Reverie // Fred Weasley

5

Puffing a cigarette in the privacy of the second floor girls toilet, she hoped to be done with her cigarette faster because she did not want moaning myrtle catching her.

Knowing her, the ghost would snitch and Vesper would get in trouble with Professor Flitwick then her father would get a letter saying shes been smoking which would be an utter nightmare so she wanted to finish quickly.

Hearing the door open, in a panic she hid the cigarette behind her back and heard Hermione's voice call out to her. Knowing Hermione would disapprove but ultimately not snitch, she put back her cigarette on her lip and exited the toilet stall to see Hermione smile only for it to fall seeing the girl's nasty habit.

" You shouldn't be smoking Vesper "

" I am aware Hermione "

" I'm serious my parents are dentists meaning their healers that specialise in teeth, your teeth can actually fall out smoking those things "

" Theres healers that specialise on teeth in the muggle world? "

She was more curious by that which made Hermione look unimpressed at her, but she decided to ignore her cigarette and tell her.

" Anyway I came here to tell you that I am in the midst of making S.P.E.W. "

" Spew? Hermione love I dont know what that is but that does not sound good at all "

Fuming, she said. " That's because its not, it stands for Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare "

Vesper already had a bad feeling about this. When Hermione got in her social justice warrior mode, it was hard to get her out of it.

" I take it this means you found out who has been cooking for us? "

Nodding fervently she said. " Its awful slave labour Vesper! The elves should be getting paid and getting pension and vacation "

She didn't know how to tell Hermione that the elves weren't exactly enslaved and that if Hermione said that to the elves or started giving clothes to them they would start crying and begging for a second chance which was the opposite of what an actual slave would do.

" I mean Dobby is a free elf who wants pay and freedom and he got it! "

She was confused over who Dobby was but taking a drag of her cigarette then blowing out she said. " This Dobby is getting paid? "

Immediately at that Hermione faltered and said.

" Uhm actually its hard to get a job right now "

Sighing, she was about to say something along the lines of how that was the life waiting for elves who want payment until Hermione hotly said. " Don't look at me like that Vesper, I thought out of everyone in this school you would be my biggest supporter "

Clearly she was hurt thinking she didn't have the support of the older Lovegood sister and Vesper quickly crushed the Cigarette on the dirty unused sink which would no doubt stain it if she didn't use a magical mean to clean it later and said.

" Of course you have my support Hermione, you will always have it, I just want you to know the mentality of the creatures you're trying to free, they won't be happy at the idea of clothes and its been ingrained in wizarding society for so long that elves are status symbols and beneath us it will be hard to see them as equals "

Hermione seemed even more fired up hearing up and said. " Thats why it has to start with us! We are the only ones who know its wrong and have to help them "

Vesper already felt like taking out a cigarette and nodded. " Alright Hermione, if you want I can see if Madeline and Aaron want to join S.P.E.W along with me "