5- restless revelry
"Three cheers for Greg!"
The Hufflepuff common room was celebrating like it hadn't for years. Music was playing loudly, and they had cleared the center or the room for a dance floor. Someone had gone and nicked food from the kitchens, and there was enough pastries and butterbeer for everyone to snack on for days. Someone had even smuggled in some mulled mead, although not many people were having any. Any weekend homework had been forgotten. Everyone was in a loud and cheery mood. Everyone, that is but Hannah and Mara. They sat arguing in the corner quite unnoticed by the rest of the Hufflepuffs.
"He could have died Mara, don't you see how serious this is? We could have killed him!"
Mara shook her head, "But he didn't die. Yes, he had to go to the hospital wing, but Madame Pomfrey said he'd be fine."
Justin and Ernie came bursting out of the throng of partiers, carrying bottles of Butterbeer.
"Why don't you guys join the party?" He asked while handing Mara a Butterbeer. "We should be celebrating more than anyone else! It worked!"
"Worked? Ha! You said no one would get hurt!" said Hannah acidly.
"Hannah, he's hardly hurt," said Ernie. "Remember early during our second year? He must have fallen what, fifty feet? And he was fine. He'll be fine now too, I'm sure of it."
"See? No harm done." Justin smiled, "Now we know not to hit the next seeker so hard with the charm."
"What?" Hannah exclaimed, "Your not seriously thinking of trying it again are you?"
Justin looked a little confused. "Of course, we still have a house cup to win after all."
Hannah shook her head in disbelief. "Well I'll have no part of it. If I had half a mind I'd go straight to Dumbledore and tell him what we did!"
Justin's eyes narrowed. "You don't mean that."
Ernie stepped between them. "Forget about it Hannah, you don't have to be part of this anymore. Just forget you ever were. Just go."
Hannah shook her head uncertainly. "…Fine. But…" she looked to her best friend. "Mara, your not still going to go along with this are you?"
"Well...I…"
"Mara will do what she wants." Justin stepped in front of her. "If you don't want to celebrate, go to bed."
Hannah looked at her uncertainly, then went off down the hallway towards her bedroom.
"Come on," Justin said while grabbing her hand. "Let's get back to the party."
Mara hesitated, but gave in when he gave her that famous grin.
'No harm done' she thought as she grabbed a pastry and made her way to the dance floor.
* * *
"Congratulation on your house winning the Quiddich game."
It was Herbology Monday morning, and as usual, Ron and Mara's conversation had turned to the topic of Quiddich.
"Oh thanks." Mara blushed. "Is Harry doing all right? Quite a nasty fall he took there."
Yeah…" Ron looked as if he was thinking hard. "It's strange…"
"What?"
"Nothing. It's just, he can't seem to think how he did it."
"What? Fell off?"
"Yes. He told me he was diving down to get the snitch and then, his broom just swerved out of no where. I've been thinking about it all morning, and I just can't figure it out."
Mara looked at her hair, her desk, anywhere but Ron. "Maybe…maybe it was the wind or something…It was pretty breezy that day."
Ron raised his eyebrows. "Breezy enough to toss him off course in the middle of a dive? To tell you the truth I… promise not to tell anyone?"
She swallowed nervously. "Promise."
He leaned in closer and lowered his voice. "I think, we think someone jinxed him."
"But... who would do that?" The bell rang for their lunch break and the other students started leaving.
"Someone who wanted to hurt him I guess…or worse. And you know what? Dumbledore agrees with us."
"Dumbledore?"
"Yeah. He told us to keep our eyes open. You should too, if you hear anything you'll tell me right?"
"Oh…yeah." Mara flashed him a quick smile. "Well, I gotta go. See you."
On her way out of the greenhouse she bumped into Hannah.
"Hey Mara, I was wondering if we could…Mara, where are you going?"
"Sorry Hannah." She muttered as she ran back to school. "I gotta find Justin."
* * *
((A/N Finished the 5th chapter! (yay). See? I didn't kill harry! (and you were worried.. tuttut) Thanks to everyone that's been reviewing! A lot of people have mentioned that hufflepuffs are SUPOSSED to be nice and thoughtfull ect. but remember, some people need to grow into their into their houses [come one, when neville first went to gryffindor you wouldn't exactly call him brave now would you. Then again...he's not much better now...] And all those Justin lovers, sorry, but he's not perfect in my story!:D And he MAY still have his chance. Maybe.
Soo... what do you readers want? A nice, I-Now-Know-Better Justin OR a Justin that will go for what he wants.. no matter what the price. Respond in your review! thanks!))
"Three cheers for Greg!"
The Hufflepuff common room was celebrating like it hadn't for years. Music was playing loudly, and they had cleared the center or the room for a dance floor. Someone had gone and nicked food from the kitchens, and there was enough pastries and butterbeer for everyone to snack on for days. Someone had even smuggled in some mulled mead, although not many people were having any. Any weekend homework had been forgotten. Everyone was in a loud and cheery mood. Everyone, that is but Hannah and Mara. They sat arguing in the corner quite unnoticed by the rest of the Hufflepuffs.
"He could have died Mara, don't you see how serious this is? We could have killed him!"
Mara shook her head, "But he didn't die. Yes, he had to go to the hospital wing, but Madame Pomfrey said he'd be fine."
Justin and Ernie came bursting out of the throng of partiers, carrying bottles of Butterbeer.
"Why don't you guys join the party?" He asked while handing Mara a Butterbeer. "We should be celebrating more than anyone else! It worked!"
"Worked? Ha! You said no one would get hurt!" said Hannah acidly.
"Hannah, he's hardly hurt," said Ernie. "Remember early during our second year? He must have fallen what, fifty feet? And he was fine. He'll be fine now too, I'm sure of it."
"See? No harm done." Justin smiled, "Now we know not to hit the next seeker so hard with the charm."
"What?" Hannah exclaimed, "Your not seriously thinking of trying it again are you?"
Justin looked a little confused. "Of course, we still have a house cup to win after all."
Hannah shook her head in disbelief. "Well I'll have no part of it. If I had half a mind I'd go straight to Dumbledore and tell him what we did!"
Justin's eyes narrowed. "You don't mean that."
Ernie stepped between them. "Forget about it Hannah, you don't have to be part of this anymore. Just forget you ever were. Just go."
Hannah shook her head uncertainly. "…Fine. But…" she looked to her best friend. "Mara, your not still going to go along with this are you?"
"Well...I…"
"Mara will do what she wants." Justin stepped in front of her. "If you don't want to celebrate, go to bed."
Hannah looked at her uncertainly, then went off down the hallway towards her bedroom.
"Come on," Justin said while grabbing her hand. "Let's get back to the party."
Mara hesitated, but gave in when he gave her that famous grin.
'No harm done' she thought as she grabbed a pastry and made her way to the dance floor.
* * *
"Congratulation on your house winning the Quiddich game."
It was Herbology Monday morning, and as usual, Ron and Mara's conversation had turned to the topic of Quiddich.
"Oh thanks." Mara blushed. "Is Harry doing all right? Quite a nasty fall he took there."
Yeah…" Ron looked as if he was thinking hard. "It's strange…"
"What?"
"Nothing. It's just, he can't seem to think how he did it."
"What? Fell off?"
"Yes. He told me he was diving down to get the snitch and then, his broom just swerved out of no where. I've been thinking about it all morning, and I just can't figure it out."
Mara looked at her hair, her desk, anywhere but Ron. "Maybe…maybe it was the wind or something…It was pretty breezy that day."
Ron raised his eyebrows. "Breezy enough to toss him off course in the middle of a dive? To tell you the truth I… promise not to tell anyone?"
She swallowed nervously. "Promise."
He leaned in closer and lowered his voice. "I think, we think someone jinxed him."
"But... who would do that?" The bell rang for their lunch break and the other students started leaving.
"Someone who wanted to hurt him I guess…or worse. And you know what? Dumbledore agrees with us."
"Dumbledore?"
"Yeah. He told us to keep our eyes open. You should too, if you hear anything you'll tell me right?"
"Oh…yeah." Mara flashed him a quick smile. "Well, I gotta go. See you."
On her way out of the greenhouse she bumped into Hannah.
"Hey Mara, I was wondering if we could…Mara, where are you going?"
"Sorry Hannah." She muttered as she ran back to school. "I gotta find Justin."
* * *
((A/N Finished the 5th chapter! (yay). See? I didn't kill harry! (and you were worried.. tuttut) Thanks to everyone that's been reviewing! A lot of people have mentioned that hufflepuffs are SUPOSSED to be nice and thoughtfull ect. but remember, some people need to grow into their into their houses [come one, when neville first went to gryffindor you wouldn't exactly call him brave now would you. Then again...he's not much better now...] And all those Justin lovers, sorry, but he's not perfect in my story!:D And he MAY still have his chance. Maybe.
Soo... what do you readers want? A nice, I-Now-Know-Better Justin OR a Justin that will go for what he wants.. no matter what the price. Respond in your review! thanks!))