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Such was the popularity of Quidditch that the whole school usually turned out to watch the match.
At breakfast, neither Albus nor Hugo spoke. Lily was unusually quiet as well.
'It is just a match.' Said Rose sipping her pumpkin juice.
'Don't ever say that again.' Muttered Hugo hoarsely.
'We have to win today.' Said Albus his voice hollow.
'And we will.' Said Rose trying to ease some of the tension.
Nobody said anything so Rose went back to breakfast.
Edmund Thomas came up to them, took a seat beside Rose, and smiled at her.
'Morning,' he said pouring himself some juice.
'Finally a normal person,' thought Rose smiling back.
'So chaser,' said Edmund grinning, 'all fired up?'
'Ready to shoot.' Replied Rose nodding.
Some kids over at the Slytherine table started a chant-
"Snakes bite Lions"
Soon the whole Slytherine table was chanting that. The Gryffindor students looked over to the Slytherine table. Scorpius Malfoy had a paper lion in his hand that he set on fire with his wand, making sure the Gryffindors were watching. Seeing their disgusted looks Scorpius smirked.
'Okay.' Muttered Hugo turning back, 'we have to win or I will kill myself.'
Rose's eyes narrowed as Scorpius blew the ashes in their direction.
'We will.' Vowed Rose quietly.
….
After breakfast, the two teams headed over to the Quidditch pitch.
The Gryffindor team changed in to their scarlet robes and listened to Albus give his re-match pep talk.
'Okay listen,' said Albus quietly, 'We have trained hard and you are the best team I have put together. We worked our asses of these last few days. We deserve to win. No reason for us to fail. Beaters, beat 'em up. Chasers, score as much as you can. Keeper, catch that quaffle. And me, I'll get the snitch or die trying.'
Every member of the team listened solemnly and finally the heard the announcement and walked on to the quidditch pitch.
As usual, the whole school had turned out to watch.
Both teams walked on to the pitch to great cheering.
Rose spotted Scorpius amongst his emerald robed teammates. She was pleased to see that his face was pale and tense. He glanced at Rose then quickly looked away.
'Captains, shake hands.' Ordered Madam Violet.
Albus and Scorpius walked up to each other and shook hands.
'Mount your brooms.' Said Madam Violet.
Rose swung her right foot over her firebolt.
Madam Violet put the whistle to her lips and gave it a blast, and they were off.
…
Rose's hands were busy from the minute she was up on air. Lily scored first for Gryffindor.
The Slytherine team had only one girl, who kept trying to knock the Gryffindor chasers off their brooms.
'Celeste quit that and go chase.' Shouted Scorpius to the chaser as he shot past Rose.
Rose had the quaffle in her hands the next minute and she shot off with it. As she neared the post, a Slytherine beater, Byron came near Rose his bat at ready. He hit the bludger towards Rose. Rose had trained for this and was prepared. She did a Wonskei-Feint to avoid the bludger.
There was a huge uproar from the crowd at this action of hers and Rose grinned.
'She can do a Wonskei-Feint!' thought Scorpius as he caught the move.
Being momentarily distracted he cursed himself and looked for Albus. He was seven feet below chasing the snitch.
'Not today.' Muttered Scorpius zooming down.
….
The Slytherine keeper, Theodore Goyle was a menacing looking person. He grinned at Rose nastily as she headed for him with the quaffle. Out of the corner of her eyes, Rose spotted the third Gryffindor seeker, Lisa Adam near the middle unguarded post. Rose sped up and passed the quaffle to Lisa and Gryffindor scored.
'Yes!' cried Rose shooting towards the middle of the pitch.
…
It had started raining. The game had gone on for quite some time, and the current score was 180-160, Slytherine leading.
Rose's whole body ached.
'Come on Al,' thought Rose, 'catch the snitch already.
She glanced over at Edmund, weariness was etched across his face. His hair was matted to his forehead.
'Slytherine scores.' Cried the announcer, a third year Hufflepuff.
'Damn.' Muttered Rose getting worried.
'Oh wait!' cried the announcer, 'Looks like the seekers have seen the snitch.'
Rose turned to see both Albus and Scorpius diving for the snitch. Both seekers were getting closer and closer to the ground.
'Al's going to crash.' Thought Rose horrified, 'they both are.'
About ten feet away from the ground, Scorpius pulled back in to the air to avoid hitting the ground, but Albus jumped off his broom and caught the snitch.
The whole stadium exploded with applause.
'Gryffindor wins!' shouted the third year excited.
'We did it!' exclaimed Rose to Lily who was a few feet away from her.
Lily turned to Rose smiling but the smile died on her lips and she screamed, 'Look out Rose!'
Rose turned around to see Edmund get hit in the shoulder by a bludger aimed at her.
Edmund was close to fainting of the pain as he zoomed to the ground.
The whole team followed.
'Detention Byron,' screeched MadamViolet, 'I blew the whistle. Fifty points from Slytherine.'
The Slytherine beater scowled.
….
Lily and Roe were in the changing room.
'That was amazing.' Mumbled Lily, 'Edmund is so brave. A bludger to the shoulder isn't exactly comforting.'
'Poor him.' Said Rose sighing.
'I saw the expression on his face when the bludger came at you.' Said Lily, 'He must really like you.'
'He was just being a gentleman.' Said Rose rolling her eyes.
'Let's go celebrate with your savior.' Said Lily grinning.
'Yeah in the hospital wing.' Said Rose smirking, 'Skele-grow anyone?'
…
'What happened on the pitch, Byron?' shouted Scorpius angrily.
The whole Slytherine team was in the common room watching. Scorpius had not taken well to their defeat.
'Well,' said Byron slowly, 'they won. So I thought of breaking some of that Weasley girl's bones.'
'We lost fifty points because of your stupidity,' said Scorpius in a quiet deadly tone, 'Losing the match was bad enough and now thanks to you we are fifty points lower than we are supposed to be.'
'Scorpius, I am sorry.' Mumbled Byron.
'Yes you will be.' Said Scorpius coldly, 'you are off the team.'
'I said I was sorry,' protested Byron, his eyes wide.
'Your apology means nothing to me.' Said Scorpius quietly and walked away to his dormitory.
….
Lying on his bed, Scorpius breathed hard. He had found it very hard to concentrate today on the game.
He had bolted after the snitch but who knew that Albus Potter would jump off his broom?
And when he was up in the air again watching the crowd cheering, he saw Byron aim the bludger at Rose who was talking to Lily. Scorpius had shot off towards Rose but Edmund Thomas had knocked him out of the way on his way to save Rose. A moment later Edmund had been hit. That's when Scorpius's rage started and it exploded when the points were taken off.
Images of Rose lying in a pool of blood or Rose lying broken came into his mind.
Scorpius shook his head cursing.
It had been a long day.
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