Defence Against the Dark Arts was not Aurora’s favourite lesson. Not that she disliked ANY lesson but her world was all sunshine and rainbows and the concept of there being anything negative or dark that wanted to harm her was a little lost on the Ravenclaw.

..except for Gnomes and squirrels maybe. Those things had a personal vendetta against her that had scarred her for life.

“Hi Professor!” Her confusion over DADA as a necessary lesson didn’t halter the enthusiasm by which the fourteen-year-old entered the classroom. What did stop her in her tracks was spotting who was already present and having to make the decision as to who she would be sitting with that day. Solomon was naturally her first choice as he was who she spent the most time with alongside Anna but their conversation over Aurora being somewhat of a distraction to the fifth year during lessons was still fresh in her mind. Ezra was there too as was Brandon and Vera all of whom were amongst her not so select group of favourite people and were on the receiving end of a friendly smile. In the end she decided that Solly was the chosen one as she plopped down into the seat next to him but on the side closest to Ezra so she could talk to the Gryffindor too. If only she were able to duplicate herself and divide her time equally.

“I promise I’ll try not to be a distraction” she whispered to the Slytherin before reaching out and picking up the Sneakoscope without taking any notice of the warning written on the board.