My newest story, and of course I do not own the Harry Potter franchise if I did I probably wouldn't be writing fan fic. Enjoy
The rain pounded on of the Gryffindor girls dorm rooms, wind slashed through the trees, and thunder could be heard in the distance along with music and cheers coming through the vents from rowdy Slytherins celebrating their win against the Gryffindors.
Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood gathered in the room pouting over the loss of the game.
"I really hate Slytherins," Ginny said hair still dripping wet from the game. "They cheat; play dirty and they have an attitude."
"Yeah, Slytherins just get under my skin. Why do they think they are so much better than everyone else. Each house has something unique about them. Cleverness, Courage, Intelligence, Kindness. All good qualities. No one is better than anyone else," Hermione commented.
"I hate how they pick on everyone, even pure-bloods. Why can't they just be considerate of others?" Luna chimed with her dreamy voice.
A long silence fell over the room.
Why do they all have to be so good looking?" All girls said at once. Ginny in an exasperated huff, Hermione in a quizzical manner, and Luna said wistfully.
The girls looked at each other and giggled.
Another cheer rose from the vents. Then a hush fell over the crowd. Curious the girls leaned in close to the vents. The faint smooth voice of Blaise Zabini rose up from the vents.
"Gents and Lady Slytherins! Welcome to the Celebration!" Cheer rose up from the crowd. "We beat those bloody insufferable Gryffindor! The true champions came through tonight!" Wasn't the Weasel girl a sight dropping from the sky like that?" Ginny visibly stiffened. The whole house laughed and cheered. "And now here is your captain a Mr. Draco Malfoy. More cheers and whistles arouse from the crowd. Draco's sultry voice rose up to the girls.
"We won the first game of the season! Who here thinks that we are going to sweep the boards and bring another Quidditch Cup home?" A deafening roar went through the crowd making the three listeners shift back away from the vents. "That's what I thought! Now lets leave the Gryffindors to pout in their dormitories! Now out to the pitch! I believe some lightning chasing will help us celebrate this victory." Another cheer rose up and then silence.
Hermione was the first to speak.
"What is Lightning Chasing?" Even though she has been to Hogwarts for 7 years she has still so much to learn.
"Lightning Chasing is what Slytherins do to celebrate a particularly important win and only if it is raining. They ride their brooms in the sky dodging lightning. They are the insufferable lot if you ask me," Ginny explained with a hint of exasperation.
"After a moment Ginny sat straight up in bed. I want to go. I want to crash their party!" Ginny's eyes lit up and sifted between both girls. "Lets go show those Slytherins who the better flyers are!!
Luna looked at Ginny for a moment. "Yes lets go. Even though my house didn't lose, I consider this house my home too. " Luna stood up and gathered her robes and hat from the near fireplace. Ginny rose and did the same. Both girls looked at Hermione.
"No, no, no, no I cannot and will not do it! You know I absolutely hate flying and I will look like the fool. Ginny you are on the team and Luna you have been flying since you were 5 on brooms and creatures. I barely can fly and I'm supposed to be near genius! That means I really am not good. Please let me stay here. Ill clean and do homework. Please Please do not ask me to go. I will not. I cannot." Hermoine pleaded.
Ginny and Luna grabbed her arms and pulled her out the door. Hermione tried to fight it but she knew that it wouldn't work.
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They were already soaked. Hermione was shivering, Luna's hair had deflated from gorgeous waves to stringy pieces, and Ginny looked even more determined. They marched out on to the pitch all the Slytherins were gone aside for three figures. The hooded figures turned to them and flung back there robes. Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, and Theodore Notts stood with amused smirks and arms crossed.
Where do you think you're going Weasel, Mud-blood, Loony." As Draco said this he made eye contact with each one.
"Why done you back off Ferret. Wouldn't want a repeat of 4th year would we? Ginny answered. She was at a near atomic level. "We are here to play a little game ourselves. Try to keep up." She moved to sit off on her broom but Blaise put a hand on her broom.
"Why don't you remove that before I help you remove it?" Ginny threatened.
"Calm down, Gingey. Why don't we make this a little interesting? How about a little race? That shouldn't be too difficult well If you can stay on your broom that is."
"I like where Zabini is going with this how about a little race? What say you mud blood," Draco asked as he looked toward Hermione.
At this point Luna had had enough. She was a pretty easy going person until she or her friends were threatened.
She stepped in front of her friend and fixed Draco with death glare. It was her most powerful tool. Her normal warm light blue eyes turned a shade near the color of ice. It was later said that Draco could feel like his blood going cold as if she was part dementor.
"Oh we will race. And Malfoy. Call my friend a mud-blood again and I pound your face so hard not even a squib will want to marry you."
Draco took a step back, but regained his footing and narrowed his eyes to her.
"Fine, A race it is. To the whomping willow and back. But you have to go through the forbidden forest. The first team to get all of its players over the finish line will get a prize from the others. To be determined and agreed upon after." Draco replied as menacingly as he could.
The three boys held out their hands. Ginny shook Blaise's hand, Draco shook Luna's, and Theodore shook Hermione's already shaking hand.
On your mark, get set, GO!!!
The six wizards and witches took off. Ginny and Luna were neck and neck with the three boys and Hermione wasn't too far behind. They zoomed around the trees, over branches and around trunks. The girls were almost ahead but Draco came zooming around them clipping Luna's broom which set a chain reaction from Luna to Ginny to Hermione. They started losing control and all three started plummeting to the ground Hermione grabbed their hands and aparated without thinking of a specific place. Only thoughts that were in her head were of a place that was warm and safe and when the time was right could help them get back at the Slytherins who had duped them. But what the girls didn't know was a thing tendril of lightning shocked the end of Hermione's apparition trail sending a bit of electricity with her magic and only a few knows what happens when this rare event accrues.
Hope you enjoyed it. And a review or two would be to bad ;)