𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 - 𝐑𝐚𝐲 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 - 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐃!

Chapter Five - The First Quidditch Match

Y/n's Pov

     It's the beginning of the first Quidditch match. I'm nervous that I'm not going to be a good seeker. Flint just told me to do the best I could and that if I did that I wouldn't let anyone down. I can't help but feel anxious about this though, I have a feeling something is going to go wrong during this match. The doors soon open and we mount our brooms and fly out.

     "Hello, and welcome to Hogwarts' first Quidditch game of the season! Today's game is Slytherin versus Gryffindor!!!" The commentator announces as we all fly up. All the other players take their positions while me and Potter float higher above the rest.

     "The players take their positions as Madam Hooch steps out onto the field to begin the game."

     "Now, I want a nice, clean match from all of you." Madam Hooch says while looking at my team. She kicks the trunk and the buldgers zoom out.

     "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." Lee announces. The Snitch did a circle around my head then went over to Potter and did a circle around his head before then disappearing. Madam Hooch leans down to the trunk and takes the quaffle out.

      "The Quaffle is released...and the game begins!" Gryffindor has possession of the Quaffle most of the time. I'm not really paying attention, I'm just trying to focus on getting the Snitch.

     As I'm doing laps around the pitch to try and spot the snitch I hear booing from the crowd. I look over to my teammates and they are laughing their heads off at something. Oh, Wood is on the ground. I bet Flint had something to do with that. One of the girls on the Gryffindor team gets thrown into the tower drapes as we score again. Ouch, that looked like it hurt. Wait...what was that? It's the Golden Snitch! I look over at Potter and he looks at me, I guess he's seen it as well. We both start flying in the direction of where we saw it. We're neck-to-neck trying to reach the Snitch before one another, then Potter's broomstick starts to buck up and down.

     "Whoa! Whoaaa!" Potter shouts. I stop my broom and turn back around to him.

     "Potter! What on Earth are you doing?"

     "It's not me! The broom is doing it by itself!"

     "Oh...someone's probably jinxing it."

     "WHAT?!" He gets thrown off his broom and is hanging from it by one arm. Well, looks like I have to help him. I fly to his side and grab his sides. That way if he lets go I'll be there to hold him up so he doesn't fall to his death.

     "What are you doing?"
     "Holding you up so that if you let go you won't fall to your death."

     "Oh, thank you." For some reason his broom stops bucking. He quickly climbs on and we take off after the Snitch again.

     The Snitch is right in front of us. Ugh, can't this go any faster. Wait...yes that might work! We're now lower to the ground. Ok, time to do this. I push up and stand on my broom while leaning forward. Closer, closer. I feel cold metal against my skin as my hand wraps around the snitch. Yes! Yes! I sit back down on my broom and fly up and hold the Snitch up for the crowd to see.

     "Slytherin's got the Snitch! Y/n L/n receives 150 points for catching the Snitch!" Madam Hooch blows her whistle.

     "Slytherin wins!" The crowd cheers but I can hear Slytherin cheering the loudest. I look over and I see Draco smiling and giving me thumbs up. When I land on the ground my teammates run up to me.

     "Great job L/n! I knew you could do it!" Flint compliments me. He slaps my back and laughs. Our other teammates start congratulating me.

     "That was amazing L/n! You're going to help us win every game with those skills!" Our teammates agree.

     "Come on guys! Let's go celebrate with the rest of the house!" Flint suggests and everyone agrees.

Ray's Pov

     "Nonsense! Why would Snape put a curse on Harry's broom?" Hagrid asks. It's the end of the Quidditch match and I'm currently headed down to Hagrid's hut with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Norman, and Emma.

     "Who knows? Why was he trying to get past that three-headed dog on Halloween?" Harry questions.

     "Who told you 'bout Fluffy?"

     "Fluffy?" Ron sounds shocked.

     "That thing has a name?" Hermione inquires.

     "Well, of course he's got a name. He's mine. I bought him off an Irish feller I met down at the pub last year. Then I lent him to Dumbledore to guard the.."

     "Yes?" Emma pushes.

     "Shouldn't have said that. No more questions! Don't ask any more questions. That's top secret, that is."

     "But, Hagrid, whatever Fluffy's guarding, Snape's trying to steal it." Norman argues.

     "Codswallop. Professor Snape is a Hogwarts teacher."

     "Hogwarts teacher or not, I know a spell when I see one. I've read all about them. You've got to keep eye contact and Snape wasn't blinking." I tell him.

     "Exactly." Hermione agrees.

     "Now, you listen to me, all five of you. You're meddling in things that ought not to be meddled in. It's dangerous. What that dog is guarding is strictly between Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel."

     "Nicholas Flamel?" Emma echoes.

     "I shouldn't have said that. I should not have said that." Hagrid walks off while muttering to himself.

     Nicholas Flamel?" Harry turns to Hermione. "Who's Nicholas Flamel?" Hermione shakes her head.

     "I don't know."

Time skip

     It's dinner time and I'm sitting at the Slytherin table. I don't usually like to sit here but I have to for dinner time, it's the only thing my prefect has asked of me so I guess I should abide. The table is full of the usual chatter. Malfoy saying something stupid and his goonies laughing. Parkinson and Zabini talking about what not, and occasionally L/n giving her input while talking to Nott. Never knew that Nott and L/n were friends. Whatever, it doesn't concern me. Well, since I've finished eating I should probably head back to the dorms. I stand up and I notice Zabini, Parkinson, L/n, Malfoy and his goonies do the same. We all look at each other then head down to our dorms.

Y/n's Pov

     At the dorm the room is silent, the other girls haven't finished their dinners yet. Pansy and I are in our beds. I'm reading a book on Astronomy and Pansy is just fiddling with her things.

     "Are you nervous for tomorrow, Y/n?"

     "What do you mean Pansy?"

     "Tomorrow is your first class of Astronomy."

     "And?"

     "None of us have that class with you."

     "I forgot about that..."

     "Yeah, I thought you did. Will you be ok?"

     "Don't worry Pansy, I'm going to be fine."

I'm sure everything is going to be just fine

Chapter Five End