You walked with Hermione to your Herbology class then you saw Harry and Ron joining the both of you. "We didn't see you last night! Where have you two been?" You asked them worriedly.

"It's a long story." Ron sighed. "But we'll tell you later."

The four of you reached the class, which was a greenhouse, and waited for the teacher. Professor Pomona Sprout entered the class with her wand in her hand.

"Good morning everyone!"

"Good morning Professor Sprout."

"Welcome to Greenhouse Three, second years. Gather around, now, everyone." She turned around and took a pot. "Today we're going to re-pot Mandrakes. Who here can tell me what a Mandrake is?"

Hermione shot her hand up and Professor Sprout called her to answer. "Mandrake or Mandragora is used to return those who have been petrified to their original state. It's also quite dangerous. The Mandrake's cry is fatal to anyone who hears it."

Professor Sprout nodded and smiled. "Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor."

You smiled at Hermione and saw Harry grinned. On your other side was Crabbe and beside him were Draco and Goyle. You looked at them and saw them glared at Harry.

"Now, as our Mandrakes are still only seedlings their cries won't kill you yet. But they could knock you out several hours which is why I give each of you a pair of earmuffs for auditory protection. So could you please put them on right away? Quickly." 

You, along with the other students, wore your earmuffs and slightly tapped them. She started demonstrating how to pull the Mandrake out of the pot and put it in another pot. "You grasp your Mandrake firmly and pull it sharply out of the pot."

The Mandrake's screamed causing all of you to cover your already-covered ears. "Go it? And... now, you dunk it down into the other pot and pour a little sprinkling of soil to keep him warm." Since the small Mandrake's screams won't stop, Neville fainted earning looks from the students and Sprout.

Professor Sprout sighed. "Oh, Longbottom's been neglecting his earmuffs."

Draco chuckled as well as his goons. Seamus Finnigan, who was beside Neville, shook his head. "No, ma'am, he's just fainted."

Professor Sprout nodded. "Yes, well, just leave him there." She sighed. "Right, on we go. Plenty of pots to go around. Grasp your Mandrake and pull it up." 

You all pulled your Mandrakes out and all of them screamed. You winced in pain as Ron made an expression. You glanced over to Hermione who sighed. "You alright, Hermione?" You asked.

She managed to hear your question and nodded wordlessly. You turned to Draco and saw him playing with the Mandrake, probably tickling it. Draco brought his finger towards its mouth and the Mandrake bit it. He struggled to let his finger out and after a few seconds, he finally pulled out his finger away from the Mandrake. He glared at the Mandrake in annoyance.

Draco turned to you and saw you snickering. He slightly blushed in embarrassment and quickly put the Mandrake at the other pot.

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You were on your way to the Great Hall until you saw a black-haired girl coming out from the Hall. Her head was tilted high and proud as if she owned the school. She was the new student and she was just about your age. The girl glanced at you with a deadly look causing you to flinch.

She stopped just beside you and faced you causing you to stop walking. "(Y/n) Stark, am I right?"

You nodded. "Who's asking?"

She flipped her hair back and crossed her arms. 'Typical mean girl attitude.' You told yourself. She smirked. "I'm Stacey. Stacey Doom. I just transferred here from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic."

"I wonder why you got transferred."

"That's not for you to know, Stark.

You sighed. "Look, Stacey Doom, you don't need to introduce yourself, really. You made quite the entrance in the Sorting Ceremony and I don't have any time for this. Now, if you'll excuse me..."

You stepped away from the girl and were about to enter the Great Hall, even catching a glance from Draco until Stacey pulled you back. She shoved you against the wall. "Watch it, Stark. You don't know what I'm capable of."

You shoved her away and dusted yourself off. "Try me, Doom. I already have tricks up my sleeve if you even dare to hurt me." You walked away while Stacey huffed in annoyance.

As Harry told Hermione everything about what happened why he and Ron weren't on the train, you sat just beside the brown-haired girl and huffed. Hermione noticed your irritated expression. "Are you alright, (Y/n)?"

"Just bumped into the new Slytherin git." You replied with a sigh.

Your eyes saw Ron fixing his wand by wrapping a tape on it. It was a thing from the Muggle world and you were impressed on how he managed to still stick his broken wand back together. But you knew it wouldn't work the way it did when it wasn't broken. 

Ron looked at Harry with a worried look. "Say it. I'm doomed."

"You're doomed," Harry repeated.

"Hi, Harry!" A boy greeted and quickly took a photo of him without a warning. Harry blinked after the flash happened. "I'm Colin Creevey! I'm in Gryffindor too!"

"Hi, Colin. Nice to meet you." Harry greeted back and smiled.

Suddenly, a screeching noise was heard in the distance. Dean turned to Ron with his eyebrows furrowed. "Ron, is that your owl?" He asked.

Everyone looked at the owl flying towards the Gryffindor table. Everyone ducked as the owl passed by them and it landed on the food on the table. You heard Colin taking a picture again.

You witnessed Draco and the other Slytherins laughed. Ron shook his head and took the letter out from the owl. "Bloody bird's a menace!"

The owl stood up and flew away. Ron looked closer at the letter and widened his eyes. "Oh no!"

You looked closer and noticed that the envelope was made of red paper. Hermione was quite confused while you slightly gasped.

"Look, everyone!" Seamus exclaimed. "Weasley's got himself a Howler!"

Laughter erupted once again from the Slytherin table including Draco. You stared at him as he laughed until you found yourself smiling not because of Ron's Howler but because of Draco's smile. You quickly shook your head and faced Ron who was afraid to open the envelope.

"Go on Ron," Neville spoke up. "I ignored one from my granny once. It was horrible." He said, wincing as he recalled the memory.

Ron finally but slowly opened the letter. Once the envelope was open, the letter spoke. "RONALD WEASLEY!" It was Molly Weasley's voice. 

The letter turned itself into a mouth and faced at Ron. "HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR? I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT!" The Howler flew right at Ron's face as a warning. "IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE, WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME!"

Ron nodded in fear. The Howler turned to Ginny causing you and everyone to turn to her who happened to be sitting with your sister, Megan, who's a Ravenclaw.

"Oh, and Ginny, dear, congratulations on making Gryffindor. Your father and I are so proud." Mrs. Weasley said. Ginny looked at everyone shyly then looked back at the Howler.

The Howler turned back to Ron and stuck its out tongue at him then rips up itself apart. Hermione breathed heavily as she looked at Ron while Ron glanced at everyone.

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"Let me introduce you to your new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Me." Gilderoy Lockhart showed up as he walked down the stairs and looked at his students. Harry was just staring at him while Ron has his eyebrow raised and had a disgusted look on his face.

"Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defense League, and five times winner of Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award." He introduced. You turned your head to see Hermione beside you was gazing at him. Most girls were head over heels for him.

"But I don't talk about that; I didn't get rid of the Banden Banshee by smiling at him." He chuckled while grinning. You with Harry and Ron stared at him as you cocked an eyebrow at him. Seamus and Neville exchanged looks of confusion. The girls still had the same expression, clearly crushing over him.

"Now, be warned," Lockhart stated, snapping the stares of the girls. "It is my job to arm you against the foulest creatures known to wizardkind." He tapped his wand on the cage that was covered by a red velvet blanket and it shook violently. The students flinched.

"You may find yourselves facing your worst fears in this room."

'A Boggart?' You asked in your thoughts.

"Know only that no harm can befall you whilst I am here."

"Well, that's reassuring." You whispered sarcastically with a slight snicker but Harry and Ron heard it making them smile.

"I must ask you not to scream. It might provoke them!" Lockhart pulled the blanket off of the cage revealing pixies.

"Cornish pixies?" Seamus asked with a mocking smile. Draco glanced with a sigh of relief at Crabbe who's sniggering

"Freshly caught Cornish pixies," Lockhart explained. Students started chuckling and laughing but Seamus' laughter was louder. "Laugh if you will, Mr. Finnigan," Lockhart smirked. "The pixies can be devilishly tricky little things. See what you make of them."

He released pixies from their cage which immediately attacked the students inside. Everyone quickly ran away from their tables even Hermione who dropped her books on the ground. We all stood up from our chairs and ran and hide from the pixies. Some are screaming.

"Come on now, round them up! Round up the pixies! They're only pixies." Lockhart instructed. The pixies ruined Lockhart's books, and two other pixies lifted Neville by the ear and hung his robes by the chandelier up on the ceiling. All students were starting to leave except for Harry, you, Hermione, Ron, and Neville.

"Hey, get me down!" Neville cried.

"Get off me!" You heard Hermione yelled when a pixie was pulling her hair. You quickly took a book and aimed it at the pixie. "No, stop, hold still!" You instructed her and managed to hit the pixie with away with the book.

"Peskipiksi Pesternomi!" Lockhart exclaimed proudly but the spell didn't work because a pixie got his want. 'Oh, bloody brilliant.' You rolled your eyes.

The pixie used the wand to cut off the chain of a hanging dragon skeleton, which falls. You saw Lockhart running away and he saw his painting being lifted up and taking it away. Lockhart grabbed it as the two struggled to get the painting. In the end, Lockhart failed.

He turned to you and your friends as he smiled sheepishly. "I'll ask you four to just nip the rest of them back into your cage." Then he ran away like a coward.

Hermione ducked so she could grab a book while you hit the pixies away from us. Hermione stood up again and hit the pixies away too. The two boys looked at each other and started hitting the pixies as well.

"What do we do now?" Ron asked.

Hermione took out her wand. "Immobulus!"

The pixies froze and floated around. Hermione smiled confidently and put her want back. You glanced at Neville as he sighed. "Why is it always me?" He asked.

You smiled at him sympathetically and cast a spell so he could get down. He smiled. "Thank you (Y/n). That's twice now."

You patted his back. "It's alright."