A Hogwarts Rose Year 1

Chapter 21

We were now lined up in two lines facing each other on the training ground with our grooms lying on the ground to our right. Hermione was next to Harry, who was next to me on my left and Ron was on my right, across from me was Pansy Parkinson who was next to Malfoy. It wasn't long before Madame Hooch showed up and class started.

'Good morning class.' She said as she walked the front of the lines.

'Good morning Madame Hooch.' The class chorused back.

'Now show me what we did last lesson. Go.' Everyone else put their right hand over their broom and told it "up", so I copied them. Harry was the first person to hold his broom and I quickly followed suit.

'Up.' I said sternly and the broom lifted to meet my hand and I gripped it tightly.

'Wow. We all had heaps of trouble when tried to do it last lesson.' Hermione said astonished. 'Well except Harry.'

'Yeah!' Ron agreed. 'How'd you do it?'

'I don't know.' I shrugged. 'Maybe this is my calling.' I joked.

'Now, all of you mount your brooms.' Madame Hooch instructed and we did as we were told. 'Same as last lesson you will all kick off from the ground, hover in the air for a moment, then lean forward and touch back down when I tell you. On my mark.' Then she blew her whistle and we pushed off from the ground.

I couldn't believe it I was hovering in mid air on a broomstick and it felt so cool! Harry looked like he was having fun even if it wasn't doing much as did everyone else. Hermione was having some trouble controlling her broom, but was managing well and Ron kept accidentally pushing the broom down and he nearly slipped off the end of it. It was quite funny.

'Now touch back down.' Madame Hooch ordered and leaning forward on the broom I came back down and landed without a hitch. 'Good, today we are going to be learning to control your broom while flying. You must lean whichever way you want to go, now I want all of you to fly once around the edge of the training ground and come back here.' She blew her whistle and we were off. I was a bit wobbly at first, but I got my confidence up and soon was racing around the he edge. Malfoy was out in front and he made sure that everyone knew it.

'What's the matter you lot? Am I too fast for you?' He asked laughing.

'In your dreams Malfoy.' I replied coming up behind him. I moved to the right to try and get around him, but he moved with me and stayed in my way. I looked back at Harry and signalled with a move of my head for him to go around the blonde in front of us while I kept him distracted.

'Give it up mudblood, you know I'm surprised they let you ride a broom after what happened at Halloween. Is it true what they said? That you went to save mudblood Granger and ended up fainting at the sight of the troll?' He asked smirking.

I snapped. How dare he say that! I sped up as much as I could and managed to level with him. Then I slammed into his side. He looked at me shocked. Serves you right you git. I slammed into him again, making him loosen his grip, then he tightened it again and bump red into me. We pushed and shoved each other all the way back to Madame Hooch, who was not impressed.

'What were you doing? You could have been hurt, we already had an incident last lesson and I don't want anyone else getting injured.' We apologised and while she was still angry she didn't take points and before long the lesson finished. So we walked back into the castle.

'What happened with Malfoy?' Ron asked.

'It was nothing I just overreacted.'

'Are you sure? You seemed pretty angry.' Harry remarked.

'He just said something that I didn't like, that's all, I can't even remember what it was.' I replied and walked ahead. I heard the others whispering.

'I wonder what happened?' Harry asked.

'Whatever it was she doesn't want to talk about, it's probably best if we don't mention it again.' Hermione suggested.

'Yeah because after what I just saw, I really don't want to make her mad.' Ron replied.