[A/N] By the way, this a Hogwarts A.U of them.

CHAPTER ONE

IT WAS DAWN when Merida casted an invisibility spell on herself and tailed behind a Slytherin student who was going back to their house tower. Once inside, she first located her target's dorm and got to business. The invisibility spell only lasts for 30 minutes and she needs to finish immediately. After she was done, she spied another student and got the chance to get out. She turned to a deserted corner and lifted the spell off her and bounded away before it gets too suspicious that a Gryffindor is in the Slytherin tower.

X~X

THE NEXT DAY: MORNING

Merida's POV

ONCE done with fixing myself and my things, I excitedly made my way to the great hall.

"Merida!"

I turned around and saw Rapunzel waving at me. I went to her table and sat beside her, putting my bag down and ruffling her blonde hair.

"Guess what," I said to her while taking a bite from my toast.

"What?" She replied.

I was about to reply to her when the hall of students suddenly snickered, getting my attention, I looked at the entrance and almost choked on the piece of toast. "That," I said to Rapunzel, pointing at the Slytherin boy before bursting out with laughter myself.

At the entrance was my nemesis. With his mean stare and still proud looking expression, only to get all red and embarrassed for his hair.

It was colored bright pink.

Jack slowly went to his usual place beside his friend Flynn (a Slytherin also). He looked like he was about to pop from embarrassment anytime. Suddenly he looked up and caught my eye, giving me a hard glare which I returned with a smirk.

Rapunzel turned to look at Jack too, and started to look all dreamy again but I kicked her lightly, bringing her back to her senses and flashing me a sheepish smile.

I caught a glimpse of Frost looking at me again with a sly smirk on his face.

Yeah, the boy's got something sinister under his sleeve.

X~X

RUSHING to Potions class, a small fluff of white poufy fur flew towards me. I took it in my hand and looked at wonderingly. The little fluff looked back at me interestingly. It has big and blue eyes with a cute smile and it's got a very soft fur.

"Hey bud, where ya' from?" I asked gently, tucking it safe in my hand, I proceeded to the dungeons where Potions is located.

X`X

I went to class and sat at the farthest corner of the room and minded my own business while more students entered the classroom. Then I saw Jack. Great, Gryffindor and Slytherin together at Potions.

"Today we will tackle how to make a healing potion for burns and cuts…" Professor Vanellope said in her high and wheezy voice. Proffesor's already older than all of us but she's still as tall as a seven year old girl. "…now class, I would pair you up, Slytherin and Gryffindor. Okay, Ms. Croods and Mr. Rider…"

I silently prayed that Proffesor Vanellope won't notice me. I don't want to be paired up with a SlytherinI! I buried my head under my arms and tried my best to conceal my wild curls.

"… "Mr. Frost and Mr. Dun'Broch." The hell?

Even though I heard what she said clearly, I refused to move and pretended to be asleep.

"Dun'Broch. Move beside Frost. Or 20 points from Gryffindor for not following instructions." Our professor warned. Reluctantly, I slowly got up with my bag and grudgingly transferred beside Jack, who until now has pink hair which brought a small laugh on my face. Jack noticed and raised his eyebrow at me.

Professor Vanellope instructed us to bring out our ingredients and start to cut and mix it in our cauldrons. I reached for my chopping knife in my bag but jerked my hand out in surprise –earning weird looks from some students—and looked down and saw the furry thing I picked up earlier staring up at me with its big and adorable eyes. Deciding that it would be cruel to leave it there stuffed inside my bag, I guess it wouldn't hurt to get it out, besides it wouldn't do anything harmful anyway. I picked its small body and placed it on top of my open textbook and continued doing my potion.

X`X

"Time's up!"

Everyone stopped chopping and mixing and waited for professor to inspect our potions. Other potions bubbled with popping orange vines, while mine looked like a terrible shade of purple with small floating plums. I looked at Jack's work and saw that his looked exactly like mine. Pish.

One of my classmates' cauldron, when professor leaned to inspect it, popped loudly and turned to the color pink. "You mixed the weevil roots instead of the typical Lottstranghe ones, did you?" The professor snorted and turned to our table. Suddenly, someone yelped and jumped. "What the hell?!"

I turned around and saw Jack with his tie on fire, and on his right hand is my furry friend.

"What are you doing?" I questioned him and snatched the poor, terrified creature off his hands. I stroked the small thing in my hands protectively while I glared at Jack who is currently trying to kill the growing fire on his tie.

"We need water! Water! There's water outside!" A girl cried, making people look at her. Why in the world would we need to fetch water outside when a simple spell can do the job?

"Aguamenti," Professor Vanellope said and the flames on Jack's tie died out. Just a few bits of what his tie should be is left.

"That girl," He pointed at me, "She's got a Flame Spitter in her hands."

Professor Vanellope sharply turned around and faced me.

"Huh? I just saw this flying directly towards me."

"Well, the creature must go to your Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Apparently, the creature you have in your hands, Merida, is a deadly Fire Spitter. Fortunately it is still just a baby and will not do any serious damage for now." Professor edge closer to me and opened her hands for me to place the small creature.

I looked at it and said, "I think I'll give it myself." I started to walk away when professor called me again.

"Merida, since you are going out, please escort Mr. Frost to the Hospital Wing. Class dismissed." She said and the students filed out of the room, leaving me with that pink haired monster.

"C'mon. We need to bring you to Madam Pomfrey. " I said to him.

He slowly stood up and both of us went out of the dungeons and made our way to the Hospital Wing.

Suddenly he started murmuring under his breath and he sounded angry, until I heard a gist of it.

"… never thought that it would backfire…" He continued mumbling when I finally figured it out.

"So you sent this furry thing at me?" I bluntly said to him.

"Huh?" He asked and looking at me uncertainly.

"This," I said and pushed the creature at his face.

"Woah! Get that away from me!" He said, shielding his face.

"So it's a prank gone wrong, huh?" I grinned, "You were expecting that it would spit fire at my face."

"Yeah, basically since your grip's like a barbarian anyway," He replied smirking. "It only spits fire if squeezed, and you being you, will PROBABLY squeeze it, Red."

"Hah. You're the one who squeezed it and got his tie on fire, Pink." I giggled at the nickname. Since he called me "Red" because of my hair, I should also call him "Pink" for his hair.

He blushed and opened his mouth to say something but shut it quickly and stayed quiet to my surprise.

X`X

We entered the hospital and explained to Madam Pomfrey what happened and she immediately tended to Jack and found out that he burned his right arm quite badly and won't be able to use it for one week.

"Well, I guess you have to ask someone for assistance until your arm heals," said Madam Pomfrey. Jack turned to Madam Pomfrey and said something to her. "Merida's the reason why my arm is burned. She brought a Fire Spittter to potions class," He said.

"Excuse me! You sent that thing flying at me, I just brought it with me because I don't' know where to leave it," I replied while I waited for Madam Pomfrey to be finished with him. But what Madam Pomfrey did really made me gape my mouth.

"Is that so? Then I'm going to request to North that Ms. Dun' Broch will be temporarily assisting Mr. Frost." Madam Pomfrey said and faced the painting of a chubby woman. "Please say to North that Mr. Frost burned his arm and Ms. Dun'Broch here, would be assisting him for one week until the said arm is fully healed."

"WHAT?!" I screamed in pure horror while Jack on the other hand looked very pleased with it.

"Yes. Besides, it wouldn't hurt to help Mr. Frost here, and you burned him right?" Madam Pomfrey innocent-like said.

But I swear there was a hint of slight smile in Madam Pomfrey's voice. It feels like she's been anticipating it.

Elk. Yeah right. Me assisting Pink?

Yeah, very anticipating. Note the sarcasm.