Why? Because of Them. *Marauder's Era*

Chapter 7: Hurt.

When we came into the classroom, there were only two seats left. One next to Potter and the other one next to Black. The professor asked me to sit next to the one and only. I groaned. I had to go around the desk to sit and he tripped me. As I fell, I heard everyone laugh and Black said "Clumsy bitch." I growled at him and sat down. The professor started lecturing us, but I zoned out. Later, I caught myself being screamed at by the professor.

"What kind of spell can you use to lift a feather?...Sapphire? SAPPHIRE?....SAPPHIRE EVERGREEN, PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS!" Professor Flitwick lost his cool, I thought. Everyone was laughing...again.

"Sorry, sir. Wingardium Leviosa is the spell." I answered in barely a whisper.

"Correct. Pay attention next time, Ms. Evergreen....Now, you will work in pairs. The person you are sitting next to is your partner for the rest of your year.

I looked around. Lily was paired up with Potter and Opal was paired up with Lupin. I, sadly, was paired up with Sirius Black.

"Today, you will be practicing the spell 'Wingardium Leviosa' with your partner." Flitwick explained.

"Let's just get this lesson over with, Black." I grumbled.

"Right back at you, Evergeek." he answered with another one of his famous smirks. I grabbed a feather and practiced the spell. It came out perfectly, unlike the train wreck with him. I don't think I could contain my laughter much longer and I giggled.

"What are you laughing at, freak? You think you can do it better?" he chuckled.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I already did." I explained and I proved it. The spell came out perfectly once again and I gestured towards the levitated feather. His mouth dropped as I did the spell exactly like it should have been done. He muttered something to me and it sounded a lot like "That's all you can do anyways." Angry tears threatened to come to view. Lily sat behind me and told me not to listen to him, but I couldn't shake it off. I left the classroom when the bell rang and the day went by. In each class, it turned out that I was either partners with one of the boys, the same with Lily. And in every class, they would throw hurtful comments at me. Handling this for the whole year? 'Great', I thought, sarcasm intended.