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Chapter 2
The weekend could not come quick enough! The amount of homework the teachers were setting was ridiculous not to mention that soon after this weekend I had to add Quidditch practice on top of all. Could this year be any more stressful?
The Great Hall filled with a rustling sound as the owls came delivering the mail. I hardly received any mail seeing as my guardian was located at Hogwarts, but I often received letters from my grandparents or sometimes notes from Stefani informing me when she wanted to see me as not to raise suspicion. A gargantuan Siberian eagle owl perched in front of me, holding a letter. I did not recognise the owl, but it was the biggest owl I had ever seen. I snagged the letter, and offered it the only thing at hand – a soggy piece of toast. It gave a brief hoot of derision before taking to the air, swooping low over the ducking heads of the students and then away.
"Who is that from?" Alicia asked in awe. I shrugged my shoulders and began to open the letter, completely forgetting my grandma's things. It was written in scrawny, but elegant and readable writing.
Liesal,
I really like you. I was wondering if you would like to go to Hogsmeade with me.
Marcus Flint
I looked over to the Slytherin table and could see Flint watching me, probably seeing if he could read an answer in my expression. He had a hopeful look in his eyes. Alicia and Angelina were both shocked to who had sent it and were both saying how I should not go, he is a Slytherin, and he is only doing it to get information about the team and so on. They were both sending evil glares towards Flint, which I noticed he did not seem too bothered about.
"What? You really think I am stupid enough to go with someone like him? I cannot believe you think that. I am not going with him, seeing as I have already agreed to go with you two and even if I had not agreed, I still would not go with him," I snapped at them, the table shaking as my anger overtook me; people were looking around to who was doing that. Angie nudged me. I could not believe my two best friends would think I would do something like that. Both looked look hurt by the way I snapped at them but happy by the response. I looked towards the Slytherin and saw Flint still looking at me and shook my head and proceeded to carried on as if nothing ever happened.
Finally, the weekend had arrived and I was able to take to some time off and enjoy some girl time without having to think of the amount of homework I would have to do tomorrow. Hogsmeade was the best place for this; the shops, the butterbeer; Honeydukes; a place where we could get out of the castle and forget the stresses. The trip was brilliant; the girls and I bought sweets from Honeydukes, drank butterbeer and looked around the Quidditch store. We spotted the twins and Lee going in to Zonko's Joke Shop and no doubt buying supplies for their pranks. We made our way back up to the castle, but only to be confronted by a gang of Slytherins blocking our way. We looked at each other, nervous, but did not let it show in front of the Slytherins.
"Well, well, well. Look what we have here. If it is not Wood's girls," Flint sneered, Pucey and Warrington both sniggering behind him.
"Wood's Girls?' You have to be joking, Flint. His only concern is Quidditch and beating the likes of you," Angie snapped back. I had gradually moved back out of their eye vision. I just did not what to face Flint today. Flint just laughed.
"If you say so." He shrugged. We looked at each other, shocked by the way he was behaving. Marcus Flint never backed down or gave up like that. Something was clearly wrong. It soon became clear, when he spotted me; thanks to Ange switching how she was standing.
He turned to look at me, making me feel nervous and uncomfortable. "So you turned me down to spend the day with this pair. Do you not see them often enough, Blackheart? I am hurt; but then again I should expect it from Gryffindors like yourselves." I looked straight into his eyes, trying my hardest not to show any weakness in front of these three Slytherins.
"How would you know, Flint? All you do is cause people pain, and don't care about other people's feelings. Now stop wasting our time, we have things to do then stand and chat to snakes." With that I marched straight pass him with Angie and Alicia right behind.
"Who does she think she is?" I could hear him say after.
Once I had reached the common room, I went straight to my dorm and went straight to sleep, thinking I had tomorrow to lie in. But to think I could rest I was so wrong.
The next day Wood made us train from the early hours of the morning till late in the afternoon. He said it was to give Harry extra practice and to get him use to playing with the team. Harry Potter was the new Gryffindor Seeker; the youngest player in a century and word had got out about him playing even though everyone had tried but failed to keep it a secret. Oh well. They could say what they liked. He's the best seeker we have had since Charlie Weasley. I would love to see Flint's face after we beat them in the first match of the season.