Chapter 8: The start

"Last night was amazing," Neville said grinning.

Everyone had heard about how the Deviants had defeated a troll and there was nothing else being spoken of.

The other Slytherins were treating them like royalty for the fifty points they had gained.

"Wonder what happened to Granger and Vixen," Blaise said looking around for the two Ravenclaws.

"I bet you they come thanking us any minute," Draco said smugly.

But they didn't.

In fact the two Ravenclaws seemed to be avoiding them altogether.

"What lessons do we have with the Ravens?" Harry quizzed.

"Charms, Transfiguration and Astronomy," Neville responded.

"Then I say we give them a bit of a stir,"

"Hadrian you know that father will have our heads if we get another detention," Draco said shaking his head.

"You can't tell me you're not pissed," Harry said scowling. "We saved a mudblood and bloodtraitor and they completely ignore us and the fact that they wouldn't even be alive without us. I don't know about you but I fancy putting them in their place,"

"I have to say I'm inclined to agree," Blaise said nodding.

Neville nodded as well.

Draco sighed. "We can't get caught so whatever we do has to be done with discretion,"

This was the start between the feuds between the boys and the two Ravenclaws.

"Psst," Harry whispered.

The girl ignored him so he prodded her in the side.

The indigo haired Ravenclaw yelped and shot him a glare.

"Psst,"

"What?" she hissed.

"You're ungrateful," he said simply. "We saved your arses last night and you've ignored us all day,"

As he distracted her Blaise worked on putting the plan into motion.

Draco and Neville were doing the same thing three seats down to Granger.

"You got us in to trouble. We were nearly expelled," Indigo hissed her blue eyes flashing.

"You've got your priorities mixed up, I'd rather be expelled than dead," Harry snapped.

"Mr Malfoy, Miss Vixen, pay attention please," Flitwick said as he passed them.

"Of course sir, I was just asking Glace here if she had any spare ink," Harry said innocently seeing Blaise's slight nod.

"Oh have you run out?" Flitwick asked blinking.

Harry nodded and slyly removed his inkpot from the table.

He watched the charms professor conjure another inkpot.

"Wow, will we be learning how to do that sir?" he asked looking interested.

Flitwick smiled at the Slytherin enjoying the obvious enthusiasm.

"In NEWT years,"

"I'll look forwards to it then sir,"

At the end of the lesson the four boys watched as the two girls walked over to each other and headed out of the door.

As soon as they reacted the corridor their hair stood on end like they'd being electrocuted, their skin was a bright pink and their clothes had rapidly changing pokadots on them.

The best thing about it was the large trolls feet that morphed from their own.

Watching as everyone laughed the boys shared a sly high five.

Pranks started to happen to the girls everyday and they'd taken to sticking by a professor.

Not that that ever stopped the boys.


It was midnight and the four boys were prowling the corridors.

They'd just gone to the transfiguration classroom and hexed the two Ravenclaws seats so in the morning when they sat down they'd sprout pigs noses.

"I can't wait to see it," Blaise said rubbing his hands together.

"Me neither, that recording charm better work," Draco muttered.

"It's fourth year magic, it most probably won't," Neville said shaking his head.

"Get some confidence, Nev, we can do anything we put our minds to," Harry said clapping him on the back.

"You lot can, I -"

"Who's there!"

"Run," Draco hissed before running in the direction they'd just come from.

"In here," Blaise hissed unlocking a door to the left of them and shoving them into the room.

They listened carefully for the footsteps of Filch to pass but a different noise drew them in.

Slowly and unsurely they turned, simultaneously they all lost colour as a giant three headed dog stood glaring down at them.

Pure fear smothered the air as its rancid breath washed over the Deviants.

It growled and the boys screamed before scrambling out of the room as it took bites out of the place they'd just stood.

"What the hell was that?" Harry exclaimed when they were far enough from the room.

"This must be the left third floor corridor," Blaise breathed.

"Why must it!" Draco demanded.

"Dumbledore said it was out of bounds at the opening feast," Neville pointed out.

"You mean Dumbledore knows its there?" the twins cried out in alarm.

"To be fair he did warn us," Blaise shrugged.

"I wonder what it was guarding," Neville thought out loud.

"Guarding?" Draco asked his eyes still wild.

Neville nodded. "It was standing on a trap door,"

"What in Merlin's baggy underpants were you doing looking at its feet?" Harry gaped. "It had three heads, Nev, I'd have thought that would have had top priority,"

Neville rolled his eyes with a grin.

"Wonder what's down it," Draco said intrigued.

"Don't think for a second I'm going anywhere near that thing again," Blaise said instantly. "I want to live to see thirteen,"

"Baby," Draco muttered.


Dear cousin Padfoot,

You wouldn't believe the week I've had, first a troll, pranks, then a three headed dog and then we won our first match of the season. I supposed I best explain to you.

On Halloween, just after Drake and I got back from visiting Aunt Lily and Uncle James, the defence professor came running into the Great hall screaming about a troll. Well us being us were rather interested so we started our way down to the common room hoping to see it.

We did and it was nearly killing Granger and her mate Indigo Vixen. Well we saved them did some damage to a troll and the ungrateful sods didn't even thank us so we decided a prank or four was in order.

Well last night on our way back from setting up our last prank, Filch nearly caught us so we ran into a forbidden room where there was a massive three headed dog.

Lets just say as soon as our brains caught up with us we were out of there like lightening. Neville says he saw it standing on a trap door, I called him barmy for even looking at its feet when it had three heads but now I can't help but wonder what's down there.

Today despite not much sleep was my first match. I'll admit to you that I was slightly nervous even if I've told everyone else I wasn't. I didn't need to be though.

We won and I caught the snitch before the Gryffindor seeker even spotted it. The game ended 210-30 in our favour because our beaters knocked the Gryffindor keeper out.

Hogwarts truly is amazing, but I'm not allowed to get anymore detentions or father is going to remove me from school. I wouldn't like that at all so I'm being more discrete.

Hope you're well.

Hades.

Sirius chuckled, the boy reminded him so much of James it was unbelievable.