LIFE OF SHADOWS

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Chapter 5-

Cat fight

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"I lived a life of shadows, never felt the sun on my face."

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Katrina stared at the girl blankly, wondering who the heck Cho Chang was and why she thought she was…'all that'.

"Oh."

She turned around, her gaze settling on Harry who was just about to take a bite out of a piece of soggyfied toast. She gestured discreetly towards Cho Chang, her blue grey eyes pleading for him to help her out. He looked back at her, getting up and appearing beside the two girls in a flash. He moved forward, placing a hand on Katrina's shoulder.

"Hey there Cho." He said easily, smiling and raking a hand through his hair.  "I see you two have met."

Cho simply looked at him, one eyebrow raised, the look on face clearly saying 'Don't state the obvious, spit out what you want to say and stop wasting my time.'

"Right, well…" He trailed off, seeing the look on her face.

"I'm quite a busy person." Cho said, in what Katrina thought was quite a rude voice.

"What are you implying exactly?" Katrina said coldly, her blue grey eyes looking like chips of ice.

"Anyone with half a brain would be able to see that." Cho sneered, an impertinent look on her face. She spun on her heel, leaving Harry, Ron, Hermione and especially Katrina to stare after her.

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"Are all Ravenclaws such bitc…err…rude?" Katrina asked while buttering a slice of toast. Harry shook his head slowly, a confused look on his face.

"She's not usually so… rude. In fact she's quite nice once you get to know her. We must have caught her on a bad day." He said, not sounding very sure of himself at all. Katrina raised an eyebrow at him.

"I still think that girl has a serious attitude problem." She said, grabbing a piece of toast from Rons plate and buttering it, ignoring his look.

"I'm hungry!" She protested, sticking her tongue out at him. Ron just laughed and shook his head at her.

"Y'know, I've never actually met anyone quite like you." He said scrutinizing her. Katrina cocked her head and looked at him, her face screwed up in thought as if trying to figure out whether he was insulting her or giving her a compliment. 

"I've never met anyone like you either." She said finally, scratching her head.

"What about me!" Harry complained, flicking a breadcrumb at Katrina.

"Hey!" She yelled as it hit her square between the eyes.

"Unfair." Katrina said pouting, producing a crumpled up piece of parchment from somewhere and aiming it at Harry. He looked down as it glanced off his shoulder.

"Is that the best you can do?" He asked, grabbing a nearby sausage and waving it threateningly.

"In your dreams." Katrina retorted grabbing Ron and the Ketchup Bottle.

"Come on Ron, let's show him how it's done!"

"FOOD FIGHT!" One of the first years yelled and before they knew what was happening it was a full fledged war.

"Every man, woman and mashed potato for itself!" Neville Longbottom screamed, ducking to avoid a flying egg. Briefly Katrina wondered why none of the teachers were attempting to stop them but her train of thought was interrupted as she was hit in the face with a bowl of porridge.

"Not-fair" She gasped, wiping porridge out of her eyes.

There was chaos everywhere. Some Hufflepuffs had decided to contribute with some of their own food. Slytherins saw this as an opportunity to openly hex students of opposing houses. Ravenclaw had taken refuge under their table and were cautiously watching the goings on. The prefects were trying to put a stop to it all but their efforts were in vain. For no one could stop the food fight.

"I'm running out of ketchup." Katrina said, panting.

"I can't help you!" Ron yelled over his shoulder, aiming his wand at a nearby Slytherin.

"Come back here you cowardly doxy dropping!"

She watched as he jumped up and ran after the boy.

"Yuck!" Katrina said, a disgusted look on her face as she attempted to get jam out of her hair.

"I think that's enough." Came Professor Mc Gonagall's magnified voice.

Every student froze and turned towards her.

"I know this is the first day and you are all excited but there is a limit."

She waved her wand and all the excess food disappeared, the students were still covered though.

"I suggest you all get cleaned up." She said, surveying them all before sweeping out the hall.

"Gah, that went well." Katrina whispered to Harry who was a few feet away from her.

"Yeah, really well." He hissed, trying to scoop soggy cereal remains out from where someone had poured it down his back.

"It was fun though." She said grinning, ignoring Harry's look. Glancing at her watch, she gasped, getting up and rushing out of the hall, leaving a trail of porridge behind her. Just as the doors swung closed behind her a tall figure materialized out of what seemed to be thin air.

"Well, well, well." Came a slightly sneering, incredibly familiar voice. The voice that belonged to Draco Malfoy.