My Life At Hogwarts

First Day

We got dressed as soon as we awoke and then walked to the great hall. We ate our breakfast before our timetables were handed to us. We soon left and headed to the potions class that was located in the dungeons. I shivered when we reached the classroom. It was absolutely freezing. We lined up outside the room as we waited for the teacher.

When he came, we all scrambled to be seated. We sat at the back, Harry and Ron next to each other, Fred and George together and me next to Hermione. The teacher scowled at Harry and then asked him a few questions. When Harry didn't know the answer, Snape took housepoints off him. That was a bit unfair, it was our first day after all. We spent the whole lesson trying to make the Draught of Living Death.

Me and Hermione worked together and got a decent potion. Harry and Ron, bless them, didn't do all that well. Fred and George just messed about for most of it but still got a passable potion made. We left the classroom, feeling overwhelmed. Well at least I was.

We walked outside and towards the field, to start our flying lessons. We stood around some brooms and the teacher introduced herself as Madam Hooch and she gave us a few instructions on how to start. I tried to get the broom into my hand but it just wasn't working. I turned to George next to me and asked him a question "I can't get my broom up, can you help me?"  He looked at me and stared for a few seconds, as Fred snickered beside him.

He nodded and showed me that I had to have my hand hovering over it and then really mean it when I command it. I did so and was surprised to see that it worked. When most people had gotten their brooms up, Madam Hooch talked us through getting on the broom. I straddled my broom and kicked off with my feet. The broom hovered above the floor before dropping back down.

I looked up as Neville had flown his broom up and smacked himself face first into the wall of the castle. I winced, that seemed like it hurt. Madam Hooch walked over to where he had passed out and told everyone to stay where they were while she takes him to the medical wing.

Draco came over to where Neville had dropped his rememberball and picked it up from the ground. Harry walked over to him and demanded that he put it back. Draco smirked and climbed onto his broom, he then threw it down to the ground telling Harry to go and get it. Harry picked up his broom and climbed onto it and he managed to catch it, just as Professor McGonagall came out of the building. She called him over and they disappeared into the castle.

Me and Ron shared a worried look. Hopefully he wouldn't get in too much trouble. "George can you help me with my broom, I just can't seem to stay on it when I'm on it. I always fall off." I asked him. He nodded and told me to take his hand. I did as he said and then climbed on my broom, he sat on his broom next to me and we hovered for a while.

He told me to push with my feet on the ground. I did it at the same time that he did it. We soared above the castle, with me still holding onto his hand. I looked down at the people who looked like ants and then over at the lake. It was beautiful. My broom jerked and I clutched George's hand tighter. His chuckle drifted to me on the wind and I turned to him.

"You don't have to be scared. I'm here in case you fall. You just have to trust me." I nodded and loosened my grip on his hand.

We soared through the clouds, and laughed at each other as we emerged shivering. I looked down at everyone and saw that they were going back into the castle. I looked over at George with a panicked look on my face.

"How are we supposed to get off the brooms and land?" I asked him.

He told me to point my broom at the ground and when the ground seemed to be coming closer, to level out the broom and then just jump off.

I nodded and I let go of his hand to have more grip on my broom. He went first to show me how it was done. I waited until he was on the ground before doing as he said. I dived to the ground and tried to level the broom. It didn't do anything. I widened my eyes and then tried to jerk the broom. I closed my eyes as the broom hit something.