A/N: Charlie returns to the common room, where he meets up with Bill again. After discussing plans of revenge, Luiz and Charlie make plans for next Thursday...


Blood


I had just snuck into the third year dorms and pulled back my covers when someone pushed me-hard-onto the bed and sat on me.

Without even raising my face out of the covers, I called out a muffled "Hey Bill."

"Don't hey Bill me," Bill snapped. "You promised me that last time would be the last time you did something stupid like this."

"It was a Hippogriffs nest, Bill." I added an ounce of pleading to my voice. "It was a once in a lifetime event."

"Of course. Once in a lifetime. You couldn't have waited until the weekend, even though hippogriff eggs take at least three months to hatch, and don't bother telling me you couldn't wait, Hagrid always tells you and Luiz right away when something interesting happens.

"How am I supposed to know this stuff, you know I don't pay attention in Care of Magical Creatures."

"And why the bloody hell not? You seem pretty damn interested in Hippogriffs and that junk."

"Tsk, tsk, if only mum knew what kind of language you use."

"If only she knew what you were doing this afternoon instead of going to class.

He's got me there. "Touche. Now would you get off my back? Figuratively and literally?"

He got off. Slowly. "Come on, Charlie, the teachers aren't going to trust me anymore if I have to keep bailing you out like this."

I sighed, standing up again. "You know, you're way too anal about the whole 'Every teacher's gotta love me' thing."

"I'm a prefect. Anal teacher pleasing is practically the job description."

"You don't want to know how dirty that sounded."

He pushed me back onto the bed. "Just stay out of trouble. Please."

"Easier said than done!" I hollered at him as he walked through the door.