Dana: I've killed the Block.

Nadia: You can't kill the block, it's like an exorcised demon, it'll crawl back.

Dana: No need to be a pessimist Nadia.

Nadia: I'm not being pessimistic, I'm being realistic. And you know it.

Dana: For those of you who didn't catch the reference to Samhain's rising, I was referencing the episode It's The Great Pumpkin Sam Winchester. I don't own Supernatural or Harry Potter.

Chapter 5 The Yule Ball

It was three weeks before Christmas did Mary receive a letter from Ginny that was somewhat tournament related. She was eating her breakfast and looking through the paper for a case when her letter arrived.

"Mary, you've got mail." Bobby said passing her the letter

"Thanks Daddy." Mary said

She opened the letter and read through it.

"Huh, they still call it that." Mary muttered

"Call it what luv?" Crowley asked

"Just my letter from Ginny, she said that as part of the tournament, the hosting school has a yule ball and all champions must attend with their dates. I'm just surprised they still call it Yule. Wasn't that what Christmas was called before it became Christmas?" Mary said

"Pretty much, it was a pagan thing for the Germanic and Nordic peoples before it was renamed." Sam explained

"Thanks Sam. She also said that I better have a date or he will be picked for me. She also says she has a sneaking suspicion that it will be her brother Ron, who was the one almost eaten by the dragon, chosen as my date." Mary muttered

"Haven't the people running this thing ever heard of free will or the right to choose?" Dean asked

"It is possible. But, we can't rule out that it could be an Angel that hates humans in disguise." Mary said jokingly

Sam and Dean snorted while Bobby and Crowley stifled a laugh.

"True, it could be one of them." Bobby said

"Anyway, hey Mikey, I've got to attend a ball, wanna be my date?" Mary asked

"I would love to accompany you Mary." He said

"We're coming with you Mary." Crowley said

"WHAT?! No way, no how! You are not coming with me!" Mary snapped

"We don't trust the establishment Mary. I'm not letting you go on your own." Crowley explained

"But I won't be alone, Michael will be with me." Mary retorted

"This is not up for debate Mary." Crowley said

Mary groaned angrily and crossed her arms in irritation.

"UHG! Fine, but if you guys are going to come with me, I expect you all to wear three piece suits. No flannel, no plaid, no trucker caps and no trench coats. Three piece suits. They have to fit. And preferably Armani. You got that?" Mary snapped

"Somehow I saw that one coming. Alright, that's what we'll do then. Looks like I'll have to drag Robert, the pigeons, Moose and Squirrel shopping for said suits." Crowley sighed

"And I'm taking you dress shopping with me, no offence guys but out of everyone here, you've got the best taste father." Mary said

"No offence taken Mary." Castiel said

"Right, I'm off to send my letter to Ginny. I need to let her know that I've got a date. And chaperones." Mary muttered

Mary made her way to her room, which was slightly messier than usual due to the amount of books on her floor. She had been studying her spell books religiously for the past few weeks, she had also bought herself a wand. It was an ebony wand with a dragon heartstring core. Mary had been practising her spell work. She pulled out a pen and pad of paper and began to write.

"Dear Ginny,

Nice hearing from you again. About the ball, tell Dumbledork that I already have a date thank you very much and that I don't need him to pick one for me. I am happily in a stable relationship and that he should remember that little aspect. Also, I will be coming with chaperones, no one in my family exactly trusts the establishment at all.

In other news, I've been practising my spell work, I find that the books tend to focus more on theory than practicality. Something I've observed is that the movements are pretty much useless and take up to much time in a fight. Just visualizing what you want the spell to do works a lot easier.

Anyway, about your invitation to spend Christmas with your family; I will have a longer discussion with my dads about it. We will figure something out about it and I will get back to you. See you on Christmas Eve.

Mary

P.S Do you have a date yet?"

Mary then sent her letter off before returning downstairs. She took her place at the table and sighed loudly.

"Okay, we have three weeks until the ball. It's on Christmas eve so, I suggest Father you and Daddy take the others and start the fitting now. I have no idea how long it will be until they are ready but I think things would get ugly if they aren't ready by the 24th." Mary said "Speaking of which, my friend Ginny invited us over to her house so we could spend Christmas with her family. Can we go? Please? I'll be sure not to take Gabriel to Ginny's brothers joke shop. I promise"

Mary turned on the puppy eyes, having taken puppy dog eyes 101 from Sam, therefore no one could resist. Crowley groaned, he hated it when Mary pulled the puppy eyes, he hated Sam even more for teaching them to her. He glared at the taller Winchester who smiled sheepishly. Crowley sighed and looked at Bobby, the old man was giving him "the look". The one that said: "Give in Crowley, she's not going to stop until you give in." Crowley pinched the bridge of him nose and muttered:

"Fine, we'll go."

"YAY! Thanks Father." Mary said throwing her arms around Crowley

The redhead then shot up the stair to send off a second letter with her own owl.

"Ginny,

He said yes.

Mary"

Was all the letter said. Meanwhile; downstairs Dean grinned at Crowley and said:

"She's got you whipped."

"Shut up Squirrel. Now go get your pigeon, we've got to go shopping if we are to attend this ball." Crowley growled

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The twenty-fourth of December rolled around a lot quicker than Mary hoped it would. She couldn't exactly complain though, December always passed by quickly in her opinion. Mary groaned again, her hair wasn't cooperating again. Deciding "screw it", Mary just grabbed her hair tie and pulled her hair into a simple braid. She jumped when someone knocked on the bathroom door.

"Mary, you coming or what?" It was Bobby

"Yeah, I'll be out in a sec dad." Mary said

She quickly swept her bangs to the left side of her face and left the bathroom. She joined her family in the book filled living room.

"Sorry it took me so long. My hair was being uncooperative again." Mary said

"Well it looks fine to me." Dean said

"Yeah, only because I braided it. I am actually considering cutting it all off if it's going to be difficult all the time." Mary said "You alright daddy?"

"I look like a penguin in this thing." Bobby said scowling

"Well, there's a reason they're called penguin suits and I believe this is it." Sam said

"I don't know Sammy, if the looks I'm getting from Cas are anything to go by, I think I should wear these penguin suits more often." Dean said

"Seriously Dean!" Sam snapped "In front of Mary too?"

"Hey hey woah, speak for yourself Sam, Gabriel is practically drooling over you. Looks like someone's getting lucky tonight." Dean said

"Will you stop dropping innuendos and talking about sex in front of Mary?" Sam snapped

"Oh for the love of Pete. I know how sex works between both two males and a male and a female! My God, it's not like I haven't heard one of you two getting it on with your angels at night during or after a case!" Mary yelled "I'm not seven years old any more jeez!"

Bobby and Crowley glared at the Winchester brothers.

"I swear Michael, it's like those two are toddlers." Mary said exasperated

"It somewhat reminds me of myself and Lucifer before everything went..." Michael trailed off

"South?" Mary asked

"Yeah, before everything went South as you humans put it." Michael said smiling at her

"Hey, you never know Mika, he might come around." Mary said

Michael gently reached out and ruffled her hair.

"I never did tell you when you came downstairs but you look very lovely." Michael said

"I think you look pretty good yourself Mikey." Mary said with a small smile "Guys, we are going to be late if we don't hurry it up."

Bobby and Crowley stopped arguing with the Winchesters and flushed.

"Shall we?" Mary asked

Mary, Bobby, Sam and Dean all took the arms of their angelic/demonic companions and appeared in Hogwarts' great hall. Mary's eyebrows shot up.

"Well this is... different." she said

The great hall was decorated to look like a winter wonderland. She then turned to Gabriel, Sam, Dean and Crowley and fixed them with a stern look.

"Don't even think about it." Mary said

"Don't even think about what?" Gabriel asked

Mary gave him a "You know exactly what I'm talking about" look.

"We won't destroy the castle but, I can think of a few people who deserve a good pranking." Gabriel sighed

"Good. Get greasy and Dumbledork for me will you?" Mary asked

"Will do kiddo." Gabriel grinned

"Speaking of Dumbledork..." Crowley said as the aforementioned headmaster made his approach

"Ah, Ms. Potter. Good to see you made it, now, if you'll come with me. Your partner is..." Dumbledore started before being cut off

"Uh, I don't see a Potter here. Do any of you see a Potter?" Dean asked "All I see is a Singer, one demon, one angel, two archangels, two Winchesters and a Singer-Winchester-McLeod." "Oh wait, are you talking to me. Get my name right old man. And what do you mean partner, my partner is standing right next to me." Mary added

Mary slung an arm around Michael glaring at the old man.

"Mary!" Ginny's voice called out

"Hey Gin." Mary called back waving

Ginny ran towards Mary, dragging a girl around Mary's age with dirty blonde hair and mismatched eyes. Ginny was wearing an ice blue dress with silver patterns running across the skirt. Ginny's date was wearing a dark purple dress and a silver shawl across her shoulders.

"Wow, you look great." Mary said

"Thanks Mary. You look great too. I'd like you to meet Flora, my date this evening." Ginny said

"Pleasure to meet you Flora. I'm glad you like the dress, my father has great taste don't you think?" Mary asked

Mary was wearing a one shouldered silver dress with a small gold necklace with a pair of small silver wings hanging off it.

"Hello Mary." Hermione's voice said

"Hello Hermione." Mary said "Love the dress."

"Thanks, I was quite surprised when I found it in my size." Hermione said "I had been told that they were all sold out in my size."

Hermione was wearing a layered periwinkle blue dress.

"Where's your date?" Ginny asked

"Blaize is coming. My date's name is Blaize Zabini." Hermione said

"Ms. Potter!" Dumbledore's irritated voice called out

"WHAT!" Mary snapped

"Your date is waiting from you by the doors." Dumbledore said

"What are you talking about? Michael's standing right here. Oh, you must be talking about the person that isn't my date. I'll have you that I am in a committed relationship right now and I don't want to be unfaithful. I'm not an infidel." Mary snapped

"Professor Dumbledore, may I have a word with you?" Crowley said menacingly

Crowley didn't wait for an answer and snapped the two of them away.

"What's he gonna..." Flora started

"Have a nice long talk with him about harassing Mary." Bobby said

"Mary, you and Michael need to line up at the doors. You guys will be doing the first dance." Ginny said

"And us?" Dean asked

"You go inside." Ginny said

Mary and Michael made their way over to the doors.

"Ivan. Marie." Mary greeted

"Mary." They said

"Oh boy here we go." Mary sighed when she saw Ron Weasley

"Mary, are you ready for a good night with me tonight?" Ron asked

"Oh yes, I am looking forwards to tonight. Just not with you." Mary said

"Who's this?" Ron asked pointing at Michael

"My boyfriend. Where's your date?" Mary said

"We're supposed to be going together." Ron snarled

"I don't remember you asking me. Oh wait, you didn't. This was set up against my will and after I told Dumbledoof that I am in a happy relationship and I don't want to leave it! I am quite happy with Michael so find someone else." Mary snapped

She spun on her heal and grabbed Michael's hand. The aforementioned Archangel glared at Ron and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze. The doors to the hall opened and the champions walked in. Mary held her head high, swung her clasped hand and smiled at her family. Mary and Michael took a position on the dance floor and Mary groaned slightly.

"What is it?" Michael asked

"I don't know how to dance." Mary said

"Nor do I Mary, so let us "wing it" as humans put it." Michael said

Mary giggled and smiled brightly. The music started and all couples – except Ron, who was dateless – began to dance. Soon, other people were joining in. Michael and Mary passed Bobby and Crowley, Bobby looking like he wasn't having much fun. Dean and Gabriel also shared the same look.

"How long do you think they'll dance for?" Michael asked

"They'll have one dance before going off to cause who knows how much chaos. I suspect that Castiel and Bobby will be the only ones on the floor when the song's done." Mary said "And anyways, Dean hates classical music."

"True. What do you think they're going to do?" Michael asked

"I don't want to know." Mary said

"Fair point." Michael said

Mary had been correct, the moment the dance ended, Sam, Dean, Gabriel and Crowley all disappeared. Mary gave Michael a look that said "I told you so". Michael only smiled and pulled her in for a second dance. Mary and Michael danced for nearly an hour before Mary said she wanted to sit down. Michael left her at a table while he went to get drinks. Mary sat at the table and watched Hermione dance with a dark skinned boy who she assumed was Blaize Zabini. That was when the doors opened and close quickly. Mary sees Sam, Dean, Gabriel and Crowley all make their way into the room. Mary rolls her eyes, probably back from pranking. Dean and Crowley split away from Sam and Gabriel. Mary watches as Dean looks for Cas and Crowley looks for Bobby. A slow waltz comes on and Gabriel pulls Sam in for a dance. Mary chuckles as she watches Sam and Gabriel dance. It looks kinda weird due to the height difference between the Archangel and the hunter. She had to stifle a giggle when she saw Crowley waltz by with Bobby; the latter blushing furiously. Michael appeared at her side holding two drinks. She takes her drink and rests her head on the Archangel's shoulder once he sits down.

"I wonder what the students are thinking?" Michael said

"About what? The height difference between Sam and Gabriel or a demon waltzing with a human?" Mary asked laughing

Michael laughed and slung an arm across her shoulders.

"Both." He said

Mary couldn't help but laugh as well. A loud SPLASH caught everyone's attention. The man who Mary had dubbed "Greasy" due to his bad hair hygiene had wine poured over his head. He stormed out of the hall, hopefully to wash his hair. A slightly more upbeat song came on and Mary pulled Michael to his feet for a dance. Mary had to admit it, she had her doubts that she would have any fun but she was having a great time at the ball. She and Michael were enjoying a dance when the doors burst open. Everyone jumped and Mary spotted Greasy. Only, there was a distinct lack of hair on his head. Mary glared at Sam, Dean, Gabriel and Crowley. Who were all sporting innocent looks.

"Nair in the shampoo?" Michael whispered

"Looks like it." Mary said her lips twitching with amusement

Unfortunately, greasy spotted her and started to advance threateningly.

"POTTER! You did this to me!" He roared

"Are you talking to me?" Mary asked calmly

"Don't deny it you little brat." Greasy snapped

"Don't deny what? I haven't done anything." Mary said

"You know exactly what you've done. You've repainted my office. You got rid of my hair." Greasy snarled

"I'm glad your hair's gone, maybe now you'll start washing it. You have terrible hygiene. You ever hear of shampoo?" Mary snapped

"Just like your father, always causing trouble and denying it in front of authority figures." Greasy snarled

Mary clenched her fists, she hardly knew her birth father, he had died before she had gotten the chance to get to know him. The only things she knew about his were stories her mother had told Crowley and they didn't portray James Potter in a very nice light. She hated being compared to someone she's never met. That was when Greasy swung a fist at her. Falling back on her instincts, Mary reached out and grabbed him by the wrist. She slung him over her shoulder and he was slammed into the floor. Mary yanked the small silver knife that was hidden under her skirt and pressed it to his throat.

"Listen to me very carefully Greasy. I don't know what you're talking about. I don't even know where your office is. If you want my opinion, the ones who did what you said I did are probably four of my chaperones. And also, how do you if I'm like my birth father if you don't even know me. And anyways, I never even met him. He. Is. Dead. So do me a big ass favour. Stay away from me and my family or else. No one will ever find your remains. Am I clear?" Mary snarled

Greasy nodded and Mary got up.

"Good to see we've come to an understanding." Mary said curtly

She then spun on her heel and stormed out of the hall. Michael turned and found Bobby and Castiel giving Sam, Dean, Gabriel and Crowley disapproving looks, the pranksters all looked a little sheepish. They hadn't meant for Mary to get in trouble. Michael sighed and shook his head.

"Come on, we should go find Mary before she does something stupid." Michael suggested

"Agreed, come on boys." Bobby said

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Mary ended up in the gardens, she was muttering angry curses under her breath. She took a deep breath and sighed. She sat down on the bench and shuddered. She should have brought a jacket with her. She interlaced her fingers and rested her chin on them. She noticed the bushes by the bench she was sitting on rustling. She picked up her knife from where she had set it down and carefully made her way over. She parted a couple of branches to find a large but incredibly skinny black dog. She carefully put her knife down but not out of reach if she needed it.

"Hey there boy. You wanna come out?" Mary asked

The dog carefully came out of the bushes. Mary noticed that it was limping slightly.

"Hello there. You look like you've been out here a long time." Mary said "I'm out here because I need to cool off. I was accused of doing something that I haven't done by a great greasy bastard."

The dog growled angrily.

"Oh so you know him. You aren't his pet are you?" Mary asked

The dog looked at her almost like it was saying "No way no how."

"Good I'm glad. What's your name?" Mary wondered

Padfoot; her mind provided. His name is Padfoot.

"Of course you can't answer you're a dog but something tells me your name is Padfoot." Mary said

The dog barked and Mary giggled. Mary noticed that as he moved, his limp seemed to get worse. Mary stood up and moved around to look at the leg. It looked like it was broken.

"Padfoot, I'll be right back. I think you're leg's broken so I'm going to run and grab someone who can help. Stay." Mary said picking up her knife

She sprinted away looking for one of the angels. She crashed into Castiel knocking him over.

"Mary, there you are. We were wondering where you were." He said getting up

Mary noticed that Michael and the others were right behind Cas.

"I found a dog. I think he's hurt. Cas, if I took you to him could you heal him?" Mary asked

"Of course." Castiel said

"This way." Mary said

She lead the group to where she had left Padfoot. But, when they got there, he was gone.

"He's was right here." Mary said looking around

She then got a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. She pulled out her knife and held it in front of her. Sam, Dean and the angels all seemed to pick up on her nervousness as they pulled out their own weapons.

"Where did he go?" Mary asked to no one in particular

"Maybe we're dealing with a skinwalker?" Dean suggested

"Maybe." Mary said

Just then a male voice made them all jump.

"Hello Mary."

I'll leave you all to figure out who our "mystery man" is. Anyway, Happy Remembrance day everyone. I hope you all enjoyed this instalment of Hell's Champion. Read, like and review please. Later Dana.