Baring the Teeth

[Fiona O'Reilly S5]

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Fiona sat looking around her common room. Things were boring and no one seemed to be too excited about the weekend. Fiona, herself, had tons of homework to work on as well as finish a letter to her uncle. She sighed as she stood from the black leather chair. She was tired of sitting around the common room listening to the same boring conversations she seemed to always be listening to. Standing she smoothed her dark blue jeans and her black long sleeved shirt. She pulled off a piece of her hair that had gotten stuck to the shoulder of her shirt. She quickly fluffed her long red hair before she began a walk toward the door of her common room. She wasn't going to just sit around all day, she would walk around the castle for a few hours before returning to her chair.

The noises from the common room slowly faded as Fiona walked up the stone steps of the dungeon. She was interested in hanging around there. She would go up around the class rooms. There was always something new and exciting to find up in those corridors. Stepping out of the dark dungeon she squinted her eyes in response to the light that was pouring in from the windows near the Great Hall. She glared at the light as she turned her back on it and continued up the next flight of stairs. However it was too long before she was turning another corner and collided with someone who seemed to have been in a hurry. Fiona flew across the floor and hit the wall. She immediately sprung up and pulled out her wand. The girl seemed to be frightened and Fiona knew why. She had seen the girl before. She had met her when they were children. Both of their fathers had worked for the ministry. Fiona smiled wickedly at the memory of what happened.

Looking the older girl over Fiona laughed. "You seem to be frightened of a 4th year. Why could that be? Have you remembered something from your past? Is the 4th year really scary?" Fiona asked in a mock baby voice. She knew that this girl would get angry from this accusation, but Fiona couldn't help but play with the girls mind. She needed to be taught a lesson about running into people, especially Fiona. She looked at the girl with anger and malice. She would teach her a lesson even if she couldn't do magic on her. Fiona raised an eyebrow at the girl as she waited for the girl to respond harshly and rashly, maybe she would attack Fiona first and then Fiona can blame everything on her. Fiona waited with anticipation.

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Mandi made her way out of her common room and out the picture of the Fat Lady. She looked out at the bright sun. It was such a beautiful day and Mandi was determined to make the most of it. She would go out to the lake and watch the beautiful day pass by slowly. She smiled brightly as she started jumping down the stone steps. She was excited to be going outside. She had been stuck inside the castle for a while now and she wanted to go outside desperately. Once she reached the bottom of the tower stairs she started off quickly. She wanted to get outside fast so she didn't have to worry about running into anyone she knew. She wasn't in the mood to talk with anyone, but herself.

Mandi quickened her pace as she looked down at her clothing. Her light blue jeans were more than comfortable that day and her red blouse flew out behind her as she walked quickly. She smiled to herself at her appearance. She definitely thought she looked good that day. As Mandi turned the next corner she ran straight into someone she hadn't even seen. She fell backward and exclaimed. "Sorry!" Mandi said quickly as she rose to her feet. As she did she turned and saw a wand pointed at her. She looked up at the face and recognized the holder of the wand. "Fiona..." Mandi whispered out loud. She stepped back. She had met that girl a long time ago. She had been quite evil to Mandi had played a nasty trick on her using her untamed power. Mandi tried to slow her heartbeat. She was extremely frightened by this girl because of what had happened. She looked at the girl with defiance.

The girl laughed and began to speak, her words were coated with venom. "You seem to be frightened of a 4th year. Why could that be? Have you remembered something from your past? Is the 4th year really scary?" Fiona had asked in a tone that Mandi recognized as a baby. Mandi reached in her pocket and grasped her wand. She would not be defenseless against her. She pulled out her wand and pointed it at Fiona. They stood facing each other with wands drawn. Mandi looked at her with anger. “You do not know me and I do not know you. We will never be friends and if you want to settle this now we can. I am not frightened of you Fiona and I will never be. I’ve avoided you for 4 years now and I will continue to do so. If you want to start something then let’s take this to the dueling club. I will not fight you here,” Mandi said with hatred. She looked at Fiona with such hate and she knew why. That day they had been together when Mandi was only 5. Fiona had done something horrible to her. Mandi pointed her wand at Fiona's chest as she waited for Fiona’s response.

[Fiona O'Reilly S5]

Fiona looked at Mandi with humor. This fifth year was nothing to her. She was a half-breed, half muggle and half pureblood. She was practically a mudblood. Fiona looked her up and down and the hatred flared within her. All she had to do was say the curse that had come to her mind, but she knew that detention was not something she wanted to deal with at this moment. She didn’t want to lose house points and she didn’t want to be stuck in detention. She had better things to do then be stuck with horrible professors who were mudblood lovers. Fiona didn’t lower her wand, but she didn’t attack either. She just continued to stare into Mandi’s eyes as the past came back.

Fiona was 4 years old. She was sitting and playing with a fake wand. Her father was watching with delight. A knock on the door and she watched her father leave her side and open the door. Another man stood there holding his daughter by the hand. They entered and the man began to speak with her father. She continued to watch as the girl with the man came over and sat down next to Fiona. “Hi,” the girl said and Fiona nodded. She didn’t know whom it was or if they would be nice. She looked down at the stuffed doll in the girl’s hand. She reached for it and the girl pulled away. Fiona glared at the girl and suddenly the doll burst into flames. The man quickly ran by her father and picked his daughter up. “Mandi are you okay?” the man asked his daughter. “I’m sorry. Fiona hasn’t realized her powers yet,” her father said as he quickly put out the fire with a wave of his wand. The girl was crying as she looked at her burnt hands. The man quickly healed his daughter’s hands and comforted her. Fiona looked at the girl with anger and the girl looked back with surprise and fear. A smile broke on Fiona’s face and she knew that was how she wanted to be looked at for the rest of her life.

Fiona shook her head as she looked at Mandi. “Is your da still putting out your fires?” Fiona asked with a laugh. She knew that Mandi would be angry at the comment, but she didn’t care. If Mandi was going to give her a fight she would do the same. She wasn’t weak and she could protect herself if it was necessary. Fiona held her wand steady and thought about all the curses she knew. She picked the best one she could think of and waited to see if Mandi would rise to the bait she had given her.