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Second Year | 
Well here is chapter five!! = D
Disclaimer, everything in the magical world of Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling.
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Chapter 5
Ella woke up before anyone else, and got cleaned up. She found herself staring at the mirror. She knew she wasn’t ugly per say, but to her she seemed too plain. Her long dark hair seemed always in the way. She tugged at it and tried to fix it up to look nice, ut it wouldnt go her way.
Still unsatisfied with her hair, she pulled out her wand.
Her wand was a special part of her. It chose her after all.
9 inches, A bald eagle feather as the core.
She remembered the day she got her wand, and how she felt. She was so young then.
She spoke 'Straitandeo' and gloss came out of the wand. She took her wand and went over her hair, her hair went perfectly strait. She smiled. Perfect.
A few minutes later, girls and more girls came flooding in the bathroom. She was glade to have woken up early.
She had time before breakfast to linger in the common room and read a chapter or two of Potions. She could tell from the first two chapters that Potions would be harder than what she was used too.
She heard the voice of Ron Weasley coming from the boy’s dormitory.
“Morning Potions with the Slytherins.” “ Yuck” ….Ron said in a whining tone.
Ella saw Harry trailing behind, shaking his head.
The foursome went of to breakfast, and enjoyed each other’s company.
Then the great hall was flooded with owls.
She had received two and a half letters. The half being from Angela who barely wrote an entire sentence.
Ella,
Hope all is well!
-Angela
The other was from her mother and father.
Ella,
Gryffindor! We are so proud. Oh your father says he will snatch you out of school, if you slip up once , so keep your grades up. Write us back
Love,
Mom and Dad.
Dear, Ella,
I hope your day goes well! The Tri Wizard tournament at Hogwarts! How exciting! Lisa says hi! I know what you’re thinking but hey they are trying to be more sisterly like. If that is even a word? Wow, and I’m writer in the family. Oh I think the Prophet might include me with some Tournament news! I might even get to see my baby sister! Well , hope lessons go ok. I know I’m sounding like Mom and Dad , but I love you. Talk to you later.
Love, the best sister ever
Jenny
P.S I’m sorry the lack of grammar is horrible, but come on I’m tired.
Ella smiled to herself, Jenny seemed to wash away her nerves.
The conversation , soon went to the tri wizard tournament. “Everyone thinks Cedric Diggory will be the Hogwarts champion.” Hermione said.
Both boys rolled their eyes.
“Who’s Cedric?”
“He’s in Hufflepuff, actually he is sitting right over there.” Hermione pointed with her eyes.
“Oh he is handsome” Ella said staring at Him.
“ Too bad there is no quidditch.” Harry said.
“ Yeah , that’s too bad , I love quidditch.” Ella said
They talked about what to expect their fourth year at Hogwarts, until the bell rang.
“ I have been dreading Snape all holiday” said Harry.
“Me too” said Ron and Hermione in unison.
Ella glanced at Ron and Hermione.
Hmmmm, she thought. Ron’s ears are red. Maybe there is something going on there.
They reached the dungeons where the Potions class took place. It was damp, chilly and dark. Perfect for brewing. Ella found a seat , and got her supplies all laid out on the table. She breathed in and out, and was finally ready.
Snape walked in , looked around and started his speech.
“ I guess it’s another year of the same know it alls like Granger, The celebrity, Mr. Potter and the nitwits of Longbottom and Weasley.” “Malfoy , wipe that grin of your face.”
Ella suddenly undersood why Griffindor’s did not like Snape.
“I will be calling off partners for your first lesson.”
“ Weasley, Parkinson”
“ Malfoy, Greene”
“ Potter , Goyle”
He went on and on till everyone had a partner.
“ Page 25, anyone can tell me what the “After Death” Potion can do?”
Ella was the only one who dared raised her hand.
“Granger , you do have competition”
“Greene?”
“They use it on a dead body , right before burial It preserves the body. “
“ Correct, Each of you will prepare the potion with their partner.”
“No mistakes , and I want a detailed parchment of notes”
“ Begin”
Snape said the instructions in such a cool manner, that it made shivers go up Ella’s spine.
“Oh Joy , I get the new kid”
“You better get me high marks!”
Malfoy spoke in such a haughty way.
“Cool it, I know more about brewing potions then you do, so I suggest you sit your Im better than everyone self down.”
She read the instructions before starting anything.
Then she brought out her journal, quills, cauldron, ladle, and glasses.
“Seriously, Greene!”
“Everyone is starting before us.”
Malfoy would not shut up.
“ Be quiet, will you?” Ella said in a stern whisper.
She went to the cabinet, where the ingredients were and began to gather them.
A few ingredients weren’t on the list, but she grabbed them anyway.
“Ok now we are ready to start.” Ella told Malfoy.
“Why in heavens name, are you wearing those ridicules glasses.” He said in a snarl.
“Protection, you idiot” She snapped back.
She was the only one wearing safety glasses, but she didn’t mind. Even when she heard snarky comments, she just ignored them.
She began her brewing, She glanced at Draco who was just staring at the parchment , clearly pretending to do something.
She noticed everyone was finishing when she still had about twenty minutes left.
“This is just embarrassing” Malfoy said in almost a whisper
“Seriously do I have to shut you up?” She glared at him. She added an additional ingredient that wasn’t listed. She made sure Draco, wasn’t looking so he wouldn’t rat her out.
“Ok, I believe we are done.” She smiled at Malfoy, and he just looked the other way.
He walked over to each cauldron ,stared at it and rolled his eyes. He handed out the grades, well he really threw them at the students.
Finally he appeared at hers.
“Hmmmm….. He glanced at again …Perfect”
Malfoy looked astonished.
“What is added in this?”
She was done for.
“A drop of dragon’s blood.”
“Tell the class, why you put a drop of dragon’s blood in the potion”
She thought she was going to faint.
“It helps to preserve the body an extra fifty years. “
Ella glanced back down at her cauldron.
“Correct.”
“100/100, for Greene and Malfoy.”
She could hear them whisper, “He complimented a Gryffindor?” “What is with her?”
“Well , Greene I am clearly impressed .” Said Malfoy
“I don’t need your satisfaction , Draco.” Ella looked at Malfoy in disgust.
Malfoy moved closer to Ella, and whispered in her ear .
“Keep telling yourself that.”
Out of the two of them, only he smiled while she shuddered.
He walked over to talk to some Slytherins, while she cleaned up.
Ella, always could tell if someone was staring , so it wasn’t nothing new when she turned around to see the smug look of a pig faced Slytherin.
She sized up Ella, and Ella laughed.
“What exactly are you laughing at?” Pansy Parkinson said in an evil tone.
“Draco” Ella called out to Malfoy, who looked at Ella and Pansy in puzzlement.
“You might want to take your pig friend to the trough, she seems hungry, or maybe she just wants to lie with filth”
Draco and the other Slytherins began to snicker, while Pansy’s face turned beat red .
Ella turned and began to clean up.
She poured the after Death Potion in her vile and labeled it correctly.
Then she turned in her detailed notes, and worked on clean up right until the bell rang.
“Greene, up here please.”
She walked up to the desk, and began.
“Yes, Professor.”
“Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s, 7 pm.”
“Don’t be late.”
“Do I meet you here ?”
“Yes”
“You surprise me, Miss. Greene.” Snape for once in his Hogwarts career seemed pleased.
“What did he say to you??” Ron said eagerly.
“He wants to give me private lessons” Ella said with a large grin
“WHAT!” Every Gryffindor who was around was astonished.
The next classes didn’t seem to interest Ella; all she did was keep Potion’s on her mind.
Even when nasty skrewts were scaring everyone in Professor Hagrid’s class, she seemed calm. Tomorrow was Tuesday and she had transfiguration with the Ravenclaws and History of Magic, with the ghost teacher. She groaned .
She would have to wait the entire day for her private lesson.
Later, in the common rooms , Hermione spoke up.
“That Snape is up to something.”
“Well, even so the extra lessons will help.” Ella said looking up from her potions text book.
“That means almost every day of the week , you will have lessons with Snape.” Ron and Harry looked back and forth from Ella to Hermione.
“In Salem, I had potions every day for upward to two hours a day.”
“They wanted everyone to have a well rounded education , but they knew I enjoyed it and I often got in trouble in my other classes.”
“I’ll be fine.” And with that Ella ended the conversation.
When everyone went to bed, Harry and Ella were the only ones left in the comfy armchairs.
“So , You and Draco…” Harry didn’t want to push it, but he had to ask.
“ Absolutely not Harry.” Ella stared right into Harry’s eyes.
“Ok, ok didn’t mean to push you , don’t want you to give me the same look you gave to Hermione” He chuckled.
“I don’t want to sound like I’m being, well you know.”
“I know.” Harry spoke.
She read a bit, and said “ I’m off the bed , long day tomorrow .”
“Yep” , Harry seemed by distant.
“Harry I know you have your friends, and they are quite wonderful, but if you need someone to talk to , I’m quite the night owl .” Ella smiled and walked up the stairs.
She crawled into bed, and fell into a peaceful slumber.
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