Chapter 4
"Bloody Hell! What was that, that, thing?" said Fred, almost in hysterics.
"I have no clue! What about you, Ryly? Ryly? Where is she?" they both gazed around the room with mixed emotions of shock, horror, and worry.
"She was right behind us! Where could she possibly have gone?!" yelped George.
At this point Harry, Ron, and Hermione had heard their shrieks of terror and came hurrying into the Common Room. "What's going on?" hissed Mione. "Decent people are trying to sleep at." she glanced at her watch "2 A.M!"
"We..got..lost. Heard (pant, pant) sounds." Panted Fred "Now we don't know where Ryly is!"
"I'm right here." Said Ryly as she came through the portal. "Here's your cloak Harry."
"Thanks."
"Ryly! Where were you? We thought that, that, thing got you!" exclaimed George.
"I got a bit lost. I turned around somewhere, and you were gone. How did the prank go? Too bad I didn't get to help set it up." Explained Ryly.
"What about the creature and the secret room?" asked Fred.
Ryly looked confused. "What creature? What secret room? Have you been drinking too many butterbeers, Fred? I don't remember any of that."
George and Fred looked vexed. "You know! That swishing sound, the scream, and crunch of bone! You were right there beside us! We heard it, screamed and ran all the way back here."
"Nooooo. Look, it's late and I'm tired. I'm going to bed. Maybe in the morning you guys will have come up with some sort of story that makes sense." Ryly turned and walked up the stairs to the 7th year girl's dormitories.
Ron looked at his brothers. "I didn't know there was any rooms that you guys didn't know about. That is, if your story is true."
"Why would we lie?"
"Oh, I don't know.maybe 'cause you've only been lying to me since I was 5. But, who knows?"
"So, what was the prank you guys played last night?" asked Harry. "I know you told us, I just can't remember."
"We switched all of Snape's potion ingredients, so now all of his potions will go wrong."
"I'm certain that Snape, being the Potions Master, will recognize the change as soon as he opens the jars." Added Hermione, who had always felt the need to point out problems.
"Huh, yeah, well. He'll just.Hermione! Why didn't you tell us this sooner? We wasted a perfectly good prank night on a prank that won't even work?" hissed Fred.
Wood laughed and said, "Not at all up to your usual standard, old chap. You losing your touch?"
George bristled. "I can assure, you. This was a simple disappointment. We are not losing our touch. More will come! Who can say when the next prank will come? Beware, man, I know where you sleep!"
Wood swallowed, everyone else laughed.
"Guess what!" yelped a very excited Ryly.
"What? You finally remembered the 'Beast of the Dark Chamber?'" guessed Fred.
Ryly frowned suddenly. "No. But.I get to play on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team!"
"NO! How could you?! That's betraying your house! Ravenclaw? How did this happen?" stuttered Wood.
"To answer your simply delightful comments: Yes. Simple, I wanted to play. No, it's not. Yes, Ravenclaw, and I asked Dumbledore of there were any available quidditch positions and he said Ravenclaw had an available Chaser position. They seemed really pleased that I would play for them." Said Ryly, her frown deepening.
"I'll bet! But, you're not really going to play, right? I mean, you'll play Chaser but fumble the ball and let us win, right?"
"Absolutely not! I will not risk my reputation as Blood Moon's best Captain in 800 years!" Ryly glared at the group of males. "Had I known how you would react, I wouldn't have told you! Let you all lose terribly! So, you just go and..and. live with it!" she turned sharply on her heel and stalked off.
"I can't believe you! Even if she is going to play for the other team, you couldn't even be happy for her? That's just unbelievable!" snarled Hermione.
"Well, she should know better!" protested Fred.
"Look at the time." Interrupted Harry. "It's time for first hour."
Everyone immediately departed to his or her respected classes.
"Ok team this will be a tough match. Ravenclaw has a new Chaser, none other than our Ryly Wulfe. She will add a bit of different style than we're used to. But I want us to still get out there and kick butt! Ready? Let's go!" said an excited Wood as he gave his team the usual pep talk.
Seven red-cloaked people met seven blue robed people. "Captains shake hands." Instructed Madam Hooch. Wood reached out his hand and grasped the surprisingly delicate hand of Ryly. "You're the captain?" he hissed.
"Yep, sort of like a test run. To see how well I do." Whispered Ryly.
Hooch's whistle pierced the silent field. All at once the stadium exploded into sound. Excited Ravenclaw and Gryffindor supporters yelled out encouragements.
"Angelina gets the quaffle, stolen by Ryly.get it Wood! Ohhh! Hate to see that!" announced Lee.
"Jordan! Keep your comments open. Not one sided!"
"Sorry, Professor."
"Anyway.Alicia has the quaffle heading toward the Ravenclaw goal post..blocked by Davis."
Harry, meanwhile, was getting very upset. It seemed as though Ryly had completely changed the lineup, for the better. Ravenclaw was leading 70-0. Then, he saw it! The Snitch!
Harry dove. The crowd gasped as they saw the little ball of gold. Harry neared the ground when he grabbed the Snitch. Nothing happened. His hand went right through it! What the heck? He thought. He grabbed at it again, with the same result. The ground loomed closer and closer. Suddenly, he noticed that the ground was a bit too close for comfort. He gave up on the supposed 'snitch' He grasped his broom handle and jerked it upward. Surprisingly, it wouldn't move. "Ahhhh!" he screamed as he plunged into the cold, hard earth. He managed to groan, "What happened?" before he was plunged into total darkness.
A/N I know this chapter wasn't very satisfactory. But, believe it or not, this story actually has a plot! I know.unbelievable, isn't it? Thank you for all of you who reviewed and have waited patiently for this story to get good. You don't know how much I appreciate it! Monday, next chapter will be up! I think I'll change the main type of story to mystery rather than romance. K? Have you guys read the Heir Of Merlin yet? If not, then read it! It's a really good story that got me writing..Thank you!:- )
"Bloody Hell! What was that, that, thing?" said Fred, almost in hysterics.
"I have no clue! What about you, Ryly? Ryly? Where is she?" they both gazed around the room with mixed emotions of shock, horror, and worry.
"She was right behind us! Where could she possibly have gone?!" yelped George.
At this point Harry, Ron, and Hermione had heard their shrieks of terror and came hurrying into the Common Room. "What's going on?" hissed Mione. "Decent people are trying to sleep at." she glanced at her watch "2 A.M!"
"We..got..lost. Heard (pant, pant) sounds." Panted Fred "Now we don't know where Ryly is!"
"I'm right here." Said Ryly as she came through the portal. "Here's your cloak Harry."
"Thanks."
"Ryly! Where were you? We thought that, that, thing got you!" exclaimed George.
"I got a bit lost. I turned around somewhere, and you were gone. How did the prank go? Too bad I didn't get to help set it up." Explained Ryly.
"What about the creature and the secret room?" asked Fred.
Ryly looked confused. "What creature? What secret room? Have you been drinking too many butterbeers, Fred? I don't remember any of that."
George and Fred looked vexed. "You know! That swishing sound, the scream, and crunch of bone! You were right there beside us! We heard it, screamed and ran all the way back here."
"Nooooo. Look, it's late and I'm tired. I'm going to bed. Maybe in the morning you guys will have come up with some sort of story that makes sense." Ryly turned and walked up the stairs to the 7th year girl's dormitories.
Ron looked at his brothers. "I didn't know there was any rooms that you guys didn't know about. That is, if your story is true."
"Why would we lie?"
"Oh, I don't know.maybe 'cause you've only been lying to me since I was 5. But, who knows?"
"So, what was the prank you guys played last night?" asked Harry. "I know you told us, I just can't remember."
"We switched all of Snape's potion ingredients, so now all of his potions will go wrong."
"I'm certain that Snape, being the Potions Master, will recognize the change as soon as he opens the jars." Added Hermione, who had always felt the need to point out problems.
"Huh, yeah, well. He'll just.Hermione! Why didn't you tell us this sooner? We wasted a perfectly good prank night on a prank that won't even work?" hissed Fred.
Wood laughed and said, "Not at all up to your usual standard, old chap. You losing your touch?"
George bristled. "I can assure, you. This was a simple disappointment. We are not losing our touch. More will come! Who can say when the next prank will come? Beware, man, I know where you sleep!"
Wood swallowed, everyone else laughed.
"Guess what!" yelped a very excited Ryly.
"What? You finally remembered the 'Beast of the Dark Chamber?'" guessed Fred.
Ryly frowned suddenly. "No. But.I get to play on the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team!"
"NO! How could you?! That's betraying your house! Ravenclaw? How did this happen?" stuttered Wood.
"To answer your simply delightful comments: Yes. Simple, I wanted to play. No, it's not. Yes, Ravenclaw, and I asked Dumbledore of there were any available quidditch positions and he said Ravenclaw had an available Chaser position. They seemed really pleased that I would play for them." Said Ryly, her frown deepening.
"I'll bet! But, you're not really going to play, right? I mean, you'll play Chaser but fumble the ball and let us win, right?"
"Absolutely not! I will not risk my reputation as Blood Moon's best Captain in 800 years!" Ryly glared at the group of males. "Had I known how you would react, I wouldn't have told you! Let you all lose terribly! So, you just go and..and. live with it!" she turned sharply on her heel and stalked off.
"I can't believe you! Even if she is going to play for the other team, you couldn't even be happy for her? That's just unbelievable!" snarled Hermione.
"Well, she should know better!" protested Fred.
"Look at the time." Interrupted Harry. "It's time for first hour."
Everyone immediately departed to his or her respected classes.
"Ok team this will be a tough match. Ravenclaw has a new Chaser, none other than our Ryly Wulfe. She will add a bit of different style than we're used to. But I want us to still get out there and kick butt! Ready? Let's go!" said an excited Wood as he gave his team the usual pep talk.
Seven red-cloaked people met seven blue robed people. "Captains shake hands." Instructed Madam Hooch. Wood reached out his hand and grasped the surprisingly delicate hand of Ryly. "You're the captain?" he hissed.
"Yep, sort of like a test run. To see how well I do." Whispered Ryly.
Hooch's whistle pierced the silent field. All at once the stadium exploded into sound. Excited Ravenclaw and Gryffindor supporters yelled out encouragements.
"Angelina gets the quaffle, stolen by Ryly.get it Wood! Ohhh! Hate to see that!" announced Lee.
"Jordan! Keep your comments open. Not one sided!"
"Sorry, Professor."
"Anyway.Alicia has the quaffle heading toward the Ravenclaw goal post..blocked by Davis."
Harry, meanwhile, was getting very upset. It seemed as though Ryly had completely changed the lineup, for the better. Ravenclaw was leading 70-0. Then, he saw it! The Snitch!
Harry dove. The crowd gasped as they saw the little ball of gold. Harry neared the ground when he grabbed the Snitch. Nothing happened. His hand went right through it! What the heck? He thought. He grabbed at it again, with the same result. The ground loomed closer and closer. Suddenly, he noticed that the ground was a bit too close for comfort. He gave up on the supposed 'snitch' He grasped his broom handle and jerked it upward. Surprisingly, it wouldn't move. "Ahhhh!" he screamed as he plunged into the cold, hard earth. He managed to groan, "What happened?" before he was plunged into total darkness.
A/N I know this chapter wasn't very satisfactory. But, believe it or not, this story actually has a plot! I know.unbelievable, isn't it? Thank you for all of you who reviewed and have waited patiently for this story to get good. You don't know how much I appreciate it! Monday, next chapter will be up! I think I'll change the main type of story to mystery rather than romance. K? Have you guys read the Heir Of Merlin yet? If not, then read it! It's a really good story that got me writing..Thank you!:- )