08-29-2010, 04:05 PM
((Alrighty then. I just thought I'd put the plot I've just thought off here. It's got a lot of potential I think. xD))
It was quiet in the Room of Requirement except for a couple of clinking glasses and appreciative murmurs for the special brew of strawberry tea that the leader made for the the five students currently gathered around a small round table. At the moment, the Room of Requirement looked just like any sitting room. Red drapes lined with gold cords decorated the sides of the windows and the main entrance doors. Landscape paintings lined the royal silver walls that sometimes had a living serpent slithering within the walls, coating its slithering track with a fine tint of green before disappearing back to silver. The carpet in the center of the room was a dark velvet blue and beautifully adorned with bronze feathers. The chairs and the round table were painted black with small strands of yellow (not gold) on the surface. The cushions on the chairs were of different colors. One was red. Another was blue, and another was yellow. The last two were green and white. On the table itself were plain white tea cups and a plain white tea pot, both items enchanted to keep the liquid they were to holding warm.
Everything in the room spoke of equality between the four great houses of Hogwarts. Even the students themselves. The four students all represented each of their individual houses while the fifth, the leader and the founder, could not be classified with any house. Indeed for even the Sorting Hat had difficulty determining in which house the leader was to stay in. In the end, the leader had bowed out after an hour of indecision by the hat and simply decided on where he would stay by picking a random rolled up paper with a house name in his hand.
"Well then...shall we begin the monthly meeting?" the leader finally spoke as he put his tea down to his saucer. The four council members imitated the act and straightened, ready to get down to business.
"As you all know," the leader said with a small smile, "this will be our last year attending Hogwarts and as the muggle saying goes, we must go out with a bang."
All four students grinned at this proclamation but none of them dared to interrupt their leader.
"The first item on the table that we must address is the yearly bets. Last year's bet was quite the record breaker, almost lasting one year before someone won. Thank you for that wonderful betting suggestion Slytherin."
The Slytherin nodded in acceptance and smirked when the Ravenclaw sniffed, slightly miffed that her eight months record had been broken. The Hufflepuff rolled his eyes at the petty spat while the Gryffindor merely tapped the round table.
"Now now," the leader admonished, "none of that rivalry in this room."
When he had the attention of everyone again he continued.
"Any suggestions on what to bet upon? People with short tempers are preferred as usual. They have a tendency to cause a lot more chaos than intended when people start interrupting in their daily lives to fix the outcome of the bet."
The five students had a good laugh about the past bets that caused several calamities in the school due to tempers being in an all time high before sobering up.
"What if it has something to do with that muggle-born Dursley?" The Gryffindor spoke for the first time since attending the meeting, "I hear she is rising within the ranks. Nice girl, pretty, a Gryffindor, smart, a bit on the mental side...and has a best friend within the Slytherin house of the Black family. D'you think it would be fun to place a bet on their relationship?"
There were several murmurs as everyone evaluated the pros and cons of betting on the girl before the Hufflepuff spoke out.
"I'm not sure about this. I've heard from my spies that Dursley's already in a difficult position with her parents. Something about them not accepting that she's magical. It will be too easy to drive her over the edge."
"Exactly," The Ravenclaw smirked, "It would be too easy and several people would think so as well. And it would be true...were it not for Potter. Dursley has that kid's support in everything and I am quite certain that Potter will do everything in order to protect Dursley. Potter might even participate in the bet and be on the pro side."
"Potter? Going with the bet?" The Slytherin scoffed and shook his head, "I don't think so. He's far too noble to participate in something like this...but there is the possibility of him going to the pro side in order to help his two friends. That's got to count for something."
"Don't forget Granger," The Hufflepuff commented, suddenly seeing that the Dursley Bet was going to be quite the spectacle, "That Ravenclaw has a lot of connections and from what I know, Potter, Black, and her are good friends."
"Seems like this one is far too one-sided to work well," The Gryffindor commented.
"No it isn't. There are numerous fellows that despise Black and Potter. They'll do anything to hurt those two, including sabotaging their relationships." The Slytherin smirked.
"It will be quite interesting once the Weasleys get involved. And they will. You all know they will," The Ravenclaw grinned.
There were several murmurs as everyone discussed the possible outcomes of the bet before finally, the leader called everything to a halt.
"Have we agreed?" he asked. All four students nodded in unison, "Well then...all those in favor of betting on Dursley and Black, raise your hands."
All four raised their hands.
"Very well then. The Black and Dursley Bet has officially begun. The usual rules apply. Cheating is encouraged and allowed as long as you don't get caught. The deadline we are reaching for is one school year as always. Hopefully, we'll reach it this time."
The four shared mischievous smirks.
"Now on to the next order of business," the leader said and pulled out a chart where several names were listed, "Who will replace us once we've graduated."
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