Gained A Couple Battle Scars (Second Installment)

Graveyard

It was the last day of my exams and I was more anxious than ever. It's my potions exam and supposedly the hardest exam.

I’m sitting at the desk in the Great Hall behind Rosaline Pikeberry, who still has not gotten over my comment that one time in potions class and I know this because when I said hi to her, she rolled her eyes and scoffed at me.

I tap my fingers annoyingly on the desk as tests are issued out. I get a few looks but I’m so nervous I’m not sure what else to do. And then it seems without my control my leg begins to bounce up and down as the test is in front of me. We wait for professor Snape to tell us to begin. I feel as if hes taking forever just to make us squirm more.

He finally tells us to begin and everyone already seems to be on the edge of their seats. I find myself wishing that George were here to calm my nerves.

I open the parchment and read the first question: What ingredients are in a forgetfulness potion? Of course that’s the first question on this exam. Why wouldn’t it be?

George was right, that was probably the hardest exam out of all of them. Of course I remembered everything, the answers had to be extremely specific and detailed because professor Snape is a stickler for that sort of stuff.

I was the third person done with my exam and to be honest, I feel pretty good about it. It was just a lot of writing. After turning in my exam I make my way to the Great Hall and sit next to Hermione. Ron, Harry and her are talking about the third task, all wondering what it could be. I think Ron mentioned something about dementors and made shudder at the thought of it. I am very glad to not be in the tasks.

Soon a familiar figure sits next to me, placing a sugar quill in front of me. I look at George and smile as he kisses my cheek.

“Can you not do that here?” Ron says with a touch of annoyance, George looks at him unamused.

“Can you not do that here?” he says, leaning forward on the table, Ron looks at him confused.

“Do what?” Ron asks.

“Exist.” George says plainly, earning giggles from our group, Ron rolls his eyes.
George looks at me again, “how did your last exam go?” he begins filling his plate with chicken and potatoes.

“It was good. I think I did really well.” I say, now I just have to wait for my O.W.L results over summer.

“Try not to get too anxious over it.” Fred chimes in leaning over his twin to get potatoes.

“Easier said than done.” Hermione says, speaking my thoughts out loud.

The school graciously made the third task after the O.W.L testing. Thank Merlin for that, I can only imagine a bunch of fifth years being torn between watching the third task and studying for exams if they had not made the schedule that way. Personally, I’m not sure what I wouldve done.

I cant shake the feeling that something bad is going to happen tonight at the third task. It has to be the most brutal task out of the three, would be insane not to be. So far, no one has been severely injured, but, the anxiety of it all is still there.

I look up at the orange and purple sky fading into a deep blue color in the courtyard. The third task will be starting any time now, I cant seem to move my feet. I let out a shaky breath, I’m supposed to meet Fred and George by the circle stones and walk together. I wonder how long they would wait for me seeing as I’m too scared to move. I close my eyes tightly and begin to walk, every step I take closer to the circle stones, my scar begins to burn.

White hot iron burning sensation running through my scar, I suddenly cant breathe and find myself falling to my knees in the middle of the courtyard, I gasp as I hit the pavement, scraping my knees. I let out a scream but, I don’t hear myself. I wildly look around but no one is around me, I’m alone in the courtyard. I feel something touch my shoulder and suddenly I’m being pulled in different directions, I feel as if I’m going to throw up when I land hard on grass.