Second Book
Early March, 1993
Fourth Year
Everything was uncomfortably off at Hogwarts. And everyone, at least all the older years, could sense it. Even if no one wanted to acknowledge it.
Ara had openly been on edge ever since Colin Creevey, a First Year Gryffindor, according to the twins, had been petrified.
The twins and Ara had managed to mend their friendship back to normal fairly easily. Fred and George had apologized to Ara for yelling the day after their argument, much to her surprise.
The blonde had a sneaking suspicion that Harry Potter, fresh out of the infirmary, had something to do with it. He'd pushed the twins towards her, and then watched the whole apology expectantly with his arms crossed.
The same day that the trio had made up, Colin Creevey had been attacked. They'd heard while Ara was helping the twins research hexes for a prank.
After Colin, a Hufflepuff Second Year, Justin Finch-Fletchley, named by Cedric, had been attacked.
Ara forbade Draco from going anywhere alone after that, much to his dismay.
"But Ara! It's just The Chamber of Secrets, and the beast only attacks mud-"
"Shut up!" Ara yelled, this 'Chamber of Secrets' theory had given the boy too much bravery when it came to his blood prejudices, and disrespecting his older sister.
Draco stared at Ara wide-eyed, he immediately understood that he had crossed the line.
"-I do not care if you think you're immune to petrification due to an idiotic prejudice! No where alone Draco, do you understand me?"
"Yes, Ara,"
Adrian had also been on edge, although he'd only voiced his worries because Ara had coaxed it out of him while the pair had been alone in the Slytherin common room.
Fred, George and Cedric were worried too, but they refused to admit it. They didn't want to make Ara anymore anxious, or encourage her nagging about 'staying safe', by confirming that they were scared.
A semi-noble thought.
While Ara, Adrian, and Nereza sat in the common room, helping Second Years pick their electives by offering different experiences, Ara couldn't help but think back to it all.
It was just so strange. So unexplainable.
I hate this. I hate feeling-
"I wish I could drop Potions," A Second Year, that Ara recognized as Millicent Bulstrode, said a little to sassily, which pulled Ara back to reality.
The Fourth Year rolled her eyes.
"Why would you do that?"
"Snape-"
"Professor Snape is a wonderful potions teacher, probably the best, and our head of house," Ara snapped, shaking her head and then beginning to tell one of Draco's friends, Theodore Nott, about Arithmancy.
"Easy for his favourite student to say," Grumbled Adrian, Nereza giggled at the comment and Ara rolled her eyes again.
"-What about Vector, is she nice?" A girl standing next to Theodore, Daphne Greengrass, asked, referring to the Arithmancy Professor.
"Professor Vector is lovely, just behave well during the first few weeks of class and she'll like you," Ara explained quickly before turning back to Adrian and Nereza, who were explaining Care for Magical Creatures and Divination respectively.
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