Out of The Shadows (Golden Trio Era) {1}

The Brawl

Today was the day of Mikayla and Avery's first flying lesson with Madam Hooch, Hermione and Neville were nervous wrecks leading up to the class. Neither of them have flown before, Neville hasn't due to protection, Hermione due to being a Muggle-born. Avery like Draco boasts about the purity of her blood and how she's been riding a broom since 6. Mikayla on the other hand, tries not to bring up her blood status and she didn't ride a broom until last year because she was afraid of heights for a while. Hermione wasn't helping as she lectured the Gryffindor table about things she learned while reading Quidditch Through the Ages. Poor Neville was holding onto every word that fell from Hermione's mouth, to find something that would help him. When the post came Hermione stopped talking because not even Neville was listening to her. Mikayla got her usual three chocolate frogs and prophet, but she also got a letter from home.

'Mikayla, Avery told us your flying lessons start today, and we wanted to wish you luck. Avery also told us about the rivalry between your friends, please don't let this affect your relationship with your sister. We love you so much dear ~Mam and Father'

'Only if Mr. & Mrs. O'Brien knew what the Sorting Hat said. She gave Harry and Ron a chocolate frog before opening the paper. "It's a Remembrall!" Mikayla heard Neville explain, she put down her paper to listen. "Gran knows I forget things - this tells you if there's something you've forgotten to do." Neville does a demonstration on how it works, but soon realized he's forgotten something. Mikayla whispers to him, "You've forgotten your cloak." Neville thanks her, before he could do anything Malfoy takes the Remembrall out of Neville's hand.

Mikayla, Harry and Ron stand up ready to fight for it, Harry and Ron were just looking for a reason to fight Malfoy. Professor McGonagall spotted the danger of a fight to break out, rushed over to the Gryffindor table. "What's going on?" Mikayla goes to speak but Neville tells her that "Malfoy's got my Remembrall, Professor." Scowling, Malfoy dropped the Remembrall onto the table, "Just looking." He says before walking away with Avery, Crabbe and Goyle behind him. Mikayla opened her chocolate frog, "I've got Newt Scamander." she tells the boys, she swaps with Ron who got Havelock Sweeting, a Magizoologist.

At three-thirty that afternoon, all the first year Gryffindors made their way down to the practice pitch for flying lessons. Standing beside 20 brooms on the ground was the Slytherins. Avery and Mikayla made awkward eye contact, the sisters haven't spoken in weeks. Mikayla looks at the brooms and remembers what the Weasley twins warned them about. Some vibrate when you go too high, some are always flying slightly to left. Madam Hooch reminds Mikayla of an hawk, she has piercing yellow bird-like eyes, her hair pixie short with a blueish gray tinge. She tells everyone to stand by a broom, Mikayla is beside Harry and across from her sister in the line. "Stick out your right hand over your broom, and say, UP" Madam Hooch directs, "UP" Everyone shouts, Mikayla's broom shot to her hand in one go, the same happened with Harry, Draco and Avery. Draco winks at Mikayla who glares back at him, she turns to her sister who has a similar glare fixated on Mikayla. Ron's broom smack him in the face before he finally caught it in his hand, Hermione's just rolled around and Neville's didn't move at all. Madam Hooch showed them how to mount their brooms, correcting their grips. When she told Malfoy he had been hold his broom wrong for years, Mikayla, Ron and Harry shared a satisfied smile.

"Now, when I blow my whistle, you kick off from the ground, hard. Keep your brooms steady, rise a few feet and then come straight back down by leaning forwards slightly. On my whistle - three - two -" But due to nerves Neville kicked off hard before Madam Hooch blew the whistle, the Professor shouts at Neville to get back down but his broom continued to rise, after about twelve feet, Neville slid off his broom and hit the ground with a crack. His broomstick floated towards the Forbidden Forest and out of sight. "Broken wrist," Madam Hooch tutted after attempting to help Neville to his feet. Madam Hooch left after a threatening word of keep their feet on the ground. Neville's face was tear-streaked as he hobbled off with Madam Hooch.

Once Madam Hooch and Neville couldn't hear what was going on, Malfoy burst into a laughing fit. "Did you see his face?, the great lump." The rest of the Slytherins joined him in laughing including Avery. The Gryffindors collectively glared at Malfoy and his friends. "Shut up, Malfoy!" Mikayla stepped forward, until her and Draco were a foot away from each other. "Ooh, sticking up for Longbottom? Seriously sis never thought you'd like fat little cry babies." The Slytherins howled at Avery's comment. "Seriously sis, typical you like a vial boy like Malfoy." Mikayla's eyes now set on her sisters. She stepped closer to her sister as Malfoy and Harry started fighting over Neville's Remembrall. "Awe, is little kaylakins upset her new friend forgot to land on his fat arse." Avery asked in a baby voice, "Watch it, Av." Mikayla speaks through her teeth, Avery steps closer to Mikayla, the sisters inches apart. "Or what?" Avery spat back. In a blink of an eye, Mikayla tackled Avery and the girls were fighting rolling on the ground. Punches and slaps were thrown as whatever was happening up in the sky had the crowd confused on where to look. "KICK HER ASS, MIKAYLA." shouts Lavender Brown, encouraging Mikayla who regained dominance in the fight. "HARRY POTTER" Mikayla's heart dropped at the sound of Professor McGonagall's voice, she jumped up away from her sister, straighten up her robes, thankfully McGonagall was focused on what was happening between Harry and Draco. Harry follows McGonagall into the castle. "Remind me never to get on your bad side." Ron whispers to Mikayla as he eyes up her sisters injuries. Black eye and a broken nose, Pansy walked Avery to the hospital wing. "Sad I missed the fight O'Brien." Malfoy swayed his way up to Mikayla, "I can give you a play by play if you want Malfoy, so you can have matching black eyes with Avery, if not get away from me." Nothing but hatred filled Mikayla's words, Malfoy smirked a little before backing away.

"Are you not afraid your sister is going to rat on you?" Seamus asks on the way to the Great Hall after Madam Hooch returns telling everyone the lesson is over. "Please, she has too much of an ego to admit that she lost in a fight against me." Seamus patted Mikayla's back. At dinner Harry told Mikayla and Ron what went down in McGonagall's office to which Ron responds, "You're joking" Mikayla smiled at his awestruck expression. Harry is the youngest quidditch player in a centaury, then a split second of silence as the Great Hall doors opened, Avery limped in and over the Slytherin table, her nose fixed and nothing but a bruise around her eye. "You did that?" Fred Weasley whispers to Mikayla, she laughs a little at the tone of shock in his voice. "That's just what's left after Madam Pomfrey fixed her up." Mikayla gloated, Fred looked taken aback before whispering to his brother. Soon enough the O'Brien tango was known by everyone around the school. Lavender didn't help the situation as she listed out Avery's injuries to whoever would listen to it. Turns out Avery told Madam Pomfrey she fell down a flight of stairs, which Mikayla thought was so unlike Avery that even the school nurse would catch onto her lie.