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THE QUARTET WERE sitting around the table in the great hall eating breakfast the next morning, well Hope, Hermione and Ron were but Harry was sulking and pushing food around his plate, "Take a bit of toast, mate, go on" Ron encouraged Harry "Ron's right, Harry. You're gonna need your strength today" said Hermione
"I'm not hungry" Harry said while not taking his eyes off the food he was pushing around
"Oh honestly Harry if you don't eat, you won't have any energy, you'll pass out, fall off your broom and break your neck. do you want that?" Hope added waving a bit of toast and jam in front of his face, Harry grabbed the toast and took a bite rolling his eyes, making Hope have a smug smile.
Snape appeared behind the group "Good luck today, Potter. Then again, now that you've proven yourself against a troll, a little game of Quidditch should be easy work for you...even if it is against Slytherin" Snape cast one last glance at the 4 before limping away, Hope scoffed.
"That explains the blood" Harry said to them "what blood?" Hope asked "Listen, last night, I'm guessing Snape let the troll in as a diversion so he could try and get past that three-headed dog. But, he got himself bitten, that's why he's limping"
"But why would anyone go near that dog?" Hermione asked "she has a point Harry, plus a dog that size with three heads, I'm sure it would've done more damage than a scratch" Hope added,
Harry rolled his eyes "The day I was at Gringotts, Hagrid took something out of one of the vaults. He said it was Hogwarts' business, very secret" Harry said to his three friends
"so what you're saying-
"that's what the dog's guarding, That's what Snape wants"
An owl screeching interrupted their conversation, Hedwig flew past Harry dropping a parcel for him. "Bit early for mail, isn't it?" Asked Hermione "But I-I never get mail" Hope's heart dropped
"I'll write to you in the summer Harry don't worry" Making Harry smile at her "Let's open it" The four of them started to open the parcel,
"It's a broomstick," Harry said shocked that he would receive a gift like that "That's not just any broomstick, Harry It's a Nimbus 2000!" said Ron
"it is a very nice broom Harry, and that's coming from someone who hates flying" added Hope
"but..who?" and Harry looked up to see Hedwig sitting beside McGonagall who sent him a smile.
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Hope, Hermione and Ron were sitting in the stands to watch the first quidditch game of the year wearing their Gryffindor scarves and having their flags ready to wave in support of their house,
"do you reckon Harry will be okay?" Ron asked Hope, "course he'll be, he's a natural," Hope said back "I mean as long as he doesn't fall off his broom, or get hit in the head by a Bludger and knocked unconscious, he should be fine" She added with a wave of her hand, making Ron's eyes widened.
The Gryffindor team come flying out causing all the Gryffindors to cheer for them. "Hello, and welcome to Hogwarts' first Quidditch game of the season! Today's game Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" Lee Jordan commentates from the teacher's tower causing even more cheers to be heard.
"The players take their positions as Madam Hooch steps out onto the field to begin the game" madam Hooch takes her place on the pitch and Hope leans closer to Hermione " do you think Slytherin is going to cheat?" Hope whispered to her "I hope not" Hermione whispers back as she holds her flag tighter.
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GOLD RUSH, Harry Potter
Fanfiction" Everybody wants you, but I don't like a gold rush" in which Hope Marlene Lupin-Black tries to survive her years at Hogwarts but that's not easy when your best friend is Harry potter whose life is threatened every year. "what must it be like to...
