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Chapter One - Rivals?
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On the second day of Hogwarts a rivalry formed, which amazed a girl named Maze. She was amazed because breakfast had just begun and they sat down at the tables in the great hall not even five minutes ago. As the food appeared, a wonderful smell of eggs, bacon, pancakes, and other such things arose. Many people were amazed by the sight of it just appearing and the taste was just as extraordinary. There was much chattering and conversations rising but the one that caught Maze's attention the most was the one that was going on right beside her.
"Sirius, how dare you try to sneak a canary cream into my food?!" Maze's friend Crescent shouted. Crescent was sitting next to her which was almost completely unsettling to Maze because if Crescent lost her temper, it was those nearest to her which felt the pain.
"I dare by my own free will," Sirius calmly replied. Maze laughed, so did Remus who sat on the other side of Maze.
"Come on Crescent, give it up, you don't really know him," Maze said still laughing, she was starting to think that she was the only sensible one of the group.
"If I so much as see you near my food or anything in classes I will be sure to give you your just desserts," Crescent threatened and turned away from Sirius. The boy next to him, James, looked a little miffed.
"You do not threaten my friends!" James shouted in anger. He stood up and pulled out his wand. Remus's eyes widened from, what seemed to Maze, fear. Maze's eyes widened in surprise as she saw Crescent put her hand on her wand, both Maze and Remus stood up and grabbed James' arms.
"Calm down James! It's not worth hurting her over!" Remus said as Maze was thrown off. She looked up and glared at James, Sirius, and Crescent for starting this whole uproar.
"Listen to Remus, James!" The silent boy Peter squeaked, he didn't seem the type to really stand up to anyone for anything.
"Crescent, why'd you open your mouth?" Neara retorted as James finally calmed down. Remus helped Maze to her feet and they both sat down.
"Sorry. uh." James stumbled, he had never actually heard Maze's name.
"Maze, I'm Maze, it's perfectly okay, I understand," She said with a smile of reassurance.
"Siding with the enemy we see Maze." Angeline said looking to the roughed up Maze. Obviously Angeline, Neara, and Crescent had a conversation with out Maze.
The fire was still going late into the night in the Gryffindor common room. Neara, Crescent, and Angeline sat in the comfortable armchairs. Neara stared at the fire, "Sirius, James, and Remus look like a bunch of trouble makers to me."
"I can agree on that one," Crescent remarked. "Peter seems fine, a little quiet though."
"Maze seems to think they're fine," Angeline added. "If we allow her to hang out with them then she'll get in trouble with them."
"Even if she did nothing," Neara cut in. "They are the enemy. we can cause trouble and get away with it, I'm sure they wouldn't be able to though."
"That would make them our rivals too," Angeline stated.
"Then it's decided," Crescent finished with a triumphant smile. Angeline and Neara nodded in unison.
"Since when are they our enemies?!" She shouted in utter surprise. Sirius and James looked at each other and laughed. Peter looked kind of bewildered as Remus looked kind of like 'its only satisfaction to these two'.
"Since we so decided," Crescent declared. Maze gave this pout look.
"It won't work darling,." Neara stated looking away from Maze.
"How about a compromise, I'm neutral but work with you guys while just talking to these four," Maze said with a look full of hope.
"How about not?" The three others said shattering Maze's look. Maze looked at Remus with a slight grin; he caught on and smiled while shaking his head.
"That kind of sucks James; she's the only decent one of the four." Sirius replied making their whole group laugh.
"Thank you." Maze said with a look of full satisfaction. Her group looked at her like they were just miffed. She stuck her tongue out at them with slight satisfaction mixed with a bit of triumph; just to prove she had beat them.
"Don't stick your tongue out at me Maze!" Crescent shouted trying to grab her tongue by practically sliding across the table. Maze gave a little "Eeeeeep!" and moved out of reach. James, Sirius, and Peter fell to the ground laughing. Remus had been reading but looked and blinked at the sight of Maze leaning back and Crescent practically lying on the table. He would have continued to read and purposely taken no notice to them except the fact that they were right next to him. That's when Dumbledore came around handing out the schedules. Once they got their schedules, Crescent and Maze went back to normal, "Potions, herbology, flying, charms, and defense against the dark arts, and transfiguration."
"Hmmm. what sounds fun?" Sirius questioned looking at James.
"None!" Crescent shouted.
"He wasn't asking you," Neara stated.
"Charms. flying, transfiguration and I guess defense against the dark arts," James replied ignoring the several out of place comments from Crescent and Neara.
"Then. we stay in those?" Sirius questioned.
"We stay in all," Remus said from the cover of his book.
"Ah, but Remus!" The two whined.
"No whining, it'll get you nowhere," He coldly stared into his book, "Unless you two want to be stupid wizards cursing yourselves on accident then I would suggest you stay, in, class!"
Maze watched him stand up and then she quickly jumped up herself, "Neara, Crescent we." She stopped; they were not in sight, come to think of it, neither was Angeline. "They left me."
Sirius put his arm on her shoulder, James did the same on the other side "You can stick with us for now." Maze looked at Sirius and then James; she wasn't sure what to think of what was going on. She then looked Remus to who was in front and looking a little annoyed at Sirius and James.
"Leave her alone!" Remus shouted, seeming a little miffed.
"Calm down Remus, it's only a little harmless fun." James said. Remus just glared at them. Maze looked at Peter realizing he had only said one thing the whole time. Peter was looking at the ground seeming rather shy.
"You should include Peter more." Maze suddenly said breaking the silence. Peter quickly looked up, looked to Maze, and blushed. "He looks so left out."
"I. I'm fine, really!" He looked slightly embarrassed.
"But you seem so sad." Maze said, getting out from in between the two boys.
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Meanwhile
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"My gosh, Look at her. She fits in with them, it's amazing," Neara whispered from behind a statue.
"She's our new spy," Angeline said with a maniacal gleam in her eye and a triumphant smile.
"I'm the leader I decide!" Crescent angrily stated.
"You agree anyway," The girls said in unison.
"So, I still have the authority," Crescent said. "Neara should be our supplier, while you Angeline are the."
"I'll be sure to do whatever you need when you need!" Angeline happily piped in.
"Ummm. you might want to get to class." An unknown girl said peering behind the statue. The other three looked at her with surprise, as if she shouldn't have known they were there.
"Hey, aren't you a Slytherin?" Angeline questioned, "Shouldn't you, like, hate us since we're in Gryffindor?"
"Not all Slytherins are bad!" The girl said, obviously having a short temper like Crescent. "Besides, I don't judge people before getting to know them." She then left as she didn't want to be insulted by people she didn't know, especially if they knew nothing about her.
"Gaaah, they're. they're gone!" Neara shouted pointing to where Sirius, James, Peter, Remus, and Maze were.
"They're probably in class." Crescent said jumping up and running toward into the dungeons. They arrived late to class. They saw Maze sitting next to Remus, next to him was Sirius, James, and Peter.
"You're late." Professor Turon deduced. The three girls sat down next to Maze.
"You're our new spy!" Neara said unable to hold in the excitement.
"What? Never! They're my friends, just like you guys! I will tell them none of your plans and tell you none of their plans," Maze whispered, the teacher noticed then and quickly thought up a way to get them into trouble.
"So, Maze, what is the answer?" Turon questioned.
"The crown of thorns plant is a highly poisonous plant. If you boil it in water it is a mixture that will burn you and once it is off you will itch." Maze said Remus' hand shot up.
"Yes Remus?" Turon questioned rather baffled that she could still pay attention while whispering to her friends. Maze turned to Remus.
"The sap is the poisonous part." Remus said with a competitive smile on his face once he turned to look at Maze. She shot a 'you're on' look back at him. Sirius and James were passing notes to each other so they didn't notice but Peter giggled a little.
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After class, Sirius, James, and Crescent had landed themselves in detention, "That creep."
"What little Gryffindor, have a problem?" A greasy haired boy questioned walking up them, the girl who had talked to Crescent, Neara, and Angeline before was with him.
"Who are you and what do you want grease ball?" James questioned. The boy glared at him and the girl made a fist.
"I am Severus Snape," The boy said.
"You have an abnormally large nose," Maze said with an innocent tone.
"How dare you insult Severus!?" The girl yelled. Her fist was now shaking.
"She dares by her own will," Sirius and Crescent said in unison making them glare at each other.
"So, you're smart allic Gryffindors, eh?" Snape questioned.
"Only if you want us to be. Snivellus," Sirius responded. Maze and the others hid in their laughter. Both Slytherins walked away obviously pissed off at the Gryffindors.
As soon as the two were out of ear shot, all eight cracked up, "Snivellus! That's a great one Sirius!" James said in between breaths of laughter.
"Thanks bud!" Sirius shouted in response. As if they had just remembered something, Crescent, Angeline, and Neara jumped up, no longer laughing.
"Maze, it's time to go!" Crescent shouted. Maze suddenly stopped laughing and gained a puzzled look.
"Why?" She asked. She figured she already knew the answer.
"We do not console with the enemy!" Crescent answered.
"But."
"No buts!" Crescent shouted cutting off Maze from her sentence. Maze slowly stood up and started to walk off with her friends. Maze looked at the ground in sorrow but the other three decided to ignore it.
"Hey, don't come back any time soon!" Sirius yelled after them.
"We'll see you next class anyway!" Crescent shouted back in a taunting voice.
"Remind me again, why are we enemies with them?" Maze questioned still confused about it all.
"Well, not really enemies more like rivals. You see, they think they're better then us, so, we must prove that they aren't," Crescent said guiding her friend out to the herbology barrack.
"We can still talk to them," Maze mumbled somewhat miffed. She had come to like the four guys; they weren't as bad as Crescent, Neara, and Angeline thought. Of course, they didn't even give them a chance. They entered the herbology 'room' and Maze searched around for the guys but saw them no where. Professor Sprout started lecturing and a few minutes later, the four entered, late.
"20 points from Gryffindor for being late," Sprout sternly stated.
"We got lost, it's only the first day, cut us some slack," James declared.
"It's not that hard to find this place. Now as I was saying." Sprout continued as James and Sirius rolled there eyes and continued to pass notes. Sprout didn't seem to take notice of them, instead she just held up a plant, described it, and then explained the best and proper ways of taking care of it. Maze was glad they were sitting down; otherwise her legs would be tired of standing for no reason. She glanced at Remus who seemed to be listening intently. A girl's hand shot up.
"Yes?" Sprout questioned to the girl.
"I was wondering do you just water it normally or is there a specific way?" The girl questioned. Both Remus and Maze instinctively raised their hand.
"Yes Mr. Lupin?" Sprout asked Remus who put his hand down, so did Maze, she knew he was going to answer the question, which he did so with complete detail gaining 10 house points for Gryffindor. Maze pulled out a quill and parchment. She began to write:
Well, at least you got half of our house points back. What was the potion's homework? I wasn't exactly paying attention.
She neatly folded it and gently tossed it in front of Remus. He looked from the note to her and then back to the note. He opened it and read it. It was a minute before Maze got the piece of parchment back. She quickly opened it and it read:
Well then perhaps you should pay more attention in class?
It took you that long to write a sentence! You write slow or something! Yes, yes, I know I should but he was soooo boring! Please! I beg you tell me!
She put it in front of him again and he laughed once he read it. He wrote the homework on it that time and Maze pocketed it. For the rest of the class period she paid attention just so she could get the homework.