Innocent Words
Author: Captain Cornflake
Chapter Three: Trial and Triumph
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~*DISCLAIMER*~
I do NOT own Harry Potter, all credit goes J.K Rowling and thanks to PuddlemereChaser for letting me steal your ideas (j/k). PS I own Emilia.
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The weeks were passing slowly, but Emilia wasn't complaining. She had actually managed to make friends with the Weasley twins without being made to 'test' one of the concoctions, which, according to Ron, was some feat.
One day, when Em was rushing to Charms, because she was going to be late, not that Professor Flitwick minded too much. She wasn't watching where she was going until it was too late.
~WHAM !~
She went straight into someone, or something, she fell backwards to the floor and for a second everything went black.
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The next thing she remembered was a voice saying: 'Hello? Can you hear me?' Groggily, she opened an eye and looked up at the face in front of her, it was Cedric.
'Oh my god. I'm sorry. I didn't see you coming, are you all right?' she said, sitting up.
'I'm fine, you're the one who blacked out' he replied, smiling.
'Did I?' There was a pause.'Oh shit, I'm late for class'
'It's Ok, I told Professor Flitwick you'd had an accident and that I was going to take you to the hospital wing'
'Thank you' whispered Emilia
Cedric helped her to her feet, she stumbled a little, but he gallantly her in his arms. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, before Cedric swept her up in his arms. Em squeaked in surprise, but agreed to the strong grip on her shoulders and knees.
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An hour later in the hospital wing, Emilia was feeling much better. She had been lying down, so when she got up, she saw that Cedric was in front of her, nursing a black eye.
Em clasped her hands to her mouth and giggled.
'Oh, I'm sorry, it's not funny. Are you Ok?'
'Yeah, I'm fine, it's just a little bruise.'
The two looked at each other silently for a moment, then they burst into fits of laughter.
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After they left the hospital wing, Cedric and Emilia went to the Great Hall for lunch; they sat together at the Gryffindor table, gaining some raised eyebrows from the fifth and first years.
They chattered together and learned a great deal about each other. Emilia learned that Cedric was going to put himself forward for the Tri- Wizard Tournament, and Cedric learned that Emilia was going to have trials for Puddlemere United at Halloween.
'Well, I best be getting back, I have Potions in ten minutes' sighed Cedric
'I don't have anything for two hours yet' mused Emilia, nibbling on a cracker.
'I'll walk you to your tower'
'Oh no, you don't have to'
'It's on my way to the dungeons'
'Ok, you win' sighed Emilia, in defeat.
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A few minutes later, they were outside the Gryffindor tower.
'I'll see you later, yeah?'
'Yeah'
There was a silent moment between the pair, then Cedric leant in and kissed her softly on the lips. He winked at her.
'See you' said Cedric, and he walked away and Emilia was left standing there, breathing heavily as if the wind had been knocked out of her, and it had.
The sane part of her said 'go into the tower and calm down'. Her heart told her to run after him.
She turned to the Fat Lady's portrait, muttered the password and ran up to the common room.
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Halloween cam very quickly after that, or so it seemed to anyway. The Puddlemere coach Mr. Griff arrived at 6pm that night for em's trial at 6 :30pm.
Back in the Gryffindor tower, Emilia was very nervous but Katie, Angelina and Alicia were reassuring her.
'You'll be fine' chirped Katie
'I hope so' said Emilia, wringing her hands in her lap.
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At 6: 30pm, Emilia walked down to the Quidditch field. Unsure of who she looking for, Em looked around her, until she spotted a well built man of around 50, a few rows back in the stands.
When he saw her standing at the edge of the field with her broom in hand looking a little uneasy, he figured this was his girl. Stepping onto the field, he extended his hand to the girl.
'Miss Stewart I presume'
'Mr Griff' replied Em, shaking his hand politely.
He nodded and clapped his hands together.
'Right, what position can you play?'
'I'm going to be playing Keeper for my house team next year, but I can play Seeker'
Griff's eyes flashed with excitement when he heard this.
'Seeker, you say? We're actually looking for a new Seeker before the season starts'
There was a brief silence.
'Right, I'm going release the Snitch and then you are going to go up ten seconds later Ok?'
'Ok' said Emilia, mounting her broom, ready for action
The Snitch was released and flew up into the glare of the early evening sun. Ten seconds later, as instructed, Emilia flew off in search of the golden ball at breakneck speed.
Griff's hand was over his mouth, a stubby finger fondling his bushy moustache.
Emilia was hovering slowly around the goals when the Snitch flashed in front of her eyes, and she went after it, like a bat out of hell.
She had to barrel roll to avoid a bludger Griff had set loose, but kept her eyes firmly on the Snitch. It changed direction suddenly, and Em would have surely missed it, if she hadn't stuck her arm out and caught it easily.
As she landed, Mr Griff ran up to her, applauding her furiously.
'That was bloody brilliant that was'
Emilia blushed and looked down at the floor.
'I want to sign you straight away'
Em's eyes went really wide.
'Seriously? You really want me to play for you?'
'Yes, I'm deadly serious'
'Oh my god, thank you so much!' squealed Emilia, shaking the coach's hand until he thought it would fall off.
'I gotta go tell my friends.um, thanks' she beamed, turning back towards the Gryffindor tower, thinking of the ways she could tell people. She decided on the 'I-didn't-get-the-job-but-I-really-did' guise, it was the most fun.
She tried to put on a sad face for the act, which was very hard to do. She muttered the password again and walked solemnly up to the common room.
Hermione, Ron, Harry, Katie, Alicia, Angelina (who was busy snogging Fred in one corner ^_~) and George were waiting for her.
Noticing the solemn look on her face, they all murmured 'Sorry' and 'better luck next time'.
Suddenly she broke into a broad grin and squealed.
'He signed me straight away!'
The girls all jumped up and hugged her and the boys shook her hand. There was a murmur of 'lucky bitch' from somewhere, but she didn't know who.
Emilia Stewart's professional Quidditch career had begun.
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That's it for chapter three, I'll try to keep putting up a chapter per week.
-Captain Cornflake-
PS: Please R&R, I have low self esteem.
Author: Captain Cornflake
Chapter Three: Trial and Triumph
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~*DISCLAIMER*~
I do NOT own Harry Potter, all credit goes J.K Rowling and thanks to PuddlemereChaser for letting me steal your ideas (j/k). PS I own Emilia.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The weeks were passing slowly, but Emilia wasn't complaining. She had actually managed to make friends with the Weasley twins without being made to 'test' one of the concoctions, which, according to Ron, was some feat.
One day, when Em was rushing to Charms, because she was going to be late, not that Professor Flitwick minded too much. She wasn't watching where she was going until it was too late.
~WHAM !~
She went straight into someone, or something, she fell backwards to the floor and for a second everything went black.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next thing she remembered was a voice saying: 'Hello? Can you hear me?' Groggily, she opened an eye and looked up at the face in front of her, it was Cedric.
'Oh my god. I'm sorry. I didn't see you coming, are you all right?' she said, sitting up.
'I'm fine, you're the one who blacked out' he replied, smiling.
'Did I?' There was a pause.'Oh shit, I'm late for class'
'It's Ok, I told Professor Flitwick you'd had an accident and that I was going to take you to the hospital wing'
'Thank you' whispered Emilia
Cedric helped her to her feet, she stumbled a little, but he gallantly her in his arms. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, before Cedric swept her up in his arms. Em squeaked in surprise, but agreed to the strong grip on her shoulders and knees.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
An hour later in the hospital wing, Emilia was feeling much better. She had been lying down, so when she got up, she saw that Cedric was in front of her, nursing a black eye.
Em clasped her hands to her mouth and giggled.
'Oh, I'm sorry, it's not funny. Are you Ok?'
'Yeah, I'm fine, it's just a little bruise.'
The two looked at each other silently for a moment, then they burst into fits of laughter.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After they left the hospital wing, Cedric and Emilia went to the Great Hall for lunch; they sat together at the Gryffindor table, gaining some raised eyebrows from the fifth and first years.
They chattered together and learned a great deal about each other. Emilia learned that Cedric was going to put himself forward for the Tri- Wizard Tournament, and Cedric learned that Emilia was going to have trials for Puddlemere United at Halloween.
'Well, I best be getting back, I have Potions in ten minutes' sighed Cedric
'I don't have anything for two hours yet' mused Emilia, nibbling on a cracker.
'I'll walk you to your tower'
'Oh no, you don't have to'
'It's on my way to the dungeons'
'Ok, you win' sighed Emilia, in defeat.
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A few minutes later, they were outside the Gryffindor tower.
'I'll see you later, yeah?'
'Yeah'
There was a silent moment between the pair, then Cedric leant in and kissed her softly on the lips. He winked at her.
'See you' said Cedric, and he walked away and Emilia was left standing there, breathing heavily as if the wind had been knocked out of her, and it had.
The sane part of her said 'go into the tower and calm down'. Her heart told her to run after him.
She turned to the Fat Lady's portrait, muttered the password and ran up to the common room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Halloween cam very quickly after that, or so it seemed to anyway. The Puddlemere coach Mr. Griff arrived at 6pm that night for em's trial at 6 :30pm.
Back in the Gryffindor tower, Emilia was very nervous but Katie, Angelina and Alicia were reassuring her.
'You'll be fine' chirped Katie
'I hope so' said Emilia, wringing her hands in her lap.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
At 6: 30pm, Emilia walked down to the Quidditch field. Unsure of who she looking for, Em looked around her, until she spotted a well built man of around 50, a few rows back in the stands.
When he saw her standing at the edge of the field with her broom in hand looking a little uneasy, he figured this was his girl. Stepping onto the field, he extended his hand to the girl.
'Miss Stewart I presume'
'Mr Griff' replied Em, shaking his hand politely.
He nodded and clapped his hands together.
'Right, what position can you play?'
'I'm going to be playing Keeper for my house team next year, but I can play Seeker'
Griff's eyes flashed with excitement when he heard this.
'Seeker, you say? We're actually looking for a new Seeker before the season starts'
There was a brief silence.
'Right, I'm going release the Snitch and then you are going to go up ten seconds later Ok?'
'Ok' said Emilia, mounting her broom, ready for action
The Snitch was released and flew up into the glare of the early evening sun. Ten seconds later, as instructed, Emilia flew off in search of the golden ball at breakneck speed.
Griff's hand was over his mouth, a stubby finger fondling his bushy moustache.
Emilia was hovering slowly around the goals when the Snitch flashed in front of her eyes, and she went after it, like a bat out of hell.
She had to barrel roll to avoid a bludger Griff had set loose, but kept her eyes firmly on the Snitch. It changed direction suddenly, and Em would have surely missed it, if she hadn't stuck her arm out and caught it easily.
As she landed, Mr Griff ran up to her, applauding her furiously.
'That was bloody brilliant that was'
Emilia blushed and looked down at the floor.
'I want to sign you straight away'
Em's eyes went really wide.
'Seriously? You really want me to play for you?'
'Yes, I'm deadly serious'
'Oh my god, thank you so much!' squealed Emilia, shaking the coach's hand until he thought it would fall off.
'I gotta go tell my friends.um, thanks' she beamed, turning back towards the Gryffindor tower, thinking of the ways she could tell people. She decided on the 'I-didn't-get-the-job-but-I-really-did' guise, it was the most fun.
She tried to put on a sad face for the act, which was very hard to do. She muttered the password again and walked solemnly up to the common room.
Hermione, Ron, Harry, Katie, Alicia, Angelina (who was busy snogging Fred in one corner ^_~) and George were waiting for her.
Noticing the solemn look on her face, they all murmured 'Sorry' and 'better luck next time'.
Suddenly she broke into a broad grin and squealed.
'He signed me straight away!'
The girls all jumped up and hugged her and the boys shook her hand. There was a murmur of 'lucky bitch' from somewhere, but she didn't know who.
Emilia Stewart's professional Quidditch career had begun.
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That's it for chapter three, I'll try to keep putting up a chapter per week.
-Captain Cornflake-
PS: Please R&R, I have low self esteem.