Chapter 5

Up, up and away

Their first day of school continued on and was one of the most unusual any of the teachers had ever experienced. Mitsuki was usually the source, though the girl on the broom, whom Theta and Mitsuki found out was a second year named Kilika, contributed quite a bit as well. Theta even joined in on the excitement every so often.

During Transfiguration class, Mitsuki decided she didn't like her current hair colour. The spell was successful, unfortunately everyone else also ended up with cotton candy pink coloured hair. Kilika then made her appearance during flying class. They had all just gotten up into the air, most were holding on for dear life, even though they were only a few feet off the ground.

Suddenly a familiar sound reached Theta's ears.

"Mitsuki, do you hear that?"

"Yeah, it's some hoe very familiar."

Suddenly Kilika came streaking towards the class.

"Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!"

She shot through the class like a bowling ball through the pins. Most students ended up either on the ground or upside down dangling from their brooms. The Professor was furious and began shouting at Kilika. Kilika made another pass at them, this time as she swung by she decided it would be fun to try to pluck the mouse off Theta's head. She successfully captured Nordakkan and her cat, who sat upon the handle, seemed overjoyed. Theta was not quite as happy.

"Come back here you twat!" Theta was then off like a shot, chasing right behind Kilika. She matched Kilika turn for turn and move for move. The two zipped around the grounds and eventually drew themselves a crowd. Bets were quietly placed and a few teachers ended up outside attempting to quiet the uproar. The students watched excitedly, most cheering for Kilika. Suddenly Theta surprised them all. As she flew along, she started to slowly get up on her broomstick, for a time she rode it like a surfboard until the right time came. She jumped from her broom to Kilika's. She just barely made it and dangled from the bristles. She swung herself up and tackled Kilika, causing them both to tumble off into a tree.

"Give him back!" Theta and Kilika sat up in the tree, on a thick branch, Theta looking like she was ready to kill Kilika.

"You're pretty good for a first year," Kilika giggled.

""Give him back now!"

"Theta! Kilika! Come down out of that tree this instant!" They both looked down and caught sight of Professor Hues.

"Give him back you blood idgit of a feckless chuckle head twit!"

"Wow, you have a pretty impressive insult vocab. Who is it that you want back anyway?"

"I want Nordakkan back, you know, the mouse you kidnapped you boar headed sludge-bucket!"

"Oh, the mouse! Here you go." She pulled Nordakkan out and held him up by the tail before dropping him into Theta's hands.

"Nordakkan, speak to me! Are you okay?"

"You bloody twit! Whoever you are, never do that again!" Nordakkan's voice sounded out, angrier then that of Theta's. "You almost killed me from fright! Mice's hearts stop a lot easier then humans!"

"It talks," Kilika said in amazement.

"Of course I talk you ignorant twit!"

"Theta and Kilika, get out of that tree now!" Professor Hues's face began to turn a bright red. Theta quickly grabbed Nordakkan and jumped down from the tree. Kilika signaled to her cat, who brought over her. She hopped on and took off. Theta was not so lucky.

"You are coming with me!" Professor Hues grabbed her by the wrist and yanked her forward. Mitsuki suddenly appeared skipping next to her.

"Where are you going?"

"She is going with me to see Headmaster Dumbledor."

"Hey! I was asked the question sir, not you."

Professor Hues just gave her the evil eye and kept on marching.

"Oooo, can I come? Can I? Can? Hu hu hu?"

"No, you are not the one in trouble, now be off!"

Eventually Hues reached the hidden doorway, pulling Theta along as he went. The gargoyles suddenly opened, Dumbledor stood behind it, enourmous white beard and all.

"Ah, just the man I was coming to see. This girl was causing a disruption, a serious disruption."

"Yeah, it was really cool!" Mitsuki added.

"I thought I told you that you couldn't come with us."

"Technically you never really did," Theta commented snidly, Hues glared at her.

"Hmm, yes I seem to remember that it involved Kilika, right?" Yes I saw you two zoom past my windows a few times."

"Yes and they should both be punished, expelled! Kicked out! Removed!"

"Those are very serious punishments and it's only the first day."

"You can't kick her out!" Mitsuki cried, her eyes filling with tears.

"She commited a serious crime!"

"Hello! I'm still here! Look down and you'll see me!" Theta was hopping up and down, looking more then a bit peeved.

"Yes my dear, I know. Now have you ever considered playing Quidditch?"

Dumbledor received a black stare.

"I'll take that as a no."

"Dumbledor, we should punish her, not reward her!"

"Hues, we are short on players this year. So we must look for more. She will go for detention, of course, but the demand for Quidditch is high."

"What exactly is Quidditch?"

"It's a wizarding sport with . . ."

"Whoa ho, hold it. Sport? A sport? No thank you, I don't do sports."

"Oh well then, I tried. Lemon drop?"