The Blurry Truth (On hold)

Chapter 5

"Test scores are in!" Professor Sprout declares loudly "I'm very pleased to see that most of you did great!"

I can feel Tia looking at me. I would be looking at me too, everyone knows I can't stand Sprout or Herbology. Professor Sprout walks along the rows of desks and hands out our papers. I close my eyes

You did fine Mavis

I tell myself as I look down. I see the word troll sitting at the top right corner. My heart sinks to my toes, i've gotten a dreadful before but never a troll. I sigh, i'm going to hear about this from my parents. They have this thought that if I can be smart people will respect them. Its all about reputation to them.

Tia leans over "What'd you get?"

I take a deep breath "You first."

She smiles "I got an 'outstanding'!"

I pretend to be happy but still reply "I got troll."

Tia's eyes widen to about the size of a muggles golf ball, or a moff ball, something like that. She stares at me "It must be wrong, i'll go ask Proffeso-"

I cut her off "NO." It comes out to loud and she flinches slightly but I keep talking "Stop fighting my battles! I don't care! What use is Hebology in the real world? Oh look mommy I know this plant its a whatever-ma-doodle." I mock, my voice keeps raising

"Just because you got a stupid outstanding on yours doesn't mean you need to pity me because I got troll."  I'm standing now, she takes a step back. "So just leave it be ok? We all know your bound to be minister of magic or something, probably going to be a prefect one day. And who am I?"

I stop there and storm off into the castle. I don't wait for Tia when she calls my name. I don't know where i'm going but i'm not going back there. I find myself in the dungeons. I stop where I am. I can hear Snape's voice

"She got a Troll!" He exclaims "Yes I know. . . . . .Talk to her? Sir out of the greatest respect I don't think. . . . . . .Oh yes of course. . . . . . .but. . . . . . ."

I walk in "Snape."

He turns around and stops talking "Mavis. . . . .So good to see you."

I roll my eyes "Sneak, now I know who has been informing my father."

He straightens his shoulders "He must know whats going on for yo-"

"Save it!" I interrupt "I have a question." I say as I sit at a desk

He sits at his desk also "Ok, ask away." He says amusingly

"Ever had the sorting hat talk to you after the sorting?" he shakes his head no "Because it talked to me."

His eyes narrow "So what?"

"It said it needed to talk to me." I reply while crossing my arms

He laughs "I don't have time for your problems!"

I get up "Fine! But don't rely on me to be my fathers lap dog when ever you need something!"

I storm out of the room. Highly annoyed I walk up to the common room and sit down in a chair. The classes aren't done yet and I don't plan on going back. I sit there while before I decide to get a book. This could be a long and boring day.

-------------------------Next day----------------------------

I see an owl fly down and drop a red letter on my plate. I look over at Tia but she just raises her head high like she's the minister of magic. I look at the letter and then over to Tia. I know I have to open it, the rules are, if you get one, you open it.

I open it "MAVISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS-"

I look over at Snape, its in parsletongue so no one but me can hear it.

"Just youuu wait. You can't get a Troll and n-n-n-ot have a punishment, watccch your back."

His voice is surprisingly calm. I fold the top of the letter down quickly and look down at the plate. People are still staring, I know they are. I don't let it get to me, I just finnish my meal without talking to anyone then get up and leave. As I walk out I look back at Tia, why won't she let it go?

I walk down the hall and go outside, we have Care of Magical Creatures this morning. Hagrid is walking around looking for something. I decide to take a shot and ask him what I asked Snape

"Um Hagrid?" He turns around "I know I don't normally talk to you, but did you ever meet anyone who talked to the Sorting Hat after the sorting?"

Hagrid looks puzzled "Well, the only person i've ever meet that talked to it after their sorting is Harry."

I know who he means by 'Harry', Potter.

"You sure?" I ask hesitantly

Hagrid laughs "As sure as I am that you, are his daughter."

I stare into his eyes but I don't reply. I just sit down in the grass and wait. The class slowly makes its way down and joins me. Hagrid tells us to partner. And like he always does, he sticks me and Tia together. We work with Hippogriffs until the class ends. After that we have potions. Snape seems extra snippy with everyone and takes at least thirty points from Griffindor because of Rebecca, again.

After that is lunch, me and Tia still don't talk. Then we head back to the common room. I sit down in my favorite chair and start my essay on shrinking solutions. I see Tia walk out. I can't stand the fact that she won't talk to me. So I follow her out.

"Tia Ainsworth." I call out

She turns around, but when she see's its me she turns around and keeps walking.

"Come on Tia." I say as I run and catch up to her "Why won't you talk to me?"

She stops dead in her tracks "Because every time I try you push me away, and every time you do, I come back to you and stay by your side. You know you can be really rude to me? Just because your family's crap and you hate your life and all, that doesn't mean you take it out on me."

I look at her face and know she's raging "Ouch, well you know what? I don't need you, fine don't come back to my side, i'll get someone else to be my friend." I say with my voice raising

She laughs "No one wants to be your friend, you don't care about anyone, you never say thank you, and you have never EVER offered to do anything for anyone besides yourself. That's the thing, you keep saying the sorting hat said you had a connection with Potter, but I believe to differ. He was nice to his friends, he didn't push them away out of selfishness, he did it to protect them."

I bite my lip, she's never been this way to me.

"Well what are you doing with Thomas? I saw another letter be dropped on your plate and this time I saw his name." I say matter of factly but I don't stop there "You sneaking around just like-" I stop there, she doesn't know I talked to Snape. So I start up on something else

"I did come to apologize but never mind, your a prat, and a selfish one to." I say, but the moment the words leave my mouth I regret them "Tia WAIT i'm sorry I didn't mean it!"

She runs to the common room door but stops for a second to spit out "I thought that maybe you might realise that I still wanted to be friends, but if you did, you've ruined your chances." She walks right in after saying the password.

I let myself sink to the floor and I bury my face in my hands. Why is everything so complicated? Nothing makes sense its all so blurry, nothing is clear enough for me to understand. What did father mean by 'Just you wait'? Why is Tia so mad? And better question why does the hat want to talk to me?

I start to cry, never in my life do I remember crying before. But I can't hold it in. I lost the only person I trusted. And nothing will ever fill the gap it left me.

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