The New Student is a Year Four ☆•*: . | Neville Longbottom Fanfiction

Chapter 1 - New School, New Beginning

Summer is almost over. That means...school.

Now I normally don't complain about school, but with the hell that people made me go through last year, it's not really exciting. My potions class is okay. It's really easy since my mother taught me more than what they teach.

What gets me is Defense Against the Dark Arts. I absolutely despise that class. The teachers make everything more complicated than it needs to be and it's so stressful, they don't even let us use our wands. Now you tell me how we're supposed to defend ourselves against the dark arts with no wands. My other classes are okay, and I really enjoy my Herbology class.

I haven't really made any progress in my social life. There's a girl named Daniela that sits beside me in class, but she's always giving me dirty looks when I see her in the hallways and I overheard her once talking badly about me. Like I care. And I mean, it's not like I need friends. Though I sometimes crave for something other than family.

And of course, no friends equals to no boyfriend. I have had crushes on Beauxbatons boys in the past. But that's before I found out how much of an assholes they were to the girls that they were dating. Though I didn't know a lot of boys, I have heard rumors about some of them. There were some that led girls on, even making out with them, and then telling them that that was nothing. Though I'm sure not all of them were like that, but I never really had a chance to go talk to a boy anyway.

"Asphodel!" My father yells from downstairs.

"Yes?" I yell back.

"La cena esta lista! No tardes en venir, you know how your mother gets!" He laughs as I hear my mother disagree with him. (Dinner is ready! Don't be late.)

I set the paint brush down beside the canvas and get up. I push my chair in and walk downstairs. I greet my mother and father and sit at the table.

"Como te va con lo que estás pintando?" My mother asks. "I'm excited to see the product so I can hang it on the wall downstairs." (How's your painting coming out?)

Downstairs is where the store is, this house has five floors. Three owned by my mom and dad, and the rest owned by the rest of my family since they live there.

We don't practically have a big family, I mean, my aunt and uncle live on the fourth floor and my grandparents from my mother side on the fifth. My aunt and uncle didn't have any children so I only have myself to entertain. I sometimes hang out with the daily customers. None of them are my age though. So I'm surrounded by adults.

"It's...coming together," I smile uncertainly.

"Oh, our customer, Miss Alandra, told me this morning about how she got her child the new broomstick that they have. Cual era el nombre?" (What was the name?)

"No se, madre." (I don't know, mother.)

"Ay tu otra vez! Los jóvenes como tú deberían saber estas cosas!" (Oh you again! Youngsters like you should know these things!)

"It's the Nimbus 300, cariño." My father chimed in. (Darling)

"Oh yes! That! Well anyways, she said that they are having a sale on broomsticks since the school year is starting. Oh, how marvelous! Of course it would be better if they let you into Hogwarts. Que fastidio con esa gente!" (How annoying!)

As you can see, my mother holds grudges. She's also very chatty, but I don't mind. I like listening to her talk about costumers.

"Are you excited for the school year, Asphodel?" My father asks.

I was playing with my food while I lingered on the question. "Creo que si. It's not like I'm looking forward to have to write another three page essay in Defense Against the Dark Arts." (I guess so.)

"Oh, darling!" My mom exclaims. "Ya es hora de que dejes de hablar de estudiar y te busques a un amigo." (It's about time you stop talking about studies and get a friend.)

"Yeah well, I'm trying. It's not like some opportunity to make a friend is going to magically appear out of nowhe-"

Right then, the bell rings downstairs. We all fall silent. My father gets up and goes downstairs.

It takes him a few minutes to come back but when he does, he looks stunned. He is holding a letter and his eyes are wide.

Me and my mother look at each other and then back at him.

"Que dice amor?" My mother asks. He clears his throat and sits back down at the table. (What does it say dear?)

"Asphodel," he begins. "I have some very exciting and strange news."

"Well what is it?" Mother asks impatiently.

He slides the envelope across the table and I take it in my hands. It looks old and it is sealed with red melted candle wax. I flip to the back.

"For Asphodel Evergreen."

My mother inhales sharply beside me as if she realized something. I ignore the reaction and slowly open the envelope. I take the paper out and read it mentally before dropping it on the table and covering my mouth with both of my hands.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

My father takes the letter and reads it out loud.

"Dear Miss Evergreen,

We pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

We have been informed about your excellent performance in Potions class and have decided to enroll you into our school.

Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.

The term begins on September 1. We expect your owl by no later than July 31st.

Yours sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress"

We all stop in shock.

"OUR DAUGHTER IS GOING TO HOGWARTS!" My mom screams in excitement. I scream with her and take her hand, jumping up and down.

"Who's going to Hogwarts?!"

We all look at the stairs where the voice came from. The rest of the family comes to join us to celebrate.

"Ay que celebrar la ocasión!" My grandfather says. (We have to celebrate!)

I can't believe this.

I'm going to Hogwarts!

Hi everybody. 😜

I took a lil too long in posting this I know. 😟

But I just wanted to say that I will (try) to post every Friday 😍❗️

If you're Spanish and you're reading this, I just want to say that I am fluent in Spanish BUT I am not from Spain so you may realize that some of the phrases are not exactly how you would word it. 😰

So I hope you liked this chapter and I'll see you in the next chapter!

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