Chapter Three
(Year One)
~Midnight~
I grabbed my broomstick and headed down to the Quidditch field. I hadn't returned it yet. I know I'm such a rebel. Harry wanted me to meet him. Whether I was going to meet the real Harry or the supposed imposter I had no idea. I didn't get this. My life was so confusing! First Harry acts so strange then I find out Ron freaking likes me. I mean what next? Neville decides he has a little crush on me. Crap I hope I didn't just jinx myself.
I flew out of the window. The night was cold and dark. Stars filled the black sky and the moon hung halfway up. It was a full moon tonight. Romantic. I shrugged away the thought. I couldn't believe I lied to Harry. I did love him but....not in that way. He was more like a friend. A really good friend.
Although maybe the Weasly twins have it wrong. I always see Ron staring at Hermione. Sure she always sits next to me but he distinctivly stares at Hermione...
I slapped for head. Of course! That's why the twins thought he liked me! When in fact he likes Hermione!! Aww that's so cute! Well that's one problem faced. I sighed. I spotted Harry at the Quidditch field. And one more to go...
"Hey" I landed next to him.
"Quidditch" Harry said.
"Have you gone mad?" I asked.
"No. Why?" Harry asked.
"Why on earth do we have to have some 'secret password' when we talk? Harry I think your just being paranoid" I said.
"I am not being paranoid!" Harry shouted at me.
"Hey don't shout at me Harry! And yes you are there is no one 'imposing' as you!" I shouted right back.
"There is Sam! I saw me with my own eyes!" Harry shouted.
"Yeah? Well I don't want to see any of you. I think we should take a break." I said it before my brain registered exactly what I was saying.
Harry stood there. He was silent.
"Harry you've been acting strange lately and...I don't know if I can take it anymore." I admitted.
"That's it? Just like that? We're over?" He asked sadly.
"No. Just....taking a break" I said. I did like having Harry as my boyfriend. But there was always...I don't know so much drama. I re-mounted the broom and flew back to my dorm. Tears were spilling out of my eyes. I didn't want to break up with him. But for some reason it...it felt like a weight of some sort had been lifted off my shoulders.
Another problem down.
* * *
"So I think Ron like Hermione. Not me" I told the Weasly twins my theory.
"Brilliant! Well now we know the truth" Fred said.
"Hey calm yourself. I don't even think Ron knows the truth" I said.
"What do you mean?" George asked.
"Sometimes when you like someone, you don't relize it. And instead of being nice to the person you tend to be mean like Ron and Hermione are to each other" I explained.
"Out of my way Johnson" Malfoy pushed past me.
"Then Malfoy must love you" Fred joked.
"Whoopie for me" I said sarcastically.
"Got to get to class. Thanks for the update Sam. Oh and sorry about you and Harry" Fred added.
I waved goodbye to them. And I was just forgetting about Harry too. I walked into Potions class next to.....ugh....Malfoy.
"Heard you and Potter split. Take my advice?" Malfoy asked in a sneering tone.
I clenched my jaw and ignored him. Man where was Snape when you need him??
"I think you made the right choice. You need someone better than Potter. You deserve better"
My head immidiatly snapped towards Malfoy's direction.
"Why should you care?" I asked.
"I don't"
"Really?"
"Nope" He said.
"Then who exactly do you have in mind Malfoy?" I spat his name.
Snape entered the room. DANG IT!! Where's Snape when you don't need him? Right here.
"Class I want there to be no talking. Make potion #456. Alone. You have one hour. The one who makes it correctly first will recieve a special reward. Anyone who does not complete the assignment or makes theirs last will have the honor of being the one who deducted 10 points from their house. Begin" Snape said coldly.
Dang he seemed even more eviler than before....if that was even possible.
I quickly grabbed all the ingrediants it said and began working. When I looked around the room I could see that most people were still getting ingrediant and most were on the first few steps. I was proud when I was on the 16th step.
"Eyes on your own work Ms.Johnson" Snape said pushing my head back towards my work. Once I completed the potion I raised my hand.
"Question?" Snape asked.
"No sir I'm done" Everyone stopped working and stared at me.
"Done? It has only been 30 minutes of your hour. You can't possibly be done" Snape sneered.
"I am sir" I said.
"I'll be the judge of that" Snape stalked over here. He put some type of leaf into the potion and purple and pink smoke rose up from the cauldron.
Snape looked shocked. He was speechless.
"Very good. Very good" Snape mummbled.
"What's her prize?" Someone asked.
"Everyone back to work" Snape said. Ha!! He didn't like the fact that I was awesome at Potions!
I did a victory dance inside my head.
Go me. Go me. It's my birhtday. It's my birthday. Speaking of birhtdays...mine was coming up soonin about a week. On Friday.
"Johnson" Snape said.
"Yes sir?" I asked.
"You may be excused from class. That is your prize" Snape said.
"Thank you sir but I'd rather stay" Everyone again stopped to stare at me. Hey I figure if I can get on Snapes good side maybe he'll start to like me.
"I could help you clean out the cauldrons or organize the textbooks" I offered.
"Are you implying that the way I teach is inadiquet?" Snape snapped.
"No sir absolutely not. I love the way you teach" I said.
"Flattery will get you no where in this world Ms.Johnson" Snape sneered.
"I know that sir. I just want to be kind sir. That's all" I said.
"Any funny buisness and I'll have you in for a weeks worth of detention" Snape said.
"Yes sir" I said.
"Get back to work" Snape snapped at the class.
* * *
I sat at the lunch table. My belly rumbled with hunger. What else would it rumble from? Maybe if i was sick? Or if a cute guy walked by I would get butterflies and they would rumble around??
As I thought about what would make my belly rumble someone sat next to me. Someone who I didn't want to sit next to me. Malfoy.
"What?" I snapped.
"You look like your in deep thought" Malfoy pointed out. I nearly bursted out laughing but I controld myself.
"And so you just had to come over here and ruin my train of thought?" I asked.
"Yep" Malfoy said. He said it in a tone I had never heard him use before. It sounded....like...he was....joking? No that can't be right. That can't be. Malfoy is too much of a prat to have fun.
"Take a picture it will last longer" Malfoy sneered. Well there goes funny Malfoy. Pity I was starting to like him.
I relised I was staring at him.
"Sorry deep in thought" I said staring off into space.
What if I made a mistake breaking up with Harry? What if...I was too mean to him? What if he wouldn't take me back? I wonder how many slaps it would take to get Malfoy to shut his yapper.
"I honestly don't know why you two went out in the first place" Malfoy paused. There was my chance to come in.
"Look Malfoy. I know you don't care and if you do I don't know why you care but just drop the subject okay? Me and Harry are over. I've delt with it and now you have to too. Think you can be a big boy and do that?" I said.
Malfoy's face turned red with anger. Now there was a face I knew.
I turned my head so I wouldn't have to see his ugly face. I ignored him the entire time he was insulting me at lunch. I kept thinking about Harry. Maybe I did make the mistake of breaking up with him. Maybe...just maybe he would take me back. Why would he? I was a total jerk to him. He could never want me back. I sighed. Maybe. Man I hated that word. Maybe. It should be either yes or no. Like when you ask for some candy at the store and your parent goes 'Maybe' then you have to wait around for them to say yes and eventually forget. By the time you remember you wanted something your already out the door with a car full of food that is definatly not candy.
I hate the word maybe.
Maybe I'll ace the Potions test. Maybe a cute guy will ask me out. Maybe Voldermort really is dead. Maybe we will have a free period in Transfiguration. And this one is my personal favoright:
Maybe my mom will come back to life.