Chapter 8

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"Hello, Remus!" I exclaim as I push the doors open.

"Ah, Nova! You're just in time!" He exclaims.

"Just in time for what?" I question as I finally take in my surroundings and see students lined up in front of a wardrobe.

"To demonstrate how to banish a boggart." He smirks.

"Remus! That's your job!"

"You are the one who came bursting into my classroom." He crosses his arms.

"Ugh. Fine. Observe."

Nova walked up to the shaking wardrobe and stood there confidently. She nodded to Remus, who opened the door and a blur came flying out.

The boggart took many forms, not knowing which one to pick.

The fires that had raged in her village, a rat, a red haired woman's corpse, a dark haired bespectacled man's corpse, a man in a black cloak and intricate mask.

Too many to choose from.

Nova's faced grew paler as each flashed in and out of her vision. Her hands began to shake as she pointed her wand at the creature and shouted,

"Riddikulus!"

And with that, the blur turned what looked to be a snippet of a memory.

Five teens racing down the corridor, yells filling the background, a tall boy running into a pillar the only girl helping him up, then a smaller sandy haired boy running into them. A younger looking Filch came onto the scene and even though they had been caught in whatever they were doing, they laughed.

Nova seemed to be transfixed in the memory when Professor Lupin stepped in front of the boggart and it changed into a glowing white orb.

Nova sent the boggart flying back into the wardrobe and locked it.

"Well, now that reminiscing in old memories is over... who's first?" Nova covered.

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"I can't believe you still remember that." Remus stated as they sat down at dinner.

"Of course I remember it! Why wouldn't I? It was so funny!" Nova exclaimed, grabbing a cut of steak and some mashed potatoes.

"I'm never going to forget that moment now. Not that I wanted to, but now it's forever stuck in my mind!" He exclaimed.

"Oh you poor baby." She replied flatly and started eating.

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