Chapter 7: Solidified and Unconscious

May 27, 1910 Quidditch Game…Slytherin vs. Gryffindor…

"Would you hurry it up!? We're going to be late!" Katherine snapped. She was standing in front of the castle tapping her foot anxiously. It was the last Quidditch game of the season and it was Slytherin vs. Gryffindor for the Quidditch Cup.

Kendra and Katherine had found a strange rhythm to their relationship of fighting and then being nice and fight and being nice. No one was sure what was up and what was down with those two so no one asked.

Kendra was sitting on the steps of the school trying to tie her shoe lace.

"Will you pipe down? We're on opposite cheering teams anyway," Kendra replied.

"Doesn't matter this is a game not to be missed! Especially for you mudblood," Katherine stated.

"Oh shut it twit," Kendra snapped.

"Hurry up!" Katherine shouted.

"There I…agggh," Kendra squeaked as Katherine dashed off holding tightly to the girl's hand as soon as she finished tying her shoe.

The girls made it to the game just as the whistle was blown to start it. Even though they were on opposite cheering teams; because Katherine's father was there to see the game Katherine was allowed to sit with him and she had Kendra with her.

"Hi papa!" Katherine called loudly jumping into his lap as they got into the parents section.

"Hello kitten. Oh and you would be Kendra yes?" Xavier asked. Kendra nodded.

"Xavier Harris. Call me Mr. Xavier," the man smiled, "any friend of Kate's is always welcome."

"Thank you sir," Kendra blushed and sat down.

Percival and Benjamin were in their element. Both boys loved Quidditch and loved to play.

Dumbledore played beater and Benjamin played keeper.

Ben was a natural on a broom and fantastic at the game. He had hopes of going pro and he knew that scouts were in the audience today watching.

"Give it all you got Ben good luck," Percival smiled at his friend as they flew to their posts.

"You to Perc," Ben nodded.

The whistle blew and the game began. The Slytherins were even worse than usual.

Daniel Harris played on the Slytherin team as a chaser. He knew his team mates cheated a lot. He didn't really care as long as they won; which was why he cheated as well.

Daniel felt a surge of pride every time he heard his sister's high pitch squeal when he made a goal. He told himself if they won his own playing would be dedicated to her.

The game went on for three hours with Gryffindor having a strong lead. Benjamin was blocking almost everything that was coming at him.

"Daddy look at him he's top notch wouldn't you say?" Katherine asked watching the Gryffindor keeper.

"I'd say so. Looks like Daniel's the only one to get anything off of him. Must be my training him eh?" Xavier laughed.

Xavier had been a grand chaser in his day. One of the best Hogwarts had but he'd hurt his leg in his last year and never could get his steering right after it.

"Yes daddy," Katherine giggled.

Kendra watched the game go back in forth in awe. It seemed this game was even more crowd gathering than cricket or rugby!

"Come on Lance get the snitch already," Benjamin grunted as he blocked another shot.

The game was getting tighter and more violent. Everyone was sure something bad was going to happen and it did.

Benjamin was blocking a shot when the Slytherin captain grabbed one of his beater's bats and took a big swing at a bludger. The little ball hurled toward the keeper and smashed right into the left side of McGonagall's head hurling his broom and himself into the goal post where he hit his chest on the ring and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Benjamin was in indescribable pain and the last thing he heard was a high shrill voice screaming.

"NNNOOOOO!" Katherine screamed as she watched the keeper land.

"Bad form! Bad form!" Xavier shouted jumping up and placing his daughter in his seat. He was a former Slytherin and even he thought that was low.

Hundreds of the people in the stands were booing the Slytherin Captain as all the players landed and the Gryffindor players ran to their teammate.

"Mr. Goyle you are coming with me this instant," Mister Vorn, the referee and flying instructor, snapped. He pulled the tall husky boy by his ear back to the castle.

"He…he…Merlin he never had a chance," Katherine said softly watching as the boy was carried off in a stretcher.

"It's okay Kate…its okay I'm….I'm sure Madam Newt can fix him," Kendra replied.

Katherine turned to Kendra and wrapped her arms around her crying. Kendra was struck by the strange show of emotion but wrapped her arms around Katherine and rubbed her back making small shushing noises.

"Well? What's happened?" Katherine asked Miranda as soon as she saw her at breakfast the next day. Kendra was by her side in an instant.

"They had to send him to St. Mungo's. Percy said Benny had a terrible concussion, a collapsed lung, and several broken ribs. He's lucky to be alive," Miranda stated, "Why do you want to know?"

"I…no reason…Goyle's on probation and by default Slytherin lost the House Cup and the Quidditch Cup," Katherine stated.

"Serves them right Kate. No one mudblood or pureblood deserved what he got," Miranda stated walking over to her table.

Katherine and Kendra embraced and they had an understanding that they were friends.