The Quidditch Trials
By: J.L.Rosenqueen
~*A/N*~ sorry bout the wait, guys.
Disclaimer: Ya know it, Ya hate it.
Jessica rolled out of bed early Saturday morning. She yawned and looked into the mirror. She looked at the bleary eyed girl and smoothed down her matted hair with her brush. She went down to the great hall after she had changed into her robes. Harry and Ron was already there. As soon as Jessica sat down a huge parcel came and fell onto her lap. A small note was dropped on top as Mickey flew by sitting on her shoulder and clicking happily. Jessica stared wide-eyed at the parcel as she tore off the note. It read:
Dearest Jessie:
Hello from mummy and daddy and Lis! Here is your new broom! It's the latest and most expensive one of all so please, do be careful! I hope you have fun at your little activity!
Much Love:
Mummy, Daddy & Lis xoxo
Jessica rolled her eyes at the note and then carefully tore open the long package. Harry and Ron dropped their forks in disbelief. There, laying in her hands was her very own broomstick. It hummed a little in her hands as she examined the neat tail and rosewood handle. She ran her fingers to the top where it said "Crimson Lightning". She turned it around, and in little white gems was her initials "J.H."
"Crimson Lightning" She murmured at the broom.
"That can't be…is it…no way!" Ron said making his way over to her.
"Yup it is" Harry said a little jealously as he examined the broom also. "Crimson Lightning" He repeated looking at Ron then to the broom then to Jessica.
"Its just a broom guys!" Jessica exclaimed at the glassy look in their eyes.
"not just a broom! The broom of the millennium!" Ron said, still looking at the broom, drooling. Jessica rolled her eyes and sighed. She checked her watch and said abruptly.
"we better go down to the pitch. I know Ron your keeper, right?" he nodded. "And Harry your captain right?" He nodded also. "So lets go what are you waiting for?" She said grabbing the broom and heading out. The boys followed her reluctantly, wanting to ogle at the broom some more. Jessica stamped out on the pitch and waited for everyone else. As soon as everyone was there. Harry divided them into small groups for which position they're applying for. Finally after a long wait the they had 3 new chasers(Ginny Weasley, Patil Parvati and Lavender Brown). Finally, Harry came up to Jessica who cowered under his small frown.
"Houghton, Jessica" he said in a firm voice "Trying for seeker" He added. Some other people glanced at her funny and gave her weird looks. "since, I am seeker now I will ask Ginny, Ron and Patil to judge for the position" He continued. He handed Ron, Ginny and Patil a clipboard each. Jessica gulped then mounted her broom. Considering she had never flown before she was very nervous. She kicked off the ground at amazing speed as her spirits soared with her broom.
"This feels amazing" she thought to herself, weaving through the post's and doing a couple of loops to let off some stress. People from below her ohed and awed. Ron picked up a huge microphone and said,
"Time to find the snitch" He roared through it. He let a small gold ball go as Harry and Jessica started to search for it. 15 minutes later, Jessica splattered to the ground holding the tiny snitch.
"well done Jess" said Ron, patting her onto the back. She flushed a little red while Harry scoffed in the back. "I think we have a new seeker this year, please welcome to the Gryffindor team, Jessica Hough-" Ron started just as Jessica stopped him shaking her head.
"I cant take this away! No, I would be more happier if Harry stayed as main seeker and I just would be there if you needed me!" Jessica said pulling the people off of her, who was hugging her. Harry looked at her in disbelief. She grinned at him mouthing the words "one for one". She turned around and grabbed some scarlet Quidditch robes and sat in the bleachers as everyone groaned and started practice. After practice everyone pulled off their muddy robes and threw them into a laundry bin. Jessica folded her's and walked back up to the castle. Just then, Harry spotted her and ran up to where she was standing looking at the muddy lake.
"Why…did…you…do…that?" He panted as she started to walk up to the castle.
"Do what?" Jessica asked innocently.
"That! Back on the pitch" He said a little bit of rage in his tone.
"oh well, I knew you loved Quidditch and I couldn't take your 'athletic challenges' away from you" She replied a little bit of sarcasm in her voice. Harry looked confused and said no more, so Jessica changed the subject.
"so who are you going with to the dance?" She inquired to him.
"oh that I'm just about to go ask the person I wanted to go with" He said gazing at her.
"who would that be?" Jessica asked, tracing a little tinge of hope in her voice.
"Ginny" He said, looking down on the floor blushing. Jessica's heart plummeted to her stomach and felt really sick.
"oh, I see" Jessica said, nodding knowingly.
"I better go ask her" he said quietly. He turned around and walking back towards Ginny. Jessica screwed up her feelings and pushed them down into the pit of her stomach.
"Who cares! That arrogant jerk. He didn't even thank me. Oh I hate him so much!" Jessica though, as her anger blazed in her mind. She ran up to the Gryffindor common room and went back up to the dorms, still very angry. She threw her broom on the bed and notice another small parcel sitting on the bed. She looked curiously at and opened it, carefully. Out slid a set of dress robes. They were a brilliant metallic silver. She picked them up and unfolded the sleeves. A small note fell out of the right sleeve. She bent over and picked it up. She opened it up and it read:
Dear Princess:
Your new designer robes just came in. I hope you like them. I also added a few small accessories for them and for your broom.
Love: Daddy xoxo
Jessica picked up the 2nd package and unwrapped it. It contained a small leather pouch. Broom Servicing Kit gold edition it said in scrawly letters across the soft black leather. She opened the gold colored zipper and poked inside. It had a large container of Polishing Cream, a Clip on Compass, a pair of tail trimmers, a guide to broom care, a small alarm which you insert in the handle and a little palm controller, a velvet case to hold your broom in and a silver clip to clip the servicing kit to the broom. Jessica was amazed at all this but then found the other small package.
"The accessories" she thought, as she opened it.
Inside was a pair of silver strappy silver suede high heels, a diamond drop choker, a few bangles, some make up (from lissy), some body jewelry and a small silver tiara. Jessica checked her watch and sighed.
"Might as well get ready for the dance now" She said as she heard footsteps coming up the staircase. It was Hermione and Lavender. They sat on either side of her.
"tough break" Lavender said.
"yeah that really sucks, but you'll get over it" Hermione said, reassuringly.
" whoa, whoa, whoa you're the ones who wanted me to get set up with him!" Jessica said standing up.
"uh yeah, sorry" Lavender said.
"where going to get ready now, do you need some help with something?" Hermione offered, changing the subject.
"Yeah I need some help with my hair. I wanted to do it in a curly up do. I've seen my sister do it before. Here's a pict-" Jessica said showing them a picture of her little sister. But she dropped it and jumped on the bed.
"What's a matter?" Hermione asked, trying to pull her down from the bed.
"the…the…the picture! Its moving!" Jessica stuttered.
"so what's wrong with th- oh yeah! your muggle born! I forgot sorry" Lavender said, shaking her head trying not to laugh.
"The picture's in the wizarding world move" Explained Hermione.
"ok. What ever you say. But that's the way I want my hair" she said pointing to the picture and coming off the bed.
"ok ill get changed, then I'm putting on my make up then, you can do my hair" Jessica said, picking up her robes and make up.
"ok" said Hermione and lavender in unison. They left and Jessica examined her robes more carefully. As she looked at them more, the more she liked them. They where long down to her ankles and it had a plunging v-neck. She liked the way the long arms cut off right at her wrists. She sighed happily as she pulled them on. After she put them on she studied herself in the long mirror in the corner of the room.
"not bad" she said to herself, as she twirled in the mirror. She smiled and walked over to the dresser with the mirror and chair. She sat down on the small chair and looked in the mirror. She grabbed the make up first and applied the shimmery silvery-white eye shadow and smoothed it over her eyes lids. Next she took her white eye liner and traced her eyes. Jessica grabbed the body jewelry (which was shaped like a star) and she applied it right below her neck. She clipped on her matching diamond earrings then she grabbed a tiny silver purse and threw a tiny brush in it and the eye liner, eye shadow, cover up (which she had already used) and put on some clear very wet looking shinny lip gloss. Just as she put the lip gloss in the purse Hermione and lavender bustled into the room.
"ready for us to do yo-?" Hermione said picking up a can of hairspray, a bottle of gel, a round brush and a curling iron. Lavender and Hermione looked at Jessica in surprise. Jessica stood up and smiled uncertainly.
"Is it ok?" Jessica asked slowly turning around.
"yeah you look awesome" Hermione said.
"awesome" echoed lavender.
"you guys look great too!" She said smiling. "I'm ready for my hair now " She added sitting back down, crossing her legs and facing the mirror.
"right, her we go" Lavender said as though she was about to tackle 7 football players. A half hour later, Jessica was twirling one of her curly bangs around her finger, smiling broadly into the mirror.
"You guys are miracle workers!" Jessica exclaimed running her silver fingernails over the top.
"And for the finishing touch…" Hermione said as she picked up the silver tiara, sliding it in front of the curly bun at the top of her head. Jessica smiled and stood up, thanking them over and over again. She slid on her high heels and a silver ring with wave's on it.
"lets go" Jessica said linking arms with them walking down the stairs. They stopped. "what's a matter?" Jessica said as they looked uncertainly at her.
"we have dates" Hermione and Lavender said together.
"oh ok ill see ya down there then" Jessica said to their retreating backs. She sighed as she pulled out her book out and began to read
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"I feel bad" Lavender said as she sat down at the table beside Dean (her date).
"I know me too" Hermione said, with Ron following her.
"Who? Jess?" Ginny said.
"why?" said Harry, who was beside Ginny.
"' cause she's sitting up alone in Gryffindor tower, dateless and doing her homework!" Hermione and Lavender said, exploding at Harry.
"jeez just asking" Harry said, looking nervous.
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Jessica threw her book down and got up off the bed.
"this is stupid, what are you afraid off?" she told herself. A small nagging voice in the back of her head reminded her "he's not yours! Get over it!"
"I know" she told the voice "And leave me alone" Jessica went down the steps and out towards the great hall. She stepped inside and weaved through the dancing couples. Finally she found Hermione and Lavender. As she made her way over to the table she could hear little snippets of conversations like "who's that girl" and "Does she go to this school?".
"Hey guys" Jessica said to everyone but Harry.
"hey another new girl!" Ron said, looking wide eyed at Jessica. She took a chair between Harry and Ron
"nope just the same one" Jessica said smiling. Ron and Harry stared at her, along with a bunch of other boys. "you know its really rude to stare" Jessica said, blushing. Harry and Ron looked at each other in disbelief, as though they were looking at a brand new broomstick they were giving out of free.
"I'm going to go get a drink, anyone want?" Jessica said.
"how 'bout I get them and you can…dance with Ron" Hermione said as another fast song came on. Jessica and run flushed deep red.
"well lets go" said Ron, standing up.
"ok" Jessica shrugged, following him onto the floor. Lee was
Dj-ing and he had put on Jessica's favorite song "you can do it" by ice cube and ms. Toi. After the dance, Jessica was starting to enjoy herself a little more. When Jessica and Ron returned to the table a slow song started up. Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Lavender and Dean got up to dance. Which left Jessica much alone. As they were dancing; Jessica drummed her long fingernails on the wood table. She sighed as another slow song came on. She got up and went to leave, but someone grabbed her shoulder. She turned around to see Malfoy, grinning broadly.
"please go away, please go away" Jessica thought as she put a fake smile on her face.
"hi…" Jessica said, trying not to scream.
"would you like to dance?" Malfoy asked.
Jessica sighed and smoothed down her robes "why not."
After a rather unenjoyable dance we pulled her out in the hall.
"what are you doing?" Jessica asked as he smiled evilly. He moved closer to her and placed his lips on hers. She stood there wide eyed as he moved away.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT!?" Jessica screamed at him.
"I like you and you'll be mine" Malfoy said coyly.
"I DON'T LIKE YOU THE WAY YOU LIKE ME! NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed at him again. She turned away and went to leave. He grabbed her wrist and brought her close to him so he could look her in the yes.
"oh is that it?" He said seeing Harry and Ron round the corner coming to see what the commotion was.
"I saw you mooning over Potter" he said twisting her wrist.
"Let go of me or I'll break your nose" She hissed at him. The boys froze and stood there rooted to the spot.
"she wouldn't" Ron said whispering to Harry
"she couldn't" he replied back. Malfoy tightened his grip.
"let go I will hurt you" she said threateningly.
"no" he said moving closer to her trying to kiss her. It happened in a flash. Jessica brought her free hand up and pushed the heel of her hand up Malfoy's nose. He let go of her as if she were a hot coal. He was laying on the ground grabbing his bloody nose. Harry and Ron looked at her in awe.
"she did" Harry said.
"good one, jess!" Ron said grinning form ear to ear.
"ugh what a waste of my time" she said, as she stepped over Malfoy who was rolling on the ground, crying.
"I'm going back to the dance" Jessica said as she breezed passed the boys who were still in awe. She went back to the table and told everyone what had happened. They all were doubled up in laughter.
"but.." she said over the commotion. "but I had a good reason to do it too" She continued.
"what's that?" Dean asked.
"he" she shuddered "kissed me" she ended in a grossed out face as Harry and Ron made their way over.
"ewwww he did?" Ron said in a disgusted face, as though he was referring to a spider.
"yeah he did" she grimaced and cursed him under her breath.
Just then, Neville came over and asked Ginny to dance. She looked at Harry, who nodded and she accepted to dance with him. Hermione and Ron went off to dance along with Lavender and Dean. Jessica and Harry were alone at the table.
"oh god" Jessica thought.
"oh god" Harry thought.
"so how about that Quidditch practice" said Harry trying not to make eye contact. " damn, why does she have to smell so good?"
"yeah you were pretty good" she replied "god, he looks good"
"sooo do you want to… umm...you know...go.." he stuttered, pushing up his glasses.
"dance?" Jessica asked.
"yeah that's it" he said standing up.
"I guess so" Jessica said standing up too. They found a spot in the middle of the floor and started to dance… closely.
"Ron look!" Hermione said in his ear "Harry's dancing with Jess" she exclaimed.
"yeah I'm not surprised" he said.
"why?" Hermione asked
"oh she's really nice and she's a good dancer and she's just got that sort of type that is perfect to hold." He said. Hermione wasn't listening she was too busy looking at Harry and Jessica.
Harry took a deep breath and gave a small sigh on the inside. "she smells REALLY good" he thought.
Jessica shifted slightly. Her arms slid a little down his shoulders. "man, you cant tell but he is pretty built" She thought to herself as she also wondered why her mind was acting like this. When the song ended they parted without looking at each other. Jessica caught up with Hermione and Lavender and Harry caught up with Ron and Dean.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* In the girls dorms*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Jess I saw the was you were looking at him" Hermione said putting away her robes.
"yeah" agreed Lavender. "And I also saw how close you where dancing" she added, grinning slyly.
"I don't think so guys" Jessica said crawling into bed.
"you like him" Hermione and Lavender said together.
"no! I don't!" she replied, turning off the lights
"suuuure you don't" Hermione said.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*In the boys dorms*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Harry and Jessica sitting in a tree" sang Dean
"K-I-S-S-I-N-G" finished Ron.
"shut up you two. Your so immature." Harry said throwing his robes at them. Dean got up and turned off the lights.
"good night Mr. Kissy face" Ron said
"GOOD NIGHT Ron!" Harry yelled back throwing a pillow at him.
By: J.L.Rosenqueen
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