12. Charms

It was a good thing that Adi was good at Charms. He was having fun levitating Henric from the ground up to the Tree house.

"ADI!! Are you mental?!! Put me down this instant!" Henric was shouting at the top of his voice.

"Maybe I am.'' The sixth year could not help himself. This was too fun! He moved his wand in a direction, sending his buddy in said direction. He was concentrating fully despite Henric’s epic flailing. "Quit freaking out, will you? Suppose I loose concentration and drop you?'’

Henric wouldn’t be too angry with him for this… right?!

45. Licorice Wand

Adi half hung off his bed on his stomach in his dorm as he rummaged through his trunk. So what if it was close to midnight? It was the perfect time for a quick snack. “Woah! Gus! You startled me!’’ His toad had come hopping out from under the bed, its tongue swatting at flies and other tasty insects around.

“Looks like we are snack buddies tonight, Guster.’’ Aha! Licorice wands! Why not save the Chocolate Frogs for tomorrow? Adi flopped onto his back. “Too bad we can’t do magic with these.’’ Never the less, he pointed the wand. “Aguamenti!’’

56. Fight

At first, Adi wouldn’t call his and Benny’s situation a fight. It was more of a misunderstanding but that was until he decided to bang his best friend’s shoulder with his elbow. Now it really was a fight since those were the physical kind.

"Not sorry about that,'' he muttered as he passed by Benny in the History of Magic classroom. How DARE Benny suggest he was a liar? One thing was sure, when this class over, he would make it clear to the other boy: They were not going to be best friends anymore.

That’s what Benny wanted, right?

57. Goblin

“Wouldn’t a Goblin be better for you, Adi?”

“No, dad. Goblin scary. They look mean. Lepcan look happy and they have gold!’’

Saieed Rehman laughed as he set down the green top hat on Adi’s bed. They were getting ready for Divya’s costume part tomorrow. The five year old was so excited that he had made his father lay out the entire costume. He was now playing with the fake beard.

“Look, dad. I’ve got a hairy face.’’ The happy boy laughed as he looked at his reflection in the mirror. Someday he would have a beard of his own.

68. Roar

“I bet I can roar louder than you, AJ,’’ Adi told his girlfriend randomly as they hung out together over the summer of 2087. Knowing her, they would surely have a roaring contest and he was determined to win this.

He threw back his head so that his hair flopped back to let out a test roar. “RAWWWWWWWR!’’ His head righted back, he grinned at AJ. “How’s that for starters, baby? I would make the best Gryffindor mascot, wouldn’t I?’’ Adi was pleased with that roar. He knew he could do another even better though.

Prepare to go down, AJ!

70. Spook


Adi was up extra early to watch his prank unfold. The large toy spider was dangling above Benny’s head so when he woke up he would get the shock of his life. Then it all happened!

“AHHHHhhhh!’’ screamed Benny, sitting up so that he was smacked in the face with the spider then quickly backing away in obvious terror. His bestie on the other hand, was laughing his head off as he snapped pictures with a camera every few seconds to capture the reactions.

“This is the best summer yet, isn’t it, Benny? These are definitely going into an album!’’

15. Room

The room had a piano… and a drum kit and an assortment of instruments. Adi loved the fact that he was able to teach Marsha the basics of the piano that day. What an enthusiastic student she was!

He taught her hand and finger placements for the notes except A and B. ‘’So where is the a and the b key? if it's a scale, does that mean these two are those keys?’’ Adi was pleased with the question as he pointed out the two keys.

The music classroom was one of the best rooms at Hogwarts in his opinion.

4. Ancient Runes

Sitting at the Hufflepuff study table, Adi tried to zone in on the meanings of the Runes he was supposed to be refreshing his mind on. Nope, it wasn’t working. On purpose, he looked towards the bookshelf. Surely there was something more interesting to read.

Could it be?!

Were those comics?!

Yes! There were a few comic books sticking between miscellaneous books. Adi snagged an Avengers one, knowing fully well this was Moxley’s doing. “Thank you, Professor Head of House!’’ What became of his Runes textbook? It lay forgotten on the table with Gus the toad now supposedly reading it.

3. Transfiguration

Human Transfiguration!

No other type of Transfiguration beat this in Adi’s opinion. He seemed to have more luck using it on others rather than himself for some reason. He was eyeing his reflection in the mirror in his dorm on Christmas Eve of 2087.

“Seriously?” he questioned himself. “Is a purple, spiky beard a Santa beard?’’ But he had to admit, he did look really good despite the style. But then again, he did look handsome no matter what. “Come on, Adi! Let’s get you a white, flowing beard. What would Bellaire or Beatrice think if you can’t do this?”

1. Herbology

Adi was far, far more concerned about his food as he sat at the Hufflepuff table with Benny. But his friend had other plans apparently.

"So how about Herbology next..."

Now focused on pouring himself a glass of pumpkin juice, Adi agreed. "Sure. As long as the topic's not manure,'' he joked happily.

"Yeah....no manure. Or compost."

"No compost, no manure. Sounds good to me.'' The Badger laughed as he wrapped a scone in a napkin for later. Studying worked up HUGE appetites, okay? Also, he had had enough of composts and manure to last him for quite a while.

17. Cauldron

“You need to remember to clean your cauldron, Benny,’’ Adi told his boyfriend patiently. He tilted his head. “I expect nothing but an O for your NEWT result in Potions, okay? So that means focusing.’’ Too bad Adi wouldn’t be there to help with the practical but he had confidence in Benny.

Being the excellent friend that he had always been, the Hufflepuff vanished the ingredients in Benny’s cauldron. “My Dragon needs to start all over.’’ But don’t worry, he was here to continue keeping an eye on things.

Let the brewing of the Draught of Living Death continue!

8. Potions

“You're supposed to take the cauldron off the fire, Benny!”

Adi jumped off from the workstation he had been lounging on to hurry over to the Gryffindor. He managed to pull him away from the cauldron by the hand but not before said Lion was splashed across the arms with the contents from the cauldron.

Adi took a look at his friend. "We're supposed to be brewing a CURE not a cause.’’ He indicated to the boils on his boyfriend’s hands and arms. ‘'It’s my fault. I distracted you.’’

Now he needed to re-brew the Cure for Boils.

21. Veela

Adi was sure his jaw had dropped. Maybe he hadn’t heard right.

“No way! You’re part Veela?!’’ How had he not known this? He had never felt the effects of Ilia being a part Veela and he wondered if that was the reason. But then his friend explained that she used runic bangles and Concealment Charms.

“Oh… that’s why I’ve never noticed before.’’ He doubted Henric had too otherwise he would have said something surely. The Hufflepuff grinned. “You’re my Veela girl,’’ he said as the surprise sank in.

It was from that day on that it became Ilia’s nickname.

76. Zap


Adi had a difficult time refraining from laughing at Benny who was sitting on the counter top of their apartment’s kitchen. All because of a spider… but he did say he would be a hero and save the day. So, out came his Hippogriff feather core wand.

The arachnid tried to scurry away as though sensing something bad was about to happen to it but too late! With a faint zap! the spider went still.

“The dragon is safe from the mean spider,’’ he teased his boyfriend. Into the thrash went the creature. No spider was messing with his Benny.

74. X-tinguish

"Incendio."

The shriek nearly had him jumping out of his skin. WHUT was going on? Adi's eyes followed Ilia's gaze. AHHH! It was a spider! A mini one but who cared? It still had eight legs! Stupid creepy, crawley thing. But before he could so much as react further, Ilia had come through... by Incendioing the creature. WAAAAAH! GO, ILIA! But...

FIYAAAAAH!

The tapestry was on fire!

"Aguamenti!'' Adi’s wand out in a flash and he was casting the incantation a split second later. Mercifully he had gotten to take things into control early and the small blaze was outed.

7. Care of Magical Creatures

The Hippogriff and Dragon besties were rarely late to a Magical Creatures class.

“I wonder what we’ll be learning about today,’’ mused Benny as he and Adi headed towards the Forest.

“Dunno but I hope it’s a super interesting creature,’’ replied Adi as he jumped over some fallen branches, pretending they were twenty times their current size and that he was a Superhero. “Maybe it will be a class observing a Griff and a Dragon together in one habitat.’’

“Don’t they already have one of each of those around everyday?’’ Benny teased.

“Oh, yeah! We’re Hogwarts’s resident griff and dragon!’’

63. Mooch

It was a pity Benny didn’t have a stash of Chocolate Frogs Adi could snag when his own supply ran low. But Sours were not half bad. Benny now had the entire stock of Sour Patch kids now and though he was sharing, the dragon could be protective of his stash.

“Need to borrow one of your quills,’’ Adi said casually, leaning closer to Benny with the pretense of getting the writing apparatus during one of their study sessions in the Room of Requirement. “Or maybe a few of these.’’ Grinning, he showed his boyfriend the handful of snagged Kids.

31. Dress Robes

''Do I look okay?” Adi asked Benny as he turned this way and that before the mirror to check out his new dress robes. The besties and boyfriends would be attending a formal event at their University in Edinburgh. “You make yours really good. It brings out your eyes.’’

Excuse him for wanting to admire Benny.

The once Hufflepuff fidgeted with the collar of his robes, smoothing out any creases. “Right. I’m done. I think I’m good now.’’ Staring at the two reflections in the mirror, he said happily, “We’re definitely going to be the best looking couple there.’’

46. Dungeon

Dark.

It was really dark in the dungeons but Adi was up for exploring that secret passage. He only wished he had some company. He need not wish too much for someone bumped into him. It was Larissa and she was crying. The Hufflepuff was concerned!

"Larissa? What's wrong?''

"J-just...s-stuff."

"Wanna talk about the stuff?''

"I'm...sure you wouldn't want to hear about my stupid problems. I....don't...want to be a bother to you."

"This Hufflepuff won't think that your problems are stupid today. You found him in a good mood.'' Adi was ALWAYS ready to help his friends whenever he could.

35. Pureblood

Blood status didn’t have to matter, right?

The recently turned eleven year old asked his dad that after his mother had told him about the four Hogwarts Houses. He was particularly interested in Slytherin and his acceptance of pure blood students.

“It doesn’t to everyone,’’ Saieed Rehman. “If it did, your mother wouldn’t have married me.’’

Adi looked from his father to his mother whom was nodding in agreement as she fixed Adi some scones and grape jam. His father had a good point, cementing his belief that blood status should not matter. He was happy being a half blood.

2. Muggle Studies
(For Whitty and Lux. Ali and Adi love you guys lots <3)

If there could be a Muggle Studies lesson on Princesses or rather Ariel the Little Mermaid, Lux would in heaven.

Adi eyed her as they brushed through their notes from said class for their final exams in the common room. “Next time we go to Diagon Alley, I’ll get you the biggest mermaid balloon and I’ll work some magic so that she’ll have red hair and a green fish tail.’’

He grinned in amusement at the thought though he was serious about doing this now. “Moxley should do a lesson on Ariel just for you, my fat little mermaid sister.’’

34. Parseltongue

“Harry Potter just stared at the Snake at the Chamber of Secret’s entrance, imagined it was a real one and just spoke to it in Parseltongue?’’ Eleven year old Adi raised an eyebrow as he sat by the fire in the Hufflepuff common room. Seriously, the stuff imagination was capable of...

Did this mean that he could try to do the same? If only he could find a snake scribed somewhere around… but how would he speak the snake language? He didn’t have a clue as to what it sounded like.

“I suppose I’ll hiss and hope for the best.’’

5. Astronomy
(My final three drabbles are for Kat (Holmesian Feline), my best friend here on SS
& probably in the world. I love you, girl <3)

Textbook and other school materials in hand? Check!

All Adi needed now was his best friend then they would head up to the Astronomy Tower for their study session. He arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady expecting Benny to be there waiting for him as they had planned but his lion was missing.

“He probably fell asleep,’’ Adi mused. Perhaps Glider the Coyote Patronus could wake him? No matter he couldn’t send a message with his Patronus as yet. Glider’s presence should be enough to wake the boyfriend.

“Expecto Patronum! Go get Benny, Glider. Sleeping Beauty time’s over.’’

9. Defense Against the Dark Arts

“Wanna help me with my patronus?” Benny asked.

“I'd really like to! It’s about time you're able to cast one,’’ was Adi’s reply.

“Yeah...certainly got enough happy memories to work with.’’

“Which memory are you going to use? Maybe the dragon one?”

But not even that memory of being a dragon helped much and the memory had to be switched.

“Expecto patronum!!’’

“Look! Legs! Your patronus is four legged like mine, Benny.’’ He looked back at his boyfriend, noticing the he was smiling.

“What were you smiling at?”

“You...when you first kissed me.”

“That’s the memory you used?’’

“Uh huh.’’

11. History Of Magic

It was Newt Scamander and Charlie Weasley!

Nope, not really. It was actually Adi and Benny dressed like the two creature lovers from Wizarding history for this lesson. But it was fitting, was it not, for the best friends to be dressed as Newt and Charlie?

After all, the four of them were fond of creatures with Newt having a close tie with Hippogriffs due to his mother being a Hippogriff breeder and Charlie worked with dragons for most of his life.

Too bad Newt and Charlie could not have known each other. They too could have been best friends.