i write my name into the stars pv jam

Seated at her desk, the Ravenclaw girl immersed herself in Charms class, her gaze fixed intently on her professor. Jam’s eyes were narrowed in concentration as she observed every flick and swish of the professor's wand, committing each precise movement to memory. A subtle nod of understanding accompanied the professor's explanations as the brunette fiddled with her quill, hungry for more knowledge.

Jam pursed her lips and glanced furtively around the classroom when her professor instructed the class to get into pairs. The girl was quite unfamiliar with the fellow classmates of her Charms class, so it was rather daunting to find a partner among the tapestry of strangers. She observed as one by one, her classmates formed duos across the room. The subtle hum of conversation surrounded her and she sucked in a shaky breath, trying to locate someone, anyone, who didn’t already seem to have a partner.

Eyes landing on a young boy in the back corner, Jam had found her target. The girl didn’t know anything about him, yet she had noticed he seemed a little lonely. Jam leapt from her seat and jogged a tiny bit to the dark-haired boy. She came to a halt when she reached the front of his desk and placed her palms on it, leaning against it. “Heyoo! Need a partner?” Jam asked with a grin reaching her eyes.

Jam felt a little anxious at the moment, feeling a sort of hostility in her new partner as he sighed. “Well g’day Officer Krupke,” she mumbled under her breath, being super sure he could not hear her. She took the seat pulled out by the mysterious boy, thinking it was quite nice of him despite his cold demeanour. A soft hum of thought escaped the girl’s lips, thinking about his question. Drumming on her open textbook lightly with two fingers, she replied, “Well, I think it would be more organised to start from the first spell and slowly make our way to the end?” Jam nodded to herself in confirmation, as if she was doubting her own judgement before.

The Ravenclaw girl tried not to make her anxiety too noticeable, since she could sense the guardedness of her partner beside her. She figured that showing any sign of blatant awkwardness would definitely not lead to a friendship Rick Blaine and Michael Curtiz style. Still, Jam couldn’t resist eyeing the boy from the side, studying him as if a play-by-play of becoming friends with him was written in his eyes. She turned her attention back to her textbook, reading through the very first spell and its detailed instructions silently. Once she was done, she turned to the Gryffindor next to her, asking, “Well, do you want to try the spell first?”

Jam tried to stifle a giggle as she watched the boy beside her attempt the spell. It definitely did not come out in a mean way, it was more playful, while the Gryffindor’s frown made her feel a little sympathetic. The girl hesitated a little, trying hard not to stutter as she tried giving her friend some helpful directions of her own.

“Try putting emphasis on the second syllable instead of the first, and point your wand directly at the parchment - like this.” The Ravenclaw began a demonstration on another paper ball just a few inches away from the one her partner was targeting. “Accio paper ball,” She said clearly. A string of light was sent out from her wand, wrapping itself around the paper ball like a lasso, and pulling it towards her in one swift move.

The girl helped position the dark-haired boy’s arm so that it was aligned with the original paper ball. “Here,” she said softly as soon as she was satisfied with the wand’s position, “Now you try!” Jam gave a reassuring yet encouraging nod at her partner, hoping it would give him a little bit of luck and confidence to pull off the spell.

She could feel her awkwardness melt away, maybe from her humour of the situation beforehand. The boy was definitely not as cold-hearted and hard-shelled as he seemed, but rather misunderstood. Jam was quite conflicted about whether to try and talk to him or not, but chose to put that aside for another meeting. This time, she was going to focus completely on the spell her partner was going to reattempt, trying to transfer some of her concentration to him somehow.

Upon Kaito’s successful reattempt at the spell, Jam clapped her hands together quickly in excitement. “You did it!!” The girl exclaimed in between chunks of laughter. “And you’re welcome!” Yet another muggle movie quote popped into her head. By George, I think he’s got it Jam thought as she smiled to herself. God, it would make a seriously funny reference if anyone in the room knew where it was from

Jam pursed her lips slightly and nodded her head, reading through the next section of the textbook. The next spell was one that she was particularly interested in. “If you don’t mind, I’d like to go first this time,” the girl quickly told her partner. Before he could respond, Jam placed the paper ball in her hand in front of her and eagerly waved her wand in the proper motion. “Wingardium leviosa!”

The paper ball levitated off, hovering in the air above the desk that it formerly sat on. Jam giggled as she gently poked the ball, knocking it slightly before returning to its original position. It was a success, just as she had expected.

The girl hoped that her going first gave some sort of clarity to her Gryffindor partner. She turned to him with a grin still plastered on her face. “Well? Impressed?” She asked with a touch of mischief in her voice. “Now you try!” The Ravenclaw girl gestured to the paper ball in Kaito’s hand from the previous spell, egging him on to try the levitation charm.

@Kaito Asano

The classroom was buzzing with swirling emotions of relief and delight, as they were finally free from the classes for the day. Jam hummed softly while packing, shoving each book and school item in its preset place. She looked to her partner, who was still beside her, and studied him for a while. A little fragment of his smile from before lingered on his lips which made the girl quite satisfied. She was hoping to make him happy in the future, as he had a really adorable smile.

Just as the girl turned back to her cream-coloured backpack on her table, the Gryffindor boy spoke. Jam blinked once, with both glee and surprise present in her eyes. “Oh! I forgot to introduce myself!” The girl said, shaking her head while rolling her eyes. “I’m Jam, and of course I’d love to be your friend!” Frankly, the Ravenclaw girl could hardly believe that he, the seemingly anti-social boy in her Charms class, asked her if she wanted to be friends. Really, it felt like a huge honour to her. It wasn’t as if she made a great deal out of it, but she was glad to just be someone he could rely on.

Slipping a leather-covered book into her bag, Jam zipped it up and shoved her arms through the straps. “Well, this is goodbye for now I’m afraid,” The brunette pouted slightly, but only for a second, for her bright smile returned to her face once again. She started to skip off, turning behind only to give a small but cheerful wave to her new friend. “See you next lesson Kaikai!”