Chapter 31: Not So Bad After All

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The next morning, the boys were headed to their first Charms lesson. As the Professor walks into the room, they realise that their parents and godfather have left out some information. Possibly on purpose. They certainly didn't expect to see a short man standing on a pile of books overseeing the classroom.  

Professor Flitwick begins his lesson, "One of a wizard's most rudimentary skills is levitation, or the ability to make objects fly. Uh, do you all have the feathers that were on your desk?". The class nods and holds up their feathers, "Wonderful. Now don't forget the nice wrist movement. Swish and flick, everyone".

The students repeat, "Swish and flick".

He nods, "Good. And enunciate! Never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said 's' instead of 'f' and found himself on the floor with a buffalo on his chest".  

Hadrian grabs his wand and points towards the feather in front of him, "Wingardium Leviosa". 

 He smiles as his feather starts to levitate off the table, Draco following suit. Ron blatantly struggles with the incantation, though he has the hand movement down. Hermione, who's sitting next to him but behind the twins, frowns at the display. 

She rolls her eyes, "Honestly. You're going to take someone's eye out. Besides, you're saying it wrong. It's Levi-ohhh-sa. Not Levi-o-saaah".

Hadrian turns to his brother in disgust and mouths, "Vous n'êtes pas sérieux" (You can't be serious).

Ron scoffs, "You do it then, if you're so clever".

She adjusts her posture and flicks her wand, "Wingardium Leviosa". 

 Her feather immediately rises from the table and floats above the students. She smirks smugly as Professor Flitwick praises her.

"Oh, well done. Everyone see here. Miss Granger's done it".

 A sudden loud poof is heard from the back of the room, where smoke curls between two Gryffindor students.

One of the boys, who had sandy coloured hair, says, "Um, I think we're going to need another feather over here, Professor". 

 While waiting for the next class to start, Hadrian and Draco sit in the courtyard with Crabbe and Goyle waiting for Blaise to return from the bathroom. They notice Ron walking through with the two Gryffindor boys from the earlier incident. 

Ron makes a mocking face and says in a high pitched voice, "It's Levi-ohhh-sa. Not Levi-o-saaah". He scoffs, "She's a nightmare, honestly. No wonder she hasn't got any friends". 

 Hermione struts past from behind the trio and aggressively bumps into Ron's shoulder.

The dark-haired boy, Dean, turns to Ron, "I think she heard you".

As she walks past Hadrian, she gives him an innocent smile. The twins scowl at her as she walks back into the castle. 

 Hadrian turns to Ron, "I think calling her a nightmare was a little generous there, Weasley".

Ron walks over and smirks, "What do you suggest instead, Malfoy?".

Hadrian looks towards Seamus, "Langer".

He snorts as the others look confused, "A little extreme, don't cha think?".

Hadrian shrugs, "It's not like she'd understand me".

Draco squints at his brother, "Since when did you become such a linguist?". 

He laughs, "There are many things to still discover about me, brother". 

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Hello Hello. 

I apologise for the kind of slow updates on my account in general. For those who don't know, I work as a child care teacher and recently the kinder/preschool teacher has gone on holidays, so I am running the room for the next couple weeks. Woo! 

Also, really exciting news. I have now graduated from university! (part of the reason I was put in charge of the preschool room 😆) 

Last thing, someone contacted me asking to make a translation of this book into Indonesian. I, of course, said yes so you can check that out on their account at @elfourthluv. 

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