In the World of Magic(Harry Potter Next Generation Fanfic)

Chapter 16 - Solving Problems

Amanda's POV

I was in the library. That was the only place I could think of going. There wouldn't be anyone there, especially during breakfast. My hands were shaking and I had a hard time controlling my breath. The message was laying upside down on the table infront of me. I didn't dare to look at it.

While I sat there in the library I didn't know how much time was passing, I didn't really care either. It wasn't like skipping class would get me expelled. I was forced to go to the school. They wouldn't risk my life by kicking me out.

Maybe you should listen to your friend.

I remembered the exact words without having to look at the note. They were burned into my mind. I hated it. I hated that I knew what it said. I hated the note. I hated the messenger. I hated that I was a part of it all.

At that moment I really wished that I had never seen the lady at the café. If I hadn't seen her I wouldn't have talked to her. I wouldn't have taken the quidditch ticket. I wouldn't have seen the game. I wouldn't have been in danger.

"Amanda?", a calm and concerned voice asked from behind me. My head whipped up and I turned around in my seat.

"Scorpius? Was it something that you wanted?", I asked tiredly at the same time as I sneaked the note into my pocket. Scorpius came closer and I could see that he had seen me run from the Great Hall. Everyone had probably seen me.

"What happened? Are you okay?", Scorpius asked as he sat down next to me by the table. I could lie to him, tell him that I was okay. I could do that, but my fright would make the lie unbelievable.

"I'm just not feeling okay", I told him vaguely and looked down. I could hear Scorpius sigh which was what got me to look up. He looked like he was trying to read me.

"What's wrong, Amanda?", he then asked after he realized that he couldn't figure me out. What could I tell him? Nothing.

"A lot has just happened and I think it's finally getting to me", I decided on telling him. It was the truth but put very simply. Scorpius then hugged me out of nowhere. At first I just sat there without knowing what to do, I was too surprised to act. Then I relaxed and hugged Scorpius back.

"I thought you needed a hug", Scorpius said, still hugging me. I couldn't help but laugh at that. The comment was so random that and it made me calmer. When we let go Scorpius smiled at me, hopefully, and I answered with my own thankful smile.

"Are you going to class?", Scorpius asked me and stood up. I shook my head.

"I think I just need some calmness today", I told him which made him sit down in his chair again. He flipped his blond fringe and leaned back in his seat. He was easy to be around even though he was younger than me.

"Then I'm staying with you. What do you wanna do?", he asked and I didn't argue. I actually didn't want to be alone. If Scorpius wanted to skip class with me then it was his choice.

"I don't know. Maybe just chill, listen to some music", I said with a shrug. Scorpius and I got up and walked to the Slytherin common room.

•••

"This song's really good", Scorpius said with one of the earphones in his ear. The other earphone was in my ear and we were listening to one of my favorite indie bands. Apparently Scorpius wasn't new to iPods, but he was new to a lot of muggle bands. He loved the music though.

"I know, right! I love this band!", I told Scorpius while we lay nest to each other infront of the fire in the room. It was really relaxing and nice to just sit and take it easy. No one came into the common room because they were all in class. It was totally amazing.

"How do you even know all of these muggle bands?", asked Scorpius in astonishment. I didn't even look at him as I answered.

"My last school was in the middle of New Orleans. We were very connected with the muggles", I lied simply. Scorpius accepted my answer and we kept listening to the music.

"I wish I had an iPod! I've wanted one for a long while", Scorpius randomly said during our listening secession. Well, I knew what I was getting him for christmas.

James' POV

I hadn't seen Amanda since she ran out of the Great Hall. Of course, I had only two classes with her. She had missed herbology, potions were the only class left. I hoped that I would see her there. She had gotten mail and that had been when she had ran. There was a big possibility that she had gotten a note from the messenger.

"Can you focus on this, James?", asked Molly while she was trying to read the empty tea cup. I looked down at the one I was holding. The left over leaves kind of looked like a star, but at the same tie it looked like a bunch of useless leaves.

"I'm sorry! What do you see?", I asked in a sigh and patiently waited for the answer. A worried frown appeared on her face and I felt slight dread in my stomach.

"I think it's a raven. I don't know though... I mean, in the book it says that a raven stands for war or a battlefield. Then I think it's a heart, but it's kind of not whole", Molly told me while focusing hard on the cup that I had given her. I did not like the sound of that. Molly was good at divination, she really was. The thought of her being so unsure of my cup was bad. Why was there a freaking raven in my cup?

"Okay, I can see a star in your cup. That represents excellence which I can see in your future, it already is your present so I believe that that is what I see. You'll probably only get O:s by the end of this year", I told her with a bright smile, trying to take the attention away from my depressing cup. It seemed to work as Molly smiled gratefully towards me.

"I really hope that I do. I just want my dad to be proud of me. He's had a hard time at work lately and I think it would make him happy if I excelled in school", she told me and bit her lip. After knowing her since forever I knew what the lip biting meant. She was worried about her father.

"It will make him proud, even though he's already proud of you. I'm sure that things will get better with work for him", I assured her with as much determination in my voice as I could muster. Focusing on her life helped me ignore my own. It made things much simpler. Especially since most things seemed to point to a very dramatic year for me. I could at least make sure that my friends were happy.

Amanda's POV

I was laying in bed totally exhausted. It was time for dinner, but I was too tired to go. The only reason why I wasn't hungry was because I had eaten a lot of candy during the afternoon. The sugar rush had disappeared and left me sleepy.

I knew that I would have to go to class the next day and that it meant that I would have to face James. I didn't want to give the messenger power over my life. After spending the whole day with Scorpius I was calm again and I was also determined. I didn't want to be a part of the problem, and therefor I wouldn't let the messages effect me. I had already burned the old one. Just after Scorpius had left for dinner I had taken out the note and thrown it into the fire.

Sleep wasn't too hard to get. I wasn't worried about nightmares, nor was I worried about the messenger. He hadn't done anything, only sent stupid notes. If he wanted to scare me, I wouldn't let him. I would walk around, smiling, and act as if I was having the time of my life. There was a reason why I was at Hogwarts, it was safe. As long as I was there no one could touch me. I had been scared about something similar to what happened in the woods happening again. It wouldn't. Because I was at Hogwarts, the safest place in the world. The messenger could send as many damn notes as he wanted. I wouldn't let him control my life.