The Potter Twins: Heroes of Two Different Worlds

Chapter 15 (Part 1)

Herbology had them naming and replanting several plants based on their attributes and special needs. Unsurprisingly, Neville and Hermione had been able to complete it the fastest, and Neville especially was amazed at how easy the exam had been. Percy and Draco had the most trouble, and Harry seemed to have a knack for the subject, but he paled in comparison to Neville. The boy was truly an expert on Herbology, which is why it had bugged his friends-mostly Draco- that he was terrible at potions.

That exam had been varied in abilities and confidence. Neville had beamed when he made it through the exam without blowing the cauldron full of Forgetfulness potion up, even if it was blue instead of red, and Draco claimed to make a flawless potion. Hermione exited the potions lab muttering about not crushing one of the ingredients correctly to get more juice out of it and how the potion wasn't as potent as it should've been. Harry and Percy were mentally making sure that neither of them had done something wrong, although their intuition when it came to potion-making was pretty good, and after going over it once, relaxed in the thought that they did pretty well on their exam.

Defense was...interesting, to say the least. While the written test was all about magical creatures, they had to perform a series of defensive spells against an animated dummy. The twins had major headaches during their exam, and couldn't wait to get out of the room once they were done with the exam. Harry told them how his dummy would shoot spells at him and how he'd barely been able to dodge all of them. The others were astonished, but Percy was watching his brother worriedly, until Harry had shot him a glance that said, 'I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about' that, when mixed in with puppy eyes, made Percy back down, even though he didn't forget what happened. His gut clenched in apprehension, and for a second Percy turned around, and swore something was watching them. He forced himself to relax, although his wary eyes danced through the shadows, trying to find what was hidden underneath them. Eventually, the feeling they were being watched went away, and Percy finally was able to fully relax and enjoy time with his friends.

The Astronomy exam left the twins tired and anxious, as the star charts they had to do reiterated the centaurs' warning. Professor Sinistra even made a comment about the brightness of the Mars and Neptune, which many of the first years took advantage of.

Eventually, after a grueling four-hour long written History of Magic exam, the students cheered as they all ran outside to celebrate the end of exams. The twins led the group of students, finally able to move as their ADHD compelled them to. Their pent-up energy resulted in a game of tag started by the five friends that soon incorporated most of their year. Hannah Abbott proved to be a fast runner as she was one of the only people that not get tagged. Other students, like most of Slytherin, chose not to play and simply relaxed in the sun. Hermione soon joined the ranks of those not playing and sat down by a tree, pulling out a second-year book. Draco joined her about a half-hour later, hair matted with sweat and falling into his face as he sat down, pouting in exhaustion and annoyance.

"You'd think with all the exercise we get from running around Hogwarts that I'd be able to keep up with a few Hufflepuff." He said, gasping for breath every few words. Hermione just smiled softly and watched Harry laugh in delight as he sprinted away from his twin, who was currently "it."

"He looks so happy, doesn't he?? He's finally acting like a kid after having to depend on himself for so long!!" Her words had a wistful tone to them as Draco's eyes followed her gaze.

"They both do. Look, even Neville is having fun!!" The blonde pointed out as said friend collapsed in laughter, the twins doing so as well next to him.

"Should we join them??" Draco asked. Hermione shook her head.

"No, let them have their moment. Besides, I need to start reading the textbooks for second year if I'm going to have them memorized by next school year!!" Draco clucked hsi tongue at his friend.