"Come 'ere Mudblood!"
Marie Anderson, a first year from Hufflepuff scurried away from a group of
Slytherin girls, her cheeks were scarlet from the icy air and her eyes
puffy from crying. Charlotte Kiang, one of the Slytherins took a step in
front of her, the others were still catching up.
"Why you crying big Marie!" Her voice held no sympathy and her eyes were
steel, "I said why you crying!"
Marie pushed pass her, praying that they would just disappear. Charlotte
grabbed her arm causing Marie to wince.
"You know what I heard?"
Marie said nothing and stared at the ground
"I heard your mom say that she never wanted you, I mean who would, you're
fat, ugly.."
"LEAVE ME ALONE" Marie screamed at the startled Slytherin, she pulled out
of Charlotte's grasp and ran towards the forbidden forest paying no heed to
Dumbledore's warning. Charlotte laughed and ran after her.
After a while she lost sight of Marie and slowed to walk, a sound from
above caught her attention she looked up and to her amazement saw a
peculiar big black bird, his tail almost touched the ground and his eyes
held a mean look. She held its gaze and reached out to touch the glistening
tail. A snarl brought her to a halt; she spun round to face the snapping
jaws of a white wolf.
The very next day Charlotte was found dead.
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The news of Charlotte's death caused uproar in the school, Slytherins were blaming everyone on sight, first years were sticking to their prefects like glue and the teachers were in a foul mood. Hermione found Harry and Ron in the great hall 'studying'. She cleared her throat as she sat. Harry looked up "So did you find anything?" Hermione nodded, "Yes I did actually, there was a black feather in her hair" "Well how's is that important" Ron frowned "Remember when I told you about the pheogle in professor Pravus's office?" Harry and Ron nodded "Well I think she is involved" Ron coughed "Excuse me I thought you liked Professor Pravus. You're not just hating her because she stopped you in mid-sentence during her class are you?" "Of course not, it's just that she looks like one to get involved in a murder and also who do you know that owns a Pheogle?" "That's true but you said they are thought to be extinct" "RON STOP ARGUING WITH ME" Harry laughed "Ok you two enough, you're killing me" Ron and Hermione looked at Harry then at each other and stormed off in different directions. Harry shrugged at the other Gryffindors who had watched the whole scene; he then got up and headed towards the common room. Voices soon brought him to a stop, the one voice he recognized as Professor Pravus's, and the other he had never heard before, "M'lady, please it shan't happen again" "It had better not, Worm or you shall live up to your name" Harry bent his head slightly to see whom the Professor was talking too, he gasped silently. Professor Pravus held up a small man by the neck, he had a long nose and beady eyes, sweat was dripping down his forehead and tears threatened to spill. Hera continued "You have cost me time, now the teachers are searching everywhere including the forest, so practicing rituals is not an option" The man, Worm nodded a little too hard, causing his head to bump onto the stonewall. "M'lady, the girl ran in without my notice, I did not hear her enter, honestly" "That is a lie, I could hear her from the center of the forest, out of my animagus form" Worm trembled violently "You are useless Worm, I will send for another to do the job" "M'lady what are you going to do to me?" "I am going to make you true to your name" "No m'lady, I promise I'll do better, no" She smiled cruelly and drew out her wand, she whispered something which Harry could not here, Grey smoke began to form around the man, Worm, he screamed soundlessly and transformed slowly into a worm, Hera lowered her wand to face the creature, muttered something else and the worm was no longer. Harry who had watched the whole thing drew back into the shadows and waited for Professor Pravus to leave then he ran as fast as he could to the Gryffindor common room.
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The news of Charlotte's death caused uproar in the school, Slytherins were blaming everyone on sight, first years were sticking to their prefects like glue and the teachers were in a foul mood. Hermione found Harry and Ron in the great hall 'studying'. She cleared her throat as she sat. Harry looked up "So did you find anything?" Hermione nodded, "Yes I did actually, there was a black feather in her hair" "Well how's is that important" Ron frowned "Remember when I told you about the pheogle in professor Pravus's office?" Harry and Ron nodded "Well I think she is involved" Ron coughed "Excuse me I thought you liked Professor Pravus. You're not just hating her because she stopped you in mid-sentence during her class are you?" "Of course not, it's just that she looks like one to get involved in a murder and also who do you know that owns a Pheogle?" "That's true but you said they are thought to be extinct" "RON STOP ARGUING WITH ME" Harry laughed "Ok you two enough, you're killing me" Ron and Hermione looked at Harry then at each other and stormed off in different directions. Harry shrugged at the other Gryffindors who had watched the whole scene; he then got up and headed towards the common room. Voices soon brought him to a stop, the one voice he recognized as Professor Pravus's, and the other he had never heard before, "M'lady, please it shan't happen again" "It had better not, Worm or you shall live up to your name" Harry bent his head slightly to see whom the Professor was talking too, he gasped silently. Professor Pravus held up a small man by the neck, he had a long nose and beady eyes, sweat was dripping down his forehead and tears threatened to spill. Hera continued "You have cost me time, now the teachers are searching everywhere including the forest, so practicing rituals is not an option" The man, Worm nodded a little too hard, causing his head to bump onto the stonewall. "M'lady, the girl ran in without my notice, I did not hear her enter, honestly" "That is a lie, I could hear her from the center of the forest, out of my animagus form" Worm trembled violently "You are useless Worm, I will send for another to do the job" "M'lady what are you going to do to me?" "I am going to make you true to your name" "No m'lady, I promise I'll do better, no" She smiled cruelly and drew out her wand, she whispered something which Harry could not here, Grey smoke began to form around the man, Worm, he screamed soundlessly and transformed slowly into a worm, Hera lowered her wand to face the creature, muttered something else and the worm was no longer. Harry who had watched the whole thing drew back into the shadows and waited for Professor Pravus to leave then he ran as fast as he could to the Gryffindor common room.
