There was muttering. She could hear it, you know. Great hearing and all. Especially when she was suppose to focus but there were tons of other things that claimed her attention. Letting out a huff she opened her eyes and glanced around for culprits. That was until she met Ethan's eyes.

Yeah, she heard. Five point from Gryffindor all thanks to that obnoxious girl, but STILL. It didn't mean she had to like the girl. No. In fact, she didn't care if she knew the girl or not. Beverly didn't like her, and even if she lost Gryffindor 100 points it wouldn't sway her.

But she did like Ethan's way of thinking, what he'd told her at the Feast. He got a small smirk from the Slytherin. Keep losing those point, Zahra. You know what would be great? If she drove Gryffindor to...negative hundreds.

Enough of that, though. Back to concentrating. Where had she left off? Ah gillyweed, she was going to have to start over again. Switching her attention back on her Crystal Ball Beverly inhaled and exhaled. Okay. Eyes closed and focus...