Chapter 14
The Chaser and the foreigners
Most of the school was about ready to explode with excitement over the foreign students that would be joining their ranks in four days. Jes and Amber, though they normally agreed on nothing, had found a common ground in this. And so they would go on and on about how much fun this was going to be while Shayna imagined ways to kill Warren and Chang. But if there was an aspect of this she could appreciate it was the energy that was filling the air these days. It was the same wonderful Hogwarts tone, yet drastically magnified. it was enough to put a spring in the step of any one who felt it.
Twenty minuets latter the Slytherins were on their way up to the castle for dinner. Something whizzing around in the sky caught everyone's attention. "Hi Shayna!" It was little Michelle. She was up on her broom stick for what must have been her fist or second flying lesson. But you would never guess that from how well she was doing. She was zipping around, making frighteningly sharp turns like it was nothing new.
Amber elbowed Shayna and Josh. "Hey guys, she could be our last chaser! I mean just look at her, those corners are amazing." And the two of them whole-heartedly agreed.
Michelle and the rest of the first years landed, and joined the others on their way up for dinner. Shayna battled her way through the crowd that was all headed in the other direction, fighting to reach her. Finally she pulled her away from the masses. Her little face lit up when she heard about the Quidditch match they were going to have after the new year. That is until Shayna referred to it as the Death-eater vs. Muggle-lover game.
"NO way, I'm no death-eater." she insisted shakily
"Neither am I that's just what those Gryffies and Ravenclaws call us." Shayna explained
"Yea, just cause we're Slytherins. It's like we aren't aloud to decide if we wanna be evil or not, they just tell us that's what we are. It's not fair!" Michelle's eyes lowered, she must really be having a problem with this thing.
"Tell me about it." agreed Shayna "But that's just why we need to play this game. we can show them what a bunch of Slytherins can really do. Sorta let them know just how wrong they are about us."
Michelle smiled deviously "Alright, I'm in. But I have a question ... you're a prefect and you're gonna break the rules to play this game. Doesn't that seem a little ... backwards?" "I like this kid" Salazar chuckled "she seems to grasp this concept better then you do."
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The corridors had seemed very cramped as the whole of Hogwarts filed out to the grounds on Halloween. The representatives from Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang would be there shortly, and Shayna was now just as excited as the rest. People rushing by knocked her aside and into someone else. "Sorry, this is craziness!" she cried above the chatter "I hear that" Moody growled
Shayna backed away quickly. Professor Moody had to be the Defense teacher she liked the least. Yes even worse then Lockhart. He really creeped her out, and no matter how much the others liked him she just couldn't trust him, something about it was just not right to her. That and he always acted so strange around her. Unusually nice, but not the way Snape was, it was just eary. "Sorry" Shayna said hastily trying to put some distance between them
In all her years at Hogwarts Shayna had never seen the students stand so strait. She could see them all up in line with the prefects. Jes and Selphie were talking in whisper, while Amber craned her neck to see over the crowd, as she was a few inches shorter then everyone. Even the Weasley twins seemed to behaving for the moment. And then she caught his eye, little Harry Potter. He smiled nervously, and Shayna quickly looked away as that awkward feeling she had around him returned. Beside she had other things to do, like watch Brad, who she just happened to be standing by.
As a cold group of Beauxbatons students passed them (Jes winking and blowing kisses to all the boys) and none other then "Oh my god that's Viktor Krum!" arrived with the Durmstrang students, Shayna had an odd feeling that the stage for this year was finally set. A new leap of excitement followed her as she entered the Great Hall.
And then Dumbledore brought out the glowing goblet of fire. The bright blue flames crackled impressively in the dimly lit hall. From the Ravenclaw table, Shayna could of sworn she heard someone saying "Oooo, shiny!" As the speech that accompanied the goblet continued her eyes wandered. For some unknown reason this just didn't interest her in the slightest. She had this distinct feeling that her story wouldn't be affected by this. That sort of thing just wasn't her lot in life. She looked all about the Hall until her eyes settled. It took her a moment to see they had again found the Potter boy.
Little Harry Potter sat eagerly watching the flickering vessel. Only a year younger and suffering some of the same pains she was. Yet there was an innocence about him that she just didn't have. He confused her more then anything. She always felt uneasy around him, and yet she was drawn to him as well. Something told her that she couldn't avoid this boy forever. Shayna kept realizing just how similar there situations were, and now more then ever she was wondering what that would all mean in the end.
The Chaser and the foreigners
Most of the school was about ready to explode with excitement over the foreign students that would be joining their ranks in four days. Jes and Amber, though they normally agreed on nothing, had found a common ground in this. And so they would go on and on about how much fun this was going to be while Shayna imagined ways to kill Warren and Chang. But if there was an aspect of this she could appreciate it was the energy that was filling the air these days. It was the same wonderful Hogwarts tone, yet drastically magnified. it was enough to put a spring in the step of any one who felt it.
Twenty minuets latter the Slytherins were on their way up to the castle for dinner. Something whizzing around in the sky caught everyone's attention. "Hi Shayna!" It was little Michelle. She was up on her broom stick for what must have been her fist or second flying lesson. But you would never guess that from how well she was doing. She was zipping around, making frighteningly sharp turns like it was nothing new.
Amber elbowed Shayna and Josh. "Hey guys, she could be our last chaser! I mean just look at her, those corners are amazing." And the two of them whole-heartedly agreed.
Michelle and the rest of the first years landed, and joined the others on their way up for dinner. Shayna battled her way through the crowd that was all headed in the other direction, fighting to reach her. Finally she pulled her away from the masses. Her little face lit up when she heard about the Quidditch match they were going to have after the new year. That is until Shayna referred to it as the Death-eater vs. Muggle-lover game.
"NO way, I'm no death-eater." she insisted shakily
"Neither am I that's just what those Gryffies and Ravenclaws call us." Shayna explained
"Yea, just cause we're Slytherins. It's like we aren't aloud to decide if we wanna be evil or not, they just tell us that's what we are. It's not fair!" Michelle's eyes lowered, she must really be having a problem with this thing.
"Tell me about it." agreed Shayna "But that's just why we need to play this game. we can show them what a bunch of Slytherins can really do. Sorta let them know just how wrong they are about us."
Michelle smiled deviously "Alright, I'm in. But I have a question ... you're a prefect and you're gonna break the rules to play this game. Doesn't that seem a little ... backwards?" "I like this kid" Salazar chuckled "she seems to grasp this concept better then you do."
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The corridors had seemed very cramped as the whole of Hogwarts filed out to the grounds on Halloween. The representatives from Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang would be there shortly, and Shayna was now just as excited as the rest. People rushing by knocked her aside and into someone else. "Sorry, this is craziness!" she cried above the chatter "I hear that" Moody growled
Shayna backed away quickly. Professor Moody had to be the Defense teacher she liked the least. Yes even worse then Lockhart. He really creeped her out, and no matter how much the others liked him she just couldn't trust him, something about it was just not right to her. That and he always acted so strange around her. Unusually nice, but not the way Snape was, it was just eary. "Sorry" Shayna said hastily trying to put some distance between them
In all her years at Hogwarts Shayna had never seen the students stand so strait. She could see them all up in line with the prefects. Jes and Selphie were talking in whisper, while Amber craned her neck to see over the crowd, as she was a few inches shorter then everyone. Even the Weasley twins seemed to behaving for the moment. And then she caught his eye, little Harry Potter. He smiled nervously, and Shayna quickly looked away as that awkward feeling she had around him returned. Beside she had other things to do, like watch Brad, who she just happened to be standing by.
As a cold group of Beauxbatons students passed them (Jes winking and blowing kisses to all the boys) and none other then "Oh my god that's Viktor Krum!" arrived with the Durmstrang students, Shayna had an odd feeling that the stage for this year was finally set. A new leap of excitement followed her as she entered the Great Hall.
And then Dumbledore brought out the glowing goblet of fire. The bright blue flames crackled impressively in the dimly lit hall. From the Ravenclaw table, Shayna could of sworn she heard someone saying "Oooo, shiny!" As the speech that accompanied the goblet continued her eyes wandered. For some unknown reason this just didn't interest her in the slightest. She had this distinct feeling that her story wouldn't be affected by this. That sort of thing just wasn't her lot in life. She looked all about the Hall until her eyes settled. It took her a moment to see they had again found the Potter boy.
Little Harry Potter sat eagerly watching the flickering vessel. Only a year younger and suffering some of the same pains she was. Yet there was an innocence about him that she just didn't have. He confused her more then anything. She always felt uneasy around him, and yet she was drawn to him as well. Something told her that she couldn't avoid this boy forever. Shayna kept realizing just how similar there situations were, and now more then ever she was wondering what that would all mean in the end.
