A Marauders Riddle

The Quidditch Match

With Charlie

"Team!" James Potter bellowed, leaping up on to the table in the middle of Gyriffindor common room. "We have a match on Saturday!"
Cheers filled the room.
"You all know the positions you're playing and be warned: if you mess up, I will kill you because the match is against SLYTHERIN!"
Now the Gyriffindors booed. Charlie and Tris exchanged glances.

With Poppy

"Team!" Regulus called.
The Slytherin Quidditch team clumped in a huddle with Regulus at the head in the corner of the common room.
"We've got a match on Saturday against Gyriffindor," Regulus said, "Do your best, but if your best isn't good enough, don't be afraid to play dirty."
The team nodded and dispersed. Chloe and Poppy exchanged glances. From them at least, there would be no foul play.

Saturday

With Charlie

After James' pep talk, the Gyriffindor team tripped out on to the field, to be met with cheers from the Hufflepuffs and Gyriffindors. On the other side of the field, the Slytherin team came out to cheers from Slytherin and Ravenclaw. They all spread out on the field, taking their positions. The two captains, Regulus and James, shook hands, glaring at each other. They then mounted their brooms. The referee released the bludgers and the snitch, then threw the Quaffle and blew her whistle. The Chasers shot after the quaffle, the Seekers circled the pitch like vultures and the Beaters hit the bludgers with enough force to fell a fully grown troll.
"And they're off!" Tris was the commentator. "Poppy Riddle has the Quaffle, she passes it to Bellatrix Black, who passes it to Chloe Snape, passes it back to Poppy Riddle- SHE SCORES! Ten points to Slytherin!"
The Slytherins and Ravenclaws sitting in the stands cheered.
"And now Derek Thomas has the Quaffle and he passes it to Anna Johnson, who passes it to my boyfriend Sirius- sorry, Professor, who passes it back to Anna Johnson, but it gets intercepted by Poppy Riddle!"

Bellatrix flew past Charlie, who was hovering by the goalposts.
"Enjoy this while it lasts, Fawkes!" Bellatrix snarled.
Charlie stared at the dark-haired girl, a question on her lips.
"You think that was the only time they'll use you to get to your father?" Bellatrix asked. "Because it wasn't. Your father holds Dumbledore's secrets and we need those. You'll go back soon enough!"
Charlie stared after Bellatrix's retreating form in shock. She didn't even notice the Quaffle flying past her nose and into the hoop.
"Get your head in the game, Fawkes!" Tris bellowed from the commentator's stand. "That's fifty to Slytherin!"

With Poppy

Poppy scowled as she scored yet another goal. She loved Quidditch, but only when it was exciting. This mindless repetition of catch, throw, catch, throw was getting boring.
"And what's that?" Tris's excited voice made Poppy look up. "Has Regulus Black seen the Snitch?"
Regulus plummeted towards the ground. Poppy's heart crawled up into her throat.
"He's got it!" Tris cried. "Regulus Black has got the Snitch! Slytherin win with two hundred points to twenty!"
The Slytherins erupted in cheers. The Gyriffindors muttered curses and sent dark looks in the Slytherins' direction. The two teams floated down to the ground. Chloe grabbed Poppy in a hug. Regulus held out his hand to James, a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Good game, James," he laughed sardonically.
James slapped Regulus' hand away with a disgusted look. Bellatrix laughed, hugging her sister Narcissa delightedly.

There was a huge party in the Slytherin common room that night. Amid the music and the lights, no-one noticed the party being infiltrated, until the room went black and the music died. When the lights came back up, sinister figures in cloaks and silver masks ringed the room.
"Half-bloods, declare yourselves now," a gravelly voice demanded.
Some timid first years and one particularly scared fourth year raised their hands. Poppy recognised the fourth year. Her name was Sky Hunter and she often helped people out. Her family had been killed by Death Eaters when she was only young, so Poppy wasn't surprised when she was too scared to do anything else but what the Death Eaters told her. Poppy was surprised though, when one of the Death Eaters raised their wand and pointed it at Sky.
"Avada Kedavra."