Another fairly short chapter but still quite fun to write. I didn't actually know who would win the match until right at the end when I wrote it down. Enjoy :)
"GRYFFINDOR! GRYFFINDOR!"
"RAVENCLAW! RAVENCALW!"
All around Evelyn people were cheering and screaming. The little Ravenclaw sat amongst a sea of blue scarves, hats and banners that were all showing their support for Ravenclaw. The entire school had turned up for the match and even though the players were still in the changing room, the crowd was loud enough to burst poor Evelyn's eardrums.
However she had come prepared. Before she had entered the pitch she had used the muffling charm on her ears making sure the crowd wouldn't be quite as ear popping. Finally, the game began. Fourteen teenagers, either in red or blue uniforms began to dart around the pitch on their brooms. It was hard to tell the different people apart.
Evelyn spotted the slender frame and long blonde ponytail that belonged to Charlotte Heddle, Ravenclaw's keeper. Then came the dynamic duo. Jay McDonald was showing off with Michael Murcia. Both were Gryffindor chasers and both were performing very wobbly handstands on the back of their brooms. The rest of the team were pretty much strangers. The third Gryffindor chaser looked quite familiar but the name had evaded Evelyn. Unlike Charlotte, this girl's tan was real and along with her long black hair and dark brown eyes; she had a very Spanish look about her. Evelyn thought she was very beautiful.
Madame Hooch stood in the middle of the pitch and spoke to the competitors. Evelyn couldn't hear what she said but moments later she blew her whistle and released the Quaffle. After that it was a scramble and flurry of movement. Players seemed to go in every direction. Evelyn wasn't sure where to look so focused on the people she knew. Charlotte was at the Ravenclaw's hoops not doing very much. Jay and Michael on the other hand were very busy.
Jay had the Quaffle and was skilfully avoiding the attacks coming from Ravenclaw's own chasers. Jay threw the Quaffle right over the three blue chasers where Michael caught it. It seemed obvious to Evelyn that Michael was a better player. He moved through the pitch with ease, dodged the Bludgers without much difficulty and was able to get around Ravenclaw's chasers with very little effort.
Michael threw the Quaffle at the posts and Charlotte, who looked caught off guard, missed. It was ten points to Gryffindor putting them in the lead.
Ravenclaw seemed to wake up after the first goal was scored. They began to use tactics, arranging themselves in formations and working more like a team. They managed to score a goal...and then another! Gryffindor was ten points down and Ravenclaw had taken the lead. The match was heating up and Evelyn was actually enjoying herself. She didn't like how the people behind her would occasionally get too excited and push her but she could put up with it. She even began cheering a little herself for Ravenclaw.
After Ravenclaw scored their third goal and was beating Gryffindor thirty points to ten, Michael seemed to have a small tantrum. He managed to grab the Quaffle but instead of making his way to the goal and trying to score, he threw it at one of the Ravenclaw's chasers. The ball hit the chaser directly on his head and almost knocked him off of his broom. Madame Hooch gave Michael a warning before he was able to continue with the game.
After twenty minutes Gryffindor scored a goal! Jay had tricked Charlotte and had passed the Quaffle to the female chaser at the last moment who managed to score. Ravenclaw was still in the lead, all was still ok.
The game went on for another hour. Both Gryffindor and Ravenclaw were playing fiercely. One of Gryffindor's beaters got sent off when he accidentally hit himself in the face. It was ninety points to Ravenclaw and Fifty to Gryffindor when the whistle went signalling that the golden snitch had been caught. In five seconds, Ravenclaw went from being the leading team to the losers. The snitch had been caught by Gryffindor's seekers giving them another hundred and fifty points.
The spectators on Gryffindor's half of the pitch erupted in cheer. Their flags were being waved frantically and many where blowing whistles and horns. Michael was giving Jay a high five when Evelyn found him. Just like the crowd, the entire Gryffindor team had begun to celebrate and Michael had gone missing in the mass of red and gold robes.
Evelyn began to file her way out with the rest of the Ravenclaw's. The match had ended at the perfect time for dinner and the Great Hall began to fill up. As she was making her way through the entrance hall on the way to the great hall, Evelyn bumped into someone. Their long black hair and dark eyes looked even more beautiful close up.
"Sorry" Evelyn apologised before realising who the girl was "Oh it you, I was watching you before. You played great out there"
The girl smiled and blushed at the compliment "Your team were great too, they were playing better than us today" she said whilst unconsciously playing with a button on her Gryffindor cardigan "I'm Shelby by the way, Shelby Carroll" Shelby offered her hand for Evelyn to shake.
"Nice to meet you" the little Ravenclaw replied "I'm Evelyn, Evelyn Selwyn"
Evelyn shook hands with Shelby before the two said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. Whilst Shelby went to left towards the Gryffindor table, Evelyn continued right towards the Ravenclaw's. The little Ravenclaw was feeling very tired after all the excitement of the match and was looking forward to spending the remainder of her evening in the room of requirement and continuing with the Wizard of Oz.
