"What the hell," Brianna exclaimed after being stepped on by Tanisha. Silvia let out a squeal.
"Sorry," Tanisha mumbled after waking up completely and realizing she was at Hogwarts.
"It's ok," Silvia replied, rubbing her eyes.
"Shut up," Jenny groaned tiredly.
"Watch it next time," Brianna snapped. Brianna wasn't a morning person.
"Maybe you shouldn't get in my way," Tanisha snapped back. She was starting to hate Hogwarts and everyone in it. She stormed out of the room, carrying 'Gone with the Wind'.
"Brianna," Silvia called.
"What? Oh. I should go apologize," Brianna realized.
"You probably hurt her feelings," Jenny said, sitting up from where she slept on the floor.
"You guys know how I am in the morning. Besides she doesn't seem to have feelings," Brianna pushed herself off the floor and headed towards the door.
Tanisha sat in the empty common room, already dressed in her school robes. Tanisha felt so lonely; it seemed to her that everyone was against her. Her only friend was her brother. Why should she care if people like her? She shook her head and began reading her book.
"I see you don't need help finding the changing rooms," A voice said from behind Tanisha.
Tanisha slowly looked behind her to see Brianna Brantly standing there.
"Hi. Um...What are you reading," Brianna asked in an unsure tone.
"Why do you care?" Tanisha replied coldly.
"I'm sorry."
"I could care less. Now if you don't mind-Go away."
Brianna opened her mouth to respond but was interrupted by Tanisha.
"Go get a brain."
Brianna's eyes flamed with anger as she coolly answered, "First off, It took you long enough to think of an insult. And, you don't even know me so shut up!"
"Don't tell my sister to shut up," came the voice of Sebastian from the foot of the stairs.
"Sebby, please let me handle this."
"Don't waste your time on someone like her," Sebastian said, tossing his head toward Brianna.
"What do you mean by that?" Brianna asked sharply.
"Am I talking to fast for you?" Sebastian asked sarcastically.
"Leave her alone," the familiar voice of Silvia snapped.
Sebastian's head jerked around to see Silvia, Jenny, and Elliott standing behind him.
"Silvia, I can fight my own battles," Brianna said, feeling so much rage.
"Bree, we know you can fight for yourself. We remember what you did to Trent in our first year," Elliott smiled.
"Oh yeah that was the best," Jenny broke out laughing.
"That was a good day," Silvia laughed at she thought of that day.
"No it wasn't! I was locked up in detention with Trent for a week," Brianna shuddered in disgust.
"What did you do to that Jerk, Trent," Tanisha asked curiously.
"I rigged his shoes to kick teachers. I made him trip down a couple flights of stairs while I was at it."
Tanisha and Sebastian broke into grins.
"We should hurry up and get down to breakfast," Jenny said sadly.
"It's okay Jenny. Jim won't bother you," Silvia said softly.
Jenny nodded, "Your right."
Silvia, Brianna, Elliott and Jenny sat together talking about there plans for this year.
"I say we never have the girl's night only thing ever again," Elliott said, grabbing a piece of toast.
"I'm sure that's going to happen," Jenny began patting him on the back.
"I think we should get rid of all the Slytherin," Silvia suggested hopefully.
"Don't count on that happening, Princess," A hand settled on Silvia's shoulder. The owner of the hand was Jim McCormick. "Hello itty bitty sister. Have any near death experiences lately," Jim said looking at Jenny.
"No."
"Too bad," Jim mumbled.
"Be nicer to your sister," Brianna commanded.
"Watch it, Brantly. You don't want to end up like your family, right," Jim threatened.
Brianna blinked furiously once she felt tears come. "Go to Hell," Brianna stood up from her seat.
"Did I strike a nerve there?" Jim sent Brianna the dirtiest of looks.
"Damn you," Brianna raised her hand, preparing to slap Jim. She felt a hand grab her by the wrist. She glanced back to see Jenny holding her wrist.
"Please don't do this again," Jenny whispered, referring to a time before when she slapped Jim.
"He shouldn't treat you like this," Brianna exclaimed as she pulled her hand away.
"Aww isn't that sweet. My itty bitty Sister protecting me from a child."
"Go away and leave Bree alone," Elliott said angered.
"What's wrong, Haven? You don't like me talking to your little Girlfriend?"
Silvia tried to hide her grin, "Brianna and Elliott? That would be funny!"
"Go away, Jim," Brianna and Elliott said together.
"Gladly, I think I should warn you though. You four little Ravens better watch out. Especially you, Brantly," With those words he left.
"I'm sorry about him," Jenny said softly to Brianna.
"It's not your fault," Brianna replied slowly.
"No one can control him. Barely anyone can even stand him. He's stupid," Silvia tried to make Jenny feel unreasonable.
"Do you think he killed my family?" Brianna asked suddenly.
"Of coarse not," Elliott said not trying to look at her. He and everyone else knew it was quite possible.
"If he did I swear I will kill him," Brianna said this like she wasn't there, like she was already plotting against him.
"There is still hope for him. He isn't all bad and I want to prove it," Jenny said in the same way Brianna talked, like she wasn't there.
"Don't give up on him," Silvia softly commanded.
"We got to get to Transfiguration," Elliott realized.
"We've got that class with the Slytherins, right," Jenny asked gloomily.
Elliott nodded slowly and sadly.
"Why," Brianna and Silvia shrieked dramatically.
"God hates us,' Jenny answered.
"Hello class. For those of you who don't know-I am Professor McGonagal," McGonagal greeted the class, but mainly Tanisha and Sebastian. "Welcome to your fifth year of Transfiguration."
"Are we going to learn how to transfigure people into a complete pig?" Brianna asked, sending Trent a look.
"Not today, Miss Brantly. Instead I will assign partners and you will take turns transfiguring the pillow into an animal like no other."
"That's going to be difficult for these Ravenclaws, they don't have enough brains to think up a creature," Trent said making the Slytherins laugh.
McGonagal sent Trent a questioning stare. Tanisha coolly asked, "Are you confusing Ravenclaws with Slytherins?"
Sebastian sent Trent hateful glare as he said, "Aren't Ravenclaws the smart ones?"
Elliott grinned and simply replied, "Yup."
Silvia pretended to look shocked, "Maybe Mr. Slithers is jealous."
"It's not Trent's fault he was dropped on his head as a baby," Jenny said, satisfyingly.
Trent opened his mouth to retaliate but was quickly interrupted by Magonagal. "Mr. Slithers, that is enough from you."
"Slytherins are better," Connor James stupidly cheered.
"Detention for you, Mr. James," Magonagal calmly said.
"Doesn't seem to like Slytherins, does she?" Sebastian whispered to Tanisha.
"Now to the assigning of partners. Miss Beasley will be working with Mr. Slithers."
"Don't do that to the poor girl," Brianna squealed.
"Brantly, don't deny your feelings for me," Trent sent her one of his looks that gave you a shudder.
"Miss Brantly will be working with Mr. Haven," Magonagal continued.
Elliott smiled and called out, "Bree Bree."
Brianna, who was sitting behind Elliott quickly smacked him in the back of the head, "That's not my name!"
"Miss Dillaon and Mr. Beasley. Miss McCormick and Mr. James," Magonagal continued with the partners as Jennifer let out an exasperated sigh.
After the assigning was done Magonagal stiffly commanded, "Get with your partners and begin."
Jennifer hated working with Connor; he was so stupid. The only good thing about working with him was the fact that he was stupid.
"So Connor," Jennifer slowly began. "Are you friends with Jim McCormick?"
"Jimmy," He stupidly repeated then nodded.
"Tell me, what does he say about The Four Ravens and me?" She asked calmly as she gave the pillow the legs of a Cheetah. The Four Ravens were Sylvia, Elliott, Brianna and herself. They got the name from Jim and it caught on.
"Who," Connor asked as he gave himself pig ears.
"Jim!"
"Jim who?"
"Jim McCormick!"
"He says your weak and you will soon join his side. He says you Ravens are going down today."
"I'm not joining him! And he's not touching my friends!"
"Huh?"
"You know Beasley-Normally I date pretty girls but I'll make an exception for you," Trent put a cold hand against Tanisha's cheek.
"Who would date you?" Tanisha asked as she slapped his hand away.
"The question is; who wouldn't date me?"
"I wouldn't."
"I'm heart broken."
"You should be..."
"You really should watch what you say to me. I am Trent Slithers," Trent arrogantly threatened.
"That doesn't mean too much to me."
"It should. If you don't watch out you'll end up like the Four Ravens."
"The Four Ravens? Who's that?"
"It's only those losers, Haven, McCormick, and Dillaon. Brantly too, but shies not that bad," Trent looked over at Brianna and smirked.
"Isn't she worse?"
"Me and Brantly go way back," Trent smirked again.
"She hates you though," Tanisha waved her wand and turned the pillow into a Murtle (half monkey, half Turtle).
"She knows she wants some of this," Trent arrogantly replied.
Tanisha tried to hide her laughing but failed. Trent raised an eyebrow then said, "You know, I'm not with Brantly so if you want to get together sometime."
"No."
Trent placed his hands on her shoulders tightly, "You know you want me."
His hands tightened as she replied, "No I don't!"
Sebastian looked away from Silvia to see Trent Slithers touching his sister. It looked like he was hurting her. "That bastard," Sebastian muttered under his breath. Silvia looked in the direction Sebastian was to see the same scene. He was about to race towards his sister but was held back.
"Get off of me," Sebastian groaned.
"Let her handle it, she isn't a child," Silvia pulled him back as best as she could.
"She is a child! She's my responsibility!"
"You're wrong! She is her own responsibility!"
"You're not apart of it!"
"Sebastian, I don't know you or Tanisha but I know when people need to back off!"
"You don't know anything so shut up," Sebastian raged as he watched Tanisha slap Trent.
"Excuse me, I think I was right," Silvia said with a roll of her eyes.
"That's a first for you, right?" Sebastian asked the "priss".
"Bite me, Beasley! Wait, on second thought don't-I don't want rabies."
"Are you ok, Bree?" Elliott asked once he noticed Brianna was all flushed.
"Huh? Oh, I'm good. Thanks for asking," Brianna replied, completely oblivious to what was going on.
Elliott stared at Brianna for a minute than asked, "Is there something different about you?"
"I don't know. Is there something worse about me?"
"No, you look different in a better way."
Is he feeling okay? Brianna thought.
"So, any girls chase you down yet," Brianna asked with a laugh.
"One but I ran."
"Are you two getting along," Jennifer, who was sitting in front of them with Connor, asked.
Are we? Elliott asked himself.
We can't be, Brianna told herself.
Brianna walked alone down a dark corridor thinking over where she had her wand last.
"I told you to watch your back so you willingly walk a dark corridor without your friends or your wand," Jim McCormick's voice rang in her ears.
"How did you know about my wand?" Brianna snarled.
"Trent took it," Connor James spat out as he stood in the dark where Brianna couldn't see him.
"Brantly, my dear, it really proves your not the smartest Raven," Trent laughed a cold laugh.
"The four little Ravens are going to die," Jim whispered in Brianna's ear.
Right then Brianna was forced against the wall by Trent.
"Get off of me," She pleaded, trying but failing to keep her cool.
"Little Raven, what ever happened to us?" Trent asked in whisper.
"We were five, you dumbass, now leave me alone," Brianna kneed Trent in the groin. Trent fell over in pain. Connor helped Trent up then shoved Brianna.
"Little Raven, you should know were going to kill you," Jim stepped up and put his hands up to her throat.
"Why are you doing this?" Brianna choked out as he applied pressure.
"No one, let alone my sister and her little friends are going to challenge the power of Slytherin," Jim snarled as he pressed harder against her neck. By now Brianna was crying from the pain, she could barely breathe.
"Good bye weak little Raven," Jim whispered once he saw the sharpness in her eyes to fade.
"Let go of her," yelled an angry Elliott. Jim felt something stick in his back, a wand.
"Fine," Jim let go of his grasp on Brianna's neck. She fell to ground, unconscious. Jim pulled his wand out from his pocket and turned around. Instead of him pointing his wand at Elliott he had three wands pointed at his neck. The wands belonged to Elliott, Jenny, and Silvia.
"Jim, how could you?" Jenny cried out as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"What do you expect?" Silvia snarled.
"See how easily I took out Brantly? Join me and that won't turn out to be you," Jim calmly replied as he looked past the trio to see Trent and Connor sleeping.
"I am never going to join you," Jenny yelled as she looked at her unconscious friend.
"Then be ready to watch this happen to all your friends," Jim said as he snuck past the trio.
"Bree," Elliott whispered.
"EXPELLIARMUS! EXPELLIARMUS! EXPELLIARMUS," Jim yelled, watching Elliott bang against the wall. He watched it happen to Jenny then Silvia.
"Excuse me. What do you think your doing," asked the voice of Sebastian. His voice made Jim jump. He was even more shocked when they (Tanisha and Sebastian) were already pointing their wands at him.
"I don't think we've met. I am Jim McCormick."
"Run," Sebastian commanded.
Jim began to back away calling out, "I guess it's the six little Ravens now."