The Slytherin princess

Chapter 9 // the first year's first quidditch game

November 10th // Hermione's POV

"I saw them practicing, we're so gonna beat them"

It's the first day of quidditch season today and it's Slytherin versus Gryffindor

"of course we are, we're the best" 

I nodded in agreement with Draco's statement 

"Anyway, who are you gonna support, Blaise?" 

he spat out his drink "who am I gonna support? Slytherin of course" 

I shook my head "the Gryffindor team are like best friends with the Hufflepuff team so- OW" he threw a bread roll at me 

"you deserved that mione" Wren said, stifling a laugh 

"you're supposed to be on my side!" 

she shrugged "what can I say" 

I scoffed "you can say- why is there mail? Isn't it too early?" a snowy white owl dropped a package into Potter's hands "oh yeah, Potter gets what Potter wants, forgot about that" 

Draco rolled his eyes at everyone who was ogling at his new broomstick 

"a nimbus 2000? Ok who- seriously!" I saw the owl go to McGonagall "McGonagall is buying students brooms now! And she says she doesn't have favorites" I shook my head as I said the words 

"for merlin's sake"

*

"WREN, HERMIONE COME HERE"

We were trying to find a seat in the stands when Astoria called us over

"hi Tori" 

she waved and went back to her conversation with some other Slytherin girls 

"who do you actually think is gonna win?" Wren asked 

"I don't think we will, I saw them playing and they're really good never mind with potter too" it's true they are really good, I just hope we're better, I mean we need an actual reason to have pride in our house 

"yeah"

"IS EVERYONE HERE? OK, THE GAME IS STARTING, THE WINNERS ARE COMING ON THE PI- OUCH, PROFESSOR! FINE, THE GRYFFINDORS ARE COMING OUT ONTO THE PITCH!" 

lee Thomas, should've known

The Gryffindors soared onto the pitch with cheers from every direction, other than our house, of course, they flew around the pitch a few times before Slytherin came out to cheers from Hufflepuff and Slytherin

"HELLO, AND WELCOME TO HOGWARTS' FIRST QUIDDITCH GAME OF THE SEASON. TODAYS GAME, SLYTHERIN VERSUS GRYFFINDOR!" both teams came to a stop on opposite sides of a circle around Madam Hooch 

"THE PLAYERS TAKE THEIR POSITIONS AS MADAM HOOCH STEPS OUT ONTO THE FIELD TO BEGIN THE GAME!"

"now I want a nice clean game... from all of you!" 

I sniggered "like that's gonna happen" Wren laughed as hooch kicked open the box and all the balls bolted out, other than the Quaffle 

"AND THE BLUDGERS ARE UP! FOLLOWED BY THE GOLDEN SNITCH, REMEMBER THE SNITCH IS WORTH 150 POINTS, THE SEEKER WHO CATCHES THE SNITCH ENDS THE GAME" hooch picked up the remaining ball and tossed it into the air 

"THE QUAFFLE IS RELEASED... AND THE GAME BEGINS!" 

everyone took off, the chasers attempting to get the Quaffle, the beaters trying to beat the bludgers into the opposing team and the keepers getting to their posts

One of the Gryffindor chasers dodged every Slytherin player, they scored 

"ANGELINA JOHNSON SCORES! 10 POINTS FOR GRYFFINDOR!" 

potter nearly got hit by a bludger 

"WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MISS?!" I screamed at him, the beater shot a dirty look at me

"SLYTHERIN TAKES POSSESSION OF THE QUAFFLE, BLETCHLEY PASSES TO CAPTAIN MARCUS FLINT" Marcus dodged all the Gryffindors- or should I say pushed them or kicked them in Johnson's case.

He lobbed the Quaffle but before it could get through one of the three golden rings wood pushed it away with his broom

There were more passes and dodges until Johnson got a goal again 

"I told you Wren" 

she nodded "When did they get so good?" 

"no idea"

Slytherin nearly scored again, I say nearly because wood caught it, Marcus took the beaters bat and hurled a bludger towards that same keeper, he fell through the ring, and on the sandy floor everyone either booed or laughed, I laughed- actually all the Slytherins laughed

Flint passed the bat back to him and we finally scored 

"look!" I pointed towards the smallest of all the Gryffindor team hovering in the air "he looks so angry" 

we laughed for a bit until we noticed Johnson falling through the Gryffindor stands 

"oh merlin, is she ok?"

 I shook my head "I don't think so" we were distracted from Johnson by our team scoring again, the cheers around us were unmissable

"Oh, my... look, wren what's he doing!" Potter had nearly caught the snitch before his broom went haywire, he swung back and forth, up and down, side to side

"is someone jinxing him?" 

I saw Parkinson looking toward the teacher's stand and then running towards it 

"wait here" I feel like a bit of revenge after she told potter and weasel that I was nice to her 

"where are you going?" Wren asked

"HELL, MOST LIKELY" I shouted behind me

The last thing I saw before I caught up with Parkinson was Potter hanging from his broom

"PARKINSON" 

she whipped around "what are you doing here?"

"I could ask you the same thing" I raised my eyebrow in question 

"trying to save my friend from dying if you don't mind" she scoffed turning around 

"and what are you planning on doing? You'd never 'attack a teacher'" I mocked, she turned around slowly 

"no, but I don't mind hurting people like you"

 I scoffed "after how nice I was you just had to tell potter and weasel didn't you? Your lucky they didn't tell anyone" she faltered a little bit "incarnum inflamaray" she dodged it but instead it hit Snape's cloak 

"run!" 

I ran back down the stairs and to my stand as quick as I could

"what happened?" 

"I don't wanna talk about it, if anyone asks I was here the whole time" 

Wren looked annoyed "what did you do?" 

I sighed "no one died" 

her eyebrows raised "that's- why is that your answer!" 

I laughed "it's fine, c'mon watch the game"

Potter had just fallen off his broom, he looks like he's gonna be sick 

"is he gonna?" she trailed off 

"I think he is" he didn't. he swallowed the snitch "he does know your supposed to catch it not eat it right?"

"HE'S GOT THE SNITCH! HARRY POTTER RECEIVES 150 POINTS FOR CATCHING THE SNITCH" 

hooch blew her whistle 

"GRYFFINDOR WINS!" 

A/N

fgs Gryffindor