The variety of students below watch as a broom takes off and flashes into the sky like a rocket. A male sits atop it, shaggy blond hair covering his forehead and eyebrows. His muscles contract as he jeers to the left, dodging the iron ball that seems to appear out of nowhere. The object is followed by Malia whom doesn't even seem to notice the newcomer. She flies past.

"Isn't that Aiden?" A male in the crowd asks, hardly whispering.

Another string of whispers goes through the crowd but these ones seem...denser. It's as if they're afraid what would happen if a word weighed too much but couldn't keep from adding to the scale. What would happen if it tipped?

Above the bet continued, Aiden's dark green eyes scanning the scene. He's unsure of what is happening but knows it should be stopped. Someone could get hurt.

He adjusts his broom so it is level and swings his leg in front of him, using it to stand up. His back leg locks and he's off. He's faster like this, surprising those who haven't seen his skill before. He gracefully flies next to Sebastian, the younger male glancing at his friend beside him.

"Come to join the fun or end it?" Sebastian yells over the wind, suddenly jerking to the right. It was an odd sort of follow the leader as Aiden went along, following Seb who was -in turn- following the snitch.

Aiden gave him a look, as if saying 'Get down before I force you down.'

Sebastian got the message but didn't care. He continued after the snitch.

Aiden went to cut him off but stopped his reaction, seeing an object racing towards them. He grabbed his broom and braced for impact as the bludger ran into him, or rather, his back leg.

A large creak was heard as the metal that was suctioned to his skin ripped off and tumbled to the ground. He groaned in pain as he watched his prosthetic leg land on the grass, many feet away from the students below. It was like tearing off a million bandaids in one area so yeah, it stung.

In order to maintain his balance he sat on his broom, allowing Sebastian to fly ahead of him. He couldn't keep up in a sitting position.

"Oh my god, Aiden, I'm so sorry. I was aiming for Sebastian!" Malia flew up to him, sincerity in her voice.

He just smiled and waved it off, meaning it was fine. She smiled back. That smile was quickly replaced with a frown when she saw Sebastian flying up to them.

"Ha, I win." He stated smugly, holding out the golden nugget.

"Only because Aiden was there. If it wasn't for him protecting you your face would be imprinted in the dirt right now! I say you cheated!"

"Cheated? Please! We only set the time rule, nothing else! I won, fair and square!"

"Why not ask your lovely bystanders? I'm sure they'd be happy to provide their perspectives like they did for me." The three shuddered, immediately recognizing the voice.

Headmistress Young.

Author's Note:

Hello everyone! This is the end of the "The Bet" chapters so I hope you enjoyed these little introductions! I'm sorry I couldn't update last week, I had my graduation party as I stated on my profile.

And last weeks poll was a bust since only one person voted so I'll probably stop doing those regularly. I'll only be doing them for important/shocking parts from now on but I'll still be doing shoutouts! So, if you want a shoutout leave a review after each chapter telling my your thoughts, a joke, or anything really and check the Author's Note to see if you made it!

This week's shoutout goes to cityscapetowers for their review of "Thanks for including Augusta! I like how she interacts with Natalia, and I'm looking forward to meeting all of the other characters." I'm glad you enjoy the characters so far! I enjoy them too and am so happy everyone submitted such interesting personalities to help liven up my story!

The final (main) character of the story is submitted by me (Aiden)

Thank you for supporting the story! See you next week!

-Sam