[A victory! Yaaaaay! And happy birthday to Calypso!]

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Chapter V: The Party

"We kicked ass!" yelled Flint, standing in the middle of the common room holding a goblet of something or other.

"Huh-hem!" Fallon coughed loudly, and falsely, narrowing her eyes at him, clearly implying who the real victors of the match were.

"You kicked ass!" said Draco. "And Malloy, that showed real potential out there. Potter was a bumbling fool, not that it's anything new of course."

"It was nothing," she assured them. "But Persephone made Wood miss that goal, and that giant bruise that's probably forming on Fred Weasley's arm is most likely due to Ai. But most of all.This is not only a victory party, this is Calypso's birthday party!"

"True!" said Akasha, as she and Slaine carried in a huge sheet cake with a giant green and silver serpent on it and placed it down on one of the circular tables in the middle of the room. The silver and black text flashed. 'Happy birthday Calypso!' and 'Congratulations cheer-chicks and quidditch team!'

The entire room broke into song, except Warrington who insisted that he "did not sing." Halfway through the song though, Fallon whispered something into his ear that got him singing right quick.

When they were done, Montague unearthed a Slytherin banner and wrapped himself and Morrigun in it before 'hiding' behind the couch. Come to think of it, that's pretty much where the party died, in terms of a birthday party that is. But in terms of a brothel, the common room was never happier.

Just then, Ai burst into the common room and grabbed Xanne, Calypso and Persephone, insisting that it was important. The three girls, oblivious to the fact that Ai had even left due to the crazed singing, followed her, quite concerned.

Once outside the common room, they rounded the corner in the corridor and came face to face with the most unlikely people. The Weasley twins, Oliver Wood and Harry Potter stood there, still in the quidditch robes, looking worried themselves.

"You said you needed our help with because there was an emergency," said Oliver Wood, clearly annoyed. It looked as if Ai had found them in the hallway after their consolation practice and convinced them to go down into the dungeons.

"I lied," she said simply, and pushed one of the girls towards him. "But Persephone needs to talk to you."

"I do?" the girl said, surprised. Then, Ai began pushing the other girls towards the Gryffindors.

"Yes, you do. And Calypso needs to talk to George. And Xanne absolutely has to tell Harry about.the thing."

"Thing?" Harry raised his eyebrow.

"Yes, the thing!" Ai said, as if it was the most obvious 'thing' in the world. "And Fred, I need to apologize for being the cause of your injury today."

She led the Weasley down the corridor. Persephone had bought into Ai's scam and took Wood along the opposite way. Calypso had taken George down one of the side corridors, so Xanne decided to stay where she was. She sat down on the stone ground, and Potter closely followed.

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[Ai you tricky one, you!]