Cordelia Lyra Malfoy had always been different from the rest of her family. Her family were blood-supremacists who tried to teach their views to their children. Cordelia never believed with their views and would be punished for it.
She never felt a...
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The first day of classes was in full swing and everything seemed normal, despite Umbridge's threat to control Hogwarts. According to their schedules, their classes were smaller and consisted of multiple houses. It was different compared to previous years, but it was expected since they were at NEWT level. Most seventh students were taking fewer classes, and they were only taking classes they would need for their future careers.
Cordelia's first class of the day was friendless as none of her friends (except for Cedric) had the OWL results required to be in the class: NEWT potions with Professor Snape. It was a small class, consisting of twelve students from all four houses. This class was especially lonely for Cordelia because she and Cedric had planned to take it together. It turned into another reminder that he wasn't there.
During breakfast, she dreaded the idea of attending the class, and considered dropping it from her schedule. But she feared that she would need the NEWT results for her future career. So, she walked the corridors to the dungeons alone and sat by a Ravenclaw girl before pulling out her books and waited for Professor Snape to arrive.
When Snape allowed the students to pair up on their own, everyone drifted to their friends, leaving Cordelia to choose between Adrian Pucey, who gave her a smug look, or Anthony who offered a smile and a wave. She chose Anthony because, even though things were awkward between them, she wanted nothing to do with Adrian. He was paired up with a Ravenclaw boy named Thomas who showed up to class late.
By lunch, news of Harry's outburst in Umbridge's class and detention had already gone through the school. Cordelia was proud of Harry and thanked him for standing up for Cedric. Part of her hoped she had the Bravery to do the same if she needed to.
Cordelia's last class of the day was Defense Against the Dark Arts with the Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors. She sat in the back of the room as she took Remus' advice: "Keep your head down." Fred and her friends followed suit, sitting around her.
"Good afternoon, children," said Umbridge, in a sing-song voice as she stood in front of the class. The child grumbled in response.
"Now, that won't do at all," Umbridge tutted. "When I say, 'good afternoon,' you will respond back. Now let's try that again... Good afternoon, children."
"Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge," the students responded while Cordelia rolled her eyes.
"That's better," Umbridge praised. "Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests, more commonly known as NEWTS." she waved her wand as the chalk magically wrote the words on the board.
"I must impress that your seventh year exam results will determine your futures when you leave the school at the end of the school year. Study hard and you will be rewarded. Fail to do so, and the consequences will be severe," she warned.
