Laughs don't last forever

Chapter three: first day

I woke up to the sound of snowy (my owl). It was 6:45 am but I couldn't sleep anymore. I was too excited! I checked my schedule:
Monday: 9:00am-12:00pm Potions - Snape 1:15-3:15 Herbology- Sprout
Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00pm History of Magic-Binns 1:15-3:15 Charms-Flitwick
Wednesday:9:00am- 11:00am Potions-Snape 11:15-2:05(break 12-1) Herbology- Sprout 2:15-3:15 defence against the dark arts- Quirell
Thursday:9:00am-11:00pm defence against the dark arts - Quirell 11:15-2:05(break 12-1) History of magic- Binns 2:15-3:15 Transfiguration- Mcgonagall
Friday:9:00am- 11:00am Astronomy - Sinistra 11:15-2:05(break 12-1) charms-Flitwick 2:15-3:15 Flying- Madam Hooch

I decided to change into my robes (that had magically turned slytherin themed). I did dutch braids and by the time I left the dorm it was 7:18. They told us to be at our common room by 7:30, so I was early. I wasn't alone in the common room, this girl named Pansy was there too, there were a few others but she was the only one I knew. She sat next to Draco at the dinner table yesterday, her eyes wouldn't leave him.

Draco came out of his dorm and sat next to me. "Good morning. Can you believe how some people can over-sleep! If someone says to meet them at a specific time you should alway be 10 minutes early!" He sounded annoyed. I realized he was talking about Crabbes and Goyle. "Does everyone have the same schedule" I asked Draco. "No, some slytherins have History of magic today I heard." He replied more calmed. We exchanged schedules. "We have the same classes" we both said at the same time, relieved.
We went to the Grand Hall for breakfast. Pansy followed from behind but she was very quiet. The whole gryffindor table was watching the slytherins and then out of nowhere there was a loud boom. The porridge in the middle of the Slytherin table exploded on some third years (I suspect it was Fred and George's doing). Everyone started laughing except for the slytherins and Snape. Snape looked very angry; he told everyone to settle down and that was it. (I was trying not to laugh, it was very difficult because some people were drenched in porridge.)

We exit the Grand hall and make our way to potions. I get partnered with Pansy, she doesn't seem pleased. "There will be no need to use your wands in this class so do not take them out." says Snape. "Today we will be learning how to use a boil cure potion.... Follow every instruction precisely as on your book." He says fiercely. "You will need Dried metals, Snake fangs, Stewed horn slugs, Porcupine quills, Flobber worm mucus".

Pansy gives me a weird look while I begin my potion but I ignore her. Near the end of the class only Draco managed to make the potion(mine had too many bubbles and exploded but Pansy's gave a foul odor and exploded on her face. She had to go to the nursery wing).

As we made our way to the Grand hall for lunch everyone was either making fun of Draco or congratulating him. "Did you see how Pansy was looking at you. She probably wanted to kill you!" Draco told me as we sat down. "Congrats! You didn't tell me you were a master at potions" I said changing the subject and only teasing him a bit. "Well there's a lot of things you don't know about me." He said stuffing his face with mashed potatoes. "Like what."

He told me that he was a pureblood, and that he's been to all of Europe and parts of Asia. He told me how he was named after his father Lucius and how his father taught him how to fly a broom and play quidditch. He told me about his house elf named Dobby and how Dobby's the one who taught Draco about potions. He also said who Harry Potter was and why he was famous (He sounded kind of thankful and full of pity for Harry but I don't think he knew).

After lunch we went outside and he said how quidditch tryouts were on Friday. I saw Hermione alone so I walked over to her. Draco stayed with Crabbes and Goyle talking about how excited he was to get on the slytherin quidditch team.

"Hullo. How was your first class? I hope it was better than mine." I say. "Hi Lylah!" Hermione said happily as she put her book down. "I had transfiguration first and I turned a cup into a rat! What happened in your first class?" "My potion blew up and Draco was the only one who could make a boil cure potion." I said.

I wanted to talk to Hermione more but the bell rang "Meet me in the library after class" I say. "Yeah I'll meet you there" she replies as she runs to her next class.

I walk over to Draco and we both go to Herbology. When we entered Pansy was there she had porcupine quills growing on her face , but no one said anything. That class is much easier to learn about mandrakes. They are used in good luck potions but they scream loudly when they are taken out of their pot.
After class Draco and I went to meet Hermione in the library. Draco decided to come along because he needed some books for potions homework. The three of us sat in the library silently concentrating on our homework until Goyle came in and told Draco that Snape was looking for him. After he left, Hermione looked up from her Charms assignment and said, "So, whats up?" "I just wanted someone to talk to, someone who understands the muggle world. You know?" I said. "Yeah I mean, I like the wizard world but I don't know what a bulger is." She said honestly.

We began talking for 2 hours when Draco came back. He sat down next to us and joined the conversation. We talked about everything. Muggle-music, wizard music, muggle sports, friends we'd made, what our families do, what orphanages do. We forgot that we were in the library so we stopped whispering and we got kicked out. We went outside and sat next to a big tree to watch the sunset then went in and separated for dinner. We walked in late to dinner so everyone watched us as we sat down.