A/N: Welcome to my brand new hp fic! I have cancelled Always Someone. I
did that because it wasn't going anywhere and I wanted to start fresh.
Don't worry, I'm not the author who leaves all her stories. Just that one,
because the reviews weren't coming and I just wasn't getting anything out
of it, and so on. Anyway, this is my brand new fic. Longer chapters,
twisting plots, romances, and more. *Crowd cheers and throws roses* Hehe.
The working title is 'Broken.' Now, on with the fic.
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The alarm clock's loud, belting tune ricocheted off the walls in the Gryffindor girl's dorm. Everyone snapped awake, sitting up and moaning from being snatched from their sleep so quickly. Ginny hurriedly walked across the room and hit the 'off' button with a loud 'click' and the belting stopped. They had meant to get that alarm clock fixed so many times, but nobody found time to actually do it. "I guess I'm up now." Hermione said sleepily, looking over to Ginny with tired eyes. She brushed a strand of honey brown hair behind her ear. "Yeah, and to think we could have slept late, too." Ginny replied, glancing at the calendar on her bedside table, which read, 'Saturday, January 7.' She got out of bed and walked over to her dresser, and took out some clothes. "Be right back." She said and headed to the bathroom to change. 'Good idea,' Hermione thought to herself, and got up to do the same. She glanced at the analog clock hanging above her bed. It was 8:30, Harry and Ron might be up by now. Hermione changed quickly and went down to the common room to find Ron and Ginny sitting in armchairs by the fire. When Hermione looked outside, she saw the world coated in what appeared to be vanilla icing. "Snow." Ron teased, as if she couldn't figure it out. "I noticed." Hermione grinned as she sat in the armchair in the center of Ginny and Ron. "Where's Harry?" Hermione asked, the heat of the fire warming her inside and out. "Sleeping, that lazy bum." Ron replied and rolled his eyes, in mock disgust. Hermione smiled, the fire had calmed her down. She was now comfortable and warm, in the soft armchair, and her soft, fleece sweater. She didn't think she could ever move. "Did you hear about the try-out's for Quidditch?" Ginny asked Hermione and Ron. "Nope. For whose place?" Hermione asked. "Wood's, he graduated." Ron replied, clearly interested. "Yep, the team need's a new Keeper, and a Captain." Ginny explained, matter- of-factly. "Wonder who's gonna try out." Ron remarked, clearly fantasizing about his new Captain title. "You do not, Ron. You know you're going to try out. It's so obvious." Ginny giggled, seeing Ron's cheeks tinge a bit of pink. "I don't want to be a keeper!" Ron defended. "I know, I know, but you wanna be captain!" Ginny stated. Ron had become a Chaser last year when Katie Bell moved away. He loved being on the Quidditch team, and he was quite good. "Well, who wouldn't?" Ron said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Hermione was staying out of this conversation. She was very scared of broomsticks, and never wanted to or had any desire to fly one. "I wouldn't." Hermione finally joined in. "Well, yeah." Ron looked over to Hermione. "But I mean- if you're on the Quidditch team, why wouldn't you want to be Captain? It gives you power and authority." Ron explained. "Oh yeah, it's definitely the right job for you, Ron." Ginny snickered, sipping her mug of butterbeer. "It is." Ron retorted, ignoring Ginny's sarcasm. Hermione was about to change the subject, getting bored of Quidditch, as she often did. Just as she was about to speak, Harry walked in wearing baggy jeans and an oversized green sweater. His hair was messier then usual and his glasses were a bit crooked. The three turned around to acknowledge him. Ron was the first to speak, "Umm.Harry?" Ron managed to say. "Rough practice, where were you?" Harry replied in a tired voice, he sat down on one of the scarlet couches. "I was there, it ended an hour ago, Harry." Ron said, concerned. "There was a dispute about who should be captain, and Fred and George started battling it out on their broomsticks. They knocked nearly everyone over, they were carelessly flying around, out of control. You must have gotten out just in time." Harry explained, obviously drained of all his energy. "That's just like them, they completely blew both of their chances at being Captain." Ron said, disgusted at his brothers' stupidity. "That was dumb." Ginny added, feeling the same way as Ron. Hermione was so tired of Quidditch, so she got up and said, "I'm going to the library, anybody coming?" "I'll catch up with you in a sec." Ginny said. Hermione nodded and left. Ginny waved goodbye to Ron and Harry, gathered up her books, and started towards the library.
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Hermione and Ginny stayed in the library for 2 hours, then started toward the girl's dorm. Ginny paused at a deep red piece of parchment hanging on the wall next to the stairwell. "What's that?" Hermione asked, going closer to get a better look. In bold black print, the paper read,
"GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM CAPTAIN TRY-OUTS. GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM KEEPER TRY-OUTS. BOTH ON THE QUIDDITCH FIELD AT 9:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH. COME PREPARED WITH BROOMSTICK (RENT ONE IF NEEDED) AND THE POSITION YOU WANT TO PLAY IN MIND. KEEPER OR CAPTAIN AVAILABLE. COME PREPARED TO PLAY YOUR BEST. THANK YOU, MADAM HOOCH"
Hermione stepped back and looked at Ginny, who was reading the flyer and obviously thinking hard. Ginny finally stepped back as well, looking at the floor and thinking something over. "You want to try out?" Hermione tried to keep any emotion out of her voice, not wanting to discourage or upset Ginny if she really wanted to do this. Ginny thought this over for a moment, then looked up and smiled. "You know what? I really do." Ginny decided. "That's really great, Gin." Hermione said. She meant it. She could tell Ginny really wanted this, and she was proud that she was going for it. "Thanks, Hermione, you're the best." Ginny smiled. "I know." Hermione grinned and continued, "What do you think Ron will say?" Ginny thought about this, and smiled wider, "I'll just love his reaction." Was the answer Ginny gave, and she walked up the staircase, and Hermione followed.
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The alarm clock's loud, belting tune ricocheted off the walls in the Gryffindor girl's dorm. Everyone snapped awake, sitting up and moaning from being snatched from their sleep so quickly. Ginny hurriedly walked across the room and hit the 'off' button with a loud 'click' and the belting stopped. They had meant to get that alarm clock fixed so many times, but nobody found time to actually do it. "I guess I'm up now." Hermione said sleepily, looking over to Ginny with tired eyes. She brushed a strand of honey brown hair behind her ear. "Yeah, and to think we could have slept late, too." Ginny replied, glancing at the calendar on her bedside table, which read, 'Saturday, January 7.' She got out of bed and walked over to her dresser, and took out some clothes. "Be right back." She said and headed to the bathroom to change. 'Good idea,' Hermione thought to herself, and got up to do the same. She glanced at the analog clock hanging above her bed. It was 8:30, Harry and Ron might be up by now. Hermione changed quickly and went down to the common room to find Ron and Ginny sitting in armchairs by the fire. When Hermione looked outside, she saw the world coated in what appeared to be vanilla icing. "Snow." Ron teased, as if she couldn't figure it out. "I noticed." Hermione grinned as she sat in the armchair in the center of Ginny and Ron. "Where's Harry?" Hermione asked, the heat of the fire warming her inside and out. "Sleeping, that lazy bum." Ron replied and rolled his eyes, in mock disgust. Hermione smiled, the fire had calmed her down. She was now comfortable and warm, in the soft armchair, and her soft, fleece sweater. She didn't think she could ever move. "Did you hear about the try-out's for Quidditch?" Ginny asked Hermione and Ron. "Nope. For whose place?" Hermione asked. "Wood's, he graduated." Ron replied, clearly interested. "Yep, the team need's a new Keeper, and a Captain." Ginny explained, matter- of-factly. "Wonder who's gonna try out." Ron remarked, clearly fantasizing about his new Captain title. "You do not, Ron. You know you're going to try out. It's so obvious." Ginny giggled, seeing Ron's cheeks tinge a bit of pink. "I don't want to be a keeper!" Ron defended. "I know, I know, but you wanna be captain!" Ginny stated. Ron had become a Chaser last year when Katie Bell moved away. He loved being on the Quidditch team, and he was quite good. "Well, who wouldn't?" Ron said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. Hermione was staying out of this conversation. She was very scared of broomsticks, and never wanted to or had any desire to fly one. "I wouldn't." Hermione finally joined in. "Well, yeah." Ron looked over to Hermione. "But I mean- if you're on the Quidditch team, why wouldn't you want to be Captain? It gives you power and authority." Ron explained. "Oh yeah, it's definitely the right job for you, Ron." Ginny snickered, sipping her mug of butterbeer. "It is." Ron retorted, ignoring Ginny's sarcasm. Hermione was about to change the subject, getting bored of Quidditch, as she often did. Just as she was about to speak, Harry walked in wearing baggy jeans and an oversized green sweater. His hair was messier then usual and his glasses were a bit crooked. The three turned around to acknowledge him. Ron was the first to speak, "Umm.Harry?" Ron managed to say. "Rough practice, where were you?" Harry replied in a tired voice, he sat down on one of the scarlet couches. "I was there, it ended an hour ago, Harry." Ron said, concerned. "There was a dispute about who should be captain, and Fred and George started battling it out on their broomsticks. They knocked nearly everyone over, they were carelessly flying around, out of control. You must have gotten out just in time." Harry explained, obviously drained of all his energy. "That's just like them, they completely blew both of their chances at being Captain." Ron said, disgusted at his brothers' stupidity. "That was dumb." Ginny added, feeling the same way as Ron. Hermione was so tired of Quidditch, so she got up and said, "I'm going to the library, anybody coming?" "I'll catch up with you in a sec." Ginny said. Hermione nodded and left. Ginny waved goodbye to Ron and Harry, gathered up her books, and started towards the library.
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Hermione and Ginny stayed in the library for 2 hours, then started toward the girl's dorm. Ginny paused at a deep red piece of parchment hanging on the wall next to the stairwell. "What's that?" Hermione asked, going closer to get a better look. In bold black print, the paper read,
"GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM CAPTAIN TRY-OUTS. GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM KEEPER TRY-OUTS. BOTH ON THE QUIDDITCH FIELD AT 9:30 A.M. ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH. COME PREPARED WITH BROOMSTICK (RENT ONE IF NEEDED) AND THE POSITION YOU WANT TO PLAY IN MIND. KEEPER OR CAPTAIN AVAILABLE. COME PREPARED TO PLAY YOUR BEST. THANK YOU, MADAM HOOCH"
Hermione stepped back and looked at Ginny, who was reading the flyer and obviously thinking hard. Ginny finally stepped back as well, looking at the floor and thinking something over. "You want to try out?" Hermione tried to keep any emotion out of her voice, not wanting to discourage or upset Ginny if she really wanted to do this. Ginny thought this over for a moment, then looked up and smiled. "You know what? I really do." Ginny decided. "That's really great, Gin." Hermione said. She meant it. She could tell Ginny really wanted this, and she was proud that she was going for it. "Thanks, Hermione, you're the best." Ginny smiled. "I know." Hermione grinned and continued, "What do you think Ron will say?" Ginny thought about this, and smiled wider, "I'll just love his reaction." Was the answer Ginny gave, and she walked up the staircase, and Hermione followed.