Harry, Kat, and Spellbound ➩ Book 1 [Harry Potter] | #Wattys2016

[CHAPTER 21] Unsafe Dismay

"Okay. So right after the game, we can at the least try to talk to Hagrid to cooperate with us," said Hermione as they walked to the stands.

"With Snape refereeing, I don't think Harry stands a chance," said Kataleen admittedly, and suddenly someone patted her back.

She turned around and saw a smiling Arlin. "Wish us luck. Snape is never easy on the team, especially our seeker. Thankfully we know no dirty Hufflepuff."

"That's the exact problem," said Albion. "I mean, come on. For sure Snape will be biased on Hufflepuff. Harry shouldn't have played or Snape's going to be up to his tricks. Maybe he'll even jinx Harry's broom again."

"Not this time," said Hermione, as they reached the top of the stands. She pointed her cheering flag at the staff stands. "Dumbledore. With Dumbledore watching, Harry's safe."

"Good thing he's here," said Ron. "Wait. I heard he's occupied this week. How come he has time to watch a game?"

"I guess he squeezed Harry in on schedule," Kataleen shrugged.

"But why?" Arlin asked, looking down at the patch to see the players still preparing. "I mean, why now? Why not the first game?"

"It's my doing," said Hermione, and they all looked at her. "I reported to Dumbledore a professor jinxing Harry's Nimbus 2000 in the previous game, but I didn't say the name. He'll find out, eventually."

"Good," said Ron. "At least now Harry's got protection."

"Yeah, but let's hope no biased judgments are made," said Arlin, then he cleared his throat. "Well, I'll be going down now."

"Be safe, Arlin," said Kataleen, holding his hand.

The tall boy looked down at her and smiled. "Don't worry, I will. Goodness you've been telling me that since breakfast."

"I can't help it," she smiled.

Arlin returned the smile, nodding at her before walking down to the team.

"Well, I suppose we should look for Matrix now," said Kataleen. "I told him to go ahead and find us some good seats."

"Looks like he did," said Albion, as they saw Matrix waving at them from the front area of the stands.

They all smiled, making their way to the front. "Good job."

"Brought my binoculars again," said Matrix, holding it up with a smile. "If you wanna borrow it, please ask permission."

Ron and Kataleen looked at Hermione, who widened her eyes and pointed at herself. "What?"

"Hey, Jordan's commentating already," said Albion, and they all leaned forward. The Hufflepuff stands and Gryffindor stands roared as they cheered for their respective teams, and they all flew towards the centre of the patch.

Kataleen was cheering along as they flew to the sky. At one point Kataleen realised there was an odd, large shadow moving from the borders of the field. As she adjusted her glasses, the figure suddenly dashed out of her sight, concealed by some players flying low.

"Kat, you okay?" Albion said, nudging her.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine," she muttered, continuing to watch the game.

Albion gave her an odd look, before continuing to watch the game along with her. Throughout the game Kataleen had an odd feeling, and her focus was lost from the game as she began scanning the stands.

Her attention was only brought back to the game when she realised George Weasley was aiming a bludger at the staff stands. She widened his eyes, yet just burst out laughing she nearly fell off the stands as it hit Snape square in the face.