Classes were long and boring as always. There wasn't anything eventful besides the fight that broke out in DADA between James and Nigel... It got them serving detention for a week. Nothing else.
Although, James did leave a nasty bruise on Nigel's left eyeborw so that got him another three days.
Ditching her first class— after the fight— Iris decided to stay in the library for a while, at least until her next class started.
But her boredness got the better of her, so she decided to walk around and explore. Whistling she made her way down th long stairs and into the dungeons.
She explored for a bit more until, gain, she got bored. So she decided to head to class.
Taking a sharp left she bumpe into someone.
"Sorry." They both apologized. None of them fell but it did hurt them.
"No, it was my fault. I should've seen where I was walking." The boy reassured her.
"That's alright." She rubed her forehead. "I'm Iris Hendrix." She extended her hand.
"Leonardo Clearwater." He introduced, shaking her hand. He was tall, tanned, and had amazing purple hair.
"That's funny I have a friend named Leonardo." Iris smiled and readjusted her book bag.
"What a coincidence." He smiled back.
"Are you new? I've never seen you here before." Iris squinted her eyes, he looked familiar.
"I am." He confirmed.
An accent was there... Hogwarts doesn't normally accept new students in the middle of the year... He smiles too much...Thoughts were running through her head.
"You look familiar. Have we met before?" She scaned his face again.
"I don't think so unless you've been to America then... No."
He had a familiar charm but Iris couldn't put her finger on it. So, she just smiled— something she couldn't stop doing today— and slowly nodded.
"No, I haven't..." She trailed off. "So, I'm guessing you're from Ilvermony?"
"Correct." He pointed at her.
Iris was about to say something until she realized the Slytherin tie on him.
"Slytherin?" He nodded. "Welcome to the pit." She congratulated him.
"Thank you." He looked at her tie. "Guess we're buddies." She nodded.
"Do you need help finding your classes?" She asked.
He nodded and took out his times table from his bag. He handed it to her and pointed to Thursday. "I have potions today."
"Perfect, I'm on my way there." She handed him the paper and jerked her head, signaling him to follow her.
When they got there, they were a bit late meaning they interrupted Slughorn.
"I'm assuming you have an excuse, Ms. Hendrix?" He looked at her while holding two viles.
Iris sheepishly smiled and rubbed her hands together. "'M sorry professor, I was showing Mr. Clearwater the castle and we got distracted."
The professor slowly nodded and pointed towards two empty seats. Both of them quickly sat down and paid attention.
After class Iris took Leo to the Great Hall for lunch and to introduce her friends. When they got there she saw that they all sat at the Gryffindor table.
''Hello, my friends." She greeted them.
She was greeted back with 'hi's' and 'Hello's'
"Who's your friend?" Sirius asked, being the first to notice the purpled hair boy.
"This is Leonardo Clearwater, he just moved here from America." She introduced and sat down beside Benj.
Leo did the same and sat next to her.
"I'm James Potter," James introduced, slightly glaring at him. A pit of jealousy was forming in his stomach but he decided to ignore it.
"I'm Benjamin Hendrix, this is my twin brother Leonardo." Benj purposely said Leo's name slower.
Leo Clearwater nodded in their direction, acknowledging them.
"Lindsy Snape." The girl waved in his direction, barely acknowledging him. She wasn't trying to be rude but the headache she had wasn't going away.
"Sirius Black."
"Remus Lupin and the sleeping boy right here is Peter Pettigrew." Remus pointed to the short boy who had his head on the tables while having some parchment paper next to him.
"What's wrong with Peter?" James asked, feeling worried for his friend.
"He's asleep?" Sirius answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Remus and James just rolled their eyes.
"He was up all night studying for his Herbology exam." Remus informed his friend.
"Y'know I can help him if he'd like, back in Ilvermony there was an amazing Herbology teacher and she taught us a lot about everything." Leo Clearwater offered.
"That is very nice of you." Iris said.
"It's no problem i—" The boy stopped talking when a tall girl with brown hair tapped his shoulders.
"Leo, can I sit with you?" She asked.
"Sure, um guys this is my little sister Amilia." He gestured to the girl.
"You are older by twelve minutes." She groaned and pinched him.
"Oww, still your my little sister." He ruffled her hair.
"Stop embarrassing me in front of people." Her face turned red... And so did her hair?
"You're Metamorphmagus?" Iris asked making Amilia look at her.
"Yeah, pretty neat, isn't it?" Her hair tuned bubble gum pink as she pointed at it happily.
"Indeed it is." Iris turned her hair pink, showing Amilia their similarities
"Amazing." Amelia clapped.
"Do you guys play Quidditch?" Benj suddenly asked, feeling bored at the conversation.
"Yeah, I play Chaser and my sister plays Beater." Leo answered for them.
"Your guardian must be a proud parent." James muttered, quietly for no one to hear but that wasn't the case since Amilia
"She is, she tells us every day." Amilia smiled, her voice was laced with pride.
"That's... Nice." James smiled politely.
After a while of talking and eating, it was almost time for class, so everyone decided to stand up.
"James, where are you going?" Iris questioned pulling her book bag to her shoulder.
He looked at her and raised an eyebrow.
"To... Class?" He answered if it wasn't obvious.
Iris shook her head. "No, McGonagall gave you and Nigel the rest of the day off for putting that stunt in class."
James furrowed his eyebrows. "How'd you know the punishment?" He started collecting his things.
By now, everyone else had left them alone, already hearing their voices say go ahead, we'll catch up.
"Because Nigel was talking about it with his friends..." She trailed off, her vision blurring.
"Iris?" James waved his hand in her face.
Iris started blinking to see straight, but her head started pounding.
"Iris?" She wasn't responding so James grabbed her by her shoulders and looked her in the eye, shaking her a bit.
She hissed in pain.
Ouch.
She tried to respond but things just started getting blurrier and blurrier.
"Iris!" James' voice was the last thing she heard before things got black.
𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭; It was Harry...