Potions | | Theodore Nott

•Part three

"Do you think Tori will be at the station already?" Lorenzo asked Camilla and you.

"Are we thinking of the same Tori? Astoria Greengrass?" Camilla asked him.

"This is the same girl that never shows up to her lessons and if she does, we have to leave five minutes later?" You asked the boy.

"Okay fine, maybe she won't be there before us, but maybe she will!" Enzo exclaimed.

"Keep on dreaming." You said to him.

The drive to the train station was incredibly awkward. Draco and you weren't speaking, none of your friends were speaking to his friends, barely any words were said within the group of teenagers for the entire drive.

Draco and you hadn't been speaking recently, you weren't close at all and didn't usually talk, but this time was different to usual. You weren't speaking because of your parents, the Dark Lord, and the rest of the death eaters.

Your parents, Lucius and Narcissa, as well as your aunt, Bellatrix Lestrange, were trying to make Draco and you join them and become death eaters. None of them had bought it up since last week when they tried to convince you and Draco to join them.

That day was possibly one of the worst days of your life. The cruciatus curse was used on you more times than you could even count, all because you said no to become a death eater and carrying on the family tradition.

Draco had obviously also refused, but he did not get tortured as many times as you did. Your father's excuse for that was Draco is a man, and therefore did not deserve to be punished in a way of torture.

"What book is that?" Lorenzo asked you.

"Advanced potion making." You said to the boy and heard him chuckle to himself. "Is there something funny?"

All of your brother's friends were talking amongst themselves, so they couldn't hear yours and Lorenzo's conversation. Camilla had fallen asleep since the last time you spoke to her and was resting on Lorenzo's shoulder peacefully.

"We aren't even at the train station yet, Dani." Enzo reminded you. "You can take a break from studying every once in a while, just put the book down and enjoy the view."

"What view?" You asked him. "The boring, old road?"

"If you looked outside, you'd realise it's more than just a boring, old road." He said.

You put your bookmark in the page of your book and shut it, placing it down on your lap and looking out of the window. You were currently driving past one of the most gorgeous lakes you had ever seen.

Flowers were blooming everywhere, the sun was shining and it had previously been raining, so there was a rainbow covering the sky. No clouds could be seen and there were a few people around the lake, admiring the view or having a simple little picnic.

"See?" Lorenzo asked and you turned back to look at him.

"It's not just a boring, old road." You said.

"It's not just a boring, old road." Lorenzo nodded his head at you. "Give me the book, no more reading until we get to school."

Lorenzo took the book off of your lap and you tried to snatch it back off of him, but he was too quick for you and had already put the book beside him, out of your reach.

"That's not fair!" You exclaimed.

"What's not fair?" Theodore Nott asked you and you just rolled your eyes, ignoring him.

"Hello? Theo? Are you even listening to what I am saying?" Pansy asked the boy.

"I haven't been the entire time, I've had other things on my mind." Theodore said.

"Oh, yeah? Other things, like D-" Blaise was saying but Theo slapped him on the shoulder to get him to shut up.

"Stai zitto, Blaise, non voglio che nessuno sappia di lei." Theo said to Blaise, no one knew what he was even saying as it was all in Italian. "Soprattutto non la sorella di Draco."

Looking out of the window, you couldn't help but wonder what Blaise was going to say and what Theodore said in return.

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After a long journey to the train station, you still had an even longer way to go until you got to school. You, Lorenzo, and Camilla all made your way into the station and up to platform 9 3/4.

The three of you ran through the wall with all of your stuff on trolleys, and saw a lot of new faces, the first years, looking very confused and mesmerised at the same time.

A smile creeped up on your face as it made you think back to your first time seeing the Hogwarts express, it felt like absolutely ages ago now.

Your friends and you walked around for a while until you heard a familiar voice shout from behind you there.

"Wait up!" Astoria Greengrass exclaimed and all three of you span around.

"Tori!" The three of you shouted in unison.

Astoria ran into your arms and the four of you had a huge hug for a minute. None of you had seen her since the end of school last year, you had missed her so much.

You all caught up briefly before it was time to get on the train, where you actually got caught up properly. You sat in what all of the students called the first class section with your best friends and the four of you got to chatting straight away.

You listened to what Lorenzo said and did not even think of picking up a book on the way to Hogwarts. It was a long journey, so you did end up falling asleep, but it was all so worth it.

"Daniella, we're here." Astoria said to you, waking you up. "Come on, babe, let's get you in the castle."

You let out a yawn and stretched your arms that had been crossed for almost two hours whilst you were sleeping. Lorenzo, Camilla, Astoria, and you all collected your things and set off into the castle.

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