After having his shower and dressing Harry walked back into his room where his three friends were still asleep

After having his shower and dressing Harry walked back into his room where his three friends were still asleep. He put his towel on the rack before leaving them to sleep and walked back down to the common room.

Lupin, Tonks and the Weasley parents were still sitting talking. Just as he reached the bottom of the stairs Ginny descended from the girls' dormitories.

"Were going to go on down to breakfast if that's okay" she said.

"Of course, dear" said Molly "We'll meet you two down there."

So Harry and Ginny went down to the Great Hall to eat. It wasn't long before everyone had joined them. When they were all seated and eating Dumbledore spoke.

"You will be happy to know that you have no classes today" he said to the seven students. There was a chorus of 'Yay!'s from them then Harry asked," How come?"

"I thought that every one deserved a day off. It is Sunday after all" said Dumbledore. "That goes for staff as well" he said, looking at Snape and McGonagall.

"What should we do?" asked Ron.

"Full off competition of Quidditch" said Fred.

"Adults against kids" said George.

"Hey that's not fair, there's more of you then us" said Ron.

"I think he means adults above Charlie's age" said Harry, looking at George who nodded.

"Oh" said Ron.

"Who will play?" asked Harry.

Harry looked at the raised hands around him. "Okay. We get Ron, Fred, George, Ginny, Draco and me."

"And Charlie" said Hermione. Harry frowned. "It is even that way" she explained. "Neville, Luna and I will come and support you."

"Hang on, Tonks is younger them me!" protested Charlie.

"Dose it really make that much of a difference?" asked Harry.

"They have Madam Hooch." Charlie said

"And we have Harry" said Ron.

"Yeah, the only times he's ever lost a match are when he got injured" said George.

Charlie seemed to think about this for a moment. "Good point, okay."

Once everyone had finished eating they headed down to the pitch. The teams were:

Adults - Sirius, Remus, Ro, Severus, Bill, Tonks and Sophia

Students - Harry, Fred, George, Draco, Ron, Ginny and Charlie

Everyone else sat up in the teachers' box. Because Madam Hooch was playing McGonagall became the referee. "Okay, no funny business. This is to be played by the rules" she said, although she was mostly looking mostly at Fred, George, Lupin and Sirius.

Sirius placed his hand over his heart and put on a pained look. "Lucky you warned me." McGonagall glared at him and continued.

"Whoever's team gets the Snitch first wins" she said. "Team captains shake, please."

The adults had voted Ro as their captain on the walk down but the students had not had a chance. It seemed that they were all thinking the same thing, though, when they shoved Harry towards the two teachers.

Harry glared at the others while walking over. He and Madam Hooch shook hands before both walking back to the rest of their teams.

"We're missing something" said Harry when he looked at his team.

"Funny," said Fred.

"We were just" continued George.

"Thinking the same thing" said Fred.

"We need a uniform" finished George.

Harry smiled and nodded, pulling out his wand and waving it over his team. Their robes changed immediately to be replaced with blood red Quidditch robes.

"Cool" said Charlie, nodding. "Very classy, Potter." He looked at the back of the robes, seeing their names on them and then a little embroidery saying 'Students' on the chest. "But I'm not a student anymore."

Ginny rolled her eyes while Harry chuckled. Before he could say anything Professor McGonagall called them to mount.

The match was played through lunch as neither team had spotted the Snitch. The students were up by 350 to 300 when Harry spotted the golden ball. In an instant he was off after it, Madam Hooch not far behind.

They chased it over the grounds and finally across the lake and, at a low height, Harry was the first to reach out for it and just as he clamped his hand around it a sharp, agonising pain shot through his head. Screaming in agony he lost his balance on the broom, causing his to crash into the lake full force at the speed he was flying.

After Ro realised Harry was no longer on his broom she turned sharply, looking frantically in the water for him. But she couldn't see him anywhere. Quickly she pulled out her wand and shot up a large flare into the sky.

Dumbledore, who had seen them both flying off, was the first to see the flare. Knowing immediately what must have happened he was up in an instant. "Minerva!" he called urgently. As she turned on her broom to look at him he pointed to the red flair in the sky over the lake.

She looked at what he was pointing to and in an instant was off, knowing full well that the flare meant something was wrong and that if it was Ro hurt then Harry would have sent his Patronus.

"Albus?" asked Arthur, confused

"Something is wrong" was all the headmaster said before heading down the stairs closely followed by the others.

Every one that had been playing Quidditch realised something was wrong when Professor McGonagall flew off and they followed close behind.

When Minerva reached Ro she was still searching frantically for the young wizard. "Ro?" asked McGonagall.

"He screamed in pain then there was a splash and when I looked back he was gone" she explained quickly.

"How long ago was that?"

"Nearly three minutes."

The others arrived. "What's going on?" asked Bill.

"Harry fell into the lake" said McGonagall.

Bill and Charlie shared a look before Charlie asked "You freaked out because he fell in the lake?"

Ro turned and glared at the second eldest Weasley. "He fell in the lake nearly three minutes ago and has yet to resurface, Mr Weasley" she said sharply.

"What do you think you are doing, Miss Weasley?" they heard Snape say, causing every one to look at Ginny who was now standing on her broom. In a split second she was replaced by her phoenix form and she flew up into the sky before doing a nose dive back into the water. Just before she hit the water she returned to her human form.

"GINNY!" came a bunch of yells from her brothers.

"Mum's going to freak" said Ron.

Sirius and Lupin were about to jump in when McGonagall stopped them. "Wait" she said.

"Wait!" exclaimed Sirius, "What do you mean, wait? He's been under there for over four minutes!" he yelled.

McGonagall glared at him. "I am aware of that, Sirius, but if anyone can find him it's her."

The remainders of the Weasley children and Hermione looked confused but before anyone could say anything the was a bright light from under the water before a large splash rang out and two figures appeared and flew out from the middle of the lake over to the shore.

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As soon as Ginny hit the water she felt the strong sensation pulling her in one direction. She swam in that direction and was not really surprised to see several Merpeople around Harry, keeping him breathing.

When she came close enough one of them looked up at her and nodded once before moving over to her, placing its hand over her mouth and giving her a fresh breath of air before taking her over to Harry and indicating her to wrap her arms around his waist.

When she did she gave them a look of thanks before she felt a strong push and the next thing that she registered she was lying on the lake bank with Harry wrapped in her arms, unconscious.

She gave a sigh of relief when she heard him cough and then look at her. "Hi!" he said, hoarsely.

"Hi" she said back quietly then looked up to see that everyone on the brooms were now landing on the bank.

McGonagall, Snape and Ro were the first to land and walk over to them. Ginny, who was too tired to move, laid her head back down on Harry's chest, closing her eyes.

"Hello, Professors" said Harry, hoarsely.

"That was quite a stunt you pulled there, Mr Potter" said Ro.

"Hey, you know me" he said, "I'll do anything to win a match" and he held up his right hand to reveal the golden snitch.

There were a few chuckles. "Are you all right?" asked Sophia.

Harry nodded slightly. "Yeah, but I think I'll just sleep here for a minute before Madam Pomfrey arrives to tell me off." He closed his eyes and let the darkness overcome him.

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When he awoke he felt warm. It was a bright room and he automatically pulled his arm over his eyes to get away from the light.

"Ah good, you're awake" he heard someone say.

Harry moved his arm off his head and reached for the side table where his glass would be. When he'd got them on he looked around to see he was once again lying in the hospital wing. He saw that all of the Weasleys were there along with Sophia, Tonks, Sirius, Lupin, Draco, Neville and Luna.

"Do you remember what happened, dear?" asked Molly.

Harry sat up slowly and nodded. "I crashed into the lake and sunk."

"Erm, Harry?" said Sirius carefully, "No offence by it or anything but can you swim?"

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "Never tried" he said.

"That's not why you sunk though" said Ginny.

"No" he said slowly. The hospital wing doors opened and every one turned to see Fudge and Dumbledore walk in.

"Ah Harry, you're awake" said Dumbledore, kindly.

Harry nodded. "Yes, Sir" he said, "How long was I out?"

"Not long but it is coming close to dinner time" said the headmaster and looked at the others in the room. They got the hint and all rose to leave, except Ginny who moved to sit next to Harry on his bed. It wasn't until then that Harry noticed she was also wearing a hospital gown.

"What happened to you?" he asked worriedly.

Ginny smiled at how protective he had become. "Nothing, I just decided to join you on your swimming adventure" she said.

"Miss Weasley was the one that pulled you out of the lake, Harry" said Dumbledore.

Harry nodded. "Oh yeah," he said, "I remember now." He looked at the Minster and Dumbledore. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked worriedly, looking from one to the other.

Dumbledore shook his head. "No, Harry" he said.

"But I do need to speak with you in private" Fudge told him, looking from Harry to Ginny.

Harry's look hardened slightly. "If you wish to speak with me, Minister, than speak away. But Ginny will stay where she is if she wishes to" he said.

Fudge looked taken aback for a moment before nodding and continuing to speak. "As you are aware, Mr Potter, the wizarding world has yet to find out that you are of age." Harry nodded.

"Albus and I have spoken about this and I believe that you should announce to them that you are of age" he said.

Harry looked at the headmaster, who had taken the seat next to his bed. "What do you think I should do, Sir?"

Harry looked at him closely while he answered. "I believe you should do what you think is best, Harry" he said.

Harry was quiet for a moment before he looked at the Minister. "I'll think about it" he said and left it at that.

Fudge nodded. "Please do, Mr Potter" he said, "If you'll excuse me now though I must return to the Ministry" he said before leaving.

Once Harry was sure the Minister was gone he looked at his headmaster. "Why now?" he asked.

"He is planning on retiring before the end of the month" said Dumbledore wisely, "and he is hoping that your coming of age will make his departure less noticeable."

"Who will replace him?" asked Ginny.

"There are a few that could take his place. Madam Bones, Rufus Scrimgeour, Lydia Conway and, no doubt, myself."

Both students looked shocked. "You can't leave Hogwarts!" they said together.

Dumbledore chuckled. "I do not plan on doing so" he said, smiling.

"How will they chose?" asked Harry.

"Much the same as the muggles do, Harry" said the headmaster, "they vote. But it is only one from each family that can vote."

"So dad will for us" Ginny explained to Harry.

"And me for my family" said Harry.

"Yes, but you would have to reveal yourself to vote" said Dumbledore.

"Okay" said Harry. Madam Pomfrey walked out of her office. "Uh oh" he said when he saw the look on her face.

"Mr Potter" she said. When she stopped in front of him she waved her wand over him. After a minute she waved it over Ginny. "You can both leave, but I warn you both that you will be extremely tired in a few hours" she said. "And I want both of you to get a good night's sleep."

Both students nodded before going to get dressed. Ginny told Harry to change first and when he finished she went behind the curtain. Dumbledore was still sitting on the chair but had been joined by McGonagall.

"Hello Professor" said Harry.

"Mr Potter" she said, "feeling better, I hope?"

"Yes" said Harry. "Sorry about ruining the match."

Dumbledore smiled. "I don't believe you ruined it at all, Harry, just made it more interesting" he said.

"Thought I do believe you nearly gave Madam Hooch a heart attack" put in McGonagall. Harry cringed and bit his lip.

"What did happen, Harry?" asked Dumbledore. "It's not like you to just fall off your broom, nor to sink like that."

Harry looked back at the bathroom door to make sure Ginny couldn't hear then back to the headmaster and his deputy. "As soon as I grabbed the Snitch I felt a shooting pain in my body" he said.

"Like when you feel Voldemort?" asked Dumbledore.

Harry nodded. "Yeah, but I didn't see or hear anything like I normally do" he said.

Dumbledore nodded and stayed quiet for a moment before speaking. "Have you had a look at those memories I gave you, Harry?"

Harry shook his head. "No Sir, not yet," he said. Ginny walked out from behind the curtain.

Dumbledore rose from his seat. "You should" he said to Harry before turning his attention to the two ladies in the room. "Shall we go to dinner?" he asked, holding his arm out to his wife. She smiled slightly and took it.

Harry took Ginny's hand and they walked behind the two teachers. As they walked Harry and Ginny talked quietly, hoping that the Professors were out of hearing range.

"What are you going to do about what Fudge said?" asked Ginny.

Harry shrugged. "I haven't made decision yet but I'm leaning on saying yes."

"Are you sure that's a wise idea?" she asked.

"If I don't tell them myself there will be more uproar about keeping it a secret, but if I tell them now…"

"You can use it to your advantage" Ginny finished and Harry nodded.

They both stayed quiet for a moment until Harry nudged Ginny. She looked at him and he nodded towards the two teachers in front of them. She smiled when she realised what he was trying to say. Both Professors were smiling and talking quietly to each other much like Harry and Ginny had been a moment ago.

TBC…