Thanks for all of you're opinnions. Feel free to give more of them as the story progresses! Also the pairings will be chosen as I go.

This Chapter is shorter than the previous two because it isn't an overly important part of the story.

Disclaimer: I known nothing except my own original ideas and OCs


Chapter 7: Athletics and Insults

"Susan?"

"Yes Hannah,"

"If I asked you to stab me would you?"

"No,"

"What about you Sue?" Hannah said turning to the unsuspecting Asian Ravenclaw,

"What?"

"Would you stab me?"

"No,"

"Parvati would you stab me if I asked you to,"

"Nooo…."

"Hannah what is wrong with you?"

"Bella!"

"What, Mo? She's acting like a suicidal mashed potato,"

"I wasn't aware mashed potatoes could be suicidal," Dean said brightly, "Thanks for teaching me that Belle,"

"Anytime, Dean, anytime. But seriously Hannah, what's with the suicide talk, should we be concerned,"

"Professor Blanchet paired with Pug-nosed Parkinson for the stupid DADA project!" Hannah exclaimed. Sympathetic noises went around the large cluster of fifth years made their way to the bran new muggle gym. Hannah tended to be sweeter than honey, but it was a known fact that Pansy Parkinson could make Hannah cuss every which way to Thursday,

"You'll survive," Terry said encouragingly, "I've got Goyle for a partner,"

"Crabbe," Anthony said sadly,

"Nott," Padma Patil said,

"Bulstrode," Lavender said,

"Anyone else get paired with a Slytherin?" Neville asked,

"I did," Bella said, "Blaise Zabini,"

"Sucks," Justin said at the same time Parvati said,

"At least he's cute,"

"Zabini isn't too bad," Bella said before smirking, "At it certainly doesn't hurt that he's easy on the eyes,"

"Seriously?" Dean asked in outrage

"Seriously," When the group arrived at the gym the girls went into the girls locker room while the boys, obviously, went to the boys' locker room. The girls each grabbed a lock from the lock basket at the door and then found a row of eight empty lockers and got changed into the workout clothes that Mr Fury had told them to bring during their "gym orientation" session last Friday,

"Oh my God" Came the shrill voice of Pansy Parkinson, "Look at you! Oh my God! Have you ever seen anything uglier?" She asked turning in to her friends, Tracey Davis and Millicent Bulstrode,

"Guess you haven't looked at yourself in the mirror lately," Susan said saucily,

"How dare you…"

"It isn't exactly "daring" when it's true," Hannah said, her usual honey voice turning to sour milk, "You are so ugly that even a hippo wouldn't be attracted to you,"

"Like you're any better?" Pansy asked snarly, "Have you looked at yourself Hannah dear? You're a string bean and has flat as board,"

"I'd least she's not a pug-faced bitch with fake boobs," Bella said with false sugar in her voice,

"Excuse me,"

"You heard me," Bella said marching up to Pansy and looking right into the others girls eyes "My threat from the train still stands. I can and will cause you pain," Bella said before walking out of the locker room with her friends following,

"Hannah," Bella said once they were a safe distance away from the three Slytherin girls,

"Yeah,"

"I think we're going to have to arm-wrestle to decide who gets hand Parkinson her arse,"

"Deal,"

"I take in Parkinson said something while you were getting changed," Neville said seeing Susan, Hannah and Bella's angry faces and Lavender, Parvati, Padma, Sue and Hermione's annoyed ones,

"What was your first clue?" Sue asked bitterly,

"You're faces," Zacharias Smith replied,

"It was a rhetorical question, Zach," Ernie said with a sigh,

"So shouldn't let what Pansy says get to you," Dean said. Everyone exchanged glances,

"Like you don't let what Malfoy says get to you," Bella said with a teasing smirk,

"Well,"

"Shh, guys, the teachers are coming," Padma said,

"Good afternoon," Nick said tersely "The rules of the gym are as follows you are all expected to be at a station at all times and doing the activity at that station. If you are fooling around you will be thrown out and fail this class," Nick said scanning the crowd, "If you don't understand what something is ask one of us for help. Get to it,"

"Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella, Bel,"

"Yes Dean?" Bella asked somewhat annoyed and surprised by Dean's sudden excitement,

"They have shooting targets!"

"Where!"

"There!" Dean said pointing the glass room, that Bella suspected wasn't glass at all, that had targets and "Shooting Room" written on top of the archway leading into the room,

"Let's go," Bella said dragging Dean off causing the rest of their friends to laugh and find their own things to do.

Bella and Dean started out by shooting at the stationary targets. The attention of the Avengers was drawn to the sound of the gun,

"He's not a bad shot," Clint commented when Dean almost got the bullet in the centre of bull's-eye on his first go. Natasha nodded and they watched as the boy backed away and handed the gun to someone who was standing near the wall. It was Bella,

"Time to see whose shooting skills Bella's got," Tony said in a sing song voice. Bella hit the dead centre of the bull's-eye. The group watched as Bella and Dean shot changed to moving targets. Clint grinned as he watched Bella hit each target perfectly,

"Looks like she has bird boy's skill," For once Clint didn't comment on being called bird-boy, all he could do was watch as his little girl shoot with dead on accuracy, his accuracy. While Clint was glad to see that she had inherited his natural good aim and that she could shoot and therefore defend herself, Clint couldn't help feeling disappointed that he hadn't been the one to teach Bella those things. Natasha seemed to know what he was thinking so she grabbed Clint's hand and whispered,

"You'll still be able to teach her how to shoot a bow and arrow," Clint smiled slightly, Natasha wasn't usually an optimist so it was both endearing and odd that Natasha was so sure that they'd get their daughter back,

"I know, Nat, I know," Clint whispered back.


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Bella groaned and walked over to Fred and George,

"Is your girlfriend insane?" She asked Fred. They, along with the rest of the Quidditch team and the hopefuls, were standing on the Quidditch pitch at 6am,

"I agree with Bella," George said, "6am for try-outs! We don't even need try-outs! Our team is good the way it is,"

"Talk to Angie, not me," Fred said in surrender,

"BEATERS!" Angelina called out,

"Well,"

"That's us,"

"Au revoir,"

"Fair Mirabelle," George finished with a horrible French accent. Bella looked around the pitch hoping for someone to talk to: she spied a group of gossipy third and fourth years, Colin Creevey and a few of his little friends, and Ron Weasley standing by himself. Bella sighed, and walked up to her ex-best friend,

"Ron,"

"Bella," He said back politely,

"Why aren't you hanging out with Ginny?"

"She's over there," Ron said nodding to the mass of girls, "I don't fancy having to listen to their giggles and gossip,"

"Yeah, I don't fancy that either," Bella said with a small smile, "Soo, um…What NEWT classes are you taking?"

"Err…DADA, Charms and Care of Magical Creatures," Ron replied,

"Care of Magical Creatures?" Bella asked surprised,

"Yeah, I really enjoyed the class and I think I might want to do something in the field,"

"Wow,"

"Listen Bella, I'm sorry! I really jealous that you took Seamus, Dean and Susan instead of me, Ginny and Luna, but I was just being stupid. You couldn't have brought us if you wanted to since we were in detention with Filch for cursing Crabbe and Goyle. I'm sorry that forced my presence upon you, Dumbledore had told us that it would be helpful to you if you had good friends and…"

"Ron, I forgive you. Dumbledore isn't a bad person, he's just misguided, he tends to do things "for the greater good" but usually just ends up hurting the people on his side. He has way too many aces up his sleeve,"

"What?"

"Muggle expression. I forgive you, but I don't think we can ever be as close as we were before. I don't think I'll ever fully trust you, or Ginny, or Luna again,"

"I get it,"

"KEEPERS!" Angelina called,

"Guess that's me,"

"Go get 'em Ron!" Bella said encouragingly,

"Soooo," Fred and George said together walking up to Bella,

"Soooo," Bella replied,

"You and Ronnie,"

"Seem to have made up," Bella shrugged,

"He's just as much another pawn in Dumbledore's game as I am…Hey, how come there was no back to school prank!" Bella asked suddenly remembering that the Twins hadn't pulled a single prank so far and this was their last year,

"Ah, little Bella,"

"We are planning something huge,"

"Very huge,"

"Very very huge!"

"What?" Bella asked excitedly. Fred and George smiled,

"You of all people should know that a prankster never reveals their secrets," The two gingers said together,

"Fair enough,"

"SEEKERS!" Angelina called,

"I'd wish you luck Bella,"

"But you don't need it," Bella smirked at her two friends and smiled at Ron as she passed him. Bella mounted her Firebolt and kicked off. Bella relished the feel of being in the air. She loved the freedom the speed brought her. Bella never felt more liberated then when she was on a broom. Angelina had charmed golf balls to act as snitches and Bella caught seven of them in a matter of minutes,

"Okay," Angelina said after the seeker try-outs were done, "The starting line-up this year will be the same as last year. But for reverses we have Ginny Weasley for chaser, Thomas Summers for beater and Cormac McLaggen for keeper. Practice times will be posted on the notice board in the Common Room and reverse players are also expected to be at every practice!"

"Come on, guys," Ron said, "Let's head to breakfast, I feel like I'm dying of starvation,"

"You're always starving," Bella said with a fond smile,


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If anyone has any ideas for pranks that Fred and George could play I'd be really appreciative, since I'm drawing a blank

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