Reality Bites Harry Potter

The newest member of the weirdos club

I didn't know who this person was or why they were running at me but it was safe to say I was terrified. "Shayla! Do something!" I hear a male voice yell at me and I wince. "Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio, infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica. Ergo draco maledicte et omnis legio diabolica adjuramus te. Cessa decipere humanas creaturas, eisque aeternae Perditionis venenum propinare." I feel the room shaking as I continue to try to chant. 

I jolt awake as I realize it's not the room that's shaking; it's me. "Shayla! Wake up!" Hannah yells and I open my eyes, looking around. "Hannah? Oh my God, it was just a dream" I say, sighing as I start to calm down. Susan is looking at me like I've grown a second head. "Are you ok?" she asks and I nod. "Just a bad dream" I say and she shakes her head. "Shay, you were chanting in your sleep. It started out soft enough but then you started yelling and shaking and it was scary. I thought you were having a seizure" she says. I roll my eyes. "That's a good joke, real funny" I say, getting up and starting to get dressed for the day. "She's not lying or joking, Shay. It's why I woke you up" Hannah says and I frown. "I didn't mean to scare you, I just thought it was a really bad dream. I'm fine though, really. Now can we get ready? The Dueling Club meets today and I promised Pyper I wouldn't be late" I say, getting my bag together for the day. The girls get ready and we head to Lockhart's room. "I can't believe we're voluntarily spending extra time with Loony Lockhart" Hannah mumbles and I roll my eyes. "It'll help all of us. It's battle prep" I say right before we show up. We get inside and Pyper and the others are already there and Lockhart is about to start. "Professor Snape has generously offered to help me show you how to duel today" he says and Pyper smirks. "Snapes gonna kill him" she mumbles and I try not to laugh. We watch them and then everyone gets split into pairs. I end up with Pansy and we both are halfway goofing around, throwing beauty spells back and forth. We're so busy goofing around we don't notice people being called upfront to duel until Harry and Draco are dueling. Everyone stops and watches as Snape goads Malfoy into dueling properly with Harry. "This isn't going to end well" I mumble. Sure enough, Malfoy sends a huge snake Harry's way, only it gets distracted and starts heading towards Justin. That's when everything falls apart. Harry is trying to yell at the snake but all that's coming out is hisses and everyone is staring at him. Poor guy, I know exactly how he feels. The golden trio drag him out of the room and I see Pyper rushing after him. I follow as well, wanting to offer him some comfort and perhaps someone to talk to who knows somewhat how he feels. I see Pyper talking to him and I hang back a bit, not wanting to intrude. "Harry, you're not evil and you're definitely not Lord Voldemort or the slytherin prince or anything else that bad. You're just a parselmouth, which means you can talk to snakes. It's actually pretty awesome if you ask me" she says, smiling. He smiles back but it looks fake and so I decide to step in. "Harry, can we talk?" I ask softly and he gives me an odd look but he nods. "This morning when I woke up my two best friends in the world were looking at me like I'd grown a second head. They still aren't really proper talking to me, just keep giving me pitying looks and asking if I'm ok, all because I apparently spoke some bizarre language in my sleep. SO if anyone understands exactly how you feel right now it's me. And if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here for you" I say. He smiles a real genuine smile and hugs me. "Thanks, Shayla. It really means a lot. But honestly, I just want to be treated like I'm normal. I don't feel any different so I don't want to be treated any different." I smile. "I can handle that. So tell me how things are going with you and Draco" I say and he blushes. "I don't want to talk about that right now" he mumbles and I nod. "Good enough for me. If you ever do though I'm here" I say and turn to leave. I see Luna looking up and when I look up I see her shoes hanging high above our heads. "Seriously?" I sigh, doing a spell to get them down. "I don't understand how kids can be so cruel" I say "It's not their fault" she says in a calm voice. "I'm kind of my own brand of weirdo around here so they only react how they've been taught to when they see something different." I roll my eyes. "Well in that case, welcome to the weirdos club. If we keep adding members this fast we may get jackets soon" I tease. She laughs and I smile. "You don't need them though, Luna. I would be more than happy to be your friend and true friends don't bully each other" I say. She nods and we head to the great hall to get food. It had been a long, eventful day and honestly I was starving. We get there and I see Fred look up and look at me worriedly. I sigh. "I swear, if they told you what happened and you're about to ask if I'm ok I will break up with you" I say. He looks down for a minute and I groan. "You know what? I haven't visited Myrtle lately. I'll see you later" I say, taking my food and heading to the bathroom.