The Assassin and her Prince

Memories

TW: PANIC ATTACK

"Who's Fred Weasley?"

"Right, forgot you don't know a lot of things. He's one of the famous Weasley twins who created Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, he was killed during the Battle of Hogwarts." 

"Oh wow, how many people were killed?"

"They're known as the Fallen Fifty. Fred Weasley, Severus Snape, and Lavender Brown among them. Snape didn't come back as a ghost, cause he has a portrait in the headmistress' office, but Fred and Lavender did. Lavender is a little scary though, she was killed by Fenrir Greyback, a werewolf. You can see her wounds on her ghost. She constantly cries about it too." 

"Oh wow, I think I'd like to meet them. Lavender and Fred I mean." Alina reached into her bag to grab her pen and parchment, she found quills strange and hard to use.

"They're the ghosts of Gryfindor, I'm sure Albus could get Lily or James to tell them to come to Slytherin to meet you."

"Sounds great! Um, quick question though. What's this class even about?" 

"Spells to defend us against creatures or people who might hurt us. We're starting today with a Boggart. Don't be afriad of it though, it's just an illusion, it takes the form of whatever you fear most."

"Oh, I don't know if I should participate." She looked down solemnly. Scorpius touched her shoulder and leaned down to catch her gaze.

"It'll be okay, I'll be right there with you, and Professor Bork will be there to step in too if needed."

"Okay, maybe."

"Hey Alina? What's that?" Scorpius motioned to her pen.

"It's called a pen, it's a muggle thing. It's like a quill but you don't have to dip it in ink because the ink is inside." She clicked it and started writing her name on a piece of parchment to show him.

"Wow, that's incredible! Do you... have another?" He gave her a shy look and she laughed, pulling another one out to let him use.

Class went on, and they had been scribbling notes for so long that her hand had cramped up twice. Scorpius told her that her hand would get used to it soon, but for now she should stop and could copy his notes later.

"Okay class! Today we are going to learn the counter spell for Boggarts! Repeat after me! Riddikkulus."

"Riddikkulus!"

"Good good, now form a line please. Miss Boot! Please start us off!" A shy looking girl in Hufflepuff robes walked forward and brought her wand out. Professor Bork unlatched the cabinet and out walked the ghost of Lavender Brown.

"Riddikkulus!" She shouted, and with that, mangled Lavender Brown was covered in clown makeup and a giant wig was on her head.

"Next!" A slytherin boy walked forward, and a large spider crawled towards him. He said the incantation and the spider was suddenly attached to balloons and was floating.

"Now Mr. Malfoy, please please." Scorpius walked forward, and we all saw his father laying in a hospital bed. He must be afraid his father will die like his mum did.

The incantation was said, the Boggart retreated, and now it was Alina's turn.

She stepped forward, and the Boggart transformed into herself, her whispers screaming at her, her scars bleeding. But then it changed again. It changed into him.

Alina's breath caught. She knew it wasn't real, but it looked just like him. She stopped breathing and he walked forward, he started talking,

"You failed today Alina. What am I going to do with you? Do not fail again, or this will be much worse next time."