Claire left through the portrait hole in the Ravenclaw common room to head out for her and Jack J.'s 'date' as the other girls called it. Jack met her by the beech tree that was near the Forbidden Forest. When he saw her, his smile illuminated in the darkening sky.
"Why are we out so late?" Claire asked.
"It makes everything more fun." Jack replied, still smiling. They started walking and talking by the beech tree and the small pond that was in front of the tree. While inside the castle, Skylar and Becca were trying to work on their Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, and Potions homework.
"Uhhhhhhhhhgggggggg! Defense Against the Dark Arts is soooooooooo hard!!!!!" Skylar complained on, yet, another thing.
"If you put more effort into it and stop whining about, you might just get something done." Becca replied while finishing the question 'If an outlawed wizard and or witch approaches you with a wand, what spell would disarm them?'
"I'M STUCK ON THE FIRST QUESTION!! I mean, I never learned 'Name'." Skylar whined. Becca grabbed her charms book and lamed it on her forehead for five smacks.
"Oh. The answer is Becca. Great! Thanks!" Skylar said whilst looking at Becca's paper. Becca snatched her paper away from the cheater. When she finished D. A. the D. A. homework, Becca finished the last part of her Charms homework and started her Potions. Potions was one of Becca's best subjects. Like D. A. the D. A. Skylar had finally finished her Defense Against the Dark Arts homework when Becca finally started to fall asleep.
"Oh, my! Is it midnight already?! I've only gotten through 1/3 of my homework!! Well, I'll just fit it all in at sunrise. Oh! I'm sorry, Becca, did it wake you?" Skylar screamed. Becca's head had shot off her pillow and her eyes filled with pure anger and annoyance.
"No. I woke up because I thought someone was being murdered. But it turns out, it was just you not whispering." Becca snapped.
"Jeesh! You're mean when you're tired." Skylar and Becca finally fell asleep and Claire was finally arriving from almost being caught on her Mission Impossible way back to her House. She had just barely escaped Filch and Mrs.Norris, his cat.
"Dragon BeatleWing." Claire said as she arrived to the portrait. The person inside it had been sleeping.
"What?! Huh?! Who's-?! Oh. Go in! Go in!" Claire clambered through the hole and bolted up the staircase quietly and quickly to her dormitory. Jack had shown her around the shallow parts of the Forbidden Forrest and he had presented a thing called a hippogriff.
"Y'see? Bow, really low. See? He's bowing to you too. Now, you can go up and pet him. Here, I'll take your hand," Jack guided her through the process. When his hand touched hers, her face burned. "Now, stroke his cheek, his beak, and up by his eyes. Want to ride him?" Claire had felt its feathery sensation and nodded her head. The winged creature stood still on its four taloned feet and Jack helped Claire onto the creature's back.
"Ready to go, Buckbeak?" Jack asked (jacksfilms!) the hippogriff. It didn't respond.
"Ready to go, Claire?" Claire nodded. Buckbeak then started running and it flapped its wings and rose into the air. The brisk air of the night bit Claire's face and her hair was pushed forcefully behind her. She wrapped her arms around the creature's neck and positioned her feet beneath a joint in the wing. It lowered itself to a giant lake and let its taloned toe glide inside the water. It got low enough for Claire to reach down in the water and let her hand glide as Buckbeak flew. He rose again and made a turn. They started flying back down to get back to Jack.
"Wasn't that awesome?" He asked Claire, helping her off the hippogriff.
"Yes! I loved that! Thanks, Buckbeak! And Jack." Claire said and then gave Buckbeak a kiss on his beak. She turned to Jack and planted a kiss on his cheek. Claire thought that was one of the best nights. She had mauled over the whole scene and additional scenes in her head whilst laying in her bed, listening to Skylar and Becca's occasional snores or mumbles in their sleep. Claire rolled over into her right side and she was facing a picture of her on her first day of kindergarten. There was then a peck on the window. Claire got out of bed and walked to the window. Just outside was her owl. A letter was attached to its leg. Claire quietly and carefully opened the window to retrieve the owl and it's message. Twizzler hooted and held out its right leg that held the sealed letter. Claire carefully and quickly slit open the letter. There were only a few words on the letter. Just a sentence.
'Had fun. Maybe we could do it again. <3
-Jack'
Claire smiled at herself. The room remained quiet unlike the inside of her. Inside, she was screaming and doing cartwheels, summersaults, rolls, and flips. Totally worth Mission Impossible-ing the return to her dormitory. Best. Night. Ever.
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Becca Smith and the Beginning •Harry Potter fan Fiction• {COMPLETED}
Fanfiction11-year-old Becca Smith finds out she is different than her four siblings, one of which, is married and out of the house. Will she be able to handle the magic placed in her hands? Or will it be too over-powering for her?
