Wow, you guys are awesome! What a ton a reviews! I am so happy!:) Hey, my exams end on Thursday this week so then I will finally be free! Ahh it's a good feeling to have when it's over:) Quick update hope it's alright, no time for shoutouts sorry but here are the cupcakes! Enjoy!:)
Jack groaned as he gathered in his surroundings as he woke up. He seemed to be in a long dark hallway and the tiles on the wall were sleek and shiny. Looking up, Jack saw two figures, one a little shorter than the other, at the end of the hallway and a black and golden door was opening behind them.
Jack squinted his eyes at them as he slowly walked forward.
"Is it set?" one of them asked.
"Indeed. They have already gone into the castle and soon, problems will start for the boy" the other said.
"What about that one at the game? He is no part of it" the shorter one said sharply.
"No. He has very bad habit of interfering. No fear. He will crumble in due time" the taller one said with a sinister tone.
Jack gaped in shock at this, knowing that the tall one was referring to him. As the golden and black door opened, a white light engulfed his vision and a sharp pain shot through him.
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Jack's eyes shot open and his vision returned. Was that a dream? He didn't know but he felt his arm twinge with pain. He felt his head upon something soft and so was his body. He tried to move his arm but it felt as if it was stuck. He then tried his other arm which was thankfully working and used it to prop himself up. Looking around, he saw himself in the Hospital Wing and looking down, he saw that his arm was in a sling. He then raised his hand to his head and felt a bandage there. Must have hit it when I fell, Jack thought. He then looked at the bedside table and saw that a few sweets were on there and he smiled. Guess the Gryffindors were happy that they won.
"Jack!" a voice said. Jack turned his head to see Ron and Hermione coming in.
"How are you feeling?" Hermione asked, coming to his side with Ron.
"Like I've been hit by something hard" Jack said grinning but then he looked around and saw no sign of Harry or Star. "Where are the others?" Jack added.
"Well, after you got knocked out by Malfoy's spell, Dumbledore and the other teachers stopped the fight. Snape practically dragged Malfoy and the other Slytherins away from the scene. Umbridge almost took the Snitch points off Gryffindor but Dumbledore talked her out of it but she wasn't too pleased. Harry nearly had a fit at her attitude" Hermione said with concern.
"Yeah. When we tried to get you up, you would budge and your face was all twisted and scared. Looked like you were having a nightmare or something" Ron said and Jack froze. A nightmare? That wasn't possible! He was so shocked, he made the temperature go down a bit but once he saw his friends shiver, he calmed down.
"But you didn't say where the others were" Jack said, still in a little shock.
"Well, Harry and Star are trying to tell Dumbledore something but I saw Umbridge go in with them so I don't think they'll have much luck with her around" Hermione said. Everyone then heard the sound of doors being opened and they turned their heads to see Harry coming in with a face like thunder although he walked with a little limp.
"Honestly, can't she see that Malfoy did it on purpose?" Harry nearly shouted.
"What is it?" Jack asked, sitting up a bit more.
"Umbridge took points away from the game so now we only have one hundred" he said.
"That isn't fair! We won it fair and square!" Hermione objected.
"I'll say! Mad old toad!" Ron agreed. Harry then noticed that Jack was awake so he came to his side like the others.
"You alright?" Harry asked.
"Yeah, I'm good" Jack said, "Well, all the points would be better."
"Blame that on Umbridge and somebody who mouthed off that wasn't me this time" a voice said. Everyone turned to see Star coming in with a frown on her face.
"Okay, that was not my fault" Harry said in annoyance.
"Riiiiight…" Star said, rolling her eyes.
"Okay, I may have spoken out of term but it wasn't that bad" Harry said.
"You almost pulled your wand out. I had to kick you" Star pointed out and Jack laughed.
"Is that why you were limping?" Jack asked and Harry looked away.
"Maybe" he replied.
Star laughed as she came up beside him. "Besides, I have good news! Harry would have heard it but he stormed out" Star reported happily.
"Malfoy is leaving Hogwarts?" Ron asked eagerly.
"Dude, she said good news, not a miracle" Jack told him.
"True" Hermione agreed.
"Anyway people! We have one hundred and thirty points. I showed them the photo that took when Malfoy shoved you" Star said.
"Wicked! What happened to the other points?" Ron asked.
"Well, Malfoy's dad was there too and he watched the game and he was complain or accusing Jack of inappropriate flying. And I quote, 'irresponsible half-blood' from Lucius Malfoy himself" Star said with a stupid little bow that made everyone laugh.
"Irresponsible is an understatement" Jack muttered with amusement.
"I think we should go and tell the Gryffindors the news!" Hermione said eagerly, then getting up and Ron did the same.
"Yeah, but they won't be happy with Umbridge I'll bet" Ron said with a grin. The pair then walked out of the Hospital Wing, leaving Harry and Star with Jack.
"Aren't you going with them?" Jack asked, feeling his broken arm and pulling a face at the feeling of it.
"Well, Star and I saw something and we wanted to see if you saw it too" Harry said.
"Yeah, here it is" Star said, handing Harry a photo that she pulled from her pocket. She then looked at the table of treats by Jack's bed and grinned. "Ooh! You have Bertie Bots Every Flavour Beans! I love these! I can use them for cupcake recipes!" Star said, picking up a box of them and opened it and looked inside. She then looked at the two boys who looked at her weirdly. "Don't judge me or I will pull out my wand and say Rictusempra and then you'll be sorry!" Star warned, popping a bean into her mouth. "Mmmm… cherry!" she added.
"What's Rictusempra?" Jack asked.
"Do you like being tickled to death?" Harry asked.
"Not really no" Jack replied.
"Then let's not aggravate her" Harry warned.
"Got it" Jack said with a shiver. Star was actually pretty scary when she was angered. Harry then looked at the photo and then gave it to Jack.
"Do you know what that is?" Harry asked.
Jack took the photo and saw the shoot of him and Malfoy chasing the Snitch but the shot had the shadow in it. He frowned at it. He had thought that he had imagined it. Clearly not as Star and Harry had both seen it and here was the proof.
"Didn't you show Dumbledore?" Jack asked curiously.
"With Umbridge around? You're off your cupcakes mate!" Star said with a puckered up face.
"Lemon?" Jack asked.
"It's sour but it ain't lemon" she replied with a shiver.
"Well… I'll hold onto it and I'll look in the library for anything that looks like it" Jack said, even though he could take a good guess what it was it was and he didn't expect to see it again in a few hundred years. A nightmare belong to Pitch Black.
His thoughts were then interrupted as Star butted in with another comment. "Hey I forgot to tell you guys something! Umbridge had a bicker with McGonagall and Umbridge said that things at Hogwarts were far worse that she feared" she said.
Harry looked concerned at this as did Jack. The albino was about to say something but then Star added something else and that made them both frown. "And she added that the Ministry will want to take immediate action. I don't like the sound of that. Good thing I am an awesome eavesdropper" she said.
"That doesn't sound good at all. I have one more question though" Jack said.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Why are you eating my beans?" Jack asked, quite annoyed.
"Hey, I don't see your name written on them" Star commented, popping three beans in her mouth. She then spat the beans out of her mouth, chucked the box at Jack and stuck her tongue out and slapped at it with her hands.
"Gaaaahhhh! Liver and kidney and I don't want to even know what the third bean was!" she squealed, Harry and Jack burst out laughing as Jack then popped a bean in his mouth and enjoying the taste of revenge. Who knew that a carrot flavoured bean tasted so good?
Eww... Liver isn't my favourite dish as they make liver and kidney pies in shop in town over here. I hate that shop... So Umbridge had a quarrel with McGonagall? Here come the changes and the rules! They suck...
Anyway, sixteen reviews for more cupcakes and chapters!:) Bye for now!:)
~Star
