So heres is lucky seven! Can't believe it.
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Chapter 7
Game
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"That was close!" Razy gasped I smiled at her amusedly.
"He's not one for tattling." I replied turning into the tower that the Gray Lady apparently occupied.
"What are we doing up here?" Razy questioned, I didn't answer upon entering a certain tower.
Ravenclaw's daughter Helena was rumored to haunt the tower. She would be a good start to finding the chambers being one of the only recorded ghost to date back to the founders. Plus her connection with the founders, she could probably tell me about their personalities on a familiar level.
"Excuse me Helena isn't it?" I asked looking around the dusty room, a wisp of glowing black hair poked out from behind a hidden corner. "I just wanted to ask if you knew what Salizar was like in real life."
"He was a kind hearted man, loyal but he had his ambitions and sly words. He loved snakes very much." Hellena answered her voice had slight hesitation.
"What about Tom Riddle?" I wondered it had been bugging me how he'd been snooping around during the estimated years Voldemort had been in hogwarts.
"That fowl cockroach has no business being a Slytherin heir! The bastards who desecrated my mother's school and Salazar's house!" Anger laced all off her voice she had speed towards my face with so much darkness surrounding her.
"He was Voldemort then." I concluded she gave a nod her eyes sad. "I apologize for what he caused to your mother and this school."
"No he did the deed child, he desecrated my mothers crown and hid it from me in the place that all is hidden, that grants entrance to those who need it or simply ask for it." She had a whisper in her voice.
"What do you mean?" I asked she looked at me sadly.
"Young child do not trouble yourself, it can't be destroyed with out basilisk venom or by his own hand." Helena forlornly I kind of felt useless in that moment.
I hated feeling useless, and the fact Tom had used her.
"What is it?" I pressed sensing she had more to say.
"Dark magic, his return is inevitable." I nodded thoughtfully holding my chin with my fingers.
"I wont ask then." I said she stopped me.
"What is it you where seeking?" She inquired carefully.
"You've already been betrayed. I would be disrespecting you if I asked if you knew where your mother's chamber is." I muttered she floated up until she was near the ceiling.
"I should think it obvious." Helena amusedly. "I didn't peg you as a fool."
"Library I know, but isn't that to obvious? I mean she was Ravenclaw wouldn't that mean she put it somewhere un suspecting?" I wondered she giggled amusedly at my answer.
"Over or under, speculation heed not, to find it shall thee venture into the black and open the gate." I frowned confused. "I never understood it either." Hellena added I nodded exiting the room and stepping onto the balcony, we paused the sun hadn't even risen that much.
"I wake up to early." I sighed leaning against the railing.
The chilled misty air felt nice but it lacked the faint brim stone of the flame dragons. The icy crisp of the ice dragons and it lacked any other element a dragon emitted. This air had the sweet smell of flowers and water, and carried the scent of other things I had yet to uncover. But alas I had to figure out a schedule before I was able to glimpse the inside of those woods.
"Your intrested in the Forrest?" Helena asked I smiled slightly.
"Hogwarts is nice and all but I miss home, their I could be hiding in a cave ditching classes. I could be swinging through the walloping willow woods. Trying to catch fish from a stream with my hands. Tomboy stuff." I said wistfully. "But I can't live with my parents forever, I dread growing up and yet I'm anticipating what it'll be like to revel in the memories of my childhood."
"I understand." She mused we basked in the sun for a moment in silence.
"Muggles where a lot meaner back then weren't they?" I asked she stared at me for a long moment.
"Yes but so where wizards and witches, no one ever really tried to understand one another. They feared each other and that soon turned into hate and war, whether they knew it or not."
"Salazar knew that inviting muggleborns was dangerous not just to the school but to them, most families tried to kill the muggleborns. Parents murdered their children trying to beat it out." Hellena staring into the distance unseeingly. "The survivors not all but some turned dark and hated muggles, they created the purebloods and their ancestors haven't the slightest memory of why they disliked muggles, they just figured because they where repulsive." Helena explained I nodded standing strait.
"Why don't you teach history or something? You'd be good at it." I said she flushed and darted back into her tower.
"I like my solitude!" She yelled comically.
"Ok... I'll vist again later I'ma go see the library bye." I returned and headed down the steps.
I spent about an hour in the dusty library until I noticed three familiar Gryffindor's.
"Their you are." Lee chimed he was shushed by the librarian. "Sorry.."
"Something wrong?" I wondered their signs where still their but all three where green.
"People have been poking us and then we turned green know anything?" I blinked owlishly tilting my head confusedly.
"Huh?" They deflated some what and George leaned over my chair to see what I was reading.
"What's this?" He asked I smirked.
"A book with pages that have words written on them." I poked him and he turned green again, I giggled when he glared half hearted.
"What's it about?" He pressed rolling his eyes.
"Talking." My smirk grew.
"No seriously."
"I'm serious it's about people who used to be able to talk with Dragons. Dragon Speakers, I'll lend it to you when I'm done." I stated George hummed looking over the page I was reading curiously, thus causing Fred to start smirking oddly at us.
"You love birds finished?" I stared at him blankly but George flushed making his brother and friend laugh.
"Men are a bunch of weirdos." I stated dryly I could have sworn I heard Irma Pince snort in agreement, since it was so early their wasn't anyone but the boys, the librarian, and I to disterb.
"Hey girls are weirdo's too!" They retorted.
"Women are made to be a mystery to the male gender what's your excuse?" I questioned they looked at each other for an answer.
"Being devilishly handsome." They stated I raised an eyebrow sizing them up.
"Try again." I sighed closing the book they pouted annoyedly for a moment before huddling together.
I glanced at the watching Irma who was smirking to herself as she looked over her records.
"Being love able?"
"Maybe.." I mused then shrugged. "Man times moving so freakin slow, by now I'd be eating wild blackberries by the lake or swimming." I stood up I was so itching to be eating blackberries. "Blackberrys sound good." I mused heading back towards the dinning hall.
"Does the little firstie miss home?" Fred mocked following me I rolled my eyes.
"I miss my bed for one thing." I returned. "Don't you have better things to do then hang around a first year?"
"Not really." I raised an eyebrow at that while scratching Razy's chin.
In the end that day ended up being a rather boring day, but then again when you consider the fact I spent time with giant dragons this is slow in comparison.
I spent the week coming up with a a plan, starting my morning by talking with Razy then Taffy. Then going down to read by the willow.
Walking back up with Hagrid and talking with some teacher briefly before heading back to Helena. From their I went into the library and then I spent awhile with the Gryffindor pranksters.
I had a hand shake with Harry every time we crossed paths, and we talked briefly before heading to classes. I skipped Defence it was rather boring and useless, history as well. I some times skipped star gazing or Herbology to explore the castle and spend time with Fraz.
I also spent time with different ghosts that I ran into. I exchanged letters with my parents and the day for flying lessons was their. I knew that some of the teachers would be watching us all.
I had snuck out late to practice my flying skills. I was excited about the lessons like most everyone else, I did how ever spend lunch with Pansy and Draco. I was always busy but even so I still missed home, hell I even missed Andy and I hated him. I vaguely wondered if he even knew or even cared. The jerk was so dense and mean but he did have one or two good points.
"This one?" I looked up surprised as the the slytherin Prefect reached over me to grab the book I was trying to get.
"Aron?" I was surprised he smirked down into my green eyes.
"Shortie." He greeted looking at the book. "So interested in history aren't you?"
"It can be interesting." I said trying to take it he merely used his tallness to easily keep it from me.
"A lot of things can be interesting. If you want this book so bad why don't you ask nicely?" He asked.
"Can I have the book please?"
"No."
"Your mean." I whined he smirked no one else was in the common room with us.
"I am a slytherin."
"Slytherin doesn't stand for mean it stands for sly, ambitious, and cunning. Like lying when you have too." I stated he bent down to stare me in the eye.
"Your in danger in this house, when I'm gone they'll tear you apart." I paused and sighed.
"You judge them but do you really know any of them?" I asked he blinked red eyes confused at my calm outer apperence.
"Everyone here is in a dark place except you." He said holding my chin lowering his face until it was an inch from my own.
"Maybe but in the end their the ones who chose, we have choices, Voldemort might say other wise but you have a choice. You can spy or even get so close to him that you can stab him in the back literally. You can join or not that's all up to everyone." I stated not really noticing how I was pressed against the shelf at the time. I hadn't notice how easily he could have hurt me in so many ways in that moment. I didn't have anything to fear from him he wasn't evil enough.
"I hope you don't end up regretting this house." He mummered forlornly and pulled away.
"What was that!?" Razy questioned I chuckled slightly at her.
"No I don't think I will regret this house. But I'm sure I'll enjoy referee duty." I stated he glanced at me then looked away his neck red and I imagioned his face was burning since even the tips of his ears had turned red..
"Your to innocent for this house." He grumbled stalking away tossing the book on a couch I cocked my head to the side questioningly.
"He likes you!" Razy started to chant I threw a pillow at the young dragon.
"He's supposed to look after the younger years." I stated grabbing the book and putting it in my bag.
Like me? Ha no guy in their right mind would ever bother to date me. Falling in love with me was like kissing a dementor.
I sighed stalking onto the grass a neutral expression on my face.
"Hey." Harry greeted I grinned as we fist bumped.
"Yo whats crackling?" I questioned grinning he grinned.
"Flying lessons."
"Good luck." I stated. "Come here." I ordered one of the brooms it shot into my hand without any trouble even though it had been so fast my hand wasn't jostled.
"Stop showing off." The hawkeyed teacher ordered, I rolled my eyes.
"I'm not, just getting a head start." I shrugged. "Back." The broom went back to it's original position.
"That's not showing off?" She scoffed at me.
"I've been practicing at home since I found out these exist. It's rather simple their like horses in a way." I shrugged standing beside the broom.
The lesson started with Neville shooting upwards. I was quick to fly up and steady him.
"Thanks.." He mummered flushing bright red.
"Calm down and fix your hands, make sure you feel safe and feel out how the broom works. Don't force it let it flow like how you tend to a plant in herbology just let it come to you." He calmed down and I floated away somewhat and stood I felt so much more comfortable that way. "I hate sitting on these things like that. Sucks majorly I feel steadier now." I mused he tumbled slightly on his landing his finger bent I winced. "Should have told you landing's a little different my bad."
He groaned and the ref took him with a quick angry order not to get off the ground. I hovered and jumped off the broom Harry and Draco had gotten into a argument I winced again. Forgetting their where teachers watching.
"He was just saying Harry calm down, he didn't jinx the broom."
"Bud out! Show off!" Ron annoyedly.
"Hey don't talk to her like that." Pansy sneered I got between them Harry nudged his shoulder mildly peeved at his friends choice of words.
"Calm the freak down! Draco just let Harry take it." I said Draco huffed and started to hand it over before retracting and throwing it. "One nice throw, two not helping!" I stated Harry raced after it and I groaned when Ron beefed up and started to charge.
"I dare you!" Draco said I twitched.
"Move!" Ron snarled shoving me I didn't move an inch. Compared to the force of a dragons wing he wasn't even a fly.
"Fight! Fight! Fight!" I scowled.
"Enough!" I roared shutting them up, not one of them had ever heard me yell. "Slytherins over their, Gryffindors go over their and do not piss me the fuck off!" I cursed and I never cursed but my temper was starting to boil.
They all retreated until Harry came back I sighed he was definitely a seeker. I crossed my arms tapping my foot as McGonagall and Snape furiously stormed down the lawn.
"Potter! You.." She dragged him off with a quick Weasley detention in the tall boys direction.
"Draco, Pansy you also have detention. Evens follow me."
"If I see evidence of a brawl you're all gonna wish Filtch had skinned you alive Slytherin or not!" I had forgoten about refferying intierly I always had to stop fights, dragons aganst dragons where a lot harder to deal with.
I followed Snape in a new direction up into an office. Nick nacks spiraled every which way but their where three other students in front of Dumbledore. I connected the dots after that.
"Thank you Snape please sit Miss. Evens." I took to the couch beside the red bird I ruffled his chest feathers he inched closer.
"Did we do something?" A tall girl asked third year if I had to guess.
"Yes you all seam keen on stopping fights." The old man said smiling.
"Well unless I start it then I'll need a full grown dragoness to pull me away." I piped up. "Such a hypocrite." I added sighing.
"Indeed you have all shown exilent flying. Miss. Evens has brought up a stricking idea. To have one student from each house ref the games." He explained.
"I said we should have try outs." I corrected up.
"Yes in order to find a fill in incase one of you is injured." He said eyeing me when Fwanks landed on my knee so I could pet him more. "How are you unburned?"
"I have a phenox, big has a blue feather on his head answers to Fraz." I replied amusedly.
"These are Alexandra of ravenclaw, Calin of gryffindor, and Harvey of hufflepuff. That is Sadie of slytherin." He introduced us I grinned.
"Ref? Dose that have anything besides the game?" Calin asked.
"Keep things in check during games. No allowing cheating in or out of your houses, and you make sure it's fair all four off you will be in the games." He explained I saw them look at me.
"What?" I snapped.
"We'll be keeping sharp eyes on you."
"I'll be ignoring you and watching the game." I retorted annoyedly. "Oh yah I so brought it up just so I could penalty the other houses sure." I scoffed placing the bird on his perch.
"I wouldn't put it past a slytherin. Even if you are a first year." Calin annoyedly he was fourth year if I had to guess.
"Can I have my broom now?" I asked.
"Yes."
"Can we set up a dramatic rise?" I asked he smiled.
"I don't see why not."
"Come on you three planning awaits!" I stated they raised eyebrows but followed me anyway.
"Should we have uniforms?" Alexa asked I grinned walking down the stairs back wards.
"Not particularly but we should have bright clothes so we can be seen easily or maybe dark ones so we can sneak up on the cheaters..." I replied thoughtfully tapping my chin.
"Careful." Harvey warned I glanced back and didn't noticed anyone in my line.
"Oh stairs, walking backwards not the best mix.." I then shrugged and continued all bet a tad more careful.
"How about whatever we feel like wearing the teams will be in robes." Alexa prompted I nodded.
"True." Took out my shrunken broom as we got onto the grass.
"What about we rise on all four sides representing our houses." Calin more then likely figuring it was normal for a slytherin to have a broom didn't coment.
"Good idea, so besides giving penalties should we step in to steady players?" I asked Harvey nodded rapidly.
"Definitely as long as we don't interfere with the game itself."
"So if anyone notices the snitch no indicating to the players." Alexa pipped up summoning her broom along with the other two.
"Yah but we can tell each other if we want, discreetly of corse." I added Razy had taken to going to the common room before we got into the office.
"Your the one who fell into the lake." Calin realized I stared at the blond.
"Seriously? I was pulled and I nearly drowned because of those Galligan's!" I said annoyedly shuddering slightly it wasn't the water but the water had gotten in my lungs.
"Really?" He questioned.
"You can ask any first year or even Hagrid... Although no one would have noticed if Draco and Harry hadn't said something.." I mused eyes looking at the lake thoughtful would I have drowned and died alone?
"Ok ok your not lying." He muttered turning his flushed face so as not to look at me.
"Back to a lighter topic how do you males not talk like women seriously dosen't sitting like that hurt?" Alexa snorted and started laughing as the two males blanched I just stared at them confusedly.
"Don't ask that kind of question!" Harvey annoyedly. "And you don't encourage her!" He shot towards Alexa.
"I wanna know that too." Alexa smirked the two males flushed.
"It uh we just..." They were so embarrassed that I couldn't help but grin.
"It slides to a side so you can sit comfortably." I guessed they glared at me I snickered and slipped. "Woops!" I grunted as my broom whizzed down so I could land back on it. "My bad."
"Don't do that again!" Alexa said I smirked and flipped off my broom, and it raced with me and I caught it swinging myself up and landing on it with my feet.
"Oh yah that feels good! I missed stunt jumps!" I continued to freak them out but they figured out the broom was well under control.
"Your a brat you know that?"
"I figured that, wanna race? Ready go!" I laughed they whined before trying to catch up.
The month went by with more interest I had figured Harry had become seeker since he didn't look to be worried about being expelled. I yawned tiredly already on the Pitch along with Alexa, Calin, and Harvey who seemed nervous. I noticed Harry and his team along with slytherin head towards their changing rooms.
I knew my house team was expecting me to allow cheating, I was determined to kick that out of their heads fast.
"Like planned no favoring our own houses, although I will be watching Harry a lot more he's my cozen." I informed Calin scoffed.
"You just keep your end and I'll keep mine!" He shot loudly.
"I can't wait." I stated we were sitting on our house railings brooms in hand and wands in holster.
"Good thinking on the Talky charm it works grate." Alexa shot towards Harvey who grinned.
"Yah it'll be easier to be sneaky fast this way." I stated as the stands started to fill.
"What are you doing?" Draco questioned from behind me, I realized all four of us student refs were being asked that.
"Where the new Ref team where doing casual for our unveiling. Dumbledore and the teachers all know about it." I explained and turned back to watch the teams march out.
"Before the game begins, Refs please mount your brooms." McGonagall's voice came over the speakers.
We tossed our brooms and casually jumped a startling five feet before our brooms caught us. Unlike them I stood we ascended to just three feet over the main stands.
"That was fun!" Alexa giggled I grinned broadly.
"I know tricks are awesome and useful." I agreed.
"This is exciting." Harvey stated as the game began and the moment I saw Flint deliberately knock Angila off the broom against the rules.
"Flint fowl Angila free shot!" I had blown my whistle before saying this he scowled.
"Glad your paying attention." Calin smirked I rolled my eyes as my house booed at me.
"Hardy har har I said this was going to be a clean match and it's going to be!" I said loudly making sure Flint and his team heard me clearly. "Keep your lions under check." I added. "Fred penalty out five minuets don't punch people!" Alexa and Harvey where busy catching people.
"I'm George!" He shot.
"Stop lying your a lion not a snake act like one and tuff it!" I shot back he recoiled I smirked. "Oh yeah what now can't confuse me!" I cackled.
"Your enjoying this aren't you?" Calin amusedly.
"The faces pulled will never stop amazing me." I said the game ran smoothly after awhile so I floated higher and noticed Harry chasing the snitch but jerked and started bobbing.
"Who's bewitching his broom?" I asked racing towards him.
"Snape.."
"Try again Snape's more then likely trying to counter. Check Quarrell." I ordered hesitating just a moment.
"It's him what do we do?"
"Figure it out." I ordered and got in the line of sight it stopped.
"His robes on fire." Harvey stated I glanced back and snickered.
"Teh that's what you get faker, his stutter is so fake." I mused. "You good?"
"Yah thanks.." He mummered.
"Quirrell's not what he seams be mindful of him." I warned and zoomed back down.
"Frank out two minutes!" Harvey shot at the goaly he having jinxed one of the opposing chasers.
"Hey darling need a lift?" I wondered cheekily she looked up at me.
"Your strong for a squirt." She grumbled I smirked.
"That would be from messing around in trees that want to kill me, well wanted it's good fun now." I mused getting her on her broom.
I saw Harry tumble and hold up the snitch I shrugged and watched him get carted off. I noticed Flint glaring at me.
"Why you little!" He growled shooting some hex at me, I allowed my self to fall back smirking as my broom caught me unharmed but I was sitting with both legs on one side bent towards the bristles.
"Detention!" Calin seamed to snarl.
"You can't-"
"In the pitch we can hand out detentions if a player get's out off hand." Alexa growled I rolled my eyes.
"It's fine considering the backlash of this game that hex wasn't even a start."
"It's not ok he's still going for detention." Harvey was upset I could tell but I didn't really understand why.
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