The Badger and the Lion were fighting for the Crown
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the stuff to do with it, that honour falls to J.K Rowling,Bloomsbury and Warner Bros
The next few days were filled with anticipation. The usual friendliness between the houses of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff was replaced with barely controlled hostility. Both houses wanted to win and get a chance to paintball Slytherin red.
Hermione had surpassed her previous record for creativity and had found even more interesting charms to cast. She, Ron and Harry were often to be found practising, guarded by Nick who sent all non-Gryffindors packing.
"Lumenaturs Giallo" A splodge of yellow goo spouted from Harry's wand and hit the opposite wall. It slid slowly down the stone to form and indistinct blob on the floor. "I thought it was supposed to glow." Harry sighed, his arm was aching and he wanted some sleep. "Well it would if you'd just get the pronunciation right!" Hermione snapped. "How many times do I have to tell you, it's LuMENaturs. The emphasis is on the men bit." Harry growled, exasperated, "I'm tired, I'd get it right if I wasn't nearly asleep and if you'd stop going on at me!" They were interrupted by a loud snore from Ron, who'd finally given up and gone to sleep. Hermione grinned. "Alright point taken, we'll go back now. But just remember to get it right tomorrow or you'll be the next Mr Blobby" She gathered up her books and rolls of parchment and they made their way back up to Gryffindor tower.
Five minutes and 10 flights of stairs later they emerged into the Great Hall. As they crossed the huge room they passed by a group of Slytherin and Ravenclaw. Their robes were spattered with paint and it was obvious they'd just returned from a match. Among them was Cho Chang sitting with her back to them. Harry swallowed and went over to say hi. Harry felt himself going red and cursed quietly. "H..Hello Cho" She turned round to see who had spoken and Harry barely managed to surpress a snort of laughter. "What happened?" He asked trying very hard not to smile. Cho's face was flashing all the colours of the rainbow. It was currently a violent shade of orange but it was slowly shifting to a nice Scottish tartan. "Someone's charm went wrong" she said smiling slightly. "You can laugh, I did myself when I saw". Harry grinned "When is Madame Pomfrey getting to you?" Cho looked resigned "She already did, she says it'll have to wear off by itself. It should be gone by tomorrow." "Well speaking of tomorrow I have a Hufflepuff to gunge and I need my sleep, I'd better get going" "Alright" said Cho fluorescent orange spots dancing around her eyes "Goodluck"
When they entered the common room both the boys collapsed into chairs by the roaring fire. Hermione disappeared off with Lavender and Parvati. The Weasley twins came over and pulled up chairs. "Alright you two?" Fred said grinning all over his freckled face "Has Hermione been working ickle Ronni too hard??" Ron was just about to point out that he was no longer ickle and that Mrs Weasley hadn't called him Ronni since he was three when he stopped and stared. "Stand up" He said sounding slightly puzzled. The twins did as he said both looking curious. Next Ron stood by them. "Harry is it my eyes or are they shrinking?" It was true the Weasleys were a couple of inches shorter than normal, what was more they seemed to be getting smaller. Both the twins looked panicked "Snape!" said George "We'll kill him" Fred glowered. The two of them were now about five feet tall. The entire Gryffindor common room was laughing as they practically ran for the hospital wing. "Ron , we're leaving you in charge, start planning how to set off 15 dungbombs in the potions lab" shouted Fred as they swerved round a corner and headed for Madame Pomfrey
When they hadn't returned by 11 O'clock people got bored and decided to call it a night. Harry tossed and turned for half an hour before slipping into dreams of Malfoy covered in blue paint with the whole school laughing at him when it wouldn't come off.
The next day at breakfast the Gryffindor table was in uproar. Charms were being exchanged and plans and alliances formed to take down Hufflepuff. The two tables seemed to be trying to win a multi-player staring contest and you could almost taste the excitement. Finally when the last vestiges had vanished Professor Sprout rose and began conducting the two houses outside to the playing area.
"Gryffindor and Hufflepuff will proceed out in an orderly fashion" She bellowed over the sea of exited students. Harry excitedly placed the counter- stain charm over his robes. As he left the hall the small first years were being lined up ,giggling, to have the charm placed for them.
They all strode out to the playing area. Hufflepuff were unusually confident. After their surprise victory over Ravenclaw they were up and ready to paste the great Gryffindor.
MacGonagall was waiting for them at the edge of the Forbidden forest. "Remember to stay within the limits, the forest is dangerous. You have two minutes to prepare within the playing area, when you hear the 1st whistle you may begin, when you hear the 2nd whistle STOP" she said staring pointedly at several over zealous Gryffindor first years. "Now, go!"
Harry leapt into the dense foliage, his heart pounding. A few yards ahead he found himself a nice hollow under a clump of creeping nightshade. Looking around carefully so no one would see him he lay down and waited. There was a shrill whistle. Harry remained motionless pressed against the ground. Through the leaves and bushes nearby came the sound of feet. Harry seriously thought his heart was going to come through his chest. He lifted himself a fraction and peeked through. Great! he thought, a Hufflepuff was in the clearing and he hadn't noticed Harry. Taking his chance Harry leapt out of hiding "Spectrum Viola Vocat" he yelled. A huge spurt of purple paint landed on the front of the surprised boy's robes. "Spectrata Verda", another dose of green paint hit the Hufflepuff. Not wanting to risk much more Harry turned and ran. He dived under an old tree and waited. Suddenly a peal of hysterical laughter erupted from about 20 yards away. Harry pulled out his wand, silently blessing Hermione for her research. He froze against the ground "Lumenaturs Giallo" he fired a jet of fluorescent yellow paint at the would be ambusher. He was about to charge forward and try out a few more charms when to his surprise he fell forward. Someone had tripped him. Before he had time to react the boy he'd hit and the girl who'd tripped him had him pinned to the ground. A group of five Hufflepuffs stepped out of the bushes. It looked like most of them had been hit a few times but they all had big grins on their faces. "Harry Potter" said one with a manic glint in his eye "Didn't expect this chance" Harry groaned as they raised their wands and encircled him. "Viola tittilandus!" Harry was covered in a blob of purple paint. He reached for his wand but then realised the paint was moving. It was tickling him. He lay there helpless with laughter while he was decorates better than any modern art picture he'd ever seen. The Hufflepuffs were about to try out yet another charm when a very welcome voice shouted out a series of complex charms. Each Hufflepuff was knocked down and covered in a multitude of paint colours.
"Ron, am I glad to see you" Harry choked out in between his helpless laughter. "What did you do to them?" Ron grinned, just a nifty trick I picked up from Fred and George. Instant rock solid paint. Dad wasn't to happy when they covered our Muggle neighbours cat on holiday." They tramped through the forest looking for Hufflepuff. They found and rescued a group of Gryffindor 2nd years from a tribe of Hufflepuff 1st years who only knew how to send pink paint. Just as Ron had finished the tickling charm on the last one a whistle blew. "Is it over already?" Harry said disappointed. "I am sure that wasn't 45 minutes." But it was the match was over. On their way out Harry and the other stricken with the tickling charm had to be helped out. They finally emerged out clutching at the stitches in their sides and collapsed onto the green meadow thankfully. Hermione hurried over. Her robes were spotless. "Oh you should have seen" she giggled her face flushed. "I used a gluing charm on the paint and then covered them. It was so funny, Justin all tangled up in a tree" "Who won?" asked Harry. "We'll know in a second, they'll total up the amount of paint that hit target out of each wand and then declare a winner" Ron said.
Indeed this was true MacGonagall came and collected all their wands so that they lay in a pile. She then came round each of the Gryffindors and removed their paint blobs with a curt "Emulsify" There were a few cases of charms and spells gone wrong, someone was dribbling blue paint out of his ears and nose and another girl had met the same fate as Cho.
After about 15 minutes Proffesor MacGonagall stood and asked for silence. It took a few loud bangs but she got it. "The wands have been checked and the scores totalled. The winner by a clear margin is......" She paused for effect smiling at the earnest looks on the students faces. "Gryffindor!!!" All of the silence was shattered. Cheering and catcalls filled the air and Harry spotted two Hufflepuff girls burst into tears. "The match will be held next week at the same time, goodluck" Professor MacGonagall seemed very proud. "Now will the prefects see that everyone is up at the castle for lunch while Professor sprout and I clear the area.
Their legs were tired and they were bruised but they were very happy. The Gryffindors were on cloud 9. Harry couldn't wait to see Malfoy's face when he found out they had won. Not even double potions after lunch could spoil his mood.
Well people what do you reckon.....review plllleease. Constructive criticism as well as praise is allowed ;)
Malfoy's Girl
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the stuff to do with it, that honour falls to J.K Rowling,Bloomsbury and Warner Bros
The next few days were filled with anticipation. The usual friendliness between the houses of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff was replaced with barely controlled hostility. Both houses wanted to win and get a chance to paintball Slytherin red.
Hermione had surpassed her previous record for creativity and had found even more interesting charms to cast. She, Ron and Harry were often to be found practising, guarded by Nick who sent all non-Gryffindors packing.
"Lumenaturs Giallo" A splodge of yellow goo spouted from Harry's wand and hit the opposite wall. It slid slowly down the stone to form and indistinct blob on the floor. "I thought it was supposed to glow." Harry sighed, his arm was aching and he wanted some sleep. "Well it would if you'd just get the pronunciation right!" Hermione snapped. "How many times do I have to tell you, it's LuMENaturs. The emphasis is on the men bit." Harry growled, exasperated, "I'm tired, I'd get it right if I wasn't nearly asleep and if you'd stop going on at me!" They were interrupted by a loud snore from Ron, who'd finally given up and gone to sleep. Hermione grinned. "Alright point taken, we'll go back now. But just remember to get it right tomorrow or you'll be the next Mr Blobby" She gathered up her books and rolls of parchment and they made their way back up to Gryffindor tower.
Five minutes and 10 flights of stairs later they emerged into the Great Hall. As they crossed the huge room they passed by a group of Slytherin and Ravenclaw. Their robes were spattered with paint and it was obvious they'd just returned from a match. Among them was Cho Chang sitting with her back to them. Harry swallowed and went over to say hi. Harry felt himself going red and cursed quietly. "H..Hello Cho" She turned round to see who had spoken and Harry barely managed to surpress a snort of laughter. "What happened?" He asked trying very hard not to smile. Cho's face was flashing all the colours of the rainbow. It was currently a violent shade of orange but it was slowly shifting to a nice Scottish tartan. "Someone's charm went wrong" she said smiling slightly. "You can laugh, I did myself when I saw". Harry grinned "When is Madame Pomfrey getting to you?" Cho looked resigned "She already did, she says it'll have to wear off by itself. It should be gone by tomorrow." "Well speaking of tomorrow I have a Hufflepuff to gunge and I need my sleep, I'd better get going" "Alright" said Cho fluorescent orange spots dancing around her eyes "Goodluck"
When they entered the common room both the boys collapsed into chairs by the roaring fire. Hermione disappeared off with Lavender and Parvati. The Weasley twins came over and pulled up chairs. "Alright you two?" Fred said grinning all over his freckled face "Has Hermione been working ickle Ronni too hard??" Ron was just about to point out that he was no longer ickle and that Mrs Weasley hadn't called him Ronni since he was three when he stopped and stared. "Stand up" He said sounding slightly puzzled. The twins did as he said both looking curious. Next Ron stood by them. "Harry is it my eyes or are they shrinking?" It was true the Weasleys were a couple of inches shorter than normal, what was more they seemed to be getting smaller. Both the twins looked panicked "Snape!" said George "We'll kill him" Fred glowered. The two of them were now about five feet tall. The entire Gryffindor common room was laughing as they practically ran for the hospital wing. "Ron , we're leaving you in charge, start planning how to set off 15 dungbombs in the potions lab" shouted Fred as they swerved round a corner and headed for Madame Pomfrey
When they hadn't returned by 11 O'clock people got bored and decided to call it a night. Harry tossed and turned for half an hour before slipping into dreams of Malfoy covered in blue paint with the whole school laughing at him when it wouldn't come off.
The next day at breakfast the Gryffindor table was in uproar. Charms were being exchanged and plans and alliances formed to take down Hufflepuff. The two tables seemed to be trying to win a multi-player staring contest and you could almost taste the excitement. Finally when the last vestiges had vanished Professor Sprout rose and began conducting the two houses outside to the playing area.
"Gryffindor and Hufflepuff will proceed out in an orderly fashion" She bellowed over the sea of exited students. Harry excitedly placed the counter- stain charm over his robes. As he left the hall the small first years were being lined up ,giggling, to have the charm placed for them.
They all strode out to the playing area. Hufflepuff were unusually confident. After their surprise victory over Ravenclaw they were up and ready to paste the great Gryffindor.
MacGonagall was waiting for them at the edge of the Forbidden forest. "Remember to stay within the limits, the forest is dangerous. You have two minutes to prepare within the playing area, when you hear the 1st whistle you may begin, when you hear the 2nd whistle STOP" she said staring pointedly at several over zealous Gryffindor first years. "Now, go!"
Harry leapt into the dense foliage, his heart pounding. A few yards ahead he found himself a nice hollow under a clump of creeping nightshade. Looking around carefully so no one would see him he lay down and waited. There was a shrill whistle. Harry remained motionless pressed against the ground. Through the leaves and bushes nearby came the sound of feet. Harry seriously thought his heart was going to come through his chest. He lifted himself a fraction and peeked through. Great! he thought, a Hufflepuff was in the clearing and he hadn't noticed Harry. Taking his chance Harry leapt out of hiding "Spectrum Viola Vocat" he yelled. A huge spurt of purple paint landed on the front of the surprised boy's robes. "Spectrata Verda", another dose of green paint hit the Hufflepuff. Not wanting to risk much more Harry turned and ran. He dived under an old tree and waited. Suddenly a peal of hysterical laughter erupted from about 20 yards away. Harry pulled out his wand, silently blessing Hermione for her research. He froze against the ground "Lumenaturs Giallo" he fired a jet of fluorescent yellow paint at the would be ambusher. He was about to charge forward and try out a few more charms when to his surprise he fell forward. Someone had tripped him. Before he had time to react the boy he'd hit and the girl who'd tripped him had him pinned to the ground. A group of five Hufflepuffs stepped out of the bushes. It looked like most of them had been hit a few times but they all had big grins on their faces. "Harry Potter" said one with a manic glint in his eye "Didn't expect this chance" Harry groaned as they raised their wands and encircled him. "Viola tittilandus!" Harry was covered in a blob of purple paint. He reached for his wand but then realised the paint was moving. It was tickling him. He lay there helpless with laughter while he was decorates better than any modern art picture he'd ever seen. The Hufflepuffs were about to try out yet another charm when a very welcome voice shouted out a series of complex charms. Each Hufflepuff was knocked down and covered in a multitude of paint colours.
"Ron, am I glad to see you" Harry choked out in between his helpless laughter. "What did you do to them?" Ron grinned, just a nifty trick I picked up from Fred and George. Instant rock solid paint. Dad wasn't to happy when they covered our Muggle neighbours cat on holiday." They tramped through the forest looking for Hufflepuff. They found and rescued a group of Gryffindor 2nd years from a tribe of Hufflepuff 1st years who only knew how to send pink paint. Just as Ron had finished the tickling charm on the last one a whistle blew. "Is it over already?" Harry said disappointed. "I am sure that wasn't 45 minutes." But it was the match was over. On their way out Harry and the other stricken with the tickling charm had to be helped out. They finally emerged out clutching at the stitches in their sides and collapsed onto the green meadow thankfully. Hermione hurried over. Her robes were spotless. "Oh you should have seen" she giggled her face flushed. "I used a gluing charm on the paint and then covered them. It was so funny, Justin all tangled up in a tree" "Who won?" asked Harry. "We'll know in a second, they'll total up the amount of paint that hit target out of each wand and then declare a winner" Ron said.
Indeed this was true MacGonagall came and collected all their wands so that they lay in a pile. She then came round each of the Gryffindors and removed their paint blobs with a curt "Emulsify" There were a few cases of charms and spells gone wrong, someone was dribbling blue paint out of his ears and nose and another girl had met the same fate as Cho.
After about 15 minutes Proffesor MacGonagall stood and asked for silence. It took a few loud bangs but she got it. "The wands have been checked and the scores totalled. The winner by a clear margin is......" She paused for effect smiling at the earnest looks on the students faces. "Gryffindor!!!" All of the silence was shattered. Cheering and catcalls filled the air and Harry spotted two Hufflepuff girls burst into tears. "The match will be held next week at the same time, goodluck" Professor MacGonagall seemed very proud. "Now will the prefects see that everyone is up at the castle for lunch while Professor sprout and I clear the area.
Their legs were tired and they were bruised but they were very happy. The Gryffindors were on cloud 9. Harry couldn't wait to see Malfoy's face when he found out they had won. Not even double potions after lunch could spoil his mood.
Well people what do you reckon.....review plllleease. Constructive criticism as well as praise is allowed ;)
Malfoy's Girl
