Loneliness in Difference

Chapter 4: It was a Fantasy

Quidditch...why does it exist? It's a way for rival houses to become even greater rivals through a game that doesn't matter! Adelaide thought whoever created it was either a genius or an idiot. She didn't play on the Slytherin team, but she did go to the games mainly because she found it easier to focus on homework when the only other thing in front of her was something she believed was boring.

Adelaide rushed through the crowds of students headed to the stadium on a very cloudy day. It looked like it was going to rain and Adelaide wanted to get into the stadium before it did. Today Slytherin wasn't playing, but since there was a match she thought why not? The opponents were Gryffindor against Ravenclaw, so any Slytherin who went was going to be expected to boo at Gryffindor, her plan was to cheer, whenever she actually looked at the game that is.

She rushed up the stairs and into the stands. It was still like a barren wasteland since most people weren't there yet. She rushed through the seats to get as close to tall stand thingy as she could.

Bam! She ran straight into someone and fell flat on her pack.

"Sorry," She said quickly as she got up and dusted herself off.

"No problem just watch where you're going next time," The man said. Shit, she knew that voice, it was the voice of someone she had been desperately trying to avoid for the past month and a half.

"Thanks, I'll do that, gotta run!" She bolted past Luke as fast as she possibly could.

Luke's eyes widened as he realized it was her. "Adelaide wait!" He called after her, but she didn't turn around. As she disappeared a smile spread across Luke's face and he began to walk down the stairs.

Adelaide found a seat in the back corner where she could hide from everyone else and do homework. The crowd moved into their seats and the announcer took off.

"Welcome wizards and witches, to the long awaited Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw match!" The announcer yelled. "On the Gryffindor side, we have Lily, Luna Potter as the seeker." Everyone cheered. "Kristn Pinalish, Yin Soron, and Luke Veiltick as the chasers!" Everyone cheered again and Adelaide sat straight up in her seat and watched as Luke and the others flew out into the stadium. The announcer said the rest of the players, but Adelaide was more focused on how she hadn't realized he played before? Sure she hadn't known him until recently, but she should have at least known his name from the other games.

As he flew out Luke glanced to the side and was barely able to make her, but saw Adelaide and waved. Now more than ever Adelaide wished she had brought one of her sweatshirts so she could disappear and never be seen again. The only problem was then people would try to sit on her.

After announcing, the seeker, keeper, and beaters, he moved onto the Ravenclaw team and she was had another fabulous surprise.

"For the Ravenclaw team we have, Yui Kuro, Sina Shulan, and Cecillia Amari!"

Adelaide quickly shoved her face in her textbook and tried her hardest to pretend this wasn't happening. Did she hate Luke? No. Did she like him? Maybe. Was she afraid of what her family would do if she figured out she knew and might be friends with a Gryffindor? Definitely. She was especially scared since he maybe a muggle born, and her family would be furious if that was the case.

The Quidditch game began with Gryffindor having the quaffle, but Ravenclaw quickly swiped it and got ten points. Gryffindor got the quaffle, scored ten points, and then followed up with another ten. The game went twenty minutes before the bludger flew through the air and nearly knocked a Ravenclaw off their broom. Luckily they dodged it and kept playing. One of the Ravenclaw beaters hit the bludger square into Luke's stomach. He tipped over his broom but held on. After a few seconds, he had shaken the hit off and climbed back onto his broom.