Friends | 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲

chapter 26

year 4.

Hallies pov.

i pulled on my Quidditch gear and left the changing room.
the Hufflepuff team had been practicing for this day months in advance. the first Quidditch game of the season, and i was all warmed up and ready.
our Captain gave us a good luck speech and we were off.
we shook hands and i was already off in the sky.

i squinted my eyes for a better view of the Snitch and zoomed around.
i stopped to watch the game and listened to Lee Jordan commentating.
i looked to George, he looked so good in his uniform, his jersey which i could imagine pooling around me. i hated it, how my mind went to what it would be like stealing his clothes, laying around doing nothing, playing with his hair and feeling his arms around me, his soft breathing.

"Potter has seen the Snitch! i have no clue what Gold is doing—" i heard Lee, the crowd booming and Hufflepuff teammates roaring at me as they passed by.
i shook my head, what am i doing?!
i flew off into the air, following the determined Harry Potter.
i shouldn't have been staring at him what was i thinking.
i angrily sped up, riding up behind Potter, he looked back at me, his eyebrows furrowed in frustration as he reached his hand out for the Snitch.

i had now rode up beside him and pushed into him as i stretched out my hand, he pushed up against me and i pushed against him.
i hadn't noticed how far we were getting into the sky until the Snitch had taken a deep dive downwards and i had almost slipped off the tip of my broom.

i positioned myself back onto my broom and flew after it, Potter had already been on track of it. i wasn't letting him win again.
i gritted my teeth and flew after it.
i could hear my teammates shouting, as well as the crowd chanting.
i angrily sped up some more, the wind pulling at my face.

Potter had lost the Snitch and looked around like a lost puppy. i smirked to myself and flew up next to him.
i almost felt bad for being so competitive. at the same time i hadn't cared when i caught the glimpse of the Snitch flying behind the rings.
i turned sharply and looped around Potter tauntingly as i smirked and flew off.

Potter had already been after me.
and this time i was ahead of him.
i darted around, i could hear Lee commentating over my sharp turns and determination. he swore a few times making Professors McGonnagall get a little mad.
"Lee Jordan!" she roared. "sorry Ma'am" he said.

Potter was catching up to me, i could hear him behind me as he swooshed through the wind.
i dove up and down, following the Snitch.
i could see a Bludger flying messily towards me, i quickly dived down, leaving Potter to be knocked a little bit by it, he struggled to find his balance and i continued to follow the Snitch with a smirk curling on my lips. i wanted to fly up to George and taunt him, he was to cocky and Gryffindor was going to loose.

in the blink of an eye a Bludger had flown past me and i had lost the golden Snitch. i groaned in frustration. i squinted my eyes, looking around and flying as i did so. i could see Potter across the pitch, flying in zig-zags. i quickly flew across the pitch, dodging Bludgers.
i flew past him and took a sharp turn, following him as i scooted up to the edge of my broom. i gritted my teeth and passed him up. i almost fell off my broom as i reached out and clutched my fingers around the wings of the Snitch.

"aha!" i cheered as i grabbed it and Madam Hooch had blew her whistle loudly, Potter was clearly upset as i flew down to celebrate with my teammates. we all laughed and hugged.
the Gryffindor team landed in frustration. Wood storming off the pitch. Fred and George shaking their heads. i looked at them and winked as they gave me the death stare.
"good game mates!" i said mockingly as i fist bumped one of my fellow teammates.

i walked over to George.
"awe, if you want to come to the Hufflepuff party~" i pouted.
"piss off" George rolled his eyes at me as we walked side by side.
i continued to brag about Hufflepuff beating Gryffindor until we split to go to our separate changing rooms.

-

i had entered into the common room after showering off my sweat and some of my teammates had applauded me.
many Hufflepuffs were gathered hanging out and music was loudly playing. i congratulated the team and celebrated by being forced to take a shot which i took pretty well.

Sage and I hung out for the most part, she talked about her anxiety the whole match seeing me get so close to the very edge of the broom which had made me laugh. my fear of heights clearly disappeared whenever i was feeling competitive.
a fellow Hufflepuff had started up a conversation with Sage and i had seen a commotion at the entrance so i got up and pushed through the people to see what was going on.

"are we really going to allow these Gryffindors in here" i heard some 4th Year snobby Hufflepuff say. i looked at her with a look of confusion. i saw Fred and George both bargaining to get in. i rolled my eyes and took Fred and Georges hands and pulled them inside.
"i invited them!" i said rolling my eyes as i let go of them. a group of prude girls staring and whispering.
i pulled George by the shirt and Fred followed as we walked over to Sage.
"sorry" i laughed.

i looked up at George, his hair had still been wet, clearly he took a shower, he looked so pretty with his beautiful freckles and soaking hair.
"eh we get it, Gryffindors are better huh" Fred smirked as he poured himself a drink.
"Sage is over there by the way" i rolled my eyes at him and Fred had immediately walked passed us.
"had to just get me alone huh?" said George, leaning himself against a bookshelf.
"i- well-" i stuttered, my cheeks immediately feeling flush.
"i'm kidding" he said, taking an awkward sip out of his cup.
i let out an awkward exhale.

-

the rest of the party more students from different houses had been invited in and the common room was filled with people drinking or screaming loudly.
George and I sat in a cozy corner that was left to just ourselves.
there was a drinking contest of others cheering each other on and of course Fred had taken part, George and I watched, Sage looked worried as he had almost choked, but he had laughed it off.

"he's celebrating pretty big for someone who lost!" i said loudly across the room, others laughed as i took a sip of my drink, George looked at me with a slight smirk.
i could already feel a little bit of a buzz from my lemonade-vodka mix.

"i should probably pull him out of there before he gets absolutely smashed" George said, helping himself stand up as he stumbled a bit. a little tipsy to huh?
"you sure you can take him back" i laughed.
"done it before" George winked.
"okay, good luck" i waved as he walked away and tried to pull (the life of the party) Fred out.
i laughed as he struggled and eventually left.

Sage had joined me and we laughed like mad men together until we could hardly breathe and it was time for us to head to bed.
we struggled getting up the stairs, mainly because we couldn't stop laughing and the alcohol had not made it any better.

we got up to our room eventually and both collapsed into bed, we had laughed a bit more until Sage had fallen asleep.
i laid awake for a bit thinking about the match and then fell asleep with a smug smirk on my face.

1385 words.
5/9/2023