The Hogwarts Express whistled as it finally arrived at the Hogsmeade Station, hauling a load of enthusiastic students within its carriages. Two fifth year Slytherins, Mary Montgomery and her best friend Clary Smith, alongside with their Gryffindor c...
On the morning of Monday, 2nd of September Mary woke up with her heart full of hope and excitement. She was finally back at Hogwarts, where she would see her friends every single day, but most importantly, she was now able to be around Severus again. And this year, Mary surely hoped that there would be less drama between them.
Before getting up from her bed, Mary closed her eyes for a moment and let the memories of yesterday's reunion flow back into her mind. The nervousness within her body as she was knocking on the door of Severus' classroom, the fluttering joy in her stomach when she entered the Potions classroom and saw him and the soothing warmness within her heart when she was back in his arms again.
There was only one thing that had slightly ruined her magical first night back at the Hogwarts castle. And that was the thing she had most feared when she had left Severus' classroom last night.
The moment Mary had entered the Girls' Dormitory, Clary and Alison were giggling on Alison's bed, both completely naked. Mary had immediately realized what she had walked into and had screamed and ran out of the room, catching the attention of every single Slytherin in their common room.
After a couple of minutes, Clary and Alison, now fully dressed, came out of the Girls' Dormitory and apologized to Mary. Both of the girls' cheeks were as red as a beet. Mary had rolled her eyes, told them that she was too tired to care and just wanted to get to her own bed and walked back to the Girls' Dormitory.
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Mary sat at the Slytherin table with Clary and Alison, observing as Gemma Farley, a Slytherin prefect, handed her fellow Slytherins their timetables for the beginning year. Excitedly, Mary took hers as Gemma handed it to her, giving Mary a smile while doing so.
Mary eyed the paper in her hands, building a picture of what the following year would be like.
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"Studying in the Great Hall three evenings a week!" Clary whined as she had noticed the small boxes at the bottom of the timetable. "Oh no, Flint isn't going to like this... When are we supposed to practise Quidditch?"
"You are aware that we have the O.W.L.s this year, aren't you?" asked Alison, who seemed to think that the horror on her girlfriend's face was the funniest thing she had seen all morning.
"I know!" Clary spat, irritated by the fact that she would have to stay up late multiple nights a week.
"Hey, maybe you can practise till nine thirty on Tuesday evenings?" Mary suggested, noticing that they wouldn't be going to sleep early that night anyway. They would have Astronomy from 10pm to well past midnight. The thought of that didn't really bother Mary, as she preferred to stay up late anyway.
"Yeah, maybe", Clary muttered and shoved a big piece of toast in her mouth.
After breakfast, Mary, Clary, and Alison headed towards the Transfiguration classroom, as it was their first lesson for the day. Alison was the only one excited about the lesson. Alison was undoubtedly the best student in their class, whereas Mary was alright and Clary... Well, let's just say that Clary's talent lies somewhere else than in the careful and precise art of Transfiguration.
