Kaia Black

05

  Her heels clicked on the floor as she headed for her desk. Dressed in a full pink outfit she positioned herself behind her desk.

  "Good morning, children."

  The twins leaned forwards and whispered into Lee's and my ear "Welcome to hell, kids."

  A giggle escaped my mouth which I instantly regretted when I saw the annoyed pink frog turn towards me. Her eyebrows raised ever so slightly.

  "What was that, dear?"

  I tugged a strand of my thick hair behind my ear and straightened my posture. Umbridge folded her arms, awaiting my answer.

  "It's nothing, Professor." I replied before pressing my lips back in a tight line.

  "And you are, dear?"

  I didn't hesitate for a moment. Fear of my name was useless and I wasn't ashamed of who my father was even if people judged me for it.

  "Kaia Black."

  A nervous murmur was heard among my fellow students and Umbridge's lips curled into a sly smirk.

  "I see, daughter of Sirius Black."

  I nodded and the whispers became louder. Students gasped and their faces turned slightly pale. But I tried my hardest to ignore them. Umbridge let out a giggle and turned around but as she walked to her desk I could hear the quiet insult escaping her mouth.

  "A wanted criminal."

  "Excuse me?" I snapped before I could stop myself. Umbridge turned around looking fumed with anger and annoyance.

  "It's only the truth, one mustn't tell lies." she explained as her heels clicked on the floor. She walked closer and placed herself in front of my desk. I looked up into her eyes and felt a shiver run down my spine. The pink clothes were just a facade to hide her empty eyes.

  "My father isn't a criminal, you have no idea what you're talking about."

  "Are you calling me a liar, miss Black?" snapped Umbridge and she aimed her wand towards me. I was slightly taken aback but kept my eyes on hers. When I didn't answer she clenched her teeth in annoyance.

  "Well, well. I'll be seeing you at detention today."

  I balled my fists and was close to grabbing my wand or punching her bright pink self when George's voice distracted me.

  "But she hasn't done anything wrong!" George defended me and Lee complied by nodding.

  "Ridiculous!" Fred added.

  "I don't remember seeing you two raise your fingers before speaking. Now if I can please continue with class without any interruptions, that'll be great."

  I was terrible at hiding my emotions and everyone could see I was near exploding. I kept my head low and pressed my nails into the palms of my hands. It wasn't until Lee laid his hand on my shoulder that I started to come back to reality. I shared a look with him and the twins and let out a sigh.

  This was exactly what Umbridge wanted, she wanted the reaction out of me but I wasn't going to give it to her that easily. I was going to prove her wrong.

  The classes were long and some were painfully long. The only class I actually enjoyed was care for magical creatures and still I couldn't completely forget about that awful woman, Umbitch.

  When dinner arrived I reluctantly found myself calming down and shoving some chicken down. George on the other hand seemed to be as angry about the woman's actions as me, maybe even more. He continuously threatened to put some puking pastilles in her tea, which honestly sounded like a reasonable plan but as much as I would've loved to see it I knew I had to be better than that.

  "If I ever get the chance I'll kick her straight into Azkaban." George groaned.

  "Please, let me watch when you do." Lee clapped his hands excitedly. I grinned and shook my head.

  "It was unfair of her to do that." Angelina added. I looked up being slightly surprised by Angelina defending me. She definitely wasn't the biggest fan of me so hearing her say so made my day a bit better.  I smiled at the girl which she faintly returned.

  "I heard she's given detention to a few others as well, including Harry." Fred said.

  Again, my eyebrows knitted together like the rest of the day. The fact that she gave Harry detention made me furious because I knew she merely did it because she disliked the boy and his statements about the dark lord being back.

  I finished the remaining chicken and excused myself from the table. Wanting to give myself a break from my angry thoughts I decided to get to the library. Boy did it work, the library was bigger than any library I had ever seen. I couldn't wait to get some reading done which was about the only thing that could really distract me.