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Chapter 2

"Abby, you are one of the most foolish people I know! Why did you go into the Forbidden Forest with Tora??" asked Dreas. All of her dorm mates were with her in the West Wing, occasionally helping Madame Pomfrey in tending their wounds.

"I don't know. We just went in there to go exploring, and then we found this adorable baby dragon that was being attacked by those egotistical centaurs! What do you think we were going to do?" she said, explaining to Dreas the exact same thing she said to Professor McGonagall.

"Ho-hum… So exactly what's going to happen to the dragon?" asked Kalea.

"Professor McGonagall said she was going to transfer it to some sort of dragon habitat. She said they'd take better care of it."

"But… What's going to happen to you?" asked Holly with concern.

"On Tuesday I'm starting my week's detention, plus 20 points off Slytherin."

"Ouch. That's pretty harsh," said Kalea.

"Yeah well, whatever. It's not like I have to be around Filch or anything, that guy hates me."

"Here here!" exclaimed Tora on the bed right next to Abby's.

"Isn't Tora in trouble too though?" asked Dreas, sitting at the end of Abby's bed.

"Of course she is, that's why we have detention together," grinned Abby.

Tora returned the grin. "McGonagall's never going to know what hit her." The two laughed maniacally while the others rolled their eyes.

"Anyways, I saw you shouting at your brother before McGonagall found you. What were you guys talking about?" asked Kalea.

"Oh, that twit saw me and Tora and started getting into his Big Brother mode. Puh-leez, I bet the only reason why he was acting concerned was because he wanted upgrade his image," stated Abby.

"How sweet! James Potter looking out for his baby sister! Could he be any more perfect?" asked Holly dreamily, ignoring Abby's last statement. The others sighed. Out of all of them, Holly was the one that was most taken with James, even though she was seeing Robert Cecilly, another Slytherin in their year.

"Emma seems to fancy that Sirius Black though. I can't blame her, he is very good looking indeed," piped up Dreas. Emadora was Dreas' older sister, and like Abby, her sister was in the same year as James and a Gryffindor as well, which was what really made them come together.

"No'fense, but Sirius Black wouldn't look twice at your sister, even though she is one of the prettier Gryffindors. Black seems to like going around instead of staying in one place, if you know what I mean," said Abby knowingly.

"Yes, but she is still keen on the idea. She's thinking about asking him to the Yule Ball this year."

"Brave, very brave."

"Yes I suppose so."

Kalea rolled her eyes, but then looked as if she had a stroke of genius and spoke up. "Ooh! This conversation just made me think of something!" exclaimed Kalea.

"What?" the other four asked.

"I believe that Gregory Besedo fancies you, Abby," she grinned.

"What makes you think that?" asked Abby with skepticism.

"I heard, well, overheard is more likely, him talking to his friend, what was his name… Zacharia! That's it. He was planning on asking you to go with him to the next Hogsmeade trip!" she said with absolute pride.

"I don't think so. Why would he want to ask me?"

"Oh stop it, Abigail. You know very well that you have the same Potter charm that your brother has, but in a feminine way," said Kalea, adding on the last part quickly seeing the glare that Abby had thrown her.

"No way. James and I do not look alike at all! He has brown hair, I have dirty blond hair. He has brown eyes, I have blue-gray eyes," she insisted.

"Yes, but you do have that sort of…. Air that distinguishes you as a Potter," said Holly.

"You girls are out of your minds."

"OK, well, that doesn't matter at the moment. What does matter is your answer to his question!" exclaimed Tora.

"Who's?"

"Gregory's!"

"What question?"

The four girls groaned. They knew they were going to have to work on this one.

*

The weekend was over before any of the students could adjust, and the mood at Hogwarts returned to a foul one. Abby and Dreas were in the same Charms class, and both were sending each other notes under the teacher's nose. Even though Abby very much enjoyed this class out of all the other ones, important matters had to be settled; such as the reason why she was going to say no to Gregory. Dreas and she were disputing back and forth silently, and many had noticed the two always glaring at each other. The girls were seated in different corners of the room, and they were communicating by an enchanted paper they made. All five girls each had a piece of the parchment, and when they needed to write to each other, they would write their message on their own piece and it would appear on the other's, and would fade when the reader was done, thus, never letting a teacher see what they were talking about.

"Come on, you have to say yes! Gregory is such a sweetie, and he really likes you!"  Dreas wrote in one of her notes.

"Yes, but you have to admit that if you didn't over hear him, then you wouldn't have guessed in a million years that he liked me, so there!" wrote Abby in her responding note.

"But he likes you, and I know you must have SOME sort of feeling towards him!"

"No I don't, now drop it!" Abby hid her piece of parchment in the pocket of her robes so she did not need to be disturbed by anymore of Dreas pleadings. Dreas pouted sightly, and gave a small "humph!" before setting her gaze on Professor Morego. Abby smirked. Dreas and Kalea were very much alike. Kalea was the gossip queen, if anything happened anywhere, she would've been the first to know. Nobody knew how, but Kalea sometimes found out before the gossip actually came out. Dreas was the persistent one, always wanting more information and almost always succeeded in getting it. The two were very much feared in the Slytherin house, and were a golden pair. Yes, it was very handy indeed in having them as friends. Just like they were good in dishing out gossip, they were just as excellent in hiding it or spreading rumors around, without it being able to be traced back to them.

After a few more minutes, the final bell rang signifying the end of class and for the rest of the day. Dreas waited by the door for Abby to finish up packing and they started walking back.

"I'm telling you Abby, you're making a really big mistake in saying no. I mean come on! Any girl in their right minds would say yes to Gregory! He's like one of the most handsomest boys in Slytherin, not to mention he's even less conceited than your brother."

"Dreas, it is pret-ty hard to be even more conceited than my brother, no matter who they are." Dreas must have found some truth in this, for she did not press matters any further and did not say anything until they reached their rooms.

Unfortunately for Abby, an unhappy surprise was in store for her, because Big Brother James was standing right outside of the Slytherin common room's door, accompanied by Sirius. Suddenly, Abby's anger that she felt when they were on the field came rushing back, and her eyes clouded over in a darker color. Which was also unfortunate, for James did not seem as happy as Abby.

Not at all.

"Get out of my way, James," she said clearly yet sternly.

"No, not until you tell me what the heck you were doing in the Forbidden Forest!" he said with just enough force.

"Like I said, it's none of your business! Now get out of my way!" Abby tried pushing past her brother, but James did not budge. "James!!" she cried.

"Abby tell me now or I'm going to have to send an owl to mother."

Abby's eyes widened. "You wouldn't dare!"

James smirked. "Like hell I would."

Abby let out a frustrated cry. "Why can't you be like all the other brothers and just but out of my business! This does not concern you!" Of course, in all truth, Abby could have just told James right then and there, because there was nothing to hide, but the fact that he was bugging her immensely and because she wouldn't give him the satisfaction stood in her way.

"Abby, when you come out of the Forest looking like you were wrestling with a troll – which I hope you were not doing – what do you think I'm going to do?!"

A dry sigh escaped Dreas's lips. "Is this really necessary?"

Sirius, who was sitting near the stairs, answered, "Apparently to James it is."

"Do you think they'll finish in time for dinner?"

"Not very likely."

Another sighed escaped from Dreas as she sat next to Sirius.

*

Abby was infuriated by the time she got back to her room. Her brother had pushed her too far, and that was never a good thing. He had finally let her and Dreas enter when a teacher nearby questioned what was going on. Abby blew the hair that was in front of her face to move, and then plopped herself onto her bed. Dreas, Kalea, Tora and Holly were all in the common room playing chess or just absentmindedly chatting. She did not feel like doing anything remotely fun at the moment. She hated her brother for this as well, always being able to put her in a foul mood. Her friends were wise and decided not to ask nor stay in her presence. She felt a glow in her pocket and Abby took out the note.

"Dinner time, let's go.

Tora" 

Abby got off her bed and walked down to the common room to join her friends.

*

When they entered the Great Hall, James' eyes were glaring at Abby who did not even return the glance. She walked past the Gryffindor tables with her head held up high, and the others sighing.

"Do you think you'll ever get over this?" asked Tora to Abby.

"Not until my brother admits he's been a self-centered git and apologizes," said Abby defiantly.

"So never, huh?"

Suddenly, a loud "SPLAT!" was heard coming from their table. Abby glanced to her left. Severus Snape's face had now been covered by his whole meal. "POTTER!!!" he yelled. Abby sighed yet again, and looked behind her. The Marauders were laughing whole-heartedly and couldn't stop shaking.

"What my brother really needs is a taste of his own medicine. Something that'll set him straight-" Abby stopped in mid-sentence. Lily Evans was now screaming at the Marauders, telling them how immature they were and that they deserved a week's detention.  Abby's face brightened up considerably. "Or maybe someone…"

"Now what are you planning in that fantastic mind of yours?" smiled Holly.

Abby grinned maliciously and her eyes twinkled with mischief. "I say, that for the first time in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's history, Slytherins play Cupid."

A/N: Now I know I said that I would put more Sirius… But seriously, it's harder than it looks with a plot like this and a character like that. Anyways, I'll make sure he gets a decent part when Abby puts her plan into play. Bye!