Title: Nedric Side Stuff
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Nedric- though it's sort of vague in some spots, and is in a past tense.
Author: Smurf-chan
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A/N: Since Nedric is taking forever for me to finish (due to my own anal retentiveness when it comes to getting it as close to canon as possible while at the same time remaining AU-ish and involving a pairing which is purely of my own imagination), I've decided to release the side stories in the meanwhile. Please note that these are merely drabbles told from several different characters' POV. The title of each chapter will coincide with the character whose thoughts on the Nedric pairing are being shown. There are about twenty-two drabbles in total. Hope you enjoy them!
Stuff the Tenth; Mme. Hooch
Quidditch is a game of passion, as anyone involved in the sport would tell you. You can see it in the intensity of play, in the crack of the beater's bats, and the way the players fly. If one is experienced enough in the game- and by all accounts Mme. Hooch is- they can even read the mood of the players as they soar through the air on their brooms.
There are small tells in the way one flies that give away their emotional state. Flight is as much about a state of mind as it is concentration and the right equipment. Players who are in a foul mood, or who are nervous about an upcoming exam for example, tend to make mistakes, this accounts for quite a few injuries. Players who are calm or happy fly better, smoother, and even faster in some cases.
Mme. Hooch can identify the changes in the way a player flies, and so it didn't take her long to notice the changes in Cedric Diggory's flying. At first there seemed to be no real change at all. But then, he began to look out into the stands more often, something most seekers avoid as it takes their eye away from the target. That was something she'd seen in several of Hogwarts young players over the years. It was the first sure sign of a crush.
She wondered though, who it was sitting in the stands that he hoped to catch a glimpse of as he zipped by on his broom.
Hugs & Oreos!
Smurf