Emilla Potter

The halloween surprise 1

- ...Everybody should remember, - professor Flitwick was teaching them the charm Lumos Maxima - the movement has to be slightly more articulated then Lumos's.
He was trying but somehow the Friday just wasn't their day. It isn't usual for almost all the class to be bored out or sleepy but today nobody could concentrate. It was only a day before Halloween so everybody was excited to have the amazong feast. Next to that Evelynn was thinking about the upcoming evening. Last Monday evening she was at Dumbledore's office. The principal wanted to talk to her and Snape.
- I think you can try it again - he looked at her after a long discussion with the potion professor. - You had no health problems in this month at all and we talked about this with Severus here - he pointed at Snape slightly. He was standing a few feet away and before she got there he was walking in front of the table. She looked at Snape and he nodded. He wasn't happy for some reason.
- Friday at eight o'clock. - he stood up - anything you have learnt in the past month, you can try it out in a practice-duel.
With this information the whole week was just waiting the Saturday evening. Finally she could start duelling again!
She was so lost in her thoughts, she didn't realise that the lesson ended and she was still sitting. Katie, Alicia, Cormac and Michael were the same way. They looked at each other, turned around a few times and they started to pack away after being sure that the class, in fact ended.
Walking out of class they pulled their coats together, but it was completely unnecessary. The sun was shining brightly and the wind gave them a little break. Katie and Evelynn walked out to the courtyard. They wanted to meet Rachel there, who wasn't in the end of Charms lesson, cause she had to go to Madam Pomfrey to get a Pepper-up potion. It worked in less then twenty minutes, she was better than ever.
- I have the rope! - Katie shouted before they even get to the girl. Rachel just shouted back, something like wo-hoo. They started to jump. Every time someone had a mistake, they asked a question. If the person knew the answer they let her jump more. If she didn't know it, then it's a switch. They were counting their records (Katie had the lead in the most jumps without any questions, with a hundred and thirty jumps in a row. Emilla had the most sets with 16 starts. After that they had to go to class, so she had to stop)
- Hello, Evelynn! - Hermione, a first year Gryffindor walked up to the trio playing. - Hey Katie and Rachel! - she waved to the other two.
- Hi, how are you? - Lynn asked back as she was still jumping.
- Good, but I heard that you didn't do your homework for Binns and you are playing instead of learning - she said.
- What?! - Evelynn was so cought off guard with this line that she missed a beat, and fell over. Just before she should have hit the ground she was standing again. Professor Flitwick was walking out of the castle his wand still in his right. The professor saved her from a huge embarassment.
- Miss Prince! Are you alright? - he asked worriedly as soon as he get there. Evelynn just nodded and still was looking at Hermione in disbelief.
- Who do you think you are? - she asked her. Hermione looked at her right in the eye and didn't feel intimidated at all.
- I'm the best student in my year - she stood there confidently. Evelynn almost laughed. Just before she could say anything professor Flitwick tapped her shoulder.
- Miss Prince, please calm down - he turned to the other girl - Miss Granger, Miss Prince is the best student on her year, even with missing for a whole month - he added. Evelynn was still angry at the first year Gryffindor, but Flitwick's words helped her to calm down a bit. Hermione looked at her and then looked back at the professor. She almost asked back if the professor is sure about the title of Evelynn but the professor quickly said his goodbye and left them behind. Next to Hermione a butterfly was coming in their direction. Evelynn jumped behind Rachel.
- Leave! - she was looking at the butterfly in terror - Don't you dare come closer - she was squeeking. Hermione rolled her eyes while Katie tried to shoo it away.
- It's just a butterfl...
- Immobulus!
Hermione started to talk but a loud shouting cut her. The butterfly was in the air, and didn't move. Fred, George and Lee were coming towards them. With them Oliver, Ron and Harry came along.
- Hey-ie little Katie! - Fred bowed to the girl.
- How's nature, Rachel? - Lee acted genuinly interested in the answer as he jumped next to the Hufflepuff. The girl laughed in pain.
- Evelynn - George bowed a bit towards her.
- No rhyme?
- In line! - He shouted and pointed at her - I couldn't find a good one. - the group laughed. Then George casually asked - Where you... ever in terror, Evelynn?
- You! - Evelynn smiled and stomped. George got a handshake from Fred while Lee punched his shoulder a little.
- What are you gonna do? - the boy asked. Harry and Ron listened were drawn into the situations outcome. Hermione just rolled her eyes.
- Should I answer that to you? - she answered in a second putting her arms crossed, smiling. The twins and Lee were pointing and shouting, Ron and Harry were laughing in surprise and the girls were jumping as her sentence was rhyming.
- Why in Merlin's beard would you be afraid of a butterfly? - Ron asked. The group looked at Ron than at Evelynn
- To be honest, I wanted to ask that too - Fred said. - I mean, obviously I helped you out 'cause you were a damsel in danger - he dramatically acted it out. The students laughed - but I have no idea why would you be afraid of a butterfly.
Few of the boys nodded along with Hermione. Harry saw the girl as she nod and he rolled his eyes in response. Evelynn almost laughed.
- Well, you guys know I wasn't in Hogwarts in September - she started it. The group nodded. - And you two know what happened on Charms exam.
- By the way - Lee stopped her - what happened? We heard a lot of stories about you dying in there but we never heard the real thing...
- I got a sickness, which has an almost invisible part around the incubation period... - she sighed - Remember when I caught a cold over and over again? - she asked looking at Lee. The boy nodded after a bit of thinking. - I was tired all the time, I was forgetfull... et cetera - she ran through this part. If they could have know that it was bigger then a cold... - Then on the exam week I felt better finally. But on the day of the last exam, when I woke up I felt horrible. I had nausea, I was shaking and cold. But I had to go in and do something and well... - she didn't really like to recall it, but as she got better in the hospital, she remembered it more and more clearly - when I finally walked in, I talked to professor Flitwick and he wanted me to sit down and to postpone the exam for me, but I wanted to do it... And just before he said the task my head started to hurt really strongly, my nose was bleading and I blacked out - she finished the story. She shivered as she remembered the moment. Every time she had to remember it in the hospital, she just showed it to someone. That way she didn't think of it that deeply. But saying it was worse. The worst would have been to project it out, but it would be easier because she wouldn't have to talk about it. This way it felt more real... The group was standing in silence. 
- That is scary... - Ron said.
- Yeah... - Lee sighed - But still, what about the butterfly?!
The group laughed as they realised what did Lee ask.
- The sickness I had..have is called coenonympha febris - she started - In English it's called butterfly fever - she said as she saw confused faces. - I caught it from a kind of butterfly, and it is very rare and it's just one type of butterfly's mutated version but I still don't really like them from now on.
Hermione was looking at her up and down and before she could have say anything Rachel turned to the group.
- Well, this was a very happy topic for today - she started and Evelynn laughed out loud  - but we have Herbology, so goodbye everybody!
Rachel held onto Evelynn's left arm and pulled she with her. She quickly shouted back a 'bye, guys'  and the duo skipped to class. Katie quickly ran after the two.