Dark as a Ravenclaw

Chapter 2: Professor Mamba

Because I am a Ravenclaw my first class is Charms with Professor Flitwick. His classroom is quite "stocked". Lily's father told her it was because some of the more "eager" first years and even more "eager" second through seventh years wanting to learn how to do the charms so that they could then, without permission, leave class early and go hide amongst the corridors until class was dismissed so they could play pranks on their soul mates, their arch enemies, and their bestest friends. Today we were learning the levitation spell. Flitwick continues to mutter about how this for the levitation of people not objects. Why, did I have to have Merida Finnigan, the "girl on fire" as my partner. The nickname that was given to her due to her father, Seamus Finnigan. As soon as class dismissed I spotted Jacob in the corridor as I approached closer I realized he had his arm around someone. I stormed over to Jacob, filled with an anger, a furious, burning passion to destroy him! No one not even Lily knew that I had a crush on Jacob since my first year when he let me into his cabin on the Hogwarts Express and helped me on Platform 9 3/4 because my parents were busy doing something for The Ministry of Magic. Lily is always drooling over him for she to, has a crush on him except, he knows about her crush. I think he likes her too because, whenever we (Lily and I) would walking through the corridors, Lily would say hi and Jacob would blush and wave back and I would stand there awkwardly like a third wheel or something. As the crowd cleared I could see that he had his arm around Teddy Lupin, a small boy with a slender figure and brown/ (and depending on his mood) some strange shade of salmon hair which matched the color of his blushed cheeks. " Hey, Lily!" Jacob shouted as i began to slowly stride away, embarrassed that I got worked up for nothing. I slowly turned around on the half inch heels of my black lace flats. I felt my face begin to burn intensely as I turned into a cherry tomato. He was motioning for me to come join him, Victorie Weasley, Hugo Weasley, Rose Weasley, Roxanne Weasley, Molly Weasley II, Lucy Weasley, Louis Weasley, Fred Weasley II, Dominique Weasley, Lysander and Lorcan Scamander, and myself. Lily and her brothers James and Albus, soon joined us as well. Supposedly the Gryffindors were throwing a killer party and every one was trying to see who they should bring as their date. Everyone knew the schools power couple Albus and Scorpius were going together, even though they are both Slytherins. Just as I turned away Jacob spoke up "Hey, uh, I was uh wondering if uh, Reyna you might um be my plus one for the Fall Equinox Gryffindor party?" OMG did he just ask me to one of the biggest parties of the year? As I gazed into his summer green eyes I realized that maybe it had been me who he had been blushing about. "Renya! OMG! Just! Say! Yes! Already!" Lily screamed in my ear. That girl can be loud! "Huh? Oh, yeah, okay sure Jacob I'd love to!" I replied. "Oh. No. I am gonna be late!" I scream. I run as fast as humanly possible in lace flats trying to get to the Defense Against The Dark Arts classroom. I enter 37 seconds later than usual and look around. Everyone is staring at me and I take a seat. In the front of classroom the sound of chalk on a chalkboard makes the hairs on my neck stand up. The professor in front of us is wearing an Indigo turban and is wearing some funky gray Indian robes. "Well Mrs. Elderblood, it seems that just because your ancestor is a founder you believe you have special privileges? Well you don't! Now if I my continue..." The man continues in a thick Italian accent. The cursive on the chalk board said as I made it out to be "Professor Negoro Mamba". Oh my gosh Professor Mamba. That name brings back horrible memories from long ago when the founders were still alive and well.