HOSPITAL WING - SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER - 9:35AM
"What the actual fuck, Ginny?" questioned Hermione as she came storming into the Hospital Wing, past Ron and Harry, all of them wearing full Gryffindor quidditch gear, "A fire?"
Ginny groaned, lying on the medical bed with a towel wrapped around her head.
Ron glared at Hermione "Back off she can't remember a thing," Hermione glared back at him, then turned to Harry.
"Is that true?"
"It is, she can't remember a thing from last night," Harry quickly pulled Hermione aside and whispered, "And strangely enough neither can Theo, Dean, Blaise or Seamus," Hermione widened her eyes.
"But they didn't go off on a fire-making rampage," hissed Hermione.
"The teachers think someone gave her something more," Harry gestured towards the teachers who were huddled in a corner on the wing.
"Oi! What are you two whispering about?" questioned Ron.
"Nothing!" They both said. Ron was about to say something when the Hospital Wings banged open.
"What the actual fuck, Weasellette? A fire?" questioned Blaise. Ginny groaned louder.
Draco sighed, "Lay off the ginger weasel. We've already got to tell her about the song,"
"You can't really call me the ginger weasel anymore" Ginny unwrapped the towel around her hair and winced at the shocked look of all her friends. Ron grimaced and attempted to put on a look of surprise.
"It's... Malfoy white" whispered Harry. Draco glared at him.
"I am literally engorged with disgust and attraction," Pansy pondered, receiving a glare from Harry.
"Back off," hissed Harry.
"Oh shut up, I'm as straight as can be," Everyone exchanged unsure looks at Pansy's statement.
"Wait hold on what's this about a song? About me?"
"Yeah about you set fire to a classroom," grimaced Seamus.
"Yeah and sorry to say but it was really, really catchy. And it will probably be stuck in my head for a long time," admitted Dean ducking his head, when Ginny glowered at him. Luna laughed.
"Now we're triplets. Me, Ginny and Draco," Ron opened his mouth, probably to say something rude to her when Madame Pomfrey came, followed by the teachers.
"No, no, no, too many of you out, out!"
"Isn't this a strange mix of students," chuckled Dumbledore.
"Don't you all have tryouts to be getting too," chided Professor McGonagall. She turned to Draco and Harry, "And I'm sure you two are captains this year," Draco and Harry looked at each other then ran to the door, fighting each other to be the first out of the door.
"They do know that there is enough space for the both of them... right?" asked Sue.
"Idiots," sighed Hermione
GRYFFINDOR GIRLS' LOCKER ROOM - SUNDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER - 9:54AM
Hermione smiled as she heard the music startup. She finished her laces on her shoes and stood up.
"I'm fired up
Tryouts today
I'm going to blow 'em away yeah
Narcissa says i can't go wrong no
As long as i keep this on oh
Gryffindor's been the best like forever
Friends counting on me no pressure
Quidditch's in my friends genes
Come on lets do this thing" Hermione sang as she grabbed her Thunderbolt VI and makes her way to the Quidditch Pitch.
Draco frowned as he heard the music from the Slytherin Boys' locker room. Here we go again.
"Now what up everybody
Let me set the scene
Fresh new start for your boy young B" sang Blaise, excited for his first Quidditch tryout.
"You saw our friend for time he's cool
He's just a little stressed about our first tryout of school," sang Theo.
"They say "be careful those bludgers can be mean"
But we're still going out for the quidditch team
It might look rough but it's home sweet home
Just a little bit of dust and a little bit of pain
But it ain't so bad on this side of tracks
We make it work with a little bit of swag" The two sang together walking out with Draco trailing behind annoyed.
"On this side, we can all keep winning
If we just try to fit in" The music stopped as the boys look at Pansy who just sang, came over wearing something unfamiliar.
"Pansy, what is this?" asked Draco.
"Oh it's a muggle dressing for cheer- a-leaders, I think Hermione called them. They cheer players on so here I am," she responded.
The boys looked at each other.
"I thought you were trying out for Quidditch," questioned Theo.
"Did you guys really think that was happening,"
The music started up again and the group ran to Quidditch pitch.
"Watch it come together
Be the best one ever
Because it's my time
This is going to be my year" Hermione and the Gryffindors sang already warming up for practice.
"Been waiting for this moment
Yeah I'm gonna own it
You can watch me shine
This is gonna be my year" The Slytherins sang finally reaching the pitch.
"My year, my year
My my my year
My year
My year
My year
My year
This is gonna be my year (My year)" They all sang, the Gryffindors and Slytherins dancing together.
"Whoa, Granger is that a Thunderbold VI?" asked Blaise. Hermione nodded.
"Hermione, those just came out! Where did you get it from?" asked Dean, who was trying to snap Harry out of his daze ("The Thunderbolt VI... it's beautiful").
"Oh, Narcissa gave it to me,"
Draco spluttered, "Narcissa? My mother? As in the mother who wouldn't let me upgrade my Firebolt to that? Why doesn't she love me anymore?"
"Stop being so dramatic, Malfoy," Seamus laughed seeing the boy's overdramatic speech, "I'm sure she's just showing you tough love,"
"Tough love? It's too late for that! I'm a brat. I own that title now," Draco crossed his arms, "I am simmering with rage, engulfed in fury, immersed in-"
"Shut up, Malfoy," voiced the Gryffindors.
"Why are you guys here anyway? Please don't tell me it was double booked again," complained Blaise.
Harry and Draco looked at each other.
"Me and Potter- "
"Potter and I" corrected Hermione
"-Shut up, have decided to have joint tryouts" finished Draco.
"To boast house unity," added Harry.
"This house unity shit is getting really annoying," protested Ron, "Now we're sharing tryouts,"
"If you don't agree, leave," stated Draco. No one left, "Great let's get started," He blew a whistle, "Chasers! To me,"
ROOM OF REQUIREMENT - 12:56PM
Pansy rolled her eyes as she listened to the occupants talk about Quidditch.
"Hermione, you need to show me how you did that Bludger Backbeat!"
"Only if you show me how yo and Blaise did that Dopplebeater Defence move. It was amazing!"
"Malfoy, I think that was the best idea we've had,"
"It's the only idea we've ever had together,"
"...Still the best"
Pansy let the chatter go on for a bit till she loudly cleared her throat.
"Weren't we called here for a reason,"
"Pansy's right. We have to update the parchment," Sue Li suggested. Everyone else grumbled and bought out their parchment.
"I tore mine," complained Blaise.
"I lost mine," Neville stammered sadly. Hermione sighed and gave them both replacement ones.
"Okay so what we have on so far the curse seems to affect everyone inside the castle, the curse will affect anyone who enters the school and the last one, Hogwarts is alive. Ravenclaws any update on that?"
"Negative. I haven't found anything that could signify that Hogwarts is an actual being. Besides moving stairs and locking doors," Jason Huntingdon confirmed.
"I haven't found anything either," agreed Sue.
"The school has spoken in a while," muttered Luna, unusually quiet. Her comment went unnoticed.
"Ooooh, we have to add the fact that the spell affects us out of school. As seen in our impromptu performance in that boutique," added Daphne.
"It's as if the spell on us too, not just the school," proclaimed Hermione. The group sat in silence stewing over what Hermione said.
"Another thing, why does everyone hate us now?" questioned Dean. Seamus nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, it's like we're the most hated now,"
"Hated enough for someone to attack and cast imperius over Ginny," Harry fumed.
"Are we sure it was imperius? Maybe it's a Weasley thing to go crazy," suggested Draco.
"Like it's a Black thing to go insane," Harry hissed back. There was an awkward silence. Bellatrix materialized beside Hermione shaking in fury.
"How dare he insult the house of Black. He should not talk about things she does not understand," She yelled in fury. Hermione winced as she was the only one who could hear her.
Harry sighed "Sorry. That was uncalled for. I just don't appreciate you insulting the Weasley's at a time like this"
The Slytherin purebloods looked at each other. Neville and Luna looked at each other too.
"It wasn't an insult, Potter. It was a genuine suggestion," Draco said slowly.
Hermione leaned forward, "Explain,"
Daphne looked down as Theo took a deep breath.
"Let's just say... argh Merlin how do I explain this,?"
Draco took over, "In the wizarding world there is something called a blood malediction,"
"What is that?" asked Seamus, intrigued.
"It's a curse, that can last generations. As in it can resurface in one of the original victims' descendants," answered Pansy.
The half-bloods and muggleborn's jaws dropped open.
"Who would do such a thing?" questioned Dean, "Punish someone who hasn't even been born!"
"Not that many thank Merlin, but with all the close relations that pureblood marriages have now, well..." Blaise trailed off.
"It can usually be revealed through a mark on their skin, every different mark shows a different type of curse, usually it's on their wrist," explained Luna. There was another silence as the others tried to process this. Draco took a deep breath.
"I kinda trust you guys, so what I'm about to tell you can not be repeated!" Everyone nodded, "Potter when you said, "it's a Black thing to go Insane"... You were right,"
Bellatrix hissed, "He wouldn't. He wouldn't dare!"
"A long, long, long time ago a Black was cursed by a Greengrass. For no reason may I add,"
Daphne hid her curling fists, holding back the need to dispute Draco's claim. But that would mean revealing her family's secret.
"It was a curse of insanity and while most people affected with it in the family managed to keep it low. But there was one. The most notorious Black of them all. She got the curse worse than her others. I'm sure you already know who I'm talking about,"
Hermione could feel Bellatrix seething with rage. She caught a glance at her wrist and saw a circle with arrows around it.
Every different mark shows a different type of curse usually, it's on their wrist, Hermione thought in horror as Bellatrix turned to her a wild look in her eye.
"Bellatrix Lestrange. She was cursed with insanity,"
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