Headstrong

Chapter 3

A week later, Amanda was in Potions class with Fred and George. Professor Snape walked into the dungeons and all chatter stopped.

He marched up to the front and started handing out the marks for the essay they had to do for homework. Amanda was pleased to see that she received an E. However Fred and George began to complain, because one of them received a P and the other received a D.

The group were lucky, because for once, they were having their Potions lessons with the Hufflepuffs.

Snape grabbed a piece of paper off his desk and started to drone, "I have been required by Professor Dumbledore to have intersex pairs work on potions together because for some infernal reason this encourages teamwork. I want all the girls to go to the back of the classroom and all the boys to be one boy per table, so we can begin wrapping this up as soon as possible."

Amanda groaned and grabbed her books. She walked to the back with Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet, her roommates. She looked back and saw the twins smirking. She poked her tongue out at them.

"When I call out the names, the girl will go sit in the seat free next to the boy. Alicia Spinnet, George Weasley."

Alicia walked over and sat next to George. Amanda watched as the girls around her walked to the various Gryffindor or Hufflepuff boys they were paired with. She had vague sense of familiarity as this reminded her of her Sorting.

Eventually her name was called, "Amanda Potter, Cedric Diggory," and the names continued to be called out in the same tone. Amanda walked up to Cedric, who she remembered being the first one called out at her Sorting and sat down next to him.

She looked over at the twins to see them still smirking. She poked her tongue out again and laughed as Fred found himself without a partner.

Snape was about to go on with the lesson when someone knocked on the door. He sighed and commanded one of the students at the back to open it.

Professor McGonagall quietly walked in and stood at the back of the dungeon room. She spoke clearly for Snape to hear, "May I please have Miss Potter for the rest of the lesson, Severus?"

Amanda looked up at the mention of her name, then at the twins, who shrugged. They hadn't done any pranks yet, so they couldn't be in trouble for anything.

Severus Snape sighed exasperatedly. He nodded and Amanda quickly packed up her things, hurrying after Professor McGonagall as she left the room. She closed the door behind her and turned around to greet her, but what was greeted with the two additional people - Oliver Wood, her Quidditch team Captain and her little brother, Harry.

She raised a questioning eyebrow.

Professor McGonagall noticed the raised eyebrow and had to refrain herself from chuckling.

The Professor led the group of three through the school and outside. She gave some keys to Oliver and said, "You know what to do," making Amanda's eyebrow shoot up again.

The Professor walked back up to the castle, making sure that the students didn't see her grin.

Oliver led the two over to the Quidditch storage shed, unlocking the door before asking Amanda for help to carry a large trunk out. Amanda was beginning to have an inkling of what was going on.

Oliver quietly explained to her what was happening as they walked down to the Quidditch pitch. Amanda had to contain herself from jumping around, laughing and beaming at the news.

She told him that she would demonstrate the roles of the players after he had explained and went to get changed into some spare Gryffindor Quidditch robes.