Ellis Potter

What an idiot

-Ellis-

Charms was quite easy, I think. All that we had to do was to enchant a balloon to blow itself up, without doing it ourselves of course. Most people's just went up and down as though they were breathing and Lizzie's exploded after getting too big. After about ten minutes, my balloon was floating to the ceiling, where it popped from coming into contact with the chandelier.

Josh stumbled in at the end of the lesson, looking decidedly ruffled. He sat in an empty chair at the back of the class for no more than 30 seconds before he had to get up again. The bell had rung.

On the way to Potions, he caught up with me and Lizzie.

"Your cousin is a low piece of-"

"Shut up about my cousin!"

He stopped in front of us. "Or what?"

I snatched my wand from my pocket and pointed it at him. "Don't push me Joshua. Now let us through."

He smirked and folded his arms. Right, if that's how he wanted to play. I cast my mind for a spell that James had told me. He had given me a book for last Christmas called, 'A duelling for dummies' which I have read about six times.

I raised my wand. Josh sniggered. Lizzie tugged my arm, hissing, "Don't Ellis."

I had it. I yelled, "Petrificus Totalas!" and Josh went as stiff as a board, falling on the floor.

"You idiot Ellis!" said Lizzie, then, "MISS POTTER!"

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Some Potions lesson that was. I didn't even get to the classroom. Professor McGonagoll had taken me straight to Filches office.  

"How dare you!" shouted Mcgonagoll, "How dare you!"

"He shouldn't have had a go at my cousin then!"

"Indeed," wheezed Filch. "However Potter, magic in the corridors is out of bounds, as explained at the start of term feast so I think a terms detentions, Professor?"

"Don't be ridiculous Filch!" snapped Professor McGonagoll. "I think just one detention ought to be enough. And 10 points from Gryffindor!" she added, as I sighed in relief. "Now off you go!"

I ran out of the office and down into the   entrance hall. I had missed lunch, and was starving but reluctantly made my way to Defence Against the Darks Arts.