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I held Cedric's arm tightly while his arms were crossed over his chest and we watched the wardrobe in front of us shake violently. I turned to say something to the twins but George was talking to Angelina and Fred was already looking at me..glaring.
"What's in there?" I asked slowly. Someone shook my shoulders quickly, making me jump. The laughter made me turn and hit whoever it was, that so happened to be George.
"I hate you," I said through gritted teeth. He continued laughing and ruffled my hair.
"Now, can anyone tell me what this is?" The Professor asked.
"That's a boggart." Cho's wispy voice said from beside Cedric.
"Very good. Now, can anyone tell me what a boggart looks like?" He asks again.
"No one knows," I said suddenly. Everyone's eyes turned to me and I slowly let go of Cedric.
"The boggart changes depending on what the certain witch or wizard fears," I added. To say I read a few books before coming to Hogwarts would be an understatement.
"Perfect! Thank you, Rowen." I smiled proudly and looked at Cedric who was shaking his head at me.
"Nerd." I chuckled and playfully hit his arm.
"This spell is used to disguise the boggart long enough to defeat or escape it. The spell is Riddikulus. Say it with me."
"Riddikulus." We all repeated loudly.
"This class is ridiculous." I heard Adrian Pucey mutter. Then, Lupin brought a student up to test the spell.
Considering we were all way in the back, I couldn't see what the test student Lupin was using had feared. But, I knew that when everyone started fussing around, it was our turn.
"I gotta know what Marley is afraid of." Fred and George snickered, pushing me so I was closer to the front than I would have liked.
What am I even afraid of? Without a memory how is this even gonna work?
"Marley." I heard. When I looked up, I realized that Lupin was looking at me, waiting for me to go. I swallowed harshly and slowly took a step forward.
The kid before me turned her fear into a mime. So I watched the mime mess around a few seconds more before he stopped and looked directly at me.
His shirt and paint came off like it was merely water. In its place was a stained white button-up, a messed up collar, and dress pants.
"Marley." The man hiccuped. The mime's face had completely changed from his joyful smile to a dirty stubble of facial hair and a beer bottle in his hand.
My heart dropped and I felt it struggling to keep me alive by beating vigorously.
Oh shit.
"Come here you little shit. I'm not done with you!" He screamed. That seemed to trigger something. I slowly took a step back.
"What? Not scared of me anymore?" He slurred.
"How about now." He used his hand to pull the skin up from his chin, revealing a handsome boy staring back at me.
"Marley, why would you leave me." He cried. My blood ran cold and I watched in complete horror.
"We were supposed to be...together...forever." His face was peeled off again to reveal three more faces attached to his.
"Marley!"
"Come back!"
"You could've saved me." The conjoined body took a leap forward, causing me to scream and fall to the ground.
"Marley, use the spell," Lupin said sternly.
"..Married.."
"Where are you?"
"Save me!"
"Selfish bitch!"
I let out a choked sob and continued scooting back as it came forward. Someone rushed beside me and covered me completely.
From the corner of my eye, I heard a thud and saw a body lying on the ground. Carefully, I moved over a little and saw one of the Weasley twins in front of me.
His face was dark blue and rotting, bugs coming out of his mouth.
"Riddikulus." The body shouted. The body lifted off the floor and turned into one of the wacky inflatable tube men at the car sales. But I was too focused on the fact that I was hyperventilating to realize what was going on.
Tears streamed down my face and blocked my vision. I heard something fall beside me along with the sound of breaking glass but was quickly picked up off of the floor.
Then, the person pulled me out of the way and shielded my face. But, when I heard the door open and close, I knew I was outside. They set me down on one of the benches and I took this chance to get a good look at them.
I wasn't surprised when I saw the redhead kneeling in front of me.
"Fred?" I sniffled. He looked down at me blankly and with no response. I focused on the freckles on his while I slowed my breathing, my face red from the tears and embarrassment of it all.
"I'll get the others." He went to walk away but I grabbed his hand. I watched his face twist into one of almost pain as he squeezed his eyes shut. I wasn't sure why Fred was suddenly giving me the cold shoulder but it was starting to make me want to cry even more.
So instead of thinking about it, I decided to find new things on Fred's face that I hadn't seen before.
1. A tiny scar on his chin.
2. A dimple on his left cheek.
3. A splash of green in his eyes.
4. Lines on his face from smiling too much.
5. Another freckle on his top lip on the left-hand side.
Fred sat with me and let me stare at him because I knew he was staring at me just as hard as well. But, soon enough I felt my breathing start to settle and my eyes begin to clear up once again with the feeling of dried-up tears on my cheeks.
"Thank you. That probably wasn't easy.." I said softly. He didn't speak and gently took his hand away before opening the door and closing it.
I sat by myself for a few minutes before I heard the door open and close again.
"Marley, Great Merlin." I heard. Slowly, I moved my head and saw Cho, George, and Cedric coming out. Cedric sat beside me and laid my head on his chest while Cho and George sat beside us.
"You're just not having a good week." George jokes. I chuckle and shake my head.
"No...no I'm not." I sighed.
"Want to talk about it yet?" Cho asked. I closed my eyes slowly and shook my head.
"Not yet."
The gang stayed with me for a few more minutes before the bell rang and we all ran to the common room before everyone else as quickly as possible.
If you had to face a boggart what would yours be? Fun fact it could be one of two things for me. Either a bird or someone who hurt me from my past.
Most likely the bird tho bc those mfs are crazy weird.
