Hogwarts erupted with celebration as the students began to prepare for a night of partying to welcome the new year. Everybody was excited about what new challenges awaited them, but for Harry, Ron and Hermione, they already had their own problem to deal with. "I can't believe you got detention Harry." Rebecca said from across the table. "What did you do this time?"
"Nothing much, apart from sneaking out after hours to talk to Hagrid." Harry explained.
"Well for starters you know that's forbidden and what can be so important that you need to talk to Hagrid that late at night?" She asked. Harry looked Towards Ron who was sitting next to him almost as if asking for permission.
"Go on mate tell her if you think you can trust her." Ron replied.
"Well me, Ron and Hermione have had this investigation going on as we think that something is being hidden in the school. It's called the Philosophers stone." He whispered. "And when we first found out we knew already that Hagrid knew something about it so we went to ask him." Giving Rebecca time to take it all in he paused and then continued explaining himself like a child would when they had broken something. "Unfortunately Malfoy found us and reported us to McGonagall."
"But the good news is that Malfoy also got detention for being out after hours." Ron chimed in.
"So what's the punishment?" She asked.
"We don't know but we have to meet up with Filch tonight." Harry answered.
"Good luck with that boys." She said. "Right now I'm going to head down to the common room to help decorate for tonight, Enjoy your punishment." She said with a smirk as she strolled out the main hall and down to the dungeons.

Daphne and Pansy was waiting for her in the common room. On the table in front of them were three mugs of butter beer and some pumpkin pasties. A box of decorations stood tall on the floor filled with baubles and tinsel and at the far end of the room was a big Piñata like Thing which had the numbers "1992" showing brightly in silver and Green lights, clearly resembling Slytherin. Rebecca came in and sat down on the black leather couch next to Daphne. "So we got everything?" she asked
"Yeah, lets started making this place shine!" Daphne screamed. Rebecca immediately was put to work in placing the piñata in place as she was the best at levitation while Daphne and Pansy had a better sense of style ( Just take a look at their wardrobes.) so they worked on the Box that stood by the coffee table. "What music we having tonight!" Rebecca shouted across the room. "I don't know I asked to choose it tonight!" Pansy shouted back "I can't wait for him to dance with me." She said with dreamy eyes While Rebecca rolled hers and replied "Well good luck with that as Malfoy has detention with Harry, Ron and Hermione."
"What!, How!" Pansy screeched
"He snuck out the common room after hours and stupidly told McGonagall that the three others were out after hours but so was he." Rebecca told Pansy.

After the decorating was done Rebecca went to the quidditch pitch to watch the Slytherin team practice. But while she was there she spotted Harry and Ron spying on the teams practice. Rebecca quickly went over to them and made them jump from behind. "What do you two think your doing!" she scolded. The boys jumped and quickly turned around to a very angry Rebecca. "Oh um just watching the teams practice." Ron announced.
"Do not take me for a fool Ronald Weasley, I know what your doing, your spying on the Slytherin team to see what their weakness is then Harry is going to report back to Wood with the info."
"Fine busted." Harry admitted.
"Don't you think your in enough trouble as it is. Plus spying on another team is very much cheating." She replied.
"Anyway what are you doing here?" Harry asked reversing the question
"Watching my house train for the next match." She answered.
"But I thought you hated your house." Ron said.
"No Ron I do not, alas I still don't know why I'm in Slytherin but the sorting hat is never wrong, I think it's time for me to stop the hatred I have for Slytherin and accept that it's who I am and there's no changing that. Plus it's only the people in my house that hate me."
"I don't believe what I'm hearing." Harry said shocked. "You've turned into a Slytherin HOW COULD YOU! Our family is Gryffindor and you, you don't belong with us, with me." Both of the boys turned on their heals and walked away. Rebecca felt as if a hole had been punctured in her heart. Her own brother had confessed his hatred to her. She fell against the wall of the stand and cried into her hands.

About an hour later Rebecca was still sat by the stand wallowing in her misery. A black shadow fell over her as she suddenly shivered. Looking up she met the face of Draco Malfoy. "What's got you so upset?" he asked.
" Why do care Malfoy." She sneered back but he gave her the look saying that he better tell her or else. "Harry basically denied me being his sister." She said feeling as if a weight had been lifted of her chest by telling someone. "Well Potter is Potter." Malfoy said almost spitting the name out. "How about you come play Quidditch with us. " He offered. "Ok I guess, what do I have to lose. Us?" she questioned. Malfoy whistled to signal for some people to come out of their hiding place revealing the faces of Crabbe, Goyle, Zabini and Nott. "Looks like we have an extra player so it's now three against three." Malfoy announced.

The six of them walked into the Slytherin changing rooms and took out six brooms from the cupboard. "I'll play Chaser." Rebecca offered immediately.
"Ok so it's Potter, Me and Goyle vs. Zabini, Nott and Crabbe. And no snitch or Bludgers as we don't want to lose any of those or Hooch will have us in her office for slaughter." Malfoy smirked. They all went onto the pitch, mounted their brooms and took of into the air. Rebecca handled the broom perfectly and found she was a really good flyer. Malfoy and Nott tossed a sickle in the middle to decide who would have the possession first and Nott managed to win. With a whistle from Zabini the game began. Nott took of to the left with the quaffle, Rebecca saw this and raced towards him smashing him in the side and almost sent him flying into a tower while taking the ball for herself. She flew as fast as she could towards Crabbe who was guarding the hoops carefully dodging Zabini who attempted to knock her off her broom. she faked throwing the ball into the bottom left hoop as she threw it right threw the middle one earning 10 points to her team. The game continued and the final score was 70-20 to Malfoys team.

"Hey Potter." Malfoy said as they headed back to the changing rooms. "Not bad out there, you should try for the team next year."
"Thanks Malfoy, are you going to try out." she asked curiously.
"Yeah but I don't need to try, my father will buy me a place." he said.
"But that's unfair on the rest of us who want to join surely you should try out not letting you father buy you a place." she retorted
"I don't care what you think Potter, Just because my family is richer them yours. wait you don't have a family." He sneered the walked of with the others. Why did she mess everything up just when she thought Malfoy was finally
being nice to her as well. She sighed deeply and placed her broom back in the cupboard and made her way back to the common room for bed as now after the hectic day she had she really didn't feel like partying.

AN/ right so I know that the students that went on the xmas holiday such as Hermione don't actually arrive back until after new year but just imagine Ok.

Becky XX