Chapter 1 : Second years and above
" Ouch !" Fred bumped into his brother who had
been walking in front of him and had suddenly stopped. – " What the hell - !"
But George didn't listen. He had a strange
sparkle in his eyes and didn't move.
Fred waved his hand in front of his brother's
face.
" George ? What is it ? Have you just seen your
love of a lifetime ? Don't worry, I'm pretty sure that whoever she is, she won't
want you … "
But George shook his head slowly, smiling. He
pointed at the Great Blackboard, which always showed announcements that were
important to the Hogwarts students.
Fred read out loud : " Zonko's gonna have new
opening hours – but George, we've known that for ages ….,
' Lonely, nice and clever girl looks for a
lonely, nice and clever guy who can make her happy' – urgh, that sounds exactly
like Celia Bullstrode, that big fat Slytherin … "
( A/N : I apologize to all Celias – there's no
special reason why I chose this name. )
George shook his head resignedly and pointed to
the middle of the Blackboard.
There was a message written in big crimson
letters : To all Gryffindor students ! As you may know, three of
our excellent Quidditch players, Maureen Tressle, Gina Perry and Lawrence
Shue graduated last year.
Therefore it is my duty to announce that there
are now free places for one Chaser and two Beaters. Every second- year and
above can apply. The selection will take place on Saturday, September 14th.
Nothing but brooms required.
by Oliver Wood, Gryffindor Quidditch Captain
Fred became ecstatic. " Great ! We're
going to be Beaters for Gryffindor !" he shouted and patted George's shoulder.
His twin looked thoughtful. " Fred, second-
years and ABOVE can apply, which means that we would be two of the youngest. And
you know, our Cleansweep Fives aren't really good, in fact they're totally
rubbish." George sighed. He loved Quidditch and he would absolutely love to
play a Beater in the Gryffindor House Team, but it was as if a lizard wanted to
fight dinosaurs. They were both reptiles, but the lizard would never have a
chance to conquer a dinosaur.
Well, maybe that wasn't a good
comparison.
Let's just say that a sparrow couldn't fight a
hawk.
And when you compared a Cleansweep 5 with a
Comet 260 or maybe a Nimbus 900, you really got the feeling of comparing a
sparrow with a hawk.
Fred knew that, too. But he didn't want to give
up so easily.
" Yeah, we would be two of the youngest, so
what ?! Charlie also started in the Team when he was in his second year, didn't
he ? AND he had a Cleansweep TWO !" he told his brother impatiently.
George answered gloomily, " That was ages ago.
Besides, he got a Comet 240 when he started to play in the Team !"
But now Fred played his ace. " George, you
prat, what are we wizards for ? There is certainly a spell or something that
would improve the skills of our broomsticks, don't you think so ?"
George's face brightened. " You've got a point,
bro'. Let's go to the library."
Fred grimaced. " Eeew, library. Why can't we
just ask somebody ? Besides, we've got a week's time ! "
" D'ya think I love it there ? But if we really
want to become Beaters, we must do something for it. And we can't ask anybody
because then other people could start to improve their brooms too. We don't
need that."
- " Ok, ok, you're right. " Fred sighed and
followed his brother to the library, picturing them both holding the Quidditch
Cup with the other team members and the Gryffindors cheering …..
A/N: So, do you like it ? Don't worry, chapter
2 will be coming soon ! Please review!
