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Chapter Fifteen: Halloween Surprises and Silver Dreams
Simone
About a month passed without incident. Christina didn't speak to me about her dream since she told us about it. I don't think Lucius is after us. He doesn't even know us.
Anyway, it's almost Halloween. Professor Dumbledore says that he has an announcement to make at dinner tonight. I wonder what it is!
That was the topic of discussion at Quidditch practice today. "I think one of the teachers is going to retire," Landon said, right before we started practice.
"Landon, you're a sad person!" Arissa exclaimed.
"You know that's not going to happen anytime soon!" I added.
Landon grinned. "If you're so smart, what is it, then?" Justin challenged.
I thought hard. "Classes will be cancelled next week!"
They laughed. "You wish!" they said in unison. I swear, they act more like siblings than Arissa and I do!
"I think that Quidditch will start on Saturday instead of November 1st!" Arissa said.
"Malfoys! Weasley! Potter! What is this, a tea party? Get onto the pitch now!" our captain, Jeffery Locke yelled.
"We're coming, Locke!" Justin yelled.
"Yeah," Landon added. "Don't get your knickers in a bunch!"
Jeffery glared at them, and then turned to us. "Do you have something to add?"
"No," Arissa said. "We were just talking about the announcement."
"That's what everybody is talking about, Arissa," the sixth year said. "We need to forget about it and practice!"
All he heard was six Gryffindors groaning. Justin and Landon walked off to the pitch, complaining. The girls stayed behind to make Jeffery mad!
"You'd think, since everyone's mind is on something else, Jeff would cancel practice," Amber Longo, a fourth year Chaser, said.
"Aw, you know him, Amber," Ruth Silfee, the other fourth year Chaser, told her. "He would most likely let Professor Snape coach us than cancel a practice!"
"What do you two think?" Amber asked us. It made us feel special that we were being treated as equals by the rest of the team.
"Practice should be cancelled!" I yelled.
"Yeah!" Arissa chimed in.
Somehow, Jeffery heard us. He stormed in, Justin and Landon behind him.
"All right! All right! You win! Practice is cancelled, but we will have it on Saturday morning, at 7."
"YES!" all six of us exclaimed, giving each other high fives.
Jeffery just walked off. We quickly changed out of our Quidditch robes and hurried back to the castle for dinner.
All six of us walked into the Hall together. Jeffery was already there, scowling.
Finally, everyone had entered the Hall. It was time for Dumbledore's announcement.
He rose from the staff table and cleared his throat.
"Now as many of you know, during the Halloween feast, the ghosts usually provide the entertainment. This year, however, it will not happen."
A few gasps were heard throughout the Great Hall. Arissa and I exchanged glances. That was one of the things we were looking forward to when we received our Hogwarts letters. Professor Dumbledore called for order and continued.
"I know most of you enjoy having them perform for you, but we have an idea of who is performing this year."
He smiled, his eyes twinkling. "You will."
"WHAT?" every student yelled.
"Let me explain. There will be a karaoke contest during the feast. Any student may enter. Groups are allowed, but they are not to exceed five in number. One more thing," he added. "You must do a Muggle song!"
Arissa and I grinned. We listened to a lot of Muggle music, thanks to Mum. We automatically knew what song we wanted to do.
"Do you two have an idea for this?" Jordan asked.
"We sure do!" I exclaimed.
"We'll tell you in the Common Room. All five of us will do this together," Arissa said.
We hurried with our dinner and almost ran back to the Common Room.
"So what's your idea for the song?" Lisa asked.
"Well, have you ever heard of Madonna?" I asked.
"WHO?" all three of them exclaimed.
"Madonna!" Arissa exclaimed. "She's a Muggle we love to listen to."
"She was around when Mum went to school. She was quite popular," I added.
"So what's the song?" Jordan and Christina asked in unison.
"'Like A Prayer'," I answered. I ran to our dorm, pulled out a small wizard radio and came back to the Common Room. I tapped it with my wand and whispered "Toca Madonna" to it. It started playing the song Arissa and I loved so much.
After they listened to the song, they had a sad look on their faces.
"That's it! That's the song we should do!" Lisa exclaimed.
"I love it!" Jordan chimed in.
"This song is a mystery to me," Christina declared. "Let's do it!"
"All right. We have the song but what do we call ourselves?" Arissa asked.
"How about the Gryffindors?" Lisa suggested.
"Aw, come on, Lis! Be original!" I exclaimed.
"How about the Lionesses?" Jordan asked.
"Too many syllables to remember. Plus it's hard to pronounce," Arissa said. "Wait! I got it! What about Silver Dream?"
"Silver Dream?" I asked.
"Wait, Simone! Arissa has something there!" Christina said. "I like it!"
"I do, too," Jordan said.
"It's better than the Gryffindors!" Lisa added.
The more I thought about it, the more I liked it. "It just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?" I said. I smiled at Arissa. "You win. We are now known as Silver Dream! Just one thing, Riss, why silver? Why not gold?"
"Gold sucks!"
"Works for me," I said, laughing.
So that was it. We were going to kick some Slytherin butt!
(A/N) So what do you think? Are they really a silver dream? Oh well, review! And please, no flames!
