After a very boring speech on flying plans for their next match Wood let the Gryffindor team onto the field finally. Aero latched onto her broom tightly before flying into the air, racing around with the twins and Harry.
"What's that clicking sound?" Fred shouted.
They glanced down to the stands were a young boy, probably about a first year, stood enthusiastically taking pictures.
"Over here, Harry! Fly closer!" the boy shouted.
"Who's that?" Fred asked.
"Dunno…" Harry mumbled, flying in the complete opposite direction of the boy.
"Dunno, huh? Seems like you got a fan…" Aero teased as she followed him.
"Unfortunately, yes." Harry grumbled.
"He could be a Slytherin spy!" she heard Wood shout.
"Why would they need spies, Wood? They've come in person." Fred said, pointing down the field at the green robed students who were stalking onto the field, clutching brooms.
Wood zoomed down to them. The twins followed, as did Harry. Aero rolled her eyes.
"This ought to be fun…" she sighed as she followed the boys down.
"New seeker? Where?" Wood asked.
"That'd be me." An unmistakable voice sneered as the person made their way to the front and Aero suppressed a groan.
"Aren't you Lucius Malfoy's kid?" Fred asked.
"Funny you should mention Draco's father…look what he got us as gifts." Flint grinned.
They all had Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones. The latest brand of brooms. Oh, leave it to Uncle Lucius to kiss up to the team.
"Well at least the Gryffindor team didn't have to BUY their way in, they got in on pure talent." Hermione huffed.
Aero looked surprised for a moment. She hadn't even realized the girl, or Ron, was there. Man, she's unobservant. But that comment…Aero felt a familiar feeling go through her and looked at her cousin's angry face with a certain sense of dread.
"Well no one asked your opinion, you filthy little mudblood." He snapped.
Aero felt anger boil in her blood. Ron drew his wand. Harry was confused but angry and the Gryffindor team was defensive and in shock from the insult. Alicia was shrieking. She saw Fred and George dive at Draco only to crash into Flint. Ron pointed and cursed under Flint's enormous arm.
Ron was propelled backwards from a green blast and lay on his back on the grass. He gave a belch and slugs came out. Aero turned as the Slytherins roared with laughter.
Harry and Hermione stole Ron away to Hagrid's Hut and the Gryffindor team looked back at the Slytherins as if ready to pounce.
Aero stalked forward, her hair gone from black but now shining a brilliant red. How DARE the little snot use such vulgar and arrogant language towards someone?
Flint stood protectively in front of Draco, unwilling to move as he glared down at the petite metamorph.
"Unless you want to look as bad as I'm about to make your boyfriend look you might want to step aside, you great big ugly brute." She snarled.
Flint flinched away and glared at her a safe distance away. Draco looked on smugly at his cousin, as if he didn't think she'd do anything, like he'd get special treatment.
Aero's lip curled into a snarl and her fingers twitched at her sides for a quick second before she couldn't take staring at that smug look any longer. In a flash Draco was on the ground, cradling his face in his hands. Flint and the other snakes moved towards him as Draco stared astonished up at Aero.
"If I ever hear you use such language, especially in front of me, I'll mess you up so bad your pathetic little mother won't even recognize you." She snapped.
Fred snickered behind her, the others now laughing at Malfoy's bloody nose and cut lip. Fred walked forward and grabbed Aero's hand, rubbing her throbbing knuckles.
Aero looked down at the blonde, a disgusted look on her face as if she was staring down at the world's slime. Draco was stunned for a moment when he saw the same look his mother wore on a daily basis to most of the general population.
Aero turned and was about to walk away but flicked her head over her shoulder and spit, hitting the boy in the forehead. A flash went off and Colin had taken a picture.
She promptly turned on her heal and strode away with her team, still fuming over what had just happened.
When Harry walked into the corridor he looked shocked as he saw Malfoy's face. Draco glared daggers at the Gryffindor and stalked down the hall, his robes flying behind him.
Harry shrugged and saw Fred and George soon after.
"What happened to him?" he wondered.
"Oh, bit of a family squabble…" the twins laughed.
Harry had no idea what they were talking about and walked up to the common room. Aero was there, sitting in the corner with her hand in a bowl of ice.
"What happened to you?" Harry gasped.
"Oh what? Nothing…punched a brick wall…a big stupid brick wall…" she grumbled; and Harry saw her nails turn red for a moment.
Harry raised an eyebrow in question but didn't comment. He had never seen Aero particularly angry. But it appeared something had greatly upset his usually calm sister-figure.
He saw Ginny walk by and pause, looking at him before blushing madly and running away with her head down.
"She's been like that for awhile now…" Aero smirked.
"I've never seen her do anything beside blush. She takes one look at me and runs in the other direction…have I done something wrong?" he asked and Aero burst into fits of laughter, her anger forgotten.