Chapter 2: Quidditch Try Outs
George was walking out of Transfiguration class, with Lee; Fred was off setting a dung bomb in Filch's office. George was not in the mood to make trouble, so he'd decided to stay behind.
"I can't believe how much homework we have already! And it's only lunch!" Lee complained rubbing his forehead.
"Don't worry about, you can get help from Hermione. Ron does it all the time." George answered.
"Well, that's because he fancies her-" Lee stopped as he heard some voices in the empty hall. George pulled him behind a rather large statue and listened.
"I can't believe you! Honestly! We've only been here a while, and you already say you fancy him?" One voice said annoyingly.
Then a second voice spoke in a soft whisper, "Well, Cameron it's not like they know, and...they aren't using us for fame...yet."
There were footsteps and the two girls were walking far down the hall.
"It was...was Cameron and Lindsay." Lee said with a confused face on. "What do you think they were talking about?"
"I don't know Lee, but they are definitely up to something." George answered rubbing his chin.
Quidditch tryouts came and the Gryffindor Quidditch team stood in the middle of the field to talk.
"Alright, you guys know the drill, no picking on liking. You base them on how they play...not look." Angelina shot at the twins.
"Alright Angelina, alright." Fred said.
"Good. Now, take your seats at the panel." Angelina said, taking a seat next to Harry and Alicia.
"Alright! First up!" Alicia shouted as a sixth year girl came up to the table. "What position do you want to try? Keeper, or Chaser?"
"Both please." The girl smiled.
The tryouts went on, and on, until a small redhead girl came up to the table.
"Ginny!" George said.
"Hi George." Ginny rolled her eyes. "I'd like to try for Chaser please."
Ginny soared up into the air and started to fly around as another girl was trying out for keeper. Ginny got the Quaffle and shot into the middle hoop.
"Wow she's good!" Harry said holding his hand up, blocking the sun from his eyes. Ginny scored seven more after that, and came down. Another girl came up to the table.
"Keeper please." She said to Alicia as Angelina rolled her eyes. It was Cameron Crescent. She flew into the air and she and Ginny were against each other, Ginny shot for the hoop, but Cameron blocked it. Ginny shot again and made it. Cameron threw the Quaffle, Ginny caught it and threw it with all her strength, and Cameron jumped in front of it and hit it away.
"You have to admit it. They are awesome together." Harry said to Angelina, who was currently frowning at Cameron and Ginny as they came down and walked over to the table.
"Alright. All in favor of both girls say 'I'." Fred said.
"'I.'" Everyone said in unison, except Angelina.
"Your both in! Congratulations!" Alicia said hugging Cameron. Fred and George had Ginny in such a tight grip that she struggled to breathe.
"You did it! I am so proud!" Fred sniffed as he wiped an imaginary tear from under his eye.
"You guys are too much!" Ginny squealed.
The next couple of days went along fine and Fred became the new Quidditch Captain. He had set Quidditch practice for twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday night.
One Saturday in late November, Ron and Harry were playing Wizard's Chess and Cameron, Lindsay, Fred, and George were playing exploding snap at the other side of the common room.
"Ron, have you seen what Cameron is wearing?" Harry asked as Ron's Queen knocked off his bishop.
"No, why?" Ron asked scratching the back of his neck as he pondered his next move.
"See for yourself." Harry pointed at Cameron, who was now jumping up and down excitedly. She was wearing an off-white turtleneck and dark gray skirt with white knee-highs. On her head, she had a black beret and around her neck was an off-white-
"Chudley Cannons scarf!" Ron jumped up to get a good look at it.
"Yeah, nice color on her isn't it?" Harry said after one of his pawns moved forward, ceasing one of Ron's knights off the board.
"Hey!" Ron said sitting back down, "Where did my knight go?"
Ron played two more games with Harry and they finally decided to go get some lunch. Rain was beating hard against the castle windows and the sky was a brilliant shade of midnight blue.
"Beautiful out there, isn't it?" Lindsay said resting her chin on her hand.
"Yeah, I can't wait to go to Hogsmead next Saturday." Fred said.
"Hogsmead?" Cameron said as she poured herself some stew.
"Yeah, haven't you heard of it?" George said sitting down next to Fred.
"Of course I have heard of it! I just haven't been there in ages!" Cameron said as Lindsay nodded. "I can't believe were going! I forgot all about the form!"
"Don't worry, your mum is sent it to Dumbledore after we left." Lindsay smiled.
"Good, I am going to want to have 4 or 5 butterbeers from the Three Broomsticks." Cameron said gulping down some hot tea.
"Oh! I love that stuff!" Alicia said, passing Fred a napkin.
"Remember, next Thursday is Quidditch practice." Fred nodded at Cameron and Alicia.
"You've only told us every time you see us in the hall." Cameron said, throwing a roll at his face.
The week passed by, and Quidditch was going wonderfully as usual. It then came time for the Hogsmead trip.
"I can't w-wait!" Cameron said, clutching her cloak. The rain turned quickly into snow and Cameron was taking a walk outside the grounds on the Friday night before Hogsmead with George.
"It's going t-to be great, I will make s-sure to meet you in t-the common room tomorrow m...morning." George said as his teeth chattered.
"G...great! I-I'll m...meet you tom...morrow morning then." Cameron shivered underneath her large Hogwarts cloak.
"Are y...you c-cold?" George stuttered half from the cold and half from his shyness.
"What do y...you think?" Cameron laughed.
"Here." George put his arm around her and held her tightly.
"That's b-better." Cameron smiled.
They walked all the way around the lake and back up to the castle. They stopped at the portrait of the fat lady.
"Toadstools!" George said, his arm still clamped tightly around Cameron.
They walked into the common room and stopped near the fireplace.
"I'm going to go get something, I'll meet you down here in five minutes." Cameron said.
"Alright." George said.
Five minutes later, as expected, Cameron came down with a comfortable looking blanket, a large spell book, and two wands.
"Here you are." She said, handing a wand to George.
"How did you get my wand?" He asked.
"I snuck into your room and went through all your stuff to get it, silly." Cameron giggled at the horrified face he had on. "I'm just kidding! I got Lee to get it for you."
"Oh, good, you nearly had me there." George said clutching his chest.
"Here come sit down." Cameron beckoned George over and sat on the floor right next to the fireplace. George sat next to her and she put the blanket over their laps. She set the book on the floor in front of them. Fun Spells for the Mischievous was the title on the large book. Cameron said, "I swear to use this in a bad manner!" and it fell open. Inside were many fun spells and games that she and George tried the rest of the night. Cameron levitated a rubber rat that squeaked, and dropped it into Parvati Patil's hair. George learned a spell that ripped the back of Fred's pants that revealed his cobalt blue boxer shorts, and he got a large red heart to appear right where the rip was. George and Cameron were red from laughing at all the hilarious things they had done.
"Where did you find this book?" George said as he clutched his stomach, which hurt from laughing.
"It was a gift from the owner of the Flourish and Blotts bookstore. My father and he are good friends." Cameron said, closing the book. "I think I am going to head off to bed now, I am really tired."
"Wait Cameron." George said as Cameron got up.
"What is it?" Cameron said, hoping he would ask her to stay longer.
"Remember. Tomorrow morning." George pulled himself up off the floor.
"Oh, right." Cameron said, slightly disappointed. "Well, good night."
"'Night." George said as he disappeared up the staircase.
Cameron gathered her things and headed up to bed. She walked the stairs and got to the door that labeled, "SIXTH YEARS." She opened the door and dropped her spellbook, wand, and blanket at what she saw.
George was walking out of Transfiguration class, with Lee; Fred was off setting a dung bomb in Filch's office. George was not in the mood to make trouble, so he'd decided to stay behind.
"I can't believe how much homework we have already! And it's only lunch!" Lee complained rubbing his forehead.
"Don't worry about, you can get help from Hermione. Ron does it all the time." George answered.
"Well, that's because he fancies her-" Lee stopped as he heard some voices in the empty hall. George pulled him behind a rather large statue and listened.
"I can't believe you! Honestly! We've only been here a while, and you already say you fancy him?" One voice said annoyingly.
Then a second voice spoke in a soft whisper, "Well, Cameron it's not like they know, and...they aren't using us for fame...yet."
There were footsteps and the two girls were walking far down the hall.
"It was...was Cameron and Lindsay." Lee said with a confused face on. "What do you think they were talking about?"
"I don't know Lee, but they are definitely up to something." George answered rubbing his chin.
Quidditch tryouts came and the Gryffindor Quidditch team stood in the middle of the field to talk.
"Alright, you guys know the drill, no picking on liking. You base them on how they play...not look." Angelina shot at the twins.
"Alright Angelina, alright." Fred said.
"Good. Now, take your seats at the panel." Angelina said, taking a seat next to Harry and Alicia.
"Alright! First up!" Alicia shouted as a sixth year girl came up to the table. "What position do you want to try? Keeper, or Chaser?"
"Both please." The girl smiled.
The tryouts went on, and on, until a small redhead girl came up to the table.
"Ginny!" George said.
"Hi George." Ginny rolled her eyes. "I'd like to try for Chaser please."
Ginny soared up into the air and started to fly around as another girl was trying out for keeper. Ginny got the Quaffle and shot into the middle hoop.
"Wow she's good!" Harry said holding his hand up, blocking the sun from his eyes. Ginny scored seven more after that, and came down. Another girl came up to the table.
"Keeper please." She said to Alicia as Angelina rolled her eyes. It was Cameron Crescent. She flew into the air and she and Ginny were against each other, Ginny shot for the hoop, but Cameron blocked it. Ginny shot again and made it. Cameron threw the Quaffle, Ginny caught it and threw it with all her strength, and Cameron jumped in front of it and hit it away.
"You have to admit it. They are awesome together." Harry said to Angelina, who was currently frowning at Cameron and Ginny as they came down and walked over to the table.
"Alright. All in favor of both girls say 'I'." Fred said.
"'I.'" Everyone said in unison, except Angelina.
"Your both in! Congratulations!" Alicia said hugging Cameron. Fred and George had Ginny in such a tight grip that she struggled to breathe.
"You did it! I am so proud!" Fred sniffed as he wiped an imaginary tear from under his eye.
"You guys are too much!" Ginny squealed.
The next couple of days went along fine and Fred became the new Quidditch Captain. He had set Quidditch practice for twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday night.
One Saturday in late November, Ron and Harry were playing Wizard's Chess and Cameron, Lindsay, Fred, and George were playing exploding snap at the other side of the common room.
"Ron, have you seen what Cameron is wearing?" Harry asked as Ron's Queen knocked off his bishop.
"No, why?" Ron asked scratching the back of his neck as he pondered his next move.
"See for yourself." Harry pointed at Cameron, who was now jumping up and down excitedly. She was wearing an off-white turtleneck and dark gray skirt with white knee-highs. On her head, she had a black beret and around her neck was an off-white-
"Chudley Cannons scarf!" Ron jumped up to get a good look at it.
"Yeah, nice color on her isn't it?" Harry said after one of his pawns moved forward, ceasing one of Ron's knights off the board.
"Hey!" Ron said sitting back down, "Where did my knight go?"
Ron played two more games with Harry and they finally decided to go get some lunch. Rain was beating hard against the castle windows and the sky was a brilliant shade of midnight blue.
"Beautiful out there, isn't it?" Lindsay said resting her chin on her hand.
"Yeah, I can't wait to go to Hogsmead next Saturday." Fred said.
"Hogsmead?" Cameron said as she poured herself some stew.
"Yeah, haven't you heard of it?" George said sitting down next to Fred.
"Of course I have heard of it! I just haven't been there in ages!" Cameron said as Lindsay nodded. "I can't believe were going! I forgot all about the form!"
"Don't worry, your mum is sent it to Dumbledore after we left." Lindsay smiled.
"Good, I am going to want to have 4 or 5 butterbeers from the Three Broomsticks." Cameron said gulping down some hot tea.
"Oh! I love that stuff!" Alicia said, passing Fred a napkin.
"Remember, next Thursday is Quidditch practice." Fred nodded at Cameron and Alicia.
"You've only told us every time you see us in the hall." Cameron said, throwing a roll at his face.
The week passed by, and Quidditch was going wonderfully as usual. It then came time for the Hogsmead trip.
"I can't w-wait!" Cameron said, clutching her cloak. The rain turned quickly into snow and Cameron was taking a walk outside the grounds on the Friday night before Hogsmead with George.
"It's going t-to be great, I will make s-sure to meet you in t-the common room tomorrow m...morning." George said as his teeth chattered.
"G...great! I-I'll m...meet you tom...morrow morning then." Cameron shivered underneath her large Hogwarts cloak.
"Are y...you c-cold?" George stuttered half from the cold and half from his shyness.
"What do y...you think?" Cameron laughed.
"Here." George put his arm around her and held her tightly.
"That's b-better." Cameron smiled.
They walked all the way around the lake and back up to the castle. They stopped at the portrait of the fat lady.
"Toadstools!" George said, his arm still clamped tightly around Cameron.
They walked into the common room and stopped near the fireplace.
"I'm going to go get something, I'll meet you down here in five minutes." Cameron said.
"Alright." George said.
Five minutes later, as expected, Cameron came down with a comfortable looking blanket, a large spell book, and two wands.
"Here you are." She said, handing a wand to George.
"How did you get my wand?" He asked.
"I snuck into your room and went through all your stuff to get it, silly." Cameron giggled at the horrified face he had on. "I'm just kidding! I got Lee to get it for you."
"Oh, good, you nearly had me there." George said clutching his chest.
"Here come sit down." Cameron beckoned George over and sat on the floor right next to the fireplace. George sat next to her and she put the blanket over their laps. She set the book on the floor in front of them. Fun Spells for the Mischievous was the title on the large book. Cameron said, "I swear to use this in a bad manner!" and it fell open. Inside were many fun spells and games that she and George tried the rest of the night. Cameron levitated a rubber rat that squeaked, and dropped it into Parvati Patil's hair. George learned a spell that ripped the back of Fred's pants that revealed his cobalt blue boxer shorts, and he got a large red heart to appear right where the rip was. George and Cameron were red from laughing at all the hilarious things they had done.
"Where did you find this book?" George said as he clutched his stomach, which hurt from laughing.
"It was a gift from the owner of the Flourish and Blotts bookstore. My father and he are good friends." Cameron said, closing the book. "I think I am going to head off to bed now, I am really tired."
"Wait Cameron." George said as Cameron got up.
"What is it?" Cameron said, hoping he would ask her to stay longer.
"Remember. Tomorrow morning." George pulled himself up off the floor.
"Oh, right." Cameron said, slightly disappointed. "Well, good night."
"'Night." George said as he disappeared up the staircase.
Cameron gathered her things and headed up to bed. She walked the stairs and got to the door that labeled, "SIXTH YEARS." She opened the door and dropped her spellbook, wand, and blanket at what she saw.