My Life At Hogwarts

Seeing Lucy

Penelope's POV

I woke up and stretched. I winced in pain as my cuts got stuck to my top. I took my top off slowly. It appeared that my cuts had started bleeding during the night and dried to my top. I sighed and continued undressing. I then walked naked to the bathroom.

I turned on the shower and saw that the water ran clear. It looked like someone had sorted out the pipes now. I washed my cuts and my body. I washed my hair and stood under the boiling water. My skin soon became red and raw. I turned the taps off and stepped out of the shower.

I patted my body dry, making sure my cuts had stopped bleeding. I walked back into the dorm and got dressed in my uniform. I picked up my school bag and my wand. I put my hair up into a bun and used my wand to hold it up. I walked down the stairs and winced when I felt my cuts start bleeding again.

I climbed out the portrait hole and headed to the medical wing. I probably should have went yesterday, straight after it had happened. But instead I went to class. I knocked lightly on the door and walked in.

"How can I help you dear?"

"I got caught on some devil's snare yesterday and my cuts were bleeding last night. So I woke up to them getting stuck to my top. I took a shower this morning but by the time I walked downstairs, my cuts started bleeding again." I told her.

"Oh dear. You should have come straight to see me." She muttered.

I took off my clothes and she helped heal my arms and back. She washed the cuts first and then applied a balm. She waved her wand over them and I could feel my skin knitting back together. I got dressed again.

"You will have some faint scars but they should go away as you grow." I got told.

I nodded and thanked her before leaving the room. I walked down to breakfast and ate some toast. Now I'll have even more scars on my body. If I keep going at this rate, I'll have more scars than skin showing.

I picked up my bag as people came in for breakfast. I walked outside and ambled around. I patted my pockets and pulled out a packet of cigarettes. I hadn't smoked in so long but I was craving a cigarette.

I lit one up and smoked it as I wandered around. By the time I showed up outside the charms class, I had smoked two packets. I knew that I would stink like smoke but I didn't really care.

I sat down and George plopped next to me. He frowned when he smelt the smoke but didn't say anything. Fred came in wrinkling his nose up as he smelt the smoke. He coughed and walked past us to sit with Harry and the others.

"I was thinking for the veritaserum prank, we could do it on April Fools day. It can be my birthday present for you and George. That way it'll be more fun and we can do another prank with Fred for the end of the year." I whispered.

"Yeah. We can do that. I'll help you put the potions in the food." George whispered back.

I nodded and focused on the lesson as Flitwick started teaching. I wrote down everything Flitwick said and made a note of the homework. Knowing me, I would still forget to do it.

"What lesson do we have next?" I asked.

"History, defense against the dark arts, flying class and transfiguration." George replied.

I nodded and we headed to the history room. I sighed and sat down. I wanted another cigarette but knew I didn't have any boxes on me. I made a note of what was on the board and decided to do my charms homework.

"I'm going to the toilet." I whispered to George before standing up.

I grabbed my wand and my charms homework. I might as well hand it in early. I walked to the charms classroom and knocked on the door. I entered but Flitwick wasn't there. I sighed and placed my homework on his desk. That was when I realised I hadn't written my name on it.