Chapter 5: Tri-Wizard Tournament
"Crap, she's in Gryffindor too." Greg remarked as the girl named Morgan crossed to the Gryffindor table. He and Logan had both been placed in Gryffindor. He was sitting between Logan and me.
"Hello, I'm awfully glad to have been put in Gryffindor. If I'd been put in Slytherin I think I'd leave wouldn't you?" Morgan had already started talking to us as she sat down opposite Greg.
"I would've, but there are others…" I trailed off pretending to listen to the Headmaster's speech. Thankfully it was a short speech and we were allowed to eat fairly soon.
"I'm starved." Wood stated from my other side.
I had no idea how I had gotten stuck beside him. Lauran was across the table from me and I entertained myself by making faces at her right after she had taken a big drink.
"Stop it Riley!" Lauran exclaimed after she had hit me full in the face with a mouthful of it.
"You want me to stop? Honestly, I'm not the one spitting jolly old drink in my friend's face." I pulled another face and was rewarded with another fit of giggles.
"Are you always like this?" Morgan asked skeptically. "Do you always bother each other while you're eating?"
"Um, I guess so." I looked at the girl thoughtfully.
"Why does it bother you?" Greg asked hopefully.
"Me? No, it doesn't. I was just wondering." She replied as Greg's face fell.
"Okay then, good to know." I replied as I exchanged looks with Greg. "So are your parents a witch and wizard or Muggles?" I asked trying to keep some sort of conversation going.
"They're Muggles. And, of course, I don't have to ask who your parents are. I already read all about that." She replied.
"Yeah, okay, what about Wood. Do you know who his parents are?" I asked, shifting the subject away from me.
"I'm guessing he's the son of Oliver Wood." She replied smartly.
"Yep, though I'm not a Quidditch player anymore." He said, entering the conversation.
"You're not WHAT?" Several people exclaimed at once.
"I'm not going to play Quidditch this year." Spencer stated.
"Judging from your face, Colby, you already know this." I said with one eyebrow up.
"Yes, although I can't say I'm very happy about it." Colby sighed. "Spencer told me at the end of last term."
I hit Spencer on the back of his head.
"Ow, what'd you do that for?" He exclaimed.
"For quitting you idiot and for not telling me you were quitting." I hit him again.
"Can you hit any harder?" He asked.
"Want to find out?" I returned getting ready to smack him again.
"NO! I didn't tell you because we weren't exactly speaking at the time." He explained.
"That's all the more reason to tell me!" I exclaimed. "It would have made me happy at the time to know that you were quitting. See, you could have avoided my hitting you by telling me when you made the decision."
"No, you just would've hit me harder." He retaliated.
"Yeah, you're probably right. It's lucky for you that you stayed out of range. Why'd you quit?" I asked.
"Quidditch was and is my dad's thing. I just don't want to be just like him." Wood trailed off.
"Yeah right," I shook my head disbelievingly. I knew him too well to believe that pack of lies but it seemed to satisfy everyone else.
Colby suddenly snapped his head to look at me, "You aren't quitting too. I won't let you!"
"Yeah, me over here, I'm not planning to." I said shocked he would even get such an idea.
"Students may I have your attention please." The Headmaster's voice boomed across the Great Hall. "I will let you return to your feasts in a moment but first let me inform you of the great honor that has been bestowed upon our school. We have the honor of hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year. The Minister of Magic feels that it's time to give the tournament another try. We have been bestowed the honor of hosting the tournament once again. The students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving on Halloween. The only students allowed to enter will be those in the 6th or 7th year. Please be ready to cheer on your School Champion. Now, I hope that you enjoy the rest of your feast."
The Great Hall buzzed with excitement. People were talking loudly and excitedly all up and down the tables. I saw Julia's look of amazement and shrugged. It had been fairly obvious to me what had been going on.
"Wow, that age limit thing stinks." Spencer said dejectedly. "Wouldn't you want to enter, Riley?"
"No way, I wouldn't enter that contest if you paid me a million bucks! I wouldn't live to use the money." I exclaimed.
"Riley, you'd be perfectly fine. Nothing could kill you, they'd make sure of it." Lauran said soothingly.
"That's what they said the last time." I muttered. "I don't see Cedric Diggory around anywhere."
"You-Know-Who's not around anymore. Nobody else could pull off that kind of a stunt." Celeste rolled her eyes as if I was being stupid.
"Yeah, well I'm only starting my 2nd year; I'd make a fool of myself even if I didn't get myself killed." I retorted. "I'm not going to risk it!"
"Whatever you say Riley," Spencer started talking to the other 2nd years.
"Celeste's wrong," Greg said quietly, "There's someone else who could pull off that stunt and you're not exactly her favorite person. I'd be careful around Lily if I were you."
AN/ So that's chapter what # are we on? Oh, yeah, 5! Plese review, I'd like to know what you think!