4-An Adverse Accident
"Pass me the waffles, Han."
It was the day of the match and they were all in the great hall eating breakfast. The Gryffindor Quiddich team were laughing and joking across the hall, but the Hufflepuff look as if they were about to go to their execution. The only one on the team that wasn't visibly worried was Ernie.
"Today's the day." Ernie smiled with excitement. "Are you guys ready?"
Mara smiled. "Oh yeah. We've been practicing for weeks! We just wait for the right moment, and yell 'swervaous' in unison. Piece of cake, eh Han?…Han?"
Hannah was silently playing with a bit of egg left on her plate, avoiding any eye contact.
"Oh come on Hannah, you can't back out now!" Justin said. She didn't respond and he looked to Mara for help.
"We need you to do this," Mara explained. "Stop worrying, no one will get hurt. We haven't been practicing for weeks for nothing. We've got it down pat, you know that."
"Besides," Ernie said, "so what if Potter gets roughed up a bit? Since when have you been all for Mr. Famous? Out to join the HP fan club with Creevy are you?"
Justin laughed, "That's harsh man. Hannah out to get one of his signed photos?"
Mara though about her conversations with Ron, but shrugged it off. She didn't know Harry, she didn't need to defend him. They needed Hannah for the charm to work. "Come on Hannah. Hufflepuff deserves a win. Think of Cedric."
Hannah reluctantly smiled. "Can't wait for the victory party tonight."
Justin grinned. "There you go! Now, can someone pass me the waffles?"
* * *
Mara, Justin and Hannah found their seats just in the stands as the teams walked onto the pitch. They were in the center of the Hufflepuff section, so no one would think it was odd that they were yelling when Harry went for the snitch. Ernie waved to them as he mounted his broom and began circling the goal posts, waiting to block the Quaffle.
"Poor Ernie." Mara shook her head. "He tries, but really, he's a horrible keeper."
"Remember," Justin shouted over the boos (Gryffindor had just scored), "Wait for my signal, it has to be in unison!"
Mara nodded and went back to the game. 20-0 for Gryffindor; 30-0 for Gryffindor; 40-0 for Gryffindor. Mara was beginning to lose interest when she heard Hannah shout "Look!"
Potter was diving down towards the snitch, the new Hufflepuff seeker, Greg Gilmore, following him close.
Mara looked to Justin but he hissed "not yet!"
The entire Gryffindor section was holding it's breath, but the Hufflepuff were all on their feet yelling at Greg to speed up, but had had to chance against the Firebolt. Harry was only 10 feet away when Justin yelled "Now!"
"SWERVAOUS!"
Harry's broom suddenly jerked violently to the left, leaving a clear path for Hufflepuff's seeker…
"HE CAUGHT IT! He caught the snitch!" Everyone in the Hufflepuff section was cheering, Justin was jumping up and down like mad, but…
"Mara, look!" Hannah cried. Thirty feet above the pitch Harry was dangling from his broomstick by one hand.
Hannah was pale as a ghost. "He must…knocked off balance…NO!"
Harry lost his grip and let go. He plunged down, the hard ground beneath him getting closer and closer…
And out of the corner of her eye, Mara could see Justin was smiling.
* * *
(A/N: 'no one will get hurt" my ass! But I guess you all've been guessing that for awhile. Sorry this chapter's so short. But ohhh… a cliffie! [Or at least I'm trying to make it a cliffie] What will happen next? Will harry live? Will they be caught? Will Hannah shout 'I told you so!' for the rest of the year? Find out next time on…DECEIT, LIES, AND BUTTERFLIES! Review please!)
"Pass me the waffles, Han."
It was the day of the match and they were all in the great hall eating breakfast. The Gryffindor Quiddich team were laughing and joking across the hall, but the Hufflepuff look as if they were about to go to their execution. The only one on the team that wasn't visibly worried was Ernie.
"Today's the day." Ernie smiled with excitement. "Are you guys ready?"
Mara smiled. "Oh yeah. We've been practicing for weeks! We just wait for the right moment, and yell 'swervaous' in unison. Piece of cake, eh Han?…Han?"
Hannah was silently playing with a bit of egg left on her plate, avoiding any eye contact.
"Oh come on Hannah, you can't back out now!" Justin said. She didn't respond and he looked to Mara for help.
"We need you to do this," Mara explained. "Stop worrying, no one will get hurt. We haven't been practicing for weeks for nothing. We've got it down pat, you know that."
"Besides," Ernie said, "so what if Potter gets roughed up a bit? Since when have you been all for Mr. Famous? Out to join the HP fan club with Creevy are you?"
Justin laughed, "That's harsh man. Hannah out to get one of his signed photos?"
Mara though about her conversations with Ron, but shrugged it off. She didn't know Harry, she didn't need to defend him. They needed Hannah for the charm to work. "Come on Hannah. Hufflepuff deserves a win. Think of Cedric."
Hannah reluctantly smiled. "Can't wait for the victory party tonight."
Justin grinned. "There you go! Now, can someone pass me the waffles?"
* * *
Mara, Justin and Hannah found their seats just in the stands as the teams walked onto the pitch. They were in the center of the Hufflepuff section, so no one would think it was odd that they were yelling when Harry went for the snitch. Ernie waved to them as he mounted his broom and began circling the goal posts, waiting to block the Quaffle.
"Poor Ernie." Mara shook her head. "He tries, but really, he's a horrible keeper."
"Remember," Justin shouted over the boos (Gryffindor had just scored), "Wait for my signal, it has to be in unison!"
Mara nodded and went back to the game. 20-0 for Gryffindor; 30-0 for Gryffindor; 40-0 for Gryffindor. Mara was beginning to lose interest when she heard Hannah shout "Look!"
Potter was diving down towards the snitch, the new Hufflepuff seeker, Greg Gilmore, following him close.
Mara looked to Justin but he hissed "not yet!"
The entire Gryffindor section was holding it's breath, but the Hufflepuff were all on their feet yelling at Greg to speed up, but had had to chance against the Firebolt. Harry was only 10 feet away when Justin yelled "Now!"
"SWERVAOUS!"
Harry's broom suddenly jerked violently to the left, leaving a clear path for Hufflepuff's seeker…
"HE CAUGHT IT! He caught the snitch!" Everyone in the Hufflepuff section was cheering, Justin was jumping up and down like mad, but…
"Mara, look!" Hannah cried. Thirty feet above the pitch Harry was dangling from his broomstick by one hand.
Hannah was pale as a ghost. "He must…knocked off balance…NO!"
Harry lost his grip and let go. He plunged down, the hard ground beneath him getting closer and closer…
And out of the corner of her eye, Mara could see Justin was smiling.
* * *
(A/N: 'no one will get hurt" my ass! But I guess you all've been guessing that for awhile. Sorry this chapter's so short. But ohhh… a cliffie! [Or at least I'm trying to make it a cliffie] What will happen next? Will harry live? Will they be caught? Will Hannah shout 'I told you so!' for the rest of the year? Find out next time on…DECEIT, LIES, AND BUTTERFLIES! Review please!)