Chapter 4 – You and I are the king and queen of nothing, baby

1965 / 1966

"No this is how you do it. No this. No say 'up' do we not remember what- Merlin's beard. Don't you remember anything for first year flying class?"

"No!"

"What a helpful Ravenclaw you are!"

"Oh shut up Ross. I can't- Up. Up. Up. Come on broom get up please!"

WOOSH. The broom flew up above Elizabeth's head, slowly levitating down so she could swing her leg around and sit on it. The broom then slowly went up and Elizabeth's feet left the ground. Elizabeth started to freak out a little bit. This was her second experience with flying.

"Another reason why I bought you this broom" Ross yelled as he flew over to Elizabeth. "Was that, you looked so fascinated about it you better join the Ravenclaw Quidditch team too!"

"I will okay, I will. If it means so much to you" Ross began teaching Elizabeth simple tasks. Elizabeth said that her friend Tracy gave her the broom and she wishes to go into Melbourne to fly it. Eileen freaked out, but once Elizabeth said somewhere deserted in Melbourne Eileen paced herself and thought this through, every Wednesday Ross and Elizabeth would meet up and practise. Elizabeth was getting better and better, the only person in Elizabeth's family to play in Hogwarts Quidditch was Elizabeth's great-great-great grandfather Gerald Cawson who was a Ravenclaw Seeker. Ross had made fun of Elizabeth's antics of not doing well with flying on a broom. She always tried her best.

"I'm trying my best Ross. Shut up stop laughing!" Ross couldn't help it was funny to find Elizabeth in this state. "You know I'm going to come and kill you some time sooner!" Elizabeth said in annoyance. Ross then began to teach her simple things like to go forwards and backwards, left and right, up and down. They were simple tasks to Ross and pretty much anyone but it made Elizabeth freak out a little bit more. She moved quickly with a squeal and a whimper before realising it she had done it she looked at Ross with a gleeful look the second she realised what she had done it made Ross look at her proud. "I'm doing it!" She said astonished.

"Keep doing that Elizabeth! Now, come to a halt" Ross instructed to Elizabeth, he could notice from his facial structure that she was confused, he nodded and noticed that it's been a good four years since she's learnt something like this. "Okay watch this" he brought his whole body forward pushing his weight on his hands, he sped fast the wind flapping in his hair, his hair started to turn a light brown, from the sun of winter. Feeling the sun's winter warmth felt nice, it was 2:45 pm and the two had to get to their trains before 3:15 pm. Ross tilted his broom and quickly it halted to a stop next to Elizabeth. "That's how you do it. Now it's almost 3, we should get going now" It was an hour and a half train ride from Melbourne to Mornington, and for Ross it was an hour and a half train ride from Melbourne to Sheppington. The two walked to get their bags and put their brooms into it finding snacks made by their mother the two swapped their food and ate together walking to the train station.

"I forgot to mention" Ross said looking at Elizabeth before her train was arriving. Elizabeth didn't say anything but just looked at him with a smile. "I'm a prefect! How exciting is that?" Elizabeth jumped for joy and gave Ross a hug.

"269 now boarding, train 269 is now boarding" the intercom came over their heads. Elizabeth turned around and faced Ross giving him a smile and a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you for today. I'll see you next week before we go to school?" Elizabeth asked him and Ross nodded. Elizabeth left him and started walking to the train to board it giving one final wave she found a seat and sat down taking out The Daily Prophet. The Daily Prophet could tell if it was in a muggle area or a wizarding area, so right now the images weren't moving. There was nothing huge going on in the news just the odd stolen a loaf of bread or stolen a book. New improvements on a shop or otherwise. It was an interesting read for Elizabeth tho.

Elizabeth now in her school robes sat with the Ravenclaw's clapping for the new first years. She noticed Ross staring at her, and she gave him a smile and a wave. Dumbledore then began to speak up about where you shouldn't go, what's happening in the next coming weeks, what new teachers there are. She left the great hall with Tracy and Rita next to her walking up the numerous amounts of stairs to go to the Ravenclaw common room. Finally going into the dorm room the three shared with another Ravenclaw girl – Hannah Lion the girl came down with a bad case of Spattergroit where she was red all over. She sat in the familiar room with posters of wizard singers and models.

"How was your holidays Elizabeth?" The girls asked at the same time looking at Elizabeth with aspiration, Rita had heard a rumour about Elizabeth and Ross that they were kissing. Elizabeth looked in surprise, she didn't know what to say but blush.

"It was fine." Was all she said and the two girls wanted to know badly if they did kiss or not. But Elizabeth didn't know that this was their question, she thought that they generally wanted to know how good her holidays in Australia were. Elizabeth couldn't say that she and Ross spend the majority of their holidays together – practising for Quidditch trials. The girls needed some gossip for the moment and it was focused all on Elizabeth, they wanted to know what happened and needed to know now. "I was with Ross, and we were practising on the broom he got me" the two girls faced lighted with ignition. Excited that they were getting somewhere with Elizabeth they then thrust their heads in Elizabeth's bed frame eager to hear what came next to the tale of the lovebirds. "We didn't do anything you two. We were friends at the cricket grounds with Ross teaching me how to do a move. Now will you two please go to sleep, I'm tired and want to get a ready set for the morning"

"Alright now everyone grab on your brooms we are going to do some simple tasks, who's going for the position of the chasers?" Edmond Perry said looking at the group of ten in front of him. His three chasers left Hogwarts the year before, along with one of his beaters and his keeper. He stood next to Denis Ryan their last beater; he was in his sixth year and with a bold build. Edmond was their captain and he was very tiny and skinny, the ideal look for a seeker. Ross, Rob and Tracy had come to watch Elizabeth become a keeper, three boys and one girl stepped up. Her name was Kerry Underwood, a fifth year. The other three boys were Jon Gold a fifth year, George Taylor a sixth year and Craig Marsden a fourth year. Edmond sighed and rubbed his temples. "Okay, you guys get into positions. Now who's going for keeper?" Edmond asked. Elizabeth walked out with a big grin on her face. Out stepped another fourth year boy – Tristan Appleblooms. He gave Elizabeth a wink and a smug look and Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "Alright Tristan you first" Tristan walked up and smiled flying on his broom he flew up to Ravenclaw's goals along with Edmond while Denis stayed on the ground, he walked up to Elizabeth and smiled.

"You'll win for sure; you know how much of a git Tristan is! Everyone knows it, even Edmond" Elizabeth nodded she had a hair-tie around her wrist, taking it off she tied up her long blond hair so it wouldn't get in the way, it was still quite warm, even tho it was autumn and the days were getting much cooler.

"Yeah, al tho he seems to be doing it right." Elizabeth's confidence level had dropped and Elizabeth didn't know what to do. Thinking of backing out so Tristan could get it, thinking of doing a million things he looked like he was going to get it! She looked over at Ross, Rob and Tracy they looked back and put their fists in the air knowing that it was going to be okay. Elizabeth nodded and sighed, Denis looked at her with an apologetic smile.

"Oh you'll be alright I just know it. For you are Elizabeth, smart, amazing, beautiful." The two stood there for quite some time, until Elizabeth heard her name being shouted. She broke the contact and stood tall walking away from Denis and sitting on her broom flying up. Edmond looked at her with a want for her to win. Elizabeth closed her eyes for a second 'Don't look down, don't look down. Whatever you do don't look down' she opened her eyes and focused on Edmond who was yelling instructions at her.

"Don't cheat, deflect the Quaffle and try and not to fall we've already had someone fall last year. Remember Chase Goodman, yeah. Point proven. Now go!" He blew the whistle and the four chasers were flying around finding the Quaffle, once found they threw it at Elizabeth trying her best to fly quickly to deflect it, her first one hit her arm, the second one to the chest and the third missed her hit the rim of the middle hoop and missed only just falling into the sand pit. Edmond looked at Elizabeth with a smile. "Needs work, but that was amazing Elizabeth! Not missing one! You should be proud of yourself"

"Denis and I have numbered the people. Chasers are Kerry Underwood, Jon Gold and Craig Marsden. Beater is Adam Sods and the keeper is Elizabeth Cawson! Congratulation guys training begins this Friday. Please alert the teacher you have first period you have Quidditch training and collect the work from them for homework. Congratulations again" Edmond Perry walked off, behind him were the people that didn't get it. Denis walked up to Elizabeth and gave her a high five, along with Kerry, Jon, Craig and Adam.

"Congratulation guys! Happy to see you've joined the team. We Ravenclaw's aren't just a bunch of know it all's!" Denis smiled and walked off. Tracy, Rob and Ross ran on giving Elizabeth hugs. Being Ross' friend Rob became friends with Elizabeth. Everyone didn't care now that Slytherins had friends with other houses, now some people were embracing it. There were the odd number of people who actually didn't like Slytherins and that were the Gryffindors, some Hufflepuffs and even some Ravenclaws. Elizabeth gave the three a smile.

"I have some exciting news for you Elizabeth. Rob and are well..." Tracy looked down at her fingers to notice Rob and Tracy were holding hands; Elizabeth gave a wide smile and a laugh.

"Oh that's amazing Tracy!" Elizabeth said with a smile, Tracy and Elizabeth walked next to each other and started talking about how it started while Ross and Rob stood back and let the girls had their chat, while the two just talked about the next game against Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

"Now our first game of the year is against Slytherin. That is today, now we won't lose to them like we did last year. We have an amazing set of chasers, beaters, and our keeper and seeker. I'm sure of it that we will win. Actually I know we will win. We're Ravenclaws and we can do anything we put our minds to. So if we put our mind to this game I'm sure, no I know we'll win!" Edmond said with a smile, this was the first announcement and it won't be his last. Everyone cried with joy, holding their brooms over hearing on the speaker welcoming the Ravenclaws and Slytherins.

"Now here we have a no brainer- the Ravenclaw's! With their new team members chasers – Kerry Underwood, Jon Gold and Craig Marsden. Beater – Adam Sods and the keeper is Elizabeth Cawson! With recurring members Edmond Perry and Denis Ryan" They ran out on the field, put their right leg over their broom and away they went. Madam Hooch stood on the ground holding onto a crate, around her neck was a whistle dangling from like a necklace, her brown hair greying and her cat like eyes sitting from one person to the next, she wore a purple robe with black pants and a black vest with a gray long sleeve top underneath it. Chuck Stoneham and Edmond Perry flew in front of each others, the Slytherin and Ravenclaw chasers were 10 feet behind them with the Ravenclaw Beaters behind Madam Hooch a couple of meters back and on the opposite side was Ross and another fellow Slytherin Beater, both Elizabeth and Andrew Glover (Slytherins keeper) levitated in front of the middle goal posts.

"I want a clean, nice, friendly match today" the tip of her wand at her throat magnifying her voice. "No fighting, no bitting, nothing. I don't want blood and tears on this field or else I'll make you shed them blood and tears. You hear me?" Everyone nods. Her wand was removed from her neck and she opened to crate, three balls. Out when one, next the other, then the last.

"AND THEY'RE OFF!"

"Congratulations everyone! We beat Slytherin; we had enough talent to do all that? OF COURSE WE DID!"

After everyone finished talking most left except for Denis and Elizabeth, the two were going to have a chat after the game anyways. Denis walked up to Elizabeth and she instantly stood up.

"You were amazing! Defending the balls, to be honest I never thought you'd miss that last one. Such great defence you are!" His accent was so strong, a cockney accent to be fact. Or was it, no it didn't sound English at all, not even British.

"Where are you from?" Elizabeth asked confused by the accent, Denis gave a deep laugh. Elizabeth liked his laugh, he liked his everything. He had dark hair, and his nose was crooked. You'd mistake him for a Bulgarian. Elizabeth flashed a smile; she let down her long blond hair putting the hair-tie around her wrist.

"Canadian"

"Oh, that's pretty interesting!"

The two kissed, this was Elizabeth's first kiss (besides Ross where he was a kiss on a cheek, Denis was an actual kiss). Ross just mere meters outside the Ravenclaw Quidditch tent; he wanted to congratulate his best friend on her winning success. He knew she would be great, Elizabeth did miss a couple of goals, but it doesn't matter in the end Ravenclaw caught the snitch and that's that. Smiling walking into the room fumbling with his hands wondering what to say, only to spot the two kissing. He stopped for a second, but the pause in life felt like eternity, his soul crushed, his earth shattered and everything equalled nothing to him. Ross walked back out of the tent to go back to the Slytherin Common Rooms. Elizabeth and Denis finished their embrace and looked at the opening of the tent.

"What was that?" Elizabeth asked curiously seeing the opening flap around until stopping slowly. Denis shrugged, Elizabeth sighed and gave a small frown. Denis moved his hand and cupped Elizabeth's face kissing her forehead.

"Will you by my girlfriend?" Denis asked Elizabeth, Elizabeth nodded. She didn't take a second to think about it, she nodded and Denis gave a laugh kissing her again. Walking out the tents hand in hand felt nice, odd but nice.

As months went on, Elizabeth saw less and less of Ross, forgetting what their relationship was before Denis and Elizabeth was a couple. During the Christmas break Elizabeth left Hogwarts to go to Australia for the two weeks, sending Denis message's from time to time. Once she got back she found Ross kissing another girl on the train.

"Hello Ross" Elizabeth said walking up to him with a smile on her face and a wave. She wore her Ravenclaw robes now, Ross finished kissing the girl held in his arms and looked at Elizabeth.

"What do you want Cawson?" He spat, the girl next to him gave a shrieking laugh and it broke Elizabeth's heart. Elizabeth looked at the two with no emotion. "This is my girlfriend Michelle Barry; she's in the same year as you. She's very hot and sexy" Ross said with a smirk cradling Michelle. "Leave us Cawson. You filthy Ravenclaw" he spat again, not showing hesitation at all. Elizabeth turned on her heel and left the two walking back to find Denis. She didn't talk for the rest of the train ride to Hogwarts.

For the past months her relationship with Denis was going rocky, she wouldn't see him for a day and try to avoid him sometimes. Only seeing Michelle and Ross together giggling, kissing, or doing other things that's what ran through her head. She wasn't the same. It wasn't right, not for Elizabeth. Her relationship with Denis ended in February; she didn't feel anything for the break up. She just sat there and acknowledged it.

"Why are you being such a dick Tibbs?" Elizabeth asked Ross, he cornered her in the Viaduct Entrance. Ross chuckled darkly, he had sweat across his brow and his clothes were worn, it was early in the morning – March 5th, and it was still cold.

"Oh Cawson, you don't get it do you? You just don't get it. You stupid Ravenclaw" Ross said with a smirk, his words hurt her deep. But Ross didn't care; he hadn't gotten any sleep and didn't have his emotions intact.

"What is wrong with you Ross" her hand placed on his cheek, he laid his head and closed his eyes dreaming. The dreaming stopped and Ross opened his eyes and smacked Elizabeth's hand away. "Ross. I-I don't understand"

"You will never understand Cawson. You will never understand this hurting in my chest, in my head. You will never understand anything you stupid little girl! You're just a prefect Ravenclaw aren't you. Well you aren't perfect. You're a soul sucking demon, who messes with boy's minds. Now you and Denis aren't together so you going to wrap another boy around your finger and toy with them"

She was silent, it scared her at how angry Ross was getting, tears stinging her face. She was shocked and silent, nothing could be making her happy right now. She couldn't run because Ross was blocking her way, she just listened to the abuse he was giving her and her tears staining her rosy red cheeks.

"Me and Michelle" he chuckled "yeah we're over. Because of me. I used her to make you jealous. I succeeded you know, I knew you were jealous of the relationship. I knew you wanted me and you wanted everything and anything about me. Because I'm Ross William Tibbs. I'm the perfect bad boy. I'm a prefect, and I'm a Slytherin. You come along and fuck everything up, Miss Elizabeth Cawson. You are just fucking outrageous you know that?"

"Ross"

"No Elizabeth, you listen to me now. I liked you, fuck I even loved you. Our families hate each other. We're a modern day Romeo and Juliet. But will we die in the end of vain, will we discover our fates soon enough. Thick skull Elizabeth, thick skull. I loved and protected you, whenever Bellatrix made fun of you, I warded her off and told her to pick on someone else. I protected you from the taunts, but you know what you do. Fuck around!"

"I"

"You don't understand how much you mean to me. How much I made myself noticeable to you. But Denis" his chuckle dark and hard across Elizabeth's back. "Denis is just a mudblood waiting for something to happen. He can't stand a proper girlfriend. But you, you Elizabeth was his key to get revenge on me, and it worked. You're just bull shitting your way through this, and for some fucked up reason – I still love you" a kiss was sealed between the two, it was a rough kiss and it broke quickly with Ross running back and Elizabeth sliding down the wall crying.

Their birthdays passed and nothing was exchanged except a "Happy Birthday" the two went off and did their own things. Elizabeth knew it was the right thing to restore the friendship, Rob and Tracy asked too many times that it was hurting Ross. But she didn't know what to say. She couldn't find it in herself to know what to say. But sitting next to him on the train sparked that friendship they found in her second year, they forgot what happened that March, they forgot what even happened that year. The two began talking about their birthdays.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I wasn't going to make it this long. But uhm, here we are. If you read my George Weasley one, I'm sorry I haven't updated a chapter, I've just had so much muse for this one and its booming. I'm slowly writing the George one, but I'll be on that soon. Just I have so much love for this fic right now! Melissa xx