Lost in Harry Potter (ENGLISH VERSION)

Distance

"-And this year I have an assistant, Robin Montagne," Snape introduces me to the new batch of first years.

First years with that happy gleam on their face. It's easy to spot the muggle-born kids. They are easily bewildered by everything.

The only one not enthusiastic, is Snape, of course.

But that didn't surprise me.

As he speaks, I grab a list with ingredients for the potion from his desk. For a second I look up at Snape, but he doesn't notice anything.

School had been going for almost three weeks now, and still these kids were as excited as the first day.

With the right ingredients in my arms, I stall them on a table. I look back.

Yup, these kids were eager to start. It didn't matter to them whether they had a cranky potions master or not.

"They get happier each year hm?" I smile as I take my place next to Snape. We follow the kids as they grab the right ingredients and start in pairs.

"And smaller," Snape mumbles. I'm the only one to hear him, and I mask my laughter in a dry cough.

"I, am, done!" Snape snarls angrily. His face close to mine. I look at him in confusion.

"Wh- what did I do?"

"Either your wand chose the wrong person! Or you're the problem! Your magic is weak! To say the least! There's no power behind it. How do you expect to block me from your memories like that!?" Snape is still agitated.

I step back a bit, "I dunno," I mumble, "I'm trying. I am!" I add when he shoots me a sarcastic look. "I don't know why my wand is acting up. Or- my mag-" but, then it dawns on me. I might know why my magic isn't working at it's full potential.

I look at Snape, "I- might know what it is... but I need time to fix it. Will you give me that time?"

He gives me a disdainful look, ouch...

"Please?"

"Fine. Hurry up, before I change my mind!" he steps aside. I run past him as fast as I can. Up the stairs to the warm hallways of the castle. Looking for the twins.

They have to be around, right?

To my delight I find them not long after.

"Fred! George!" I hook my arms in theirs, and smile up at them, "bored yet?" I ask them.

I see a twinkle in their eyes. Yup, I definitely got their attention now.

"I need your help," I whisper, "and I happen to know that the both of you are experimenting with fireworks, right?"

"You want us to distract someone?" George guesses rightly.

"Yes."

"Who!?" they ask in unison.

"Umbit- bridge."

Both of them grin widely, "oh. Hell yeah! What do you need the distraction for?" Fred asks.

"Well, her fireplace is the only one available right now. Well, the only one not observed by the Ministry. And I have to go somewhere," I explain, and I look at them with a half smile.

"Where'd you have to go?"

"Oh, "the house"," I shrug, making quotation marks with my fingers. But I can see on their faces they get what I mean.