Chapter 4: Flying lessons and quiddictch

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, the wonderful J.K. Rowling does( thank you for my childhood Queen Rowling)

A/N: Thanks to reviewer liontail:))

Updated: 10/11/14

Hermione's POV

I had been at Zabini Manor for a week now and I could finally navigate the corridors without getting lost. I went to the library every day and just buried myself in books. The tomes in the library were so fascinating, I couldn't help myself! There were books ranging from Pureblood family trees to muggle books, as well as dark magic and higher standard spells. Blaise walked in on me while I was reading a book on becoming an Animagus. I was so immersed in the book I didn't notice him till he cleared his throat.

" Oh Blaise! I had been meaning to ask you! What's that building over there?" I asked pointing to a building in the distance through the huge windows of the library. The building was absolutely tiny and you could hardly see it.

" That's Malfoy Manor! Our lands stop halfway in between both our Manor and theirs." He answered. I shivered a little not liking constantly being so close to that dreadful place.

"Don't worry Hermione, Narcissa has torn down the whole building and completely rebuilt and redecorated the whole mansion so when you go over you definitely won't recognize anything. She has also removed the dungeons. Plus, Lucius is in Azkaban anyways. Besides, their library is bigger than ours," Blaise said temptingly.

How huge must their library be? Our was already the biggest library I had ever seen! Bigger than the library at Hogwarts too! I really wanted to visit Malfoy Manor now, and since Narcissa Malfoy had redecorated, it shouldn't call forth any bad memories.

" Anyway, the real reason I came here was to ask you whether you wanted to play Quidditch later? Draco's coming over soon." Blaise told me.

" Blaise, I'm sorry , but I don't know who to fly" I admitted sheepishly.

Blaise's jaw dropped.

" I thought everyone knew how to fly! It was a mandatory lesson in first year!" Draco exclaimed strolling into the library. " Blaise, your parents told me you were here," he addressed Blaise then turned to me, waiting for my answer.

"Well… I never really got the hang of it, never liked it either." I told them.

" What, why? It's impossible to dislike flying!" Blaise exclaimed. I glared at him.

Draco on the other hand, asked, "Why don't you like flying?"

" The broom was so rickety and unstable I felt like I was going to fall off and splat into the ground!" I replied.

Draco scoffed," The brooms at Hogwarts were such old models! Those ones were very rickety and very unsafe. The newer ones are much more stable and safer!"

"Wait,just to clarify, so you don't have a fear of heights, just of flying?" Blaise clarified and I nodded.

In the meantime, Draco had hunted down a very familiar book. Quidditch through the ages. He flipped to the last page and there was a graph.

" You see?" He showed me the graph. It was titled number of accidents caused by quidditch and it spanned over the last 100 years. The numbers were decreasing per year." There are still accidents because there are of course people who still use the old brooms and like any other sport quidditch has risks. "

I still felt skeptical and it must have shown on my face because Blaise and Draco rolled their eyes and dragged me down to the pitch.

"Meet the Star Racer, fastest and safest broom ever made. Easy to maneuver and perfect for everyone, be it a professional player or a mere beginner," Draco announced proudly.

"Up!" Draco commanded and the broom rose and hovered just the right height for him to get on. He got on and pushed off. He did incredible tricks, doing loops in the air and changing direction at breakneck speed, zigzagging across the field and one I did recongnise, the Wronski Feint.

"Woah, how and when did he get this good? He definitely wasn't at school! I think that he may even be better than Harry!" I told Blaise.

" When he's ready, he'll tell you. It's a long story that's his to tell." He smiled grimly and I took the hint and dropped the subject as Draco landed smoothly beside us.

" Get on, Hermione! I'll get on behind you." He told me. I was still extremely apprehensive. Looking at me, his expression softened.

" Hermione, I promise you, I will not let you fall. Do you trust me?" He asked. I nodded and got on hesitantly and he got on right behind me. His arms encircled me and held the broom. He then tilted the broom upwards and we soared higher. I marveled at the fact that the broom was very stable and it did not feel unnatural sitting on it despite it being only a tiny, highly uncomfortable looking stick. We landed after a very short flight.

Blaise grinned at me, " Well now, that wasn't so bad, was it, little sister?"

I smiled widely and said," I don't think I'm scared of flying anymore!"

Draco laughed, a nice, deep laugh that made me smile wider when I heard it.

Blaise smiled, " Good! Now its time for Flying and Quidditch 101!"

Draco and Blaise spent the whole afternoon teaching me how to fly like a pro and the rules of quidditch. I found that I was beginning to really enjoy the sport and was starting to understand why my friends were so crazy over it.

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