair!?

I arrive to the desk and see Draco smirking. I can't wait to wipe that stupidly awful smirk from his face.

"Get up, Draco, I'm not sitting on the floor."

"You're crazy, I'm so comfortable here!"

"Okay then, Cissy is going to have a great time reading about how her son isn't a gentleman, and how he let her favourite Gaunt, obviously me, sit on the floor."

He rolls his eyes and gets up. "You're such a snitch!"

"I am golden, why thank you!" I say and sit down. Suddenly I see him coming towards me instead of going to the floor. And he has the audacity to push me towards the edge of the chair and he sits down with me. This isn't big enough for two people!

"What are you doing!?" I say. "Oh nothing, I'm being comfortable and a gentleman." He says with a smirk. I don't feel bad about slapping him anymore.

"I want my flag back." He whispers in my ear. Is he serious? He wants the flag he gifted me weeks ago! I could almost laugh.

"No, gifts aren't returned."

"Yes, they are."

"No, they aren't!"

Suddenly I hear the classroom's door open and see McGonagall. "I need to borrow Miss and Mr. Gaunt right away."

"Of course, of course, here they are." The professor says.

Maxi and I get up and go with McGonagall. "Hello professor, is something wrong?" I ask.

"Oh no, no, dear! Your parents are here."

"What?" Maxi and I say in unison.

"Godric's sword! You really are twins." As soon as she stops talking I see Matt and Michael.

"You're here too?" Maxi asks.

"Of course, they are, they're our brothers, remember?" I answer.

"Ha, ha, very funny."

"Alright Gaunt, you can go to the headmaster's office. I need to go handle something." She transfigures into her cat form and leaves.

"Let's go." Matt says.

We arrive at Dumbledore's office. We didn't even need to knock; the doors open on their own.

"Good morning Gaunts."

"Morning, headmaster." We all say in unison.

"Your parents are here, right behind that door. You shall go, I need to join Professor McGonagall." He apparates. I thought nobody could apparate in Hogwarts!

"I do not want to open that door." I say. "Me neither." Michael immediately says.

"I'm just gonna go for it." Maximiliano says and opens the door.

And in fact, there are my parents. With a bunch of letters on their hands. 

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I am the worst at updating. Junior year is really kicking my arse, I'm sorry! 

I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter <3

-Alexa