Dictating Fate

Chapter fifteen

Ember held the snitch tightly in her hand as she fell. It seemed like she would be screaming her lungs out and wouldn't stop if she chose to yell, so instead, she stayed quiet, almost like she was accepting whatever happened after this. What she didn't expect is feeling like she wasn't falling anymore. She felt the tight grip of someone, and when she opened her eyes she saw it was Leopold. He took a few deep breaths, having the most concerned look on his face as he refused to let go of her, slowly making his way back down. Once they got to the ground, he gently placed her on the dirt.

Mostly everyone looked at her, and the professor who was coaching the game ran over. Ember looked around. She was in a slight shock, though all she did was hold her hands out in front of her. She slowly opened her hands before everyone watched as the golden snitch spread out its wings again, hovering above her hands. The announcer watched, though they weren't sure if it was exactly appropriate to call out the winning team since Ember almost fell to her death. Though they figured it was their job.

"Ember Demoore had caught the snitch, bringing her team to victory!" They yelled, and most of the stands cheered, but Albus just had a concerned look. He was happy his house won, but he also wanted to make sure his friend was okay. He pushed through the crowd to go down, and Gellert quickly noticed, going after him.

He ran down the stairs as quickly as possible, while he held onto the rail so he didn't trip. Once he finally made it down, he turned his head left and right before seeing Ember, guided by a professor and Leopold. He ran over, Gellert still rushing after him.

"Ember! Ember are you alright?" He asked, trying to get her attention. She stayed quiet, but, even though she turned her head, Leopold looked over at him and spoke first.

"Hey, can't you see she's not okay? She doesn't need you right now."

"...I'm her friend. Let me take her to the nurse, I don't know why you care anyway. You always gave her looks and mocked her."

"Yeah well, I'm the one that caused her to fall. I wanna make sure she's okay." He told him before going in the building. Since the nurse knew what happened, she was waiting near the hallway. When she saw Ember, she rushed over and lead her to the nurse as Leopold explained what happened.

Albus watched as Gellert tried to speak to him. "Hey, she looks completely fine."

"Yeah, she looks fine. But that doesn't mean nothing didn't happen inside her body, I just have to make sure she's completely okay." Albus said, sounding worried. Gellert sighed but tried to understand where he was coming from.

"Alright, let's go see if we could find out." He answered before allowing Albus to lead him over to the nurse.

When they went in, the nurse told Ember to sit down, and she listened. The nurse got a monaural stethoscope out before pressing one side to Ember's chest. "Now just take a deep breath for me." She said, and Ember was able to do so.

The two went over to her, Albus quickly speaking. "Is she okay?" He asked, making the nurse look over.

"Everything sounds fine, she didn't fall long enough for it to damage her insides, it seems."

"Good," He started before rushing over to Ember's side. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked again. She slowly turned her head to look at him. He saw a smile form on her face before nodding.

"I'm okay...I don't...I don't get why everyone is-" She started, but quickly grabbed her head, closing her eyes. Knowing Albus would ask, she quickly spoke after she did that motion. "Dizzy, I feel dizzy."

Albus nodded before thinking of what to say, when it clicked in his head he put his hands lightly on her shoulders. "Right, then you should lay down." He said, and she agreed, laying down as soon as possible, closing her eyes after.

Gellert moved a bit closer to look at her. When she did open her eyes again, she looked at the male with blonde hair before chuckling. "Gellert, are you wearing Albus' scarf?" She asked.

"Hm? Ah yes...he thought that I would be co-" He was about to finish what he said but Albus cut in.

"I thought that if he put it on, it might give him a pass to let him go to the Gryffindor stands." He told her before she chuckled.

"Interesting, but I'm sure you could have just gone where you wished to. But either way, thanks for watching it. I know it's not what a normal game you would have liked to see...I fell and it ended early."

"No, it didn't. You got the golden snitch. It would have ended either way. And you did a great job. It's not your fault you fell." Albus answered, hearing as someone walked up to them.

"No, it was my fault. And I'm not going to say it wasn't." Leopold said, crossing his arms as Ember looked over at him. "I'm so glad you're okay."

"I should be mad at you right now...you pushed me and I almost died. But...you also grabbed me. So, I guess...thank you for saving my life. Even though you almost ended it."

"Not on purpose, Ember. I know I'm a git but, killing someone is just too low for me. I'd rather have you around so I can win you next game." He said in a half-joking manner before letting a chuckle escape his lips.

Ember chuckled before shaking her head. "As long as you don't push me and make me fall again, then I'll look forward to it."

Leopold nodded before he spoke. "Just know, if you ever fall, I'll be there to catch you."