A/N: Ok, on to chapter 5!

Disclaimer: I don't think I'm JK Rowling, so I don't think I own Harry Potter. Sorry, I've got amnesia at the moment. ( However, I DO own Rochelle. MWAH HAH HAH!

CHAPTER 5: The Deal

While most people at Hogwarts were interested at the prospect of entering their names in the Goblet of Fire - whether they were old enough to or not - the five Ravenclaw Sixth Years were more excited at the prospect of meeting Mr Krum.

'How are we going to do it?' asked Dom over breakfast the morning after the arrivals. The Durmstrang lot had just appeared in the Great Hall and were now helping them selves to breakfast at the Slytherin table. 'I mean, they're always with the Slytherins, and you all know how much we just love the Slytherins.'

'We could always ask Rochelle,' said Elinor. 'Get her to put a good word in for us with Vik.' (The girls had started to call Viktor 'Vik' - it made it sound like they were good friends with him.)

Rochelle was a Slytherin Sixth Year who hated her house. No one could quite understand how she had wound up in Slytherin - she acted more like a Ravenclaw. However, she was a Malfoy - Draco was her cousin - and so obviously that was enough reason for the Sorting Hat to place her in the house. She spent most of her time with the Ravenclaws, calling the Slytherins a 'bunch of rich, racist, imbeciles'. Needless to see, she did not do very well in Potions.

'Rochelle!' called out Elinor as she walked past the Ravenclaw table. 'Come here a second.'

'What is it?' asked Rochelle, walking over.

'We need to ask you something,' said Elinor. 'Have you spoken to Viktor Krum at all?'

'Uh, no, I haven't,' said Rochelle, sounding surprised. 'He's been preoccupied by bloody Draco all the time.'

Rochelle did not have the best relationship with her younger cousin. She claimed that he was always whinging about how terrible his life was. Rochelle usually told him to go take a walk with the giant squid.

'Oh, that's not good,' said Alison. 'We were hoping you would talk to him for us.'

'Why?' asked Rochelle, sounding even more surprised.

'Because,' giggled Jessica, 'we want to meet him.'

'Oh.'said Rochelle. 'Well, I guess I could try and talk to him.'

'I know!' said Amy. 'Why don't you try some cousin bonding with Draco? That way, if he's such great friends with Vic, you'll be able to meet him!'

'Urgh! Sorry guys, but I will not spend quality time with His Bleachiness just so you can meet a Quidditch player.'

'Pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaase?'implored the five Ravenclaws.

'N. O. No.' Rochelle turned and started to storm off.

'We'll help you with Potions homework,' Elinor called out after her.

Rochelle stopped in her tracks.

'That's not the only subject I'm having trouble with.'

'And Advanced Transfiguration,' said Alison.

Rochelle turned to face them.

'There's one more that I'm no good at.'

'And,' shuddered Amy, 'History of Magic.'

Rochelle grinned.

'It's a deal!'