The Secrets of The Sighted (Golden Trio Era) {3}

Morning of the Quidditch Final

Mikayla woke up at seven am on Saturday morning, drenched in sweat and breathless from a horrible nightmare that her mother let Fergal keep her after she died. Unable to fall back to sleep from the traumatic experience her mind curated and the nerves of what today means to her house, Mikayla dragged herself out of bed. She spent thirty minutes in the bathroom, washing away the evidence from her nightmare, and braiding her hair in preparation for the match. 

She got dressed into her white dress for the performance, and her ruby red heels before pulling a robe over the dress to protect and hide it until showtime. Mikayla left Gryffindor Tower to spend the rest of her time in the Great Hall reading her Ancient Studies book. She nervously chewed on the side of her thumb and her legs were bouncing anxiously, as her eyes ran over the chapter about Egyptian curses, how to differentiate between them and how to disarm them. Breakfast didn't start for another hour and a half, giving Mikayla the pleasure of enjoying the comforting silence of the castle, with the welcomed distraction of study for her N.E.W.Ts.

It wasn't until close to ten o'clock before the Great Hall began filling up, the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch team joined Mikayla at their table. They were all discussing some last minute strategies or just rambling nervously. Mikayla ensured that everyone ate something as she didn't want anyone to pass out during the game. Harry joined them, apologised once again for being unable to play and offered the team some words of encouragement. Mikayla sent the dark haired boy a thankful smile, as he complimented her captaincy skills, and proclaimed his confidence that under her leadership that the team was going to win.

After Harry's bittersweet pep talk, the group fell into silence and focused on eating some comfort carbs. At half ten, Flitwick signalled that it was time for the Elites performance, their last performance of the year, and the last performance for many of their members, including Mikayla. "Cmon Ginny, it's time." Ginny and Mikayla rushed to get into their positions before they both sent Flitwick a thumbs up, indicating that they were ready. Mikayla shook away her nerves while drawing in a deep breath. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Witches, Warlocks and Wizards, and Professor Firenze, please give the warmest welcome to the Hogwarts Elites!" Flitwick announced before the music began.

(A/N Rachel- Mikayla Black, Santana- Ginny Weasley, Mercedes- Cho Chang, Brittany- Hannah Abbott, Quinn- Daphne Greengrass, Tina- Susan Bones, Sugar- Megan Jones, Artie- Brian Smirnov, Blaine- Gregory Munslow, Finn- Eddie Carmichael, Puck- Marcus Belby, Rory- Wayne Hopkins, Mike- Justin Finch-Fletchley)

(A/N Rachel- Mikayla Black, Santana- Ginny Weasley, Mercedes- Cho Chang, Brittany- Hannah Abbott, Quinn- Daphne Greengrass, Tina- Susan Bones, Sugar- Megan Jones, Artie- Brian Smirnov, Blaine- Gregory Munslow, Finn- Eddie Carmichael, Puck- Marcus Belby, Rory- Wayne Hopkins, Mike- Justin Finch-Fletchley)

(Will- Malcom Baddock, Sam- Gregory Munslow, Artie- Brian Smirnov, Tina- Cho Chang, Quinn- Megan Jones, Rachel- Mikayla Black, Mercedes- Ginny Weasley, Blaine- Marcus Belby, Kurt- Colin Creevey, Jesse- Eddie Carmichael, Santana- Susan Bones, Britney- Daphne Greengrass, Puck- Wayne Hopkins, Mike- Owen Cauldwell, Kitty- Marcie Vane, Jake- Darren Jennings, Sugar- Laura Madley, Ryder- Euan Abercrombie, Lauren- Hannah Abbott, Joe- Justin Finch-Fletchey, Rodrick- Graham Pritchard, Unique- Orla Quirke)

The majority of the Great Hall got to their feet, cheering loudly and giving the Elites a thunderous round of applause. The Elites joined hands before they bowed in-sync as the cheers and whistle get a little louder. Everyone returned to their seat as the applause slowly began to stop, "what a brilliant musical performance and a pleasant way to celebrate the Quidditch Final, which starts at eleven o'clock." Dumbledore complimented whilst also reminding everyone when the match would begin.

At quarter to eleven, Mikayla decided that it was time for the team to head down to the pitch. She gave Harry a hug, wished him luck on his detention before leading the team out of the Hall and across the grounds towards the Quidditch pitch. She thought that the team might need a few minutes to properly mentally prepare for their match without being swarmed by other Gryffindor's wishing them luck, as much as they appreciated the support. The changing room was quiet as they all got changed into their robes. Mikayla could feel the anxiety and pressure each member of the team felt pulsing in the tense air, and once she was dressed, she made her way over to the blackboard, where she wrote:

'Our Names: Ron Weasley, Ritchie Coote, Jimmy Peakes, Katie Bell, Dean Thomas, Mikayla Black and Ginny Weasley.
Our Goal: Gryffindor Victory
Our Plan...'

Mikayla then began to draw plays onto the board as the others began talking amongst themselves. She was quick in her drawing as she had formulated it days beforehand, and added the last minute plays that the team suggested during breakfast that she agreed would be useful and work well with her already constructed plan. "Alright everyone! Gather round." Mikayla calls as she dusts the chalk off her hands, the rest of the team form a semi circle in front of the blackboard, staring at her waiting to hear what she was going to say.

"I'm not going to run over plays again, I know that you all know our plan. I just wanted to say a few words... Harry being pulled from the match last minute wasn't ideal, but each and everyone of you worked harder than ever before, and greatly improved in the last week. I worked you hard, I know that, but you guys rose to every challenge that's been thrown your way, and that's why I am 100% confident that we will leave the field as Quidditch Champions of 1997. Not because of one player's talent, but as a team full of strong, talented and resilient players. So, hands in." 

Mikayla put her hand in the middle of the semi circle, as more placed their hands on hers it became more of a circle. "Lions roar on three!" Ginny proclaims before Mikayla begins to count down from three. "LIONS!" Everyone shouts before they all roar loudly before falling into fits of laughter. The changing room got quiet again, the team lining up ready to walk out when they could hear a chant coming from the stands after the Ravenclaw team was announced. "What are they saying?" Dean asks, breaking the line formation to get closer and listen. 

"Bring the lions out, bring the, bring the lions out." The crowd chanted loudly, "no way..." Coote mumbles, "we'll you heard them, in line." Mikayla quickly orders with a big grin drawn on her lips and the team fall into line. "And now, lets welcome your lions, the Gryffindor Quidditch team. First we have Ron Weasley, Gryffindor's beloved keeper, followed by their brilliant beaters Ritchie Coote and Jimmy Peakes. The Gryffindor Chasers, Dean Thomas, Katie Bell and fulfilling the role of captain today, Mikayla Black! And finally, stepping in for Harry as Seeker, is Ginny Weasley."

The team flew out together in the order that they were announced, cheering shook the Gryffindor stands when they flew by before they landed on the ground. Mikayla stepped towards the referee, Madam Hooch, who was stood over the chest containing the Quidditch balls and Eddie Carmichael, the Ravenclaw captain. Hooch told the teams that she wanted a clean game, before asking the captains to shake hands, Mikayla smirked as Eddie tried to send her an intimating glare, which made him smile too. They shook hands with a certain respect for each other, and a smile while wishing their opponents good luck.

"Mount your brooms. On the whistle." The two teams mounted their brooms, Madam Hooch made sure that both of the teams were ready, releasing the bludgers and the snitch, before bringing the whistle to her lips. The whistle echoed through the summer air and everyone kicked off hard from the frozen ground, and the chasers hovered above Hooch waiting for the Quaffle to being thrown up at the sound of a second whistle.

"And Bell wins the Quaffle and has took off down the pitch, Black and Thomas join her side with Goldstein and Bradley tailing behind them."