It was a dangerous business, Johanne was well aware of that.
Her beloved school was slowly falling apart at the seams, and now it was turning into something so terrifying that she could hardly believe it. Or maybe that was always here - just never appears as a child. But now, she was almost seventeen years old and the rose glasses were coming off.
The messages calling her mudblood seemed to appear more and more often. People whispered it about her for months - about how neither of her parents were wizards, how they were nothing but some simple fishermen. As if that was a thing to be ashamed of! But, she knew what it meant. She could see the signs years ago, even before she joined the secret club. Dumbledore’s army.
It was everything she wanted. She could continue to practice magic - especially more combative and defensive spells that she enjoyed so much, plus she was able to help out other students. All throughout school people had to help her with her studies - after all, she had no background in magic and throughout summer she was meant to go to a summer school to catch up to the ‘muggle studies’ her parents made her attend. Not that she minded, and besides, she had her good friend Björn to help her out. He was always so good at these things - no wonder he was in Ravenclaw.
But not even Ravenclaw was safe. Somehow, it was found out that he too was muggle born - she knew that before, but at his request, she never made it public. Not everyone was made from the same stuff, and that was good too.
Just as she was turning to go back to her dormitory, she noticed some kids… Wait.
Abandoning her staircase, she quickly made her way down to the corridors where she saw one of the older Slytherin boys push someone down. She quickly noticed the familiar blonde hair and -
“Hej! Hej, ugly, yea, I’m talking to you!” She quickly called out and started to run towards them. The moment one of the boys turned she threw her full weight into her fist and with her running start crashed it into his jaw. The man stumbled and fell over Björn, and while the other gaped in surprise she jabbed her elbow into his gut and kicked him to the side. The third one just made a run for it, as did the other two, the first one holding his hand over his bloodied mouth.
“Better run or I will turn you into a shish kebab! Do you know what that is, huh?!” She yelled after them and she would have chased after them had she not want to check on her old friend first. She huffed and turned to Björn.
Giving him a small smile, she helped him get back on his feet and pick up his books and parchment. “You should know better than to walk alone, Björn.” She quietly reprimanded him, giving him his things back. It hurt her to see him like this - he wasn’t like her, all fire and rage, ready to fight whenever wherever. He was much more… quiet. Reserved. Not that it was a bad thing - but it just meant situations like this were more likely to arise.
But, she reached up and took his glasses. “Fuck, they cracked them. Here,” She took out her wand and muttered the spell to fix them before handing them back to him.
Johanne did always have a rather soft spot for Björn. They’ve been friends since the first year, both a bit too confused to all these floating things and food simply appearing in front of them. He was quick to help her out with her studies and always seemed to have real patience while working with her. She couldn’t really ask for a better friend - even if his team did sometimes beat hers in Quidditch.