𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 when she said those minions would be with me from day to day, they haven't left me alone since I woke up, the only time I get me time is in lessons, at least I have a lesson I can calm down in. And now, I have to wear headbands, only dark colours though, I gave H the choice and she chose to wear them most days. We had Charms, Professor Flitwick is short, but he's still another one of my favourites.

"One of a wizard's most rudimentary skills is levitation the ability to make objects fly." Flitwick says, I'd make the minions fly away... to Pluto. "Uh, do you all have your feathers?" Hermione raises hers to show it. I was sat between her and Ron. "Good. Now, uh, don't forget the nice wrist movement we've been practising, hmm? The swish and flick. Everyone." We all picked up our wands and did the movements he demonstrated. "Swish and flick." we all said in unison. "Good. And enunciate. Wingardium Leviosa. Off you go then." he urges and we turn our attention to our feathers and start our 'spell-casting'. Well everyone else does, Hermione and I watch Ron as he fails.

"Wingardium Leviosar!" Ron starts violently whacking his wand at the feather, desperately trying luck. "Jesus, Ron!" I yell shuffling closer to Hermione. "Stop, stop, stop." H says panicking to Ron moving her hand out. "You're going to take someone's eye out, especially Evie's. Besides, you're saying it wrong. It's Levi-o-sa, not Leviosar!" "Yes Chipmunk." I smirk. "You both do it then if you're so clever." Ron frowns. "Go on, go on." I pick up my wand before saying, "Don't cry when we show you up." "Wingardium Leviosa." H and I perfectly cast and the feathers start to fly up, Ron is flabbergasted as per usual and everyone's attention was now on mine and Hermione's feather's.

"Oh, well done! See here, everyone!" Flitwick praises. "Miss Granger and Miss Weasley's done it! Oh, splendid!" He carries on praising us and the next thing we all hear his a loud bang. We all look over to the source of the bang and see Seamus sat there stunned as ever with soot all over his face. "I think we're going to need another feather over here, Professor." Harry comments making me giggle.

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𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝, and the minions were waiting for me at the door, I roll my eyes walking out, linking arms with my only best friend forever, no matter how hard they try, they will never replace her. I notice Harry, Ron and Neville in front of us, the minions behind H and I, I was about to greet them, but hear what Ron says."It's Levioooosa, not Leviosaaaar." he mimics Hermione's voice. "She's a nightmare, honestly. No wonder she hasn't got any friends! Evie is probably feeling sorry for her, I mean she is Queen Bee of Gryffindor now, so she's scheming on her for definite."

"H, don't list-" I try saying before she detaches from my arm and purposely pushes past Ron, tears welling her eyes. The boys stop in their tracks. "Hermione!" "I think she heard you." Harry confirms. I slowly turn to the boys, and clap slowly sarcastically, "Well done, Harry. You too, Ronald. You for pointing out the obvious, and you for upsetting my best friend... yeah she does have a friend, in fact best friend, don't judge a book by it's cover, Ron." I scold, I turn my attention to the minions, whom are stood there wide eyed. "And you guys are dismissed, don't bother staying close, excuse me... I have a best friend to console." I storm away going to look for her, leaving everyone in shock.

𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 corridor's for H, no sign of her, until I see a certain bushy haired girl turn a corner, the toilet corner. I run straight after her. I enter the toilets and call out for her. "In here." she sniffles from the first stall close to the door, I go over to it and lean against it. "H, he doesn't know what he's talking about, he just needs to get to know you." I say softly. "Ron's right." she cries. "I'm annoying, you're Queen E, you don't need me as a best friend." "Are you kidding?!" I scoff. "I wouldn't survive without you, the minions would drive me nuts, Ron already has and Harry... well, I dunno." I slide down the stall door to the floor.

"I know you like Harry." I could hear the tease in her voice. "Psh, you're insane." I lie even though she has a point. "Don't deny it." she chuckles. "Hey!" I scold. "I'm in here to talk about you, not my dumb life." She chuckles again, "That has cheered me up." "Good." I smile. "Being sad doesn't suit you." "I don't want to go back yet, I need to recover." she sobs slightly. "Take as much time as you like." I reply. "I'm staying with you, I don't care if I skive." "You don't have to." she denies. "Nope, I insist." I remark. "Anyway, me Queen E? Please... you're my Queen." "Thank you, E." I knew she was smiling, I could hear it in her voice. Damn, I love her! "No problem, H." I sweetly smile. And this was the beginning of the first time I skived with my best friend.

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𝐁𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 of girls had been coming in and out of the toilets one of the minions had even come in, but I shooed them away. "H, I'm not gonna lie, but I'm bloody hungry." I hesitate. "Can we reveal ourselves now?" She takes a deep breath and lets it out, "Yes, I'm ready now. And to refer back to your earlier crush talk, I even hate to say it, but... I think I like your brother... Ron." "H, Harry and I know, we've always known." I confess. "Naw, darn." she frowns. I get up from the floor and stand in front of the stall door. "Ready, Hearty?" She opens the door. "Absolutely, Creepy."

I curtsy as she giggles and takes my hand I was holding out and wipes a tear away. We start to walk away with big smiles on our faces, but we see big, ugly feet blocking our path. The two of us look up and see a mountainous troll standing over us, Hermione and I back up, and turn to the stall she was just in and run in closing the door behind us. The next thing we know is the stalls all smashing and crumbling onto Hermione and I, we scream in fright... something I'd never thought I'd say. "Hermione, Evie, move!" we hear a voice demand... Harry's voice. I look up to see him and Ron rushing towards the troll, we start to crawl away.

The boy's start to throw wood pieces at the ugly thing, "Hey, pea brain!" Ron insults throwing a piece to the trolls head. This gave H and I the chance to run and hide somewhere else, I grab Hermione's hand and get under the sink as fast as we can, however the troll spotted us and immediately brought his club down to the exact sink we were under, we moved out of the way with a scream. "Help!" I scream. Harry then does something that makes my heart go BOOM, he freaking takes out his wand, runs and clamps onto the troll's club, now that was real bravery.

The troll brings down the club to Hermione and I again, but Harry flies from the club and lands around the trolls head. The troll is startled and starts flailing about like it can't find it's shoes. It was shaking around so much that Harry accidentally got his wand shoved up the troll's nostril, Ron groans loudly, while Hermione just make disgusted faces, I'm more interested in not dying. By this point, the troll was more violently shaking, I just hope Harry doesn't fall to the ground and crack his head open. The troll get's Harry off from his head and hangs him upside down and tries whacking him with the club, but Harry manages to pull himself up to avoid the impact.

"Do something!" I shout to Ron who was standing there watching this situation. "What?" he looks around for something to help. "Anything." Harry exclaims still dodging the hits. Ron gets out his wand, I have a feeling I know what he's doing, so does Hermione. "Swish and flick!" Hermione states doing the hand movements. Ron casts the spell and the club is held up mid-air, the troll looks to it's hand with pure confusion, it looks up and the club hits it straight on the head. It's face starts to go all derpy, meaning he's like 5 seconds from passing out.

"Cool." Ron murmurs with a proud look on his face. The troll starts to waver and drops Harry. He starts quickly backing away as fast as he can, bearing in mind he's not stood. Harry is the perfect amount away for the troll to come crashing down, making a loud thud. Hermione and I slowly move out from under the sink and approach what had just taken place. "Is it... dead?" Hermione hesitantly asks. "I don't think so," Harry shakes his head. "just knocked out." He gets his wand from the conked out troll's nostril and grimaces. "Ew, troll bogey's." He wipes his wand on his ropes as McGonagall rushes in with Snape and Quirrell behind her. "Oh, my goodness!" she gasps at the troll. "E-Explain yourselves, both of you!"

They try reasoning with her, but I step in and take the blame, "It's my fault, Professor." That grabbed the attention of the teachers, the boys and Hermione. "Actually... it's both our fault's." Hermione speaks. "Miss Granger? Miss Weasley?" McGonagall whimpers. "Hermione and I went looking for the troll, mainly my fault, I persuaded her it would be totally reckless to do it, we had both read about them and thought we could take it on ourselves." I explain and look towards the boys with shocked faces, I mean, why wouldn't I stand up for them? "But we were wrong... obviously, and if Harry and Ron hadn't come looking for us, we'd most probably be deader than dead, wouldn't we, Hermione?" I nudge her.

"Definitely." she agrees. "Be that as it may be..." McGonagall trails. "it was an extremely foolish thing to do." H and I nod with our heads down. "I would have expected more rational behaviour on your parts, Miss Granger and Miss Weasley. Five points each will be taken from Gryffindor for your serious lack of judgement." She turns to Harry and Ron. "As for you two gentlemen I just hope you realise how fortunate you are. Not many students could take on a fully grown mountain troll and live to tell the tale. Ten points... will be awarded to each of you." Harry and Ron share faces of joy with one another. "For sheer dumb luck."

She turns and leaves Snape following her, Quirrell stays behind to say ─ or rather stutter. "Perhaps you ought to go... M─ might wake up... heh" I give him a sceptical look, I do sometimes think that it is all an act. We exit the toilets, leaving Quirrell on his own with the sleepy-ass troll. Walking down the corridor to the Gryffindor Common Room, I smirk at the boys, "Did you really think we'd leave you in the dirt?" "Good for you two to get us out of trouble like that." Harry softly smiles and I return it. "Mind you, we did save their lives." Ron claims. Hermione and I roll our eyes at each other for Ron's 'confident' claim. "Mind you, they didn't need saving if you hadn't insulted Hermione." Harry bites back.

Ron glances to Hermione, "What are friends for?" "Harry has a point Ronald." I step in front of Ron. "So... as Queen E of Gryffindor, you are sentenced to Azkaban... for life." H's of Hogwarts start to laugh while Ron rolls his eyes. "I will murder you." "No, you shan't, for I am her Head Guard." Harry stands like a soldier. "Yeah sure, you be her knight in shinning armour." Ron scoffs. "He already was." I sass walking away with my right hand on hip with a pleased smile.

He really is my knight in shinning armour.

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~𝓭𝔁𝓻𝓴𝓸𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓲𝓬~