The person who hates me

The prefect tapped the right barrels and the door began to swing open, revealing the Hufflepuff common room. The common room has many tiny plants and flowers hanging on the wall and the window, it was so bright and sunny that it looks cozy enough to warm you on a winter day. And the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff, the four founders of Hogwarts, hanging on the wall up the fireplace.

In her dormitory, she was the first one who came in. She spotted her trunk along with Cassiopeia on her bed. She walks toward her bed, getting ready to unpack when two more girls join, laughing at each other. But their smile fades after seeing who their roommates was.

"She's our roommates?" The girl with short brown hair with blue eyes muttered at the other girl.

The two girls happened to be the same girls who rode the same boat as she did earlier. "Ignore her." The blonde hair girl said, walking to her bed next to her friend.

Seraphina was next to enter the dormitory, "Hey Scamander." the two girls greeted while unpacking their stuff. "Hey," she replied.

Another girl entered the dormitory, looking tired. Greeting her roommates, "Hey, Sera." Her hair was brunette, her eyes were brown. Her name is Celia Valgora.

Ella didn't waste any time. She as well, unpack her stuff like her other roommates. After unpacking, the other went down to the common room, making friends while she stood in her dormitory alone. She knew that she would make a fuss about it since she is the daughter of a Black, and a Hufflepuff.

She looked over at a cat, sitting next to her. "What? Wanna be friends with me instead?"

But instead, the cat stood up and left for Seraphina's bed. She shrugged at the cat who gave her the expression of not caring.

Not long after, the other two roommates showed up before bedtime. Amanda was first to sleep, it's like the moment she closed her eyes, she's already sleeping.

"Go to sleep, Black. We have Potion class tomorrow. I heard Professor Snape isn't going easy on any students." Said Genevieve.

Ella climbed up her bed, pulled the blanket up to her, and tried to sleep. This was the first night in Hogwarts, she already missed her bed in the Tonks household.

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The next morning, she walked to the Great Hall with Tonks, wearing her Hufflepuff robes. Tonks was telling her about the school and that she wouldn't want to meet Peeves, or would she?

"So we have Potion with Gryffindor." Celia sigh while sitting down next to her and Seraphina.

"Better watch out for Snape though. He hates everyone." Penny pointed at Snape. He was wearing all black with no expression, glaring at Ella. She stared at him for a while and turned back to Tonks. "He looks scary."

Tonks shrugged, "Yeah.." said Tonks, agreeing with Ella.

The bell soon rang, telling the students for class. "Don't wanna be late to class with Snape, I'll be heading to Potion class." Seraphina stood up, waving her hands at the others before walking away with her book.

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Professor Snape walks into the room dramatically then glared at the students. His eyes looked at every student in the class. As soon as he saw Ella, hatred was found in his eyes. "Miss Black."

Ella jolted and dropped her quill, her heartbeat fast as she looked up to Professor Snape. "Sirius Black is your father is it?"

She looked at her friend next to her who gave her the same expression. She wanted to say 'No' but she instead nodded. "He was sent to Azkaban for killing 12 muggles, am I correct."

"Yes."

"And how exactly do you talk to him? Growing up without parents?"

Seraphina looked at Ella who was feeling uncomfortable so she cleared her throat and raised her hand, "Professor, what will we be learning today?" Professor Snape's eyes darted to Seraphina's and turned around.

Professor Snape taught them the cure of boils, after explaining, he chose the students as their partners. Ella seems to be a partner with Jacob Sherwood. "Black." He greeted.

"Sherwood." Ella nodded with a smile. "I will go and grab the ingredients," said Jacob.

He came back with the ingredients. He started to crush the snake fangs into powder and add it into the cauldron while Ella stir.

He places the slice Pungous Onions into the cauldron. Ella tried to understand the book but she was completely clueless. Jake seems to know what he's doing. "Add that." He pointed at the Shrake's spines and stir them gently."Add 4 horned slugs to the cauldron," Jake order her and she immediately add the ingredients into the cauldron.

"No, Don't add those yet!" He warned her before she added the next ingredients. "We need to take the cauldron off the fire or it'll melt." Jacob take the cauldron off the fire and Ella finally added Add 2 porcupine quills into the cauldron.

Jacob stir the potion and waved his wand. "How would you know if it'll work?"

"I dunno, but I think it works. It said it right here." He pointed at the textbook. "Good thing you didn't add the horned slugs before I took the cauldron off."

Professor Snape walks right in their direction. Checking the potion and glaring at them. "five points to Hufflepuff."

A smile grew on his and her face as they celebrate quietly. "Black. You're terrible at potion."

"Thank you, I think..."

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"Great jobs on getting points for Hufflepuff." Seraphina walked next to Ella. "It was all Jake." Seraphina paused. "Jake Sherwood?"

"Yea."

She somehow had an amusement expression about Jake doing good in Potion. "Gryffindor isn't much luck." Ella looked over at Seraphina with a frown. "Looks like Snape would take their points from them just for breathing."

"And the Weasley twin somehow made it worse." Seraphina rolled her eyes playfully. "What class do we have next?"

"Defence against the dark arts. Then break time."

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"I'm going to hate this class.." Seraphina groaned. "I hate flying!"

Jake walks next to them asking Seraphina, "Don't you wanna know what it feels like to be an owl?"

"I'd rather not."

Ella let out a laugh. "Yeah, it'll be great! Flying I mean. With the cold air touching your skin and blowing your hair."

"And the height?" Seraphina made a vomit expression, "No thanks."

"C'mon now! We'll be late for class!" Jake then ran away to the other students. Ella shrugging, ran behind Jake leaving Seraphina walking lazily alone.