Ch. 11- The Quidditch Cup p
"I can't believe its tomorrow!" Alec exclaimed pacing back and forth in the common room. p
Bailee was trying hard to calm her boyfriend down. She jumped in front of him and grabbed his arms then she pushed him. Stumbling backwards Alec fell on the couch. p
"Breathe." Bailee commanded standing over him. p
Alec drew in deep breaths and then exhaled. He stared at his girlfriend nervously before jumping to his feet again. p
"I have to find my team!" p
Bailee stood in front of him and shook her head fiercely. "You've done enough prepping, let them be." p
Alec nodded and sat back down gnawing on his lower lip. He crossed his arms and pouted as Bailee sat down beside him. p
"How does your brother prepare for a match?" He wanted to know. p
"By relaxing and thinking positively he tells himself that he will find the snitch over and over again." Bailee responded. p
Alec laid his head back and then closed his eyes. He tried to imagine his team winning the cup and how great it was going to feel. He drew in deep breaths. p
He stayed like that a moment and then opened his eyes, "It's not working." p
Bailee sighed and stood up. "come on." She put out her hand. p
"Where are we going?" p
"To the lake." p
Alec grabbed Bailee's hand and stood up. He brushed back his hair and allowed her to pull him outside of their common room. She smiled as they walked down the corridor. Some students would stop and stare but they didn't seem to mind. p
"You need fresh air." Bailee said leading him down the stairs towards the castle doors. p
They walked towards the lake and sat down beside a large oak tree. The sun hung low in the sky, emitting bright orange colours that lit up the lake. p
"It's beautiful out here." Bailee hummed. p
Alec smiled laying his head against the tree. The worries of the match slowly flew out of his mind as he closed his eyes. The couples sat by the lake in the afternoon, not realizing how much time had past until the bright stars hung in the sky. p
"Feel better?" Bailee asked as she and Alec began to venture back to the castle. p
Alec nodded as they climbed the long flight of stairs. He stopped so sudden that Bailee walked right in to him. p
"Hey! What gives?" p
"Shh!" He snapped grabbing her wrist and pulled her into an open janitor's closet. He closed the door, pressing his ear against it. p
"That damn Potter makes me so mad!" Rooney huffed as he and Rhett walked along the corridor in their muddy Quidditch robes. p
"Tell me something I don't know…" Rhett growled. p
"We're going to get him tomorrow…we're going to cream the Slytherins!" Rooney added as the two boys walked away from the closet. p
"Okay." Alec whispered, "coast is clear." p
Bailee lowered her head and followed Alec out of the closet. Alec took her hand and the walked silently to their dorm. Bailee, on the verge of tears, walked straight to her room and fell on the bed. Rhett had always been her friend until the past week. She thought he supported her and Alec's relationship. p
"Bailee, I'm sorry." p
Alec sat on the bed while Bailee lay down. He pulled the sheets over and lay down beside her. He hummed softly until she was asleep. p
The next morning Bailee awoke with a start, "Alec get up!" She yelped. p
Alec was so startled that he fell off the bed. "I'm up!" He groaned and then suddenly remembered. "Its today! I have to get ready!" p
He ran out of the room and then returned within seconds. He kissed Bailee and ran out of the room again. Bailee giggled and slowly got up. She got dressed, fixed her hair and then left the dorm. She followed the entire school to the stadium. She sat in the corner with Michelle Patil, away from half the Gryffindors. p
"Bailee…I have to tell you something." Michelle whispered. Her wavy brown hair billowed in the wind. p
"Okay." Bailee responded staring at her friend. p
"I am on your side…" Michelle's voice going even softer. p
"What do you mean 'Chelle?" p
"I've been dating Angus Flint since Christmas break." p
"No way!" Bailee exclaimed in shock. Agnes Flint was one for the chasers for the Slytherin Quidditch team. p
Michelle put out her hands, "shh…no one knows. We didn't want it to blow up the way it did with you and Alec." p
"Wow…" Bailee whispered eyeing Madam Hooch step onto the field. p
"Now I want a nice clean game from all of you!" Madam Hooch announced. p
Bailee turned her attention back to Michelle, "So I know what you're going through." Michelle stated. p
Michelle smiled and it made Bailee feel good to know that for once somebody was on her side and knew what she was going through. She turned again and looked at the field but by now Alec was just a blur. p
"I have something for you!" Chutney stated walking in front of the friends. She waved a pair of omnioculars in Bailee's face. p
"You're a goddess!" Bailee squealed grabbing the omnioculars from her cousin. P
"Tell me something I don't know." p
Bailee turned the dial and began to watch Alec in slow motion. She cheered softly when he blocked the quaffle causing Rhett to turn beat red in fury. A grin spread on Alec's face. He was content to block another quaffle. Bailee cheered once more as Alec dodged a bludger. Then she let out a tiny gasp. Rooney was closing in on Alec. He had his wand firmly in his hand and was mumbling something. Bright orange flames shot from his wand to Alec's broomstick. p
"BAILEE!" Michelle screaming knocking the omnioculars out of Bailee's grasp. p
"I guess they'll ban the use of wands again…" Spoke a spectator from behind Bailee. p
She stood terrified as Dumbledore and Snape magically lifted Alec's body on to a stretcher and carried him away from the field. The game resumed with out Alec…or Rooney. p
Professor Trelawney's prediction had come true. Bailee let out an uncontrollable sob she collapsed to the ground, shaking violently. "He…He…He…" p
Michelle and Chutney suddenly grabbed Bailee, preventing her from falling forward. She didn't even hear the crowd roar when Malcolm Kane (the Slytherin seeker) caught the snitch. p
"Game over! Slytherin wins by 200 points!" p
Michelle helped Bailee up and the three friends slowly walked down the bleechers. "Can't believe he went that far…" p
They practically carried Bailee to the hospital wing. She was still in a horrified shock they were followed by the Slytherin team and a very furious Ste. p
"Everyone out!" Professor Snape roared. p
The team left nosily, but Bailee, Chutney, Michelle and Ste remained. Professor Snape glared down at them furiously, but they weren't budging. They held the sobbing Bailee while Ste pleaded with Dumbledore. p
"You may stay, but just you four. I must warn you that this isn't going to be pretty." Dumbledore announced and then turned to Snape. "That will be Severus." p
Snape huffed and then left the hospital wing while Michelle pulled Bailee to an empty bed. p
Bailee looked and saw two med.-witches standing by Alec. He had a bandage over his head and blood was everywhere. p
"Is…he…going…to…" p
"He will be quite all right my dear girl, all in good time." Dumbledore replied warmly. p
Night came and Alec still hadn't awoken. Madam Pomfrey sent Chutney, Michelle, and Ste to their dorm but let Bailee stay the night. She was afraid that Bailee was going to have a heart attack at any second. p
Bailee sat in her bed staring at Alec. Tears rolled down her cheek one after another. Then she noticed Alec stirring. She rushed over to him and grabbed his hand. p
"Wha…oh…" p
Everything flashed through Alec's mind in an instant. The last thing he remembered was dodging a bludger and then he felt the sudden heat of his broom. He yelped and fell off, his fall to the ground extinguished the fire. p
"Alec?" Bailee inquired tearfully. p
He blinked and looked up at her, "oh Bailes…." p
*A/N* thank you for all your reviews! Sorry for the character confusion in the beginning, I'm not very good at explaining the characters! Oh yeah and look, no sighing! lol* *glamrockstar*
"I can't believe its tomorrow!" Alec exclaimed pacing back and forth in the common room. p
Bailee was trying hard to calm her boyfriend down. She jumped in front of him and grabbed his arms then she pushed him. Stumbling backwards Alec fell on the couch. p
"Breathe." Bailee commanded standing over him. p
Alec drew in deep breaths and then exhaled. He stared at his girlfriend nervously before jumping to his feet again. p
"I have to find my team!" p
Bailee stood in front of him and shook her head fiercely. "You've done enough prepping, let them be." p
Alec nodded and sat back down gnawing on his lower lip. He crossed his arms and pouted as Bailee sat down beside him. p
"How does your brother prepare for a match?" He wanted to know. p
"By relaxing and thinking positively he tells himself that he will find the snitch over and over again." Bailee responded. p
Alec laid his head back and then closed his eyes. He tried to imagine his team winning the cup and how great it was going to feel. He drew in deep breaths. p
He stayed like that a moment and then opened his eyes, "It's not working." p
Bailee sighed and stood up. "come on." She put out her hand. p
"Where are we going?" p
"To the lake." p
Alec grabbed Bailee's hand and stood up. He brushed back his hair and allowed her to pull him outside of their common room. She smiled as they walked down the corridor. Some students would stop and stare but they didn't seem to mind. p
"You need fresh air." Bailee said leading him down the stairs towards the castle doors. p
They walked towards the lake and sat down beside a large oak tree. The sun hung low in the sky, emitting bright orange colours that lit up the lake. p
"It's beautiful out here." Bailee hummed. p
Alec smiled laying his head against the tree. The worries of the match slowly flew out of his mind as he closed his eyes. The couples sat by the lake in the afternoon, not realizing how much time had past until the bright stars hung in the sky. p
"Feel better?" Bailee asked as she and Alec began to venture back to the castle. p
Alec nodded as they climbed the long flight of stairs. He stopped so sudden that Bailee walked right in to him. p
"Hey! What gives?" p
"Shh!" He snapped grabbing her wrist and pulled her into an open janitor's closet. He closed the door, pressing his ear against it. p
"That damn Potter makes me so mad!" Rooney huffed as he and Rhett walked along the corridor in their muddy Quidditch robes. p
"Tell me something I don't know…" Rhett growled. p
"We're going to get him tomorrow…we're going to cream the Slytherins!" Rooney added as the two boys walked away from the closet. p
"Okay." Alec whispered, "coast is clear." p
Bailee lowered her head and followed Alec out of the closet. Alec took her hand and the walked silently to their dorm. Bailee, on the verge of tears, walked straight to her room and fell on the bed. Rhett had always been her friend until the past week. She thought he supported her and Alec's relationship. p
"Bailee, I'm sorry." p
Alec sat on the bed while Bailee lay down. He pulled the sheets over and lay down beside her. He hummed softly until she was asleep. p
The next morning Bailee awoke with a start, "Alec get up!" She yelped. p
Alec was so startled that he fell off the bed. "I'm up!" He groaned and then suddenly remembered. "Its today! I have to get ready!" p
He ran out of the room and then returned within seconds. He kissed Bailee and ran out of the room again. Bailee giggled and slowly got up. She got dressed, fixed her hair and then left the dorm. She followed the entire school to the stadium. She sat in the corner with Michelle Patil, away from half the Gryffindors. p
"Bailee…I have to tell you something." Michelle whispered. Her wavy brown hair billowed in the wind. p
"Okay." Bailee responded staring at her friend. p
"I am on your side…" Michelle's voice going even softer. p
"What do you mean 'Chelle?" p
"I've been dating Angus Flint since Christmas break." p
"No way!" Bailee exclaimed in shock. Agnes Flint was one for the chasers for the Slytherin Quidditch team. p
Michelle put out her hands, "shh…no one knows. We didn't want it to blow up the way it did with you and Alec." p
"Wow…" Bailee whispered eyeing Madam Hooch step onto the field. p
"Now I want a nice clean game from all of you!" Madam Hooch announced. p
Bailee turned her attention back to Michelle, "So I know what you're going through." Michelle stated. p
Michelle smiled and it made Bailee feel good to know that for once somebody was on her side and knew what she was going through. She turned again and looked at the field but by now Alec was just a blur. p
"I have something for you!" Chutney stated walking in front of the friends. She waved a pair of omnioculars in Bailee's face. p
"You're a goddess!" Bailee squealed grabbing the omnioculars from her cousin. P
"Tell me something I don't know." p
Bailee turned the dial and began to watch Alec in slow motion. She cheered softly when he blocked the quaffle causing Rhett to turn beat red in fury. A grin spread on Alec's face. He was content to block another quaffle. Bailee cheered once more as Alec dodged a bludger. Then she let out a tiny gasp. Rooney was closing in on Alec. He had his wand firmly in his hand and was mumbling something. Bright orange flames shot from his wand to Alec's broomstick. p
"BAILEE!" Michelle screaming knocking the omnioculars out of Bailee's grasp. p
"I guess they'll ban the use of wands again…" Spoke a spectator from behind Bailee. p
She stood terrified as Dumbledore and Snape magically lifted Alec's body on to a stretcher and carried him away from the field. The game resumed with out Alec…or Rooney. p
Professor Trelawney's prediction had come true. Bailee let out an uncontrollable sob she collapsed to the ground, shaking violently. "He…He…He…" p
Michelle and Chutney suddenly grabbed Bailee, preventing her from falling forward. She didn't even hear the crowd roar when Malcolm Kane (the Slytherin seeker) caught the snitch. p
"Game over! Slytherin wins by 200 points!" p
Michelle helped Bailee up and the three friends slowly walked down the bleechers. "Can't believe he went that far…" p
They practically carried Bailee to the hospital wing. She was still in a horrified shock they were followed by the Slytherin team and a very furious Ste. p
"Everyone out!" Professor Snape roared. p
The team left nosily, but Bailee, Chutney, Michelle and Ste remained. Professor Snape glared down at them furiously, but they weren't budging. They held the sobbing Bailee while Ste pleaded with Dumbledore. p
"You may stay, but just you four. I must warn you that this isn't going to be pretty." Dumbledore announced and then turned to Snape. "That will be Severus." p
Snape huffed and then left the hospital wing while Michelle pulled Bailee to an empty bed. p
Bailee looked and saw two med.-witches standing by Alec. He had a bandage over his head and blood was everywhere. p
"Is…he…going…to…" p
"He will be quite all right my dear girl, all in good time." Dumbledore replied warmly. p
Night came and Alec still hadn't awoken. Madam Pomfrey sent Chutney, Michelle, and Ste to their dorm but let Bailee stay the night. She was afraid that Bailee was going to have a heart attack at any second. p
Bailee sat in her bed staring at Alec. Tears rolled down her cheek one after another. Then she noticed Alec stirring. She rushed over to him and grabbed his hand. p
"Wha…oh…" p
Everything flashed through Alec's mind in an instant. The last thing he remembered was dodging a bludger and then he felt the sudden heat of his broom. He yelped and fell off, his fall to the ground extinguished the fire. p
"Alec?" Bailee inquired tearfully. p
He blinked and looked up at her, "oh Bailes…." p
*A/N* thank you for all your reviews! Sorry for the character confusion in the beginning, I'm not very good at explaining the characters! Oh yeah and look, no sighing! lol* *glamrockstar*