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━ "HEY, DRAGON BOY. I BET YOU'D MAKE A FANTIASTIC FATHER. ESPECIALLY TO A MANDRAKE." ATHENA TEASED, WHISPERING OVER TO DRACO MALFOY WHO SAT BEHIND HER IN THE GREAT HALL. "I'D SAY YOU HANDLED THAT ONE PRETTY WELL YESTERDAY." Yesterday during Herbology, the platinum-blonde boy had tried to tickle the mandrake seedling, only ending up with the mandrake biting his finger.
"Shove off, Black." The boy rolled his eyes as Athena laughed. As she continued to laugh, two identical red-heads sat on each side of her.
"Hey Weasleys." Athena looked at the boys, a grin on her face.
"Hey Nana," The twin on her right, Fred, spoke. "So are we still on for the big plan?"
"Of course! Have you mastered the spells?" Athena lowered her voice, making sure nobody had heard her.
"Oh yeah-"
"-It was really easy-"
"-Only took us a few hours-"
"-To master!" The twins spoke after each other, grins on their faces.
"Fantastic!" Athena exclaimed, an excited look on her face.
"We could use the map to travel around the school." The twin on her right, George, spoke, his voice lowered as well.
"Map? What map?" Athena questioned the boys, furrowing a brow.
The two twins looked at each other, smirks on their faces. "We'll show you later. For now, just keep eating and meet us in the common room around half-past eleven, yeah?"
Athena nodded, and the two boys had gotten up and left. "What was that about?" Hermione questioned as she scooted closer to her friend
Athena shook her head and grinned. "Nothing."
Hermione narrowed her eyes but did not say anything. An owl then came flying through the hall, a red-letter in its beak. The owl came crashing down onto the food, Ron picking up the letter that was addressed to him. "Everyone look! Weasley's got himself a howler!"
All eyes had looked towards Ron. Athena looked at the boy next to Harry, who was next to Hermione. Ron visibly gulped, slowly opening the red envelope. "RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER IS NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT IS ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE, WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME!" Mrs Weasley's yells were heard throughout the whole hall. Athena looked at Ron, who had a scared expression on his face. The howler then looked at Ginny, Mrs Weasley's voice all calm. "Oh and Ginny dear, congratulations on making it to Gryffindor. Your father and I are very proud."
Eyes were still on Ron. Athena knew her friend was slowly starting to grow uncomfortable, so she spoke up loudly. "Well go on! Mind your own business people and keep eating!" The young Black yelled, which caused everyone to turn back around and continue what they were doing previously.
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"Do we really have to have him as our teacher?" Athena whined, dropping her head down onto the desk as students sat in the DADA classroom.
"What's so bad about him?" Hermione looked at her, brows furrowed. "I find him quite dashing honestly."
Athena widened her eyes at her friend in horror. "No, not you too!"
The door to the professor's office then opened, a man with golden blonde hair walking out, a smile on his face. "Let me introduce you to your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher," Gilderoy Lockhart spoke, a somewhat charming yet arrogant look on his face. "Me!"
Athena groaned, dropping her head onto the table once more. Athena had already known the arrogant bastard. She wasn't a big fan of the man. He was a very self-centred person, who didn't care about anybody else but himself. Athena hated those types of people. People who didn't care about anybody else but themselves. Selfish people. Paintings of him were all over the room, which is why Athena kept her head down. She didn't want to see his face. She would have to admit that he was quite handsome, but she hated the man, so it was a no for her.
"Now I thought we'd start today with a little quiz," The man announced. Weird looks were shared throughout the classroom, but Athena had still kept her head down, not a big fan of the current situation and the man.
"Athena get your head up!" Hermione whispered, hitting the back of the girl's head.
"Ow 'Mione, you could've just asked nicely." The girl touched the back of her head, her free hand taking the paper from Hermione. "What? These questions are all about him!"
"You have thirty minutes! Start!" Students had taken their quills, beginning to answer the questions.
"Like hell I'm answering these questions. How in Merlin's name does he expect me to know the answers!" Athena whispered to herself, but Ron and Harry, who was seated behind them, had heard.
So, whilst everyone was actually doing the test (well, maybe not everyone), Athena had doodles all over the paper, writing down stupid answers on the blank spaces.
The professor was now looking through the students' papers. "Tut, tut. Hardly anyone of you remembered that my favourite colour is lilac." Athena rolled her eyes as the man talked. "But Miss Hermione Granger knew that my secret ambition is to rid the world of evil and market my own range of hair care potions. Good girl."
At that moment, Athena was surely about to vomit as the man winked at her friend. "Godric that's-" Athena commented, making a vomiting sound after.
"Oh shut up Fi." Hermione smacked her friend lightly.
"No need to hit me," The young Black moved back slightly to escape her friend's hit, as the professor had turned to the covered cage.
"I must ask you not to scream." The man warned, failing miserably to look intimidating. "It might provoke them."
The tension in the classroom had built. Many students were curious as to what was underneath the cloth. Athena fixed her posture, now curious as well. The professor then whipped the cloth off, showing the Cornish Pixies underneath.
"Cornish Pixies?" A boy laughed.
"Laugh if you will, Mr Finnegan, but pixies can be devilishly tricky little blighters. Let's see what you make of them now!" Lockhart opens the cage, letting all of the Pixies out.
Athena had immediately dashed out of her seat, as everyone had done the same "You idiot!" Athena yelled at the man, though he didn't seem to hear her as the sounds the Pixies were making were quite loud.
The Pixies were tearing apart the room, lifting items up into the air and dropping them back down. Two of the pixies had taken Neville by the ear as they lifted him, hanging him by the light on the ceiling.
Everyone in the room was now trying to leave. Lockhart then yells out a spell, only for it to have no effect. One of the pixies makes a face at Lockhart, taking his wand and throwing it out the window.
"I'll ask you four to just nip the rest of them back into their cage." The professor told the four students frightenedly, running out the door then shut it.
"When I see that man again I will make sure that blood face of his is gone." Athena yells, smacking the Pixie away from her.
"What do we do now?" Ron yells.
With that Hermione looked at Athena, giving her a look that Athena understood. At the same time, they both took out their wands, saying the same spell. "Immobilus!"
All the pixies had managed to freeze in midair. Athena looked at her friend on the ceiling as she uses the levitating spell to bring Neville down.
"Why is it always me?"
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━edited -siriuslycv 2022©
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