Geminus

As sunlight began to stream through the dorm window the Gryffindor sixth year girls were up and talking.

"So Jenna, what about you and Oliver?"

"What about us?"

"Is he going to be giving you 'private' Quidditch lessons?"

Jenna threw a pillow at Lavender but before she could respond Hermione turned to Kara.

"You and Harry are pretty friendly."

"Kara's pretty friendly with everyone!"

"Oi!"

It was Jenna's turn to get a pillow thrown at her.

"Yeah I do like Harry but after what you lot have told me I'm not going to push it."

Hermione smiled, she was already planning to get Ron to talk to Harry.

"Anyway, we had better get to breakfast."

Breakfast was relatively quiet until the timetables were given out.

"Ugh, double Potions on a Friday again!"

"And we have to wait till Thursday for Professor Lupin."

Harry leaned over to Kara.

"We've got the same ... oh except for Arithmancy."

"Yeah Jenna thinks I'm mad as well. At least I will have Hermione to keep me company."

Before Harry could respond the mail arrived. Two owls carrying wrapped brooms landed in front of Jenna and Kara.

"Thanks Tamos."

"Thanks Nicodemus."

As they unwrapped the brooms the Gryffindor table fell quiet.

"Wow, is that....?"

In front of the girls lay two flawless, black brooms with silver writing on the handles, 'Firebolt 2004.'

"Dad managed to get these tester models from the Ministry, probably won't even fly." Kara looked at the broom in front of her sceptically. Harry, Ron and the rest of the sixth year boys ran their eyes eagerly over the brooms with the rest of the table craning their necks to see if they heard right. Kara watched Harry in amusement, 'all this commotion over a bloody broom.' She was a good flyer she just wasn't in to the whole big hype over Quidditch and what broom was the best.

"You can have a go this weekend if you want?"

"Cheers Kara."

"Yeah, and Jenna could ask Oliver."

"Ask me what?"

Oliver had approached the Gryffindor table; he had heard the words Firebolt 2004 and immediately went to investigate. Jenna mouthed the word 'cow' to her sister.

"Ask me what?"

Oliver repeated looking to Kara and then to Jenna.

"Nothing it doesn't matter, I'm gonna take this up, I'll meet you in Transfiguration." Jenna's words were hurried and she was turning a lovely shade of red as she grabbed her broom and shouldered it before she hurried out of the Great Hall.

The rest of the week passed too slowly for the five Gryffindors who were waiting impatiently for their first DADA lesson with Professor Lupin. Thursday finally came around with the students waiting outside the classroom even before Lupin had arrived.

"Oh look, if it isn't the new Dream Team."

"Awww, isn't that sweet, ickle Draco dreams about us!"

Everyone laughed; they didn't know what was more funny - Jenna's sickly-baby voice or the look on Draco's face.

Fortunately Lupin and Oliver chose that moment to arrive; although by the look on their faces the gang wondered if they hadn't been around all along.

"Welcome all; it's nice to see familiar faces and some new ones. As you know Oliver is my TA this year so feel free to ask him for help at any time."

The students trooped into the classroom. Jenna took a seat next to Hermione and Kara sat next to Harry.

"Well this year, instead of homework ... don't look so happy yet Mr Weasley ... there will be a year long project. I will pair you up this lecture and give you your titles next week."

The gang looked slightly worried, what if they got paired up with someone from Slytherin?

"Right, let me see, Harry you can work with Kara. Ron with Jenna, Hermione with Neville, Lavender with...."

As he continued to pair of everyone the gang grinned, relieved that the pairing went okay.

"...and Draco with Pansy."

The look of disgust on Draco's face keep everyone amused throughout the lesson but it only came second to the look on Jenna's face when she exited the classroom later that morning. Oliver had called her back after class as the students started to pack away their things.

"Miss Geminus can I have a word?"

"Which one?"

Jenna and Kara said in unison before suppressing a giggle, they very rarely said the same thing at the same time, unless they were causing mischief.

"Jenna...could you stay after for a minute?"

Jenna nodded her head.

"I'll meet you at lunch."

Kara nodded in reply but when she left the classroom with Harry, Ron and Hermione they waited around outside to find out what was going on.

Lupin had gathered his notes and headed into his office closing the door, it wasn't until the door clicked shut that Jenna spoke.

"Is there anything wrong?"

Jenna looked at Oliver confused; she had answered all her questions right today, what could he want?

"No nothings wrong, I wanted to ask you if you wanted some 'private' flying lessons with me, I mean the Firebolt 2004 is a powerful broom."

"Th-Thanks, yeah I'd like that."

Jenna could feel herself turning red.

"Excellent, this weekend okay?"

"Sure."

Jenna hastily left the classroom a big grin plastered across her face and was confronted by her friends as soon as she was in the corridor.

"I thought you guys went down to lunch?"

Jenna tried to hide the grin on her face but it just wouldn't budge.

"So 'private' lessons with Oliver ay?" teased Kara who had obviously been listening to the conversation through the half open door.

"I'm allowed aren't I?"

Jenna tried to sound annoyed by her sister's teasing but it was hard when the happy feeling and big grin wouldn't budge so she settled for a shrug and headed to the Great Hall for lunch.

Jenna had to endure her sister's and fellow sixth year Gryffindors teasing through the rest of the afternoons DADA lesson, making it hard to concentrate especially when Oliver came over to help Neville with something. Oliver smiled at her causing her to blush before he helped Neville, Kara caught the smile he gave her sister and nudged the back of her sister's chair hard causing Jenna to almost rise from her seat before glaring at her sister and returning to her work.