Noah blinked once.Twice.Three times.Everything happened so quickly that his mind couldn’t immediately comprehend what was going on with him.Just two fucking seconds ago he was quietly munching his croissant with cherry juice in peace, and now his face, hair and clothes were completely drenched in a sweet, red liquid. It didn’t take long for his blood to boil through his veins, ready to explode anytime. The bitch went too far. Which meant only one thing : revenge. Noah closed his eyes as if mentally trying to calm himself down and not do any scene to make her feel even more satisfied. Eventually, he rushed out of the hall under the examining eyes of the fewer students that decided to stay a little longer in the Great Hall to chat, followed shortly by Jacob and two other students. ---- „What a cow.Just what her problem is?” Elena, a girl in her 6th year whom Noah had been mates with in the Quidditch team and presumably Jacob’s girlfriend, said .With her hands folded, she was watching Noah wash his face at the closest bathroom since the Gryffindor’s Dormitory was at least 10 minutes away. „She’s a Slytherin, what can you expect from her?” The boy named Zayn added, grabbing the nearest towel in order to hand it to Noah. The students’s words seem vague to Noah’s ear. His anger apparently vanished after the cold water refreshed his senses, but not completely.However, what did the three students who were by his side not know was that one single wrong word and Noah might explode anytime.This fact could be comfirmed by the intense silence he unleashes, which isn’t a good sign.He was staring at the mirror with an unreadable expression, thousands of thoughts crossing his mind. „That bitch needs to be fucked, Noah.You have to do something!” Jacob said as he leaned his back on the doorway, waiting for some reaction from his green-eyed friend. [i]You don’t say.[/i] ”You can’t sit and wait for her next--” „OKAY, FINE, SHERLOCK!” Noah suddenly yelled out loud which startled the three students, lifting his chin and giving Jacob a long death glare. Elena and Zayn stood still and swallowed their own saliva, seemingly afraid that he might lose his composure too much just like in those times when Alyssa did indeed received her well-deserved punishment from him.Jacob, however, only stood there unimpressed at Noah’s sudden outburst and decided to let him externalize his wrath. Although, what they didn’t know was that someone else had been walking up towards them with firm steps.” I AM AWARE OF THAT TOO! BUT WHAT CAN I DO [i]NOW[/i] ? NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL, FOR THE MOMENT. TOMORROW I AM GOING TO TAKE PART IN THAT CRAPPY TEST AND I –CANNOT – AFFORD A BLONDE SLUT TO MESS WITH MY MIND. MY FUCKING FUTURE DEPENDS ON THAT TEST, GOT IT?AND--” „N-Noah...ah...” Elena’s face went pale and tried to mumble something once she got a glimpse of the person that now had been sitting right behind him.The reaction was soon shared with both Jacob and Zayn, who were trying their best to make Noah shut up by mouthing or making lip-sealing signs. „AND THAT FUCKFACED BITCH WILL PAY FOR THIS, I SWEAR ON ANYTHING--„ „Noah!” ”THE REVENGE WOULD BE SWEETER THAN--” „Noah!Behind you!” Jacob yelled suddenly, pointing behind him. „WHAT! WHAT THE HELL YOU WAN--oh.” Noah rolled his eyes and turned his head over shoulders, though once he got aware of Minerva McGonagall’s presence, he quickly swallowed his words and covered his idiotic mouth.„P-Professor McGonagall !Oh...my sincere apologies.I had no idea you were here... ” McGonagall narrowed her eyes in a scolding manner, sign that she wasn’t pleased with the boy’s rude attitude.Although, considering the previous incident and knowing the famous long-term relationship of rivalry between him and the blonde Slytherin, she decided to overlook that. „You better reflect on your behahiour, mr. Hollingsworth, because this will be the last time I tolerate it. This is an educational institute, not a headquarters for delinquents.” She said on a calm, but not-as-friendly tone of voice which earned a moment of silence, followed by a slow, forced nod coming from Noah. „Yes ma’am...” „Good.Follow me, Noah. Professor Dumbledore is asking for your and miss LeStrange’s presence. ” She stated, turning her back as a sign for him to follow her.Noah stood there confused and took one more glance at his drenched clothes. „Now?” Noah asked almost mockingly, pointing to his wet shirt. Gonagall glanced harshly.”Now.” [i]This is going to be sooo fun...[/i] ----- Once Noah stepped inside the office, he couldn’t help himself but refrain from making any scene. The office looked by far more familiar than it should : old but elegant-looking furniture, and two sofas with a small table in-between.Dumbledore looked up while sipping from a cup of tea and smiled kindly, waving at him. „Noah,my boy. Here you are, have a seat!Oh,want some biscuits ?It goes well with tea.” McGonagall waited for the boy to do as Dumbledore said, but he refused to, standing up next to the sofa.„Sir, I believe I didn’t come here to sit and chitchat.Plus, I’ve got a shower to take, as you can very well see.” He stopped, knowing it might’ve sound a little harsh, before continuing to speak. „So?What’s the problem?” Dumbledore furrowed his eyebrows, as if trying to choose his words carefully.„Well, I suppose you know that very well,my boy. It concerns both you and miss LeStrange.This negative atmosphere you two emit are going to definitely affect your Test abilities.” „What is there to solve, sir?” Noah cut him off, and the feeling of the sticky juice on his skin didn’t make him feel any better. ”I’m sorry for sounding rude, but this matter should be solely my and LeStrange's concern. We will fix that somehow.” „How?By throwing a bucket of toilet water in her head like you did in year 3?Or by placing a bunch of clothing-eater bugs in her uniform like last year?” Noah took his time to remember his previous actions with an internal smirk before carelessly shrugging, as if it was something completely natural.„So what?She deserved--ouch!” Noah quickly stopped talking and rubbed a spot of his head that was hit by McGonagall's wand, sign that he went too far.Dumbledore resorted to just laughing, not affected in the least. „It’s alright, Minerva.” His head slowly moved towards the opened door which revealed a moody Snape and Alyssa Lestrange. ”Oh, seems that miss LeStrange is here at the right time!” A long, awkward silence overwhelmed the room, mainly because of the exchange of glares between the two. Noah felt the need to lick his dry lips at the sight of Alyssa’s snicker and a sudden urge to spit in her face. The amount of disgust he felt for the girl was so great that his stomach began to ache. Dumbledore studied the two students’s faces for a while, before breaking the silence. „Exactly what I was talking about.This tension between you two needs to disappear, my children. It’s not only unhealthy for your psychic state, but a bad example for the rest of the students as well.” „Then let me motivate why will [i]I[/i] and [i]she[/i] never have a ‚decent’relationship,sir.” Noah suddenly stepped ahead, pointing to him and then to her.”Bacause one : she’s an attention-seeker with such a huge obsession for me that, instead of wasting her time qualitatively, she does nothing but flick her hair over shoulders and make up childish pranks; and two : you all are promoting her hypocrisy!And since you all are going to do nothing about this, I--” Without him realising, he did already stick his hand inside the pants’s back pockets and took a firm grip of his wand, pointing it to Alyssa.Though once he opened his mouth to say the spell, McGonagall grabbed his hand tightly while Snape took a step ahead, as if trying to cover Alyssa anytime. „Put your wand down, Noah.Or would you fancy not only 50Gryffindor points taken,but a possible expulsion from the Game as well?” Noah bit his lip and put his wand back, knowing the teacher was right.He couldn’t do any mistake which could compromise his entry in Test. Dumbledore coughed a little, inoffensively at first, but the act itself is telling them it was moment for him to speak up. „Well,well, since everything is finally settled, we can move on to the reasons as to why I brought you two here.Which is..." Dumbledore took one more sip of his tea, and with one subtle smile, he continued. "... team work! ”