Albus Severus Potter and the Cloak of Wisdom

Chapter 9: The Second Match

Quinn was very happy with her Firebolt Supreme, and so were Fred and James. James had yelled at Albus for not giving him the Firebolt, but Albus said he wasn’t his friend, and James was happy in the end too.

Every Saturday he was allowed to watch the trainings with Tyler, and Tyler became Chris’ stand-in. Quinn was very good with her broom, and the team had decided to keep secret that she had one, but as it was a secret, the entire school knew.

The Slytherin team (Which Ervin had joined as a Beater) had tried to disqualify her for having a too powerful broom, but she was allowed to keep it and her spot anyway.

During their final practice before having a match against Slytherin Albus was watching.

“She’s really good, isn’t she?” said Tyler, who was sitting next to Albus.

Rose was sitting with them too, as Albus had kept his promise to his father and was keeping her as his friend. “She really is. Hey guys, I want to go to Severus after the training.”

Rose looked at him. “Who?”

Albus laughed. “Well, Tyler, Quinn and I have visited my namesake’s painting often.”

She smiled. “Is he nice?”

Albus nodded, “Very. He told me about our parents’ adventures at Hogwarts.”

Then he remembered his Christmas present of the book about Hogwarts.

“Okay Quinn, if you do this during the match we’ll win, but I heard that Ervin Jones, the Beater from Slytherin’s team has a Firebolt Supreme now too, so that’s quite a threat, because he’ll probably hit you first, then Chris, then James” said Emily when they were finished.

Albus, Tyler and Rose came onto the Quidditch pitch and Rose said: “Good luck guys, make Gryffindor proud.”

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Albus sat on his bed that afternoon, with the book on his lap. He was reading in the chapter about Strange Rooms and Corridors when Tyler asked: “What is it you’re reading?”

Albus showed him the book, and Tyler said: “Can you find the bathroom room?”

Albus read through it. “No, but I’ve found a room that would do the same thing.. The Room of Requirement.” Tyler looked at it. “The Room of Requirement is always equipped with the seeker’s need. So if you really needed a toilet, it would appear as a toilet.” Said Albus.

Tyler thought and then he said: “Let’s try it out”

Albus agreed, and he took out the cloak again.

"Let’s get Rose and Quinn.” He whispered, and they opened the door towards the girl dormitories, and they went up the stairs when it rumbled and turned into a slide.

They came back down when Rose, Quinn and two other girl first-years, Anna and Sofia appeared at the top of the slide, laughing.

“What the bloody hell was that?” asked Tyler, when Quinn and Rose came down too.

“This is a slide so boys don’t enter girl dorms, now be quiet, everyone’s asleep” said Rose matter-of-factly.

“I say we go out. To a room in a book I got for Christmas.” Rose didn’t stop them but followed them, and they went to the place where they found the room.

“Okay ehhh.. It opens for the seeker’s need, so…”

They all thought about it and Rose said: “We need a place to read.”