Warning; mature themes briefly mentioned.
We're finally back at Hogwarts, after a very quick Christmas holiday. I've managed to persuade my dad that he doesn't need to travel the world right now, and should stick to going to places like Diagon Alley. It took quite the convincing, but having Madeye Moody on my side, seemed to help quite a bit.
Moodys apparently taken quite the liking to me. He has been helping me a lot now that I've come back to school, and has worked with me to perform my advanced spells. I've decided that I trust the man more than Dumbledore. But I don't really trust Dimbledore at all, at the minute. He seems to be very sly, as if waiting for something to happen. I've also noticed how he is trying to trick me and Harry especially into doing his business for him. I don't care about myself, because I know that i will help, no matter what it comes to. What annoys me, is him trying to get people like Fred and George to join his little order, when in reality, they no nothing about it whatsoever. Surely they need to be given the facts before they make up their minds. They need to know what's happening in the wizarding world, before they sign their lives off for him. I know that both Fred and George will want to fight, even Lee will. But they need to be made aware of the consequences they will be paying, by joining the order.
The defence lessons are going quite well. Nearly everyone has mastered the patronus charm, and we are still frequently working on stunning. I've kind of taken Nevil under my wing a little. He has been struggling quite a lot, so I found it necessary to help him out. He's a sweet kid really.
"Alright Nigel, give it your best shot." Harry said, standing in the middle of the parted crowd, facing his opponent. Before long, both boys were shot back at Nigels spell, causing me to work with the young boy a little. He just needed to improve his stance really, but his charm work was fine, more than fine actually.
"Alright Nigel." I said, standing across from him, "I need you to raise your hand a little higher, and your eyes need to meet mine. Don't look down, and don't be afraid to get it wrong. If you do that, it will go wrong."
Nigel nodded and performed the spell, I was thrown back in an instant, but sighed when I saw that Nigel had ended up in the same situation.
"It's alright." I smiled, "It took me a while to get it too. Try raising your chin a little, and make sure you say the words very carefully."
He performed the spell, and everything seemed to go in slow motion, I was shot back, but payed no notice. The one thing I was focusing on, was the fact that Nigel's feet had remained on the ground. He stumbled slightly, but he hadn't fallen over.
I instantly shot to my feet, cheering loudly as I raced over to the boy, bringing him into a hug, "You did it! I'm so proud of you. You're by far my best student." I winked.
I felt hands wrap themselves around my waist, and the voice spoke from over my head, "I thought I was your favourite." Fred groaned, making me laugh.
"Sorry Freddie, but you've been replaced." I teased, making Fred pout.
"Are you going to help me now?" He asked, leaning his head on my shoulder.
"Freddie, you don't need help, you can perform this charm fine. I'm gonna go and help Nevil, I'll be back soon." I said, but found myself restricted by Fred's arms, "Come on. Let go of me."
"Stay." He groaned, giving me his best attempt of puppy dog eyes.
I turned in his arms, and made sure to lean closely, whispering in his ear, "Let me go and I promise to make it up to you."
His grip dropped and I noticed his face blush as he became flustered. I smirked to myself, secretly happy that I was getting to him. I shot him a wink as I began to walk away. Let's see how he likes a taste of his own medicine.
I smiled brightly as I made my way over to Nevil. He looked quite glum as he stared around at everyone performing different charms.
"Hey Nev." I said, sitting down at the side of him.
He didn't look at me, but sighed, "Why can't I do it Y/N? It comes so natural to everyone else."
I placed a hand on his arm, doing my best to comfort him, "Nevil, it takes some people longer. It doesn't mean that you're weak, nor does it mean that you aren't any good. You just need to work harder, and one day you'll prove how good you are. It takes us a while to find ourselves Nevil, but when you do, you won't regret it." I whispered the last part, "Your mum and dad would be so proud of you."
Nevil smiled at the mention of his parents. He turned his head towards me, and rubbed the back of his head, something I've noticed that Fred does a lot when he's nervous. "Do, do you think you'd be able to help me, please?"
"Of course I can, Nev. What is it you need help with." I asked.
"I. I can't do the patronus charm, it just sends a few whisps into the air." He said, looking at the ground, as if disappointed in himself.
"Then its simple." I said, standing up, "You aren't doing it wrong, you just aren't thinking of a happy enough memory."
"But I don't know what to think of, I've tried every happy memory imaginable." The boy sighed.
"Nevil." I started, "Sometimes a memory can hold as much happiness, even if it's a sad one."
The boy seemed to understand my words, as he nodded. I watched and it was like I could see the ideas popping into his head, as his face lit up in realisation.
"Got one?" I asked, and the boy nodded, holding his wand out in front of him, and shouting the spell.
"EXPECTRO PATRONUM!" Before I knew it, a red panda was racing around the room, making me laugh out in delight. People stopped to watch, looking in awe as Nevil turned a shade of red. He dropped his wand in shock, making the panda disappear, but brought me into a bone-crushing hug.
I laughed, "I knew you could do it."
He pulled away from the hug, bending down to pick up his wand, "I just don't get it. A panda, why?"
"It was a red panda, Nevil." I explained, "It matches you perfectly. A panda will get knocked down again and again, but it never gives up. It has a lot of resilience. Just like you."
The boy smiled brightly, "Thanks Y/N."
"Anytime."
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We made our way back to the common room, ready to curl up for the night in bed. It had been a long day, and all I wanted was to cuddle up in Fred's arms, and sleep for eternity. It shocked me when Fred and George returned with a hot chocolate for both me and Lee. But the tiredness got the better of me, I didn't even think about the fact that it could be a prank, and from the looks of it, neither did Lee.
I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. I got ready for the morning, assuming that the boys had already headed down to the common room, and eventually made my way down there too. I yawned loudly, and sat myself down on Fred's lap, where he was sitting across from George.
"Morning love." He smiled, and I greeted him by placing a kiss to his head.
"Morning Lee." Fred's voice caught my attention, and I looked as Lee entered the room.
"Fine day for a flower." Lee said, confusing me completely, especially as Fred and George had bursted out laughing.
I tried to ask them 'why are you laughing', but was horrified by the words that came out of my mouth, "Dancing in the wind is beautiful."
The twins howled with laughter, making me scowl along with Lee. I got up off of Fred's lap, pissed at him for messing with me, even if I did find it incredibly funny.
"Come on Lee." I said, yet the words that came out made me sigh, pulling Lee out of the portrait hole with me, the brothers on our tail.
Fred soon caught up, his face red from laughing so much, "Come on love, don't be mad." He tried to say, but was struggling more with his words than me, the laughter making him barely able to breath.
"Your a dick." I tried to say, but what came out horrified me, "Your a pain in my dick."
The twins exchanged glances and broke down once again, making me shake my head in disappointment as me and Lee left them in the hall.
But just when I thought this day couldn't get any better, I had to run into him. The person in which I had promised that I would be on my best behaviour, god kill me if I ended up saying something in front of my godfather.
"Miss W... Black." Snape greeted, smiling slightly, but still completely aware of that people were surrounding us. He couldn't show he cared.
I didn't trust myself to speak so kept my mouth shut, letting him continue, "I wanted to thank you for taking over my class. You have done well. I've awarded 20 points."
I smiled, "thank you Snapey."
But I wanted to hide under a rock when I realised what had happened, "eating cheese as the night goes by."
Even Lee couldn't stifle his laughter as he saw the look of confusion appear on Snapes face. But he knew better than to question it, having grown used to my weirdness by now. He smiled slightly, and I could have sworn that I saw a little bit of amusement take over his face, but left us standing in the corridor.
We sat down at the Gryffindor table, thankful that we hadn't bumped into anyone else.
Fred and George joined us, not long after, taking a seat opposite us, as me and Lee had sat together, under the strict agreement of showing we were pissed.
"Would you like to know what we've done?" George asked, receiving nods from us both.
"Don't worry, it'll wear off in about five minutes." Fred laughed.
"And then the dancing starts of course." George laughed, getting a smack on the arm from Fred in return.
My eyes went wide, and I felt Lee tense at the side of me. Five minutes passed, no where near long enough as my fate was decided. I felt myself be pulled from my chair, my body having no control over itself no matter how hard I tried. I noticed Lee doing the same, and before I knew it, everyone's eyes were on us, as we proceeded to climb on to the Gryffindor table.
"Friday night and the lights are low." I started, my voice echoing throughout the hall as laughter was heard, and heads turned to watch.
"Looking out for the place to go." Lee sung, her cheeks turning crimson as he swung his hips.
"Where they play the right music, getting in the swing."
"You come in to look for a king."
"Anybody could be that guy." Lee skipped along the table. I noticed how Minnie was frozen to her seat, not even bothering to stop it, a flash of amusement passing through her face. Severus looked appalled, and Dumbledore had the biggest grin I had ever seen as he clapped along to the 'music'.
"Night is young and the musics high." For the first time in my life, I was happy that I had a decent voice.
"With a bit of rock music, everything is fine." Lee was forced to act as if he was playing a guitar.
You're in the mood for a dance." I swung my hips.
"And when you get the chance......" we sung together, knowing that we would be breaking into a worser line, in only seconds.
"You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen.
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine.
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life.
See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen."
Once we had finished, Lee rushed to get back into his seat, as I stood on the table, watching as everyone laughed.
I cleared my throat, "I do believe that we have just put on quite a performance. I expect you to show a little love."
Clapping caught my attention, and it's safe to say that I wasn't surprised to see Dumbledore rise from his seat and begin to clap. Soon everyone joined in, as I made sure to take a dramatic bow. Umbitch didn't look impressed, but I couldn't care less about her.
I took my seat and faced the laughing twins, throwing them glares. "We'll get you back for this."
"Oh yeah?" George said.
"What you gonna do?" Fred challenged.
"Just you wait, Weasleys." I threatened, "just you wait."
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Hey everyone, sorry about this chapter. A little weird, I know, but I thought it was funny.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy.