Chapter 4 ~ Lucy Lovegood ~

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The week flashed by, and I was looking forward to the weekend, until I saw the pike of homework I had to go through. Shel, Em, Gab, Lilly and I grabbed a couple of pieces of toast each, then sat out and sat in the shade of the tree close to the Great Lake. We began going through our homework. For charms, we had to practise the wand illuminating spell, but we decided to do that tonight in our dormitory after lights out. For Herbology, dad had made us write an essay about the use of plants in everyday society. For Astronomy, we had to map out stars by memory. There was a lot more to do, but I had gotten restless. "C'mon," I told the girls. "Lets go on a walk through the castle. "Sounds like a plan to me!" Em said gratefully. We all stood, shoving homework into our bags and made our way up into the castle. We were walking silently, so as to not attract the attention of Peeves. Suddenly, we heard voices coming around the corner. We backed into an empty classroom to hide, and pressed our ears against the door. "... We just can't afford to lose another one." Professor McGonigal was saying. "I know," came the reply of the deputy headmistress, who taught Charms. "But we can't simply ban Hogsmeade, That will only scare the students." The footsteps stopped as the two teachers stood outside our room. "But think about the cost Amanda." Professor McGonigal replied. "I don't want anyone else getting hurt." "I know, but for now, we shouldn't say anything." Professor McGonigal sighed. "Your right." The footsteps continued and we collectively let out a sigh of relief. "What do you think that was about?" Lilly asked as we crept out of the classroom. "I'm not sure," I told her. "But I might be able to find out." The next morning, I came into my dads office to see him frowning again. "Dad," I began unsurely. "What's been happening at Hogsmeade?" Dad looked up suddenly. "How did you find out about that?" He asked. "Well... Um..." I began, but dad cut me off. He was getting extremely angry, and was scaring me. "That is none of your business, and you don't need to know." By this point he was yelling, and my eyes were watering. I was willing myself not to cry, but it was hard. I'd never seen dad so mad before. "Stay out of other peoples business Lucy." He continued, and with that, I fled out of the classroom, tears pouring down my cheeks. I raced to the library. A few days previously, I had found a little nook, which had an almost invisible door. It was impossible to find, and I knew I would be undisturbed here. I knocked on the door 3 times, the code to open it, and crawled in. I sat in a ball sniffing. Eventually, I had calmed down enough to read a book, without wetting it with my tears. I sat in their for hours, until my belly rumbled and I decided it was time to come out. I wiped the tear stains off my cheeks and crawled out of the door. Dusting my knees off, I saw a Gryffindor boy in our grade, walk through a door that had never been there before.