𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓂'𝓈 𝒜 𝐵𝓇𝑒𝓌𝒾𝓃'

September 2nd, 1994

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝐸𝓁𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓃

Theodore eyed his schedule from where it resided in Iris' hands, grumbling when his eyes landed on Ancient Runes, "First day back, and he will throw a book at us to translate in a week."

Iris hummed with a smile, handing back his schedule, "Should have taken Muggle Studies. We have a double class because we are supposed to be getting into forms of entertainment this year. An entire class about movies and music."

Jane didn't seem as relaxed about their double Muggle Studies class, her frown almost sad as she stared down her own schedule, "I should have switched over to Divination."

Sally-Ann and Tracey laughed, "Witnessing firsthand how Trelawney talks to Harry makes all the work worth it."

Valeria, who was skimming through her Charms book in preparation for the Slytherin's first lesson of the day, looked up with a face, "Sorry, but what work are you doing, Sally? Because usually you just copy off me."

And so began a round of bickering. A very common thing with the stronger personalities of the group. Tracey and Jane, the calmer ones, always shared a smile when bickering began... it was both their responsibility to cut in if things went on too long and also to sit back and enjoy the show. Healthy, nonsensical bickering between friends was always a more heartwarming form of drama to experience.

The group, in just about every way, was an interesting study. They all fit together as one big group, the six of them. They could exist together, have fun, and look to one another for company in class. But there were still smaller dynamics in the larger group.

Valeria, Tracey, and Sally-Ann could feel more like sisters at times. The three their own tight-knit group since they met on their first day in the dorms. Three outcasts from the greater pureblood population of their house, but also outcasts from the greater population of the school for being Slytherin. They made up 3/4ths of this perfect dynamic... and when Jane joined them in their second year when she had been outcasted... they were complete.

Tracey, Sally-Ann, Valeria, and Iris were all roommates. They shared a bathroom, fought over the morning alarm, and had a level of comfort between them that only came from living in such close quarters. Iris was shoved in at first... but, over time, had earned a role as maybe at least an extra to the complete group. She mattered and had been able to find a support system and even could be the one turned to. She found friends in the girls... but not really her "dynamic."

Theodore was Iris' dynamic. A duo that... was forced together at first. Iris was a leech that liked the ease and lack of secrets between her and Theodore Nott. He knew her and, at the same time, cared little about her. She overlooked things about him that should have made them tense strangers at best. And he was just too passive to chase her away from ruining his solitude. And over time... something real did grow between them. Iris stopped seeking him as easy company, and he started liking the company. With time she began seeing him as a real friend to lean on, and he saw her as someone who improved him as a person and his life as a whole.

Iris acted as the link between Theodore and the other girls. It made his relationships with them the most fragile, but he was still a friend. He took more of a backseat, rarely butting into conversations... but he still had a voice. And he could still connect to the girls, sharing a love for learning with Valeria and understanding Jane's family problems in ways only those two could. He could be friendly with Tracey and could roll his eyes at Sally-Ann.

An odd group. Comprised of two different stronger bonds of friendship. Iris and Theodore separate from the rest in a way. But the smaller bonds that existed could hold them all together. And it was beautiful to see all the different personalities and backgrounds. Maybe they bickered and fought, but... it was a great system. One that added a needed support in the adventures of being a teenager. And one that forced such differing personalities to look beyond the bubbles of their own lives.