The Azkaban Kid

Valentines = Pretty Good Day

Another month passed, everyone was being all lovey dovey and it made me feel sick. Valentine's Day was coming up. Every lesson some girls would start giggling and squealing over a letter or a card they were sent, amazing.

There was a lot of love magic too, so the higher years were charming things and even cursing things, love potions were everywhere in the higher years.

I stood up out of my bed and walked over to the mirror in the bathroom. I stared at my reflection and sighed, I wasn't as pretty as most of the girls. Wait, why am I thinking that? Why should I care?

I stared into my own eyes and smiled a little, it was something no one else had and I liked that. Same for my hair actually, everyone else would have normal black hair, mine had that bluish tinge that sparkled in the light.

I blinked and turned away from the mirror. I was not a girl who cared about her reflection, and that's how I wanted to stay. I shuffled out of the bathroom and pulled on some skinny jeans, a blue jumper and some pumps. Then I brushed my hair and did all that morning stuff.

It was a weekend and I was so glad. But I still had loads of homework which made me sigh. I wondered out into the living room bit of the Quarters and through to the door.

"Where is it you are going?" A monotone voice spoke, turning round I looked at Severus.

"Erm, to the great hall. Like any normal person at the weekend. I'm hungry."

"Very well." I rolled my eyes and then walked out the door, pulling it shut harder than I needed to, oh well.

The corridors were pretty quiet for a Saturday, so I just walked slowly up to the great hall, but I could hear a very loud buzzing noise coming from it. I walked closer and then opened the door, where I literally had to put hands over my ears to stop the noise, it was too early for this.

Everyone was screaming, shouting, crying, laughing, any human noise you can think of. Then looking around the room I saw lots and lots of pink, it nearly blinded me!

"What the hell." I muttered. Oh! It was valentines day, I didn't even know it was today.

"Poppy!" Someone shouted, I looked across the sea of pink and frills to see Regan waving like a nutcase, he jumped up out of his seat and basically ran towards me and yanked me out of the hall. Rude.

"What is wrong with you." I yelped as he dragged me down the nearest corridor. "Pretty rude you know."

"Sorry, I wanted to catch you before everyone else. I'm sorry for being rough."

"It's fine." I smiled slightly. "What is it?"

"Poppy? Erm." He paused for a minute as I looked at him and smiled a little more to be encouraging. He pulled something from behind his back and gave it to me. "Will you be my valentine?"

I stared down at the little purple card, a very similar colour to my eyes. It had HAPPY VALANTINES POPPY on the front, with the poppy flower and a few hearts and stars.

I opened it up and it said,

Dear Poppy,

I really like hanging out with you and being your friend. You make me really happy and it felt great that I was your first friend here.

I think you are really pretty too, I like your eyes. Please be my valentine.

From,
Regan x

I knew he looked at me funny sometimes and I liked being around him a lot more than the others. What Remus said around Christmas added to it as well. But I was so young! Nearly 13!