Chapter 23
Scaring Slytherins
"You know it's just what we need." Cleo complained as they walked to the Great Hall. "Having to see him first thing in the morning, every morning."
"Well, it's better than Snape." A'lira laughed.
"She had a point." Curania snickered.
"Yeah, but still." Cleo complained Fawkes started nipping at her ear again. "That's it!" she all but shouted. "Will you please get off my shoulder!? You are driving crazy!" she yelled at the bird. Fawkes just bit her ear really hard. "Ow!" Cleo yelped.
"I don't think yelling at him is going to help any." A'lira suggested. Cleo gave her a death glare and A'lira shut her mouth.
"Why don't you ask him nicely?" Curania asked.
"Like that will help." Cleo muttered sarcastically.
"At least try it." Curania pushed.
"Fine!" Cleo gave in. She turned to the Phoenix on her shoulder. "Fawkes, will you please get off my shoulder?" She asked.
Fawkes gave her a sad look before detangling his claws and taking off into the air and out of sight.
"Thank Merlin!" Cleo sighed.
"Told ya." Curania laughed as they walked into the Great Hall. "Hey, I'm gonna go sit at the Ravenclaw table, okay?" with that she turned and walked to the said table. Her sisters watched as she sat down next to a dark haired boy and started talking to him. The boy slid his arm around her shoulder.
Cleo smiled as she and her other sisters walked to the Gryffindor table and sat down. "It looks like Curania has a new boyfriend." Cleo said as she sat down between Harry and Ron. Mêlée and A'lira sat on the other side of the table on either side of Hermione.
"What do you mean, Cleo?" She smiled and gestured to where Curania and the dark haired boy sat flirting with one another.
"Who is he?" A'lira asked. Ron, Harry, and Hermione peered at the boy.
"That's Julian Marquais." Hermione answered. "He's new here, too. Just moved here from France. He is supposed to be very, very smart. I guess that he is already making new friends." Everyone laughed.
"Mo, Mwhaa wid wwroressor mliwick mant?" Ron asked.
"Ron, you still haven't learned not to talk with your mouth full, have you?" Hermione asked, clearly annoyed.
"Wope!" he answered after taking another huge bite out of a rather large turkey leg.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "He does have a good question if you could understand it. What did Flitwick want?"
The girls looked at each other then Cleo spoke up. "Well, don't spread it around too much but my sisters and I are starting a major project for Charms class so we won't be in class until after the holidays."
"What are you doing?" Harry asked.
A'lira leaned across the table. "We are doing the Christmas decorations this year." She whispered.
"HURRAH!" Ron yelled. Everyone in the Great Hall turned and looked at him. He just shrunk down into his seat.
"That's great! We have been stuck with Flitwick's horrible yet creative decorations for years." Harry complained.
"So we've heard." Mêlée said softly, not really paying attention. She was preoccupied with the Slytherins at their table across the Hall. They were gathered together in one group whispering excitedly. Several of them poked their heads up to look over at her and her sisters. Mêlée quickly looked away and became suddenly interested in her own turkey leg. Supper was soon over and everyone filed out of the Great Hall and to their respective houses. The sisters didn't even see Curania after everyone got up. She had slipped out with Julian. Mêlée walked with A'lira until they reached the Hufflepuff dormitories and then Mêlée continued on to the Slytherin dormitory by herself. She walked in, took off her black school robes, draped them over the back of her favorite chair in from of the fireplace, and sat down.
"Well, well, well. The traitor." Draco taunted as he came in. Mêlée continued to stare into the fire.
"Draco, are you crazy! Don't push her." Pansy pleaded.
"Yeah, she's dangerous. Her and her sisters. You remember what she did to Pansy, you, and me." Millicent cautioned.
"Listen to your bimbos, Draco, you wouldn't want to get hurt now would you?" Mêlée warned.
"Are you threatening me? I'll turn you in." Draco asked.
"I don't care what you do. Go ahead turn me in. Who you going to tell?" she stood and faced him. "Snape? He's scared of me." She walked towards him and his fan club. "I told you earlier today watch yourself." She walked past him and up the stairs to her dorm.
A/N: I want to thank all those who reviewed. I was beginning to believe that no one was reading it. And if that was true than I saw no point in even continuing to write. But since it seems that people are reading it I'll keep writing and take into consideration all the advice given. Thanks again! ( -HermioneMarie
Scaring Slytherins
"You know it's just what we need." Cleo complained as they walked to the Great Hall. "Having to see him first thing in the morning, every morning."
"Well, it's better than Snape." A'lira laughed.
"She had a point." Curania snickered.
"Yeah, but still." Cleo complained Fawkes started nipping at her ear again. "That's it!" she all but shouted. "Will you please get off my shoulder!? You are driving crazy!" she yelled at the bird. Fawkes just bit her ear really hard. "Ow!" Cleo yelped.
"I don't think yelling at him is going to help any." A'lira suggested. Cleo gave her a death glare and A'lira shut her mouth.
"Why don't you ask him nicely?" Curania asked.
"Like that will help." Cleo muttered sarcastically.
"At least try it." Curania pushed.
"Fine!" Cleo gave in. She turned to the Phoenix on her shoulder. "Fawkes, will you please get off my shoulder?" She asked.
Fawkes gave her a sad look before detangling his claws and taking off into the air and out of sight.
"Thank Merlin!" Cleo sighed.
"Told ya." Curania laughed as they walked into the Great Hall. "Hey, I'm gonna go sit at the Ravenclaw table, okay?" with that she turned and walked to the said table. Her sisters watched as she sat down next to a dark haired boy and started talking to him. The boy slid his arm around her shoulder.
Cleo smiled as she and her other sisters walked to the Gryffindor table and sat down. "It looks like Curania has a new boyfriend." Cleo said as she sat down between Harry and Ron. Mêlée and A'lira sat on the other side of the table on either side of Hermione.
"What do you mean, Cleo?" She smiled and gestured to where Curania and the dark haired boy sat flirting with one another.
"Who is he?" A'lira asked. Ron, Harry, and Hermione peered at the boy.
"That's Julian Marquais." Hermione answered. "He's new here, too. Just moved here from France. He is supposed to be very, very smart. I guess that he is already making new friends." Everyone laughed.
"Mo, Mwhaa wid wwroressor mliwick mant?" Ron asked.
"Ron, you still haven't learned not to talk with your mouth full, have you?" Hermione asked, clearly annoyed.
"Wope!" he answered after taking another huge bite out of a rather large turkey leg.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "He does have a good question if you could understand it. What did Flitwick want?"
The girls looked at each other then Cleo spoke up. "Well, don't spread it around too much but my sisters and I are starting a major project for Charms class so we won't be in class until after the holidays."
"What are you doing?" Harry asked.
A'lira leaned across the table. "We are doing the Christmas decorations this year." She whispered.
"HURRAH!" Ron yelled. Everyone in the Great Hall turned and looked at him. He just shrunk down into his seat.
"That's great! We have been stuck with Flitwick's horrible yet creative decorations for years." Harry complained.
"So we've heard." Mêlée said softly, not really paying attention. She was preoccupied with the Slytherins at their table across the Hall. They were gathered together in one group whispering excitedly. Several of them poked their heads up to look over at her and her sisters. Mêlée quickly looked away and became suddenly interested in her own turkey leg. Supper was soon over and everyone filed out of the Great Hall and to their respective houses. The sisters didn't even see Curania after everyone got up. She had slipped out with Julian. Mêlée walked with A'lira until they reached the Hufflepuff dormitories and then Mêlée continued on to the Slytherin dormitory by herself. She walked in, took off her black school robes, draped them over the back of her favorite chair in from of the fireplace, and sat down.
"Well, well, well. The traitor." Draco taunted as he came in. Mêlée continued to stare into the fire.
"Draco, are you crazy! Don't push her." Pansy pleaded.
"Yeah, she's dangerous. Her and her sisters. You remember what she did to Pansy, you, and me." Millicent cautioned.
"Listen to your bimbos, Draco, you wouldn't want to get hurt now would you?" Mêlée warned.
"Are you threatening me? I'll turn you in." Draco asked.
"I don't care what you do. Go ahead turn me in. Who you going to tell?" she stood and faced him. "Snape? He's scared of me." She walked towards him and his fan club. "I told you earlier today watch yourself." She walked past him and up the stairs to her dorm.
A/N: I want to thank all those who reviewed. I was beginning to believe that no one was reading it. And if that was true than I saw no point in even continuing to write. But since it seems that people are reading it I'll keep writing and take into consideration all the advice given. Thanks again! ( -HermioneMarie