Ok so here is the next mass update for all you reader. I really hope you enjoy it.
And so the thought of McGonagall's words had been running though her head all week even in quidditch practice that was leading up to the first quidditch match of the year; Slytherin vs Gryffindor; the weekend of Halloween which happened to be that year the Sunday night.
Chloe had not been looking forward to the match. They only had to compete against the house of snakes once a year but if last year was anything to go by it was going to be a game of cheating, hitting, and the general rough and tumble of quidditch at its hardest.
It was probably a good thing that the two houses were the first to compete as it would mean that it is done and over with but at the same time there was always a just the build up for a fight when it came to the two teams because the rivalry between the two was such a big thing like when it's boys vs Girls.
Chloe could see that Wood really wanted this to be like last year and for Harry to steal any chance he could get to get the snitch. The captain had been timing the seeker in his training to see if the boy would get faster so as to end the game fast if needed because the scores were not in their favour.
But to Chloe she knew that she needed to keep track of the other chasers. In her position she needed to be in the right place for a pass or a block of the other team, she needed to be their even if it was just to do a fake pass.
When it came to scoring Chloe knew she wasn't the best so she tried to pass off to Angelina or Katie but Chloe had manged to get a few goals in before now but in general she had tried to not have the attention on her. Madam Hooch had been right in the fact her broom control made her a good player.
She had got very good in dodging other players and getting the quaffle from Wood to the other end of the pitch. Her small build compared to that of the tall boys on the other team meant that she was a smaller target and she had no fear of going for a drive to get past them if they tried to block line her.
She noticed that most would try to go over the block line but she was quite happy to go as far down as it takes to get under them but she likes to sometimes go over as it gives her a bit of edge when she realises that the other team thinks her play is getting to be predictable.
But that day was not their day. The game had gone downhill from the start. The teams new Nimbus 2001 had given the team an edge and had it was very well shown on the pitch that the whole team had been working hard to get control of the brooms to build up their speed to win.
Speed was their friend in this game. A friend that they had worked hard to build up, Chloe couldn't deny the fact that the fact that the team had put so much work into getting used to the new broom with their normal play was something to admire from the team that cheats.
But at the same time she knew that if they lost this game then the Slytherin's would hold it against their house for the whole year and use in next year as an intimation technique for the first years that would be sorted into Gryffindor.
It was only 45 minutes into the game at the score was in Slytherin's favour with the score of 80 – 30. Chloe didn't understand why Harry was waiting this long to find the snitch. If he waits much longer there wouldn't be enough time or even make up enough points.
Chloe knew that there had been cases where even though one team was the one to capture the snitch it had been the other team that had won the game because they still had more points when it came down to the points on the score board.
It only took the Slytherins' another 5 minutes to get the score of 90 and for them to think that they had won the game enough to show off a victory V already. It really got under Chloe's skin that they would show off so early in the game.
But then their team dynamic was all different this year. Adrian Pucey was a chaser this year which meant that his quick speed and reflexes were put to great use. Of course this was because he was pushed out of the seeker position by Draco.
Though from what little Chloe had seen of the boy he was doing not a lot to contribute to the game. He sat on his broom from high up from the pitch watching. It was like he was just a spectator on a broom rather than a player in the game.
At least even though Harry didn't have the snitch he was trying to be helpful by blocking players when he could. Chloe knew he was keeping an eye for the snitch and he wasn't just trying to be useless in a game that just wasn't going their way.
Chloe wasn't really paying attention to the two seekers but she did realise that they were talking above them. It was then a bludger came very close to knocking her off her broom that she followed its path in the direction of Harry's head. Harry ducked just in time and the bludger carried on.
Wood flew to say something to Harry, but Chloe's eyes Widened a bit when she saw the bludger came back. Harry yelled something to their captain but in Chloe's eyes to became slow motion as the bludger came back and went straight at Wood's broom, splintering it as if it was nothing
It was only when Wood began to spiral out of control that Chloe went into action. She forgot about the game and flew right in the direction of her falling captain. As he knew what was coming and let go of the broken broom. It only to a moment for Chloe to reach her captain and grab hold of his arm.
"Damn it Wood" she yelled as she tried to stop her broom in its tracks of going down so she could pull her captain up onto her broom and take him to the stands of harm's way. She knew from the force of her stopping his break neck fall he would have a dislocated shoulder.
"What have you been eating" Chloe she moved up the broom a bit and pulled him up enough for him to grab the broom with his other arm and pull himself up.
"Not that I'm not grateful for the rescue but what do you think you are playing at Perth, Johnson and Bell need you out there" Wood said with a frown as he shifted to sit perched on the end of the girl's broom. Chloe started to make her way towards the Gryffindor stands.
"Thank you Perth for saving me, yes I could have been severely injured and missed a lot of school If you hadn't quickly thought on your broom, Yes I could let you off for leaving the others when we're so far behind already in the game" Chloe stated sarcastically.
Wood just frowned at the Girl's comment as they approached the stands. Once she was close enough for Dean and Seamus to grab hold of the stubborn captain from off the end of the broom and onto his own feet.
"Take him to madam Pomfrey, I'm sure he must of hit his head somewhere that's made his priorities jumbled" was all she said before dong a flip and drive down to join the rest of her team only to notice the hoops where undefended so she made her way to be the last defence.
"What was that about?" One of the twins said as he flew up beside her.
"Our captain not paying attention" was all Chloe said as she kept making her way to the hoops.
"Chloe, Watch out" Chloe turned to where she had heard Harry's voice to see him heading straight at her. She ducked to let him fly over her as he followed the snitch but it was then she saw the Bludger heading her way as well.
'Well best time to try it' she thought quickly. There was something that she had been wanting to try out for a while and now was the perfect time to see if it would work. She moved her hands to the end of her broom and brought her feet to stand by the end of the bristles in one fluid movement.
Next she bent her knees and pushed off the broom to flip over the end of the broom. Her grip of the broom meant that the broom tilted in a circular at this point the bludger went passed her not touching the broom. The circular motion continued.
This is the part where she wasn't she if she could complete. For this too work she needed to hope that her light weight and the force she pushed off with would allow her to bring the broom full circle and hope that she wasn't too light that she over went and missed the broom and ended up falling.
But luck seemed to be on her side because next thing she knew she was sitting right back on her broom. A great big smile plastered on her face as she now raced towards the hoops as she saw Flint almost at the hoops ready to score.
The rival captain saw her coming and when she was close enough kicked his leg back at her. But she knew that move. He had used it more than once in every game she's seen him in so she did a quick pull to the side. But her lean was too much and she nearly went into the next pole. Almost.
"Watch where you're flying Perth" came the cold voice of Adrian Pucey as he had grabbed out for her shoulder and used it to steady her on her broom. Chloe looked to the older boy with a puzzled look. "You almost got your blood on the clean poles" he sneered as he answered her unasked question.
"Harry Potter's caught the snitch" Lee yelled into the magical speaker, catching everyone's attention. "Gryffindor wins" Lee announced. Flint made a load roar of anger as she threw the quaffle in his hand towards the other end of the pitch. It was then Chloe saw Harry was still having problems.
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-MSW-