"Where are we going to practice now?" grumbled Snitch the next morning. "It's all stupid Myrtle's fault."
"Don't worry, Snitch, we'll find a place." Willow assured her.
"Yeah, calm down Snitch, it's not like Grassus is suddenly going to jump out and kill you." Stella said, partly smiling.
Snitch stared daggers at her.
Pippa clicked her fingers. "I got it! Snitch, remember the other morning when you were telling James and I about the Room of Requirement? We can practice there, like his parents!"
"YES! That's it! C'mon everyone!" Snitch ran down the hall.
"But Snitch we have Herbology now!" Willow yelled down the hall to her.
Snitch waved her hand like it didn't matter to her. "Come on!" she called.
Willow, Pippa and Stella all looked at each other and sighed. They followed Snitch down the hall.
When they finally caught up to her they noticed her pacing up and down a part of the corridor, which was next to a blank stone wall, muttering something to herself.
"Ummm…what are you doing?" asked Stella.
"I'm trying to get into the room." answered Snitch. "I'm trying to get into one where we can practice." Stella looked even more confused, and Snitch just went back to pacing and mumbling, when finally a door appeared in the wall.
'Let's go." said Snitch. Willow was the first one to get to the door and slowly opened it. It was a big, spacious room- perfect for practice. Snitch gave a big whoop. "Quiet Snitch!" Pippa hissed. "I hear something, coming from right at the back of the room!" It was such a big room, that the girls had to walk a bit more to hear what Pippa was hearing. And then they heard it. It was the sound of things breaking, and a familiar female voice that chilled them right to the bone: 'Take that, and that and that! I will destroy you Willow! Stella! Pippa!"
The girls looked at each other. It was the voice of their old potions teacher, Mary-Anne Grassus.
"What is she doing here?" said Willow.
"I don't know, but we better warn Professor Weasley!" added Stella.
Suddenly the noise Grassus was making stopped.
"Do you think she knows we're here?" asked Snitch nervously.
She got her answer almost immediately.
Grassus ran towards them wand out. "Avada Kedavra!" she yelled.
It was so unexpected that the girls screamed and fell to the floor to dodge the curse. Pippa was the first one to realise what was happening. She jumped up and pulled out her wand. "Stupefy!" she yelled, pointing her wand at Grassus. The others jumped up also, and soon a flurry of spells were being sent at Grassus, who deflected them all. Willow pushed Pippa hard and she wondered why, when she saw a killing curse go through the spot where she was before. Willow had saved her from certain death. "Thanks!" she yelled to Willow, who probably didn't hear due to the sounds of flying spells and thumps. Snitch and Stella were duelling their hardest. Willow noticed Snitch was doing all the attack spells while Stella was doing all the defence spells. Snitch's face was one of contorted fury while Stella's was emotionless but you could see she was concentrating her hardest. Grassus was cackling and jumping around like a maniac. Suddenly a something buzzed out from her cloak. It was her pet bug, who had caused them all painful sores last year. But something about it was different. It was…It was… "Bigger!" Stella gasped. The bug had doubled, nearly tripled, in size. It flew towards them and bit them all over and they all cried out in pain. Grassus laughed evilly and raced through the door and down the hall, the girls following, clutching their sores. Snitch managed to get in the front, right on Grassus' tail. She seemed to be yelling some indecipherable battle cry while the others were racing behind her, casting spells at Grassus. All the other students were turning their heads around to look. Willow noticed James Potter staring at Snitch with his mouth open. Finally they arrived at the main doors of the castle, and Grassus ran out and flew out on what must have been a thestral. Snitch yelled with all her might. 'I WANT CAKE! SPECIALLY CHOCOLATE!' and stormed inside. Pippa raised an eyebrow and Stella and Willow just shook their heads and followed her inside. What they found inside was an angry looking Professor Weasley and Snitch who was stuffing her face with chocolate cake. 'How did she get that so quickly?' Pippa asked. 'That's Snitch for you.' answered Willow. They were all still in pain from the bug bites, and their faces were contorted with pain as they strived to tell Professor Weasley about what happened. He appeared much more sympathetic after the story was over and in soothing voice, told them. 'Come on girls; let's get you up to the Hospital Wing.'
So they walked down the hall towards James, Rose, Albus, Scorpius and of course Lysander and Lorcan who were all waiting for them.
