"Didn't know you was into gingers, Malfoy?"
"Shut up Weasley"
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Gemma Weasley shared many similarities with her siblings, the ginger hair, pale skin, freckles and a super sense of humour, yet she was the one that stood out from them all. Even her tw...
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"Intriguing, yes? Would anyone like to venture a guess as to what's inside?" Professor Lupin asks as the wardrobe at the front of the classroom rattles violently.
"That's a boggart that is" Seamus hushes behind me.
"Very good Mr. Finnigan. Can anyone tell us what a boggart looks like?" Lupin asks.
"No-one knows" Hermionie adds. I spin my head around and look at her, when did she get here? I looked for her all morning.
"Let's practice now, shall we? Without wands, please... Riddikulus." Lupin gestures for us all to say it back. I overhear Malfoy at the back mumbling to his friends, I wonder what his problem is now.
"Good. So much for the easy part. You see, the incantation alone is not enough. What really finishes a Boggart off is... laughter. You need to force it to assume a shape you find truly amusing. Neville, come up here, will you?" Lupin ushers for Neville to step forward and as he eyes the rattling wardrobe, he steps forward queasily. Neville explains how Snape is his biggest fear and Lupin explains how Neville needs to picture Snape wearing his grandmothers clothes as that will be what stops the boggart, something funny.
"Right then. Wand at the ready." Sparks jet from Lupin's wand, striking the doorknob the the wardrobe burts open. Instantly, Snape appears, eyes flashing hideously as he stalks forward. Neville backs away in fright.
"R-r-riddikulus!" Neville stutters but manages to get the charm out, in a flash of light Snape reappears in a long lace trimmed dress, moth eaten hat and a crimson handbag. We all laugh and Neville goes to the back of the line, Ronald being next. Not to my surprise, spiders appeared. Ron's biggest fear since he was little. I remember one summer the burrow had an infestation of spiders due to the scorching heat we had one July, Ronald refused to sleep and we had to charm the whole bedroom for him.
The class goes on, Parvati being scared of vampires and Hermionie being scared of failing an exam. As Professor McGonagall is giving Hermionie her award, I step forward, Lupin gesturing for me to step even more forward.
McGonagall swiftly changes to a Newspaper clipping, the Daily Prophet reads, Weasley family dead due to unforeseen circumstances. Mum, Dad, Charlie, Bill, Percy, Fred, George, Ronald and Ginny all gone. Then a picture stands further down, me, all alone.
"Gem..." I hear Ron wanting to come give me a hug but Lupin waves him off and ushers me to change the boggart. I flash my wand and the Newspaper turns into an oragami butterfly, flying around the room it stops at Malfoy, he grabs it and screws it up into a ball. I glare at him and Dean makes his way infront of the wardrobe. A cobra snake appears, hissing at Dean who changes it swiftly into a jack in the box. Personally, the jack in the box was pretty scary itself.
Harry step forward expectantly. Concern flickers through Lupin's face. The Jack-In-The-Box pivots on its spring, its face tumbling toward Harry, becoming more sinister, transforming into a Dementor. Suddenly the music Professor Lupin put on fades. Harry starts to raise his wand, then freezes transfixed. The Dementor looms closer and closer.
