1. Harry Potter (Panda's version) -Featuring Janet Hayden - Chapter 35

     Potions ended earlier that Janet have expected and the temperature of the dungeons drooped back to its freezing level when the cauldron fires were put off. Janet quickly cleared her cauldron hoping to get out of the dungeon before she turns into a block of ice. She was stopped by Ernie who was waiting for her at the end of her table when she was on her way out.

     “What?” Janet asked impatiently.

     “You have not told me how you got yourself into detention,” Ernie answered in a bossy tone demanding for Janet’s explanation.

     “Yes, I did,” Janet said defensively. “I was late for class.”

     “And how could you be late for class?” Ernie questioned further with his eyebrows raised.

     This was the first time Janet ever felt annoyed with Ernie, she didn’t like that he kept bringing up an issue that she was not proud to mention about, and he acts as though she was supposed to explain everything to him.

     “I forgot my book so I had to go back to get it and hence, I was late. Are you happy now?” Janet answered impatiently.

     “Oh,” Ernie nodded showing that he had accepted Janet’s explanation.

     Janet ignored his response and stormed pass Ernie out of the dungeons. She stomped three hard steps out from the dungeons out of annoyance from Ernie’s bossiness then something important struck her. “Did he tell his parents, or worse, my parents, about this?” Janet thought and stopped to hesitate whether she should turn back and clarify with Ernie. “On second thought, I’ll just see how it goes when mom and dad asks about this.” As she was still annoyed with Ernie, she decided not to talk to Ernie and stalked off to her common room.

     At dinner, Janet avoided eye contact with Ernie although she noticed that Ernie was trying to get her attention since she settled down at the Ravenclaw table.

     “I think,” Lisa nudged Janet. “Ernie is trying to talk to you.” Lisa told Janet as she too could not help not notice that Ernie’s attention is at the Ravenclaw table.

     “Not interested,” Janet mumbled while munching her pasta and keeping her eyes on her pumpkin juice instead of looking up at Ernie’s direction.

     “What’s up with the both of you?” Lisa asked as she looked at Ernie who has now switched his attention to Lisa since Lisa has noticed him. He is now trying to get Lisa to help him get Janet’s attention by pointing frantically at Janet’s direction. “I think he really wants to talk to you,” Lisa said while nodding at Ernie as a signal that she will help him.

     “I have nothing to say to him,” Janet replied coldly as she helped herself with some soup.

     Lisa looked back at Ernie apologetically, points to Janet and mouthed “She’s busy.” Then quickly look away before Ernie requests anything else. “What did he do? The two of you were still talking during Potions.” Lisa asked.

     “He should be minding his own business. What does my detention has anything to do with him?” Janet grumbled.

     “Well, he cares about you.” Janet snorted. “Hey, you can’t deny the fact that he cares about you. He is concern about everything that is related to you.” Lisa argued.

     “He is a tad overboard, don’t you think so?” Janet complained.

     “Oh? You are talking about Ernie?” Su could not help overhearing Lisa and Janet’s conversation.

     Janet did not respond, the mention of Ernie’s name annoyed her. Lisa nodded on Janet’s behalf.

     At the Hufflepuff table, Ernie was slightly demotivated for dinner because Janet was ignoring him and he didn’t understand why. Ernie slide deep into his thoughts thinking of the reason Janet was ignoring him while absent mindedly stirring his soup.

     Someone nudged Ernie’s shoulder, “Hey.”

     Ernie looked up from his soup, “Oh, hi Cedric.”

     “I couldn’t help noticing that your attention has been lingering…” Cedric pointed vaguely towards the Ravenclaw table and stopped at Janet, “Over there?”

     Ernie did not respond, his eyes followed the direction Cedric was pointing at and watched Janet, hoping that she will look back. However, Janet seems to be determined to look at any direction except the Hufflepuff table.

     “What happened between the two of you? You were still talking after lunch.” Cedric asked curiously.

     “I have no idea. All of a sudden, she is ignoring me. I have not done anything that has upset her.” Ernie said sadly. He obviously did not realise that forcing Janet to talk about her detention is not a matter of concern; in fact, it was annoying, at least for Janet.

     What did you do or said to her today? You will never know that you might have upset her by accident.” Cedric prompted. As much as Ernie looks up to Cedric as his older brother; Cedric cared about Ernie too like his younger brother.

    “Nothing special. I just asked her why she was in detention yesterday. That was the only thing we talked about.” Ernie said, thinking hard if he had said something wrong between the lines.

     Cedric smiled, “I think I know the problem,” he interrupted.

     “Then we talked about you,” Ernie continued before he realized what Cedric has pointed out. “Oh, you know?” Ernie eyed Cedric thinking that Janet was unhappy because they talked about Cedric.

     Cedric understood where Ernie is heading, “Oh no, whatever you are thinking, it’s not me!” Cedric quickly corrected seeing Ernie eying him suspiciously. “Grab a few slices of pie, I’ll tell you when we are in the common room.”

     Ernie quickly grabbed a few pieces of chicken pie, wrapped them in a napkin and followed Cedric off the Hufflepuff table.

1. Harry Potter (Panda's version) -Featuring Janet Hayden - Chapter 34

     Ernie caught up with Janet when she was leaving the Great Hall with Lisa and Su.

     “Hey!” Ernie tapped Janet on the shoulder to stop her. Janet stopped and turned around. “How did you get yourself in detention?” Ernie asked.

     “We’ll see you in class,” Lisa quickly excused herself and dragged Su along, leaving the two of them at the corridor.

     Janet stared at Lisa and Su with disbelief as they hurried away while giggling, “Some friends you two are!” she mumbled, hoping that the message will somehow get through and reach them.

     Ernie waited till Lisa and Su disappeared at the staircase and asked, “How did you get yourself in detention?”

     “We need to get to class,” Janet tried to avoid answering Ernie’s question because Mandy just walked pass and was smirking, she must have heard the detention part and was smirking because she remembered how Janet got into detention. Feeling embarrassed, Janet picked up the pace.

     “Hey, wait up,” Ernie called while trying to catch up with Janet.

     Janet knew that Ernie will not stop cornering her if she did not explain, she slowed down for Ernie to catch and said, “I… I was late for class.” Janet plunged her hands deep inside the pockets of her robes to hide from the cold. The November weather was extremely cold here in Hogwarts. Janet always find her hands freezing when the temperature decreases; they are always ice cold to the extent that Janet sometimes couldn’t feel them.

     “How could you be late for class?” Ernie questioned in a slightly demanding tone. He was too focused looking at Janet expecting an answer that he lost track of where he was heading and bumped into a boy that was standing in front of him.

     “Hold on there, Ernie,” the boy said, holding Ernie’s shoulders in arm’s length distancing him away.

     “Oh.” Ernie looked up, face red with embarrassment, “I’m so sorry, Ced. I didn’t see you.” Ernie apologized to the boy.

     Janet looked at the boy, he was tall with grey eyes, brown hair and a charming smile.

     “You didn’t see me? You weren’t even looking,” the tall boy said jokingly. “Too engrossed with your friend here, eh?” He turned and smiled at Janet.

     “Oh Ced, this is Janet Hayden. Her dad was dad’s best friend when they were in Hogwarts. Janet, this is Cedric Diggory.” Ernie introduced both of them to each other.

     “Hi Janet. Nice to meet you.”Cedric Diggory greeted and held his hand out politely.

     “Hi,” Janet replied, awkwardly shaking Cedric’s hand hoping that he did not mind that it was ice cold.

     Cedric’s eyebrows raised unconsciously when he touched Janet’s hand but he ignored the coldness of Janet’s hand and said, “Hey, I would really like to stay and talk but I’ve got class. Will be seeing you around soon.”

     “We should be heading to class too,” Ernie said, looking at his watch, checking how much time they have left.

     Cedric waved and hurried off the opposite direction while Ernie and Janet headed to the dungeons.

     “This Cedric Diggory, you knew him for a long time?” Janet asked out of curiosity with a slight hope that it will distract Ernie from asking further about her detention.

     “Yeah, since I was four. Dad used to work with his dad in the Department for Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures before he transferred to the Department of Magical Transportation. They would come over for dinner sometimes and we would also occasionally stop by their place too.” Ernie explained. “Cedric taught me how to fly and play Quidditch. He’s like a brother to me, maybe more.” Ernie said, smiling. He was really fond of his relationship with Cedric. He is someone he would turn to when he had problems and he will give him advice and help him.

     “Flying and Quidditch,” Janet mumbled. Lisa had explained Quidditch to Su and her, it was actually just to SU because she was a foreigner and Quidditch was not that popular in China. Janet was just seizing the opportunity to listen at that time since she too has no idea about Quidditch. However, she finds it hard to imagine since it does not really resemble and muggle sport in particular that she knew.

     “Quidditch season is starting soon though,” Ernie continued. It seems like he has been distracted from Janet’s detention issue. “I heard Harry Potter made it into the Gryffindor team but Quidditch tryouts aren’t open for first years since we are not allowed our own broomsticks in school. So, I am not believing it completely yet. We’ll see when the season starts whether if he is playing or not.” The both of them have reached Professor Snape’s dungeon.

     Janet quickly separated herself from Ernie and slipped between Lisa and Su. The temperature in the dungeons seems to droop another ten degrees compared to the temperature outside the dungeon. Janet shivered and rubbed her ice cold hands but it did not made them warm so she plunged them back into her pockets. This was the first time she hoped that Professor Snape will start the class soon so the classroom will warm up slightly after everybody got their cauldrons heated up.

     “Were we right on leaving the two of you alone after lunch?” Lisa asked playfully.

     “Speaking of which, why did you do that? He’s never going to stop about me getting into detention, and I thought you could make a good diversion.” Janet hissed back. “Well, that was before you ditched me.” Lisa did not reply because Professor Snape has arrived to the dungeons.

1. Harry Potter (Panda's version) -Featuring Janet Hayden - Chapter 33

Janet did make sure that she was present in front of the Transfiguration classroom at 6.30, she left the common room at 6, and checked if she had her wand for a dozen times, turning back to the dormitory to search for her wand when it was sticking out of her pocket. Lisa got tired of her walking in and out the dormitory checking her bedside cabinet and under her sheets for something she might have left behind and said, “You don’t need to bring anything but yourself to a detention, just GO before you get late again!” and she pushed Janet out of the common room urging her to move on. Janet checked her watch and realized that it was 15 minutes pass 6, feeling anxious; she paced faster down the spiral staircase off to the Transfiguration classroom.
“Miss Hayden,” Professor McGonagall appeared behind Janet.
“Good evening, Professor,” Janet greeted nervously.
“Glad to see that you are not late this time,” Professor McGonagall glanced at her watch, eye brow raised, “And earlier than expected. Now, follow me.” Professor McGonagall opened the classroom door and revealed a very messy classroom. A different sight from what Janet has remembered of the Transfiguration classroom she was in this morning. The tables and chairs were cleared aside, there were white and yellow feathers everywhere, at every corner of the classroom, it looked as though hundreds of birds have been fighting in the classroom.
“Avis,” Professor McGonagall muttered irritably.
Janet looked around the room, “It will take ages to clean all these up,” she thought to herself.
“Miss Hayden, I would like you to clean up all the feathers and bird droppings,” Professor McGonagall wrinkled her nose, “in here. If you manage to clean the classroom quick enough, you might be able to have some pudding from the Halloween Feast.”
“Which is most unlikely,” Janet muttered under her breathe. She spent a whole afternoon cleaning up her room during summer back home and her room was just a third of this classroom. She picked up a broom that was at the corner of the classroom and started sweeping the feathers into small piles. After sweeping a few piles, Janet realized that she has just finished clearing a corner of the classroom, the work seems never-ending. 
  Then, something about cleaning popped up in her mind; she recalled seeing a cleaning charm when she was flipping through her mother’s notebook this morning. “Good thing I have a good memory,” Janet thought to herself. Feeling excited, she took out her wand. “Scourgify!” She pointed at a pile of feathers she swept and it disappeared. Feeling pleased with herself, she aimed at another pile of feathers. “Scourgify!” The feathers vanished into thin air.
“That was very impressive, Hayden.” Professor McGonagall’s voice echoed from another corner of the classroom and made Janet jumped in shock. She forgot that Professor McGonagall was still in the room.
“I believe Professor Flitwick have not taught you cleaning charms yet or else you would not be only able to clear that small patch at one time,” Professor McGonagall, “However, I am impressed that you did some self-preparation on your own rather than just waiting for class like most students have done. For that, I award 5 points to Ravenclaw.”
Janet’s eyes widen with joy, “Really? I mean, thank you, Professor McGonagall.” This could make up for the points that she lost for being late and hence she could forget about feeling guilty.
Janet continued to clean the classroom using the cleaning charm. She managed to clear the feathers and bird droppings of half of the classroom before a sudden uproar outside. Janet looked up from the feathers and shot a glance at Professor McGonagall. Professor McGonagall was also aware of the noise outside, she stood up and headed out of the classroom, “The celebration has gone a bit too far,” she said impatiently.
Then, there were sounds of fire crackers exploding and Professor Dumbledore’s voice echoed after that, “Prefects, lead your Houses back to the dormitories immediately!”
Janet moved closer to the door, hoping that she could get a glimpse of what was happening in the Great Hall but she kept herself within the compound of the classroom as she was still aware that she was in detention. She cleared a few more piles of feathers while waiting for Professor McGonagall to respond towards the situation.
Professor McGonagall turned around facing Janet, paused for a moment and said, “Miss Hayden, under unforeseen circumstances, we shall end your detention early. You may now return to your common room.”
Janet kept quiet for a few seconds trying to hide her smile on how glad she was that the detention has ended.
“Miss Hayden, did I make myself clear?” Professor McGonagall asked again.
“Ah! Er… Yes… Yes… Thank you, Professor,” Janet replied happily.
“I suppose you are sensible enough to go back to your common room and not let your curiosity take charge?” Professor McGonagall supplied.
“Yes, Professor. I will not be anywhere else but the common room.” Janet assured.
“So, what are you waiting for? Get going! I need to go see what caused the riot.” Professor McGonagall ushered Janet out of the classroom. On her way out, Janet saw Professor McGonagall made all the feathers and bird droppings disappear with just a flick of her wand. Janet suppressed the urge to ask what charm McGonagall used and head straight to the Ravenclaw common room.
Janet walked into a very noisy and crowded common room. She looked around for Lisa and Su but it was Michael Corner who greeted her. “Done with your detention?”
“Yeah, have you seen Lisa and Su?” Janet asked while searching around the huge crowd of Ravenclaws swarming from every direction of the common room.
“I think they are in the girls’ dormitory. You want something to eat? The food from the Halloween Feast has been sent up.” Michael held out a plate with two baked potatoes and a huge slice of Shepard’s Pie.
“It’s ok,” Janet said.
“No, take it. You haven’t eaten anything. I can just get another plate.” Michael offered, pushing the plate into her hands.
“Ok, thanks Mike.” Janet took the plate and suddenly realized that she was indeed very hungry. “I shall go find Lisa and Su.” 
Janet found Lisa and Su both on Su’s four posters.
“You’re back!” Lisa exclaimed.
“Yeah,” Janet answered.
“You have taken food? We have already taken for you,” Su said as Janet approached them.
Sure enough, Janet saw plates filled with food on Su’s four posters. “Thanks, you two sure took a lot,” Janet said as she settled between them.
“We didn’t get to eat much at the feast. Oh, Ernie was looking for you, by the way.” Lisa said.
“He’s looking for me? Why?”
“I think it was just because he didn’t see you so he came over and asked where you were, and I told him you were in detention.”
“You did?”
“I wasn’t supposed to?”
“Erm… It’s ok. I just hope that the news will not reach my parents.” Janet never intend to tell her parents about her detention so if Ernie shared the news with his father, her parents are bound to know about this. Then she saw Lisa’s worried face, “But, it’s fine.” She assured.
“I’m sorry.”
“No, don’t be. It’s ok. Well, what did I miss?” Janet quickly changes the topic so that Lisa will not feel guilty.
“Food wise, you didn’t miss much, most of them are here,” Lisa points at the food on Su’s four posters, “Professor Quirrell ran into the Great Hall and screamed that there was a troll,”
“And he passed out after that. Can you believe it? He was supposed to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher,” Su said in a mocking way.
“That was what Terry said,” Lisa explained seeing Janet’s puzzled face.
“He repeat this over and over on the way back,” Su said.
“He never did seem brave anyway,” Janet added.
“Then we were all sent to our common rooms,” Lisa passed a piece of roast chicken to Janet. “Chicken?”
Janet quickly jerked away, “No thanks. I had enough of birds that will last me for the rest of the week.”
Lisa and Su was surprised by Janet’s reaction because she used to like roast chicken and they took a few extra pieces for her.
“I had to clean a classroom full of bird droppings and feathers. I have seen enough bird droppings to stay away from chickens, at least for today,” Janet explained, putting her Shepard’s Pie down. The sight of chicken has made her lost her appetite.
Lisa and Su laughed, “Professor McGonagall made you clean bird droppings for detention?” Lisa asked.
“It will not be that funny if you have seen the sight of that classroom full of bird droppings and feathers at every corner,” Janet said without smiling.
“I’m sorry, Janet. You want pudding? There’s no chicken inside,” Su passed a bowl of pudding to Janet while swallowing her giggles but it was Janet who started laughing and the three of them burst out laughing.

1. Harry Potter (Panda's version) -Featuring Janet Hayden - Chapter 32

     Janet sprinted out of the Transfiguration classroom and headed west towards the Ravenclaw Tower. She ran pass students, teachers, classrooms, and ghosts. She ran up several staircases until the fifth floor and reached the spiral staircase leading to the common room. Thanks to her badminton training during her muggle school years, her stamina made her capable of reaching the to the spiral staircase without stopping even after a long sprint. Catching her breath, Janet groaned at the fact that the Transfiguration classroom was on the ground floor and the Ravenclaw Tower staircase was on the fifth floor and yet, it was not the end. She took a deep breath and sprinted up the spiral staircase. Her heart sank when she reached the door of the Ravenclaw common room, “Why can’t we have passwords like other Houses?” she complained under her breath and rapped the knocker.

     “Until I am measured, I am not known, yet how you miss me, when I have flown.”

     Janet’s mind was all clogged up as she was gasping for air, she could not hear the riddle over her heavy breathing, “Sorry? Could you please repeat?”

     The knocker repeated the riddle and all Janet could think of was her Standard Book of Spells Grade 1 lying on her bedside cabinet and the stern face of Professor McGonagall if she was late for class. She looked around desperately for help but it seems that most of the Ravenclaws are now heading to class instead of coming back to the common room. She glanced at her watch; it was already two minutes pass 9 o’clock. “Where is karma when you need them?” she sighed. True enough, Janet has previously helped quite a number of Ravenclaws to get into the common room by solving the riddle from the eagle knocker; she could certainly do with some help from her fellow Ravenclaws to get in now.

     Janet tried to calm herself down and think of the answer to the riddle but her mind was too clogged up with panic and worry to analyse the riddle.

     “Stuck?”

     Janet, who was pacing back and forth in front of the door, looked up for the source of the voice. A girl with long black hair was smiling at her.

     “Yeah, I need to get my book for class,” Janet answered with a tone of desperation hoping girl could help her get in.

     “Let me try then,” the girl rapped at the knocker and the riddle was read again. She didn’t speak for a while, paced a few steps thinking of the answer

     Janet didn’t bother thinking of the answer anymore; she just looked at the girl hopefully, trying to give her silent support since she could not think of the answer.

     Then, the girl smiled. Feeling delighted, Janet paced nearer to the door looking at her hopefully.

     “Is the answer “time”?” the girl asked.

     “Indeed.” Said the voice and the door swung open.

     Janet dashed on as fast as she could into her dormitory to grab her book. She held it firmly to her chest and ran back out. She ran pass the girl who helped her with the riddle in the common room but she could not stop to thank her as she was already 5 minutes late for class.

    “She must be thinking how rude and ungrateful am I to just rush in and out like that without saying thank you,” Janet thought to herself while sprinting back to the Transfiguration classroom. She regretted that she did not stop to thank the girl since she was already late, she could at least show some courtesy. “I will make it up to her later. She is also a Ravenclaw anyway, there will be plenty of chances to bump into each other some other time in the common room,” Janet comforted herself as she sprinted down the stairs and headed towards the Transfiguration corridor.

     Janet opened the door hoping that Professor McGonagall was caught up with something on the way and have not reach the classroom yet. However, as she push open the door, she was greeted by startled looks of the class and Professor McGonagall was standing in the middle of the classroom looking at her with an expression that Janet could not understand. It seemed that Professor McGonagall was expecting her to appear at the very moment.

     Janet froze for a good two seconds until her brain reminded that she was supposed to be gasping for air.

     “Miss Hayden, are you aware that you were late for my class?” Professor McGonagall asked sternly.

     The whole class focused their attention on Janet. “Y… Yes, Profe…sor.” Janet answered nervously and trying very hard to breath properly.

     “And, I believe that you are aware that I do not permit my students to be late for my class?” Professor McGonagall continued.

     Janet nodded, trying very hard to avoid Mandy, who was sniggering. She was the only one in class who was not feeling nervous for her situation; instead, she seems to be really enjoying the scene with Janet’s embarrassment.

     “May I remind you that tardiness is untolerable under whatever circumstances and therefore, you, Miss Hayden, will be punished for that, which will cost you five points from Ravenclaw and your detention will take place this evening.” Professor McGonagall’s voice ringed over the silence of the classroom.

     Janet’s heart sank, she have not managed to earn any points for Ravenclaw and now, she have lost five points.

     “But tonight’s the Halloween Feast, professor,” Terry Boot voiced out hoping to help lighten Janet’s punishment.

     “That is why it is called a punishment, Mr. Boot.” Professor McGonagall said. “Now, Miss Hayden, would you please be seated? I would like to continue the class.”

     Janet quickly moved to her seat and the class resumed.

     Throughout the class, Janet tried really hard to perform spells properly, with hopes that she could impress Professor McGonagall to compensate the five points she had lost. They had to turn a mouse into a snuffbox. Although Janet’s snuffbox did not manage to earn any points for Ravenclaw but at least she managed to turn her mouse into a decent snuffbox. Mandy’s performance has clearly not been as well as it had been before, without Su by her side. Seeing Mandy struggling to make the whiskers disappear from her snuffbox made Janet felt better about losing points and detention.

     At the end of the class, Janet was held back by Professor McGonagall to arrange her detention that evening.

     “Miss Hayden, Professor Flitwick will be borrowing my classroom after lunch for his next lesson. I would like you to come back here at 6.30 in the evening to help clean up my classroom.”

     “Yes, professor.”

     “I expect to see you here at 6.30 in the evening sharp. I presume that you will not be repeating your tardiness.”

     “No. I mean yes, professor. I will be here at 6.30.” Janet said affirmatively.