Harry Potter Idol
Chapter 11
Co-Writer GreyKing46
We do not own these Harry Potter characters. All rights and credit go to J. K. Rowling
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It was November, the frost of winter was nipping the air and people were ready for a game.
The sport? Quidditch.
But right now, we are in the Gryffindor Girl's dormitory
Everyone was waking up and going down, getting ready for the day
"Oh god..." Halli shuddered in worry.
True, she had practice with the others since the first time, she was still scared of those rickety old brooms that the school supplied
They were soon at the table, Halli's nerves clear as day
"You okay Halli?" Ginny asked
"No. Not really. Those brooms." Halli admitted, before realising it was Ginny
She didn't want to talk to the girl much, call her judgemental but still
She just wanted some privacy for now.
"Do you need anything? A drink? Food?" Ginny toadied for her, quickly getting into over eager fan mode
Halli gulped in worry before Hermione came over to help her calm down.
"It's okay." Hermione smiled
"The mail's here!" One random student cheered
"Oh, mail." Hermione spoke, seeing the owls fly over, multitudes of them holding parcels of varying sizes...with Hedwig carrying an unusually shaped one.
"What? I never get physical mail." Halli blinked
"Really?" Hermione and Ginny asked.
Halli shook her head and began to unwrap it, she didn't know what it was, but she was excited.
Under all the wrapping was a brand new broom!
Sleek looking, brand new bristles bound with golden clasps with a brass foot-holder. A gold inscribed name 'Nimbus 2000' on the handle made of Mahogany.
...
Mahogany.
"Wow!" Halli blinked in amazement
"It's a new broom." Hermione whispered
"It's a Nimbus 2000! The fastest broom to date!" A Gryffindor gasped, giving out the info.
"Awesome!"
"I-I've got a new broom?" Halli chuffed happily, grasping the handle and picked it up. She knew that this would help her overcome that fear she had...But who sent it her?
She blinked and looked around the room only to see McGonagall smile at her
'Sensei.' She thought with kindness
She nodded in thanks
McGonagall gave a polite nod back with a small smile
"I think I can do this now." Halli answered, holding her new broom in her hands. "We can win!"
"Yes!" Fred and George cheered to themselves, hearing Halli getting her confidence back
Before high fives where shared
"Potter, Weaslys; we need to get moving." Wood called to his team members, leaving breakfast. "You too girls."
"Aye." Angelina, Katie and Alicia got up and followed their captain
The group all walked off, soon arriving at the changing rooms
"You feeling better, Halli?" Alicia asked
"Much. Thanks." Halli nodded "Let's get to work!"
It took a few minutes for the group to get changed. Mostly because Oliver stopped Fred and George from peeping at the older girls.
And Halli was changing with the elder girls, on the opposite side of the lockers so they didn't see her 'problem'. Just saying where she got changed
Which was lucky for her, the older girls understood and respected her privacy.
Halli was now dressed in her heavily padded Quidditch uniform with the super light Gryffindor jersey over it
"You ready?" Oliver asked his team
"Hmm." Halli nodded.
"We've got this." Fred and George smiled
"We'll knock their socks off." Alicia added
"We'll handle the quaffle." Angelina continued
"Halli, you've got this." Katie finished.
"Well then...Let's play." Oliver spoke, mounting his broom and the group flew off
The team flew out of a tunnel, entering a large stadium full of cheering students
"And here we are, the Gryffindor Team!" A young voice called through a tannoy spoke. "Leader and Keeper: Oliver Wood, Beaters: Fred and George Weasley, Chasers: Katie Bell, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet; and finally the Seeker, Halli Potter!"
Halli recognised the voice as Lee Jordan, the Twin's friend
"And here we are, coming to the field: The Slytherin Team!" Lee Jordan called out, introducing the team
He then rattled off some names, bored, as the Slytherin's emerged to MUCH less cheering
The teams then convened in the middle of the Quidditch Pitch. There, Madam Hooch was standing below them with the Quidditch Ball Box by her feet. "Now I want a nice clean game. From ALL of you." She warned them.
"Begin!" She called, throwing the Quaffel to start the game
"The Quaffle is released and the match begins!" Lee Jordan began to commentate, the Bludgers and the Golden Snitch flew off around the pitch, though the latter was MUCH harder to find.
Halli was sticking back, trying to ignore the match and look for the snitch
'Okay, eyes open.' She thought, seeing the match unfold below her while she remained vigilant for the small golden ball. 'Gotta focus. Gotta focus.'
"Hey, don't lose your balance, Newbie." The Slytherin seeker jeered, trying to get Halli's concentration shattered
She ignored him as best she could, paying close attention to the skies
'Come on...' Halli tried to find the snitch.
"TEN POINTS TO GRYFFINDOR!" Lee Jordan called out. "The score is 10-0 to Gryffindor!"
"Fantastic goal by Angelina Johnson!"
'Way to go, Angelina.' Halli thought happily whilst looking around for the snitch
The two seekers travelled around the pitch while the teams were playing very well.
Back and forth the Bludgers and the Quaffle were passed and hit away.
Lee Jordan keeping a second on second commentary on the match...while also doing some light flirting about Angelina Johnson, then quickly getting scolded by Professor McGonagall.
Before long, the match was all tied up: 20 points for Gryffindor and 20 points to Slytherin
Halli was doing her best, trying to find the snitch...and there, right in her peripheral vision; she saw it. The small, shining glitter of gold. She found the snitch!
Racing after it, using her Nimbus 2000, she rocketed towards the small ball.
... Then her broom jerked
"Huh? Wh-Wha! Whoa, whoa!" Halli was being jerked around like a ragdoll
"What's wrong with Halli's broom?" Hagrid asked, looking from the stands, using his binoculars to see what was going on.
The game came to a stop, staring in shock
"Wh-Whoa! H-Help me!" Halli screamed, still being jerked around.
Hermione quickly borrowed Hagrid's binoculars to look around the pitch, trying to find anything out of the ordinary...which she saw Professor Snape muttering without breaking eye contact on Halli.
'Professor Snape! He's jinxing the broom!' Hermione thought in shock, panicking on what to do. He wouldn't turn on Halli like this, not after the kindness he had shown her and her to him. 'No, it can't be! But I've got to do something!' She ran off, trying to get closer to the Teacher's Stand
Every player on the field had come to Halli's rescue, forming a circle around her and blocking any Bludgers that tried to attack her while also trying to get her off her broom and onto theirs however Halli's broom was too wild for them to get close enough
"Bloody things gone mental." George spoke, smacking the bludger away
"We know!" Oliver answered
"We'll protect you, Halli." Katie spoke trying to help.
"AAAHHH!" Halli screamed, almost falling off her broom
Over in the Teacher's Stand, Hermione was crawling under the seats, she didn't know what else to do...She was going to hate herself for this.
'Forgive me, Professor.' She thought, pulling out her wand and began an incantation. "Lacarnum Inflamari." Shooting out of the wand came two small fireballs, igniting on Professor Snape's cloak. Hermione slid away, hating herself for what she had done.
"Fire! YOU'RE ON FIRE!" A teacher yelled out, Snape stood up knocking Professor Quirrel away, making him hit his head; whilst trying to stomp out the flames on his cloak.
Halli stopped shaking about in the air, looking pale and shaken up. But still on her broom.
"Oh for... Kami protect me." She shook
"Are you alright?" Madam Hooch asked, flying up to Halli.
"I... I'm fine." She nodded
"Are you alright to continue?" Madam Hooch asked
Halli nodded again, getting her bearings.
"Alright." The teacher landed. "Two minutes till resuming the match!"
The school sighed gently
"Oh, bloody hell!" The Slytherin team groaned as they flew off
"You doing okay?" Angelina asked as she flew next to her.
"Better now, thanks." Halli responded
She calmed down
The two minutes left leading back into the match. The teams were hot on each other's tails, the Quaffle was being stolen, Bludgers bouncing like possessed ping-pong cannonballs.
All the while Halli re-found the Golden Snitch in her sight.
She was racing for it, neck and neck with the Slytherin seeker
The two of them neared the ground, the Slytherin seeker looking at Halli in utter confusion. Seeing this young Gryffindor's craziness to get THIS close to the ground. The Slytherin seeker pulled up to avoid a collision and Halli almost did the same but she lifted it just above the ground. She began to balance on her broom, reaching out to the golden snitch with her right hand, but due to the weight distribution the broom tilted, flinging her down and the snitch had vanished as Halli rolled on the soft grass.
The teams stopped again awaiting the answer, Halli getting up but felt something in her mouth
Up in the stands, Hagrid was worried. "Looks like she's gonna be sick!"
Coughing up whatever was in her mouth she caught it in her hands. There it was, the Golden Snitch! The gold ball fluttered its little wings gently, getting the spit off itself before becoming stationary.
"HALLI POTTER HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH! THE MATCH IS OVER, GRYFFINDOR WINS 170 TO 20!" Lee Jordan calls out
The stadium was full of chanting and cheering within seconds
Halli lifted the Snitch in her hand and smiled, then going to her Nimbus 2000 and picked it up
The Gryffindor and Slytherin teams flew down, the Gryffindor's patting Halli's back while the Slytherins were sulking off to lick their wounds
The teams headed to their tents, cheering at the fact they had won the match.
The team was high-fiving, clapping Halli's shoulder, as they entered the changing rooms
"Good work out there, Halli. That was an awesome first match." Angelina smiled
"Thanks...I don't know what happened with my broom though." Halli sounded concerned
"Someone must've jinxed it or something." Oliver answered, sounding serious.
"Oliver, the broom probably glitched a bit. It's new and it didn't last too long." Katie frowned, seeing Halli look scared
"I suppose. Great work out there everyone. Go to the showers and enjoy the day off." Oliver answered, before walking off
"YES!" The twins high-fived
"We get the day off?" Halli blinked
The elder girls nodded in agreement
*Elsewhere*
Hermione was in the school bathroom, she had locked herself in one of the stalls and felt sick to her stomach.
She had set a teacher's robe on fire. She felt terrible about herself, but she DID stop that spell from flinging Halli to her death.
She had no choice! She had to save her friend!
"Oh...I'm so conflicted." She whispered, hugging her knees
She cried gently, Daphne walking into the bathroom
Daphne sighed gently, feeling sorry that Slytherin lost, but she was glad for Halli being safe and winning her first match...Kinda confusing but she rolled with it.
But she had saw Hermione sitting there crying
"Huh? Hermione? What're you doing here, crying?" Daphne asked, going to her.
She walked over and pulled her friend into a light hug
"Hmm..." Hermione sobbed gently and hiccupped in Daphne's arms.
She just cried against her friend, holding her close
'Oh, Hermione...What's wrong?' Daphne thought, stroking Hermione's back
*at Gryffindor Tower*
"GO, GO GRYFFINDOR! GO, GO GRYFFINDOR!" The tower cheered, clapping for the team
The team was back at the tower where celebrations were under way
There were streamers and lion decorations around the room.
And everyone was cheering happily
"Thank you, thank you, everyone." Fred and George accepted the praise
They were real excited
It was the first time in a few years that Gryffindor had beaten Slytherin in Quidditch.
"Alright, alright. Calm down everyone." Percy spoke, trying to keep some level of order
Yeah, he was ignored
Over in the corner, Ron was glaring at Halli. He was told to be friends with her but...it's like it was impossible.
No. It WAS impossible!
How the hell was he supposed to get close to her?
He snarled gently, clenching a fist
"Ron, you not going to celebrate?" A fellow Gryffindor asked
"I'm fine." He frowned
"Well...Alright." The student answered, going back to the party.
*in the Slytherin room*
The Slytherin team were slumped in their respective settees while sighing in defeat, true they would have a rematch with a different house but that loss against Gryffindor...It would haunt them.
Draco was feeling rather smug about all this
Though he didn't want to show it. He wanted to be a bit more subtle.
'This is what you get for trying to blackmail me to allow me to join.' Draco thought, glad his Halli beat them '... Wait... MY Halli?!' he thought with wide eyes
He pulled back into his own room where he held his head. 'Wh-What the hell am I thinking? I don't LIKE Potter, do I?'
This had been his debate for weeks
Did he have a crush on Halli Potter? Was this lesbianism or heterosexual attraction?
Now most of you are most likely confused about that last line... Let us explain
Draco Malfoy, is like Halli Potter.
Born one gender but had taken a potion, to become a different gender.
But unlike Harry, who took it willingly to become Halli; Draco was forced to drink it when he was younger when he was Dahlia, a girl.
When she was about 5 years old.
Because her father wanted a son to continue the family blood line
So you see, Draco was forced to be something he wasn't practically all his life. All for the patriarchal ways of the past.
Because he was so young all the potion did was give his skeleton a more masculine shape and gave him a VERY small penis... He was just a very flat girl. And as he was taught to act, dress and 'be' a boy it was basically all he knew. Heck he was told by a doctor that if he took another Gender Changing Potion he would DIE, no questions asked. All because his father tried to force this before puberty
Damn that man. Damn him to Wizard Hell.
"What do I do?" Draco asked
He couldn't defy his father...the man had instilled so much fear and respect into Draco that he couldn't fight back.
He did not know what to do about Halli. He was engaged
Hell his FATHER planned it all in advance; he hadn't ANY control over his life.
'What am I going to do?' Draco thought sadly, slumping onto his bed to hold his head
"Do... I LIKE Halli? I... What do I do?"
*Time skip*
It was later in the day, Hermione had confessed to Daphne about what she did at the Quidditch match...It was eating her up inside keeping that to herself.
"You did the right thing." Daphne assured
"I know I did." Hermione answered. "But...I still feel terrible. Halli and Professor Snape are friends."
"We both know Professor Snape would not hurt Halli. He must have been doing a counter charm." Daphne suggested/encouraged
Hermione ran through the scene in her head, remembering what happened in the match...He WAS keeping eye contact...but there ARE counter charms that needed to be spoken. Daphne was right.
"I feel so stupid." She muttered
"No, you're not. You saved Halli's life, she'd be dead if it wasn't for you." Daphne answered.
Hermione just cried gently and sighed
"It's okay, Hermione...It's alright." Daphne comforted her.
To be continued
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