Part 4
That night at dinner Harry told Ron everything about him being made Seeker. (you all know the rules of Quidditch, right? I'm going to skip them)
"wow! You must be the youngest player in like... I don't know... "
"a century" for some reason, Harry wasn't so hungry at dinner that night. He was talking to Ron for a few minutes before their least favorite person showed up (NOT including Voldemort and his Death Eaters) flanked by his bodyguards, Malfoy.
"Having a last meal, Potter?"
Harry chose to ignore this. He was waiting for Malfoy to propose a duel. And sure enough it came.
"if you want to prove you're so brave, how about we have a Wizard's Duel. At midnight in the trophy room. That's always unlocked. Or are you scared?"
Harry turned to face Malfoy.
"how about right now, in front of the whole school? All we need is permission from a teacher."
Harry knew that Malfoy was too proud to not accept an invitation to a duel.
"all right. I'll go get permission from Snape. Whose your 2nd?"
"Ron is. How about you?"
"Crabbe"
Malfoy walked up to Snape and a few minute later Harry was facing Malfoy in front of the High Table. They bowed slowly to each other, wands at hand. At the same time they cast their firs spells.
"TARANTALLEGRA" Malfoy shouted.
"IMPEDIMIA" Harry cried.
Immediately, Harry started dancing, and Malfoy froze.
"FINITE INCANTATEM" Harry said, and stopped dancing. Then he held up his wand and said into the silence that fell onto the hall: "SERPENSORTIA! SERPENSORTIA! SERPENSORTIA! SERPENSORTIA!" Four long black snakes erupted from his wand. Then he commanded them in Parseltongue. "sorrowed him. Don't let him move." The snakes stationed themselves around Malfoy, each at a different corner. Right then Malfoy unfroze, and looked very frightened. So did the rest of the school.
"what's the matter Malfoy? Too scarred to continue dueling because of a snake?"
This made Malfoy angry. He raised his wand and shouted "CRUCIO!" Harry dodged this just in time. Then he raised his wand and shouted "EXPELLIARMAS". Malfoy's wand shot strait out of his hand and into Harry's. what followed was complete silence. Harry asked Malfoy "do you think we should end our little duel here, or should we wait until you hit me with an Unforgivable Curse?" Malfoy just stood there, too scared to move or speak. The Great Hall was in complete silence. Suddenly Harry left but not before telling the snakes to follow him. (A/N: to those of you wondering, yes, he did take Malfoy's wand with him)
Harry walked up to the Gryffindor common room. The four snakes followed him. When they got there, Harry sat down on a chair and turned to the snakes. "you will stay here for a while. I'll get you food. What do you eat?"
"micsssssssssssse, and ratssssssssss, and sssssssssspiderssssssssssss."
"OK, I guess you'll have to catch mice and rats here, but I'll get you spiders. Come upstairs with me. Let's go to bed."
The next day at breakfast, a large package was delivered to Harry by 6 owls, along with a note saying that the package was a Nimbus 2000, and to meet Wood at 7 o'clock on the Quidditch field. He showed the note to Ron, then went upstairs to open the package. Luckily, they didn't run into Malfoy on their way up. (A/N: lucky for me, I mean. I can't think up a dialog. Let's just say that Malfoy was to scarred of Harry after their duel.) when they got to their dorm, Harry opened his broom. It was just like he remembered it. Sleek and smooth. Harry checked his watch.
"we'd better get to class, or Prof. Binns will bore us to death. Like he always does."
"yeah, lets go" Ron said, tearing his eyes away from the Nimbus 2000.
That day Harry couldn't concentrate on classes. He kept thinking about flying later that day. At 6:30 Harry took his broom down to the field and kicked off. He flew around the goal posts and did some dives and feints. When Oliver Wood finally came out, Harry landed. "do you know how to play Quidditch?" Oliver asked. "yeah, Ron tolled me how to play" this was, of coarse, a lie. But Harry didn't want Wood to become suspicious of him knowing something. They practiced for a while, Wood throwing golf balls for Harry to catch. Harry caught them all. Then Harry showed Wood some of the moves he could do, like the Wronski Feint, and Loop-the-Loop. Oliver was very pleased.
That night at dinner Harry told Ron everything about him being made Seeker. (you all know the rules of Quidditch, right? I'm going to skip them)
"wow! You must be the youngest player in like... I don't know... "
"a century" for some reason, Harry wasn't so hungry at dinner that night. He was talking to Ron for a few minutes before their least favorite person showed up (NOT including Voldemort and his Death Eaters) flanked by his bodyguards, Malfoy.
"Having a last meal, Potter?"
Harry chose to ignore this. He was waiting for Malfoy to propose a duel. And sure enough it came.
"if you want to prove you're so brave, how about we have a Wizard's Duel. At midnight in the trophy room. That's always unlocked. Or are you scared?"
Harry turned to face Malfoy.
"how about right now, in front of the whole school? All we need is permission from a teacher."
Harry knew that Malfoy was too proud to not accept an invitation to a duel.
"all right. I'll go get permission from Snape. Whose your 2nd?"
"Ron is. How about you?"
"Crabbe"
Malfoy walked up to Snape and a few minute later Harry was facing Malfoy in front of the High Table. They bowed slowly to each other, wands at hand. At the same time they cast their firs spells.
"TARANTALLEGRA" Malfoy shouted.
"IMPEDIMIA" Harry cried.
Immediately, Harry started dancing, and Malfoy froze.
"FINITE INCANTATEM" Harry said, and stopped dancing. Then he held up his wand and said into the silence that fell onto the hall: "SERPENSORTIA! SERPENSORTIA! SERPENSORTIA! SERPENSORTIA!" Four long black snakes erupted from his wand. Then he commanded them in Parseltongue. "sorrowed him. Don't let him move." The snakes stationed themselves around Malfoy, each at a different corner. Right then Malfoy unfroze, and looked very frightened. So did the rest of the school.
"what's the matter Malfoy? Too scarred to continue dueling because of a snake?"
This made Malfoy angry. He raised his wand and shouted "CRUCIO!" Harry dodged this just in time. Then he raised his wand and shouted "EXPELLIARMAS". Malfoy's wand shot strait out of his hand and into Harry's. what followed was complete silence. Harry asked Malfoy "do you think we should end our little duel here, or should we wait until you hit me with an Unforgivable Curse?" Malfoy just stood there, too scared to move or speak. The Great Hall was in complete silence. Suddenly Harry left but not before telling the snakes to follow him. (A/N: to those of you wondering, yes, he did take Malfoy's wand with him)
Harry walked up to the Gryffindor common room. The four snakes followed him. When they got there, Harry sat down on a chair and turned to the snakes. "you will stay here for a while. I'll get you food. What do you eat?"
"micsssssssssssse, and ratssssssssss, and sssssssssspiderssssssssssss."
"OK, I guess you'll have to catch mice and rats here, but I'll get you spiders. Come upstairs with me. Let's go to bed."
The next day at breakfast, a large package was delivered to Harry by 6 owls, along with a note saying that the package was a Nimbus 2000, and to meet Wood at 7 o'clock on the Quidditch field. He showed the note to Ron, then went upstairs to open the package. Luckily, they didn't run into Malfoy on their way up. (A/N: lucky for me, I mean. I can't think up a dialog. Let's just say that Malfoy was to scarred of Harry after their duel.) when they got to their dorm, Harry opened his broom. It was just like he remembered it. Sleek and smooth. Harry checked his watch.
"we'd better get to class, or Prof. Binns will bore us to death. Like he always does."
"yeah, lets go" Ron said, tearing his eyes away from the Nimbus 2000.
That day Harry couldn't concentrate on classes. He kept thinking about flying later that day. At 6:30 Harry took his broom down to the field and kicked off. He flew around the goal posts and did some dives and feints. When Oliver Wood finally came out, Harry landed. "do you know how to play Quidditch?" Oliver asked. "yeah, Ron tolled me how to play" this was, of coarse, a lie. But Harry didn't want Wood to become suspicious of him knowing something. They practiced for a while, Wood throwing golf balls for Harry to catch. Harry caught them all. Then Harry showed Wood some of the moves he could do, like the Wronski Feint, and Loop-the-Loop. Oliver was very pleased.