Hello to all my faithful fans! *running to hide behind couch for protection* Don't kill me. I'm sorry for not updating in over two months but school started up and with two sophomore honors classes, two regular sophomore classes, and one junior honors class, and varsity cheerleading and six dance classes, I was just too busy to sit down and write for this story. I also got wrapped up in my new story, Something Greater Than Treasure (Treasure Planet), because that story has an amazing fan who emails me once every few days begging for a new chapter. I finally told him that a new chapter would not be up for that story until I wrote a new chapter for this story.
sydney j: I have seriously thought about your suggestion but the problem is that I made Sydney to be like Hermione and Nicki to be like Harry, so it would be kind of mixed up to replace Sydney with Harry. But thank you for your suggestion. I love hearing what my readers think (as long as it's not mean)
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"How dare you all sneak out of bed past curfew! I must say I am very disappointed in all of you. Especially you, Miss Potter. I never expected you to agree to something so juvenile, Sydney. 50 points from Gryffindor," McGonagall stated as calmly as she could.
"50 Points?!" the students cried out.
"Each," McGonagall finished. "All six of you have detention this Friday."
Malfoy's smug smirk dropped from his face when he heard this. He stepped forward and said, "Excuse me, Professor. Perhaps I misheard you. I thought you just said the six of us."
"As did I," Cynthia added.
"No you heard me correctly, Malfoy. While your actions were noble, you and Cynthia were still out after-hours."
Nicki inwardly smirked. If she had detention, at least Malfoy did too.
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That Friday night at 11:00, the four Gryffindors walked to meet Filch and the two Slytherins at the entrance hall. They felt terrible. Because of them, Gryffindor had lost 200 points and was now in last place in the House Cup. Even Sydney and Nicki had become the victims of many insults because thanks to them and their friends, Slytherin was in the lead for the House Cup. And now even the kindest Hufflepuffs and most thoughtful Ravenclaws turned their backs on the four students. Only Slytherins treated them nicely, but that was because they had put those snakes up in first place.
"Thanks Potter," Slytherin upperclassmen would sneer at the twins as they walked down the hall.
"Don't worry about it," Ron assured the guilty twins. "Fred and George have lost plenty of points for Gryffindor and people still like them."
"200 in one night?" Sydney and Nicki asked at the same time. Sydney's tone was hopeful but Nicki's was skeptical.
"Uh...no," Ron admitted. "Yeah, that's bad."
They arrived at the entrance hall to find Filch, Malfoy, and Cynthia waiting for them.
"Follow me," Filch ordered as he led them outside the castle. "Bet you'll think twice 'bout sneaking out next time. In the old days, you'd be hangin' from your ankles in the courtyard. Oh, how I miss the screamin'."
The four looked at each other in disgust. "Do you think we can have him arrested for illegal enjoyment of pain and suffering?" Justin whispered to Sydney. Sydney slapped him on the arm to quiet him down.
They all arrived at Hagrid's hut a few minutes later. "You'll be servin' your detention with Hagrid tonight."
Hagrid looked up from loading his crossbow and the kids could see his red and puffy eyes.
"Oh sweet Merlin, pull yourself together man! It's only a dragon!" Filch scolded.
"He was only a baby. Charlie took'm this mornin' to Romania ta live in a dragon reservation," Hagrid blubbered.
"Well that's good, isn't it?" Sydney asked. "Now he can lived with his own kind."
"Yeah well what if he don't like his own kind? What if the other dragons are mean to him?" Hagrid whimpered.
"Ugh. I'll leave you in his capable hands. He'll be takin' ya into the Forbidden Forest."
"The Forbidden Forest!" Cynthia sneered in disgust.
"I thought you were joking about that," Draco scowled.
"Students are banned from there. Besides, it's too dangerous! There are werewolves and other monsters in there!" Cynthia argued in her whiny voice.
"Oh yeah, well they can't be any worse than the spoiled, high-pitched, bleached-blonde monster standing right in front of me," Nicki challenged, fed up with this spoiled brat's princess attitude.
"BLEACHED-BLONDE!" Cynthia shrieked. She jumped at Nicki but was held back by Hagrid. Nicki smirked and folded her arms across her chest as Cynthia tried clawing at her.
"Now stop it you two!" Hagrid ordered. "Cynthia, Justin, 'n Sydney follow me. Nic, Ron, 'n Malfoy, you go off in another direction. We're tryin' to find who's hurtin' the unicorns in the forest." Just as he finished giving directions, they found a unicorn laying on its side with a fatal neck wound and silver blood leaking out. "This one's dead. I found another one wounded a few weeks ago."
"What kind of inhumane being could slay any creature, let alone a purely innocent unicorn?!" Sydney replied.
"Well whatever it is, I get Fang," Malfoy demanded.
"Suit yourself," Hagrid grumbled, "he's a bloody coward."
The large boarhound whined as if to prove Hagrid's point. Hagrid handed Malfoy a lamp and the groups separated.
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"We shouldn't be doing this. Just wait til my father hears about this. This is servants' work for people like Weaselbee," Malfoy said snarkily.
"Just shut up, Malfoy, before I shut you up myself!" Nicki responded angrily. That got Malfoy to be quiet.
Suddenly the three students and the dog came upon a clearing. But what was in the clearing was what scared them. Leaning over the body of a unicorn, was a hooded figure, drinking its blood like a vampire.
"What...what is that?" Ron stuttered.
The figure turned and Ron ran as fast as he could to the area they had just come from.
Malfoy jumped in front of Nicki and held out his wand. "Don't worry, Nicole. I'll protect you!" Nicki rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. But the figure moved closer and Malfoy sprinted off, faster than Fang.
Nicki scoffed, "My hero," her voice dripping with sarcasm. She looked back toward the figure, who was now only a few yards away. Nicki backed up slowly at first, but then screamed, turned around, and ran, but tripped over a log. Her wand flew into the bushes as she fell, and one look at her ankle determined that she had twisted it.
Sydney heard her sister's scream, as did the others, and they all sprinted toward the source. Her star-shaped scar started stinging more with each step toward her twin. Nicki's crescent moon burned as the shadow got closer and closer.
Sydney and the others arrived at the clearing and Sydney jumped down to her sister. The shadow lunged when suddenly, a horse-like creature jumped out of the bushes and over to the figure. It reared up on its hind legs and kicked out at the shadow. The cloaked figure retreated immediately into the bushes.
The centaur trotted over to the cowering twins. "Sydney and Nicole Potter, you are well known by the creatures in this forest. You are not safe here."
"What was that thing?" Sydney asked nervously.
"A dark and powerful magic. To slay something as pure and innocent as a unicorn leaves the drinker with a half-life."
"But who would want to live that life?" Sydney thought out loud.
"Can you think of nobody?" the centaur asked.
"So what you're saying it that...that thing...that tried to attack us...is Voldemort?" Nicki questioned.
Hagrid caught up with the other students and looked at the centaur. "'Allo Firenze. I see you've met our young Potter twins."
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So, how was it? For this chapter I decided to stick to the movie plot for this chapter because it made more sense than the book's plot. Remember to review, but no flames, and I'll see y'all next time.
