AN:

Since my internet died on me and couldn't update on time, I decided to make this chapter longer than usual by adding what i was intending to start ch 8 with..

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Chapter 8:

Early morning Tuesday Maggie woke up to a start was something jumped her only to find her cat had decided to wake her up before Stella bounded into the dorms and wake up Maggie herself.

Stroking the cat's fur, Napoleon purred appreciatively before snuggling underneath the sheets in front of the wide awake Maggie. She had this cat since she was 8 when one of her grandma's cats gave birth to litter. Looking out the window she found that it was grey and rainy. Oh it was going to be hell for her. Just as 5am clicked Stella had come in to gather up Maggie as they had practice to attend to.

The Hogwarts team practice thrice a week. On Saturdays were actual Quiddtich practices while Tuesdays were 10k morning runs and fit ness exercises while Thursdays were short evening pitch practice. It didn't matter much really, but since it was topped off with the house team practices Maggie felt like she was going to die but Stella says they only need to adjust to all of it.

House team wise, ever since the Hogwarts team was formed there was more friction between the Slytherin and Gryffindor Captain, not only in the pitch but also in class. Lacrue had a great idea of placing the two together as potion partners as he says "This year will teach you how to work with people you don't like". They had an idea that McGonagall had made Lacrue do it, normally Lacrue would put Weasley blood relatives just because it creates better results in potions. This year though, after 6 years of watching as Stella and Mike ruined each other's potions in more than one occasion he finally tried a different approach. Maybe by the end of the week the two would be civilized to each other.

There was another pair that had needed been changed. After the initial decision of putting Wyatt Wood and Parker Weasley together Lacrue had been convinced that after 2 weeks of potions blowing up or randomly hexed exchanged every class Lacure had opted to separate the two only to see that they cant work with out each other. As much the two argued about thing, the often got the best potions (After the first batch blows up of course) The two had remarkable potion skills but Lacrue figured that after knowing each other since they were in nappies the two were just innately full of trouble. Professor Lacrue still had the rest of the clan to deal with. Not to mention Jeff Weasley and James Potter. If the two could be create more trouble in class. Add Mike Flint to the group and Stella charming their shirts off for saying something annoying, the rest of the female population of the class would drop what they were doing just to look dreamily at the three while the three in question argued with the female Weasley about their shirts.

Lunch time Wednesday,

Maggie sat silently at the Gryffindor table idly poking her food as she looked through the Pitch A schedules her captain had given her. Stella was in a foul mood as of the moment as she tried not to send a hex towards Mike who was sitting at their table, too often for her liking, flirting with a sixth year girl shamelessly. Her thoughts of sending a hex were interrupted by James Potter who had flopped beside her along with his girlfriend. James looked like James Sr. and was going out Ravenclaw 6th year.

"Are you sure you don't like him? Cuz you know the way you're brooding right now looks like you're pissed because…" James said as he turned over the late in front of him.

"Finish that James and I'll plaster you to the wall with a spell not even Uncle Harry knows how to reverse"

"…..oooookay then…may I Maggie?" asked James as Maggie gave him the pitch schedules along with the list of hopefuls trying out that night.

"PITCH A:

(5-8pm)

Monday: Ravenclaw

Tuesday: Hufflepuff

Wednesday: Gryffindor

Friday: Slytherin

Sundays: September rotation:

8-10am: Slytherin

11am-1pm: Ravenclaw

2-4pm: Gryffindor

5-7pm: Hufflepuff

October rotation: …."

"Well this'll have to do Stella. We just have to make do with it. Plus we only need a new beater and errr a chaser ….and we're good for the year" said James to Stella as he helped his girlfriend move the huge pitcher between them. Stella merely grunted a "yea…". James opting not to trouble Stella any further as his cousin seemed to be in a very foul mood he shifted his attention to his girlfriend and Maggie.

Maggie bit her lip as she watched Stella not pay attention to James at all as she watched Mike whisper something in the 6th year' ear. Jeff was laughing along with some girls and this sight made Stella sick as well as Maggie.

Giving up on getting Stella to listen to them Maggie along with Charles Towler started talking with James about the line up for the night. At least 15 people were trying out for beater and about another 13 were trying out for chaser.

After lunch James and Stella walked quietly to 7th year advanced transfigurations. It wasn't a surprise that when they stood up at 12:45, many other 7th years who had braved to take the class stood up to the head to the class. Lancer had always been apt about attendance. They were joined by Jeff and Mike not long after. The class was slightly dull as Stella sat in the middle row as she sat beside Jeff who was too cheerful for his own good. 1.5 hours later Stella found herself with a huge assignment that was due the next day and she had no time later on to do it. She had asked Jeff if he could help her but found that Jeff had Head boy rounds that night, James promised his girlfriend that he'd help her with her potions assignment and her friend either had prefect rounds at some point or had to do something.

Mike looked like he was in heaven when he asked Stella if she needed help. Stella of course said "No its fine I can handle it…." and walked away quite angrily. Mike just smirked as he watched Stella walked out of the class room. Was it his fault she had great legs, or a nice figure? No. It was her mothers fault! But Mike had to admit it, Ma'am Cal (as he called her now due to the fact that Cal hates being called Mrs. Weasley apparently it makes her feel old) didn't looked any bit older than 35. He felt a bump on his head and found that both James and Jeff had hit him on the head saying "Stop ogling at her and lets go…"

While they had Magical Creatures with Hargid, Stella was in History of Magic in the Muggle World. She never did like working with magical animals or at least trying to get her hands bitten off by any of them. It didn't take long till 4pm clicked and she had to get as much of her Transfiguration assignment done. She walked briskly to the Gryffindor tower when she bumped into her sister who was picking up books on the floor. She bent down to help Parker who looked like she had one hell of day.

"Everything okay?"

"No…" responded the 12 year old quietly.

Stella took the ripped bag and fixed it with a spell before the two started placing back the fallen contents in it again. She looked into her sister's eyes and saw that Parker was nearly in tears. She wondered what was troubling the younger girl and suggested Parker had a walk with her. After they were done a bunch of 2nd years passed by and started giggling at parker.

"What happened?" asked Stella as she stood up carrying the bag. Parker got up and shook her head. "Okay then….how bout this…since classes are done for the day we'll have a long walk…"

Parker just nodded not looking at Stella. Saying the walk to Gryffindor tower was silent and Parker had to be pushed into the tower. "Wait I'm a raven…"

"Bullshit. Do you think Matthew (Jackie/George's) didn't take his little girlfriends into the common room? Come on I have to get my gear"

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Out in the courtyard where many students were lazing around trying to recuperate from their last classes which possibly could've killed many of their brain cells from long boring lectures and such, Wyatt Wood was sitting by a tree grazing the courtyard with his eyes as if he was a lion looking for prey. Indeed the 12 year old was after all he owed his closest female friend an apology and he needed to borrow her notes from their Herbology class. When he looked at the covered pathway he saw Parker with Stella walking somewhere. His eyes focused on Parker and found that the girl looked a bit disheveled, he asked himself as to why, but as soon as he saw the band of snobby 2nd year girls pass by the court yard waving at him he knew why.

Wyatt had often told Parker to stand up to the snobs so that she can get them off her of back, but Parker wasn't a true female Weasley. In fact Wyatt thinks Parker is more of a Silverio than a Weasley but that could also be false as his Aunt Cal could be considered lethal as she married a Weasley after all.

When the two passed by he glanced at Parker who had hung her head down looking like she might burst into tears. Wyatt was going to talk to her then but decided against it as he already figured Stella would pry it out of Parker.

He sat there loosening his tie as random girls of his year passed by him. They all seemed to giggle and blush at him, but again he could be wrong. Just when he thought it was going to be an ordinary lazy afternoon a bunch of guys from his year walked into the court yard talking about things. They were his classmates and he got along with them quite well until that afternoon that is.

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Parker followed Stella to the dormitories and looked around at the Tudor decorated tower. She was explaining how Ravenclaw tower had more of a Baroque feel to it. Stella just chuckled and the two then headed to pitch A. Parker sat silently at the stands before Stella made an appearance, in her body padding and all. "So what happened? I saw that err. What's her name…." asked Stella as she flipped through her transfiguration book.

Parker started to tell her bout how girls of her year had ostracized her and all because she had a huge falling out with a friend in during the summer. The friend had told lies about her and tarnished her image, and during the summer it escalated. Mimicking ripple effect the whole thing gotten huge and only a few people were friends with her, two to be exact and no one else. Stella found out that many of the 2nd years had been pretending that Parker was made out of air unless they were there to tease her minus most of the boys of Ravenclaw. Parker broke a sob as she lazily stared at the dark forest a km behind the pitch. She felt a rub on her back and looked back to see Stella standing beside her bitting her lip.

"Anything I could do to help you? We could always tell Frances"

"Well, no...its okay. I still have a few friends from the year above me and all and well there's Wyatt. But I told him not to do anything either…I don't want him to get thrown into the same boat as me…."

"Are you sure Parker?" asked Stella as she was concerned for her little sister.

"Well yea….no one really knows to which Weasley family I belong to…I hate my year"

"I would too, but you always have me, Jeff and all of our cousins to help you out….."

"I know. Thanks Stell"

"Nah, no need. I'm after all you older sister. I asked for god for a little sister while Jeff asked for a little brother. I got my wish eh….."

Parker wiped the tears that's had fallen from her eyes and sniffled a bit as Stella hugged her. Parker then decided to leave Stella to her studying and head to the library for some reading when she stopped at the courtyard to give her notes to Wyatt who had asked for them a few hours ago.

Stella sat there wondering why Parker hadn't said anything before but dismissed it as 5pm clicked and all of the hopefuls came to try out. Not knowing that when Parker got to the courtyard she got into a scruff with the snobby girls and Wyatt got into a fight with one of the "boyfriends" of the girls who was harassing Parker.

Maggie Wood was annoyed. Oh yes she was. That 6th year prefect was making a move on the dense Jeff Weasley, but the boy didn't take the clue! She had found herself staring at the boy on her way to the pitch that she forgot to jump that trick step in the that particular hall that she fell flat on her face. Well she comforted herself with the fact that Jeff had stopped talking to his little female friend to help her up. Maggie blushed as she saw Mike wiggling his eyebrows at her and stuck out her tongue at the Slytherin captain.

"Not hurt Maggie? How does your nose feel?" asked Jeff. Maggie looked up and touched her nose to feel something warm and damp. When she pulled her hand away from her face she nearly fainted as she saw blood on her hand. As much as her mother was a doctor, she didn't like blood much and had fainted once when she was getting her blood checked out. Before Maggie could grab a tissue or something from her bag she found that Jeff already had a cold damp cloth pressed to her nose. He smirked at her and said "Well then….I'll escort you to the hospital wing, cant have a bloody nose for the try outs can we?"

She hated it when Jeff treated her like she was 8 or something. She felt like Emma for some reason. Emma always got babied by everybody because she was the youngest of the Wood lot. Nodding her head and taking hold of the cloth pressed to her nose, Jeff bent down to pick up her stuff and shouldering her bag as the two headed to the infirmary. When they got there they found a about 10 2nd years all in different beds being treated for a banged head, a scratch or a black eye. "What the hell" said Jeff as he saw Parker and Wyatt arguing at the very end of the infirmary. Maggie was snorting out blood as she watched her little brother get bullied by the smaller Weasley female.

Madam Pompfry had asked Jeff to help out with the easier cases while she went and healed the worse ones like a Hufflepuff boy whose face was bleeding. Even with the lot in the infirmary the medi witch had taken care of Maggie's bleeding nose and healed her broken nose bridge before attending to the whining 2nd years. "There….feel alright Miss Wood?...alright then. If you could possibly go and press this on Mr. Wood's eye and apply this on Ms. Weasley's arm…thanks…"

Maggie headed to the back and broke up the two slamming the ice pack on Wyatt's face and ordering Parker to smudge the ointment on her.

"Alright…..tell me what happened?" demanded Maggie as she swatted Parker's hands away from the bruised arm.

"This guy decided to step in and help me when that witch over there bullied me. Then the 'boy toy' punches Wyatt and there ya go, 3 pairs of guys got into a fight, I got into a cat fight with 3 girls…ugh….." exclaimed Parker as she coward away when the medi-witch came to her to heal her arm. Maggie laughed and stood up. "Well then no more fights….cant be late for try outs…." And headed out of the infirmary grabbing her bag at the heap where Jeff left them and headed to the pitch

Wyatt blinking his injured eye said "Well if you stood up to them sooner this bullying would've never gotten worse!"

"Easy for you to say Wyatt," spat Parker back as she got her arm back from the medi witch.

Jeff was helping the ring leader of the girls and bit his tongue as he played idle to what the girls was saying about his sister.

"That Weasley…..you know none of us still know from which Weasley she spawned from. Maybe the freak was adopted…" Jeff shook his head when he heard this and healed the scratch on the girls face. He did so quietly even as he watched Maggie run out of the infirmary to what he assumed the pitch for the try outs being held that same afternoon. He had heard as much, the girls were bullying his sister and Parker hadn't stood up for herlself till earlier, which is the reason of the scruff between the 2nd years. His attention was diverted when Wyatt who was holding an ice pack on his eye passed by with Parker arguing still. Wyatt stopped at his tracks and said "Tell her she should stand up to herself….she wont listen to me…."

Jeff , who was healing one of the boys tipped the boy's head to the back as he pressed an icepack at the boy's bleeding nose. "Parker….listen to Wyatt and good luck with Papa and Mama, which ever one comes here…."

The girls who had just been sitting around waiting for the nurse to heal them stopped talking to look at Parker. Parker sighed and stuck her tongue out at Jeff before glaring at the girls and walking out of the infirmary. Wyatt then smirked and walked away himself before Jeff shouted "Thanks for looking out for my sister Wy"

"No problem…anyways…off to watch the try outs!" the younger boy said as he walked out of the infirmary.

Maggie got the stands already changed from the try outs, she didn't need to try out anymore but she was there to help sort out the potentials. She got on her broom and zoomed at the middle of the pitch where Stella, James, Charles and Theodore were already at. She got there and said her excuses only to get a huge smirk from Stella who made kissy noises only for James to catch on and ask "Oh Merlin…you got competition. About half of the female prefect population!"

Stella started laughing and was silenced when the younger girl glared at her.

Maggie frowned paid attention to the people doing laps around the pitch. Not long after, they started the try outs and by the end of the night they picked their two players. A 3rd year named Claire Pierce for chaser and a 6th year named Anthony Brighton.

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AN:

i hope you liked the chapter.