Author's Note: I am deeply sorry for leaving my fans hanging for such a long period of time. Between the last chapter posted and now, I have been hit by a load of homework for my classes. I've had this chapter mostly done, but I just needed to tweak it so I could better continue the story. This will not become the massive adventure the series it is based on was. I may end it soon after the end of Jane's first-year. It will depend on how I feel and if I can make a viable story. I might also skip a year or two and bring in some other old plot points that just popped in my head when writing this. I must make sure to write them down so I do not forget.

Chapter 7 Birds of a Feather

Time for Jane seemed to be moving quickly. As she lay in her warm bed, she thought how it felt like only yesterday she had come to this school, and just a day before that, she met her father's cousin.

"Freaky," Jane muttered as she got out and dressed for the cold weather. "Downside to this dorm room is I can't see the weather outside," Jane thought as she pulled a jacket on. Darcy and Alice were still in bed, but then again, they usually slept in on Saturdays. Jane walked into the common room and found Robert reading The First War Against the Dark Lord Voldemort: A Synopsis of major events and battles by Jarod Cillian

"Hey Robert," Jane said with a smile on her face. He looked up at her.

"I'd ask why you're smiling, but after knowing you for a month and a half, I can usually guess as to why," Robert said, marking his place in the book.

"Oh and why am I today?" Jane asked.

"You're seeing your first Quidditch match today and you'll be seeing Scorpius play," Robert said, in a businesslike tone.

"He's a friend," Jane said, "Of course I'm excited to see him play. I'd be excited to see you play, if you were old enough."

"Is that meant to be an incentive to try out for next year's team?" Robert asked.

"Only if you see it as one," Jane replied. Robert gave a quiet laugh and got up. The pair exited the common room and went to breakfast.

"After the game, may I borrow your History notes?" Robert asked.

"Why would you need my notes?" Jane asked coyly, "You seem to love history a lot."

"I do," Robert said, "But as you know, I prefer battles and reading about war. The legal area is not my forte. Besides I wasn't the one who mixed up the planets with each other was I?"

"No, you weren't," Jane said, thinking on how she switched up the order of the planets on their latest star chart for Professor Vega. Robert showed her mistake and she was able to fix it quickly.

"So, may I?" Robert asked again as they entered the Great Hall.

"I guess," Jane said as they found some seats and started eating. They ate quietly until Robert noted something.

"You're staring again," he said, not even looking at Jane as she broke her eyes away from her target, again.

"What do you mean?" Jane asked with a slightly red face.

"You were staring at Scorpius as he's eating with his teammates," Robert said, "You really do have a crush on him, don't you?"

"No," Jane replied. "I really hate how Robert sees through me like a pane of glass," Jane thought diving back to her cereal.

"Right and Alastor Moody would welcome strangers into his house without protection," Robert said.

"Who?" Jane asked.

"An old Auror who became very paranoid in his later years. Rarely ate what someone gave him without some inspection of it," Robert said, "In other words, not very likely."

"Oh, well use something I can understand," Jane said sharply.

"I didn't realize you'd become illiterate," Robert said, "Wasn't it last week you told me you wanted to learn more on your father's cousin? I told you the name of a book to look in. Moody's in that book as well. You sometimes remind me of Darcy and Alice." He stood up and left his plate half-full. "I'll see you at the match." Robert left Jane to finish her meal.

"What was that all about?" Jane thought, "It could not just have been about me not knowing who that 'Moody' man was. He always gets tense when I talk about or look at Scorpius. Who can understand some guys?"

By the time Jane finished her meal, the Quidditch teams had left. She got up slowly and walked out to the pitch. When she got there, she looked around. "Okay, where would Robert be?" she thought, "I need to talk to him about what happened." But her mission was interrupted by a call from behind. Jane turned and saw Lily, Sam, Rae and Ray coming toward her with a black girl she didn't recognize.

"Hey Lily," Jane said.

"Hey," Lily said, she noticed Robert's absence. "Where's Robert?"

"Oh, he went on a head to find seats," Jane lied.

"All right," Lily said, before the unknown girl gave a cough.

"Oh, forgive us," Rae said smiling.

"This is Katherine Jordan," Ray said, "Fred's . . ." But Ray couldn't speak. His mouth moved, but nothing came out. The twins and company looked at Katherine. Jane noticed how she was an extremely beautiful girl. Her black hair just brushed against her shoulders. Her wand was pointed at the male twin.

"We are very good friends," Katherine said in a strict tone, "We are not dating."

"Just hanging out and acting like you are," Rae said, but quieted down upon Katherine's glare. Katherine looked at Jane.

"So you're the Slytherin girl who makes friends across the boundaries?" Katherine asked with a smile, "Impressive. As the munchkins said, I'm Katherine Jordan." She put out her hand and Jane shook it.

"Jane Dursley," Jane said, "Where's Fred?"

"He's commentating on the match," Katherine said, "We'll we have to find our seats. I'd wish your team good luck, but that would be a lie." She then left.

"See you later," Lily said as they went on to the Gryffindor section. Jane walked around and found the entrance to the Slytherin sections. She climbed the stairs to the viewing boxes.

"Wow," Jane said as she got her first look at the pitch. She saw most of the other students were coming into their sections. Jane turned away and looked around for Robert. She soon found him, reading the book he had earlier. She sat down next to him.

"What's with your attitude?" Jane asked promptly.

"What do you mean?" Robert asked.

"Your stiffness and discontent whenever I mention Scorpius Malfoy," Jane said.

"It's annoying after a while," Robert said, closing his book staring into the pitch, "You barely know him. And whenever you do talk, he seems to look down on you. It seems like he only sees you as a friend."

"I know," Jane said, "But that doesn't stop my feelings for him. It might end up hurting me, but right now, I don't care."

"Girls," Robert sighed, "Sometimes you really make no sense."

"You guys are no different," Jane said. Both started to laugh at the other. The atmosphere became lighter with those laughs. The duo waited for the game to start.

"Here come the teams," Jane said. She watched as fourteen boys and girls, some were clad in red and gold, others were in silver and green, walked to the middle of the pitch.

"There's Albus," Jane said, noticing his untidy black hair from above.

"And there's Scorpius," Robert said. Mr. Wood soon came out, holding a box. Jane watched as the two captains of the teams walked forward and shook hands. Everyone mounted their brooms and Wood kicked open the box. Two black small spheres shot out. And Jane thought she caught a glimpse of the Snitch. Suddenly, Wood blew his whistle and threw the Quaffle up into the air. The game was on.

Jane watched with amazement as the six chasers maneuvered around each other, passing the ball to their teammates, with the occasional interception and interference from a well-hit Bludger. Albus looked calm and collected in the Keeper's box. Neither side had scored.

"And there's a well-hit Bludger from the Slytherin Beater, Beth Smith, giving her team control of the Quaffle," Fred Weasley commented, with a slight lament. Jane and Robert cheered with their house. "It is retrieved by Scorpius Malfoy. He dodges the other Bludger and is in scoring range. He throws . . . But Potter saves it by the skin of his teeth! Looks like Malfoy's a bit angry on that one." Jane also saw Scorpius' angered face.

"Wow, guess the rivalry is on this year," Jane said.

"You mean between the houses?" Robert asked.

"What? Oh, no," Jane said as a Gryffindor Chaser was getting closer to the Slytherin Keeper. "On the train, I heard that Scorpius and Albus Potter, Lily's older brother, have a rivalry, seeing who the better player is."

"Ah," Robert said as the Gryffindors cheered as they scored the first goal.

The game was very tight in scoring. Scorpius was able to make a goal, tying the game. Both Seekers continued searching for the illusive Snitch. Nearly an hour had passed and both were circling above and below the main action. Occasionally, one would spot it and go after it. The other would give chase, and both would end up chasing it for a few minutes until a Bludger, either on its own accord or forced towards them by a Beater, would distract them just long enough to lose sight of the golden ball.

"The game is getting tense," Robert said as the atmosphere became thicker.

"That tends to happen when the Snitch plays hard to get even better than it normally does," a slender fifth-year girl with black sleek hair, said from behind the duo. "I'm Raven, Raven Higgs," she added, "My brother, Matthew, is playing Seeker." Suddenly, Raven screamed, "IT"S BENEATH YOUR FEET YOU BLOODY FOOL!" Jane turned her attention and saw where the Snitch was. It was hiding between Matthew's feet. Matthew didn't seem to notice. Thankfully, neither did the Gryffindor Seeker. "I still can't believe he beat me for this position."

"You were the Seeker?" Jane asked, turning from the

"Yeah," Raven said, "Up until this year. Over the summer, I grew several inches. It ended up costing me my position as I wasn't as fast as I was before. And now my brother is Seeker, a real block-head one as well." Jane nodded and looked back. Matthew had finally looked down and saw the Snitch zoom away. The Gryffindor Seeker was now moving to catch it. Higgs put on the speed and both were moving like the wind.

"And there go both Seekers, after the Snitch," Fred shouted. The entire crowd was watching. Suddenly Jane heard a loud smack and an eruption of screams from the Gryffindor side.

"What happened?" Jane asked Robert.

"Don't know," Robert said.

"Matt took a Bludger to the face and the Gryffindor Seeker, Johnson, was able to catch the Snitch," Raven commented.

"Gryffindor WINS!" Wood yells, blowing his whistle.

"And there's the game!" Fred screamed over the roar of excitement, "It looked like a slightly off hit from his own Beater cost Higgs the game. Wow, I really must say, 'Thank you to you Ms. Smith!'" The Beth looked like she wanted to jinx Fred for that comment.

"Well, it was a good game," Raven said, "He didn't do as bad as I expected. But that Beater and I will have a little chat. Unlucky for her, she's in my dorm room." Robert and Jane laughed, until they noted how serious Raven's face was.

"You're joking, right?" Robert asked.

"Depends on my mood later," Raven said getting up.

"Wow," Jane said noting Raven's height, "You are tall. Are you sure it was a few inches?" Raven sighed.

"Yes," she said, "I blame my mum's side. No one is short there."

"How tall are you?" Robert asked.

"Five-eleven, maybe more by next year," Raven said, "It's all in my legs. Hold on, I introduced myself, but who are you two?"

"Robert Flint," Robert said.

"Jane Dursley," Jane said.

"Oh, the duo who gave that Goyle girl with some poison causing a massive nosebleed," Raven said.

"Hey, there is no evidence showing we had any cause to that," Robert said.

"Besides, it's what you get from picking it," Jane said. Raven laughed.

"I wasn't implying anything," Raven said, looking over the two as they stood up. "If you get a good enough broom, you might be a good Seeker, Jane."

"Really?" Jane asked, with a smile.

"Yes," Raven said, "I was only just over your height when I started in my second year." Jane was giddy from the compliment. Robert just noted the nearly ten-inch difference between the two girls.

"And you might be a good Beater," Raven said to Robert.

"Who knows? I might just be," Robert said. He smiled from the compliment. Then quickly said, "Excuse me. I need to go."

"Hmm, why?" Jane asked.

"Bathroom," was all Robert said before bolting down the steps.

"He's cute," Raven said, as she and Jane walked down the steps "If he were only a few years older."

"By all means," Jane said.

"No, that would ruin your fun," Raven said.

"What do you mean by that?" Jane asked, stopping a few steps behind Raven, so they were looking eye-to-eye.

"You'll find out later," Raven said. She giggled and said, "Now, since we're friends, next week is the first trip to Hogsmeade. If you want anything, I'll get it for you at cost."

"Really?" Jane asked. When Raven nodded, Jane gave her a hug. "Thanks!" Jane said quickly before releasing.

"Welcome," Raven said, "Now I need to go see how my brother's nose is doing. See you later."

"See you, I need to find Robert so he can copy some of my notes," Jane said as they exited. Raven said nothing, but had a coy smile on her face.

End Note: So, what did you think of these new characters I made up? I hope it satisfies your desires for the moment. I hope to write up chapter 8 soon and get the juices flowing again. To those in theUSA, Happy Thanksgiving. And for the rest of you, see you at Christmas.