Unpleasant plans
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The Hufflepuffs were trudging up the steps the their common room after the sorting feast.
"Ohh…I feel like I'm going to burst!" complained Mara as she clutched her stomach.
"You shouldn't have eaten so much," observed Hannah. "This happens every year!"
"I know, I know, but it's all so good!"
"Really Mara," commented Justin, "You ate like a pig, I'm surprised you're not growing a snout."
Mara smiled maliciously. "Very funny Justin. Oink, oink."
Ernie grinned, "Please don't start Mara, we don't need another pig around here, what with Eloise Midgeon always after me in the common room."
"Ernie!" Hannah shouted disapprovingly as Mara tried to stifle a giggle.
Hannah glowered at him, "That very rude, and besides, you can hardly tell her nose isn't quite dead center." Hannah gave in and smiled.
"Radlifying" Mara mumbled to the suit of armor guarding their common room entrance. The suit steeped aside and they all climbed into the common room. It was a large rectangular room, warmly lit by a stone fireplace on the far wall, with plush light blue couches scattered here and there. A hallway leading to the left brought you to the boy's dormitories, a hallway to the right led you to the girls. The four of them sat down together near the fire.
"Hey Ernie," Justin asked, "Who do you think is going to be captain now that..." 'Cedric's gone' he thought, his words drifting off.
Ernie apparently hadn't sensed the awkward ending, because he started cheerfully enough, "Oh I'm not sure. Blakeman is a great chaser; he might get it. Or Hershaw, she's great too. We're going to need to find a new chaser and seeker, they'll be hard to replace, I saw Greg on the pitch last year and his arm was looking pretty good…" He continued to droll on like this as Hannah started to drift off.
"Justin," Mara asked, cutting off Ernie in the middle of a very detailed of every conversation he'd had with the team about a new chaser, "Why don't you try out this year?"
Justin laughed, "I'd probably fall off my broomstick. Besides," He grinned mischievously, "I have better ways to help my house."
"Oh!" Mara exclaimed, "I'd forgotten, you were going to tell me something about winning the house cup, what was it?"
"Well," Justin started, "as you all know, Hufflepuff hasn't won the house cup in 43 years, when Penelope the teacher's pet graduated. I say it's due time we get it back!"
Hannah rolled her eyes, "Every year the same 'go Hufflepuff' pep-talk. If this is all you've got I'm going to bed."
"But I have an idea," Justin explained, "If we won the Quiddich cup it would get us a lot of point. But, sorry Ernie, I don't see that happening without some help."
Ernie looked affronted, but Mara was curious, "What do you mean be help?"
"I found a charm, a little complicated, but essentially what it would do is veer a broomstick off course. Therefore, when the other team's seeker goes in for the snitch…"
"…We'll veer him off course and our seeker will get it!" finished Ernie.
Mara grinned, "Excellent!"
"It will take three people to do this, that'd be me, Mara and Hannah. What'd ya say girls?"
"I'm in!" Mara said smiling at Justin.
"You guys..." Hannah hesitated, "What if someone gets hurt, like if we veer him into a tree or something…"
"Come off it Hannah, " Ernie said, " No one will get hurt."
Mara pleaded with her friend. "Please Han, we need you for it to work; it's for Hufflepuff."
"Oh… all right" She agreed slowly.
Justin grinned, showing that cute dimple. "Great! I'll teach you guys the charm tomorrow!"
And they all went excitedly to bed, except Hannah, who kept dreaming about school suspensions.
(A/N: There, finished the second chapter! So, what do you all think will happen?- Will their charm work? Will Hannah stop ever stop worrying? Will Mara ever stop talking about Justin's dimple? Find out next time on DECIET, LIES, and BUTTERFLIES! Don't ask me why I named it that; butterflies rhymed, okay?
Everyone review or FACE MY WRATH! Lol...)
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The Hufflepuffs were trudging up the steps the their common room after the sorting feast.
"Ohh…I feel like I'm going to burst!" complained Mara as she clutched her stomach.
"You shouldn't have eaten so much," observed Hannah. "This happens every year!"
"I know, I know, but it's all so good!"
"Really Mara," commented Justin, "You ate like a pig, I'm surprised you're not growing a snout."
Mara smiled maliciously. "Very funny Justin. Oink, oink."
Ernie grinned, "Please don't start Mara, we don't need another pig around here, what with Eloise Midgeon always after me in the common room."
"Ernie!" Hannah shouted disapprovingly as Mara tried to stifle a giggle.
Hannah glowered at him, "That very rude, and besides, you can hardly tell her nose isn't quite dead center." Hannah gave in and smiled.
"Radlifying" Mara mumbled to the suit of armor guarding their common room entrance. The suit steeped aside and they all climbed into the common room. It was a large rectangular room, warmly lit by a stone fireplace on the far wall, with plush light blue couches scattered here and there. A hallway leading to the left brought you to the boy's dormitories, a hallway to the right led you to the girls. The four of them sat down together near the fire.
"Hey Ernie," Justin asked, "Who do you think is going to be captain now that..." 'Cedric's gone' he thought, his words drifting off.
Ernie apparently hadn't sensed the awkward ending, because he started cheerfully enough, "Oh I'm not sure. Blakeman is a great chaser; he might get it. Or Hershaw, she's great too. We're going to need to find a new chaser and seeker, they'll be hard to replace, I saw Greg on the pitch last year and his arm was looking pretty good…" He continued to droll on like this as Hannah started to drift off.
"Justin," Mara asked, cutting off Ernie in the middle of a very detailed of every conversation he'd had with the team about a new chaser, "Why don't you try out this year?"
Justin laughed, "I'd probably fall off my broomstick. Besides," He grinned mischievously, "I have better ways to help my house."
"Oh!" Mara exclaimed, "I'd forgotten, you were going to tell me something about winning the house cup, what was it?"
"Well," Justin started, "as you all know, Hufflepuff hasn't won the house cup in 43 years, when Penelope the teacher's pet graduated. I say it's due time we get it back!"
Hannah rolled her eyes, "Every year the same 'go Hufflepuff' pep-talk. If this is all you've got I'm going to bed."
"But I have an idea," Justin explained, "If we won the Quiddich cup it would get us a lot of point. But, sorry Ernie, I don't see that happening without some help."
Ernie looked affronted, but Mara was curious, "What do you mean be help?"
"I found a charm, a little complicated, but essentially what it would do is veer a broomstick off course. Therefore, when the other team's seeker goes in for the snitch…"
"…We'll veer him off course and our seeker will get it!" finished Ernie.
Mara grinned, "Excellent!"
"It will take three people to do this, that'd be me, Mara and Hannah. What'd ya say girls?"
"I'm in!" Mara said smiling at Justin.
"You guys..." Hannah hesitated, "What if someone gets hurt, like if we veer him into a tree or something…"
"Come off it Hannah, " Ernie said, " No one will get hurt."
Mara pleaded with her friend. "Please Han, we need you for it to work; it's for Hufflepuff."
"Oh… all right" She agreed slowly.
Justin grinned, showing that cute dimple. "Great! I'll teach you guys the charm tomorrow!"
And they all went excitedly to bed, except Hannah, who kept dreaming about school suspensions.
(A/N: There, finished the second chapter! So, what do you all think will happen?- Will their charm work? Will Hannah stop ever stop worrying? Will Mara ever stop talking about Justin's dimple? Find out next time on DECIET, LIES, and BUTTERFLIES! Don't ask me why I named it that; butterflies rhymed, okay?
Everyone review or FACE MY WRATH! Lol...)