Inside My Mind (A Harry Potter Fanfiction)

Chapter XVII

Hogwarts, Unplottable Location, Scotland, Great Britain

Saturday the 8th of May 1993

10:45 AM

Bella slipped on her top layer Quidditch robes and grabbed her broom. She walked out of the back and over towards Oliver.

"Are you ready for this? This is one of the easiest games of the season! Bella can easily take out that other Seeker. He's rather big for a Seeker and Bella's the best around" Oliver said, confidently. Fred and George exchanged glances.

"Yeah because I want to be…" Fred started out. Bella glared at him.

"We are never mentioning that again, you hear? That was the most embarrassing day of my life" Bella moaned at the reminder of the horrible Valentine's Day that she had gone through.

"But it was so funny! I wonder where he got all of those rhymes" George said, curiously. Bella gave them faux glares and pointed an accusing finger at the twins.

"Obviously, you!" she snapped. The twins laughed, loudly and Oliver silenced them with looks.

"We can do this! We need this match and then the Cup is practically ours. Bella, try to stall as long as possible. We need the score high and then you can swoop in and just steal the Snitch from under Digger's nose. I twill be so incredibly easy. Like taking a toy broom from a baby" Oliver said. He sounded corrupt to the others on the Quidditch team but that was just how he was.

"I'm pretty sure that it's stealing a toy wand from a baby" Angelina put in. Oliver glared at her and turned towards everyone.

"Time to go out men! And women" Oliver added after Katie opened her mouth.

They were facing Hufflepuff and Bella scoffed at the idea. Hufflepuffs were soft. Well…except for that hunky Seeker, Cedric Diggory, but that was beside the point.

"Mount your brooms!" commanded Madam Hooch once all of them were situated. Bella gave Cedric a predatory snarl, a warning. He looked at her in shock. She couldn't understand why. They all knew how competitive she was.

"The match has been cancelled!" McGonagall shouted with a magically amplified voice. There were boos and hisses but it wasn't as bad as Oliver's reaction. He looked like he had just fallen into despair.

"But Professor! We've got to play—the cup—Gryffindor!" Oliver shouted. McGonagall ignored him in favor of turning back to the booing and hissing crowd.

"All students are to make their way back to their House common room, where their Head of Houses will give them further information. As quickly as possible, please!" McGonagall said. She canceled the charm and turned to Bella who froze at the look. She knew something was wrong.

"Miss Potter, I think you'd better come with me" McGonagall said. Bella nodded and followed McGonagall and she could see Ron running down from the stands to meet them at the exit of the Quidditch pitch.

"Yes, perhaps you'd better come as well, Weasley."

They walked into the castle and soon Bella realized that there was an attack. She gasped when she realized Hermione wasn't with them.