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Morning Things

Amethyst

I woke up before everyone else, it was about four in the morning. I decided to get up now and explore the castle a bit. I walked to the laboratory with my clothes and towel. I put a muffling charm on the room to not wake the others, and started the shower.

I locked the door and got in once it was cold enough. I never took hot showers, they weren't something I could do anymore. So I stook to showering in the cold, and made sure to dress warm after.

I grabbed my shampoo and poured a small amount into my hand, scrubbing it well through my scalp. Rincng it out, I put in conditioner and started to wash my body. Once I rinsed everything out and washed myself off, I stopped the water and got out. I walked up to the mirror and looked at myself.

The stretch marks on my stomach and ass were more visible. And my thighs looked a little too big. I knew I was gaining weight, but my mother says it's a good thing. I was always the little one with my friends, even earning the nickname 'little one'. I was gaining weight for the better, but it felt weird to have a wider waist and thighs that look like logs. The only thing that made me feel better was the tattoo on my hip, a small cursive V.

I felt myself getting self conscious, so I looked away and got dressed. The robes fit me a little tight but covered a lot. The only thing I hated was the way the skirt hiked up when I walked, it showed too much. I sighed and pulled the skirt down a little just enough for it to stop hiking up. I dried my hair with a simple charm and put it into a french braid, leaving two strands to stray in my face.

I grabbed all my things and walked out. Everyone was still asleep, it was barely sunrise. I walked over to the window by my bed and looked out. It was beautiful, everything about this place was beautiful about this place.

Looking away, I thought I saw someone on the window sill. I looked again and no one was there. I sighed and went to my chest, taking out my medication. I went back to the bathroom and turned on the sink. Putting the pill in my mouth and leaning down to drink the water.

I wanted to gag at the taste, but this was the only way to take it. Or else I would stop taking them.

I walked back out and put the medication back in the chest and took out my necklace. Clipping it on, I looked around for my rings. I heard someone shift in there bed, I turned to see Pansy waking up. Lincy ran to her bed and jumped up, rubbing on her and purring. I smiled and went back to looking for my rings, she chuckled and yawned.

"Morning, cutie." I rolled my eyes and continued to search. "What are you looking for?" I heard her get out of bed and come over to me. She sat on my bed and put Lincy on the bed. "My rings."

"Is that a pentogram?" She asked, jesturing to my necklace. I smiled and looked at it. "It was a gift from someone, I never took it off." She smiled and slid off the bed, dropping to her knees and slid her hand under the bed. She stood back up and handed my rings to me. "I thought you picked them up after they fell."

I smiled and thanked her. I slid them on to my fingers and put the necklace in my shirt, to hide it.

"Give me twenty minutes, I'll give you a tour." She smiled and walked away. I hummed in response and laid back down with Lincy.

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After a while, she was ready and we left the dorms. I walked down the stairs, feeling colder. I pulled my robes tighter around me until I could get used to it. She walked with me to the door and opened it, allowing me to go through first.

We walked along the corridors and chatted about things we liked and nicknames. "So what's a nickname for you?" Pansy encouraged.

I smiled and giggled. "Some call me Amey, Thystia, or little one. But that one was given to me by one of my friends that's taller than me. And my brothers." I smiled.

She chuckled at the names and nudged me. "So what can I call you?" I sighed and gave it a thought. "Everything but little one."

She smiled and nodded, "So, Thystia?" I smiled and nodded. She led me to an open space, it was a long bridge and looked like a simple wind could blow it down.

We walked along it and stopped at the end, silence following. The view was breath taking, the tree's and the hills. The standing stones that led to a path way. Pansy pointed to a little hut at the bottom of the hill.

"That's Hagrid's Hut. He's our new Care for Magical Creatures teacher. Bit of an oaf if you ask me." She rolled her eyes. I looked at her with a disapproving look. She furrowned her brows and tilted her head, "What?" I shook my head and head back the way we came.

She followed behind me and grabbed my wrist, pulling me back. "Wait, I wanted to ask you something." I turned back to her and nodded. "Is, Tom....dating anyone?" I tilted my head and smiled. "Do you fancy on my brother?" She blushed and nodded. I bursted out laughing and hugged her. "Bless your soul, Parkinson." She looked at me confused. I looked at her serious. "Please tell me your joking."

She shook her head. I was dumbfounded and horrified. "Do you not love yourself?" She looked taken aback by this and looked like she wanted to cuss me out.

"I'm not saying this to be mean. And I'm rarely this honest, but my brother is not the person you wat to have a relationship with. He's not mentally stable, he's a asshole and can't be nice to save his life." I put my hands in her shoulder's and shook her. "Don't ever think you can change him, he will not change. But if you want too, I'm not stopping you."

"I think I'll wait." She muttered. I hugged her and rubbed her back. "I'm a very kind person but when it comes to those two assholes, I will be so honest, I won't need veritaserum." She nodded and hugged me back. "I have a feeling we'll get along well but never, and I beg you of this, never tell my brothers what I tell you." She nodded and smiled, grabbing my hand running back to the castle.

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By the time we got back, it was already breakfast. We entered the Great Hall, looking for my brothers and the others. We spotted Tom and Theo, but they were in the middle of an argument. We walked up and sat down across from them.

Theo turned to me and smiled, "She knows, don't you, Amey?"
"Know what?" I looked up at them as I put some eggs and toast on my plate. "What a Bulgarian accent sounds like." I giggled and nodded. "So it sound Russian, doesn't it?"

"Yes it does."
"Wait, can you speak Russian?" Pansy pipped in.
"Да, я могу быть великолепна." She looked at me surprised and confused. "It means, 'yes, I can gorgeous." She blushed slightly and looked back at her plate.

"So, what do you think we will get?" My brothers shrug as I continued to eat.