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Chapter 5

"Paige! Paige! Time to get up!" Paige woke up to someone shaking her. She opened her eyes to find that she was lying on the couch in the common room with Harry and Wood standing over her.

"Is it the game now?!" She exclaimed, shooting up.

"No, it's breakfast, but get up!" Harry said leaving. She got off the couch to have Harry's scrapbook fall off her lap.

"What is that?" Wood asked.

"Harry's book. I'm sorry, but I can't talk now...I have to get dressed!" She said running upstairs. She dressed quickly in her khaki pants, kneepads, red and gold sweater, black boots and her robes.

"Guess what Howard? I decided I will find out who my real parents are. It was so strange though…I kind of look like Harry's mom. But it could be coincidence because everyone in the world has a twin…" Paige didn't find it strange that she talked to her snake, but others would think otherwise. Why not? She was parselmouth...she could tell her snake her deepest secrets. Who would Howard tell? Harry? Paige didn't think so. Paige thought of him as her personal diary.

"That'sss great Paige," he hissed. She smiled. She threw her hair in a ponytail, grabbed her gloves, arm pads, broom and was off to the Great Hall.

"Hello all!" Paige exclaimed cheerfully.

"Hey Paige! You're pretty happy!" Hermione said.

"I am! It's a beautiful-"Paige was going to say 'day' but when she glanced outside, she saw it was raining...HARD. "...day..." she finished slowly. "This is going to be fun."

"Yes, I know. Hermione, can you please put the charm that repels water on my glasses?" Harry asked.

"Sure," she said. "Impervius!"

Wood came and sat next to Paige. "Nervous now?" he asked, smiling down at her.

"A little..." She looked up from her porridge to see Malfoy walk by in his Quidditch robes. He smiled and she smiled back. Just then, Taryn came up to him. She had Quidditch robes on too.

"Good luck today Matthews. You'll need it once I'm through with you," she said in a snobby tone.

"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind," Paige replied sarcastically. The two walked away and Paige observed them arguing. Awww...trouble in paradise!

"Don't listen to her. You'll do great!" Wood said to Paige. They stood up.

"Alright, Gryffindor Quidditch team! We're going down to the pitch now," he announced. "Let's go." The team walked to the changing rooms in the pouring rain. They discussed strategies and soon, it was time for the game to begin. Hey mounted their brooms and went out to the pitch as their names were called by Jordan Lee.

"Wood, Potter, Matthews, Willies, Presentation, Spinnet, Bell!" he screamed. The cheers in the crowd were thunderous. Or, that could've been the rain also. The Slytherins were already on the field and they all took their positions. Taryn stared at Paige with cruel intentions in her eyes. Madam Hooch came on the field with the playing balls ready to be released.

"Now, I want a nice, CLEAN game," she said over the rain. "GO!" She released to balls and Paige hit the bludgers as far away as it came near her. It nearly hit one of the Slytherin players. Wood gave her thumbs up. Kevin and Paige wove around the players making sure no one from their team was hit with a bludger. Paige heard a ding and saw it was 10-0 Gryffindor.

"...Presentation has the quaffle, passes it to Spinnet, goes for the goal and... no! It's blocked by Keeper Flint...Flint passes it to Goyle, who passes it to Crabbe...the bludger knocks Crabbe off his broom...Spinnet obtains the quaffle, passes it to Bell...who goes for the goal...and it's...IN! 20-0 Gryffindor!" Lee yelled.

Pretty soon the game was close, 40-30 Gryffindor. Where was Harry with the snitch?

"Oy, Paige watch yourself!" Kevin yelled. Paige saw a bludger come her way. She was so shocked that she didn't have time to register. Someone grabbed the bat from her hand and hit it away. It was...Malfoy?

"What are you doing?" She yelled. "You were helping me and I'm not even on your team!"

"What the hell was that Draco?" Taryn yelled. "That was made purposely so the American would fall off her broom!"

"Oh, shove off!" Paige yelled. She saw the bludger come back her way and she whacked it hard. It didn't go far because Taryn was in the direction of where she hit it. She saw her plummet to the ground.

"Taryn!" Draco yelled.

"Slytherin penalty! Beater hitting another beater!" Madam Hooch shouted.

"I didn't mean to do it, damn it!" Paige screamed. She was feeling a little angry. They were soaked, she was cranky and the Slytherins got a penalty shot because that stupid Slytherin witch was in the way! They got the goal and it was now tied 40-40.

Finally, after a minute after the goal was made, Harry caught the snitch.

"Gryffindor wins!" There was a roar in the stadium. They all brought their brooms to the ground, when Taryn came up to. She got up off the ground and got into Paige's face.

"What...do...you...think...you...were...DOING?!" She screamed. She pushed her and Paige went back a little.

"If you weren't in the way, this never would've happened!" Paige yelled. They got into each other's faces when Taryn slapped her. Paige looked at her in shock, when she reacted. She punched her in her nose and they were soon on the ground fighting.

"NO!" the boys yelled, meaning Draco, Harry and Wood. Draco grabbed Taryn who was easier to restrain than Paige. Harry and Wood held her back.

"You'll pay, bitch!" Taryn yelled.

"Good! I'll be waiting!" Paige yelled back.

"What is going on here?" Professor McGonagall exclaimed. "Ms. Macnair, Ms. Matthews, come with me." They looked at each other angrily and followed McGonagall to the castle.

"Sit," McGonagall said when they got to her office. "What were you thinking, fighting on the Quidditch field, in front of the student body? What example are you setting for the younger students? Do you have any idea that you could get expelled?"

"NO!" The two said, jumping up from their seats.

"Sit down," she said firmly. "You won't be expelled because that is not in my power. I will be talking to Professor Snape so he can determine a detention for you Ms. Macnair. You can go," McGonagall said. Taryn got up and left.

"As for you Ms. Matthews, I am the head of your house so you will get your detention now. You will help Argus Filch with the trophy cleaning tomorrow night at 8:00 pm. You may go," she said. Paige got up and left. She couldn't wait to get back to the dorms so she could bathe and get into some warm clothes and go to her friends for comfort. When she walked through the portrait hole, a round of applause greeted her.

"Wow Paige! I didn't know you had it in you! You clocked her right in her nose!" Lee said, imitating her to Kevin. At least they found it funny. They didn't have detention with Filch.

Wood came up to her and patted her back. Paige's stomach did a little flip. "You played brilliantly," he said, smiling.

"Thanks. I have detention with Filch tomorrow night," she told him.

"Ugh, I'm sorry. Get changed and come back downstairs," he said.

"In a little while. I need a bath."

"Okay." Paige went upstairs and changed into a pair of green fleece shorts with a white t-shirt and her fuzzy robe. She went into the bathroom. She turned on one nozzle for hot water and another for fresh smelling bubbles. She sat by the bath for moment, closing her eyes. She was not even in the bath yet and she was already relaxed. Suddenly, she heard a noise coming from the door. She looked over, but no one was there.

"Paige..." she looked up again.

"Hello?" She called out.

"Paige...come out and play..." It was such a smooth and slithery voice that Paige slipped into a trance.

"Okay..." she whispered.

"Time to play…DROWN THE WITCH!" and without warning, a cold, thin, invisible hand wrapped itself around her throat and shoved into the bath and under the warm water.

"Help-" She tried yelling, but she kept on going further under water and splashing around.

"HELP ME!" she screamed before she slipped under even further. She stopped struggling...her airways compressed and slipped away to darkness.

Elsewhere, Harry was talking to Ron and Hermione, when suddenly he started choking uncontrollably.

"Harry? Oh my goodness-Harry!" Hermione shouted. It felt like her was going under water. He couldn't breathe and his scar hurt more than ever. People started coming around him, when it came to him: Paige.

"Paige!" He choked out. He pointed upstairs to where to baths were. Oliver looked at Harry in disbelief.

"Paige!" and Harry started running upstairs as Wood followed him. Although they had a bit of trouble going up the sliding stairs to the girls bathroom, they made it to see Paige's lifeless body floating amidst the bubbles.