Lessons

"Neville!" Hermione called over to her friend who was reading a book in the Gryffindor common room.

He looked up. "What's wrong?"

"It's Harry and Ron, they're both missing and so is Pansy!"

"Do you think she's with them?" he asked. Hermione nodded her head. "Then we should tell someone."

"No we can't, they will get into trouble. They've probably left because of me."

"Neville stood up. Look, there was no way you could have told them what was going on otherwise you would have put them in danger. You know what they're like. Do you think I go around acting like a clumsy clown for the fun of it?"

Hermione looked at the ground. "I really wish..."

"No, don't!" said Neville quickly.

She stared at him. "I guess I've got a class to go and teach."

***

"Ow, what are you trying to do, kill me? No, don't answer that," Ron complained as he fell to the ground with a bump.

"Don't be such a baby," replied Pansy who was smoothing out the creases in her skirt, "It would have been a lot more painful if I had left you there with the divine Mr Malfoy."

"My mum is going to yell at me when she finds out that my wand is on the Hogwarts Express," he continued to moan.

"I took the wands from both of you when you weren't looking so that nobody could steal them when we arrived."

"You know, you're really not growing on me, Pansy," Ron sulked.

"Will you two be quiet?" Harry said as he looked around. "Where are we?"

"I'm not sure," replied Pansy, "I've never taken this route."

"Have you got your wand?"

Pansy looked sheepish. "I sort of left it on the train with the others."

"That's just great," said Ron throwing his hands up in the air.

"We could try some wandless magic," suggested Pansy.

"Are you joking? I have enough trouble doing magic with my wand, never mind without it," Ron continued to sulk.

Pansy closed her eyes and pointed towards a tree. "We don't know where we are and we need to fly away, so help us out so we can live another day."

Harry and Ron looked towards the tree which was starting to shake. Pansy's eyes were still closed. "Is it working?" she asked.

They didn't have a chance to answer her as the great big oak toppled over and Ron pulled Pansy out of the way. The tree shattered to the ground and splintered.

"Did you see what I did?" Pansy asked with a huge smile on her face.

"Yes, congratulations! You almost killed us again. Quick round of applause for Pansy please," said Ron sarcastically.

"I did wandless magic," she stood up, practically screaming.

Harry walked over to the fallen tree and looked at a flat piece of bark that was hovering just above the ground. "I think we're supposed to use this," he said quietly. He sat on it slowly and was relieved when it didn't smash to the ground. Pansy sat next to him and Ron sat on the end. It still floated but it didn't move.

"Maybe you have to talk to it," said Harry to Pansy. "You made it."

"Fly," she commanded. And it did.