A/N: Really? Nothing?
Chapter Four: Quidditch
That evening, all the students gathered in the Great Hall once again. This time for dinner.
The tables were filled with delicious kinds of food, everything you can imagine and the Hall was filled with laughter and chat as everyone was talking about their first real school day.
There were a lot of conversations going on about the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Sweex.
Turned out most of the students got the chills when they even mentioned his name, and everyone was trying to come up with an explanation for why he, a professor who said himself had a history in Dark Arts would be at Hogwarts to teach how to defend against the Dark Arts.
Even the younger students agreed that they rather had Snape as their teacher, then to spend one hour with this man.
"I can't wait for the Quidditch season to begin again" Harry said as he and the others sat down by the Gryffindor table.
"You're on the team?" Ashanti asked.
"Yeah, I'm the Gryffindor seeker" Harry proudly nodded.
"He was the first and only student ever to make it on the team in his first year" Ron added.
"Oh really?" she asked, "How'd you do that? Bribed the school?"
"It was in his blood, he was a master in flying, McGonagall had no other choice but to let him in" Hermione explained.
"In your blood?"
"My father used to be the Seeker for Gryffindor when he was attending Hogwarts" Harry told her.
Ashanti nodded and let out a slow "oh".
"Plus, he had the fastest broom in the world" Ron also mentioned, "The Nimbus 2000"
"That was, until Malfoy joined the Slytherin team in the second year. His father bought new Nimbus 2001 brooms just so he could get into the team" Hermione said, "Very unfair if you ask me"
"But a typical Malfoy action" Harry nodded.
"But then Harry here got a Firebolt because his Nimbus flew into the Whomping Willow" Ron continued.
"And as far as we know, Harry's the only one with a new, fast broom" Hermione added.
"Maybe Malfoy gave up?" Ashanti suggested.
"He's a Malfoy, he won't give up until he is crowned king" Harry shook his head.
Ashanti shrugged, the more she heard about Draco Malfoy and his ways to get what he wants, the more she started to dislike him, and the more she felt sorry for her friend to be stuck in the same house as him.
Speaking of which, she hadn't seen her friend since they had DADA together, and most of the Slytherin students were already enjoying their dinner.
She looked around and noticed that Draco was already there, but still no sign of Kiara.
Until, five minutes later, the doors of the Great Hall opened, and a soaking wet Kiara walked into the hallway, leaving behind a trail of water as it was dripping down her robes and hair, she was ignoring the several stares of the other students, and sat down somewhere by the Slytherin table.
Ashanti saw noticed Draco, Crabbe and Goyle roaring with laughter as they looked Kiara's way, and she was absolutely sure they had something to do with it.
And it was not long before Snape had rose from his seat and made his way to his drenched student.
"What happened?" he asked, looking down upon her with a serious face.
"I decided to take a shower with my robes on, Professor" Kiara answered.
Snape only frowned, he didn't like the tone in her voice as she answered him, after all, the only one permitted to use sarcasm in their conversation was he himself.
"See me in my office after dinner" he sneered and then returned to the teacher's table.
Dia leaned in to her friend, "So, what really happened?"
"Like I said, my robes were looking a little dirty, and I had to take a shower either way, so I thought it smart to go take a shower with my robes on, unfortunately, I forgot that these were still my only school robes so I had no choice but to wear them"
Her blond haired friend arched a brow, and Kiara couldn't make out if this was because she didn't believe her, or she did but found it rather odd.
Either way, she didn't care, that was her explanation.
Like she'd tell them what really happened, it would spoil the fun of thinking a revenge plan.
Earlier that evening, Kiara made her way to the first floor girls bathroom where she came across a friendly female ghost called Myrtle, or Moaning Myrtle as the other students called her.
They had a interesting conversations, Myrtle told Kiara why she died and why she was haunting the bathrooms, and with the occasional screams of anger, she really seemed like a good girl.
When Kiara decided to say goodbye and head over to the Great Hall for dinner, she found the door to the girls bathroom magically locked from the outside, and the soft sound of laughter was heard from the outer side.
Myrtle decided to take a look as to who trapped her newly made friend inside the bathroom, and of course, it was Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy! Unlock the door now!" Kiara called through the door.
"Anyone hungry? Let's get some dinner" Malfoy laughed, "See ya later, Prince"
Kiara looked at Myrtle in the hopes that she could open the door from the outside for her, after all, she was a ghost and she could fly through walls.
But then she remembered that she was, indeed, a ghost and therefore couldn't take hold of anything because she didn't have too.
"Well, you're a witch, use magic" Myrtle then told her.
Kiara drew her wand and tried the Alohomora spell multiple times, but with no prevail.
She then thought, what kind of spell could get her out of it, and the first thing that came to mind was..
"Expulso!" she called, pointing her wand to the door.
A very powerful gust of wind escaped from the tip of her wand, blowing the door out of the way completely.
But the spell backfired, and instead of only hitting the door, it spread through the bathroom, ripping the toilets and sinks from the ground and wall, a fountain of water coming from every side of the bathroom, soaking Kiara entirely.
And that is how she ended up, soaking wet, in the Great Hall for dinner, though one part she told the rest was not a white lie, the part about how she only had one school robe.
After dinner, Ashanti and Kiara met up outside the Great Hall, and Ashanti couldn't help to laugh when she saw her friend.
"So.. what happened to you?" Ashanti asked.
"Malfoy locked the door of the girls bathroom on the first floor, and my spell backfired" she explained.
"What spell did you use then?"
"Expulso.."
"Are you kidding me? And I bet you were raging mad when you cast the spell"
"Well duh! I'm getting sick and tired of that Malfoy.. If every generation of Malfoy was in Slytherin, I can understand why they all turned evil"
Ashanti shook her head, "You know the power of the Expulso charm depends on the intent of the caster, and I bet you were even hoping that Malfoy was still behind the door"
Kiara scoffed, "Don't lecture me about spells, I know bloody well how it works"
At that point, Draco and his mates left the Great Hall, heading for the dungeons, and turned his head with a smirk, "Hope you had a nice bath, Prince" he laughed and then continued.
"I've had enough!"
"You can't use magic now, I think Snape is watching" Ashanti said, taking a quick glance back to see Snape keeping his eyes on the exit where they were standing.
"OK, time for some wand-less magic" Kiara growled, "Help me out on this one, I think those three baboons need to watch their feet, if you know what I mean"
Ashanti looked at her for a single moment, smiled and nodded, then both of them turned to the boys who were steadily walking away from them, still laughing and talking.
"Funis Contineo" both of them whispered, keeping their eyes on the three Slytherin boys.
Magically, their shoe laces started to untie and tie together.
Crabbe's laces tied to each other, and to Draco's left shoe, while Goyle's did the same with Draco's right.
Within moments, the three had lost their balance before they noticed what was going on, and landed on the stone cold grounds of the hall.
The other students in the hall stopped to laugh at the fallen prince, including Ashanti and Kiara.
"Not the best revenge plan, but it'll do for now" Ashanti added.
Draco managed to pull himself into sitting position and glared the girls way, "You think this is funny? You did this didn't you?"
"Us? Dearest Malfoy, how could we have did this? Do you see us holding a wand?" Ashanti asked.
He tried to get into standing position but the weight of Crabbe and Goyle who were still attached to his shoes dragged him down to the ground again.
He tried to untie the shoes but the charm prevented them from doing so and as a last resort, Draco pulled of his shoes and jumped back into standing position.
"Humiliate me in front of everyone did you? This means war!" Draco was far beyond just playing a game of pranking. At least, he seemed that way.
Draco indeed loved a challenged, especially when it involved Harry or one of the other Gryffindors, but that one of his own house mates, someone who was supposed to fall down on the knees and bow for the Slytherin Prince, was working together made it even more fun.
And because they constantly fought back in this prank war, he decided to take it a step farther, plotting more schemes.
But for today, he chose not to do anything else, tomorrow was the first Quidditch match against Ravenclaw, and he didn't want to risk any chances on the new girls.
Without any other word spoken, he turned around and made his way into the dungeon for the Slytherin Common room, his friends Crabbe and Goyle hot on his tail.
"Did you hear that Kiara, we're in a war" Ashanti laughed.
"I heard it allright. I'm starting to like being here again"
It was a nice summer day and the grounds were looking a little try because of the hot sun.
The grass in the stadium was placed under a spell, keeping it from turning into a field of flames.
Madame Hooch was looking pleased as always as she strode out tot the centre of her beloved Pitch and saw the bundled students in the stands, ready to witness the start of the Quidditch season.
Both houses, Slytherin and Ravenclaw, were cheering their team on loudly, even before the game started, and some were even holding signs to the other team with things like 'You're Going Down' and 'You'll Never Beat The Green Beater!'
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ashanti were standing with the other Gryffindor students who came to cheer on their friends of the Ravenclaw house.
Kiara and Dia were standing in the Slytherin stands, cheering on their own.
Using a spell to amplify her voice, Hooch addressed the crowd. "Welcome to the first game of the Quidditch season on this wonderful summer day! Give a loud welcome to your teams – Slytherin and Ravenclaw!"
The crowd broke into cheers as a loud squeaky noise was heard while the gates on each end of the stadium opened and a whoosh was heard as the teams flew onto the pitch.
Between the Slytherin players, was Draco, who was the seeker, while on the other hand, Cho Chang, Ravenclaw Chaser was waving to her friends.
Of course, Harry was cheering her on and Hermione told Ashanti this was all because he had a secret crush, a crush that he was denying so badly it wasn't even believable anymore.
Rosters in hand, Hooch checked the players flying around the pitch with the lists and nodded her head approvingly.
After several minutes, everyone had settled into their places overhead. She opened the equipments box that she had brought onto the field earlier, and released the Bludger and Snitch into the air. Holding the Quaffle in her hands, she addressed the players.
"I want a clean game from both Houses and try not to show off fancy moves to the fans – the sun can be blinding when you're playing so you need to focus on what you're doing. Remember to play your positions. Ready? On my whistle. One...two...THREE!" a shrill whistle was heard just as Hooch tossed the Quaffle into the air.
It was a blur of green and blue as the Chasers fought over possession of the Quaffle. Kicking, pushing and even biting occurred until Constatino Kolby, the Chaser of the Ravenclaw team, emerged with a bloody nose and the Quaffle in his hands. He managed to fly ten feet down the Pitch before getting a sharp elbow in the ribs by Paris Greenwood, Slytherin Chaser and Captain, who tried to knock the ball loose.
Kolby passed to Jack Jones who zoomed away from the commotion. Jones looked left and right, lobbed the Quaffle to Cho Chang, she entered the scoring area, shoots and.. DING!
"Ravenclaw Scores!" was called throughout the Pitch, the Ravenclaw students bursting into cheers for their team and a loud 'BOO' coming from the Slytherin side.
Clifford Carden, Slytherin Keeper, retrieved the Quaffle and threw it back into the game.
His long pass was caught by Evangeline Green, Slytherin Chaser, and she tucked the Quaffle safely under her arm. She almost ran into the outstretched bat of Willow Niahms and made a sharp swerve to the left, more pressure was put on the Slytherin Chaser as she headed towards the stands.
Paris Greenwood yelled something and Green tossed the Quaffle in the direction of her captain.
Greenwood caught the ball and the Slytherin fans were cheering loudly.
Looking cautiously around her before making her move, Greenwood narrowed her eyes and raced down the Pitch, she entered the scoring area where Dia Jones lay in wait in front of the goal hoops.
Greenwood raised her arm, she shot and.. DING! Greenwood's shot flew over the outstretched hands of Jones and the game was now tied!
Dia Jones retrieved the Quaffle and threw it back into play. The pass was caught by Tino Kolby and he swerved around Amanda LeSalle who tried to bump into him. Breathing with his mouth hanging wide open, Kolby's breath suddenly fogged up his goggles and he was forced to throw the Quaffle away. Luckily, Jack Jones was nearby and he caught the ball.
Jones zoomed forward but he was not alone – Kevin McKay was in hot pursuit of the Ravenclaw Chaser.
McKay pulled up alongside Jones and tried to rip the Quaffle away, Jones had only a split-second to make a decision. He raised his arm and lobbed it over the head of McKay.
The Quaffle was caught by Cho Chang who raced down the Pitch, she entered the scoring area where Clifford Carden lay in wait. Cho raised her arm, shot the Quaffle and.. DING!
Ravenclaw scored as the Quaffle sailed through the outstretched hands of Carden, the House now leading by ten points.
Clifford Carden retrieved the Quaffle and threw it back into play. His pass was caught by Paris Greenwood who narrowly avoids colliding with the broomstick of Ses Koto. Tucking the Quaffle under her arm, Greenwood zoomed off but Koto stuck with his captain just in case he was needed.
EEEEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEE!
Greenwood ducked as the Bludger whistled towards her and escaped, she entered the scoring area, when suddenly, a piercing warrior scream was heard as Willow Niahms swung her Beater's Bat.
Greenwood raised her arm.. CRACK! EEEE! EEEEEE!SMACK! Niahms's Bludger hits the broomstick of Koto and send him hurtling into Greenwood.
The Quaffle slipped out of the Slytherin captain's grasp and floats to the ground.
A soft smacking sound was heard as both Koto and the Quaffle hit the tundra.
While the crowd gasps in horror, something gold darts through the air.
Wasting no time due to the confusion on the ground below, Dia Jones quickly puts the Quaffle back into play.
Her pass was caught by Jack Jones, and he zooms down the Pitch.
The flare of the sun caused Jones' eyes to water and he made a quick work of passing the ball to an open-mouthed Tino Kolby. Kolby dipped his head slightly but kept his eyes focused on his surroundings as he swerved around several Slytherin defenders.
A quick glance to his right and Kolby passed the Quaffle to Cho Chang, she entered the scoring area where Clifford Carden's figure loomed large before the goal hoops.
She made a slight move to the right, Carden copying her move, Chang released the Quaffle but Carden made a sweeping move with his broomstick and denied Ravenclaw a chance to score with a perfectly blocked shot.
The Quaffle sailed through the air and knocked a gold object out of the way as the Slytherin fans cheered on their Keeper for his perfect block.
The clocked shot was caught by Evangeline Green, and she tucked the Quaffle safely under her arm before zooming down the Pitch. She met with a flurry of blue and pushed around several times before escaping.
Green scanned the field for someone to pass to, then raised her arm and let loose of the Quaffle.
Paris Greenwood saw the Quaffle out of the corner of her eye and made a splendid catch just before entering the scoring area.
She raised her arm and shoots, Dia Jones reached out but it was in vain.. DING!
Greenwood scored a point and pulled Slytherin to within ten points of Ravenclaw!
A loud gasp was heard from the Stands – the Seekers had spotted the Snitch and were racing towards it.
Draco took a few glanced back to Mariel Morgan who was hot on his trail in the hunt for the Snitch.
It was a blur of blue and green as the Seekers chased the Snitched around the Pitch.
They headed towards the stands but then disappeared from view as they continued the hunt beneath the fabric coverings.
After several agonizing seconds, they reappeared over the tundra, both reached out but suddenly veer apart as the golden Snitch had disappeared from the view.
The Quaffle was now in the hands of Evangeline Green and she tucked it safely under her arm before zooming down the Pitch.
Several Ravenclaws tried to claw their way to the Quaffle and Green let out a snarl as she passed to Paris Greenwood.
Greenwood raced towards the goal hoops with several Ravenclaw defenders in hot pursuit
She entered the scoring area and immediately shoots.
Dia Jones smacked the Quaffle right back at the Slytherin captain and nearly knocked the young girl off of her broom.
The blocked shot caused Paris Greenwood to perform the Sloth Grip Roll and the crowd gasped in horror as the Slytherin captain dangled from her broom.
The Quaffle was caught by Cho Chang who had the wind knocked out of her and made a quick pass to Tino Kolby whose mouth appeared to be frozen into a temporary 'O' expression.
EEEEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEE!
The sound made Kolby zoom down the Pitch and he heard what he though to be a banshee about to attack him. In a state of panic, he threw the Quaffle away.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Jack Jones came to the rescue and caught the Quaffle, but was suddenly swarmed by several Slytherin defenders.
EEEEEE! EEEEEE!CRRAACKK!
Willow Niahms had send another Bludger directly at Evangeline Green and broke not only a nail on the throwing hand of the Slytherin Chaser, but also took out a small chunk of her broomstick.
Meanwhile, Jones entered the scoring area, he shot and... DING! Ravenclaw scored again!
Clifford Carden retrieved the Quaffle and threw it back into play.
A furious Evangeline Green caught the ball and narrowed her eyes as she zoomed down the pitch.
Suddenly, she was flanked by two Ravenclaws who tried to do more damage to her ruined manicure as they tried to rip the Quaffle out of her hands, she placed her shoulder into one of the defenders and knocked Isabella Cortella out of the way.
Green then tossed the Quaffle forwards, Paris Greenwood made the grab and zoomed ahead.
Greenwood entered the scoring area, she released the Quaffle and.. DING! Slytherin scored.
Then something gold hovered over the stands.
Dia Jones threw the Quaffle back into play and her pass was caught by a stunned-looking Tino Kolby. He zoomed forward with the Quaffle tucked under his arm, and was suddenly glanked by Kevin McKay and Amanda Lesalle. Both Slytherin defenders tried to pry the Quaffle out of the Ravenclaw's clutches but Kolby somehow managed to pass the ball to Cho Chang.
Due to the sun that started to shine even brighter, Cho had a hard time balancing on her broom.
She let loose a wavering pass that was caught by Jack Jones, who followed his captains commands.
Jones entered the scoring area, Clifford Carden looming large before the goal hoops.
Jones let loose of the ball and and Carden made a sweeping motion with his broomstick, denying Ravenclaw a chance to score while the gold object was still hovering over the Stands.
Clifford Carden's blocked shot was caught by Paris Greenwood who stiffly tucked the Quaffle under her arm and zoomed down the Pitch. A swarm of blue flew towards her, but with their bats held high, Amanda Lesalle and Kevin McKay flew directly ahead to protect their captain in the now killing heat.
EEEEEEEE! EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Willow Niahms let out yet another wailing scream as she swung her bat...CRACK!
Niahms's Bludger sailed directly at Amanda Lesalle and unseated the Slytherin from her broom.
Blinking twice as the narrow miss, Greenwood entered the scoring area, raised her arm and shoots.
Dia Jones made a sweeping motion with her broomstick and knocked the Quaffle away from the left goal hoop.
Dia Jones's blocked shot was caught by Cho Chang and she tucked the Quaffle safely under her arm before zooming down the Pitch.
Kevin McKay swooped in and tried to pry the ball out of her grasp, but Cho managed to pass the ball safely to Jack Jones.
Jones zoomed ahead and spotted an open Tino Kolby. He caught the pass and entered the scoring area, he shoots but Clifford Carden nearly knocked the Ravenclaw out with the blocked shot.
Suddenly, the fans in the Stands are on their feet – the Seekers have spotted the Snitch!
Clifford Carden's blocked shot rocketed towards Tino Kolby and it knocked the Ravenclaw off his broom.
The crowd gasped as Kolby floated down to the warm tundra with his mouth frozen in what could be described as a surprised expression.
Paris Greenwood watched the entire incident as if it were in slow motion and she pointed her broomstick in the direction of the falling Quaffle. She scooped it up and set her sights on the opposite end of the Pitch, zooming ahead, she swerved around several Ravenclaws who tried to block her path.
Greenwood finally entered the scoring area, she raised her arm and shoots but Dia Jones swoops in and made a spectacular diving save.
The crowd continued to scream as the Seekers chased after the Snitch.
The Snitch didn't budge, the Seekers got closer and refused to slow down, then the Snitch flashed out of the way and the Seekers were forced to make a sharp move, and nearly took out a whole section of Slytherin fans as well as a few signs that were held up.
"Watch where you're flying Malfoy!" Kiara couldn't help but yell at her team's Seeker as they just barely escaped a catastrophe.
Draco shot her a dirty look and noticed that the Ravenclaw Seeker shot down to the centre of the Pitch.
He raced after her, narrowing his eyes and keeping them locked on the golden flying object in front of them.
The Ravenclaw seeker was getting closer to the Snitch and stretched her arm to reach it.
!
In a single blast, one of the Slytherin Bludgers crashed into her side, causing the Ravenclaw Seeker to loose her balance and knocked off her broom, onto the ground.
Draco lets out a laugh as he continue the pursuit
He stretched out his hand, and not a moment later, held his fist high into the air, he had caught the Snitch.
A shrill whistle was heard and Madame Hooch watched as the remaining athletes reached the tundra of the stadium.
"Draco Malfoy has caught the Snitch, 150 points for Slytherin. Slytherin wins"
The Slytherin fans burst into celebration and dance around as the Slytherin players each raise their first into the air for victory.
The Slytherin students dance their way to the dungeons as the defeated Ravenclaw students trail behind, looking tired and beaten.
"If it wasn't for that Bludger, Ravenclaw would've won" Ron sighed, not at all pleased with Slytherin's victory.
"Poor Mariel" Hermione nodded.
"Oh well, there will be other games, other chances" Kiara shrugged, while trying to hide the cheer in her voice, even though she was well aware that Draco would use this as another way to stroke his ego and feel superior, it felt good to know that her team won.
"Easy for you to say, your team won" Harry said.
"Ah, once it's Slytherin versus Gryffindor, I'm sure you'll beat Malfoy to the Snitch" Ashanti assured.
"Don't sound so confident, you can't predict the future" Kiara shook her head.
"No need to predict the future for this, it's a fact" Ashanti poked.
Kiara rolled her eyes, "Whatever, I'm heading to the Common room, see you later" she waved and followed the cheers into the dungeon.
"I suspect a little.. rivalry brewing" Harry said.
"What? No way, she was just kidding. I'm sure she knows Gryffindor would beat Slytherin any time" Ashanti shook her head.
"If you say so, but keep in mind, she is a Slytherin" Ron said.