Office by Alex Penny
~Ah hello there. My name is Milena Kostic. I'm a photographer by trade and I love it. Generally I'm not exactly a people person and I'm painfully shy so please excuse me if it seems like I don't like you.
Oh why am I writing this on a piece of paper? I'm a mute. No I wasn't born this way, a childhood accident caused it. Let's leave it at that please~
((Rp blog for my OC Milena. She's mute and shy as fuck but get to know her and she's the best friend you could have))
She stuck her tongue out playfully at her. “You got to ride one? That’s so awesome!” exclaimed Ady, casually turning her body so that she was walking backwards. “I really can’t wait now, I want to ride one too! I heard that the Potter kid got to fly one a couple of years ago. It must have been exhilarating,” she said in a spaced out voice.
Reading what she said about Umbridge, she nodded in agreement. “We’ll just have to watch out for her then. Who knows what sick punishments she has for us and all the other students.” She frowned as she remembered the way that ghastly woman always seemed to cut down anyone that spoke against her. Even if it was just a little thing, she would always be defensive about it. “No kidding. I kind of want to go over there and see what the problem is myself.” She noticed the words getting smaller, so she went closer to see what they said. Her frown turned deeper as she nodded soberly. “Of course. I’d be surprised at someone who didn’t hear about that. And in my opinion…I…sort of think he is.”
It made her shudder to think about the person who caused such a tragedy in the wizarding world all those years ago. She wasn’t even thought of yet when it happened, and she only had heard the story from her parents.
“If people are making such a big uproar about it in the papers, then there has to be some truth in what’s going on, right? So, yes, I do think You-Know-Who’s back.”
Milena grinned and nodded. ~It was definitely one of the best moments of my life just being on the back of it. And I heard that too. Lucky guy, it must have been amazing.~ She laughed silently. ~The hippogriff has to really like you I guess in order for you to be able to fly. Or so the teacher said.~ She patted Ady on the back.
She shuddered at the mention of Umbridge giving punishments. She could just see the woman taking her wand and breaking it for no reason. ~We’ll have to watch her from a distance though so she doesn’t notice us. We don’t want her to come up with some stupid reason for us to be in trouble and give us those punishments.~ She wouldn’t be surprised at all if the woman would reinstate the hanging bad students by their feet punishment. And she have that smile and giggle in her throat while she did it. Milena shuddered at the thought.
~I was just wondering if you believed it was true. I didn’t at first but now things have gotten so crazy that him being back is the only thing that makes sense.~ Thinking about what she learned when she first got into the wizarding world about him. About all the things he did to muggles and his crusade for only pure-blood wizards. It was terrifying. And now he was back.
~Fudge and the Ministry are trying to leave us defenseless against him. It’s going to become a war and they’re not building an army to defend ourselves. We’ll be sitting ducks.~ She sighed and thought about what her grandfather told her about wars. Even if you think there is a chance of getting attacked you should get as many good fighters together and train new ones. But that was the opposite of what was happening.
Ady saw that they were getting near to their classroom. “It looks like they’ll wind up crippling us more than helping us, despite the whole reason for them existing is to keep order in the wizarding world. And poor Dumbledore is getting the brunt of the attack. It’s so unfair that while he’s trying to do something about You-Know-Who, the Ministry is bent on making him look like the bad guy!” It always fired her up when she say the papers calling Dumbledore and Harry Potter liars. The Ministry was slowly becoming a close thing that she disliked, right under Umbridge.
As they walked in, Ady immediately took Milena’s hand and dragged her over to their seats. “Well, I guess all we can do for now is keep alert and learn as much as we can. And heck, we’ll probably have to teach ourselves the defensive magic from the looks of it.”
“Oh, is baby Ady playing with the freak now?” another voice asked with fake sweetness. She turned to see one of the older Ravenclaw girl’s standing to her side with a small sneer on her face. Ady glared a little. “I don’t think it’s any of your business who I talk to, Lyra. And another thing, Milena is not a freak, but I can say that you’re being pretty rude. I would like for you to apologize to her.” Her voice held a frigid politeness in it.
~It’s all because Fudge is a madman and thinks Dumbledore is going to take his place as Minister. I know Dumbledore, I’ve talked to him. Anyone that agrees with Fudge is a moron. And I really doubt Harry Potter would lie about something like this. He wouldn’t have killed Cedric during the tournament last year. How do they explain that?~ She patted Ady’s shoulder to try and calm her down. If she got any louder she would draw attention to their conversation and that would be really really bad if Umbridge go wind of it.
She sat down in the seat Ady dragged her too and sighed. ~You’re right. We can just figure out the spells we’ll need to learn together. I’d rather not die because they refuse to teach us~
Miena looked up at the other Ravenclaw girl and frowned. It was one thing to make fun of her but it was another to make fun of Ady. The girl, Lyra, sneered again. “Why should I apologize to the freak? Is the baby gonna make me?” she asked with a smirk. Milena pointed her wand at the girl under the table and prayed this would work. A small spark of light flew from her wand to the girl’s shoes. The laces tied themselves together. A second spell made a ball of light fly into her face and burst (without harming her). She yelped and went to take a step back only the fall flat on her back.
~I could care less if you bully me but don’t come after my friends again.~ Milena waved her wand and the words had just the faintest hint of red on the edges to show her anger. Lyra glared at her and stood up. “You’ll pay for this freak,” she growled raising her wand.
A twitch in Ady’s eye alerted some of the Ravenclaw girl’s that she was getting pissed off. They had enough time to notice some of the girl’s habits, and this was one of them. She disliked being called a baby. Just because she was the youngest out of her sisters, didn’t mean people had to call her that. And to add insult to injury, the girl had to go and make fun of her friend. Ady was not a happy person right about now.
She was going to take out her wand and do something about it when Milena beat her to it. She blinked as she watched the ball of light burst in front of the older girl’s face, making her face flat on her butt. It took a moment to register what had happened. Then Ady just snorted. “That was a good one Milena. I don’t think I could have thought of that,” she complimented in an amused voice.
Reading out her words, Ady flushed a little in pleasure at being called a friend. “You’re the best, Milena!” she exclaimed, giving the girl a hug. Seeing that Lyra was going to counter attack, she drew out her own wand, searching through her mind the right spell to use.
Just as Lyra had shouted, “Stupefy!” and the attack was coming right at them, Ady raised her own wand and said in a panic, “Protego!” resulting in the spell to fly right back at the older girl. Her eyes widened and she quickly dove to the side to avoid getting hit. The spell flew over a few of the student’s heads, who ducked at the last moment, before crashing into the classroom wall and disappearing.
It was silent.
Milena smirk triumphantly. This was the first time she had ever stood up to a bully. It felt good. She looked at Ady and nodded her thanks. Then she laughed silently when Ady hugged her. She hugged back. ~No I’m not. But that’s what friends do right?~
Suddenly Lyra shouted out a spell at the same time Ady did. Milena ducked and watched wide eyed as the spell almost hit Lyra and a couple other students before disappearing into the wall. Milena looked at Ady in surprise and patted her shoulder in thanks. Getting hit with that spell would have hurt like a bitch.
All the other students in the class were looking at them when a cat walked into the room and transformed into McGonagall. “What is going on here?” she asked looking at the three girls in the back of the class. Lyra stood up and pointed at Milena and Ady. “I was talking to them and they attacked me out of nowhere Professor!” she lied, looking over at them with a cruel glint in her eyes.
~Professor that isn’t-~ Milena started when McGonagall raised a hand to stop her. “Fighting among students is not tolerated. You three will report to detention after supper for the next week and ten points each will be taken from your respective houses. Now Miss. Flanagan if you’ll please take your seat we can begin class,” she said not leaving room for arguments. Lyra turned red with rage and went to stomp over to her seat, but her shoelaces were tied together still and she fell flat on her face. Milena couldn’t help a small grin at that even if they did have detention of a week and Ravenclaw just lost 20 house points.
She stuck her tongue out playfully at her. “You got to ride one? That’s so awesome!” exclaimed Ady, casually turning her body so that she was walking backwards. “I really can’t wait now, I want to ride one too! I heard that the Potter kid got to fly one a couple of years ago. It must have been exhilarating,” she said in a spaced out voice.
Reading what she said about Umbridge, she nodded in agreement. “We’ll just have to watch out for her then. Who knows what sick punishments she has for us and all the other students.” She frowned as she remembered the way that ghastly woman always seemed to cut down anyone that spoke against her. Even if it was just a little thing, she would always be defensive about it. “No kidding. I kind of want to go over there and see what the problem is myself.” She noticed the words getting smaller, so she went closer to see what they said. Her frown turned deeper as she nodded soberly. “Of course. I’d be surprised at someone who didn’t hear about that. And in my opinion…I…sort of think he is.”
It made her shudder to think about the person who caused such a tragedy in the wizarding world all those years ago. She wasn’t even thought of yet when it happened, and she only had heard the story from her parents.
“If people are making such a big uproar about it in the papers, then there has to be some truth in what’s going on, right? So, yes, I do think You-Know-Who’s back.”
Milena grinned and nodded. ~It was definitely one of the best moments of my life just being on the back of it. And I heard that too. Lucky guy, it must have been amazing.~ She laughed silently. ~The hippogriff has to really like you I guess in order for you to be able to fly. Or so the teacher said.~ She patted Ady on the back.
She shuddered at the mention of Umbridge giving punishments. She could just see the woman taking her wand and breaking it for no reason. ~We’ll have to watch her from a distance though so she doesn’t notice us. We don’t want her to come up with some stupid reason for us to be in trouble and give us those punishments.~ She wouldn’t be surprised at all if the woman would reinstate the hanging bad students by their feet punishment. And she have that smile and giggle in her throat while she did it. Milena shuddered at the thought.
~I was just wondering if you believed it was true. I didn’t at first but now things have gotten so crazy that him being back is the only thing that makes sense.~ Thinking about what she learned when she first got into the wizarding world about him. About all the things he did to muggles and his crusade for only pure-blood wizards. It was terrifying. And now he was back.
~Fudge and the Ministry are trying to leave us defenseless against him. It’s going to become a war and they’re not building an army to defend ourselves. We’ll be sitting ducks.~ She sighed and thought about what her grandfather told her about wars. Even if you think there is a chance of getting attacked you should get as many good fighters together and train new ones. But that was the opposite of what was happening.
Ady saw that they were getting near to their classroom. “It looks like they’ll wind up crippling us more than helping us, despite the whole reason for them existing is to keep order in the wizarding world. And poor Dumbledore is getting the brunt of the attack. It’s so unfair that while he’s trying to do something about You-Know-Who, the Ministry is bent on making him look like the bad guy!” It always fired her up when she say the papers calling Dumbledore and Harry Potter liars. The Ministry was slowly becoming a close thing that she disliked, right under Umbridge.
As they walked in, Ady immediately took Milena’s hand and dragged her over to their seats. “Well, I guess all we can do for now is keep alert and learn as much as we can. And heck, we’ll probably have to teach ourselves the defensive magic from the looks of it.”
“Oh, is baby Ady playing with the freak now?” another voice asked with fake sweetness. She turned to see one of the older Ravenclaw girl’s standing to her side with a small sneer on her face. Ady glared a little. “I don’t think it’s any of your business who I talk to, Lyra. And another thing, Milena is not a freak, but I can say that you’re being pretty rude. I would like for you to apologize to her.” Her voice held a frigid politeness in it.
~It’s all because Fudge is a madman and thinks Dumbledore is going to take his place as Minister. I know Dumbledore, I’ve talked to him. Anyone that agrees with Fudge is a moron. And I really doubt Harry Potter would lie about something like this. He wouldn’t have killed Cedric during the tournament last year. How do they explain that?~ She patted Ady’s shoulder to try and calm her down. If she got any louder she would draw attention to their conversation and that would be really really bad if Umbridge go wind of it.
She sat down in the seat Ady dragged her too and sighed. ~You’re right. We can just figure out the spells we’ll need to learn together. I’d rather not die because they refuse to teach us~
Miena looked up at the other Ravenclaw girl and frowned. It was one thing to make fun of her but it was another to make fun of Ady. The girl, Lyra, sneered again. “Why should I apologize to the freak? Is the baby gonna make me?” she asked with a smirk. Milena pointed her wand at the girl under the table and prayed this would work. A small spark of light flew from her wand to the girl’s shoes. The laces tied themselves together. A second spell made a ball of light fly into her face and burst (without harming her). She yelped and went to take a step back only the fall flat on her back.
~I could care less if you bully me but don’t come after my friends again.~ Milena waved her wand and the words had just the faintest hint of red on the edges to show her anger. Lyra glared at her and stood up. “You’ll pay for this freak,” she growled raising her wand.
If it was even possible, Milena’s face turned even redder at the compliment and she looked down shyly. ~Thank you. You’re too kind, really.~ The words came out of her wand wavy and somewhat transparent showing her shyness. When Hermione made her leave she watched the older girl go and smiled widely. She had just been talking to Hermione Granger! And not only that but she was complimented by her! Never had she thought she would be noticed by someone like her!
Feeling Ady poke her cheek brought her out of her mini fan-girl moment and she half glared at the other. ~Shut up! I just admire the fact that she’s so smart and gifted with magic that’s all!~ The words were pink around the edges to show she was slightly embarrassed by what her friend said.
She didn’t even notice the glares or the whispering that was going on around them. It happened everywhere she went so she was immune to it all. Well that and the fact that she got to talk to her idol just now put her in an extremely good mood that she couldn’t be brought down from.
Nodding and grabbing her books she stood up. Before moving from the table she grabbed a pastry and took a bite. ~What classes do you have next?~ She asked as she waited for Ady to get up so they could go.
She laughed when she saw what Milena had wrote in a huff. It was interesting to see that the colors changed with her mood as well. “I know, I was just teasing you~ I really respect her too, so I know how you feel,” she reassured the girl with a grin.
As Milena got up and started grabbing her things, Ady did the same and made sure to get a last bit of her plate before going to follow her friend out. She noticed the words before they disappeared and smiled. “Well, as you know we both have Transfigurations right now, then I go to Divination, DADA, and also Care of Magical Creatures. I can’t wait for that class, because we get to work with the hippogriffs! I’ve always wanted to see one up close before,” she went on excitedly as they walked out of the dining hall and down the hallways.
“Though I know I’m not looking forward to DADA with that awful woman,” she muttered while putting a hand on her hip. Now that she thought about it, they were probably going to see even more of the woman now, which did not make the annoyed her want to start dancing a happy jig. The situation was going to get more complicated wasn’t it?
~Jerk~ She joked as they walked. ~I’m looking forward to Transfigurations. After that I have Herbology, flying lessons, Potions, and DADA. I finished Care of Magical Creatures last year. It was amazing. The hippogriffs are beautiful. I actually got to ride one. It didn’t fly but it was still pretty cool just being on it~ She smiled as they walked.
~I know what you mean. After what just happened I’m sure Umbridge is going to give me extra homework just because she can.~ She sighed. Most of her other teachers were at least tolerant of her and allowed her to use her wand in class, even Snape. But Umbridge…she seemed to hate the fact that the students even had wands at all. ~That class has really gone down the drain since she showed up. She isn’t teaching us anything about how to defend ourselves against dark magic at all.~ The words got smaller as she talked about this. And the next ones were even smaller. ~You’ve heard the rumors haven’t you? About you-know-who being back. Do you think he really is?~ She looked at Ady seriously.
She stuck her tongue out playfully at her. “You got to ride one? That’s so awesome!” exclaimed Ady, casually turning her body so that she was walking backwards. “I really can’t wait now, I want to ride one too! I heard that the Potter kid got to fly one a couple of years ago. It must have been exhilarating,” she said in a spaced out voice.
Reading what she said about Umbridge, she nodded in agreement. “We’ll just have to watch out for her then. Who knows what sick punishments she has for us and all the other students.” She frowned as she remembered the way that ghastly woman always seemed to cut down anyone that spoke against her. Even if it was just a little thing, she would always be defensive about it. “No kidding. I kind of want to go over there and see what the problem is myself.” She noticed the words getting smaller, so she went closer to see what they said. Her frown turned deeper as she nodded soberly. “Of course. I’d be surprised at someone who didn’t hear about that. And in my opinion…I…sort of think he is.”
It made her shudder to think about the person who caused such a tragedy in the wizarding world all those years ago. She wasn’t even thought of yet when it happened, and she only had heard the story from her parents.
“If people are making such a big uproar about it in the papers, then there has to be some truth in what’s going on, right? So, yes, I do think You-Know-Who’s back.”
Milena grinned and nodded. ~It was definitely one of the best moments of my life just being on the back of it. And I heard that too. Lucky guy, it must have been amazing.~ She laughed silently. ~The hippogriff has to really like you I guess in order for you to be able to fly. Or so the teacher said.~ She patted Ady on the back.
She shuddered at the mention of Umbridge giving punishments. She could just see the woman taking her wand and breaking it for no reason. ~We’ll have to watch her from a distance though so she doesn’t notice us. We don’t want her to come up with some stupid reason for us to be in trouble and give us those punishments.~ She wouldn’t be surprised at all if the woman would reinstate the hanging bad students by their feet punishment. And she have that smile and giggle in her throat while she did it. Milena shuddered at the thought.
~I was just wondering if you believed it was true. I didn’t at first but now things have gotten so crazy that him being back is the only thing that makes sense.~ Thinking about what she learned when she first got into the wizarding world about him. About all the things he did to muggles and his crusade for only pure-blood wizards. It was terrifying. And now he was back.
~Fudge and the Ministry are trying to leave us defenseless against him. It’s going to become a war and they’re not building an army to defend ourselves. We’ll be sitting ducks.~ She sighed and thought about what her grandfather told her about wars. Even if you think there is a chance of getting attacked you should get as many good fighters together and train new ones. But that was the opposite of what was happening.
Ady’s body stayed tense until Umbridge made her exit. She breathed out a sigh of relief and dropped back onto the seat, glad that the confrontation was over. She probably would have gotten detention if Professor McGonagall hadn’t shown up. When said Professor started talking, Ady looked up with a grin. “Oh it’s not problem Professor~ Milena’s an awesome person. Thank you for coming in and giving that woman a piece of your mind! I would’ve done the same, but I don’t think she’d like it all that much.” Her grin was cheeky and a little bit mocking as she glanced towards the door that had slammed, signaling the leave of Umbridge. The other students had already started talking about the incident too.
Great, Ady thought, sighing inwardly. Now it’s going to be the talk of the school for a while. This is going to suck. Professor McGonagall talked to them for a little bit more before she too made her leave of the dining hall. That’s when Ady gave Milena her full attention.
“Oh, it’s was no bother, really. Friends stick up for each other, not matter what. That woman had no right to treat you like that. As the Professor said, her and Dumbledore are looking out for you, and so will I.” Her face was completely serious for a moment, and then her mouth turned up into a bright smile.
She was about to speak when she heard someone come up to their table. She looked over and was surprised to see one of the smartest girls in the school, Hermione Granger. A frown was etched on her face, and she held a couple of books in her hand. “You did well in stepping up to that woman. Her actions are absolutely dreadful!” She glared over at the closed doors before turning back to them and holding out a hand. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Hermione Granger,” she greeted with a small smile.
Ady blinked at that the offered hand, her mind still trying to figure out why this girl was talking to them. Then she just shook her hand and decided to go with the flow. “It’s nice to meet you as well, Hermione,” she greeted back, taking the hand and shaking it for a moment. “I’m Ady Denn.” She turned to Milena and waited for her reaction.
Milena listened as the other students talked and sighed silently. This was just more fuel to the bullies fire. Now they knew they could just take her wand away and she would be helpless. But at least now she had someone that would try to stand up to them when she couldn’t.
Wiping her eyes she looked up at Ady and smiled slightly. ~Again thank you. I’ve never really had a friend since the accident so I’m still getting used to the idea.~ The words came out of her wand as she waved it. ~I’m glad Dumbledore and the Professor and you are there for me at least. I would have been helpless if she had taken away my wand.~
Seeing Hermione Granger walk up to their table her eyes widened. This was quite possibly the smartest girl in the entire school and she was talking to them. Hearing her praise Ady for standing up to Umbridge she felt a flare of pride for her new friend. When Ady and Hermione finished shaking hands the older girl held out her hand to Milena with a smile. Milena reached out and shook it, smiling back slightly. ~I’m Milena Kostic. It’s nice to meet you as well.~
Hermione nodded. “I’ve heard about you. I hope you don’t mind me saying but I find it fascinating that you’re a mute and using magic. It takes a lot to do that,” she said. Milena blushed at that and looked down. She waved her wand again. ~It’s nothing that special. I didn’t really have a choice in coming or not. If I didn’t then I probably would have ended up tearing down our house with untrained magic.~ She half joked.
“Nonetheless, it takes great courage to come here so you can learn to control your magic. I’m sure it hasn’t been easy for you, but just know that you have me to help you with anything,” Hermione said, smiling gently. Perhaps these two girls could handle the plan that was swirling inside her head. So that they could all learn how to defend themselves from You-Know-Who and teachers like Umbridge. I won’t tell them now though, she thought as she watched Ady tease Milena a little. I don’t think they’re quite ready yet. ”Well it was a nice chat,” she started, making the two girls turn to her. “But I need to get back to my friends. I’ll see you around though, okay?” With that, she turned on her heal, set on telling Harry and Ron about her decision.
Ady watched her go, respect shining in her eyes. “That was just so awesome…I never though I’d be able to take to Hermione.” She then turned to Milena with a sly grin on her face. “And by the looks of it, you just might be her number one fan, huh Milena~?” as she teased her, she poked Milena’s cheek playfully.
She noticed some of the other students shooting small glares at them, but dismissed it with a roll of her eyes. If they had a problem with her and Milena, they should just talk to them about it instead of talking behind their backs. It was tasteless, and not to mention, cowardly.
“Well,” she started, absently running a hand through her hair. “That sure was interesting, wasn’t it? We should hurry though, class will begin soon.”
If it was even possible, Milena’s face turned even redder at the compliment and she looked down shyly. ~Thank you. You’re too kind, really.~ The words came out of her wand wavy and somewhat transparent showing her shyness. When Hermione made her leave she watched the older girl go and smiled widely. She had just been talking to Hermione Granger! And not only that but she was complimented by her! Never had she thought she would be noticed by someone like her!
Feeling Ady poke her cheek brought her out of her mini fan-girl moment and she half glared at the other. ~Shut up! I just admire the fact that she’s so smart and gifted with magic that’s all!~ The words were pink around the edges to show she was slightly embarrassed by what her friend said.
She didn’t even notice the glares or the whispering that was going on around them. It happened everywhere she went so she was immune to it all. Well that and the fact that she got to talk to her idol just now put her in an extremely good mood that she couldn’t be brought down from.
Nodding and grabbing her books she stood up. Before moving from the table she grabbed a pastry and took a bite. ~What classes do you have next?~ She asked as she waited for Ady to get up so they could go.
She laughed when she saw what Milena had wrote in a huff. It was interesting to see that the colors changed with her mood as well. “I know, I was just teasing you~ I really respect her too, so I know how you feel,” she reassured the girl with a grin.
As Milena got up and started grabbing her things, Ady did the same and made sure to get a last bit of her plate before going to follow her friend out. She noticed the words before they disappeared and smiled. “Well, as you know we both have Transfigurations right now, then I go to Divination, DADA, and also Care of Magical Creatures. I can’t wait for that class, because we get to work with the hippogriffs! I’ve always wanted to see one up close before,” she went on excitedly as they walked out of the dining hall and down the hallways.
“Though I know I’m not looking forward to DADA with that awful woman,” she muttered while putting a hand on her hip. Now that she thought about it, they were probably going to see even more of the woman now, which did not make the annoyed her want to start dancing a happy jig. The situation was going to get more complicated wasn’t it?
~Jerk~ She joked as they walked. ~I’m looking forward to Transfigurations. After that I have Herbology, flying lessons, Potions, and DADA. I finished Care of Magical Creatures last year. It was amazing. The hippogriffs are beautiful. I actually got to ride one. It didn’t fly but it was still pretty cool just being on it~ She smiled as they walked.
~I know what you mean. After what just happened I’m sure Umbridge is going to give me extra homework just because she can.~ She sighed. Most of her other teachers were at least tolerant of her and allowed her to use her wand in class, even Snape. But Umbridge…she seemed to hate the fact that the students even had wands at all. ~That class has really gone down the drain since she showed up. She isn’t teaching us anything about how to defend ourselves against dark magic at all.~ The words got smaller as she talked about this. And the next ones were even smaller. ~You’ve heard the rumors haven’t you? About you-know-who being back. Do you think he really is?~ She looked at Ady seriously.
Ady’s body stayed tense until Umbridge made her exit. She breathed out a sigh of relief and dropped back onto the seat, glad that the confrontation was over. She probably would have gotten detention if Professor McGonagall hadn’t shown up. When said Professor started talking, Ady looked up with a grin. “Oh it’s not problem Professor~ Milena’s an awesome person. Thank you for coming in and giving that woman a piece of your mind! I would’ve done the same, but I don’t think she’d like it all that much.” Her grin was cheeky and a little bit mocking as she glanced towards the door that had slammed, signaling the leave of Umbridge. The other students had already started talking about the incident too.
Great, Ady thought, sighing inwardly. Now it’s going to be the talk of the school for a while. This is going to suck. Professor McGonagall talked to them for a little bit more before she too made her leave of the dining hall. That’s when Ady gave Milena her full attention.
“Oh, it’s was no bother, really. Friends stick up for each other, not matter what. That woman had no right to treat you like that. As the Professor said, her and Dumbledore are looking out for you, and so will I.” Her face was completely serious for a moment, and then her mouth turned up into a bright smile.
She was about to speak when she heard someone come up to their table. She looked over and was surprised to see one of the smartest girls in the school, Hermione Granger. A frown was etched on her face, and she held a couple of books in her hand. “You did well in stepping up to that woman. Her actions are absolutely dreadful!” She glared over at the closed doors before turning back to them and holding out a hand. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Hermione Granger,” she greeted with a small smile.
Ady blinked at that the offered hand, her mind still trying to figure out why this girl was talking to them. Then she just shook her hand and decided to go with the flow. “It’s nice to meet you as well, Hermione,” she greeted back, taking the hand and shaking it for a moment. “I’m Ady Denn.” She turned to Milena and waited for her reaction.
Milena listened as the other students talked and sighed silently. This was just more fuel to the bullies fire. Now they knew they could just take her wand away and she would be helpless. But at least now she had someone that would try to stand up to them when she couldn’t.
Wiping her eyes she looked up at Ady and smiled slightly. ~Again thank you. I’ve never really had a friend since the accident so I’m still getting used to the idea.~ The words came out of her wand as she waved it. ~I’m glad Dumbledore and the Professor and you are there for me at least. I would have been helpless if she had taken away my wand.~
Seeing Hermione Granger walk up to their table her eyes widened. This was quite possibly the smartest girl in the entire school and she was talking to them. Hearing her praise Ady for standing up to Umbridge she felt a flare of pride for her new friend. When Ady and Hermione finished shaking hands the older girl held out her hand to Milena with a smile. Milena reached out and shook it, smiling back slightly. ~I’m Milena Kostic. It’s nice to meet you as well.~
Hermione nodded. “I’ve heard about you. I hope you don’t mind me saying but I find it fascinating that you’re a mute and using magic. It takes a lot to do that,” she said. Milena blushed at that and looked down. She waved her wand again. ~It’s nothing that special. I didn’t really have a choice in coming or not. If I didn’t then I probably would have ended up tearing down our house with untrained magic.~ She half joked.
“Nonetheless, it takes great courage to come here so you can learn to control your magic. I’m sure it hasn’t been easy for you, but just know that you have me to help you with anything,” Hermione said, smiling gently. Perhaps these two girls could handle the plan that was swirling inside her head. So that they could all learn how to defend themselves from You-Know-Who and teachers like Umbridge. I won’t tell them now though, she thought as she watched Ady tease Milena a little. I don’t think they’re quite ready yet. ”Well it was a nice chat,” she started, making the two girls turn to her. “But I need to get back to my friends. I’ll see you around though, okay?” With that, she turned on her heal, set on telling Harry and Ron about her decision.
Ady watched her go, respect shining in her eyes. “That was just so awesome…I never though I’d be able to take to Hermione.” She then turned to Milena with a sly grin on her face. “And by the looks of it, you just might be her number one fan, huh Milena~?” as she teased her, she poked Milena’s cheek playfully.
She noticed some of the other students shooting small glares at them, but dismissed it with a roll of her eyes. If they had a problem with her and Milena, they should just talk to them about it instead of talking behind their backs. It was tasteless, and not to mention, cowardly.
“Well,” she started, absently running a hand through her hair. “That sure was interesting, wasn’t it? We should hurry though, class will begin soon.”
If it was even possible, Milena’s face turned even redder at the compliment and she looked down shyly. ~Thank you. You’re too kind, really.~ The words came out of her wand wavy and somewhat transparent showing her shyness. When Hermione made her leave she watched the older girl go and smiled widely. She had just been talking to Hermione Granger! And not only that but she was complimented by her! Never had she thought she would be noticed by someone like her!
Feeling Ady poke her cheek brought her out of her mini fan-girl moment and she half glared at the other. ~Shut up! I just admire the fact that she’s so smart and gifted with magic that’s all!~ The words were pink around the edges to show she was slightly embarrassed by what her friend said.
She didn’t even notice the glares or the whispering that was going on around them. It happened everywhere she went so she was immune to it all. Well that and the fact that she got to talk to her idol just now put her in an extremely good mood that she couldn’t be brought down from.
Nodding and grabbing her books she stood up. Before moving from the table she grabbed a pastry and took a bite. ~What classes do you have next?~ She asked as she waited for Ady to get up so they could go.
Milena’s suggestion had Ady nodding excitedly. “Yeah! That’s sound like a great trade! Let’s pinky swear on it, okay?” she asked as she lifted up her hand and held out her pinky for the other girl to take. She had no idea how important this could have been to Milena. All she was thinking of right now is that she wanted to spend as much time as she could making new friends.
“Oh, that sounds good too. I’m sure I’ll love whatever your mom makes.”
Her expression turned serious as she read what Milena wrote about Professor Umbridge. “I know right? This is supposed to be a good school to learn about magic, not restrict it.” She stopped just in time as they watched the pink monstrosity reach their table. Her fake giggle just made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in warning.
What she said in lieu of a greeting made Ady grit her teeth, but say in frigid politeness, “Well, sorry Professor, but that’s her unique and beautiful way of writing. It shouldn’t be a problem since she’s not using actual magic, right?” She knew she was probably going to get in trouble for this, but something about the woman just made her uncomfortable and edgy.
The woman turned her her with that sickening smile on her face that faltered just a little. “Nevertheless, rules are rules, and they are made to be followed. So I insist you put away your wand, please.”
Milena smiled and curled her pinkie around Ady’s. It was a deal. She was filled with joy at the idea that she had just made a new friend and now had an excuse to talk to her more.
She waved her wand again when she looked at Umbridge and the words came out. ~Professor I mean no disrespect but-~ The words were cut off when Umbridge wave her hand ‘daintily’ through them, making them vanish.
“If you cannot follow the rules then I will be forced to confiscate your wand for the time being and give you detention until you can learn to follow them,” she said in that same prim and proper voice, though it had a slight threat behind it. Reaching forward she grabbed Milena’s wand from her had before she could protest. Milena gasped, suddenly feeling more helpless than ever. She looked down at her feet, her shoulders slumped and tears pricking the corners of her eyes. She needed her wand. Without it she couldn’t do anything except write and that made it harder for her.
Ady wanted to just slam her fist into that rounded face of Umbridge’s. Watching her take Milena’s wand in such contempt and how Milena’s face fell made Ady really angry. She just about slammed her hands onto the table as she got up, glaring indignantly at the Professor. “Hey! You can’t just take someone’s wand like that, just because you’re a teacher! Aren’t you suppose to encourage this type of learning so that when we go into the world, we’ll be prepared?!”
She would have went on, but that’s when Professor McGonagall rushed up to them, her robes swirling around her in her haste. “Hold it right there Professor,” her voice demanded. By then, everyone in the dining hall became quiet and watched to see what would happen. Especially three specific people…
“While there is a rule now about the wands, Miss Kostic is a special case, as we have told you before,” Professor McGonagall’s voice was laced with anger as she took the wand away from Umbridge’s hand. “She cannot speak, so we have allowed her to use her wand anytime so that she may communicate.” As she spoke, she handed back the wand to the distraught Milena. Ady just looked on, a little shocked at the suddenness of the Professor, but the look that Umbridge had on right now made her extremely satisfied. She had the urge to stick her tongue out at the woman, but wisely let the two teacher hash it out.
Milena blinked as her wand was handed back and she looked up at Professor McGonagall. There were tears in her eyes from before, though now they turned into ones of gratefulness. She was a little bit ashamed of herself at being unable to defend herself however and turned her face downward again.
The two professors finished talked and Umbridge walked away in a huff. McGonagall sighed and looked at Milena. “Don’t let that vile woman’s attitude get to you Miss Kostic. She’s nothing but a-” she stopped herself from saying anymore, everyone already knew what she was anyway. “There are rules in place for you for a reason and Dumbledore and I will make sure those stay in place,” she said turning to Ady, “Thank you for stand up for her. Miss Kostic needs friends like you,” she said before swishing her robes and walking off.
Milena continued to look down, now blushing slightly at the Professors words. Slowly the others in the great hall began to talk again, though the incident wasn’t forgotten. Milena turned around again and waved her wand, the words coming out shaky again. ~Thank you from standing up for me. I don’t mean to be a bother to you though~
Ady’s body stayed tense until Umbridge made her exit. She breathed out a sigh of relief and dropped back onto the seat, glad that the confrontation was over. She probably would have gotten detention if Professor McGonagall hadn’t shown up. When said Professor started talking, Ady looked up with a grin. “Oh it’s not problem Professor~ Milena’s an awesome person. Thank you for coming in and giving that woman a piece of your mind! I would’ve done the same, but I don’t think she’d like it all that much.” Her grin was cheeky and a little bit mocking as she glanced towards the door that had slammed, signaling the leave of Umbridge. The other students had already started talking about the incident too.
Great, Ady thought, sighing inwardly. Now it’s going to be the talk of the school for a while. This is going to suck. Professor McGonagall talked to them for a little bit more before she too made her leave of the dining hall. That’s when Ady gave Milena her full attention.
“Oh, it’s was no bother, really. Friends stick up for each other, not matter what. That woman had no right to treat you like that. As the Professor said, her and Dumbledore are looking out for you, and so will I.” Her face was completely serious for a moment, and then her mouth turned up into a bright smile.
She was about to speak when she heard someone come up to their table. She looked over and was surprised to see one of the smartest girls in the school, Hermione Granger. A frown was etched on her face, and she held a couple of books in her hand. “You did well in stepping up to that woman. Her actions are absolutely dreadful!” She glared over at the closed doors before turning back to them and holding out a hand. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Hermione Granger,” she greeted with a small smile.
Ady blinked at that the offered hand, her mind still trying to figure out why this girl was talking to them. Then she just shook her hand and decided to go with the flow. “It’s nice to meet you as well, Hermione,” she greeted back, taking the hand and shaking it for a moment. “I’m Ady Denn.” She turned to Milena and waited for her reaction.
Milena listened as the other students talked and sighed silently. This was just more fuel to the bullies fire. Now they knew they could just take her wand away and she would be helpless. But at least now she had someone that would try to stand up to them when she couldn’t.
Wiping her eyes she looked up at Ady and smiled slightly. ~Again thank you. I’ve never really had a friend since the accident so I’m still getting used to the idea.~ The words came out of her wand as she waved it. ~I’m glad Dumbledore and the Professor and you are there for me at least. I would have been helpless if she had taken away my wand.~
Seeing Hermione Granger walk up to their table her eyes widened. This was quite possibly the smartest girl in the entire school and she was talking to them. Hearing her praise Ady for standing up to Umbridge she felt a flare of pride for her new friend. When Ady and Hermione finished shaking hands the older girl held out her hand to Milena with a smile. Milena reached out and shook it, smiling back slightly. ~I’m Milena Kostic. It’s nice to meet you as well.~
Hermione nodded. “I’ve heard about you. I hope you don’t mind me saying but I find it fascinating that you’re a mute and using magic. It takes a lot to do that,” she said. Milena blushed at that and looked down. She waved her wand again. ~It’s nothing that special. I didn’t really have a choice in coming or not. If I didn’t then I probably would have ended up tearing down our house with untrained magic.~ She half joked.
Milena’s suggestion had Ady nodding excitedly. “Yeah! That’s sound like a great trade! Let’s pinky swear on it, okay?” she asked as she lifted up her hand and held out her pinky for the other girl to take. She had no idea how important this could have been to Milena. All she was thinking of right now is that she wanted to spend as much time as she could making new friends.
“Oh, that sounds good too. I’m sure I’ll love whatever your mom makes.”
Her expression turned serious as she read what Milena wrote about Professor Umbridge. “I know right? This is supposed to be a good school to learn about magic, not restrict it.” She stopped just in time as they watched the pink monstrosity reach their table. Her fake giggle just made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in warning.
What she said in lieu of a greeting made Ady grit her teeth, but say in frigid politeness, “Well, sorry Professor, but that’s her unique and beautiful way of writing. It shouldn’t be a problem since she’s not using actual magic, right?” She knew she was probably going to get in trouble for this, but something about the woman just made her uncomfortable and edgy.
The woman turned her her with that sickening smile on her face that faltered just a little. “Nevertheless, rules are rules, and they are made to be followed. So I insist you put away your wand, please.”
Milena smiled and curled her pinkie around Ady’s. It was a deal. She was filled with joy at the idea that she had just made a new friend and now had an excuse to talk to her more.
She waved her wand again when she looked at Umbridge and the words came out. ~Professor I mean no disrespect but-~ The words were cut off when Umbridge wave her hand ‘daintily’ through them, making them vanish.
“If you cannot follow the rules then I will be forced to confiscate your wand for the time being and give you detention until you can learn to follow them,” she said in that same prim and proper voice, though it had a slight threat behind it. Reaching forward she grabbed Milena’s wand from her had before she could protest. Milena gasped, suddenly feeling more helpless than ever. She looked down at her feet, her shoulders slumped and tears pricking the corners of her eyes. She needed her wand. Without it she couldn’t do anything except write and that made it harder for her.
Ady wanted to just slam her fist into that rounded face of Umbridge’s. Watching her take Milena’s wand in such contempt and how Milena’s face fell made Ady really angry. She just about slammed her hands onto the table as she got up, glaring indignantly at the Professor. “Hey! You can’t just take someone’s wand like that, just because you’re a teacher! Aren’t you suppose to encourage this type of learning so that when we go into the world, we’ll be prepared?!”
She would have went on, but that’s when Professor McGonagall rushed up to them, her robes swirling around her in her haste. “Hold it right there Professor,” her voice demanded. By then, everyone in the dining hall became quiet and watched to see what would happen. Especially three specific people…
“While there is a rule now about the wands, Miss Kostic is a special case, as we have told you before,” Professor McGonagall’s voice was laced with anger as she took the wand away from Umbridge’s hand. “She cannot speak, so we have allowed her to use her wand anytime so that she may communicate.” As she spoke, she handed back the wand to the distraught Milena. Ady just looked on, a little shocked at the suddenness of the Professor, but the look that Umbridge had on right now made her extremely satisfied. She had the urge to stick her tongue out at the woman, but wisely let the two teacher hash it out.
Milena blinked as her wand was handed back and she looked up at Professor McGonagall. There were tears in her eyes from before, though now they turned into ones of gratefulness. She was a little bit ashamed of herself at being unable to defend herself however and turned her face downward again.
The two professors finished talked and Umbridge walked away in a huff. McGonagall sighed and looked at Milena. “Don’t let that vile woman’s attitude get to you Miss Kostic. She’s nothing but a-” she stopped herself from saying anymore, everyone already knew what she was anyway. “There are rules in place for you for a reason and Dumbledore and I will make sure those stay in place,” she said turning to Ady, “Thank you for stand up for her. Miss Kostic needs friends like you,” she said before swishing her robes and walking off.
Milena continued to look down, now blushing slightly at the Professors words. Slowly the others in the great hall began to talk again, though the incident wasn’t forgotten. Milena turned around again and waved her wand, the words coming out shaky again. ~Thank you from standing up for me. I don’t mean to be a bother to you though~
She read Milena’s explanation and hummed in thought. It made sense, since speaking the spells out loud was the first thing her mom had taught her and her sisters. “If Dumbledore says that you’ll be able to do it, then you will. And hey, maybe I can help you along the way!” She was a little excited at the prospect of spending more time with Milena.
She giggled at the praise. “Thank you very much. And don’t worry about that, since I thought you’d need them more than I did. I’ll have to ask my mom to make me an extra batch for you the next time we get mail.”
Finding out that Milena was a fourth year surprised her. “So you’re older than me huh? Too bad, or I’d help you with your studies.” She pouted for a minute, taking another drink of pumpkin juice.
She smiled as Milena defended herself. “Okay, I believe you, and I know that keeping up with homework is never easy.”
Something caught her eye and she turned her head a little to see Professor Umbridge entering the dining hall with that fake smile on her face. “Oh, ew. That’s something I don’t want to see while I eat…” That was just great, now Ady lost her appetite.
Milena sighs and nods. ~I know. I just wish it would happen sooner. Maybe then the other kids wouldn’t shun me so much or I could find a spell that will….~ She stopped the words from coming out of her wand for a moment before letting them out again. ~I couldn’t ask you to do that! No I’ll be fine, but thank you. I’d rather you not waste your time.~
~Oh no no! Please don’t have her go through all that trouble! It’s fine really! My mother sends me sweets she makes all the time so it’s alright. Just tell her that I think she’s a great cook.~ She didn’t want to make Ady’s mother go through and trouble for her when she was sure the woman had enough on her plate already.
She smiled at the younger girl and nodded. ~Yep. That’s fine. Maybe I can help you with your studies instead. I’ve been there already you know? I can show you how to get it right.~
Milena turned to see what Ady was talking about and frowned. Seeing Umbridge made her skin crawl. As she walked all the other students lowered their talking to a whisper. Milena made her words tiny. ~What does she want now? Doesn’t she usually eat lunch in her office?~
At Milena’s refusal, Ady rested her head on her hand, pouting a little. “Aw, but I want to help you. It’s more fun to learn magic with a friend, right?” She gave Milena this wide-eyed eager look, showing her how much she wanted to help.
“Oh, alright, I’ll go ahead and tell my mom that. She’ll be glad to know someone else other than her daughters are enjoying her cooking,” she said with a smile. “I bet your mother makes amazing sweets as well. Isn’t it just amazing to have cooks in the family?”
She nodded enthusiastically at Milena’s suggestion. “Yeah, that’d be great! If there’s anything I need to know, I’ll ask you, okay? Thanks so much!”
After seeing how Professor Umbridge was apparently scoping out the dining hall, Ady’s eyes darkened as she frowned. “I don’t know, but she seems to be looking for any mistakes we might make. I heard that she was made a High Inquisitor recently, so she now spends her time watching everyone in Hogwarts like a hawk. Namely to see if Dumbledore has any surprises for the Ministry of Magic. She’s suppose to be attending the other classes now as well. ” Her voice was quiet as she told her new friend what’s been going on. She had overheard the conversation this morning when she was getting ready. “I think it’s total bull.”
Milena saw the pout and heard the word friend and froze for a second. She had never had a friend outside of her family before. When the words came out of her wand again they were a tiny bit shakey. ~T-tell you what. I’ll make a deal with you then. If I help you with your assignments I’ll let you help me with learning magic ok?~
~Thank you. And yes she makes great sweets. I’ll let you have some next time she sends some. And yes it is very good.~
Looking back she saw Umbridge looking around and frowned. Then the woman looked their way and she turned towards Ady quickly. She listened to Ady’s story and frowned more. When she waved her wand again the words appeared on the table looking like light blue ashes. ~That’s such crap. The minister is losing his mind and sending her here. Hogwarts is supposed to be the one thing the Ministry leaves alone.~ After Ady read the words they vanished, just in time for them to hear a small giggle behind them.
Cringing Milena turned around. Standing there was Umbridge. Looking as prim and proper and pink as ever. “There is no use of wands allowed in the great hall,” she said overly sweet.
Milena’s suggestion had Ady nodding excitedly. “Yeah! That’s sound like a great trade! Let’s pinky swear on it, okay?” she asked as she lifted up her hand and held out her pinky for the other girl to take. She had no idea how important this could have been to Milena. All she was thinking of right now is that she wanted to spend as much time as she could making new friends.
“Oh, that sounds good too. I’m sure I’ll love whatever your mom makes.”
Her expression turned serious as she read what Milena wrote about Professor Umbridge. “I know right? This is supposed to be a good school to learn about magic, not restrict it.” She stopped just in time as they watched the pink monstrosity reach their table. Her fake giggle just made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in warning.
What she said in lieu of a greeting made Ady grit her teeth, but say in frigid politeness, “Well, sorry Professor, but that’s her unique and beautiful way of writing. It shouldn’t be a problem since she’s not using actual magic, right?” She knew she was probably going to get in trouble for this, but something about the woman just made her uncomfortable and edgy.
The woman turned her her with that sickening smile on her face that faltered just a little. “Nevertheless, rules are rules, and they are made to be followed. So I insist you put away your wand, please.”
Milena smiled and curled her pinkie around Ady’s. It was a deal. She was filled with joy at the idea that she had just made a new friend and now had an excuse to talk to her more.
She waved her wand again when she looked at Umbridge and the words came out. ~Professor I mean no disrespect but-~ The words were cut off when Umbridge wave her hand ‘daintily’ through them, making them vanish.
“If you cannot follow the rules then I will be forced to confiscate your wand for the time being and give you detention until you can learn to follow them,” she said in that same prim and proper voice, though it had a slight threat behind it. Reaching forward she grabbed Milena’s wand from her had before she could protest. Milena gasped, suddenly feeling more helpless than ever. She looked down at her feet, her shoulders slumped and tears pricking the corners of her eyes. She needed her wand. Without it she couldn’t do anything except write and that made it harder for her.
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