The Common Room Meeting
As Harry sat in the common room he looked around at all the different people. There were some faces he recognized from Gryffindor house. Most of the Gryffindors in the common room at the moment he did not know. He knew Ron and Hermione of corse and he also spotted Lee Jordan and Katie Bell in the corner talking to one another. He noticed Kagato, who he had met in the hall outside the dungeon class room. The people he was most interested in however were the ones from the other houses, especially the people from Slytherin. He gulped as one walked by. She was rather nice looking. She had long black hair and green eyes that almost matched her tie. She was talking to another Slytherin boy. His fire red hair made him stand out. He could have been mistaken for one of Ron's brothers if he wasn't in Slytherin. For all Harry knew this boy could be worse than Malfoy.
"At least Malfoy isn't in the common room." Harry thought to himself.
His green eyes seemed to follow each person. Harry then noticed a Ravenclaw boy talking to a Hufflepuff. He looked a bit closer and noticed the Hufflepuff boy wore a Prefect's star. Instantly Harry knew that the boy had to be the Hufflepuff house Prefect. Harry then felt a nudge in his side and looked.
"Harry, there's the Hufflepuff Prefect, and did you see the look that Ravenclaw gave me. I think he doesn't like me. Those slytherin two give me the creeps. What if they are spies?" Ron whispered to him.
"Ron, if they were then why is no one kicking them out." Harry replied back.
"Harry, Ron be quiet please. Just wait. I'm sure something will happen soon." Hermione said from her seat rather bluntly.
The conversations in the room came to a halt when Lil and Alex and Lei came down the stairs. They walked to each of the people and smiled.
"Glad you all could make it. I see Ken, Polaris, Flare and Doug all made it." said Lil.
Lei walked over behind the Hufflepuff Prefect and hugged him.
"Glad you could make it Doug. Blackcat will be glad to know you came." said Lei
"She's a friend. What else could I do. Don't forget she helped me with my Defense Against the Dark arts last year when you weren't around." Doug said with a smile.
"Now you stop that, When am I not around?" Lei shot back with a grin.
"Hmm. You know your right. Your always around. Like a shadow by my side." Doug replied jokingly.
" Hush or I'll turn your hair green again, and you know I will Doug." Lei answered with an evil grin.
" Hey you two quit playing around this is kind of serious." Alex said as Kagato walked behind her and hugged her..
"Yes, and as we all know anything that involves cat like this is serious." Kagato replied.
"Well if there is anything this Slytherin can do for Cat I'm up for it." Replied the red haired Slytherin boy..
"Cat helped me out of a tiff with Professor Mcgonagall. I call this returning a favor." The Slytherin girl said.
"Thanks Flare," Lil said while looking at the red haired boy, "and Cat's given us so many favors it's the least we can do Polaris."
"So that's their names," Harry thought. "they seem to know Blackcat really well."
"Odd names for witches and wizards don't you think Harry?" asked Ron.
Before Harry could answer the boy from Ravenclaw spoke up.
"What is the matter with Cat Lil. You know we would all want to help. We just don't know what's bothering her so badly."
" Ken, As far as I know it has something to do with her powers. We all know about Cat's powers right. And with the Solstice games coming very soon and her dreams getting worse." Alex started to trail off.
"Cat hasn't been sleeping good. What do you expect. She has only gotten about four hours of sleep a night. She wakes up screaming and sweating. We all know the kind of day she puts in.
school work, tutoring, assisting the teacher, and her special sessions. Then she has to put up with all of our problems. That would have broken any of us a long time ago. I think the pressures getting to Cat." Lil butted in.
Harry seemed very interested to hear about Blackcat. Hermione on the other hand seemed not to care. She didn't see what Harry saw in Blackcat. Of corse she was older. And that long black shiny hair made hers look bad. Then there were her eyes. Those steel blue eyes that seemed warm one minute and to pierce you the next. She watched Harry become more interested as the girls spoke.
"This is ridiculous. Why bother over the silly mood swings of a seventh year." She thought.
"May I ask something?" Polaris said.
"Sure, go ahead Polaris." answered Lei.
"What's the solstice games about? Is it like the Tri-wizard tournament?" she asked.
"Well," Lil chimed in, "sorry Lei, Polaris it's like the tournament, but normal wizards like us can't join. Only her kind can. And since her mothers gone she doesn't know what to really expect from the others. That's why we are going to be there."
"Its ok Lil," Lei said with a smile, "its scary, and her powers are not at their best right now. I know she's been training, but it seems to really drain her. I just wish I knew why she snapped like she did in potions. You should have seen Professor Snape's face. He was so angry at her he could kill?"
"Solstice games?" Harry said to himself. He had never heard the term before
Lei then noticed Harry sitting with Ron and Hermione and walked over.
"Hey Harry, I'm glad you could make it."
"I'm glad too Lei. Where is Blackcat?" Asked Harry.
"I don't know Harry," Lei replied, " Any one even know where Cat is?"
"Last time I saw her she was in Professor Snape's office. I think he was giving her detention." said Polaris.
"I knew she was in for it." said Alex.
"She shouldn't have blown up like that at the Professor." Kagato replied.
"We all know she doesn't like him, but she doesn't like to say the real reason. Did you guys get the same odd feeling I did when she got mad at Professor Snape?" Lei said.
Harry thought for a moment back to the class. He had felt something. He thought it was maybe the candles heating up the dungeon, but with Lei's confession he knew that it wasn't. It had to be something more.
"Everyone, if you don't know. This is Harry, Harry Potter." Lei proudly said.
Everyone turned and looked. Harry went a bit red. Ron and Hermione looked shocked. They were good friends of Harry, but with everyone looking they felt like they should hide.
"Yes. I'm Harry, this is Ron and Hermione. My other friends." Harry said while trying to take the staring eyes off himself.
"Well Harry, Pleasure to meet the boy who lived. I've been wanting to meet you." Said Flare.
"Me too. I've heard of your adventures. Quite amazing if I do say." Replied Polaris.
"You know Harry a wise man once said. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Ken sternly replied.
Harry was a bit confused by what the Ravenclaw meant. He wasn't sure if he was talking about Flare and Polaris or himself. Ken could see the confusion in Harry's eyes.
"I'm good with quotes Harry, nice to meet you," Ken shook Harry's hand and turned to Ron,
"so you're the big chess champ from Gryffindor I've been hearing about. We will have to play together to see who's better."
"Yes, that does sound like fun Ken." Ron shot back.
Hermione got up from her chair.
"Its late. Both of you can enjoy the lime light. I'm going to bed. I have classes in the morning and do not want this fifteen minutes of fame to ruin my class grade. Goodnight."
Hermione stormed off up to her dorm.
"Women." Ron said as he sighed.
"You get used to them," came a voice from beside Ron. Doug the prefect was sitting on a nearby chair. "Enjoy your freedom while you can." He laughed. Suddenly his hair turned an odd shade of green. Lei could be heard giggling, "you didn't do what I think you did Lei."
Harry let out a laugh with Ron as Doug got up and chased Lei around the room to try and get her to preform the counter curse. Harry yawned and walked over to Lil and Alex.
"I'll do what I can for Blackcat. I liked talking to her. She seems nice."
"That she is Harry. And a dam good friend to boot." Lil said.
"Goodnight you guys. I'm going to bed. If you need anything let me know." Harry told everyone.
"Night Harry." came the chorus of replies.
As Harry walked up the steps he was followed by Ron.
"That guy is too weird. He keeps talking about quotes that relate to chess. Odd."
"I know. And those slytherin two give me the creeps." Harry replied with a yawn.
Harry and Ron talked all the way to the dorm and as they settled down to sleep Harry's thoughts turned back to Hagrid and the solstice games. He tried to think about what they were but couldn't. He could hear the muffled voices coming from the common room.
Harry soon drifted off to deep sleep. The common room began to empty out. The people from other houses returning to their respective dorms for the night. Echo's of running could be heard down the corridors as the students ran. Trying not to be caught by Mrs. Norris, Mr.Filch or any of the teachers.
As Harry sat in the common room he looked around at all the different people. There were some faces he recognized from Gryffindor house. Most of the Gryffindors in the common room at the moment he did not know. He knew Ron and Hermione of corse and he also spotted Lee Jordan and Katie Bell in the corner talking to one another. He noticed Kagato, who he had met in the hall outside the dungeon class room. The people he was most interested in however were the ones from the other houses, especially the people from Slytherin. He gulped as one walked by. She was rather nice looking. She had long black hair and green eyes that almost matched her tie. She was talking to another Slytherin boy. His fire red hair made him stand out. He could have been mistaken for one of Ron's brothers if he wasn't in Slytherin. For all Harry knew this boy could be worse than Malfoy.
"At least Malfoy isn't in the common room." Harry thought to himself.
His green eyes seemed to follow each person. Harry then noticed a Ravenclaw boy talking to a Hufflepuff. He looked a bit closer and noticed the Hufflepuff boy wore a Prefect's star. Instantly Harry knew that the boy had to be the Hufflepuff house Prefect. Harry then felt a nudge in his side and looked.
"Harry, there's the Hufflepuff Prefect, and did you see the look that Ravenclaw gave me. I think he doesn't like me. Those slytherin two give me the creeps. What if they are spies?" Ron whispered to him.
"Ron, if they were then why is no one kicking them out." Harry replied back.
"Harry, Ron be quiet please. Just wait. I'm sure something will happen soon." Hermione said from her seat rather bluntly.
The conversations in the room came to a halt when Lil and Alex and Lei came down the stairs. They walked to each of the people and smiled.
"Glad you all could make it. I see Ken, Polaris, Flare and Doug all made it." said Lil.
Lei walked over behind the Hufflepuff Prefect and hugged him.
"Glad you could make it Doug. Blackcat will be glad to know you came." said Lei
"She's a friend. What else could I do. Don't forget she helped me with my Defense Against the Dark arts last year when you weren't around." Doug said with a smile.
"Now you stop that, When am I not around?" Lei shot back with a grin.
"Hmm. You know your right. Your always around. Like a shadow by my side." Doug replied jokingly.
" Hush or I'll turn your hair green again, and you know I will Doug." Lei answered with an evil grin.
" Hey you two quit playing around this is kind of serious." Alex said as Kagato walked behind her and hugged her..
"Yes, and as we all know anything that involves cat like this is serious." Kagato replied.
"Well if there is anything this Slytherin can do for Cat I'm up for it." Replied the red haired Slytherin boy..
"Cat helped me out of a tiff with Professor Mcgonagall. I call this returning a favor." The Slytherin girl said.
"Thanks Flare," Lil said while looking at the red haired boy, "and Cat's given us so many favors it's the least we can do Polaris."
"So that's their names," Harry thought. "they seem to know Blackcat really well."
"Odd names for witches and wizards don't you think Harry?" asked Ron.
Before Harry could answer the boy from Ravenclaw spoke up.
"What is the matter with Cat Lil. You know we would all want to help. We just don't know what's bothering her so badly."
" Ken, As far as I know it has something to do with her powers. We all know about Cat's powers right. And with the Solstice games coming very soon and her dreams getting worse." Alex started to trail off.
"Cat hasn't been sleeping good. What do you expect. She has only gotten about four hours of sleep a night. She wakes up screaming and sweating. We all know the kind of day she puts in.
school work, tutoring, assisting the teacher, and her special sessions. Then she has to put up with all of our problems. That would have broken any of us a long time ago. I think the pressures getting to Cat." Lil butted in.
Harry seemed very interested to hear about Blackcat. Hermione on the other hand seemed not to care. She didn't see what Harry saw in Blackcat. Of corse she was older. And that long black shiny hair made hers look bad. Then there were her eyes. Those steel blue eyes that seemed warm one minute and to pierce you the next. She watched Harry become more interested as the girls spoke.
"This is ridiculous. Why bother over the silly mood swings of a seventh year." She thought.
"May I ask something?" Polaris said.
"Sure, go ahead Polaris." answered Lei.
"What's the solstice games about? Is it like the Tri-wizard tournament?" she asked.
"Well," Lil chimed in, "sorry Lei, Polaris it's like the tournament, but normal wizards like us can't join. Only her kind can. And since her mothers gone she doesn't know what to really expect from the others. That's why we are going to be there."
"Its ok Lil," Lei said with a smile, "its scary, and her powers are not at their best right now. I know she's been training, but it seems to really drain her. I just wish I knew why she snapped like she did in potions. You should have seen Professor Snape's face. He was so angry at her he could kill?"
"Solstice games?" Harry said to himself. He had never heard the term before
Lei then noticed Harry sitting with Ron and Hermione and walked over.
"Hey Harry, I'm glad you could make it."
"I'm glad too Lei. Where is Blackcat?" Asked Harry.
"I don't know Harry," Lei replied, " Any one even know where Cat is?"
"Last time I saw her she was in Professor Snape's office. I think he was giving her detention." said Polaris.
"I knew she was in for it." said Alex.
"She shouldn't have blown up like that at the Professor." Kagato replied.
"We all know she doesn't like him, but she doesn't like to say the real reason. Did you guys get the same odd feeling I did when she got mad at Professor Snape?" Lei said.
Harry thought for a moment back to the class. He had felt something. He thought it was maybe the candles heating up the dungeon, but with Lei's confession he knew that it wasn't. It had to be something more.
"Everyone, if you don't know. This is Harry, Harry Potter." Lei proudly said.
Everyone turned and looked. Harry went a bit red. Ron and Hermione looked shocked. They were good friends of Harry, but with everyone looking they felt like they should hide.
"Yes. I'm Harry, this is Ron and Hermione. My other friends." Harry said while trying to take the staring eyes off himself.
"Well Harry, Pleasure to meet the boy who lived. I've been wanting to meet you." Said Flare.
"Me too. I've heard of your adventures. Quite amazing if I do say." Replied Polaris.
"You know Harry a wise man once said. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Ken sternly replied.
Harry was a bit confused by what the Ravenclaw meant. He wasn't sure if he was talking about Flare and Polaris or himself. Ken could see the confusion in Harry's eyes.
"I'm good with quotes Harry, nice to meet you," Ken shook Harry's hand and turned to Ron,
"so you're the big chess champ from Gryffindor I've been hearing about. We will have to play together to see who's better."
"Yes, that does sound like fun Ken." Ron shot back.
Hermione got up from her chair.
"Its late. Both of you can enjoy the lime light. I'm going to bed. I have classes in the morning and do not want this fifteen minutes of fame to ruin my class grade. Goodnight."
Hermione stormed off up to her dorm.
"Women." Ron said as he sighed.
"You get used to them," came a voice from beside Ron. Doug the prefect was sitting on a nearby chair. "Enjoy your freedom while you can." He laughed. Suddenly his hair turned an odd shade of green. Lei could be heard giggling, "you didn't do what I think you did Lei."
Harry let out a laugh with Ron as Doug got up and chased Lei around the room to try and get her to preform the counter curse. Harry yawned and walked over to Lil and Alex.
"I'll do what I can for Blackcat. I liked talking to her. She seems nice."
"That she is Harry. And a dam good friend to boot." Lil said.
"Goodnight you guys. I'm going to bed. If you need anything let me know." Harry told everyone.
"Night Harry." came the chorus of replies.
As Harry walked up the steps he was followed by Ron.
"That guy is too weird. He keeps talking about quotes that relate to chess. Odd."
"I know. And those slytherin two give me the creeps." Harry replied with a yawn.
Harry and Ron talked all the way to the dorm and as they settled down to sleep Harry's thoughts turned back to Hagrid and the solstice games. He tried to think about what they were but couldn't. He could hear the muffled voices coming from the common room.
Harry soon drifted off to deep sleep. The common room began to empty out. The people from other houses returning to their respective dorms for the night. Echo's of running could be heard down the corridors as the students ran. Trying not to be caught by Mrs. Norris, Mr.Filch or any of the teachers.