I'm Not Perfect | Seamus Finnigan

The Wonski Feint

"Todays match, Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw!" Seamus said over the loud speaker. 

Since Lee Jordan, the usual quiditch commentator, graduated Hogwarts last year, we needed a new one. So people have been signing up to commentate. 

 He sounded pretty happy for "Crying every night" as Harry, Dean, and Ron keep telling me.

When Madam Hooch blew the whistle, I kicked my feet off the ground and flew up. This time, Draco was looking for the snitch himself. 

A bludger flew past my head and I spun to avoid it.

Cho flew by, dodging two Slytherins, and passed the quaffle to Jeremy Stretton. He flew staight for the posts and hit it with the end of his broom. Got it.

When Draco flew by the Slytherin stands, Cassie waved to him and a bit distracted, about ran into the Hufflepuff stands.

"KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE GAME DRACO! QUIT LOOKING AT YOUR GIRLFRIEND!"

Draco blushed and looked around for the snitch. Girlfriend? Awwww. I hope they're together.

I looked up at Seamus and I felt a little pang in my chest. He is upset. I didn't realize that I had stopped right at the Gryffindor stands.

"You okay, Emma?" Harry asked, leaning over.

I shook my head.  

"Don't worry. It'll get better. Why don't you just listen to him? Let him apologize."

"I-I can't."

"Well, don't let it get you down right now. Go win this game."

I nodded and flew off, "Thanks Harry."

"No Problem!" he shouted back.

Seamus' mumbling came through the speaker, "Stupid potter. . . compliments. . .huggy. . fucking hate you. . .trying .. . Emma.."

"Mr. Finnigan. You do realize your mumbling is being heard throughout the whole stadium?" Professor McGonagall asked.

Seamus went pale and he stepped back from the speaker for a minute. 

Maybe I won't let him apologize. He still thinks I'm going to leave him for Harry. Well, I already did leave him. But I'm not with Harry.

Seamus shook his head and left the commentator's box. Luna then appeared to replace him as he was gone.

"Ooh. .  there goes Emma. I love her hair .. ."  she says dreamily "Oh! Look at that! Roger Davies scores! Slytherin is down 5 points!"

Then I saw a glimmer of gold, The snitch. Without hesitation, I flew right for it. Draco was tailing me so I decided to trick him. I passed the snitch and went straight towards the ground, then flew upwards missing the ground by an inch while Draco crashed. I saw the snitch again, and I caught it.

 "OH MY GOD!" McGonagall exclaimed, "SHE JUST PERFORMED THE WRONSKI FEINT!"

Surprised, everyone turned to look up at the commentator's box.

"Oh" -she cleared her throat -"Sorry. I just -- got a little too excited."

People were cheering. Even the Slytherins.

"RAVENCLAW WINS!" Luna cheered.

I touched down and my team enveloped me in a group hug.

Roger grabbed me by the shoulders, "The Wronksi Feint, Emma! The Wronksi Feint! That's a move even most proffesionaly quidditch players can't achieve!"

Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs, Gryffindors, and even some Slytherins began filing out of the stands an picked me up, carrying me all the way of the feild, cheering.

When they let me down, Seamus went to run and hug me, but stopped in his tracks.

Hermione, Ron, and Harry about knocked me over in a group hug.

But through all the cheering, and the bone crushing hug Ron was giving me (probably just because he's obssessed with quidditch), all I saw was Seamus. Standing outside the crowd with a sad expression on his face. He spun around and began walking back up to the castle.

I shoved through the crowd yelling, "Seamus! Wait!"

People were patting me on the back and saying things like, "That was amazing, Emma!" and "Congrats!" I swear there was even one.  "So you're single now, right?"

Seeing how I was having trouble, Roger shouted, "WHOEVER REACHES THE END OF THE QUIDDITCH FEILD FIRST GET'S EMMA'S HELMET!"

And they were off. Sprinting and shoving to get to the end. Okay, then. That was weird.

"Might want to leave that helmet with me." Roger said.

I took my helmet off and handed it to him. "Thanks."

"No problem. I'll give you a new helmet first thing tomorrow."

I nodded, and walked up to the castle. Only my friends stayed and didn't run across the feild. I ran up to the castle and ran into Seamus.

He turned around, "Emma?" 

I slapped him. Hard.

He held his cheek, "OW!"

"I told you before I don't like Harry that way and he doesn't like me that way. This is why I can't stand you."

I took my necklace off and threw it at him, then walked back to my dormitory.

When I arrived, people were cheering and laughing. There were Gryffindors there too, who had brought food up from the kitchens.

"Hey, Emma! They got cotton candy icecream! Your favorite!" Luna said.

I walked past her.

"Hey, what's wrong?" she asked.

I didn't answer, just walked up to my dorm, slammed the door, and went to bed.

What I didn't know was what Seamus was planning.