The Chosen Ones

Year 2 - Part 5

"He clearly doesn't know what he's doing"

After breakfast, the four friends went to their first class of the day, herbology. Y/n was standing beside Hermione, which mean that she had to stay beside Malfoy too and in front of her guy friends.

Y/n and Hermione were talking and laughing until the professor came.

Professor Sprout: Morning everyone [nobody payed attention to what she said] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE [she kind of shout it trying to get the kids attention]

Everybody: Good morning Professor Sprout!

Professor Sprout: Welcome to Greenhouse three and second years. Now, gather around everyone. Today, we're going to re-pot mandrakes. Who here can tell me the properties of the mandrake root? [Hermione was the first and only one to raise her hand] Yes, Miss Granger?

Hermione: Mandrake, or Mandragora, is used to return those who have been petrified to their original state. It's also quite dangerous. The mandrake's cry is fatal to anyone who hears it.

Y/n knew that Hermione was smart, but she didn't realize that when the boys told her that she was really smart they weren't kidding.

Professor Sprout: Excellent. 10 points to Gryffindor. Now, as our mandrakes are still only seedlings, their cries won't kill you yet, but they could knock you out for several hours, which is why I've given each of you a pair of earmuffs for auditory protection. So, could you please put them on right away?

They all grabbed the earmuffs that was in front of them and put them on. The professor explained how they would be doing their task and demonstrate it for all of them. Once she pulled the mandrake out the plant started to cry so loud that made Neville pass out.

Professor Sprout: Longbottom's been neglecting his earmuffs.

Y/n noticed that Draco and his friends were laughing at Neville and rolled her eyes and looked at Malfoy with an annoyed face.

Harry: No ma'am, he's just fainted.

Professor Sprout: Yes, well, just leave him there. Right, on we go. Plenty of pots to go around. Grasp your mandrake and pull it up!

All the students did what the professor said, and the room was filled with high-pitched crying plants. Ron looked at the girls and he looked like was going to throw up right there. Y/n and Hermione looked at each other with worried faces then they looked back at the boy in front of them.

Y/n put her mandrake in the pot and started to put soil inside of the pot. While she was doing her task she looked at the boys and they seemed fine, then she looked to her side and saw Draco playing with the mandrake then all of sudden the plant bite his finger and Y/n couldn't help but laugh at the stupid boy. Draco looked at her laughing with a mad face, but the girl wouldn't stop laughing at the situation.

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Later that day Y/n went to the great hall for lunch. She was talking with her friends when a boy came and took a picture of Harry.

Colin: Hi Harry. I'm Colin Creevey. I'm in Gryffindor too.

Y/n was confused but she tried to not make it obvious since the boy was right beside her.

Harry: Hi Colin, nice to meet you.

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After lunch Y/n had DADA, Defense Against Dark Magic, with her friends. And as always, she was sitting beside Hermione. After a few minutes, the professor finally came out of his office.

Professor Lockhart: Let me introduce you to your new defense against the dark arts teacher....me.

Y/n looked at the professor with a weird face, then she looked to her side and saw Hermione amazed by the man, then she noticed that half of the girls in her class were also amazed by him. 'Why are they so amazed by this professor? He clearly doesn't know what he's doing' she thought to herself.

Professor Lockhart: Order of merlin, third class. Honorary member of the dark force defense league and five times winner... [he winked at his own painting] f Witch Weekly's most-charming-smile award.

Y/n couldn't care less about what he was in the past, so she ignored half of what he said and rolled her eyes SO many times at the professor.

professor Lockhart: Now, be warned. It is my job to arm you against the foulest creatures known to wizard kind. [Y/n rolled her eyes one more time. She was annoyed of how the professor was talking and treating them like they were five-year-old little kids] You may find yourselves facing your worst fears in this room. Know only that no harm can be fall you while I am here. I must ask you not to scream...it might provoke them!

You: And how do I deal with you if you're provoking me? [mumbling]

The Professor took off the cloth revealing a cage full of Cornish pixies and they were squealing so much that Y/n was about 'Avada Kedrava' the annoying animals.

Finnegan: Cornish pixies?

Professor Lockhart: Freshly caught Cornish pixies. [a lot students started to laugh at the professor] Laugh if you will, but pixies can be devilishly tricky little blighters. Let's see what you make of them.

The crazy professor opened the cage and the pixies started to fly around the students. Y/n quickly got up and ran towards the door, but for some reason she wasn't able to open it. Maybe it was because there was a lot of pixies attacking the 12-year-old girl. Y/n looked to the front of the class and saw that a couple of pixies were grabbing Neville. Then this one pixie looked at Y/n and smiled at her. Y/n stared at the creature that was flying towards her while grabbing her wand, but someone hold her wrist. She looked to her right and saw Malfoy.

Draco: Trust me, you don't want to do this.

You: And what am I going to do exactly?

Draco: I know you are going to cast the death curse.

You: If I would do that, I would've done with you the second I saw you...and this stupid professor. But I'm not going to because I promised my parents [a few pixies were annoying a lot the girl so she casted a spell] Pretificus Totalus! [the boy just stared at her] What? I didn't kill them.

He rolled his eyes and opened the door. Y/n was looking for her Gryffindor friends, who she eventually saw in the front of the class under the tables.

You: Ron! Hermione! Harry! Get out of there! These creatures are not going to leave you alone!

They listened to the girl and started to run towards the door. The four kids ran to the corridor, once they were far enough from the class they stopped and took deep breaths.

Hermione: That was crazy.

You: Oh please Hermione. You were too busy on fancying the professor.

Hermione: I was not fancying him. [Y/n looked at the boys then back at the girl] Fine I was fancying him just a little bit.

You: Yeah right, just a little.

They started at Hermione and started to walk down the hallways.