Chapter 5: Duck and Weave
"Duck and weave!" I screamed at Kara Jones as she flew right into Julia again and dropped the Quaffle.
"There's Slyterins at 6 o'clock!" Nina warned loudly.
"That's 12 o'clock," Lauran sighed; Nina was an excellent Chaser but she couldn't quite grasp the concept of clock directions.
"What do you want?" I asked sharply diving to land right in front of the Slytherins.
"We need the Pitch so we can train out new Keeper," The Slytherin Captain replied snidely.
"Well I need the Pitch so I can train my whole damn team!" I retaliated.
"Ah, but we have a note from Professor Sever saying that we can use the pitch for practice tonight, so get off!"
Rolling my eyes I called the team down and we filed out of the Pitch. I needed to get to that meeting with God only knows who anyway. I quickly changed out of my Quidditch robes, put up my broom and left the locker rooms, reminding the team of practice tomorrow night on my way out.
I hightailed it up to the Library and proceeded to find the section on Vampires, as my note had instructed. I saw Logan leaning up against one of the bookcases. He appeared to be waiting for someone. Glancing down I saw that he was also wearing an orange wristband. That was no coincidence.
"You're late," he commented dryly.
"Sorry sir," I replied pretending to be a terrified student. Logan laughed, "So, what do we have to do?"
"Open this and find out," Logan responded, handing me a white envelope. I opened it and pulled out the note inside.
Miss Potter and Mr. Walters,
The two of you will be partners in a little game. This game is part of your training. In order to win and pass your training you must find all the clues and then solve the puzzle. The clues will get progressively harder as you get further into the game.
Best of luck to you,
Professor Neville Longbottom
"What's the first clue?" Logan asked.
"Your last name is Walters?"
"Yes, now, the clue?"
"Oh, right. It says find the place where people paler than light Dwell Without need for water, food, or Life."
I thought for a second and instantly knew the answer.
"That's an easy one!" I exclaimed.
"No, it's not!" Logan looked confused.
"Yes, it is. Look, the words Dwell, Without and Life are italicized and Capitalized. The answer is in books. Dwell Without Life is the title of the book. See, its right there!"
Logan pulled the book off of the shelf and flipped through the book to find another envelope. It fell out right away and Logan got ready to rip it open.
"Hold on!" I cried.
"Why?"
"I think we should try to do one puzzle a day because when they get harder we're going to have to think longer and more before we can answer the riddle. We'll find a new one every night and open it every morning."
"Fine, that sounds logical," Logan sighed and pocketed the envelope, "I wonder who we're competing against."
"I'm not sure, but I think we should try to find out. Let's look for people wearing wristbands. Maybe we can figure it out then."
Logan and I walked out of the Library and towards the Common Room together. Suddenly there was a loud bang in front of us and I instantly dropped to the floor. AN envelope was on the ground in front of me and I picked it up cautiously. The note read:
Congrats on your first clue. Here's a little helpful tip, duck and weave, you never know who is listening in or following behind you…
XJ
"What in the world?" I muttered handing the note to Logan, "I think this means we shouldn't tell anyone about anything, that is until we know who the competition is."
"Yeah, but who's 'XJ' and are they a friend or a foe in this 'game'?"
"Duck and weave," I muttered to myself, "Duck and Weave." Now where had I heard that before?
AN/ Sorry about the wait, I got very excited about my Katie/Oliver story and kinda forgot to post this chapter. gives sheepish grin SORRY GUYS! Besides, I'm sorta depressed that I don't get very many reviews for this story. hmmm, anyways please go ahead, feel free to inflate my ego and I'll try to update sooner next time! Next chaptermight bea little sad for fans of the Spencer/Riley pairing. Ah, well you'll see. And, yes, it must be done! Alas, they are growing apart.
Love From,
MotherCrumpet
