Disclaimer: Same as always, I don't own Harry Potter only my characters.
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Rhys sighed as Ginny helped him up off the floor. He brushed off his pants and looked down the corridor where Tom had just ran off down. His thoughts were broken when he heard the sound of the Fat Lady's portrait open with a little creaking noise. He looked around and saw Paul slinking out of the portrait, trying to dodge them all.
"What did you say to him?" Rhys asked trying not to get too angry.
Paul stopped dead in his tracks and shot up straight and said, "Oh, are you talking to me?"
"Well, der! I don't see any other little stinky rats around here," Rhys said walking away from the others.
"Why when something goes wrong do you all come straight to me and blame it all on me?" Paul asked annoyed.
"Because nothing bad ever went wrong until you came to our school that's why!" Ron yelled.
"Ron, please, be nice," Emily said putting her hands on his shoulders.
"Nice to know I have friends that I can trust!" Paul screamed.
"If you didn't cause trouble wherever you went you might have more," Rhys said crossing his arms.
"I'm surprised you have any Rhys! You're a stuck up little brat!" Paul yelled back up.
Rhys let out a laugh.
"Me? A stuck up little brat, if you got to know me you'd know that's something I'm not!" Rhys roared.
Paul shook his head and shouted, "Just fuck off the lot of you! You guys will never understand me!"
Paul then ran off down the corridor, throwing his wand onto the floor. Ginny called out after him, but it was no use, Paul wasn't going to come that easily. Ginny bent down and picked up his wand and clutched it close to her chest.
'I believe in you Paul,' Ginny said to herself and followed the others to find Tom.
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"Give it back! It's mine!" cried a little first year girl, trying to grab her stuffed animal off Tom, who had it held high over the lake.
"You want it? Go get it!" Tom said and threw it in the lake.
The girl let out a loud scream and started balling her eyes out. She then slapped Tom as hard as she could on Tom's arm and squealed, "I'm telling on you, you big ugly bully!"
She then ran off up to the castle flapping her arms everywhere and screaming as loud as she could. Tom unstuck his fingers from his ears and checked that they were still working. Tom shook his head and walked off to find someone else to annoy.
'Who knew girls had such loud screams,' Tom thought checking his ears one more time.
Tom gave his ears one more check then started scanning the grounds from more people to annoy. Tom jumped as he heard the sound of Michael Corner's angry voice.
"So, you're alive, what a shame," Michael said smirking.
Tom whipped around and glared but his glare didn't last for long, the sight of what he saw shocked him. Linked with James' hand, was the person that Tom had been talking about to Paul, the girl that he clamed he loved, Ginny's friend Laura.
Tom stood there pointing at them his mouth hanging open. Michael laughed and shut Tom's mouth. Tom then came back to earth and blinked blankly at the image before him.
"You and him? Since when?" Tom asked angrily still pointing at them.
"Since I broke up with you for Paul, but since he doesn't like me, I thought James was a good substitute," Laura said smiling up at James and kissed him.
Tom shook with anger as he watched them share a passionate kiss right before his eyes. Tom closed his eyes, hoping that it soon would be over. While with his eyes closed, he heard Michael let out a long big 'ooooohhhhh!'
"So this is the girl you were talking about? Has Blondie Boarder got s little crush on Laura?" Michael said evilly.
Tom opened his eyes and glared at Michael, then over at James. Laura clutched tighter to James' arm and snuggled closer to his chest. Watching her do that made Tom's blood boil, he had never felt so jealous in his life.
"What's wrong Tommy Wommy jealous? Poor ickle Blondie Boarder upset that he's ex found someone new?" Michael said smirking which made Tom shake from head to toe with anger.
"Let's get him really going," James said and kissed Laura again more passionately than before.
Tom couldn't hold back anymore, he had to stop this, he couldn't watch him kiss her like that. He charged at James and pushed him onto the ground and started punching him like crazy.
Laura squealed and tried to get Tom off James, but it was no use, Tom wasn't going anywhere not until James had learnt his lesson. Michael then pulled out his wand and called out a spell which made Tom fly off top of James and into a huge pile of mud.
They all let out howls of laugher as Tom tried to stand up in the sloppy mud but kept falling over. Laura helped James up then stormed over to Tom and slapped him hard across the face causing him to fall over again into the mud.
"Don't expect me to ever get back with you ever again!" she yelled and ran after Michael and James who were laughing twice as loud then before.
Tom put his head in his hands and watched the mud below him shine in the sunlight. Soon, that sunlight disappeared behind someone's shadow. Tom raised his head and Paul stood before him staring at his cheek.
"Someone got you good there; to bad I wasn't there to see it," Paul said examining the red spot on his cheek.
Tom stood up, slightly stumbling, and said, "Go ahead, rub it in."
Paul raised an eyebrow and stared at him blankly. Tom glared back at him and threw his arms up in the air. Paul slightly tilted his head and watched Tom with an odd expression on his face.
"Bloody hell Paul, trying to look sweet and innocent isn't you so stop it!" Tom yelled and slipped back into the mud.
Paul resisted the urge to laugh and went over to help Tom up. He held out his hand, waiting for Tom to take it. Tom stared at it then up at Paul. Paul nodded towards his hand.
"I'm not stupid; I know why your hand is there for!" Tom yelled again glaring at him.
Paul looked at where Tom was sitting and then back up at him.
"No offence Tom, but if you look at where you're sitting it kinda does make look a bit stupid," Paul said.
Tom let his head fall between his legs and thought that where he was did make him look slightly stupid. How could Paul be right? He's never right, he can't be right.
"Take my hand will you Tom," Paul said throwing his hand under his nose.
Tom groaned and grabbed his hand and let him pull him up and out of the mud. Tom quickly pulled his hand away and looked down at him. He was covered in mud from head to toe. Tom hunched over and walked slowly back to the castle.
"Are you gonna go in the castle looking like that?" Paul asked shocked.
"Do you see any other of my clothes around here?" Tom said staring at the ground.
"You could always take your clothes off and walk up to the castle in your boxers," Paul suggested.
Tom's face suddenly looked really confused and worried as he looked around back at Paul.
"Two things, how did you know I wear boxers and is it you fantasy to see me in them or something?" Tom asked worriedly.
"Oh god you got it so wrong! I just guessed you wore boxers, I definitely don't fantasize about you in them!" Paul said shaking his hands.
Tom whipped his forehead. Tom thought for a moment and pointed at Paul again walking over to him.
"How would you like to help me?" Tom asked putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Why should I?" Paul asked looking up at him.
"You made them put me in that forest I think you owe me," Tom said simply.
Paul mumbled and nodded and asked, "And what do you want me to do exactly?"
Tom bent down and whispered in Paul's ear his plan he had to get Laura away from James. Paul pulled away after he had finished telling him his idea.
"You'll what?" Paul asked shocked.
Tom rolled his eyes and said, "You heard, I want to sing to Laura, it might make her like me again."
"Sing? Man, have you lost it?" Paul asked pacing back and forwards.
Tom blushed and nodded. Paul shook his head and grabbed Tom's arm.
"Tom, Tom, Tom, What chick wants to hear a guy sing to her?" Paul asked.
"Maybe not the girls you go for but mine might!" Tom said offended.
"If you say so, but frankly, your voice isn't the best thing I've ever heard," Paul said looking up at the sky.
Tom growled and said, "Then teach me, Anything to get her to like me!"
Tom then bent over and started to cry. Paul looked back down at Tom and said, "I'm trying to get you off this whole, singing to Laura idea, just go up to her and tell her how you feel and then she'll fall head over heals for you!"
Tom looked away and mumbled, "That didn't work when she fell for you."
"Pardon, Excuse me?" Paul asked shocked.
"I tried that when she broke up with me trying to get your attention!" Tom yelled whipping some tears away.
"She had the hots for me?" Paul asked interested.
"Did, now James is the best thing," Tom said sadly.
Paul watched the look on Tom's face. He had never seen Tom so sad before. Paul took in a huge breath and said, "Don't you worry Tom, I'll make that voice of yours so stunning that she'll be begging to get back with you."
"You'd do that?" Tom asked whipping his eyes.
"I promise," Paul said kindly.
Tom jumped up and down happily and screamed, "Well, what are we waiting for, let's get to it!"
Tom grabbed Paul's hand and ran all the way back up to the castle, to excited to wait any longer. Paul smiled to himself as he watched Tom's face light up.
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Back up in the castle, Ginny and Rhys waited in one of the Transfiguration classrooms for their band practice. They both sat there in silence, occasionally taking glances at each other. Neither of them was quite sure if their practice was still because of the incident before.
"Let's just go," Rhys said jumping off the table.
"You guys aren't going anywhere, Tom needs our help," Paul said as he entered the room, closely followed by Tom.
"What is Tom with you for and why is Tom asking you for help?" Rhys asked his mouth wide open.
"Just because-," Paul started.
"Because Rhys, I need his help to get Laura back," Tom said stepping forward.
"So Laura's the one you were talking about. Oh my god! How cute!" Ginny squealed and through her arms around Tom's neck.
Tom looked over at Rhys who couldn't look any angrier with him. Tom took Ginny's arms off him and walked over to Rhys, who wasn't making eye contact with him.
"Listen Rhys, I don't like Paul as much as you do but if he can help me get her back I'm willing to use his help. Besides don't you think it would be enough punishment by making him help me?" Tom whispered to Rhys.
Rhys finally looked Tom square in the eyes and nodded in agreement. Tom smiled and Rhys grinned his same cheeky grin. Rhys ran over to the window and opened it. He then turned towards the others and said, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to work!"
Ginny looked nervously around the room at all of her friends and said, "Are we sure we can get along without fighting?"
"Most we can do is try," Paul said shrugging.
"I think I can put off fighting, just for today anyway," Tom said taking one last glare at Paul.
"Well, if you guys are sure, let's get started and help Tom out!" Ginny said jumping for joy.
Tom smiled and said, "Thanks, all of you."
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OK, for my friends I know you're probably vomiting over what I put in that chapter but don't worry, I'm not leaving it that way! I hate James and no way would I choose him over my favourite little Tommy Boy! : ) Well, anyways, hope you enjoyed my chappie!
~KiTtY cOpY cAt~
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Rhys sighed as Ginny helped him up off the floor. He brushed off his pants and looked down the corridor where Tom had just ran off down. His thoughts were broken when he heard the sound of the Fat Lady's portrait open with a little creaking noise. He looked around and saw Paul slinking out of the portrait, trying to dodge them all.
"What did you say to him?" Rhys asked trying not to get too angry.
Paul stopped dead in his tracks and shot up straight and said, "Oh, are you talking to me?"
"Well, der! I don't see any other little stinky rats around here," Rhys said walking away from the others.
"Why when something goes wrong do you all come straight to me and blame it all on me?" Paul asked annoyed.
"Because nothing bad ever went wrong until you came to our school that's why!" Ron yelled.
"Ron, please, be nice," Emily said putting her hands on his shoulders.
"Nice to know I have friends that I can trust!" Paul screamed.
"If you didn't cause trouble wherever you went you might have more," Rhys said crossing his arms.
"I'm surprised you have any Rhys! You're a stuck up little brat!" Paul yelled back up.
Rhys let out a laugh.
"Me? A stuck up little brat, if you got to know me you'd know that's something I'm not!" Rhys roared.
Paul shook his head and shouted, "Just fuck off the lot of you! You guys will never understand me!"
Paul then ran off down the corridor, throwing his wand onto the floor. Ginny called out after him, but it was no use, Paul wasn't going to come that easily. Ginny bent down and picked up his wand and clutched it close to her chest.
'I believe in you Paul,' Ginny said to herself and followed the others to find Tom.
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"Give it back! It's mine!" cried a little first year girl, trying to grab her stuffed animal off Tom, who had it held high over the lake.
"You want it? Go get it!" Tom said and threw it in the lake.
The girl let out a loud scream and started balling her eyes out. She then slapped Tom as hard as she could on Tom's arm and squealed, "I'm telling on you, you big ugly bully!"
She then ran off up to the castle flapping her arms everywhere and screaming as loud as she could. Tom unstuck his fingers from his ears and checked that they were still working. Tom shook his head and walked off to find someone else to annoy.
'Who knew girls had such loud screams,' Tom thought checking his ears one more time.
Tom gave his ears one more check then started scanning the grounds from more people to annoy. Tom jumped as he heard the sound of Michael Corner's angry voice.
"So, you're alive, what a shame," Michael said smirking.
Tom whipped around and glared but his glare didn't last for long, the sight of what he saw shocked him. Linked with James' hand, was the person that Tom had been talking about to Paul, the girl that he clamed he loved, Ginny's friend Laura.
Tom stood there pointing at them his mouth hanging open. Michael laughed and shut Tom's mouth. Tom then came back to earth and blinked blankly at the image before him.
"You and him? Since when?" Tom asked angrily still pointing at them.
"Since I broke up with you for Paul, but since he doesn't like me, I thought James was a good substitute," Laura said smiling up at James and kissed him.
Tom shook with anger as he watched them share a passionate kiss right before his eyes. Tom closed his eyes, hoping that it soon would be over. While with his eyes closed, he heard Michael let out a long big 'ooooohhhhh!'
"So this is the girl you were talking about? Has Blondie Boarder got s little crush on Laura?" Michael said evilly.
Tom opened his eyes and glared at Michael, then over at James. Laura clutched tighter to James' arm and snuggled closer to his chest. Watching her do that made Tom's blood boil, he had never felt so jealous in his life.
"What's wrong Tommy Wommy jealous? Poor ickle Blondie Boarder upset that he's ex found someone new?" Michael said smirking which made Tom shake from head to toe with anger.
"Let's get him really going," James said and kissed Laura again more passionately than before.
Tom couldn't hold back anymore, he had to stop this, he couldn't watch him kiss her like that. He charged at James and pushed him onto the ground and started punching him like crazy.
Laura squealed and tried to get Tom off James, but it was no use, Tom wasn't going anywhere not until James had learnt his lesson. Michael then pulled out his wand and called out a spell which made Tom fly off top of James and into a huge pile of mud.
They all let out howls of laugher as Tom tried to stand up in the sloppy mud but kept falling over. Laura helped James up then stormed over to Tom and slapped him hard across the face causing him to fall over again into the mud.
"Don't expect me to ever get back with you ever again!" she yelled and ran after Michael and James who were laughing twice as loud then before.
Tom put his head in his hands and watched the mud below him shine in the sunlight. Soon, that sunlight disappeared behind someone's shadow. Tom raised his head and Paul stood before him staring at his cheek.
"Someone got you good there; to bad I wasn't there to see it," Paul said examining the red spot on his cheek.
Tom stood up, slightly stumbling, and said, "Go ahead, rub it in."
Paul raised an eyebrow and stared at him blankly. Tom glared back at him and threw his arms up in the air. Paul slightly tilted his head and watched Tom with an odd expression on his face.
"Bloody hell Paul, trying to look sweet and innocent isn't you so stop it!" Tom yelled and slipped back into the mud.
Paul resisted the urge to laugh and went over to help Tom up. He held out his hand, waiting for Tom to take it. Tom stared at it then up at Paul. Paul nodded towards his hand.
"I'm not stupid; I know why your hand is there for!" Tom yelled again glaring at him.
Paul looked at where Tom was sitting and then back up at him.
"No offence Tom, but if you look at where you're sitting it kinda does make look a bit stupid," Paul said.
Tom let his head fall between his legs and thought that where he was did make him look slightly stupid. How could Paul be right? He's never right, he can't be right.
"Take my hand will you Tom," Paul said throwing his hand under his nose.
Tom groaned and grabbed his hand and let him pull him up and out of the mud. Tom quickly pulled his hand away and looked down at him. He was covered in mud from head to toe. Tom hunched over and walked slowly back to the castle.
"Are you gonna go in the castle looking like that?" Paul asked shocked.
"Do you see any other of my clothes around here?" Tom said staring at the ground.
"You could always take your clothes off and walk up to the castle in your boxers," Paul suggested.
Tom's face suddenly looked really confused and worried as he looked around back at Paul.
"Two things, how did you know I wear boxers and is it you fantasy to see me in them or something?" Tom asked worriedly.
"Oh god you got it so wrong! I just guessed you wore boxers, I definitely don't fantasize about you in them!" Paul said shaking his hands.
Tom whipped his forehead. Tom thought for a moment and pointed at Paul again walking over to him.
"How would you like to help me?" Tom asked putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Why should I?" Paul asked looking up at him.
"You made them put me in that forest I think you owe me," Tom said simply.
Paul mumbled and nodded and asked, "And what do you want me to do exactly?"
Tom bent down and whispered in Paul's ear his plan he had to get Laura away from James. Paul pulled away after he had finished telling him his idea.
"You'll what?" Paul asked shocked.
Tom rolled his eyes and said, "You heard, I want to sing to Laura, it might make her like me again."
"Sing? Man, have you lost it?" Paul asked pacing back and forwards.
Tom blushed and nodded. Paul shook his head and grabbed Tom's arm.
"Tom, Tom, Tom, What chick wants to hear a guy sing to her?" Paul asked.
"Maybe not the girls you go for but mine might!" Tom said offended.
"If you say so, but frankly, your voice isn't the best thing I've ever heard," Paul said looking up at the sky.
Tom growled and said, "Then teach me, Anything to get her to like me!"
Tom then bent over and started to cry. Paul looked back down at Tom and said, "I'm trying to get you off this whole, singing to Laura idea, just go up to her and tell her how you feel and then she'll fall head over heals for you!"
Tom looked away and mumbled, "That didn't work when she fell for you."
"Pardon, Excuse me?" Paul asked shocked.
"I tried that when she broke up with me trying to get your attention!" Tom yelled whipping some tears away.
"She had the hots for me?" Paul asked interested.
"Did, now James is the best thing," Tom said sadly.
Paul watched the look on Tom's face. He had never seen Tom so sad before. Paul took in a huge breath and said, "Don't you worry Tom, I'll make that voice of yours so stunning that she'll be begging to get back with you."
"You'd do that?" Tom asked whipping his eyes.
"I promise," Paul said kindly.
Tom jumped up and down happily and screamed, "Well, what are we waiting for, let's get to it!"
Tom grabbed Paul's hand and ran all the way back up to the castle, to excited to wait any longer. Paul smiled to himself as he watched Tom's face light up.
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Back up in the castle, Ginny and Rhys waited in one of the Transfiguration classrooms for their band practice. They both sat there in silence, occasionally taking glances at each other. Neither of them was quite sure if their practice was still because of the incident before.
"Let's just go," Rhys said jumping off the table.
"You guys aren't going anywhere, Tom needs our help," Paul said as he entered the room, closely followed by Tom.
"What is Tom with you for and why is Tom asking you for help?" Rhys asked his mouth wide open.
"Just because-," Paul started.
"Because Rhys, I need his help to get Laura back," Tom said stepping forward.
"So Laura's the one you were talking about. Oh my god! How cute!" Ginny squealed and through her arms around Tom's neck.
Tom looked over at Rhys who couldn't look any angrier with him. Tom took Ginny's arms off him and walked over to Rhys, who wasn't making eye contact with him.
"Listen Rhys, I don't like Paul as much as you do but if he can help me get her back I'm willing to use his help. Besides don't you think it would be enough punishment by making him help me?" Tom whispered to Rhys.
Rhys finally looked Tom square in the eyes and nodded in agreement. Tom smiled and Rhys grinned his same cheeky grin. Rhys ran over to the window and opened it. He then turned towards the others and said, "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to work!"
Ginny looked nervously around the room at all of her friends and said, "Are we sure we can get along without fighting?"
"Most we can do is try," Paul said shrugging.
"I think I can put off fighting, just for today anyway," Tom said taking one last glare at Paul.
"Well, if you guys are sure, let's get started and help Tom out!" Ginny said jumping for joy.
Tom smiled and said, "Thanks, all of you."
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OK, for my friends I know you're probably vomiting over what I put in that chapter but don't worry, I'm not leaving it that way! I hate James and no way would I choose him over my favourite little Tommy Boy! : ) Well, anyways, hope you enjoyed my chappie!
~KiTtY cOpY cAt~