Modern Magic

A Night in the Gryffindor Common Room

Max watched Willow, James and Fawn sit down at the Hufflepuff table and the rest of Gryffindor sat down. Two red heads, a boy and a girl, two black-haired boys and a girl with wild bushy hair sat down beside and opposite him.
Max glanced at them, instantly recognising them as Ginny and Ron Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, and Hermione Granger.
"Did you get our message?" Hermione said to him.
"I'm sorry, what?"
"About the..." She glanced around. "The DA meeting." She whispered.
"The what? The- oh!" He realised what they meant. "Not even 10 minutes into this universe and we've already been written in..." He muttered.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Nothing. So this message? You found a place?"
"Dobby did," Harry said. "Seventh floor. The Room of Requirement."
Max nodded. "Got it. I'll be sure to tell James, Ash, Fawn and Willow."
"Who?" Ron asked.
"Some of the other members. Geez Ron." Hermione sighed.
"Hey, Potter! I see you've found another freak to join you. That scarred mudblood." Said a voice. Max let out a low growl and stood up.
"Shove off Malfoy." He said.
"And what are you going to do about it?" Draco smirked.
Max stood there for a second.
"Hm. Just what i-" Draco was interrupted by a fist in the face. Everything went quiet. Ash gasped. Willow, James and Fawn stood up.
Max smirked and shook his fist. "That. Is what I'm going to do."
"MR JACKSON!" A high voice called. Max turned to face the two professors coming towards him, Professor Umbridge and Professor McGonagall. Max sighed.
"Mr Jackson. Attacking another student, a prefect. I would expect better behaviour from a member of my own house. 50 points from Gryffindor."
Ginny stood up. "But Professor, he was provoked-"
"That is no excuse for a students behaviour. Detention, Mr Jackson. In my office after dinner." Said Umbridge. Max grumbled and sat down.
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Max and Harry made their way back to the Gryffindor common room and Max rubbed the scars on his hand. 'I must not attack another student.'
"I've never hated a person this much. Apart from my father.." Max mumbled.
Suddenly, a figure floated down between the two Gryffindor students.
"Max! I heard what happened from that stupid Malfoy boy. He's acting like a spoiled brat."
"That's Draco for you," Max muttered. "And I'm fine."
"Since when has a Slytherin ghost cared about another student!" Harry said.
"Violet is different, Harry."
"You can't trust a Slytherin, Max."
"You can trust Vi!"
Violet sighed. "I'll see you tomorrow. Willow said to meet her in the library." And then she left.
Max sighed and the two reached the painting.
"Password?"
"Mumbulis Mimbletonis." Max said and they walked inside.
"Wow. What's up with you?" Harry said. Max grunted. "I'm going to bed." And he walked upstairs.
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Harry sat down with Ron and Hermione.
"Do any of you know why Max is in a grump?" He asked them.
Hermione looked at Ron. "I've been talking to Lupin about it."
"Why?"
"It's his scars," Ron whispered. "Hermione thinks they look like Lupin's."
"You think...."
Hermione nodded. "I think he might be a werewolf."

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