~¤~ Breakfast ~¤~
Avril dressed sloppily the next morning. She had dark circles under her eyes from lost sleep. She put her hair up in a sloppy ponytail (she never left it down). She didn't eat. She sat in silence. Her five dorm mates new she innocent. They were the only ones who cared. Even Elle, her beat friend, seemed to think that she had cheated on Cedric. Every one in the school seemed to know about her. When she couldn't stand the staring and the whispering anymore, she left the hall, with her chin held high, black tears of mascara running down her cheeks.
~¤~ Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor Table ~¤~
"Poor Avril." Hermione said, as she watched her leave.
"Poor Avril? That girl was kissing another guy in front of Diggory! How low can she get?" it was Hermione's friend Ron Weasly.
"Honestly, if she wanted to be off with Cedric, do you think she would be crying? I mean, it's obviously hurt her to a great extent." Hermione said in Avril's defense.
"Well maybe it's because she lost her fan club." Hermione's other friend Harry Potter stated. At that moment a group of Slytherins got up and left the hall, smirking.
"Wonder what's up with them." Wood said. He was sitting diagonally across from Harry.
"They're probably following Avril. She's single now, and there's a rumor going around that she'll kiss anyone who wants one." It was Wood's friend Fred Weasly, Ron's older brother.
"For a price." Added Fred's twin brother George, who sat on the other side of Wood.
"She's not planning on going Pro-Ho now is she?" it was Katie Bell, chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. Everyone listening shrugged. "Well, whatever is going on I'm going to find out what." Katie added as she got up. "Anyone coming with me?" She asked. Wood, Fred, and George followed her. They didn't know why, well probably because Katie would kill any of her friends who didn't follow her.
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Avril continued walking down the hall. She heard many footsteps behind her and glanced over her shoulder. The Slytherin Quidditch Team, who had always had a grudge against her, were closing in on her. She quickened her pace, so did they. She turned into the library, and hid in the back behind a bookshelf. Between gaps in the thick books, Avril could see the team, composed entirely of males ((them dirty bastards *sorry to anyone who favors them*)), looking around for her, she guessed, but prayed that wasn't their reason for knocking every book off the shelf.
She took a deep breath and looked around. There was a Slytherin coming her way from every isle. Marcus Flint, the captain (and her worst enemy) was the closest, with his evil grin of yellow crooked teeth. Avril cursed under her breath, and backed up, into someone.
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Katie dashed down the hallway. She saw the Slytherins run after Avril. Sure she was on Katie's opposing team, and she had cheated on Diggory, and she was the school's *Golden Girl* (or at least she used to be), but she had never done anything against Katie. Wood, Fred, and George, ran behind her.
~¤~ Back in the Library ~¤~
Avril felt a hand cover her mouth. She tried to scream and pull it off, but whoever it was had really strong hands. Flint came up in front of her, so close she could smell his bad breath. Closing her eyes in disgust, she tried to turn away from him.
"Don't turn away Avril." He said in his deep voice. She opened her eyes and glared at him. "Oh that hurts. Hurts real bad. I'm a paying customer, and I expect to get what I want." He said firmly. "Higgs, let her go." Higgs, the team Seeker, released Avril and she elbowed him in the rib cage, he grabbed her arm and raised his hand to slap her, but Katie grabbed it before could touch her. Avril jumped on Flint, and they beat each other with their fists. It took all three (Wood, Fred, George) guys to pry them apart. Fred and George held Flint back, and Wood grabbed a stuggling Avril around the waist. She continued to try and get to Flint, and accidentally threw a fist behind her head too far and got Wood in the eye, but he did not let her go. Finally, Katie managed to calm her down.
"Wow" chorused Fred and George. Avril looked at them. They each had one of Flint's arms, and she realized the she was being held by Wood. She pulled his arm from her face and walked over to Flint.
"Whoever gave you the idea that I could kiss you, even for all the Galleons in London, was very much wrong." Then she gave him one last death stare, and left. The Gryiffindor's all looked at Flint and Higgs. The other Slytherin's had come over and looked at them too. No more words were exchanged, as Katie and the others left after Avril.
"OY! Avril!" Katie called when she exited the library. Avril turned around qickly. She walked up to Katie and smiled, surprisingly, with dried black tears on her cheeks. "Jesus your a mess. Come here." Katie pulled her into the girls bathroom. She turned on the faucet, and grabbed some paper towels, and dampened them. She was scrubbing Avril's tear streaks when Fred and George came in. Avril let out a screech and ran into a stall.
"Wonder whats up with her?" Fred said. George shrugged.
"Bloody hell some guys can be really stupid can't they." Katie said.
"That's for sure!" Avril yelled from the stall.
"Where's Oliver?" Katie asked Fred and George.
"He's too scared to come in." George said. Katie rolled her eyes and pulled Wood in. Then she opened Avril's stall, and finished cleaning her face. Then she pulled her out.
"What's going on here, exactly?" Wood asked.
"We're having a ho-down!" Fred said enthusiastically.
"Is that what everyone thinks I am? A whore?" Avril said in disgust.
"Not everyone." Katie said glaring at Fred.
"Yes not everyone, just them DAMN DIRTY SLYTHERINS!" George said.
"Bloody hell, Oliver. What happened to your eye?" Katie said. She walked over and looked at him. He raised his eyebrows. "Oh" katie said. "Well, then. We best get you two up to the hospital."
"Two?" Avril asked. Katie turned her towards the mirror. Avril had a long slash across her cheek and over the corner of her mouth. She touched it with her finger and whinced. It wasn't deep, but it hurt like a mother.
"Yea." Avril said. "I guess. Sorry 'bout that Wood. Got a little distracted."
"It's fine." He said. Then he opened the door and Katie pulled Avril out and down to the Hospital wing.
~¤~ At the Hospital ~¤~
Madame Pomfrey wasn't very happy when she heard about the fight with Flint. But she couldn't help but smile at the fact that Avril was brave enough to take him on, and win, as Flint was on the other side of the infirmary, with and ice pack on his eye, and purple stuff on half of his face. Avril winked at him, and he growled at him. Madame Pomfrey handed Wood and ice pack also, and then grabbed Avril's face.
"Mr. Flint did that to you?!" she said as she jerked Avril's head up and to the side so she could get a better look. "My, my." She said to herself. Then she went over to her medicinal cabinet. "Have a seat on the bed with Mr. Wood Ms. Ashe!" she called. Avril sat, more like leaned, on the bed next to Wood, who was laughing to himself.
"What? Do I look all that bad?" Avril asked. Wood shook his head.
"You really showed him Avril. I mean, you probably could've taken on Higgs too." He said.
"Yes. I think purple is definatly his color. Brings out the yellow in his teeth." George said. Avril hopped up on the bed next to Wood, Katie beside her, and Fred and Geroge behind all of them.
"You must work out a lot. Wood could barely control you. And he works out for Quidditch every day!" Fred added. Wood and Avril both blushed scarlet.
"Well," Avril started, "It's not like magic can give you a great body." She said. Then Madame Pomfrey came over and began to spread junk on Avril's wound. She whimpred and dug her nails into the sheets. When she finished, Avril put her hand on her cheek.
"Don't touch it!" Madame Pomfrey snapped. Avril obeyed. Katie giggled.
"Whatever got you to come to my rescue? It's not like I deserved it." Avril asked.
"Well, anyone who is being ambushed by the Slytherins deserves a rescue." Katie lied. She really wanted to get Avril to spill on what really happened to make Cedric breakup with her. But now didn't seem like the right time. So she just smiled at Avril.
When Madame pomfrey wiped the goo off of Avril's face, she let everyone leave, in time for lunch. Avril wasn't hungry, so she decided to book the field for Christmas. She wasn't going to let Cedric get in the way of her game. On the way she stopped at her dorm to grab her broom. She hadn't flown in ages, and it always was a good way to get rid of negative energy. Luckily, the field wasn't already booked. Avril flew for about an hour, and when she came down she felt much better than she had in a long time. She headed back to her dorm, and found the common room empty. There was no noise coming from any of the rooms. She laid her broom under her bed, and plopped down. Glancing at the ceiling she noticed that there were tiny stars twinkling above her. She sighed and rolled onto her side, and began to think.
"No people anywhere, well, there were people coming to watch me fly, some teachers too." He laughed at herself. "Of course! The first game of the season is today! How could I forget." She decided not to go and keep a low profile for a while. No more fights, no more crying, and for heaven's sake no more kissing, well at least for a couple of months. Then she drifted slowly off to sleep.
Avril dressed sloppily the next morning. She had dark circles under her eyes from lost sleep. She put her hair up in a sloppy ponytail (she never left it down). She didn't eat. She sat in silence. Her five dorm mates new she innocent. They were the only ones who cared. Even Elle, her beat friend, seemed to think that she had cheated on Cedric. Every one in the school seemed to know about her. When she couldn't stand the staring and the whispering anymore, she left the hall, with her chin held high, black tears of mascara running down her cheeks.
~¤~ Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor Table ~¤~
"Poor Avril." Hermione said, as she watched her leave.
"Poor Avril? That girl was kissing another guy in front of Diggory! How low can she get?" it was Hermione's friend Ron Weasly.
"Honestly, if she wanted to be off with Cedric, do you think she would be crying? I mean, it's obviously hurt her to a great extent." Hermione said in Avril's defense.
"Well maybe it's because she lost her fan club." Hermione's other friend Harry Potter stated. At that moment a group of Slytherins got up and left the hall, smirking.
"Wonder what's up with them." Wood said. He was sitting diagonally across from Harry.
"They're probably following Avril. She's single now, and there's a rumor going around that she'll kiss anyone who wants one." It was Wood's friend Fred Weasly, Ron's older brother.
"For a price." Added Fred's twin brother George, who sat on the other side of Wood.
"She's not planning on going Pro-Ho now is she?" it was Katie Bell, chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. Everyone listening shrugged. "Well, whatever is going on I'm going to find out what." Katie added as she got up. "Anyone coming with me?" She asked. Wood, Fred, and George followed her. They didn't know why, well probably because Katie would kill any of her friends who didn't follow her.
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Avril continued walking down the hall. She heard many footsteps behind her and glanced over her shoulder. The Slytherin Quidditch Team, who had always had a grudge against her, were closing in on her. She quickened her pace, so did they. She turned into the library, and hid in the back behind a bookshelf. Between gaps in the thick books, Avril could see the team, composed entirely of males ((them dirty bastards *sorry to anyone who favors them*)), looking around for her, she guessed, but prayed that wasn't their reason for knocking every book off the shelf.
She took a deep breath and looked around. There was a Slytherin coming her way from every isle. Marcus Flint, the captain (and her worst enemy) was the closest, with his evil grin of yellow crooked teeth. Avril cursed under her breath, and backed up, into someone.
~¤~
Katie dashed down the hallway. She saw the Slytherins run after Avril. Sure she was on Katie's opposing team, and she had cheated on Diggory, and she was the school's *Golden Girl* (or at least she used to be), but she had never done anything against Katie. Wood, Fred, and George, ran behind her.
~¤~ Back in the Library ~¤~
Avril felt a hand cover her mouth. She tried to scream and pull it off, but whoever it was had really strong hands. Flint came up in front of her, so close she could smell his bad breath. Closing her eyes in disgust, she tried to turn away from him.
"Don't turn away Avril." He said in his deep voice. She opened her eyes and glared at him. "Oh that hurts. Hurts real bad. I'm a paying customer, and I expect to get what I want." He said firmly. "Higgs, let her go." Higgs, the team Seeker, released Avril and she elbowed him in the rib cage, he grabbed her arm and raised his hand to slap her, but Katie grabbed it before could touch her. Avril jumped on Flint, and they beat each other with their fists. It took all three (Wood, Fred, George) guys to pry them apart. Fred and George held Flint back, and Wood grabbed a stuggling Avril around the waist. She continued to try and get to Flint, and accidentally threw a fist behind her head too far and got Wood in the eye, but he did not let her go. Finally, Katie managed to calm her down.
"Wow" chorused Fred and George. Avril looked at them. They each had one of Flint's arms, and she realized the she was being held by Wood. She pulled his arm from her face and walked over to Flint.
"Whoever gave you the idea that I could kiss you, even for all the Galleons in London, was very much wrong." Then she gave him one last death stare, and left. The Gryiffindor's all looked at Flint and Higgs. The other Slytherin's had come over and looked at them too. No more words were exchanged, as Katie and the others left after Avril.
"OY! Avril!" Katie called when she exited the library. Avril turned around qickly. She walked up to Katie and smiled, surprisingly, with dried black tears on her cheeks. "Jesus your a mess. Come here." Katie pulled her into the girls bathroom. She turned on the faucet, and grabbed some paper towels, and dampened them. She was scrubbing Avril's tear streaks when Fred and George came in. Avril let out a screech and ran into a stall.
"Wonder whats up with her?" Fred said. George shrugged.
"Bloody hell some guys can be really stupid can't they." Katie said.
"That's for sure!" Avril yelled from the stall.
"Where's Oliver?" Katie asked Fred and George.
"He's too scared to come in." George said. Katie rolled her eyes and pulled Wood in. Then she opened Avril's stall, and finished cleaning her face. Then she pulled her out.
"What's going on here, exactly?" Wood asked.
"We're having a ho-down!" Fred said enthusiastically.
"Is that what everyone thinks I am? A whore?" Avril said in disgust.
"Not everyone." Katie said glaring at Fred.
"Yes not everyone, just them DAMN DIRTY SLYTHERINS!" George said.
"Bloody hell, Oliver. What happened to your eye?" Katie said. She walked over and looked at him. He raised his eyebrows. "Oh" katie said. "Well, then. We best get you two up to the hospital."
"Two?" Avril asked. Katie turned her towards the mirror. Avril had a long slash across her cheek and over the corner of her mouth. She touched it with her finger and whinced. It wasn't deep, but it hurt like a mother.
"Yea." Avril said. "I guess. Sorry 'bout that Wood. Got a little distracted."
"It's fine." He said. Then he opened the door and Katie pulled Avril out and down to the Hospital wing.
~¤~ At the Hospital ~¤~
Madame Pomfrey wasn't very happy when she heard about the fight with Flint. But she couldn't help but smile at the fact that Avril was brave enough to take him on, and win, as Flint was on the other side of the infirmary, with and ice pack on his eye, and purple stuff on half of his face. Avril winked at him, and he growled at him. Madame Pomfrey handed Wood and ice pack also, and then grabbed Avril's face.
"Mr. Flint did that to you?!" she said as she jerked Avril's head up and to the side so she could get a better look. "My, my." She said to herself. Then she went over to her medicinal cabinet. "Have a seat on the bed with Mr. Wood Ms. Ashe!" she called. Avril sat, more like leaned, on the bed next to Wood, who was laughing to himself.
"What? Do I look all that bad?" Avril asked. Wood shook his head.
"You really showed him Avril. I mean, you probably could've taken on Higgs too." He said.
"Yes. I think purple is definatly his color. Brings out the yellow in his teeth." George said. Avril hopped up on the bed next to Wood, Katie beside her, and Fred and Geroge behind all of them.
"You must work out a lot. Wood could barely control you. And he works out for Quidditch every day!" Fred added. Wood and Avril both blushed scarlet.
"Well," Avril started, "It's not like magic can give you a great body." She said. Then Madame Pomfrey came over and began to spread junk on Avril's wound. She whimpred and dug her nails into the sheets. When she finished, Avril put her hand on her cheek.
"Don't touch it!" Madame Pomfrey snapped. Avril obeyed. Katie giggled.
"Whatever got you to come to my rescue? It's not like I deserved it." Avril asked.
"Well, anyone who is being ambushed by the Slytherins deserves a rescue." Katie lied. She really wanted to get Avril to spill on what really happened to make Cedric breakup with her. But now didn't seem like the right time. So she just smiled at Avril.
When Madame pomfrey wiped the goo off of Avril's face, she let everyone leave, in time for lunch. Avril wasn't hungry, so she decided to book the field for Christmas. She wasn't going to let Cedric get in the way of her game. On the way she stopped at her dorm to grab her broom. She hadn't flown in ages, and it always was a good way to get rid of negative energy. Luckily, the field wasn't already booked. Avril flew for about an hour, and when she came down she felt much better than she had in a long time. She headed back to her dorm, and found the common room empty. There was no noise coming from any of the rooms. She laid her broom under her bed, and plopped down. Glancing at the ceiling she noticed that there were tiny stars twinkling above her. She sighed and rolled onto her side, and began to think.
"No people anywhere, well, there were people coming to watch me fly, some teachers too." He laughed at herself. "Of course! The first game of the season is today! How could I forget." She decided not to go and keep a low profile for a while. No more fights, no more crying, and for heaven's sake no more kissing, well at least for a couple of months. Then she drifted slowly off to sleep.