Chapter 21
You mean she lives in this body?!
Cate looked down at herself and shouted, and everyone in the hall cringed. She was stuck-- In Meagan's body. The clothes were too loose for her taste, and her curves were missing. Her perfect hair, which she like so much at the moment, the flamed ends... Wasn't hers anymore... She had Meagan's hair. She had Meagan's body. She didn't see how Meagan could stand
it.
"Don't stand there!" She barked at the Hall. "Get a move on with your lives!"
There was a large bang, and large balls of fire were emitted. The eyes in Meagan's body changed colors. Cate could feel them. She was in a mad fit. It was a disgrace to her reputation. No had lost, but then again that meant she had not won, which was always her goal.
"Cate?" Bellum asked a little skeptical at first. "Are you..."
"What?!" Cate snapped before he could finish his sentence.
"What happened to your body?"
"Well, Meagan's got it."
"That wench... well, she'll enjoy using that body for the time she's got it..."
Cate sighed, and stormed off, eyes changing color again. She wanted her deep brown ones back. She didn't want to talk to anyone. Not a soul. Not even Bellum at this moment. Bellum stood there. He really didn't like Meagan now. He should have killed her... It was all too bad Mors had not yet given him permission to kill. Everyone needs permission from Mors to kill someone. Or else they paid for it, and no one wanted to find out what the consequences were...
~*~
Dolere went about her work, which was sitting in her room, plotting something, with a grin on her face.
"That'll smash her huge ego. Bet she doesn't think too highly of herself now." She sneered. " She can be defeated... I know there is a way.... She isn't too powerful anymore. Tut, tut, Cate. Best watch your back..."
She said this all to herself, spending time alone in her room. She believed Facere was feeling the same way... Bellum... She scowled at the thought of him. He was Cate's current boyfriend. He need not be part of the group any longer, he followed her.
She had also seen the Satis twins today. She was the same age as they were, and had gone to an ordinary school with them for a while. They hated each other. Especially her and Ferre. There had been numerous catfights back in the day....
~*~
Meagan woke up to a circle of faces, all staring directly at her. Most of the men, excluding Sirius, were looking more at her body. She didn't like
Cate's choice of clothing. It was very uncomfortable. Especially the black leather boots, which rose to the knee. She took a deep breath and pulled herself up. It was a very easy task. This body moved easily. The first thing she wanted to do was change... Everyone was giving her strange looks. With a swish of her wand, she was back to her normal clothing, though it was
tighter at the chest and hips, due to the change in Cate's body. When no one really noticed, she upped the size one.
"What?" She said, ignoring the funny looks.
"Hey- why'd you change?" Ridere said, shaking his head. Harry, James, Remus, and Ron all nodded along in agreement.
"Because." Meagan snapped. She wasn't in much of a talkative mood either. She didn't really want much to do with anyone, not looking like Cate anyways.... She didn't see how Cate could stand being her.
Elizabeth shook her head at Meagan. She didn't want to see that her daughter dressed like... well... there really wasn't a decent way to put it. She was probably just feeling the wrath of being pregnant though. Her belly was quite large now, and moving around was becoming tiresome. She sat in a chair, helped along by Sirius, who sat next to her.
Meagan dropped in a chair that now seemed much larger to her this particular moment, and sighed. What were they going to o to get out of this... She actually smiled. Cate was probably in a much worse situation. Meagan knew she hated not winning. She was a very bad loser, or even if she didn't lose, she was still a bad sport. But she had shown her she wasn't unbeatable... It was more of a triumph for her.
"I'm going for a walk. To think this all over." she said, standing up quickly. Cate had a quick body. What she was actually doing, was going t the Quidditch field, to test out her Quidditch skills now...
~*~
"Cate? Are you there?" Bellum knocked on her door. Cate answered silently, and let him in. She had changed to her usual apparel. The red skirt and shirt, and looked by far different on Meagan's body. "I just wanted to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Nothing in particular. I just like talking to you... You know... What are you doing with that knife?"
"When Meagan gets her body back, I want pain to be the first thing she feels."
"Well, don't cut yourself yet, she doesn't seem to be around anywhere. What's the matter?"
"Alright... Now that was a stupid question... Do I need to answer?"
"Um... no."
"Good."
There was a long silence, Cate stared him down, but really didn't have quite the evil effect she usually did. Biting his lip, Bellum decided to break the silence.
"So have you been evil all your life?"
"No actually. I was good for a great deal of time. It got me nowhere and caused suffering and emotional pain. I was raised by a family that didn't love me, in fact they planned to have me killed. Do you know what that feels like? It's not pleasant. And just when you think you're happy, with a family that loves you, you realize you aren't. After you finally realize you have a friend, you don't. In this life, I don't have to get involved."
"Well, what about me? Do you not love me?"
"As long as you never break my heart. As long as you are loyal to me, and what else can I say? You're different. I've never met anyone like you. So yes, I do love you."
"Good. Because I love you too. It doesn't matter if you look like Meagan or Cate. I love ya for you."
"So what's your life story? Been a good boy, or bad."
"I've always been bad. My parents were killed by mistake by the American Wizarding Government. They are a load of oafs. They screw up everything. They killed my parents, believing they were bad, they were the best people you ever could have known. They didn't deserve to die. So being evil is my revenge. Making lives miserable. I call it a living."
"It's the good life... Mmmm... That feels good." She sighed, as he started to massage her shoulders. "But, I have a trip tonight. When I get my body back, we're going to America. I'm off to pick out a place now... Be back in a few hours, I will... Bye. Love you!" She said, and apparated quickly.
"Bye."
You mean she lives in this body?!
Cate looked down at herself and shouted, and everyone in the hall cringed. She was stuck-- In Meagan's body. The clothes were too loose for her taste, and her curves were missing. Her perfect hair, which she like so much at the moment, the flamed ends... Wasn't hers anymore... She had Meagan's hair. She had Meagan's body. She didn't see how Meagan could stand
it.
"Don't stand there!" She barked at the Hall. "Get a move on with your lives!"
There was a large bang, and large balls of fire were emitted. The eyes in Meagan's body changed colors. Cate could feel them. She was in a mad fit. It was a disgrace to her reputation. No had lost, but then again that meant she had not won, which was always her goal.
"Cate?" Bellum asked a little skeptical at first. "Are you..."
"What?!" Cate snapped before he could finish his sentence.
"What happened to your body?"
"Well, Meagan's got it."
"That wench... well, she'll enjoy using that body for the time she's got it..."
Cate sighed, and stormed off, eyes changing color again. She wanted her deep brown ones back. She didn't want to talk to anyone. Not a soul. Not even Bellum at this moment. Bellum stood there. He really didn't like Meagan now. He should have killed her... It was all too bad Mors had not yet given him permission to kill. Everyone needs permission from Mors to kill someone. Or else they paid for it, and no one wanted to find out what the consequences were...
~*~
Dolere went about her work, which was sitting in her room, plotting something, with a grin on her face.
"That'll smash her huge ego. Bet she doesn't think too highly of herself now." She sneered. " She can be defeated... I know there is a way.... She isn't too powerful anymore. Tut, tut, Cate. Best watch your back..."
She said this all to herself, spending time alone in her room. She believed Facere was feeling the same way... Bellum... She scowled at the thought of him. He was Cate's current boyfriend. He need not be part of the group any longer, he followed her.
She had also seen the Satis twins today. She was the same age as they were, and had gone to an ordinary school with them for a while. They hated each other. Especially her and Ferre. There had been numerous catfights back in the day....
~*~
Meagan woke up to a circle of faces, all staring directly at her. Most of the men, excluding Sirius, were looking more at her body. She didn't like
Cate's choice of clothing. It was very uncomfortable. Especially the black leather boots, which rose to the knee. She took a deep breath and pulled herself up. It was a very easy task. This body moved easily. The first thing she wanted to do was change... Everyone was giving her strange looks. With a swish of her wand, she was back to her normal clothing, though it was
tighter at the chest and hips, due to the change in Cate's body. When no one really noticed, she upped the size one.
"What?" She said, ignoring the funny looks.
"Hey- why'd you change?" Ridere said, shaking his head. Harry, James, Remus, and Ron all nodded along in agreement.
"Because." Meagan snapped. She wasn't in much of a talkative mood either. She didn't really want much to do with anyone, not looking like Cate anyways.... She didn't see how Cate could stand being her.
Elizabeth shook her head at Meagan. She didn't want to see that her daughter dressed like... well... there really wasn't a decent way to put it. She was probably just feeling the wrath of being pregnant though. Her belly was quite large now, and moving around was becoming tiresome. She sat in a chair, helped along by Sirius, who sat next to her.
Meagan dropped in a chair that now seemed much larger to her this particular moment, and sighed. What were they going to o to get out of this... She actually smiled. Cate was probably in a much worse situation. Meagan knew she hated not winning. She was a very bad loser, or even if she didn't lose, she was still a bad sport. But she had shown her she wasn't unbeatable... It was more of a triumph for her.
"I'm going for a walk. To think this all over." she said, standing up quickly. Cate had a quick body. What she was actually doing, was going t the Quidditch field, to test out her Quidditch skills now...
~*~
"Cate? Are you there?" Bellum knocked on her door. Cate answered silently, and let him in. She had changed to her usual apparel. The red skirt and shirt, and looked by far different on Meagan's body. "I just wanted to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Nothing in particular. I just like talking to you... You know... What are you doing with that knife?"
"When Meagan gets her body back, I want pain to be the first thing she feels."
"Well, don't cut yourself yet, she doesn't seem to be around anywhere. What's the matter?"
"Alright... Now that was a stupid question... Do I need to answer?"
"Um... no."
"Good."
There was a long silence, Cate stared him down, but really didn't have quite the evil effect she usually did. Biting his lip, Bellum decided to break the silence.
"So have you been evil all your life?"
"No actually. I was good for a great deal of time. It got me nowhere and caused suffering and emotional pain. I was raised by a family that didn't love me, in fact they planned to have me killed. Do you know what that feels like? It's not pleasant. And just when you think you're happy, with a family that loves you, you realize you aren't. After you finally realize you have a friend, you don't. In this life, I don't have to get involved."
"Well, what about me? Do you not love me?"
"As long as you never break my heart. As long as you are loyal to me, and what else can I say? You're different. I've never met anyone like you. So yes, I do love you."
"Good. Because I love you too. It doesn't matter if you look like Meagan or Cate. I love ya for you."
"So what's your life story? Been a good boy, or bad."
"I've always been bad. My parents were killed by mistake by the American Wizarding Government. They are a load of oafs. They screw up everything. They killed my parents, believing they were bad, they were the best people you ever could have known. They didn't deserve to die. So being evil is my revenge. Making lives miserable. I call it a living."
"It's the good life... Mmmm... That feels good." She sighed, as he started to massage her shoulders. "But, I have a trip tonight. When I get my body back, we're going to America. I'm off to pick out a place now... Be back in a few hours, I will... Bye. Love you!" She said, and apparated quickly.
"Bye."