Yay! I love updating this! I will actually try and keep them more 11 year old-ish, seeing as they're all acting like 15 year olds now...anyway.

Easter

"Eggs!"

Lillian was hungrily devouring the portion of chocolate eggs that she'd brought into the Great Hall, her speech muffled by the chocolate in her mouth. A'ishah shuffled in her seat, moving away from her, but grinning.

"You'll give yourself a stomach ache, y'know," she stated, but was unheard as the morning post was delivered. Hundreds of owls of all shapes, colourings and sizes flew into the Hall, giving their parcels to their respectful owners. A large Screech Owl landed near A'ishah and placed a letter down, before nuzzling her fondly.

"Feathers!" she said happily, petting the fierce-looking owl. Feathers ruffled his feathers and swooped off, leaving his owner to open the letter.

The letter said:

Daughter,

How is your school? From what we've heard from you, it's absolutely amazing! Are you learning enough? Are you studying? Make sure you are! I want you to excel, and I want you to pass the year with flying colours.

It's real lonely without you here, you know. But, your owl is good company. He's so well-behaved...he acts like he's the boss; but still, he's friendly when he wants to be.

Write back soon, and Father sends his love.

~Mother

A'ishah smiled. This was a true letter; short, to the point and encouraging her to do her best. The paper was yellow, but she suspected that Mother had bought the paper to look like that, for reasons unknown.

Folding the letter and putting it inside her robes, A'ishah was about to dig into her much-more-healthier-than-Lillian's breakfast, when a cry came from a table or so away,

"Shiiiit!"

McGonagall was up instantly, and her voice was sharp as she snapped,

"Language, Mr Alistair! 20 points from Hufflepuff!"

There was a unanimous groan from the Hufflepuff Tables, and several people cast filthy glares at Alwyn, who merely huffed and stared at the table with hatred. Lillian barely glanced up from her chocolate, and shoved a large egg to A'ishah, snapping 'Eat!' in a muffled voice.

(Later that day)

"By God," Lillian muttered under her breath as, for the 8th time, she crossed out a full paragraph. She'd been given lines, for, what A'ishah thought secretly, was a really good reason (meaning, that she thought that Lillian deserved the lines):

(Flashback; After Breakfast)

"Good job, Alwyn," Lillian had drawn said Hufflepuff aside, and was now growling at him, "you lost us 20 points!"

Shrugging, Alwyn had pointedly look at the ground, and whispered,

"Do you mind? Only, I have to be at-!" he was cut off as Lillian had punched him in the stomach, winding him, and had then slapped him across the face several times and had finished with punching his face, leaving him gasping on the floor, breathless and with a blood nose.

"That was for everyone in our House, mostly A'ishah!"

It was then that A'ishah had forced her friend to turn around and make her see the teacher that had seen the whole episode.

(End Flashback)

"Well, you did sort of unleash hell on him-."

"I don't care!' Lillian fumed, throwing the quill aside in defeat, "that little...idiot deserved what he got!"

"Granted, but still-"

"You mean you think he didn't!?" Lillian looked at her friend in disbelief.

"N-no! Of course he did!" A'ishah hurriedly, "it's just that...maybe you should've done something less risky, or less harmful, or less..." she trailed off as Alwyn glided across the Common Room, his robes drawn around him, a haughty expression on his face. He seemed to be holding something, but whatever it was, it was out of sight. Not even glancing at them, he went on his way, until, while passing the two girls, he tripped, but managed to put his hands out in front of him in time to sop himself from falling on his face.

"Oops," Lillian murmured, an evil smirk on her face. Getting up hurriedly, he swept from the room.

(That evening)

"No...I can't...!"

The voice startled A'ishah as she paused outside the Girl's Dorms.

"But...if I don't...they will be really mad..."

A'ishah leaned forward curiously.

"And...they might get out...the...t-the...Ah!"

There was an aggravated scream, and a loud series of swear words. A'ishah was astonished, but she managed not to make a sound.

"I have to act...keep it up...to keep alive...survival...they will...w-will..."

She never found out, because the door opened suddenly, and there was the last person she would've expected to give a speech like that.

"GET AWAY!" Alwyn screamed, in a voice so loud that she was surprised the windows didn't break.

"But..." she paused, crawling away, "I just wanted t-to-."

"AWAY!" he drew his wand, but his hand was trembling viciously, "NOW!"

A'ishah needed no other encouragement as she crawled into the Girl's Dorms, leaving Alwyn screaming curses in her wake.

Yes, I made Alwyn spaz. I like making my characters spaz.

And, yes, Alwyn isn't exactly...a calm person.

Grim Easter much? :P

~Padfoot