Skylar Rogers || 1st Year

Mom Finds Out

"Welp! Yer all should get to the castle or yer be late to the dinner! Including me!" Hagrid said, petting his small newborn dragon Norbert. His dog Fang licked my cheek and snuggled against my leg. I looked at him in awe. Hermione smiled. "Good idea. It was good meeting Norbert too." She said. Fang walked up to Ron and licked his cheek. He playfully rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright." He muttered. Harry looked down and slightly chuckled. We said goodbye before opening the wooden door. The sunlight was beginning to set. I pulled out my phone and checked the time. It's 6:00! "Guys! It's 6:00! We really gotta go!" I quickly said. Ron smirked. "Race you to the castle!" He said. No way! I'm not losing to a race! I smiled and ran ahead of him. "You're gonna lose Weasley!" I shouted. Harry laughed. Hermione rolled her eyes while smiling. "Next time they'll race to Hogsmeade." She joked. He nodded in agreement and they followed behind.

The warmness and coziness was all I felt once we went back inside the castle. They must've lit up fireplaces and floating lanterns by now. Ron scoffed, wiping leaves off his robes. "You didn't beat me. I was almost there." He told me. I nodded my head no. "Nope! You fell and I beat you! Fair and square!" I disagreed. He huffed. "I fell because of that huge bloody rock! Blimey, I could've broke my neck." He said. I turned to Harry and smiled. "What do you think Harry?" I asked. He hummed in response. "Skylar. She's the one who outsmarted you when you fell over." He added. Ron groaned. "It was collateral damage." He complained. Hermione sighed annoyedly. "Stop whining Ron. Cmon Sky let's freshen up quickly. We smell like leaves." She said. The dirty smell entered my nose for a few seconds. Damn we do smell like that. I nodded in agreement. "Right! Bye guys!" I said. Harry waved. We caught up through the entrance hall and back to our dormitory.

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"What are the ingredients in a Pepperup potion?" Hermione asked, looking down on her textbook. I sighed. "Bicorn horn, Mandrake root and jewelweed." I quickly said. "And what are the ingredients in a forgetfulness potion?" She asked. Brianna smiled rather deviously. I smirked. "Careful. She might use it on herself." I told her. She stuck her tongue at me. Hermione looked at her in shock. "Why exactly would you use a forgetfulness potion on yourself?" She asked. She scoffed, brushing her hair. "To forget my first date with Draco." She said in a obvious tone. We hummed in response. "Understandable." She said. I raised an eyebrow. "Mione, are you still reviewing for the exam?" I asked. Hermione crossed her arms. "As you both should be...maybe just Ron." She said. I nodded in agreement and slipped my wand in my robe pocket. It wasn't zipped which shown my full outfit:

(Without the jacket and headband)

We rushed downstairs to the common room. Harry and Ron were chatting with Seamus, Neville and Dean on the couch. I smiled jokingly. "How sweet! You all waited for us." I teased. The boys laughed in disagreement except Harry. Ron chuckled. "No way. What are we? A bunch of Prince Charmings?" He joked. Brianna scoffed. "Nope. They have a tendency to be classy." She sassed. We covered our mouths to giggle. Harry got up and wrapped my backpack around his second shoulder. My eyes widened. He smiled innocently. "Is this classy enough?" He teased. Seamus and Dean low-key chuckled. My cheeks burned crazily red. Brianna smirked, nudging my arm. "Skylar, he asked you a question." She teased. I hugged him. He was a little surprised but hugged back. The boys were quietly smirking and giggling. Hermione smirked. We parted. I smiled and took my backpack. "Very classy alright." I agreed. Harry gulped shyly. "Thanks." He blurted. We gathered our bags and went through the portrait hole. "What was that about?" Hermione whispered in my ear. I chuckled nervously. "We were just joking." I said. Brianna rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say." She sing-songed.

Breakfast time seemed a little awkward for me. I sat between Hermione and Brianna. Harry and Ron sat across from us. Any time I look at Harry, butterflies invade my stomach with my knees slightly weakening. He'd take glances at me twice and I still get the fuzzy feeling. The boys including Ron done enough teasing when we entered the Hall. Food couldn't even stop the fuzziness. Suddenly, swarms of different-colored owls flew around every table with packages and letters. I snapped out of my thoughts when Bambi landed in front of me holding two letters tied around her feet. I smiled happily. "Yay! Thanks B!" I said, giving her a treat and grabbing the envelopes. She nudged her beak on my forehead before flying off. I opened the first envelope which confetti popped out of it. Hermione smiled. "Is it your Mom?" She asked. I nodded before reading.

Dear Sky,
congrats on making Gryffindor babygirl! I'm so proud! Also proud of my godson making Seeker in first year. I hope you're having a great time right now. Me, James and Sirius would be utmost thrilled to hear about your pranks you've done at Hogwarts. P.S. Don't mention this to your godmother. I'm also proud Brianna made Gryffindor and probably progressing through Potions. Keep me updated with all the fun aka mischief before you three come back in summer! P.S. Check out your sister's Howler! I think she'll like it! :)

Love,
Mom

Howler? Before I realized it, Brianna opened her Howler and it floated mid-air with it's face and her voice shouting. "BRIANNA JOSESPHINE CRAWLEY! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?! YOU ARE FAR TOO YOUNG TO DATE AT ELEVEN YEARS OLD! I DON'T THINK YOUR SISTER WOULD BE THRILLED ABOUT THIS AS MUCH AS I'M NOT! MERLIN, JUST PUT ME IN LAVA! YOU'RE LUCKY YOU REALIZED IT WAS A MISTAKE BECAUSE YOUR FATHER WILL HEAR WORD ABOUT THIS! YOUNG LADY, YOU'RE GROUNDED!" It shouted angrily. Brianna couldn't move or talk except look horrified. The whole table were watching and hearing in amusement. Especially Slytherins. The letter tore itself into a million pieces. Harry looked at me in shock. "How did she find out?" He asked. I smiled sheepishly. "She has her ways." I said. "No bloody hell she does." She muttered shakily. I unraveled the second envelope and started reading.

Dear Skylar,
Harry won the game?! Yay! I'm so proud of him! Bet you're the proudest best friend in the world! James and Sirius are surely cheering across the house. Anyways, I'm excited for Halloween later! I know you'll be spending it with your friends so secretly, I'll send you a package of your favorite candies and let me know what costume you wanna have!! Kyle will be dressing up too! :)

Love,
Mom

I looked up to see Harry smiling warmly. The fuzzy feeling overflowed my body. I'm used to his smile but somehow it officially hits different.