Drop in the Ocean

“Great, you’re feeling better!” Ethan told Celeni. Ethan stayed beside Celeni’s bed the whole night.

“You stayed here? Wow!”

“Well, I just can’t leave you. Someone might still be after you.”

“Well, thank you Ethan!” Celeni turned red.

“Madam Pompfrey said that you can leave already. Come on I’ll walk you to class.”

Ethan looked at Celeni as his little sister. He was always caring, ever since they were in first year. They just became tight buddies with Joyce when they were in Second Year.

“How are Joyce and Oliver? It was really weird when Oliver went to the Hospital Wing.” Celeni asked.

“They’re doing fine. They seem to be good friends now! It is you I’m worried about.”

“I am alright Ethan. Hey look, it’s the portrait of the little girl. Remember, this is where we first met.”

They were first years that time. Celeni and Ethan were partners in Snape’s class. Ethan use to tease Celeni and call her, ‘Four Eyes’. He did not like Celeni one bit. He will always embarrass her and make fun of her. He did not care about her feelings. Celeni hated Ethan too, she thought that if Ethan was in trouble, she will never use her magical intellect in saving him.

One day, Ethan was walking in the moving stairs alone. Suddenly the stairs moved and Ethan went to the wrong direction. He came across a portrait of a little girl.

“Oh great!”

“What? Are you mad that you’re here?” asked the portrait.

“I hate it when people will make fun of me!”

“I am not making fun of you! Although you are fat!” Ethan laughed.

“Stop making fun of me!” Then the portrait turned Ethan into a frog.

Celeni witnessed what happened. She did not care if Ethan teased her, she just wanted to help him. She countered the curse using her intellect in magic. After a few minutes, Ethan became normal again. Since then, whenever certain people, like Marcus Flint, will tease Celeni, Ethan will always be there.

“Yes, I do remember that” Ethan said.

“That was funny, you learned your lesson!”

“But you know, I was only teasing you because-because-I wanted you to recognize me. I admired you. You have a great talent, and I thought that you will only talk to boys that are as smart as you are-so I started teasing you. I like you, Celeni.”

Celeni blushed. All this was so fast! She did not know what to tell him.