Mischief Managed

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~Slight Jump to the weekend~

I woke up in bed by myself with a note on the nightstand from Percy.

Morning love. I had to meet with McGonagall early this morning and didn't want to wake you. I hope you have a great day coaching the quidditch teams.

Love always, 

Perc

I smiled at the note and changed into a simple pair or sweatpants with one of Percy's shirts. I tied my hair into a messy bun and made my way to the quidditch pitch. I would be having a meeting with each house team to figure what spots were open and what needed to be done at practices in the coming week. I made it down to the pitch and saw most of the teams were making their way to the locker room. I cast a spell to change the locker room to a more comfortable meeting space and when I walk in I see everyone sitting with their teammates.

"Good morning. My name is Mirabella Foxe if you don't know who I am. I was asked to coach the quidditch teams for all 4 houses this year. I'm very excited to be working with all of you. I know Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff need to have tryouts next week. What positions do you need?"

Ravenclaw needs two beaters and Hufflepuff needs a new keeper since I had to leave. Slytherin and Gryffindor don't need any new people so I discussed to Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw how tryouts would run and then discussed practice schedules with all four houses. I also discussed that I wanted each team member of each house to work out at least once a week to keep their stamina up. I dismissed the rest of the team members so I could meet with the captains. I was getting some stuff together when I felt a tap on my shoulder.

"Mirabella. I would like to personally apologize to you for what my father did to you all those years ago. My mum and I did not know about it until recently and I feel terrible hearing about what he put you through."

"Thank you Draco. That was very mature of you. Now if you can have this level of professionalism and maturity when in an environment with people you don't particularly like you will go far in this world. You're dismissed."

Draco walks away and Oliver comes up to me.

"What was that about?"

"Draco apologized for what his father did to me. Apparently Draco and his mom didn't know until recently."

Oliver nods and then goes back to his seat for the team captain meeting.

"Now. You all have been given this position because you earned it. I want everyone to play fair this season. I don't want to see any kind of sabotage. We are all young adults and I know we can all act in a civil manner. Win, lose, or draw, you all have rightfully earned your places here and should be proud to be representing your houses in this fashion. "

All the captains nodded and I dismissed them. After the meeting was concluded I changed the locker room back to it's original form and decided to work out a bit. I started with some yoga to work on my balance and concentration then I moved up to some strength training with the weights. After my strength training I took a nice 10 minute run on the treadmill and then ended with some more yoga to get my breathing under control. Once I was done with my workout I showered and changed into a pair of leggings with a big sweater over top. I walked out of the locker room and locked everything up. 

I was walking back to the castle and I saw a gorgeous black dog running towards the forbidden forest. I smiled and the dog seemed to notice I was there and looked at me. I crouched down close to the ground and held out my hand in case the dog wanted to come up to me. The dog walked up to me but didn't sniff me. The dog just looked at me with sad eyes. The dog nuzzled my hand and I decided to sit and pet the sweet thing. The dog seemed to love the affection. After a couple minutes of petting the dog I got back up to go to the castle. The dog watched me get up and start walking before running back to the forbidden forest. I went back into the castle and smiled at the sweet interaction I just had.