Chapter 8
The Quidditch Challenge


"Alright Selphie catch!" Shayna called out throwing the quaffel across the feilt to her the girls had risen early the next day even though it was saturday to get in a bit of Quidditch. This was especialy dificult for Shayna and Alana who had not gone to bed right away as Snape had sujested. But all the girls were soaring through the air, except for Jes who was in the stands brushing her hair, and applying eyeliner.

"Ten points for Slytherin!" Selphie cried as she threw the red ball through the hoop "It's realy a shame about Quidditch this year." Alana said as she raced after Amber "You guys would give those Gryffies what for."

"Want a chance to prove that?" someone called from the ground The girls looked down to see two red headed figures rising into the air. "What's up Slyth?" Fred winked at Shayna But before either could say another word the rest of the girls had arrived.

"What do you boys want?!" Amber demanded "You better not be causeing trouble" Alana added turning so her prefect badge gleamed birghtly in the rising sun "Who .. us" George said inocently "We wouldn't dream of it." Fred continued "We were just hopeing to play a little Quiditch." "We don't play with Gryffies." Amber explained "No you lose to them." George laughed "yeah your brother was real smooth last year ... Greasy fingers maybe?"

Amber's eyes narrowed into that dangerouse glare. "DON'T mess with my family!" she snapped "Why?" George continued "Everybody knows you guys are Death Eaters." "At last the Malfoys can afford the children they have!" Shayna interjected The last thing she needed was for Amber to get in a fight with the twins. Those boys wouldn't stand a chance.

"If we wanted your preppy prefect opinion we would have asked for it." Fred replied swiftly Shayna chucked the quaffel at him faster then he could catch it. "The only reason you muggle-lovers got the cup last year was Potter. your team is nothing with out him.

"Intreging theory." George said stroking his chin "Care to test it?" Shayna raised her right eyebrow "What are you sudjesting?"

"Simply this. We both put together Potter free teams. Then we settle it with a match, Death Eathers vs. Muggle-lovers" George folded his arms and looked over at fred who nodded adn did the same.

"Your on!" Amber grinned "First saterdat after the new year, midnight." The girls joined Jes on the ground, who by now was looking perfectly made up as always. "It's been an hour can we go to breakfast now?" she asked Shayna's eyes were still in the air. "You girls go ahead, I'll meet you there."

Shayna remounted her firebolt and flew up toward the boys. fred and george turned around to meet her. "What's up girl?" Fred asked sounding like a vally girl "Not much" Shayna smiled "You guys realy got the short end of the stick here. Being a prefect is awsome." "Let me guess" George said rolling his eyes "Dumbledore told you all how you represent the best of your house. Then they took you up to the prefect room in the east tower. PLus you've got your own bathroom with a sunken tub." Then Fred took over "And when your in the prefect room no one thinks about who's in what house or grudges. Cause it isn't a group of Huffelpuffs or Ravenclaws, everyone there is a prefect."

Shayna blinked. "How did you guys know all that?" "Rule #5. know what your up against. It's all in the Wheasly Wizarding Wheazes code." "By the way, how did those Cary cremes work out?"


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Shayna entered the great hall to find most of the students had already eaten. Alana, Amber, Selphie, and Jes were sitting with Brad and Josh.

Shayna hadn't seem Josh yet this year sadly. He was a good friend of Brad's but a better friend of Shayna and Jes'. He had short light hair and eyes that had a tendancy to change colors. Something Jes always said would solve all her wardorbe problems.

Shayna sat down next to him and Jes and put a peice of bacon on her plate. "So Cindy Lane is thinking about putting her name in the Goblet Of Fire." Selphie told them all "Wouldn't it be great to have a Slytherin champion?" "That would sure show them wohat we can realy do." Josh smiled "But it'll never happen. All Slytherins are evil. There wasn't practicaly a witch or wizard who went bad that wasn't a Slytherin. That's what they tell all the first yearers. I mean even Dumbledore expects us to screw up.