*(A/N)* Sorry for the wait, but my little sister (boo! hiss!) would NOT get off the computer!! ::pouts and crosses her arms:: grrr. Oh Well, Yesterday (Tuesday) was the only day since I've started the series that I haven't worked on it. I had Volleyball (WE WON OUR FIRST GAME YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!) ::does a little dance::, Halloween and Science to worry about. Anyway, you ppl didn't click on the title to hear my life story, just Chloe's story, so here's Chapta Six!!!
Ok, so we left Chloe in the infirmary with Roz, who's accused her of being friends with Gryffindors, and whose hair has grown in slightly.....
Chloe Patil at Hogwarts: Chapter Six
Chloe looked up after moaning, and gazed warily at Roz.
"Must we talk about this now?" she wailed.
Roz looked at her questionably, but must have decided to drop the subject for now. Chloe knew they'd return to it later.
"So," she asked in a much friendlier tone. "What have I missed this morning?"
Chloe sighed with relief, she just didn't feel like discussing her friendship with the Gryffindor's again.
"Hmmm, well, not much I suppose, nothing you can't catch up on anyway." she replied. "We're doing this neat project in pairs on magical creature eggs in Care of Magical Creatures, and we did Further Cross-Species transfiguration in, well, Transfiguration." Chloe explained.
Roz looked rather upset though.
"Ugh. I'm not very good at Transfiguration, I can't believe I missed that." She looked so desolate that Chloe decided to change the subject. She remembered the book that she'd brought for Roz in her bag. She pulled it out.
"Here Roz, I've brought this for you." she placed it on the bed. Roz looked at it with a smile and pullled it towards her.
"Thanks Chloe, it is rather boring in here!"
Chloe looked at her and grinned. Then, hearing, and feeling, her stomach rumble, she stood up.
"I'm going to go to dinner now, I'm positively starved!"
Roz looked up with a smile and nodded. Chloe could tell she was itching to begin the book.
"You'll be ok, finding your way and all?" she asked worriedly. Draco told her about their fight, and she was worried that Chloe would get lost or something.
"I was fine this morning, I think I can remember the way. I'll get there!" Chloe assured her. Then she stood up and left, with a little wave. Roz didn't return it, she'd already opened the book.
On her way down to dinner, Chloe met up with Harry and Ron. She hurried over, and began walking next to Ron.
"Hullo boys! How's your morning been?"
"Fine." both boys replied. Chloe noted how silent they were. She wondered if she'd walked in on something important.
"Now, don't both of you talk at the same time, I can't understand you!" she said with a grin, trying to provoke some type of conversation. Harry smiled at her, Ron just looked at her quizzically.
"Alright, what classes did you two have this morning?"
"Herbology and Divination." Harry answered immediately. This took them into the Great Hall. Chloe was immensly relieved to go sit with the Slytherin's, she needed something a little more upbeat. Harry and Ron were very nice, but she wanted some excitement. She slid into a seat beside Jessika and a burly boy she recognized from last night. Jessika turned to her and looked at her excitedly.
"Professer McGonagall told me there would be some type of announcement at dinner, I wonder what it is!" she told her. Chloe shrugged, probably some new forbidden items, she figured. She noticed the food laid out in front of her and scooped up a biscuit. She bit into it, and looked with a deeply amused face at a couple of students who had just entered the Hall hopping. It looked as though they were suffering from the body binding curse. She watched Professor McGonagall put them back to normal, and helped herself to some soup. As she was eating, she noticed that the Hall had quieted down considerably. She looked up and noticed Dumbledore standing up, waiting for everyone to stop talking. As soon as it was perfectly quiet, he began to speak.
"It has been brought to my attention that Quidditch tryouts will begin for each house. I've told each captain when they've had time booked to use the stadium, if interested, please speak to your House Captains. In Gryffindor, I believe it is Ms. Angelina Johnson, for Hufflepuff, Mr. Mark Evans, for Ravenclaw's Ms. Cho Chang, and for Slytherin's Mr. Draco Malfoy." Chloe was outraged at this, she'd been thinking about trying out for the Quidditch team, and now she'd have to talk to Draco in order to do it!
"It has also been brought to my attention, by Ms. Pavarti Patil," Chloe shrank a bit lower into her seat, preparing for the worst, "that some people not able to play, or simply not interested, in Quidditch should have somewhere else to go for Physical excercise. She has suggested for cheerleading teams for each House, to help cheer on their team." There were some confused looks at this statement, so Dumbledore conjured up a large screen, showing girls, and a few boys, jumping around in unison, cheering. Chloe thought it looked like fun, but she'd have to think about it before actually trying out for the squad. It figured that Pavarti would have been the one to bring it up, after their father had taken them to see a Muggle sport (Basementball??) and they'd seen the cheerleaders, Pavarti had been obsessed with them. They actually rivaled her obsession with Divination!
"Anyone interested in starting a squad, there will be a co-house meeting in the Great Hall tonight at 6:00." Dumbledore finished. With this he sat down. The Great Hall buzzed with excitement over the cheerleading. Nearly every girl was eager to join, aside from those who played Quidditch, although the boys looked appalled. Jessika and her friends heads were bent low, although Chloe thought she could hear the word "cheerleader" being whispered every once in a while. Chloe shrugged, and returned to her soup. She thought she'd try out for Quidditch first, depending on which spot was open, and then think about cheerleading. She stood up and began to walk away, when Draco's voice could be heard behind her.
"Thinking about trying out for cheerleading, Patil?" he drawled.
"I don't know, Malfoy, I thought maybe I'd try out for Quidditch, but now I'm wondering what kind of team our House has with you for a captain." she said sweetly. Draco looked as if he'd like to curse her right then and there, but seemed to have decided to restrain himself. All the same, Chloe gripped her wand in her pocket.
"Our team has always been good, and it'll be even better now that they've put me in head spot." Draco retorted.
"Yeah, well we'll just see about that, won't we?" Chloe replied.
"So then you will be trying out then." said Draco, sounding as if he knew it all along. Chloe just shrugged and walked away. She didn't want to put herself in trouble, she'd never actually played Quidditch before.....
She decided not to worry about it, and made her way to the Common room to get her things for Divination. She'd have to ask Jessika where to find it. She sprinted through the common room, up to the dorms, and was surprised to find Roz laying on her bed.
"Oh, hey!" Roz said, slightly startled at Chloes loud entrance. "Madame Pomfrey said I could go, as long as I was careful to drink this every hour," she continued, gesturing towards the bottle on her nightstand. "I'd already eaten in the infirmary, so I decided to come and wait for you up here. Chloe nodded her head, then told Roz about the announcements at dinner, leaving out her argument with Draco.
Roz's eyes shown with excitement. "That sounds like so much fun!" she said breathlessly. Chloe smiled, she'd expected this kind of reaction from Roz. The two of them gathered their things and headed towards Divination. It took them nearly 20 minutes, getting from the bottom of the castle to the very top, plus the hallways inbetween, but they eventually made it. They went up the trapdoor, and settled themselves in two chairs situated around a square table in the middle of the room. They chatted easily, waiting for everyone else to make it. The chairs and tables surrounding them slowly began to fill, and by the time the start of class bell had rang, only a few chairs were without anybody.
Suddenly, a creature emerged from a chamber off the room, and Chloe's first thought was that of a giant insect. Terrified of live insects, she screamed in terror, then, realizing it was only the teacher, she began to giggle nervously at her mistake. Those around her looked at her with amused looks on their faces, some giggled along with her. Chloe looked up to see Professor Trelawney gazing at her with deep concentration, as if she was trying to discover what deep secrets Chloe had within. This made Chloe uncomfortable, and she began to shift nervously in her chair.
"I sense my dear," the Professor began, "that you have transferred here from a school that puts very little emphasis on the art of Divination." Chloe nodded, and Trelawney looked deeply impressed with herself, but Chloe didn't see why. She could've looked in any book concerning Beauxbatons and found this out. It was listed very clearly what little patience they had for Divination.
"I also see," she continued, "that you, too, will have very little patience for this work. You do not seem to have the right aura about you, but that can be changed with time." Chloe was beginning to feel annoyed. She detested people who told her how she felt, and what she was like. They didn't know, most certainly Professor Trelawney didn't, she'd only ever met Chloe ten minutes ago. She didn't pay attention to the Professor's lecture on Planetary distribution for the rest of the lesson, and amused herself doodling in her notebook instead. She could always ask Roz anyway, as she was taking notes avidly.
Double Divination turned out to be the most boring thing Chloe had ever experienced, and was deeply relieved when it was finally over. She should've known that anything Pavarti was infatuated with wouldn't be for her, and she began wondering if Pavarti would be wrong about the whole cheerleading thing. Chloe decided then and there to swallow her pride and try out for the Quidditch team instead, but something inside was nagging her about that, and she wasn't sure what it was.
The group of fourth year girls headed down to the Great Hall for supper, although Chloe wasn't hungry at all. They sat and talked about the meeting that night, but Chloe was deep in thought. They didn't even notice how unusually silent she was. After supper they went downstairs to the common room, chatting easily about homework and classes, and settled into chairs surrounding the fireplace. Chloe pulled out her Transfiguration books, reading the pages assigned although she already knew it all, and sighed, dreading the very boring night that laid ahead of her.
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*(A/N)* Hey all, there's Chapter Six. I know that the cheerleading thing may sound fluffy, but I have some interesting things planned, and it all revolves around it. There's a point to all this, (I'm hoping it will work out!) I planned it all a couple nights ago....as it was brought to my attention that I should make something happen soom (hmph..Lara)
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