the secret chapter 11

Instructions

As Daphne and I walked towards the Transfiguration class, we were filled with excitement about what we would learn that day. We eagerly entered the classroom, but to our surprise, the teacher was nowhere to be seen. Instead, we spotted a cute little cat perched on the brown desk. We wondered where the professor was, and Daphne asked, "Umm, where is Professor McGonagall??". Suddenly, something unexpected happened. The cat transformed into none other than Professor McGonagall herself, causing us all to jump in surprise. "Welcome, students," she said in a stern voice, "Today, we will be working in groups of four. On the board is a list of the groups. Find your group and do not complain." I walked up to the board and smiled as I saw that I was in a group with Draco, Blaise Zabini, and a Hufflepuff girl named Lyla Willow. We all sat down at a table. "Hey," Blaise said, breaking the silence. "I'm so glad I got a good group. I would hate to be with Emily or something," I said. Emily Malfoy was an introvert with no friends (aka no friends we liked), and we didn't think she was cool. "So what are we doing again? I wasn't paying attention," Lyla asked. "Um, I don't know. I wasn't listening. I forgot you were in our group. Who even are you?" I asked, already forgetting her name. "Lyla Willow. You're Storm, right?" she replied. "Yeah, a Willow in Hufflepuff though? Weird," I said, only willing to talk to her because she was a Willow, which was a well-known pureblood family. I normally thought Hufflepuffs were boring. "Hufflepuff actually isn't that bad," Lyla said, trying to defend her house. Draco was looking a bit awkward, "Hi Lyla," he said. "Wait, do you know each other?" I asked. "Yeah," Lyla said, looking at Draco. "Anyway, we are supposed to make a presentation about how to turn a cup into a bowl. We are supposed to research it together. Every group was given different projects so we can't cheat. At least I know how to listen, unlike you," Draco said, giving me a playful nudge, and I rolled my eyes. "If we are going to be doing a group project, want to do it somewhere interesting? Like wanna sneak into Hogsmeade?" Blaise Zabini asked. "Oh yeah, great idea! We can sneak in with the third years who are going this Saturday!" Draco said, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "I need to see Hogsmeade. It sounds so cool," I said, feeling equally excited. However, our excitement was cut short when Professor McGonagall walked by and shot us a glare. "More working, less talking," she said in a stern voice, reminding us to focus on the task at hand. We sighed and started working on the presentation. "Let's meet up in the library at 9pm tonight," Draco said and we agreed to be there. Thx for reading! :)