Alyss Granger: First Year

Lunch with Rainbow Lupin

And all too soon, for Teddy, it was next period. He trudged grumpily up the stairs muttering. Tom and I kept shooting him annoyed glances but he wasn’t listening, as usual. We finally got there and we were the first ones. But we were on time. We quickly took seats in the front row.

“Hello class! My name is-” She stopped. “Where are the others?”

“I don’t know professor.” Tom answered immediately.

“How did you three get here?”

“I helped Mr. Filch earlier so he told me where to go, professor.” I said.

“Well, 5 points to Gryffindor each for being on time.”

5 minutes later the other Gryffindors came in and the Hufflepuffs another 5 minutes.

“Hello class. I really don’t know how you lot got that late. So I will not dock any points. I am however utterly confused at how all of you managed to get so very late. I would like you to explain yourselves. Gryffindor first.” She said sternly.

“Well, we had some issues with finding our way so we all tried to help each other. Then we met Peeves and we wouldn’t leave anyone behind.” Kelsey said.

“Hufflepuffs.”

“We got kind of in the same situation as the Gryffindors. We stuck together and we found the Divination room by accident when a student told us where we were supposed to be.” Said a Hufflepuff boy named Jeff Abbott. He had soft silky brown hair medium length and nice chocolate brown eyes. He had a very good tan.

“I don’t approve of you being late but I will accept it as it is your first day. I am Professor Melissa Renolds and I am your Transfiguration teacher. I do not give out detentions lightly. That means you deserve it. I will not make you came in for extra help but it is always open. For those of you who need it or want to learn an extra credit spell.” She said looking at me. I blushed. “Miss Granger, Would you like classes?”

“Yes ma’am.” I said hastily and the class laughed.

“Then I expect you here at 8:00 along with the other students tonight. And I assume that Mr. Lupin will not cause problems by passing notes with Mr. Patil. May I have that Mr. Lupin?” She asked sweetly.

“No thanks professor.” He said just as sweetly.

“Accio notes. Er. Alyss needs to calm down. Yeah she has extra classes already. Tom, you tell her she’d bite my head off. Why me? She won’t yell at you. But I can’t. Why not? Tell you later. Fine I am not letting it go though. Teddy your hair is changing!” Teddy’s hair was blonde. Amazingly he didn’t know so he blushed. “How nice of you to pass notes in my class, I will not tolerate that. Detention for both of you, Mr. Patil and Mr. Lupin, right after my Extra Credit and Help class, 9:00 today.

“Now, Transfiguration is a very complex subject. It is one of the most complicated taught at Hogwarts. It involves turning one thing into something else…”

I looked to the side of me and Teddy’s head was already on his desk, knowing this was a lecture period.

“It requires persistence. I can teach you to turn a hamster into a desk. It requires attention Mr. Lupin! Five points from Gryffindor! Do not snooze in my class!” She said angrily. There were annoyed sighs from the Gryffindors.

“Yes? Ma’am?” He said sleepily.

“What did I say?”

“Persistence. And you can turn a hamster into a desk.” He said.

“I apologize Mr. Lupin Ten points to Gryffindor.” She said in shock.

I looked up. It seemed this teacher might actually like Teddy. The lecture continued for the rest of the period. Until midway when we began switching spells. I was not the best at them. I managed it but I know I could have done better. I still got a few points though. Soon double Transfiguration was over. We actually had homework. To practice switching spells! It was time for charms.

“Good thing this is a single period. Or Teddy may just fall asleep. But I think Professor Renold may not hate you.” Tom said.

“Nobody hates me!” Teddy said.

“Yeah Rainbow. Not unless you count Professors Mallowsweet and Redson.” Tom smirked.

“Rainbow? Rainbow!?” Teddy said, his hair turning purple.

“Yeah. Rainbow, your air is turning purple.” Tom said grinning.

“MY NAME IS NOT RAINBOW!” Teddy said his hair going back to a very controlled brown.

“Yeah Rainbow Hair-Changing Lupin.” Tom said and I elbowed him. “Sorry.”

“You better be Riddle.” Teddy spat.

“Calm down Teddy he was just joking.” I said soothingly.

“Yeah Teddy I was.” He said emphasizing Teddy a lot.