𝖮 𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖮𝖻𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 ʰʲᵖ

• ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔗𝔴𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔶 𝔒𝔫𝔢 : 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔔𝔲𝔦𝔡𝔡𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔠𝔥 •

• Chapter Twenty One : The Quidditch Match •

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The March winds and airy atmosphere finally left and turned into a nice April spring season. The trees that had once filled with snow finally became bright green. New trees had been planted over the grounds by Professor Sprout. The Whomping Willow, in particular, became lively by its light green leaves swaying over the wind. The grass grew slightly bigger as it made a crunching sound every time students walk upon them when they were walking through the grounds. New colorful flowers started growing prettily over the grasses, making a beautiful sight of a multicolored grounds. The earth looks lively from the windows of the castle.

However, this new season in Hogwarts didn't waver (Y/N)'s determination to focus on things she have to focus on her fifth year, O.W.L.s. She and the rest of the fifth years were seen inside the castle instead of enjoying the nice wind on the grounds. They were getting busy as the month of April dragged on.

(Y/N) was inside the library on a Thursday night on the same week of their Quidditch match against Gryffindor. The Gryffindor team was practicing that night, making the Ravenclaw team had their break over days and weeks of practices. In the Friday, however, they'll be having their last practice before the match.

This made the Heather girl felt the sense of pressure again. The upcoming Quidditch match was a first thing. And rest of her pressured feeling was the approaching O.W.L.s. Of course, the O.W.L.s was the most important thing she'll ever get in her whole fifth year because it'll be the one to decide what will she get for her N.E.W.T.s. Her parents weren't pressuring her, which was a good thing, but the pressure from herself was something the pressure from parents couldn't reach.

But she knew she had to concentrate on it if she wanted to achieve her dreams in the future. So, here she was, studying the early night with no one but a ton of books and parchment of notes in front of her. Just thankfully, she wasn't alone on the library, because, of course, fifth years and seventh years were poring their heads off with their upcoming stressful exams.

(Y/N) rubbed her arms in an attempt to keep her focus on, as it slowly went down the moment she realized that the hours of the match was coming nearer and nearer. She read through a passage on her Charms notes again but even as she did so, the sight of an upcoming Bludger knocked her thoughts away from the notes.

Frustrated, she closed the book with a slam and leaned back down to her chair, brushing her hair with her fingers due to annoyance and tiredness. Her head was aching and felt her fingers turning numb from using it to flip through rough and thick pages of old books. She thought they'd turn into a rock anytime soon.

If it hadn't been for her aspiration in becoming either a Ministry Employee (like her father), a mediwitch (like her mother), or a professor in Hogwarts, she wouldn't have to try her best in studying even if she was expected to because of her House. But she have to, yet it was still exhausting.

There was those times when she wanted to study for the future but sometimes she was too tired and lazy to do so. It was stressing her. She thought she'll go studying but soon after, she would find herself staring at a few pages in a book she was supposed to be concentrating for. It was frustrating now that she also have Quidditch to think for at the night.

Another thing was that, she couldn't hang out with her other friends. Her co-fifth years (Harry Ron, Hermione, Pansy, Draco and Blaise) were, like her, concentrating on their O.W.L.s by their own. They couldn't risk being out of focus at this time of crisis.

And most especially, (Y/N) and Harry barely could talk to each other for the last four weeks. They could talk but soon after, either Roger or Angelina would interrupt them to tell them that they had practice that night, making them leave the other to do studying alone. They couldn't study together as well, because Hermione wanted to see Harry study than trying to flirt at (Y/N) in every chances he got.