Defense Against the Dark Arts became quickly one of the best if not the best lesson that year. Lupin had a soft spot for Gryffindors and he made every lessin fun and helpful. His homeworks were also more about practice than theory and he knew how to make himself liked. The only ones who loathed him were Slytherins - for obvious reasons.
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“You’re quite a library rat, aren’t you?” Eliza whispered, making Hermione look up at her confused. “It must be hard taking notes by yourself in the library when no one notices. Besides, they sound like you were actually in the class.”970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrG38Zx78v
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Hermione frowned while Ron and Harry, who clearly heard Eliza, laughed. They stopped once their friend glared at them before she glared at her bully.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UzGuPa2GM
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“You sounded just like a Slytherin.” Hermione snapped, making Eliza shift a bit in her seat.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq371Zbih7
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It was a weird, seeing as Eliza had only begun to act as herself around her classmates. In her ears, nothing she said was mean or intended to be; she was only teasing Hermione but it seemed her tone wasn’t exactly the best.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTAyGsv6kj
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“But that’s true, you know. I’m sure I’ve seen this in Dean’s notes-“ Seeing Hermione glaring at him again and even kicking him under the table, he retracted his words,”- or somewhere in a book,” He mumbled, going back to his homework.
Divination was still a class Eliza couldn’t fully comprehend. At the end of what felt like a long old movie, she sneaked through the crowd just so she could get into the hall before Lavender would catch her again and tell her again of the things 'she had seen in the signs around her, very bad too'.
Having no idea where she was going, Eliza made an unfortunate turn that slammed her straight into Malfoy.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8kGzSJEVT
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“So, we meet at last, huh? And your knights aren’t here to protect you.” He said.
She blinked twice before she responded, “Well, goodbye!” She said quickly before she rushed past him.
For some reason, Malfoy seemed like a bad omen at the moment and she wanted to have a silent first year at Hogwarts.
It went on like that for the next two months, getting friendlier with most Gryffindors and even a few Ravenclaws.
Eliza Kept her distance from Slytherins but couldn’t help and meet Malfoy from time to time in the corridor. He would either snarl or act all mighty in front of his friends; both were an issue for her friends who seemed to take it more personal than she was.
Her relationship with Harry was pretty much nonexistent. She was avoiding him like plague and wouldn’t even stay around if the others weren’t there. That proved to be quite difficult in October, when she decided she wasn’t in need of Hogsmeade and got stuck in Hogwarts with none other than Harry.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheqMou5EOf
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“Why didn’t you go with the others?” He asked, jumping on the couch next to her in the Common Room.
She froze for a moment before she loosened up.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGLxwJqTlg
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“I don’t feel like sweets,” She answered, making the glasses boy chuckle. “What about you?” She asked out of respect.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWJlmS5DAi
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He scowled before giving his answer. “I didn’t get the chance to have the pass signed. I don’t think my uncle would have signed it anyway,” He mumbled grumpily.
She nodded and turned back to reading about teenagers and their interests.
“Do you want help?”He asked grabbing her full attention.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqyQfHiKiL
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“Help?” She asked in confusion. He nodded and pointed at her book, her eyes glancing between the object in her hands and the boy next to her. “Oh. Well, it doesn’t seem very complicated.” She responded, making Harry laugh lightly.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SiyYA5Lsz
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“You have no idea what you’re reading, do you?”970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEgybYA5BF
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Eliza glanced at her book before she shrugged and gave up. She seriously had no idea what she was reading.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡED1PZitQZY
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“It’s a magazine for teenage girls. It’s about how to use make-up and talk to boys,” He added, much bemused from what she could see.
Once she realized what she was holding, she quickly pushed it to him. That only caused more laughter from Harry and suddenly, watching him like that, he seemed normal.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHufHJlqrjr
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“People fuss a lot over you,” Suddenly, awkwardness filled the room again. “Why don’t you fight back the attention?”970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYqB56xKOA
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“I don’t want attention,” He replied quickly, getting really uncomfortable. It was a special trait, rising tension so quickly. “I never wanted it. I just-“970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsCc8AXPs1
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“Have a predilection to cause trouble.” She finished his sentence, remembering Remus’s stories of his childhood at Hogwarts.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnOLqpA06g
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“You’ve been avoiding me all this time, haven’t you?” Harry asked bluntly since she seemed very bold.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8hOlvN8s4Z
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“Yes.” Eliza really was bold. “You make me feel threatened. I don’t know how to explain this but I feel like you could just run away when I need you the most.”
She wasn’t good at expressing herself at all but that was exactly how it felt.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMi0jq0pzWR
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“Why would I do that?”970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HGTFs2dSK
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She shrugged, her eyes moving down to her hands.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKZS8hU391
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“I won’t do that. I don’t leave my friends behind, Eliza. We are friends, right?” He assured her, not sure if he should pat her shoulder or just not move at all.970Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFFf3c0JyC
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“You can call me Liz. Eliza is too formal between friends,” She mumbled, her eyes still on her hands.
Harry smiled softly and realized not going to Hogsmeade wasn’t going to be as bad as he imagined.
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