Heya again! I'm trying to update quicker so here's another one :P
Echo Hellfire: I'm not gonna make Wood a bad guy (intentionally) but you can just imagine how Wood must feel finally having the upper hand xD. But I love writing about these two! Because they have such an interesting dynamic...(plus they are adorable together xD) Glad you liked it! Hope you like this one too (:
Falcon Flint: I'm glad you've liked it so far ^_^ xD I hope you like this chapter even more! (there's quite a bit more of Flint trying to be intimidating xD)
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"That was pathetic," I growled, pushing past pucey to reach one of the armchairs that lined the walls of the Slytherin common room. "they way you were going on about it, I expected something more elaborate!"
"Wow, does being part Veela make you talk like a douche too? And here I was under the impression that you could barley string three words together, let alone know what 'elaborate' means."
Narrowing my eyes, I quickly took a quick look at the rest of the common room to check that no-one had overheard Higgs's not so sly mention of my Veela heritage. "fuck off," I said eventually, pushing my back further into the soft leather of the chair.
Leaning further forward so as to continue our conversation Higgs added "so, seeing as Veela's are supposed to be female, does that mean your mate will be male," grinning at my wide eyed expression, I snarled violently back and spat out
"I do NOT have a mate! Okay?" silence engulfed us for a few moments before Higgs jaw dropped comically.
"Oh Merlin, you've already met her haven't you!"
Not wanting to inform Higgs of my suspicouns of one of the Gryffindor chaser girls, I raised an eyebrow and said "I just told you that I don't have one!"
"No you said you don't have one!" Terrance smirked in triumph.
"...isn't that the same thing?" I asked, scratching the back of my neck in confusion. Terrance was about to reply when we were interrupted by what looked like a 2nd or 3rd year Slytherin stumbling through the portrait hole and into the common room.
She was breathing incredibly ruggedly but a wide smirk was still set across her face.
"have you heard what they are saying about Marcus Flint?" she exclaimed pompusley, her head thrown back in pride that she knew something even the older years did not.
She apparently had not realised that I was sitting only a few steps away from her.
All conversations seemed to stop, and everyone who had been previously unaware of my presence (or at least pretending to be) turned to face me to watch my reaction.
Pulling back a snarl, I slowly rose from the seat and began to make my way towards the young girl who had was instantly regretting her haste to spread rumours.
As I reached her she begun coweling in fear, as if afraid I might punch her in the face if she was to make any wrong moves. I may not be as large as I was before, but I was still the same height as I always was and people clearly still found themselves slightly intimidated by me.
".?" I growled menacingly.
"they are...well they..." the girl muttered, stumbling over her words in fear.
"WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?" I growled again, my voice having gone up a few decibels in my frustration.
"ummm...someone...someone heard you talking and well, they think that uh..that you might have said that uhhh...you were a Veela."
I was almost to shocked to react, my mind immediately accused Terrance of spreading around the news, and so I shifted my gaze to him momentarily, but long enough for him to see the anger in my eyes.
"who told you this?" I snarled, adopting a fake 'kind' tone that even the girl could see through.
"well...lots of people where talking about it..."
"WHO?" I growled once more, anger working its way up to breaking point.
"O...Oliver wood..." the girl retracted immediately into a fetal position afraid I would lash out at any moment.
There was silence all around the common room, all occupants starring eagerly at my face to see my reaction. It wasn't smart to make a spectacle in the middle of the common room but I couldn't help it, I was too filled with rage.
A low growling sound rumbled from my throat before it began echoing around the eerilee silent room.
"I'm going to fucking kill him." Was all I said before I turned tail and practically stomped towards the common room entrance.
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I barley registered where I was going as I marched down the next four corridors, only vaguely aware of the direction I was headed: towards the great hall.
"This is ridiculous Flint!" Higgs huffed in protest, his footsteps quickly following mine, "There's teachers in there, and so you can't start a fight unless you want detention."
I knew there was truth in Higgs's words but I was much too consumed by my anger to use logic.
But as luck would have it, as I turned around the next corner I could see that Wood, and what looked like the entirety of his Quidditch team minus potter, had already left the hall.
The rage that had slowly been decreasing with every step I took suddenly flew to boiling point once again, but I was unsure whether it was due to the knowing smirk Wood sent my way upon seeing me, or the fact that Wood and the Weasley twins all had their arms wrapped around what could potentionally be my mate.
"What the fuck wood?" I growled as we reached the posse of Gryffindor prats.
"oh you have heard have you? Yeah I know all about you, maybe next time you'll think about being more discreet? Or maybe that's not in a trolls nature." At my outraged look he added "or should I say Veela's nature." I could hear those surrounding wood each take a sharp intake of breath, all though I assume they Woods already told them all about my heritage, and that they were most likely breathing so oddly because they were afraid of what I would do.
"Aren't Veela's supposed to be girls? Does that make you a poof or a transvestite? Or both?" Bell knew Wood had taken too far, or at least thats what I got from the uncomfortable look on her face, and the fact that she was now pulling on his sleeve in an attempt to make him walk away.
From somewhere behind me Higgs started to growl and advance on Wood, only to be stopped in his tracks by Pucey.
Heck even Wood looked like he regretted what he had said as soon as the words left his mouth.
"You'd know all about being that wouldn't you wood? I heard that you had to sleep with Charlie Weasley to even get on the team." I knew it was a cheap shot, but it made me feel so much better to so his face burn a bright red in anger.
Even if it was clearly not true that he had to sleep his way onto the team (not that I would admit it to him) I still felt the satisfaction of the reaction it got out of Wood.
"I thought the Slytherin team didn't accept girls on their team," Wood commented, fighting out of one of the twins grip.
It was my turn to burn red, and I stepped forward and clasped my left hand around the collar of Wood's robe.
But as I pulled my arm back to prepare for the punch, I could hear cries of
"stop it flint," and "leave him alone" chorusing out from the Gryffindor girls, and I found myself unable to continue, unwilling to cause him pain. No doubt knowing it would upset the girls also.
Oh great, I moaned internally. This proved it then, one of those girls was my mate, and there was nothing I could do about.
Wood seemed taken aback by my momentary pause, and I found myself unsure of what to do now.
After all I still wanted to cause Wood a great deal of pain for what he did but my body seemed unwilling to cause it.
I was saved from making a decision luckily when a cry of "what do you think you're doing." Sounded from behind me.
I turned in time to see an extremely angry McGonagall, pacing towards us.
"All of you to the heads office. IMMEDIATLY." As Higgs opened his mouth to protest she shot him a stern look and began to usher us in the direction of Dumbledore's office.
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"you haven't been back a week and already you are getting into fights!" Mcgonagall frowned, taking in the appearance of all the students who had been summoned to the office. "I am ashamed in you," she said, this time addressing the Gryffindor students who all immediately bowed their head in shame, much to mine, Higgs's and Pucey's amusement.
Shooting us a look that could kill to silence us, Mcgonagall turned to face Dumbledore who was twiddling his fingers in thought from behind his desk.
"I agree with Professor McGonagall, we should be working to promote house unity not widening the divides."
Me and Higgs shot eachother quick scared glances, both afraid of what ridiculous task the old codger would set us on.
"as such, you shall all be working in detention for three weeks...together."
"Together?" Weasley asked, "as in...Slytherin and Gryffindor TOGETHER?"
"Yes Mr Weasley, that was the idea."
Shaking my head at the oldmans foolishness, I turned my head slightly curious to see Woods reaction. I almost started laughing again as his mouth opened and closed continuously, causing him to look rather like a fish.
"but sir...three weeks? What about Quidditch!" At last something we could agree on, I too turned to Dumbledore expectantly.
"perhaps you should have been thinking about that before you started fighting Mr Wood." Dumbledore shrugged with an air of finality.
Oh great three weeks with the Gryffindors, I frowned internally, and I still had to deal with the whole 'Wood telling everyone' problem...
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this one was a quicky, and I'm not all that happy with it.
But next chapter is when it starts getting good!
So I hope you liked it xD
