The Other Potter

Chapter 23

Care of magical creatures turned out to be a waste of a lesson, Ginny, Ritchie and I spent the entire lesson looking for a Bowtruckle and couldn't find one anywhere. Hagrid assigned us a final essay on why we thought it was that we hadn't been able to find any.

By the end of class I was starving, we hadn't had lunch because of the fire and I was feeling pretty weak. I headed off to the kitchens with Ginny and Ritchie quickly so they would still have time to get to their next class.

Dobby gave us some sandwiches and I walked alone towards my room. I entered the common room and found Harry, Ron and Hermione sitting near the fire. "Are you feeling better" Hermione asked and I nodded my head. "Good because we have to talk" Ron said angrily as he crossed his arms.

"Not now Ron" I said tiredly not wanting to talk, all I wanted to do was sleep. "Yes now" Ron said angrily standing and blocking my way. "Move Ron" I said tiredly, there wasn't even any strength in what I said. "We are going to talk about you and the Slytherin's" Ron said and I sighed.

"Later" I said trying to walk around him "No, now" Ron said stepping aside and blocking my view. "I'm not your sister Ron, you can't order me around" I snapped at him and Harry stepped up "But you are my sister" he said and I laughed dryly.

"Only when you feel like it" I snapped and barged my way past Ron, Harry moved to grab me but Hermione stopped him "Let her rest, can't you two see that she's tired" Hermione snapped at them and I made my way up to my room collapsing on my bed and falling into a dreamless sleep.

~The Next Day~

Snape came barging into the class room grabbing a hold of everybody's essays on the Green Iguana and telling us to right a new essay on resisting the Imperius curse. I shook my head at the stupidity of the essay and spent the rest of the lesson once again working on non-verbal spells, I was actually starting to get the hang of it, I didn't have to be mad any more or shouting out what I wanted to happen.

History of Magic was as boring as usual and I found myself being shaken awake by Jimmy on more than one occasion, Ritchie and I had gone to see him after Dinner and were shocked to find him sitting happily at breakfast that morning as if nothing had happened.

I had flung myself into his arms and even cried a little bit causing him to spend the rest of breakfast teasing me and calling me an emotional wreck, I laughed and let him just happy that he was okay. Professor Babbling noticed me slipping off to sleep and went to give me detention but Jimmy jumped in stating it could be a side effect from the fire and the professor dismissed me from class telling me to go to the hospital wing.

I didn't, instead and went to the common room and spent the lesson doing homework before heading off to lunch.

"Nice save in class, I thought I was going to get detention for sure" I said to Jimmy as I sat with him and Ritchie, Ginny was down with Dean. "Yeah no worries, can't have you off at detention when you could be helping me with my homework" Jimmy joked and I punched him in the arm playfully.

"what does he expect, honestly maybe if he didn't make the subject so boring" I grumbled and they both laughed agreeing with me. "I remember the day I found out I didn't have to take History of Magic ever again" Ron said from across the table. "Happiest day of my life" he said dramatically before adding "We still need to talk" he spoke in a serious voice that caused me roll my eyes.

"About what Ron? The fact that if it wasn't for Goyle Jimmy would be dead" I snapped causing Seamus and Neville to look over at us. "Give it a rest Ron, for once the Slytherin's came in handy, plus what do you expect Zabini's her brother" Seamus said nodding towards Zabini who was chatting with Draco and Theodore at the other end of the Slytherin table.