The fourth year girls giggled and happily handed over the three galleons each in return for their customized claiming collars complete with nametags. Melissa slipped the gold into the bag then tapped it with her wand. It promptly disappeared. Kevin leaned against the wall and laughed softly to himself.
"Not a bad turn out. Think the Professors will do anything about it?" Melissa asked sorting the collars that were yet to be delivered, muttering off names and houses.
"Lissa dear, they couldn't if they wanted to." Kevin said casually, peering down the hall at the girls; currently exchanging the collars to see who the other was going to claim
"How do you know?" the Slytherin challenged, peering over her shoulder to see what he was looking at. "C'mon. Walk with me, talk with me." She nodded down the hall and slipped the remaining collars back into her robes. "Someone say something to you?"
"No not at all. I just know they won't bother." Hands in his pockets, the Hufflepuff followed the Slytherin down the hall. "They've never succeeded in stopping any of our endeavors before."
"Point taken. I'm a bit surprised at the turn out though. Only been offering these things for a day or so now and we've already got a dozen orders, including the one we just completed."
A loud scream caused both of them to pause then take off in the other direction towards the scream, robes billowing behind them and wands drawn. Rounding a corner and nearly sliding into one another they come across a comical scene that only succeeds in pissing them both off.
Peeves was taunting their once satisfied customers, one he was holding upside down by the ankle with one hand and examining the collar he stole from her in the other. Kevin darted foreword as Melissa hexed the poltergeist. The girl was caught safely in the Hufflepuff's arms and the collar was summoned back to the Slytherin who returned it to its owner. The girls then took off as Peeves wailed.
"Damn brat! Attacking Peeves like that! Just you wait I'll get you back! Telling everyone what you and the Head Boy do in the sack!"
The Slytherin scoffs. "You act like everyone doesn't already know. But Peeves, we do have something for you."
"A present for Peeves?"
"Mhmm." Melissa smiled and met the eyes of Kevin, now making his way back to her as Peeves swooped down. She tapped a yellow collar with her wand and offered it to him. "We have one for you too see? Here let me help you put it on…"
Kevin pulled his wand out this time and flicked it, securing the item around the poltergeists' neck. Peeves proceeded to turn every which way to read the tag but failed calling after the two as they walked away. "I can't see! Who gave it to me?"
The both began to walk a little faster and Kevil called back. "Moaning Myrtle!" they brisk walk turned into a run, their laughing and Peeves shriek echoing though the halls.