The following morning pasted uneventfully; I was given breakfast in bed, dressed and was doing more walking exercises when Dumbledory arrived as promised.
“Robyn, though your walking capacity won’t allow you out into the grounds, you can view from the large window in Madam Pomfrey’s office the Quidditch match taking place today.” Smiled Dumbledory taking a seat at the side of my bed.
“May you explain what Quidditch is please?” I asked shyly. I remember Madam Hooch saying she referees something called Quidditch but I didn’t know what she meant at the time; Master spent more time watching muggle football than anything else. Were they similar or something?
Dumbledory wasn’t surprised at my reply although he did raise his eyebrows at me but then proceeded to explain the game to me; at the end I think I understood. There were four balls in Quidditch; the quaffle, a big redish ball from Dumbledorys description, two bludgers apparently used to knock people of their brooms, sounds cheerful ay? and the Golden Snitch, described as the size of a walnut, very small and very fast making it almost impossible to see yet alone catch.
There were seven players on each team; 3 chasers, 2 beaters, 1 seeker and a keeper. The chasers passed the quaffle between each other and try to score in any of the three hops guarded by the keeper at the end of the pitch. The two beaters carry bats to try and knock the bludgers towards members of the opposite team, then there is the seeker whose job it is to capture the Golden Snitch, which not only ends the game but also earns their team 150 house points; when I looked confused at the term ‘house points’ he continued to explain about the four houses-Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin-and how house points went towards winning the house cup at the end of each year, as well as explaining about the Quidditch cup also.
Not a bad lesson on the activities of Hogwarts if I do say so myself. Pretty interestingly awesome! I wonder what house I would be in? Hmm…woah woah woah Robyn! Don’t get ahead of yourself. You’re just here for the rest of your recovery. Nothing more.
Ignoring the disappointment I felt at that thought, my attention snapped back to Alby at his next words. “Harry’s team will be playing today.” Slipped the professor thoughtfully. Though he wasn’t looking at me, I knew Dumbledory was watching my reaction out the corner of his eye, a second later he turned to look at me but instead I gazed blankly over his head.
“Which team?” I asked carelessly.
“Gryffindor. It will be Gryffindor VS Slytherin playing today and the match will be starting in a few minutes; please excuse me as I’m due to watch from the stands. Enjoy.” He smiled before getting up and leaving. For a minute I paused before getting up and slowly walking into Madam Pomfrey’s office after knocking. Bambi would be proud!
“Well done, you’re walking without support.” Praised the matron before gesturing for me to take a seat. The view was amazing; you could see the round pitch and all the players just enough to distinguish everything clearly. The match started and as the minutes ticked by Slytherin took the lead, but something was wrong. Harry was being stalked closely by one of the bludgers; in an effort to help Harry, the two beaters also followed in a fruitless attempt to knock the bludger towards the other team until eventually having to call for half time. I have to get down there!
“I’m going down there. Madame Pomfrey I really need you to not ask questions please!” I said grabbing the travel coat slung over the chair and throwing it on. I managed to see her give a confused nod before shutting my eyes and imagining myself at the entrance to the Quidditch pitch; the swirling and suffocating tube feeling were barely noticeable as I touched the ground a minute later.
Opening my eyes, I saw the Gryffindor team huddled around at the side of the pitch just close enough for me to hear the last of their conversation. “Listen, with you two flying round me all the time the only way I’m going to catch the Snitch is if it flies up my sleeve,” Harry told them. “Go back to the rest of the team and let me deal with the rogue one.” I assumed Harry was referring to the bludger chasing him; I had a bad feeling about this and apparently so did Harry’s teammates since they started to strongly object.
Madam Hooch was approaching them now. The captain, I assumed, had his back to me as he announced his decision, “All right, Fred, George, you heard Harry – leave him alone and let him deal with the Bludger on his own.” Had Madam Hooch not have intervened then, I’m sure there would have been more objections.
The rain picked up matching my uneasy mood. Harry took to the air again, this time going to all lengths to avoid the close shaves by the Bludger; he zigzagged, dived, spun and spiraled. To the crowd it looked funny and I probably would’ve laughed with them if I didn’t have a feeling something bad would have any minute…BAM! After hesitating too long, the Bludger smashed into Harry’s arm. I hate to say I told you so but…I told you so!
At exactly the same moment a shot of pain soared through my right arm before my arm started tingling; I flexed my fingers to make the tingling leave faster as I returned my gaze to the game. Weird? Harry took a sudden dive towards one of the opposing players, his other hand out stretched but having taken both hands off his broom he crashed to the ground. The protective pull in my stomach twisted and in the next slit second I was stood in the middle of the pitch in front of an unconscious Harry, with the rogue Bludger shooting this way. Things just get better don’t they? Think fast Robyn!
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Mysterious Girl (Harry Potter Fan Fiction)
FanfictionShe can apparate into and out of Hogwarts when it should be impossible. She can randomly apparate to wherever Harry is when he's in trouble, though she doesn't know who he is. She has caught Dumbledore's attention as an exceedingly powerful witch...
