Second Year

 

Louis was glad to be back at Hogwarts for his second year. He sometimes

felt that it was less crowded than at home where there was always a lot of

people. His father bought him a new Gobstones set during the break and

he was really excited to use it, despite only knowing the bare minimum on

how to play. He met a new friend by the name of Valencia Addington on

the Hogwarts Express. She was in the same year as him and sorted into

Ravenclaw House. They played his game of Gobstones together and
Louis learnt a few of the rules whilst doing so. He really liked Valencia as

he thought she was fun to be around.

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During the first semester, Louis made sure to practice his Gobstones skills

in the lakefront where there was plenty of fresh air. He had attracted two

Ravenclaw boys who played with him. They were slightly better than him,

and admittedly this embarrassed the Hufflepuff. He opted to get as good

as he could as he really enjoyed the game and was the most thankful for

this gift.

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Louis also made sure to spend some time exploring too. He discovered an

abandoned classroom where he heard a rumour that they used to teach

sign language there. He somehow hoped that it was true as it meant that

Hogwarts at least used to cater for people that were hearing impaired, and

that would be very selfless of them. It wasn't the most attractive of

classrooms, but it was a new room he had discovered and he was proud of

that.

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For Halloween, Louis decided he would dress up this time and went to the

ceremony as an Elf. He didn't win any prize for it, but it was his first shot and he was glad he had participated in it.

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Later that year, Louis met a first year Hufflepuff by the name of Elizabella Drake. He helped her study while she fed him candy, and Louis enjoyed having her as company and was glad to make another new friend. She even gave him a friendship rose for Valentine's Day to which Louis felt rather flattered.

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Louis found himself in a bit of strife soon enough however when he mumbled a rude passing comment to the charms professor. The boy didn't like how the charms professor was using actual insects as props in the class. She instructed the class to repel the insects off of the plants and Louis felt really bad for doing so, especially since most of them were good for them. The professor called him into her office and she asked him what else they could do to learn the spell instead. On the spot, he suggested that they repel pillows towards each other instead as it seemed a lot less dangerous, and the professor said she would take it into account.

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Overall, Louis had another good year, and his grades had even improved a bit. He was looking forward to his third year where he would take some extra subjects that he hopefully enjoyed.

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Third Year

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Louis started his third year really wanting to make some friends. The boy opted to join the Brotherhood in hopes that he could do that. He hung around mostly with Isaiah, whom he met on the Hogwarts Express during his first year, and his friend Branson. He also spent a lot of time with a fellow Hufflepuff, Jordan Harris, who soon became a rather close friend of his. They sat next to each other in all of their classes and he told him a lot about what might be expected of him whilst he was part of the Brotherhood. Louis hoped that blind dates were a thing of the past as the thought of it made him extremely nervous.

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During a one-on-one session with the Defence Against The Dark Arts professor,

Louis successfully defeated his boggart. As the boggart appeared out of the wardrobe,

it took the shape of his new friends and his parents. They were calling him names and

laughing at him, but he defeated them by making them wear googly glasses. They

were then laughing at each other, and Louis was no longer feeling so much anxiety,

and laughed along with them too.

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Louis attended the Halloween Feast as a dinosaur, which his older brother Patrick helped him with. He figured it

was a very good idea for a costume as Dinosaurs were scary and no one else had the same idea. Unfortunately 

however, his costume did not win him  prize and he opted to want to try again next year for one. The boy also

attended the Yule Ball that year as friends with Elizabella Drake. She introduced him to a good friend of hers, a

Slytherin named Parker Reed, and the three of them hung out during the night, mostly eating from the snacks

table.

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When the second semester came around and Louis had to participate in his

charms classes, he definitely felt rather nervous with the activities that they were

doing. During one lesson when he had to enlarge a marble that could potentially

explode if enlarged too much, Louis ran out of the classroom and to his dormitory, not wanting to perform the spell in case anything bad had happened. He was followed by Jordan, who cheered him up and made him feel a little better about attending future classes. The professor also noticed however, and called him to her office where he met her two hairless cats. One of them rather liked him, and it was then that Louis discovered his love for cats. The charms professor offered him the opportunity to practice spells outside of class rather than in class, and this was much better for Louis going forward. The charms professor was now his favourite professor.

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Despite having to spend extra time doing charms, Louis had received quite good grades, receiving an O in everything except for Potions and Transfiguration. It ended the year on a rather good note.

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Fourth Year

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Louis wanted to have another good year, however felt himself distancing from his friends. Jordie and Weston

had found someone else to hang out with. He was a transfer in the year above them, and truthfully Louis didn't

care much to get to know him. The Hufflepuff just focused on his studies and also found himself hanging out

on the odd occasion with Kaia. The pair of them had grown a little closer and they even attended the Yule Ball

together, which Louis rather enjoyed.

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When the second semester came around, Louis had received a yellow rose from Isaiah for Valentine's Day,

which really helped cheer him up a little. It didn't help however to see his sister in a similar position as him, and

he just hoped things would get better soon. He sent her a yellow rose, knowing that she didn't have any other

people close to her who would.

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That year, Louis's mother was a candidate for the Minister of Magic. He found himself listening in on the debate

at Hogwarts with his peers. After being interviewed by the Hogwarts Monthly and asked if he would run for

Minister himself, he responded with "Well, not this election. I hope my mum wins. Vote Vernier!"

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Fifth Year

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As Louis started his fifth year, he noticed Lucie had received a prefect badge and he hadn't. Whilst he wasn't too surprised, he was still happy for her, despite part of him wishing he also had one glimmering upon his chest. Truthfully, Louis did not want to be back at Hogwarts. He had heard about a Basilisk incident at the end of the year prior, and he was much too scared to be walking the walls of the castle knowing that potentially a member of that Basilisk's family could also be wandering around trying to find them. He was an emotional wreck, and found himself in Professor Mallory's office, shaking with fear as he

opened up to her. He was upset she was no longer his professor, but knew that

behind the scenes she must have spoken to the other professor, which he was

extremely grateful for. He figured at least she was still around for him, even if she

couldn't teach him anything much further. She did make him feel better however,

and despite still being on edge, Louis was able to somehow keep going about

school.

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Louis attended that year's Halloween Feast as a Knight In Shining Armour, which was a costume he was quite

proud of himself for producing. He had been influenced by his History of Magic textbooks and it was his most

creative idea yet. He even won himself the title of best overall costume for the costume contest.

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As the year progressed, Louis noticed a lot of people around him getting into romantic relationships, but for

some reason he didn't feel that way towards anyone and didn't think he ever would. It was odd that so many

people were doing it, but he just shrugged it off, trying not to think about it too much.

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Overall, Louis finished off his OWL year very well. He didn't do as well as the year before, but that was to be

expected with the harder exams, so he was quite proud of himself for what he had achieved.

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Sixth Year

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Louis wasn't sure what to expect for his Sixth Year. He had completed his OWL exams already, with his NEWT exams to follow the next year, however he felt like he was stuck in limbo, unsure whether he should be feeling as much pressure this year or not. His father had bought him a book about gobstones however, so he decided to focus on this as he started his year, wanting to improve in the game despite not really having anyone to play it with. He often found himself practicing on his own, using the new techniques that were taught to him in his book. He was accidentally isolating himself from everyone however, and knew this was quite possibly a mistake.

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As well as all of his usual classes, Louis was also attending Apparition lessons. He was quite apprehensive about it, not really sure what to expect, but was glad during the first lesson when the professor simply lectured them without pressuring them into apparating already. She spoke about splinching however, which terrified him, and the following lesson she announced that they would all be apparating with nurses there to help them if anything happened. Louis was furious at this, as he thought that surely there was more theory to learn before they started to do it. Overwhelmed, Louis left that less with consequences to follow. Lucie told his parents which resulted in a long letter to himself about how he needed to step up. Begrudgingly, Louis made his way to the final lesson and was delighted to have successfully apparated without being spliched. Hoping he'd never have to do that again, Louis was quick to make his way out.

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Truthfully, Louis didn't feel he had the best year at Hogwarts, but he was happy to have finally gone through it and that it was over. He just wanted to enjoy his break before experiencing his last year at the school.

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Seventh Year

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Louis was feeling very nervous that it was his last year at Hogwarts. He was expected to do well this year, and honestly he didn’t think he had it in him. The thought of having to do better than he ever had before was making him feel sick. There was no way he could do it. But if he didn’t do it, he would disappoint everyone and then he wouldn’t be able to do much once he left. It was all very overwhelming so he just hoped he could get through the year without messing anything up.

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Wanting to socialise a little more, Louis decided to join the speed dating that the Brotherhood offered, hoping this would help him make some friends that could potentially help him along the way. Admittedly, it was terrifying the Louis, and so he firstly approached Jordie, followed by Weston, as they were people that he was comfortable with. Eventually however, he decided to sit at a table with a younger Gryffindor girl named Van who was eating some cupcakes. Louis asked her if she was hungry, which embarrassed him as he thought that was obvious after he asked the question. She seemed very cool however, and Louis was glad that he approached her as they had a short, but sweet, conversation.

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Eventually the year came to an end and Louis attended the graduation ceremony. This was very daunting to Louis as he wasn't sure what he wanted to do when he stepped foot outside of the castle. He nervously collected his diploma and was finally out in the real world.