A/N: In this chapter, the first Quidditch game of the season is played. Ravenclaw is the team to beat as Gryffindor team plays their hearts out. As exciting as the game may be, nothing can beat the surprising good news at the end. So suit up and grab you're your brooms…LET'S PLAY QUIDDITCH!!!!
Chapter 13 - Quidditch Game (Ravenclaw Vs Gryffindor)
Weeks went by, but surprisingly no one questioned why the dance was cut so short. It almost seemed like they didn't want to chance it. Possibly afraid they would be in so much trouble it wouldn't be worth the answer. Hermione and Ron no longer hid their feeling for each other, but they weren't real open with it either. Harry and Lillian were still just friends and for now Lillian wanted to keep it that way. She knew she had to protect him. This meant she had to keep her feelings at bay. This was quite easy for now. She kept so busy with her studies and Quidditch that she didn't have much time for anything else anyway. The first Quidditch game of the season was coming up, Ravenclaw verses Gryffindor. Lillian got her Light-year 3000 out of her trunk and polished it. The Light-year 3000 was last year's model, but it still put a fight up and was still preferred among professional Quidditch teams. Lillian put on her Quidditch practice clothes and she and the other team members went to practice. Harry was appointed team captain and Ron became the co-captain. Ron and Harry came up with a whole lot of great plays. When they reached the Quidditch field, Slytherin was flying high above them.
"Bloody Hell! I reserved this for us," said Ron.
"Its okay, Ron," said Lillian. "Come with me."
Lillian led the team over to a field on the other side of the school.
"I need you all to close your eyes and concentrate on how the Quidditch field looks," Lillian instructed. "When you reopen your eyes, you should be able to see it before you. We will be the only ones to see it and while we are inside no one will be able to see us."
Everyone closed their eyes. Lillian took out her wand and pointed it at the ground. Before her came a tornado that started small and as it whirled along the ground, the Quidditch field was created. When the tornado vanished, everyone opened their eyes and looked at the identical recreation of the Hogwart's Quidditch field. They all climbed on their brooms and took off flying laps around the Quidditch field for warm up. Then with a little magic they began playing.
Ron explained a new move to them and when they put it in motion, it worked great. He called it Dive Bomber. This was mainly a chaser play. It had the chaser possessing the ball to throw it in a clear path to another team member. The target team player will dive down below the chaser possessing the ball and once the Quaffle is passed they will fly the ball down to the goal. Once practice ended, they changed out of their Quidditch robes and went to the Great Hall for dinner. The Slytherin team was pointing and making fun of them. They thought they pushed Gryffindor from being able to practice. Gryffindor, however, had one of the best practices they had ever had.
Dumbledore sat in his chair and drink from his favorite goblet and all seemed, for lack of better words, normal. As normal as possibly could be for their world anyway. Half way through dinner, Dumbledore stood and made an announcement.
"May I have your attention, please?" he said in a voice that demanded respect and everyone immediately became silent.
"As a reminder," Dumbledore continued, "tomorrow will be the first Quidditch game of the season. Ravenclaw verses Gryffindor. As a reward, we will have a small after game party."
Everyone cheered and Dumbledore sat back down. Dumbledore winked at McGonagall who smiled back overjoyed to have the real Dumbledore back. Once Harry, Hermione, Lillian, and Ron finished they went up to the common room.
"I'm exhausted," said Ron falling onto the couch.
Hermione sat down and began her homework without saying a word. Lillian sat in the floor and opened her back pack. She pulled out her Transfigurations book, Potions book, and D.A.D.A. book. She also took out parchment, a quill, and some ink. She opened her Transfigurations book first to page 119.
After looking through her notes and reading over the chapter quickly, she began answering the questions that Professor McGonagall had asked.
"What is the most common animal an Animagus changes into?" she read aloud as she copied the question on her parchment.
After recopying the questions she answered them. She did each question, like this, until she had finished them all. Next she turned in her potions book to page 233.
"The Polyjuice Potion," she groaned.
"Ha!" Harry said looking at her book.
"What is it, Harry?" asked Lillian with a hint of sarcasm. "You haven't seen this potion before have you?"
Lillian knew he had, all of them had. They had used the Polyjuice Potion themselves during second year in order to try and find out who was the heir of Slytherin. They had a run in with several others since then using the Polyjuice Potion. One was a Death Eater by the name of Barty Crouch Jr who had kidnapped an ex-Auror called Alastor Moody better known as Mad Eye. Their latest being the fake Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Lupin. Lillian's friends had probably seen enough use of the Polyjuice Potion to last a life time. Well, enough to write an essay worthy of an 'A', without even reading through the chapter.
Hours seemed to speed by. Before long, 9:00 was upon them. Lillian finished up her homework for D.A.D.A. and put her things away. Her friends did the same. Harry and Lillian took attendance and checked the grounds. All was well as they went back up to the common room, up to their dorms, and into bed for a good night's sleep. A good rest was what they needed for a good game of Quidditch.
When game time came around, the Gryffindor and Ravenclaw teams each went to their separate locker rooms for their pre-game meeting. Harry and Ron were going over the moves that they had practiced with the rest of the team. Lillian was nervous. Harry reached over, took her hand, and assured her that everything would go well. Soon they stood and left the locker room. Outside everyone was cheering. They took off for a warm up flight around the field. Soon the announcement came marking the start of the game. Madam Hooch walked onto the field carrying the old worn chest holding the Quidditch balls.
Both teams made a circle above her as she prepared to release the snitch and the Bludgers. She told them that she want a good clean game and through the Quaffle up between them. Lillian rushed forward and caught it. She began flying toward the goal when she was blocked.
"Dive bomb, dive bomb," she shouted.
Neville flew down and Lillian passed the ball to him. Neville flew toward the goal and when he saw that Derrick was nearby the goal he passed the ball. Derrick threw the ball through the hoop and scored. Ravenclaw's keeper retrieved the ball and threw it to one of Ravenclaw's chasers.
"Watch out," Lillian heard Andrew shout as he knocked a Bludger out of the way that was heading for Harry.
Lillian flew after the Quaffle, but the Ravenclaw chaser threw it to another team member.
"Ron it is up to you," Lillian thought to herself.
Ron got in position and when the Quaffle was tossed he intercepted. He quickly threw it to Lillian who threw it down the court to Neville, who scored. To Lillian's left, she caught a glimpse of something sparkling in the sun. It was the snitch and both Harry and the other seeker had seen it, too. Lillian wanted to watch it, but she had to chase the other team's chaser who was heading toward Ron.
"Go comet," she shouted.
This was another one of Ron's plays. Neville and Derrick shot of through the air above the rest of them and came down in front of the chaser possessing the Quaffle. Out of surprise, he dropped the Quaffle and Lillian, from underneath, intercepted. She flew the Quaffle up to the goal and scored.
Before flying back out, she had to thank Jack for knocking a Bludger out of her way as she made the goal. Lillian looked around for Harry. Harry made a dive toward the ground and pulled up just in time. The snitch, however, went out of sight. The Ravenclaw chaser went for Ron. Ron was watching the chaser so closely he forgot to watch for Bludgers and was nearly knocked off his broom by one. He was saved by Jack just in time. Ron caught the ball, but paused as Harry flew in front of him once again after the snitch. Ravenclaw's seeker was clear across the court, but when she noticed Harry diving she quickly flew over. Lillian watched a Bludger nearly hit Harry just as he grasped the snitch and flew up into the air. Madam Hooch blew her whistle and announced that Gryffindor had won.
Gryffindor house roared with applause and shouts of joy. Gryffindor team took a victory lap around the field before flying down to their locker room. After changing they came out for the party. A large table was set up with all kinds of food and drinks upon it. Once Lillian and her friends got their plates, they went out under the shade of a tree and ate.
"That was a great game you guys," said Hermione. "You all did so well to not have been able to practice."
"We did practice. Just not on Hogwart's Quidditch field," said Ron.
"Lillian created one that only our team can see and no one can see us while we're inside," said Harry.
"That was clever," said Hermione. "It will keep your plays secret until you are able to use them."
"I didn't do it alone," said Lillian. "If I didn't use their magical energy and their memories of the Quidditch Pitch, it would have never come to be."
Later that night, Lillian and Hermione sat doing their homework in the dorm room. Dumbledore had taken Harry to his office for awhile. Ron crashed on the couch in the common room. They were half way through their Transfigurations homework when Lillian heard Harry say her name.
"Did you hear that?" Lillian asked Hermione.
"Hear what?" asked Hermione.
Lillian started to tell her what she had heard, but paused when she heard her name again.
"Hear Harry?" said Lillian receiving a negative response from Hermione.
Lillian got up and went down to the common room. Harry was sitting there talking to Ron. When Harry caught glimpse of Lillian, he stood up and ran over to her and gave her a hug.
"My godfather is alive!" he said twirling her around. "They discovered how to reverse that tapestry or veil or whatever at the Ministry of Magic. They're bringing him here, tonight."
A/N: GO, GO GRYFFINDOR!!!! GO, GO GRYFFINDOR!!! Hoorah! Gryffindor won!
Sirius is alive!!! I know, I know, they said he was dead because he had fallen through the veil, but I didn't think it was right so I brought him back. I cried when Jo killed him off and I can't imagine leaving him like that when Harry had so little time with him. Forgive me when I say, I was more disappointed when Jo killed off Sirius then when she killed off Dumbledore.
Drop me a line and let me know which character you hated to see killed off the most…it doesn't necessarily have to be Sirius or Dumbledore.
