Ancient Magician (H.P various x Reader)

Chapter 21: Goldilocks

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𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟 2 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟 21: 𝐺𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑠

"𝐼 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑦𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡"

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Today's lesson with Professor McGonagall was particularly challenging. Despite having learned so much last year, it felt like everything had slipped out of my mind over the summer. Our task was to transform a beetle into a button, but my attempts only resulted in the beetle frantically scurrying away from my wand.

Ron, on the other hand, was having an even worse experience. His wand was held together with borrowed Spellotape, and it seemed to be damaged beyond repair. Not only did it crackle and spark at random moments, but every time Ron tried to transfigure his beetle, it produced a thick, gray smoke that smelled like rotten eggs. To make matters worse, he accidentally crushed his beetle with his elbow and had to request a new one, which did not sit well with Professor McGonagall.

"Finally," I thought to myself, "the lunch bell!" My brain was starting to feel sluggish and unproductive. As everyone else filed out of the classroom, I remained behind with just the four of us.

"Stupid - useless - thing," Ron said 

"Write home for another," Harry suggested.

"Oh, yea and get another Howler back," Ron replied, stuffing his wand into his bag.

"Or I could buy you a new one?" I offered with a smile.

"Will you please?" Ron asked, looking at me.

"Of course! When should we buy it?" I said, tucking my arm into Ron's shoulders.

"Y/n, it's not your responsibility to buy Ron his wand," Hermione interjected.

"Oh come on, Hermione. It's partially our fault that Ron broke his wand," I said with a shrug.

"Ugh, whatever. But you better take us with you if you decide to buy it," Hermione said, with Harry nodding in agreement behind her.

We walked down to lunch, and to our surprise, Ron's mood had lifted. 

"What've we got this afternoon?" Harry asked

"Defense Against the Dark Arts," Hermione said

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO I refuse to be in Goldilocks class," I said groaning

"Goldilocks?" Hermione, Harry, and Ron said in unison

"Yea I dunno why I said that but it suits him more," I said

"Wait.... why have you outlined all of Lockhart's lesson in little hearts?" Ron asked

Hermione snatched the schedule back, blushing furiously.

"No way Hermione, Do you-" I was cut off by Hermione putting her hand around my mouth

Hermione gave me a stern look, silently warning me not to speak out. I acknowledged her with a nod, but couldn't help but express my frustration.

"What was that for?" I asked, feeling exasperated.

"You had it coming," Hermione replied firmly, leaving the boys in the group looking baffled.

After finishing our lunch, we stepped outside into the overcast courtyard. Hermione took a seat on a stone step and immersed herself in Voyages with Vampires, while Harry and Ron chatted about Quidditch. However, I found myself gazing at the sky, pondering why the hell am I here again? Suddenly, a bright light shone in our direction, and I turned to see a boy clutching a strange muggle object.