(A/N Sorry I've been gone for so long guys I was moving and you can imagine how having your computer in a box puts a damper on uploading more fanfiction. But here's the next instalment. I would like to beg you to read the other chapters first if I can because there is a plot here and each thhing leads to the next. Anyways here's Cahpter 6 ... Enjoy!)


Chapter 13

He doesn't go to Hogwarts

It was difficult for Shayna to think about anything buy starting work for the next week. She kept counting the galleons over and over in her mind. Then she set off to making plans for them. This was ideal for defense against the dark arts. Normally it was a subject she was good with, but this year's teacher creeped her out. And it wasn't Moody's scars that made her uncomfortable, it was the way he was always nice to her, like when a student tries to earn brownie points with the teacher.

"I'm gonna get Salazar a nice new tank." Shayna said at lunch Friday afternoon "Why do you like that snake so much, I mean he's not exactly cuddly." Jes reasoned

Before she could answer a girl's scream reached her ear. "You are nothing but a death-eater, all Slytherins are!" Shayna craned her neck over the Slytherins to see Samantha Krum in a feud with another girl, who upon closer inspection was Little Michelle.

"I am not!" she cried "some Slytherins are good. But you;re a mudblood and there's no escaping that!" Another girl quickly joined Samantha. Cho Chang stood proudly behind her, a hand on her shoulder. "you are vile little slug, and don't you ever say words like that again, Slytherin." she grinned

Not an instant latter Shayna had started toward the feud. "Taken to insulting those too young to come back have you Cho? Sort of a confidence booster?" "She deserved it, she called this first year a mudblood." Cho said flatly

Michelle looked up at Shayna with terrible guilt in her eyes, but Shayna just smiled evilly. "She was only stating the obvious. I live with her Chang, the girl's distracted by shiny objects." she added quickly Cho opened her mouth to protest, but Shayna went on. "10 points form Ravenclaw for openly insulting a younger student, and Krum 15 for picking fights" And with that Chang, and Krum sulked back to the Ravenclaw table, as Michelle joined Shayna and the rest of the Slytheirns.

"That was so cool Shayna!" Michelle cried "Thank you" Shayna said with a bow and then taking her seat "but you wanna tell me how that got started?"

"Well she's been mean to me since the first day. Acting like she was all special because that fifth year girl over there likes her. She always says how Slytheirns are evil. And she makes fun of Nickie's nose." she pointed to a girl with sandy haired girl down the row "And then just back there she called me a death-eater and I lost my temper. That's such a horrible thing! I mean I would never support you-know-who."

"You're a bit young to say never like that." said Amber But Michelle's skin started to pale a bit, and she shook her head firmly. "No way, he's terrible ... I just ... I don't wanna even talk about him."


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On that Saturday Shayna woke up at 5:30 a.m. Frost sparkled across the Hogwarts grounds, and all seemed very stiff. She was the only person awake in the dorm and kept looking nervously over her shoulder, for a an axe murderer or something. Finally she felt so alone that she couldn't stand it, and she woke up Salazar.

"You know there was a time when I could sleep till dinner." he yawned

"Yeah, but what fun is that? Please stay awake" she added as he wrapped himself around her pony-tail

"It's not like I'm lazy." he said as the stepped through the stone wall "snakes are nocturnal" The corridors were equally deserted, the mornings at Hogwarts were creeping her out more then the nights. Shayna and Salazar ate breakfast at the empty Slytherin table. There were a few students eating at the Huffelpuff table, but Shayna knew better.

At 6:00 the horseless carriages appeared and took them all to Hogsmead. The sun was beginning to rise when she stepped out onto the cobblestone street, but the air wasn't warm yet. She pulled her cloak tighter as she walked down to the Midnite Inn.

Madame Bootlet was the only person to be found inside. "We're closed come back at 7:30" "Um ... uh" Shayna said nervously "Oh Shayna!" she cried turning around "Hold on dear, I'll be with you in a minuet." And she disappeared to the kitchen. She shifted her weight, feeling very self-conscious. Just then the door opened and the dark haired boy entered in his blue uniform. He took one look at Shayna and his face fell. She pretended not to notice.

"Good morning." she said cheerfully "What are you doing here?" he snapped "I ... I'm working here." she said What did this guy have against her?

"Oh joy" he said darkly

"What was that?"

"Oh I was just commenting on how wonderful it will be to work with another over privileged Hogwarts student. You are all just so pleasant." "don't you go to Hogwarts?" Shayna stammered

"No" he said "I don't, surprised? Most of you are. you go off to that school and start to believe that anyone who's anyone is there too. And those of us that can't make it, live in the underbelly for the rest of our lives, because you Hogwarts students discluded us."

He and Shayna were now close, glaring into each other's eyes. "That's enough Warren" Madame Bootlet said walking back into the dinning room "This is Shayna Riddle, Shayna this is Warren, don't mind him he's cranky in the mornings. You can go get started on the list Warren. Shayna here are you uniform robes, go and get changed and then you can help him."

But Warren's mood didn't improve through out the day. If anything it got worse. They worked together on the list which was just a bunch of chores to be done. He stuck her with the bathrooms and baseboards. Then he spilled the mop water she was using. At exactly 7:30 witches and wizards came pouring in, and Shayna was taken to the kitchen to learn how to make the most popular dishes, and Warren kept saying how "helpful the Hogwarts student was."

Working would have been worth it had it not been for Warren. And she was doing pretty well, except for when she spilled salad dressing, or put the wrong sub in the ovens, and when she threw the bread dough at Warren.

"That's pizza sauce, you don't out that on spaghetti Riddle"

"Thanks Warren" she said through gritted teeth until this day Shayna was certain there was no person on the planet worse then Chang, but she was being corrected

After a brunt plate of nachos and a new nickname "genius girl" the dinner rush ended. The dining room now only held a few small groups, most of them wizards who only wanted Brandy. They laughed heartily with the suddenly flirtatious Madame Bootlet

Warren and Shayna were set to the task of cleaning up the kitchens. Finally, something Shayna knew she could do well. the number of times she and the Weasley twins had done this in detention! She tuned the radio to a song with a strong Latin beat and danced across the floors as she hung the pots and pans on their hooks. Warren looked shocked indeed at this burst of grace, from the klutzy girl. And in twenty minuets the entire kitchen was clean.

"Where'd a Hogwarts girl learn to clean?" he asked in disbelief She smiled fakly at him "Hogwarts, genius boy" And she walked away swaying her hips to the music.