Chapter 2 - Defense Against the Dark Arts

This was Kit's favorite class in the school. Defense Against the Dark Arts. She went to the front of the classroom and sat in the front left of the class. She signaled for Cyrus to come sit down next to her, but Ron grabbed his arm and pulled him to the other side of the room, giving Kit a scowl. She was forced to sit down next to Malfoy. She groaned as he tried to put his arm around her shoulder. She turned to him and smacked him across the face, frowning. The professor turned and yelled at Kit. “ Kathryn Johnson! You are absolutely NOT to hurt anyone in this classroom without my permission!” Kit flushed and sat quickly in her seat. “ Alright class, today we are going to start a special project. We are testing the limits on love and magic. It was approved by the Ministry of Magic as a testable theory.” The students looked at one another with confusion. “ I will pair you up with a partner, of another house. The students from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw should be here… oh! Here they are now.” The students filed into the small room. Kit looked at the other houses and smiled, wondering who she would be partnered with. “ When I call your names, come to the front and take the parchment I give you. Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy.” The crowd erupted in noise as Hermione and Malfoy walked the slow walk to the front of the room. As they took their seats next to each other, grimacing, the professor continued to call names. “ Harry Potter and Luna Lovegood.” The crowd gasped as Harry walked to the front of the room with Luna, then they took their seats. “ Ronald Weasley and Cho Chang.” Ron flushed bright red as he and Cho received their assignments. “Kathryn Johnson and Cyrus Riddle.” Kit walked to the front of the room with Cyrus as they received their assignments. The parchment read;

Dear Kathryn Johnson and Cyrus Riddle, you have the following seven tasks to complete over the course of the next month,

I. Travel around the Black Lake and be sure to go unnoticed on the 13th of this month.

II. Find a hidden room in the school and discover the treasure hidden within.

III. Search for the item that was lost from one week previous. It may shimmer beneath sea level.

IV. Check beneath the bed of the one whom you partner with for an item of value without being seen by your significant other.

V. There is a store cupboard located within the walls of the school, you and your partner are to find lacewing flies and not be caught, or face the consequences.

VI. Discover the password on a burnt piece of parchment in the school and use it to enter a special room.

VII. You and your partner must use all of the clues received earlier to find out the answer to my riddle. When you find your destination and answer correctly, you shall be rewarded greatly.

Kit stared absentmindedly at the parchment and handed it to Cyrus, who scanned it over and she saw his mouth drop open. “ What do they expect us to do?! What does this have to do with love?! What does this have to do with magic?!” He shouted at Kit, and then the professor came forward to them.

“ You shall see Mr. Riddle. You shall see.” Kit and Cyrus watched her walk towards the front of the room and wave her hand in dismissal.

Kit walked all over the school that afternoon looking for Cyrus. She found him with Ron, Harry, Hermione, and Luna Lovegood. She hid behind the nearest bush as she heard her named mentioned. “ I don't see why you fancy her Rus. I think she is just another dimwitted Slytherin who will turn into a disgraceful git.” She gasped and saw Hermione shake her head in disgust and drag Luna and Harry away from Ron and Cyrus. As that group headed to the castle, Cyrus spoke.

“ I think she really is nice Ron. Not like Draco or Crabbe or Goyle or….” Ron interrupted him when Cyrus wasn't finished.

“I don't care what YOU think! She is just using you! She only wants to pass her class and become some famous model or something! She has absolutely no talent or good looks or brains for that matter!” Ron jumped up after hearing a rustling sound in the bushes behind them. Cyrus stood up.

“ We're going to be late to the quiddich match if we stay. Plus, you just want to see Cho…” Cyrus ducked as Ron took a swing at him with his potions book.

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