As the night went on, Pansy and I just danced. Theo and Astoria left a while ago. It broke my heart to hear him ask her to go upstairs. But I understood. The boys were sitting on the couch smoking and talking and Pansy and I were out of breath. "I'm wrecked. Let's take a break." I said. "Agreed." she said. We walked over and sat down with them. I sat down on the couch, resting my legs on Enzo's lap. Pansy sat Blaise's lap. "Did you miss us?" I asked. "Not one bit. I enjoyed the show." Blaise teased. "Oh piss off." Pansy said. "Do you want a drink?" Enzo asked. "Sure, firewhiskey." Pansy said. "Anna?" Enzo asked. "Just water." I said. He nodded and left. Pansy and Blaise looked at me strangely. "What?" I asked. "When did you stop drinking?" Blaise asked. I shrugged. "Anna, you weren't sober once in the past two years." Pansy said. "That's an exaggeration." I said. "Ever since you got back from the Manor, I haven't seen you drink or smoke once." Blaise said. "So? Isn't that what you guys wanted?" I asked. "Yes but-" Blaise started. "Then what's the problem?" I asked. They were quiet. "I just- I want to be the person I used to be." I said quietly. They smiled. "Ok." Pansy said. I nodded and Enzo returned with drinks. He sat back down and lifted my legs onto his lap. We spent the night talking and laughing and making jokes. I haven't had this much fun in a while.
1 MONTH LATER...
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After a month of planning, my first prank of the year was in motion. I enlisted the help of Enzo and we were ready. "It's a brilliant idea, if you ask me." I said. "He's going to know it was you." Enzo said. "That's the whole point." I said. He chuckled. "This suitcase is heavy." he complained. "Well, I have to watch the map." I said. "Liar." he said. I smirked. "Now quiet. We have to avoid Filch." I whispered. We snuck down the halls, and I kept my eyes on the Marauders Map. Harry and I shared it and I needed it tonight. Finally, we arrived at Snape's classroom. "Ready?" I whispered. He nodded. I drew my wand and pointed it at the door. "Alohomora." I whispered. The lock clicked and we went inside. "Shut the door behind you." I said. He nodded and shut the door. "Ok," he said. "Are you sure we should do this?" he asked. "Definitely." I confirmed. He nodded. "We're going to get in so much trouble for this." he said. "Probably." I replied. He laughed. I cast the spell and the ground was covered with hay. "Start unloading them." I said. "Am I going to get bitten?" he asked. "No, well maybe." I said. He groaned. We opened the suitcase Hermione charmed with an extension charm. It was filled with chickens, goats, pigs, llamas, and sheep that we bought from a muggle petting zoo. There were 8 chickens, 4 goats, 5 pigs, 3 llamas, 2 donkeys and 7 sheep. We unloaded them all and the animals started to roam the room. It smelled quite awful. But the room looked like a petting zoo. "I'm so glad we have DADA first tomorrow. We get to see his reaction." I said. He nodded. "Ok, now let's get out of here. Before we get caught." he said. We snuck back to our houses and I went to my dorm. Ginny and Hermione were asleep so I climbed into bed quietly. "Where were you?" Hermione whispered. "Ummm-" I trailed off. "Are you ok?" she asked. "Yes. I'm fine. You'll see." I said. She nodded and went back to bed. I couldn't sleep. I was so excited. I tossed and turned all night and then the sun came up. I lept out of bed and got dressed as fast as possible. "Why the bloody hell are you so excited?" Hermione asked. "Yeah, don't you guys have Snape first today?" she asked. "I'm just happy." I said. They exchanged looks and smiled. "That's good. I'm glad you're happy, Anna." Hermione said. I nodded. We walked to the Great Hall and ate breakfast. Enzo and I kept looking at each other and fighting back laughter. Then it was time for lessons. I knew for a fact Snape had a meeting so the students would arrive before he did. We planned it that way. So everyone could see his reaction. All the students started to make their way to class and I couldn't stop smiling. I stood by the door and Enzo walked over to me. "My stomach is in knots." he said. I chuckled. "I'll take the blame. Don't worry." he nodded. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, Theo, Pansy and Blaise were also in this class. I was glad. We all waited and then I saw Snape walking down the hall. "Move," he said. He pushed past us and opened the door. He walked in and stopped dead in his tracks. The class started to file in and everyone started laughing. They animals were just walking around and the room smelled foul. I laughed and walked up to Snape. "I didn't know you were so fond of animals, Snivellus. Maybe you'd be better fit in the Care Of Magical Creatures position." I said smugly. He looked at me sharply. "Dumbledore's office. Now." he spat. I smirked. "I'd be delighted." I said. "Class is dismissed." he said. Everyone gave me high fives and cheered as I walked out. We walked to Dumbledore's office and he pushed me inside. "Severus, what is going on?" Dumbledore asked. "Ask her." Snape spat. Dumbledore looked at me.
