Drabble - Dealing With It
The news article followed Rhett around like the Black Plague. Everywhere he went, Rhett could hear whispers about the suspected murderer, the vampire lover, the fugitive on the run. "That's her brother inn'he?" was the tamest it got.
It seemed to everyone that the Weasley family was falling from grace. The betrothal of Scorpius Malfoy and Louis Weasley made the paper, as well as the violent falling out of Louis and his father. Now, one of the Weasley's very own was labeled a murderer, and not just any Weasley, the eldest daughter of Ron Weasley and Owana Potter, two heros of the Second Wizarding War. It was enough to give reporters a coronary in their jubilation at such a story.
And, consequently, the news spread through Hogwarts like wildfire. And where there is fire, someone is going to get burned.
"Oi Weasley!" An obnoxious voice sounded from behing Rhett and he winced. Not again. "I hear your sister fucked Caelum Malfoy on the Quidditch Pitch. And ate the pussy on that vampire bitch. D'you think she'd let me have a go?"
This was met by roaring laughter from his stupid cronies, and Rhett felt his blood boil in anger. Rhett spun around and glared at the boy who shouted, some Hufflepuff prat, clenched his fists and growled, "Shut up."
"Oooh, I'm so scared." the Hufflepuff mocked. "What are you gonna do, run to Mummy? She does have more balls than you have, come to think of it."
"By the time I'm finished with you, you'll be wishing you'll be dealing with my mother." Rhet spat. It was common knowledge that messing with Owana Weasley neé Potter was akin to asking for a death wish.
"Big talk from such a little twat." The Hufflepuff retorted, cracking his knuckles. "How bout we settle this now."
"Hey!" Jacob Flores, Rhett's best friend at Hogwarts, called out, stepping between Rhett and the Hufflepuff. "You mess with Rhett, you mess with me, mate." he said in a dangerous tone.
The Hufflepuff smirked. "Then let's take this outside. How bout right on the Quidditch pitch where your sister became a whore, eh?"
They didn't even make it outside. Rhett snapped and pulled out his wand, cursing the git with everything he knew. Jacob and two others of Rhett's friends joined the fray, along with the Hufflepuff's cronies. Soon enough, the wands lay abandoned on the floor as the boys punched, wrestled and kicked each other. All around them came shouts and jeers from the shocked or amused crowd, along with chants of, "Fight, fight, fight!" Rhett wasn't a weakling, but the Hufflepuff had much more mass than him, and soon he was on the floor, aching, bleeding, bruised and black spots swimming in his vision. Jacob had the Hufflepuff in a headlock.
Colours and sounds swam in Rhett's ears and he could just make out McGonagall's furious shout of, "What is the meaning of this?!" before he passed out.