Chapter 4 {First Class Of The Year}

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This first day of class is always interesting, it always has been. Defence Against the dark arts is my first class of the day.

"Let's get started now, shall we? Turn to page 294 in your books."  My professor states as he sits at his desk and flips his book open before beginning reading aloud. I follow along.

Shortly after, I began hearing snickering. I raise my head up from my book and look around the classroom, trying to find where that noise is coming from.  I spotted a few classmates, a row ahead of me, turned around in their seats, looking at me and laughing to themselves.There were three boys, whom I didn't know, they were probably a year older, and a girl, I recognized her right away. Bellatrix.

I tried to ignore them but they just wouldn't stop. Their laughter was distracting, I couldn't seem to concentrate on the reading. 

Why is this happening to me already?  I don't think I've seemed to do anything so embarrassing it deserves a laugh. I wished she'd just stop. I turned back up to face them and without hesitating, I stood up and slammed my hands on the desk. Immediate regret sets in.

The whole classroom went silent except for the echo. They've now stopped laughing and turned to the teacher, who was now facing me.   "I- uh, I'm sorry for interrupting Professor."   I quickly sat back down in my seat.      "Detention, after dinner."   I nodded in agreement and looked down at my book.

He rolled his eyes and continued reading aloud. My cheeks turn red from embarrassment. I bury my head in my book and close my eyes shut.  As soon as we were dismissed from class, I quickly grabbed my books and got up to leave the class.


That certainly was a way to make an impression.


I swiftly make my way to my next class, I'd rather not stay longer with Bellatrix already targeting me.  I was definitely glad to find out that it was only class with her, or her little friends.  I wasn't too lucky when I found out that though Henry wasn't in any of my classes, Tom Riddle was. He shared my second period class and my third period class together. Wonderful. 

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