James looked around the yard before he went in the shed. He saw the box that held the balls for the game tomorrow. He smiled as he made his way over there. He got the idea from his dad after the story he told them yesterday. If he sent a bungler after his mum maybe the kids would win tomorrow.
The kids haven't won a game in two years. The only game they won was the first game and that was because the parents let them win. They haven't won since then. It was their time and James was going to make that possible.
He took out his wand and took the one of the blunders and put a jinx on it. James smiled and left the shed. He went back to the house so nothing could seem out of place.
The next day, everyone was at the Potter house. James smiled as he went around the quidditch pitch. The kids were on one side of the field talking about how they were going to beat the adults. James went over to them. His fellow chasers, Louis and Fred looked at him as he approached. Their beaters Rose and Lily had their hair tied. James smiled they were the best beaters Gryffindor had for a long while. Their keeper, Hugo and seeker, Al were talking about what their game plan was.
"I got everything planed," James said to the group. The rest of them looked at James.
"What?" Rose asked.
"Don't worry about it." James gave her his prankster smile. Rose traded a look with her brother and cousins. They didn't like this one bit. They talked for a second before they were called to the center of the field.
James took a look at the players on the other side. There were his parents, his uncles George, Ron, Charlie, and his aunts, Angelina, Audrey. James smiled. This was going to be easy. His mum was playing chaser with his aunts. His dad was seeker while his uncles were beaters and the keeper.
James gripped his broom as his uncle Bill carried the trunk with the balls in it. Uncle Bill was going to ref the game. Everyone climbed on their brooms. Bill released the bludgers and the snitch. The bludger wouldn't go after Mum until they were in play. Bill blew the whistle and threw the quaffle in the air.
Ginny took the ball and raced down to the goals that Hugo was manning. She threw the ball to Angelina so she could get passed the bludger that was coming after her. Charlie came and hit it at Louis who was trying to take it from Angelina but it came right back at Ginny. Ginny got the quaffle back before the bludger hit her arm and broke it. George went after it. George traded a look with Harry because this reminded them of this happening to them back in Harry's second year.
Harry flew over and yelled. "Time Out!" Everyone stopped but the bludger was still coming after Ginny. It was going right at her head. Harry drew his wand, pointed it at the bludger and blew it up. He put his wand away and looked at the children. Six out of seven looked like they were shocked at what was happening. The seventh looked a little too innocent for Harry's comfort. "James Sirius Potter, in the house now." Harry yelled at his oldest. There was an angry look on his face and James knew he was in trouble.
James made his way up to the house, he didn't look to see if his parents were following him. He went in the back sitting room and waited for his parents. He saw that Harry had told Ginny want happen because she didn't look happy either. They closed the door behind them so they wouldn't be heard.
"James, what were you thinking?" Ginny demanded.
"I wanted the kids to win for once," James yelled at them.
"A rogue bludger, James. You could have seriously hurt your mother."
James looked down. "Sorry Mum," He looked at his dad. "You gave me the idea."
Ginny threw her husband a look. Harry made sure not to look at his wife because he knew how he would react to it. "How?" Harry asked his son.
"You told us the story about how a bludger kept coming at you when you were in a game." James looked his father in the eyes.
"I also broke my arm in that game and remember telling you that it was what you don't do in a game." Harry said.
"Maybe, you did." James mumbled under his breath.
"James," James looked up at his mother. "You are going to spend the rest of the day in your room and you will be grounded for three weeks."
"What?" James was shocked.
"You could have hurt someone." James threw a look at his mother. Ginny pointed to the door that led to the rest of the house. "Go." James left the room. Ginny and Harry went back to the pitch to tell everyone that James wasn't coming back to the game.