Sugar n Spice
By silver_star…well silver_star10 now _
A/N: hey everyone! THANK YOU sooo much for all your reviews!! THANKYOUTHANKYOU!! I feel so loved! I'm sorries this chapter took so VERY long to get out, but I've been on vacation and unable to write-plus I kinda got distracted…-SORRY!!! I did make it extra long though! My longest chapter yet, 13 pages!! So be happy okay? ^_^ I'm am also now known as 'silver_star10'…yah I know, it's just not the same, but, eh, whatever ^_^ Check the bottom for shout outs! Now, on with the story ^_^
Chapter 4: Let the Games Begin
Ginny wasn't very aware of all the stares and smiles she was getting. She was a bit more aware of the fact that her mouth was still hanging open though, and that her throat had gone spectacularly dry. What Ginny was most aware of, was that there was a little box hovering in front of her face, with a very pretty ring inside.
A very pretty ring inside.
As she gasped for air, which parched her throat even more, she continued to gawk at the three center diamonds on the ring which were all glittering innocently back at her. While she continued to stare in her dream-like state, it was as if the whole world had gone mute until…
"…marry me?"
WHAT?
"Uh….yes?"
DID I SAY THAT? AM I TALKING? I'M DREAMING AREN'T I…
"I love you so much Gin! We're getting married! Can you believe it?" Colin was obviously overjoyed that she had agreed, and noticeably less stressed.
"Uh…yes?"
"Well, Gin, I'm SO sorry, but I've gotta run back to the office, I'm supposed to be directing the photo shoot for some hot shot Quidditch broom company in about 30 min., but I just couldn't wait to ask you…I had planned for it to be at your birthday party, but when I saw the ring, I couldn't help it! See you later then love?"
"Uh…yes?"
"Alright…I
love you, bye!"
As she continued to stare at
the spot where Colin had just Apparated from only one thing continued to
register in her mind.
"Uh…yes?"
When Ginny finally managed to gather enough sense to go home, she stumbled haphazardly up the stairs and collapsed on her bed. After lying there for a few minutes, she feebly lifted her left hand up above her face so that she could gaze at the ring that was still sparkling brilliantly, even in the dim light.
"Oh wow." Ginny let her hand fall gently onto her forehead as she propped herself up long enough to chuck her purse onto her night table, and kick her shoes off her feet. Then she collapsed onto her bed once more.
'Colin proposed. I apparently said yes. That means I'm getting married. To Colin. Because he proposed and I said yes. Am I happy about this? Hmm…'
Ginny sighed and gave into the smile that was creeping onto her face. Of course she was happy. After all, she and Colin were very happy together, and they had been great friends in Hogwarts as well. Plus, with Colin around, Tori would have a fatherly figure in her life, and it was about time too. Colin was great with kids, and there was no doubt in her mind that Tori would love him as well. She was such a good daughter, and so mature.
'I guess I'm gonna do this…I'm gonna get married again…'
Giggling for the first time that morning, Ginny recalled the events that had passed. It had been quite adorable now that she looked back on it. The weather had been perfect, the sun shining brightly in the sky. A pitch black night sky dotted with stars. Colin had even gotten her a dozen red roses on top of it all. A bouquet of creamy white lilies-my favorite flower.. The location was perfect as well-the café was where she and Colin had spent many of their dates at, including their first one. A desolate beach with fine white sand, the dark blue waves crashing and flowing smoothly back into the ocean. Everything had been so unpredictable-she hadn't even suspected it…weren't women supposed to have some kind of third sense about things like these. I knew the first time…now that I think back on it, I don't know why I was so surprised… Before long, Ginny couldn't help but remember the first time it had happened…and how different it had been.
~*Flashback*~
The boat had stopped at Ireland for the night. After a week straight aboard the ship, the passengers had all been overjoyed at the prospect of docking for a night, and all were out and about taking in the beautiful scenery and enjoying the lush greenery.
Not far from the boat, along the seemingly deserted beach, one could just barely make out the silhouettes of two people walking close together, hands tightly clasped. The lights from the nearby restaurant twinkled, and the waves crashed rhythmically on the shore blowing gentle gusts of air out across the smooth, fine sand.
As the couple walked closer and closer towards the rolling waves, the stars continued to sparkle causing the dark ocean water to twinkle as if it were charmed to by magic. Sighing, Ginny wrapped Draco's arms around her, and leaned into him, resting her head on his shoulder so that she could gaze up at the crescent moon which was shining with pride amongst the glittering backdrop of silver stars. It was a moment of perfection, and the experience only heightened when Draco pressed his lips gently to her head.
Her twinkling laughter resounded across the desolate beach, and as she twirled around to face him, he pressed his lips to hers, caressing her gently at first, then more fervently as their own passion swept them both away. When they broke apart, faces flushed, he held her in his arms, and rocked her gently against him as the skirt of her light white dress swished around them delicately with the wind.
Lifting her chin slightly so that their faces were just inches apart, he took her left hand gently with his right, and slowly lifted it to his lips, while his left hand slipped, undetected, into his pocket.
Smirking slightly at her, he held her penetrating gaze while he brushed his lips softly against the back of her hand, and his left hand gently slid a ring onto her fourth finger.
Her eyes widened until they were the size of Galleons, and her mouth immediately dropped open. As he let go of her hand, she immediately directed her gaze towards the gorgeous diamond ring on her left hand that was twinkling more than all the stars in that endless night sky. The rush of emotion that washed over her filled her stomach with a thousand butterflies, and her head felt extremely light as her knees gave way and she sank down onto the sand. When her momentary stupor finally started to wane and she managed to stop gawking at the ring long enough to look up, she saw that he was kneeling with her, the ever present smirk still on his face. Gently, he took her delicate hands in his own, and kissed them softly, massaging them gently, and lovingly. Then, he turned her around. There in the sand, illuminated by several fluttering fairies, was a message. Her head felt like it was no where near her body, and she was quite sure that she was floating as she slowly stood up to read the message she knew was inscribed in the sand.
"Virginia Weasley, will you marry me?"
A burning fire ran through her body, and she felt as if she could fly away at that very moment. Her eyes twinkled madly with excitement and a goofy grin was spread out all across her face as she turned around.
"Ginny, I love you. Will you marry me?"
He was grinning at her from his position on the sand, down on one knee, with a bouquet of white lilies in his hands. Giggling like a fool, Ginny reached down, pulled Draco up in one swift movement, and promptly tossed the lilies from his hands as she proceeded to kiss him fervently.
Overcome with desire, they continued to deepen their kiss, the wind whipping her fiery hair all around them, the sound of the crashing waves ringing in their ears. It was a moment they would never forget.
When they finally broke apart, she kept her forehead on his, and whispered her answer.
"Yes."
With that, he raised her hand to her lips, and kissed it once more, causing her to go into another fit of giggles. In between a few more rushed kisses, Draco managed to say,
"You know, it took me forever to find those lilies."
"Draco!" Ginny laughed, but nevertheless, dragged Draco down with her to retrieve the lilies. Smiling softly at her, Draco removed a lily from the bouquet, snapped part of the stem off, and tucked the flower behind Ginny's left ear, as opposed to her right.
"You're mine forever now, you know that right?" Draco whispered huskily.
"Damn straight."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The smile was now fading from her face, and Ginny shook herself mentally.
'I've gotta stop thinking about the past…it's only going to complicate things.'
Instead of Apparating to work though, Ginny decided to take a nice long bubble bath; full of good smelling soaps, oils and bath salts. Once she was settled in the lukewarm water, the radio playing her favorite Weird Sisters' tune, Ginny continued to eye the ring.
'Okay. Now all I've got to do is tell my mom, dad, seven brothers (including Harry of course), and my daughter that I'm getting married. Again.'
At this thought, Ginny let out a low groan, and promptly slid underwater.
* * * * * * the next day * * * * * *
As the clock struck six, Ginny hurriedly stumbled down the stairs, one sandal in her hand, and the other haphazardly on her foot. With a necklace hanging unclasped around her neck, and her wand stuck behind her ear, Ginny resembled Luna Lovegood in more ways than one.
'You know, maybe I should connect the fireplace in my room to the Floo network…or I could just be on time. Nah! Note to self: Contact Floo department tomorrow…'
Now hopping towards the fireplace, Ginny slipped on the second strappy sandal, almost falling over in the process, and stopped in front of a hallway mirror to clasp her necklace. Grabbing the wand from behind her ear, she hurriedly charmed her hair smooth and sleek, and retouched her eye makeup. Jamming the wand into the hidden pocket of her robe and grabbing some Floo powder at the same time, Ginny glanced furtively at the clock opposite the fireplace, ignoring the foreboding 'YOU ARE LATE' message that glared at her from underneath the clock's face.
'Eh, it's only 6:05 now…besides it's my birthday, I can be as late as I want to be.'
Still, Ginny rapidly tossed the Floo powder from her hand and into the flames before launching herself into the green fire and shouting, "The Burrow!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY GINNY!"
When Ginny stepped out of the huge fireplace at the newly refurbished Burrow, her face immediately lit up with a grin that reached her eyes. The living room had been decorated most lavishly, with red and silver confetti pieces charmed to fall from the ceiling steadily, red streamers, and numerous bouquets of red, gold and silver balloons. Though the Weasleys had remodeled their old home after Ginny's success and her brother's as well (Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was a huge hit now and had just bought out Zonko's Joke Shop), the room was still crammed with people.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY GINNY DEAR!!!" Molly was the first to get to her daughter, and caught her in a huge hug. As the chorus of Happy Birthdays continued to ring out in the room, Ginny looked relieved when her mother finally let her go, only to be smothered by her father.
"Oh, Ginny darling, you're so grown up now…you'll always be my little girl though! Happy Birthday sweetheart!"
"Ginny! Oh it's been forever since we've seen you!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!"
The exchanges continued, and Ginny was passed along in the crowd as if she were a mere doll.
"AUNTIE GINNY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" Ginny smiled as the last of her family and friends got their turn to give her a birthday wish. The tiny voice that had spoken was the youngest in the family for now, a cute little girl with curly, coppery auburn hair.
"Thank you Sydney!" Sydney was Ron and Hermione's youngest right now. They had two others as well, both boys, and another baby was due in March.
Catching her breath, and lightly clutching her aching ribs (Weasleys sure knew how to give hugs…) Ginny grinned once more as she caught Colin's eye. He was slightly off to the side, simply observing the current happenings, and looking impassively at the crowd, but his demeanor changed once he spotted Ginny. Right away, he picked up Sydney, causing her to shriek in surprise, but the shriek turned to laughter as she realized who it was. Ginny smiled to herself as she walked closer to him.
"Ready to do this?" Colin asked her quietly.
"Well…let's wait until after we eat, that way there'll be some order here." Ginny responded, not quite making eye contact with Colin and looking at the giggling Sydney instead.
"Alright, whenever you're ready." Colin noticed Ginny's apprehension though, and quickly gave her a peck on the lips, which caused Ginny's eyes to glaze over. Colin sure was cute…and a great kisser too. ^_^
"Okay everyone, time for dinner!" Molly's voice was easily heard above all the chaos, and the crowd excitedly filed out to the garden, eager for some of her wonderful cooking.
When everyone one was seated comfortably at the long table, small conversations broke out amongst the guests, and Ginny gratefully stuffed her face full of food as she listened to Harry and Colin argue about broomsticks, and the latest in the Quidditch world. Looking past Harry, she noticed that James, though chatting with another family member, was looking rather put out. It was then that she started to miss Tori's presence as well. Before she could gather her thoughts though, a voice said loudly,
"Excuse me everyone! I'd like to make a toast." It was Colin, and he was standing, his glass in his hand. Pausing for everyone to reach for their glasses, he managed to shoot a quick smile and a wink in Ginny's direction, and right away, her grin faded, and her mouth went dry as it always did when she was nervous. 'Oh my gods…he's going to announce it…oh dear…'
"Firstly, I'd like to wish Ginny, a very, very Happy Birthday." This was followed by a chorus of "Here, here," and many smiles in Ginny's direction. "Secondly, I'd also to make an announcement. As many of you know, Ginny and I have been going out for quite some time now, and I love her with all my heart." At this, a chorus of 'AWWWWs' swept the audience, and Ginny was very aware of all the stares she was getting as her face continued to flush a bright tomato red. Quickly, she glanced at her left hand, which was resting in her lap to make sure that the ring was still turned, diamonds down, so that all that showed was a thin silver band.
"I love her so much that I've asked her to…"
At that very moment, a light brown owl came crashing down onto Ginny's plate out of nowhere. Extremely startled, yet some what relieved, Ginny felt some of the feeling come back into her fingers, and the cold numbness that had overtaken her brain was now ebbing away. Laughing nervously, Ginny noticed that it was Tori's owl, Whizbee, carrying a long thin box and a purple envelope too. Whizbee, was a rather excitable and clumsy little owl, but Tori loved him to no extent.
Small talk broke out once more, and Colin looked rather down that the attention was off of him, but helped Ginny clean off the owl while she claimed her gift and card.
Before she had even gotten a chance to cut the paper, George's voice sounded across the table,
"OI EVERYONE! IT'S PRESENT TIME!!" At this, what seemed like a hundred presents appeared magically in front of Ginny as the table's previous settings were cleared off. Laughing loudly now, Ginny resumed opening Tori's card as everyone else continued to talk, but looked on at the same time.
Hello mum!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I bet you're sick of hearing that by now-everyone must've already hounded you at the Burrow huh? I'm sorry again that I couldn't be there mummy, but this project is killer! We're not even half done yet, and it's already time for dinner! Hopefully we'll finish before tonight-I really don't want to work on it tomorrow, hehe. Say hi to everyone for me, especially James as I haven't seen him around school that much, and tell them how much I miss them okay? I really hope you like your present ^_^ I picked it out from this catalog one of my friends had with her. Well, I've got to go now, but I love you mum, I'll write again soon, and I'll see you at Christmas!! Don't forget!!
Much Love,
Tori ^_^
Curiously, Ginny picked up the thin box and rattled it. There was a soft clinking sound…was it jewelry? Hmm…unable to resist, and too impatient to guess, Ginny smiled as she ripped off the wrapping paper like a young girl, but took care not to harm the box. Lifting the lid, Ginny laughed appreciatively. Tori had gotten her a beautiful charm bracelet, a new style that had just been gathering popularity in the wizarding world. Comprised of various silver links, Ginny noticed the tiny designs, and excitedly lifted the bracelet up closer to her eye's view. On every other link was a design; so far, there was one that contained a tiny wizard's picture of herself; one of both her and Tori; a realistic looking quill; her initials in red (her favorite color); a gorgeous white lily with petals that swayed slightly, as if there were a tiny breeze in the picture as well; a small clock that actually told time (this one made Ginny laugh-Tori knew that Ginny couldn't help but be late ALL the time); and various others as well. After holding it up, and passing it around, Ginny started on the next present.
After what seemed like hours of unwrapping presents, giving out compliments, and many, many laughs, the cake was served, and desert was finished. Ginny felt truly relieved; Colin hadn't tried to bring up the news of their engagement again, and she was grateful-she didn't know if she could deal with all that quite yet. As the first guests prepared to leave, all of them giving Ginny yet another hug and light kisses on the cheek, it was Ron who noticed it first.
"Hey Ginny, I didn't know you got a ring from someone today."
Oh crap……
In all of the chaos, Ginny had forgotten to check that her ring was still face down. Glancing furtively at her left hand, she noticed that the ring was indeed face up now, a little crooked, but face up nonetheless.
All conversation suddenly stopped, and even the youngest kids stopped chatting; every eye in the house was on Ginny.
"Uh…actually…"
The familiar icy tingling filled her head once more while a hot, red blush spread from her forehead down into her cheeks, and the blood flow to her fingers stopped altogether.
"We're engaged!" Colin's cheery voice exclaimed, breaking the silence.
A split second of silence followed before all the women in the family flocked towards Ginny, all of them talking animatedly and eagerly as well, while Arthur, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Bill, Charlie and Harry were marching towards Colin, who was suddenly looking quite meek, and nervous as well.
"Uh…hi…guys…" Colin commented weakly.
"Cut the crap Creevy." George snapped, a poker look on his face.
"Okay then." Colin squeaked out.
"Now you listen here. Ginny is very important to us. She is our little sister, and she's been hurt before already. If you do anything to her, we will come after you and hex you into oblivion." Ron started.
"And to top that off, Ginny is my little girl, and my youngest as well. Cause her any pain, and I assure you, you will come to regret it." Arthur commented in a deadly calm voice.
"Sure." Colin squeaked once more.
"Understand?" Fred asked, glaring at poor little Colin. Next to him, George was brandishing a rather dangerous looking, pointy metal stick.
"Yes." Colin peeped.
"Well then, welcome to the family!" Bill yelled loudly.
Immediately, all the guys broke out into grins and began giving Colin 'guy hugs', and pounding him on the back cheerfully, laughing and talking all the while. Colin, however, was not totally convinced that the danger time had passed, and only allowed himself a tiny, weak grin as the festivities around them continued.
When the night really came to an end, Ginny was exhausted. It wasn't until almost an hour after the surprise announcement had been made that everyone had actually started leaving. She was thrilled that her family had taken it so well though. Molly had of course, burst into tears, and immediately started planning the wedding out right then and there, making lists of food, flowers, people and decorations that they would need. Now, comfy and warm in her bed, Ginny drifted into a content sleep, while back at Hogwarts, Tori was doing the exact opposite.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was a clear and beautiful ceiling that night in the Hogwart's Great Hall when the last of the students finally cleared off to their dorms. When all the students were snuggled under the covers of their four posters, the castle gave off an almost angelic air…that is, if you avoided the Astronomy Tower and various broom closets along the fourth floor corridors. Oh, and you'd probably avoid the Room of Requirement as well (hey you never know), and there's this one classroom that's been unused for several years…okay, never mind. ^_^
Anyways, it was just about midnight when Tori cautiously peeked out from the hangings around her bed. The dark green sheets looked black in the dark, and she could barely tell if Jessica or Nicole's bed curtains were drawn or not. So, Tori carefully tiptoed out of her bed, already dressed head to toe in black with her wand in one hand, and a bag of…stuff in the other.
She was just about to go wake Jessica when she collided with something extremely solid.
"OW!" Jessica whispered furiously, grabbing her foot with one hand, and hopping on the other. Tori smiled apologetically as Nicole's giggled were heard nearby.
"Heh, so sorry Jess…didn't see you."
"Yea, yea, whatever."
A few minutes later, the trio was out of the dormitory and in the vicinity of the common room. Before heading out the portrait hole, Tori pulled her two friends aside, and then produced a piece of parchment from the bag.
"This, is going to be our savior." Tori exclaimed proudly. Jessica and Nicole on the other simply stared at her in disbelief.
"Uh…"
"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Tori recited. Her uncles Fred and George had given it to her after she had sworn that she would use it solely for annoying the hell out of Filch. With the aid of the map, the group skillfully managed to evade all possible encounters, and also stopped to giggle when a dot labeled 'Amanda Crabbe' met up with a dot labeled 'Jacob Goyle' in a random broom closet near the Great Hall.
Finally, after many staircases and a lot of walking, they reached their destination: a portrait of a rather hefty lady dressed elegantly in pink…
"Mandragora." Tori whispered to the drowsy Fat Lady.
"Yes indeed…" the portrait commented sleepily as it swung open.
"Tori, how did you get the password?" Nicole asked her excitedly.
"Asked James. He always tells me the passwords incase something ever happens or I need help with something. We're really close cousins, practically grew up together." Tori responded nonchalantly.
Then, a mischievous grin crossed her face.
"Well then girls, let's begin shall we?" With that, all three raised their wands and touched the tips together, identical smirks on their faces.
* * * * * * * *
As the sunlight filtered in through the wide windows of the Gryffindor girl's dormitory, Tristan smiled cheekily at Ami who was just starting to drag herself out of bed.
"Come on, rise and shine sleepy head! You've gotta get dressed, come on, we've only got an hour before breakfast! You don't wanna be late do you?" Tristan asked cheerily. Though Tristan was by no means a morning person, and definitely not one to be on time, ever, she had somehow managed to be both this particular morning.
Tristan spent the next 30 minutes re-organizing the dorm as Ami finished getting ready. When Ami finally emerged, Tristan grabbed both their backpacks, and linked her arm through her friend's as they headed down the stairs.
"Why so cheery today? The idea of you being a morning person is completely unfathomable, and it utterly scares me." Ami said through a yawn.
"No reason." Tristan chirped in a perky voice.
"Oh right…James is coming back today isn't he…" Ami said coyly, while fluttering her eyelashes at Tristan.
"Hey!!" At this, Tristan dropped her friends arm, and proceeded to chase her down the remainder of the stairs. The only problem was that when she caught up to Ami, Ami had suddenly stopped, and as Tristan crashed into her back, both girls sailed to the floor. Luckily, all the Gryffindors were a bit too preoccupied to notice…
"What the hell?!?!?!" Tristan shouted with fury.
The entire Gryffindor common room was no longer red and gold. In fact, it didn't even resemble the Gryffindor common room that very moment. The whole of the room was no longer red and gold, but decked out in shades of dark green and silver. Though the banners still read 'Gryffindor' an appendage had been added on in dark green ink so that it now read 'Gryffindor sucks', and written in glittering silver letters on the walls, was ' Slytherins rule, Gryffindors drool-especially Tristan Malfoy'.
Oh it was bad. There was even green and silver confetti scattered throughout the room-which would take forever to clean up. No matter how bad that seemed though, nothing about that room was as bad as Tristan Malfoy's temper.
Nothing.
"THAT LITTLE -----. OH MY GODS!! HOW DARE SHE!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!? TAKING OVER OUR COMMON ROOM, AND PUTTING HER GRAFFITTI ALLL OVER IT, AND LOOK! SHE'S DISGRACED IT ALL WITH SLYTHERIN COLORS!! OH THAT DOES IT!! YOU WANNA FIGHT, WE'LL FIGHT!!" Tristan fumed loudly. As she stalked out of the Common Room, slamming the portrait behind her, Ami rushed out soon after and attempted in vain to calm Tristan down. The entire time, Tristan continued to ramble on and on, until Ami finally stopped her outside the Great Hall.
"TRIS, CALM DOWN!!" Ami yelled, grabbing her firmly by the shoulders.
"CALM DOWN?!?!? DID YOU SEE THE COMMON ROOM!??!" Tristan was about to start rambling incessantly once more, but luckily Ami cut her off.
"YES!! But be calm…breathe…breathe…okay. Instead of going in there and making a scene in front of the professors, and let me remind you, James," at this Tristan loosened up a bit, and started to take on a nice, bright red blush that had nothing to do with her bottled up anger, "let's do this logically. I say that we ignore her for now and do something…a bit more drastic to her later." Ami concluded, a Slytherin-worthy smirk on her face.
After looking doubtful for a few seconds, Tristan's attitude took on a full 360 degree change.
"My friend, you are a genius."
* * * * * *
"Oh my god, I'm soo tired!" Tori whined to Jessica and Nicole after their last class of the day.
"Well, I suppose that's what we get for spending two hours trashing and de-glorifying the Gryffindor dorms." Jessica said, not bothering to stifle her huge yawn.
Nicole, who was wedged in between Tori and Jessica, had both her arms around her friends' shoulders, and her head on Jessica's shoulder as she trudged along towards the Slytherin dungeons with the others.
"Okay, I'm going to collapse on my bed and sleep until dinner if that's alright with you two." Nicole mumbled tiredly.
"Ditto." Jessica replied as she gave the portrait their password, and shoved her friends through the portrait hole.
The group continued to lean on each other for support until they reached the top of yet another staircase, this one leading to the girls' dormitories.
"Uh…guys, I don't think that the aforementioned nap is going to be able to take place…" Nicole started.
"Why not?!" Jessica replied immediately, a little more alert now.
"Take a look."
When Tori looked up, she did not like what she saw. Perhaps that was because what she saw, instead of the usual cozy four posters, was actually…nothing.
"WHERE'D OUR BEDS GO!??!" Tori screeched. Sleep deprived Tori, was definitely not a happy sight.
"Now look up." Nicole said wearily.
There, floating perhaps 30 feet off the floor, were ten beds, all hovering neatly in a row-with a message written on the bottom of the beds.
"'HA HA HA'?!?!?! HAH!! SHE THINKS SHE'S SOOO CLEVER!! FLOATING OUR BEDS UP THERE LIKE THAT! CAN'T SHE GET IN TROUBLE FOR THIS?? LET'S GET HER EXPELLED!!" Tori fumed, ranting madly.
"Slight problem hun. How will we pin it on her?" Jessica asked in a depressed tone.
As Tori continued to ramble on incessantly, pacing back and forth, occasionally looking up at the beds and letting out several frustrated shrieks, Jessica and Nicole watched interestingly as their friend continued on, gesturing animatedly with her hands and letting her rage out.
Twenty minutes later, when Tori finally stopped to catch her breath, Jessica and Nicole were sitting back to back on the floor, both of them dozing lightly. Catching sight of her exhausted friends, Tori sighed, and figured she'd simply wait to ask the Prefects to help them get their beds down. Then she joined her friends on the floor, and muttered one last thing before drifting off into a light sleep.
"Tristan Malfoy, you are going to pay."
* * * * * * * *
The next day, Tristan, James and Ami were all walking to their potions class, hurrying along a bit because they knew how Snape liked to take points off the Gryffindors. When they finally reached the classroom, Tristan made sure to glare at Tori, who was sitting in the last row, and took a seat in the third row. James on the other hand grinned and waved to Tori, who grinned back at him, a bit apologetically. James shrugged and winked as he took his seat.
'Poor guy…ugh, why does he have to sit next to that prissy little know it all…maybe I should warn him…nah' ^_^
Before Tori could think about it more, Professor Snape walked into the classroom, foreboding as ever.
"Today we will be brewing a Swelling Solution. Ingredients and procedures will be on the board. You should be finished by the end of class-if you are not, then you receive a zero for today. At the finish, fill one flask with your solution, label it, and bring it up to me." With that, Snape waved his wand, and the ingredients and procedures for the potion magically appeared on the board.
Everything seemed to going fine. Truly, it did. Even Matthew Longbottom was coming along alright with his potion, and no fights between the Gryffindors and Slytherins yet. Yet.
When the Swelling Solutions were finally finished, and the students were preparing to take their flasks of potion up to Snape, Tori peered up from her cauldron and took a stealthy look around. When she was sure the coast was clear, she tapped Jessica and Nicole, and produced a Weasleys' Wildfire Whiz-Bangs from the very bottom of her bag, and gave it a quick prod with her wand. Jessica and Nicole turned their backs to Tori while she sank down onto the ground, pretending to be cleaning up a spilled ingredient. Then, right when Tristan stepped to the side of her cauldron, Tori lobbed the Whiz-Bang into the air-and it landed right on target.
Seconds later, before Snape could even turn around to face the class, the whole classroom was thrown into a state of complete bedlam. With a resounding "BANG!" the firework had started spinning wildly, acting like a water sprinkler, and spraying droplets of potion on everyone within a three foot radius of Tristan's cauldron. The wet start firework also emitted masses of green and pink sparks, while giving off a long, high pitched whistling as well. Tori, Jessica and Nicole couldn't help but laugh as Tristan turned around, her head swelled to the size of a melon, and James' eyes grew so big that his glasses had broken off, and now laid forgotten on the floor. Ami had also gotten a face full of potion, and her head was slightly smaller than Tristan's, but her hands were inflated to the size of books.
When Snape saw the spectacle his class had become, what with all the screaming voices and the oversized appendages his students were sporting, he immediately brandished his wand, and headed for Tristan's cauldron, the source of the sparks, where the firework continued to spin and squeal happily. Taking careful aim, he drew back his wand and…
"Oh no look at Snape! Wait, professor…!!!!" Tori closed her eyes, and placed her hands over her face.
"STUPEFY!"
"BOOOM!"
Total silence fell upon the class as the firework exploded, blasting a hole straight through the cauldron bottom, and the desk. Snape looked livid, especially since he had caught a smidge of potion on his left cheek, which was now swelling to the size of an apple. Tori gulped, and straightened up, trying not to look too guilty.
"All those who have been hit with potion, come up to the front. NOW!" Snape was not a happy camper, and it didn't help that when he tried to talk, his speech was a bit gargled due to the size of his cheek. After casting a surreptitious look around the class, he let his eyes linger on Tori a bit, and though she didn't dare flinch, she tried to keep her gaze stony and impassive while Snape continued to glare at her. Though Weasley was now a Slytherin, she had obviously heard from her uncles Ron, Harry, Fred and George about their past hi-jinks in his class-and he wasn't spectacularly happy about it either. Still, Snape eventually put his attention back on giving out Deflating Drafts to his students, and Tori let out a deep breath that she had been holding for quite a while now.
"Oh thank GODS we didn't get caught!!" she sighed in relief.
As Tristan, James and Ami stalked to the front of the class to receive their Deflating Drafts, Tristan was furious, while James, after finding his glasses, had actually found the whole thing quite hilarious. Ami seemed to take Tristan's side though. Both the girls were whispering animatedly (though they couldn't look at each other because of their enlarged heads) and after receiving their drops of potion, stormed quietly over to the storage cabinet.
"Here you take this…I'll take this one." Tristan muttered in undertone to Ami. She nodded fervently, and then spun on her heel, sneaking stealthily past all the students still in line, and towards the back of the class, while Tristan did the same, only along the opposite wall. When both girls reached the back, Tori, Jessica and Nicole were still laughing hysterically, and very much distracted. Tossing a look of the utmost loathing in Tori's direction, Tristan walked casually in front of the girls' cauldrons, and proceeded to dump a bag full of asphodel into each of the potions, while Ami walked by after her, dumping the contents of her bags (which happened to be wormwood) into the cauldrons as well.
It was then that Tori, Nicole and Jessica stopped laughing-their potions, which had been made perfectly and was now sitting to cool while emitting light blue vapors, had suddenly started to bubble and froth wildly before turning to an ominous black paste. Oh yea, that was definitely enough to stop their fun.
"MY POTION!" Tori exclaimed, eyeing the black paste that was now sitting completely stationary at the bottom of her cauldron.
"NO NOT MINE TOO!!" Jessica moaned exasperatedly. Nicole wasn't exactly grateful either. Usually the quieter one, she immediately purpled and began ranting and raving about the whole ordeal while Tori and Jessica looked on admirably.
"Why Nikki, I had no idea that you had all that in you."
"I. Am. Going. To. Kill. The. Person. That. Messes. With. My. Grades." Nicole said in a deadly calm voice. Nicole was definitely a perfectionist, and her grades were her highest priority.
"Well, I don't know about kill, but lemme tell ya, I've got something planned that will definitely be just about that fun." Tori said, a smirk crossing her face.
Immediately, all three girls put their heads together in a huddle, and began discussing just what they were going to do to get back their revenge.
Isn't revenge sweet?
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