A/N And here is the last part to my wonderful story! But wait! There's more! There will be more coming from me, AnimeValkyrie about my two Ravenclaws, you can bet on that! But right now, I have to get my thoughts together and write it down. So now here is the last part to THIS story… but rest assured I will be back!
P.S.- I don't own Harry Potter anymore… (-_-) the police caught me… and now J.K. Rowling is free and I'm stuck in the slammer writing this… (-_-) *sigh* Wo is me….BUT! All the other OC's are MINE!!! Hahahahaha!!!
The Quidditch Game: Part Two (erm… chapter two I guess…)
The Ravenclaw team ate breakfast in the Great Hall. All were a bit tired, but more of enthusiasm than exhaustion. They couldn't wait until the game at eleven o'clock that morning. The weather was perfect; calm and clear. The Hufflepuff Quidditch team was a formidable opponent, but they felt that they were no match for the cleverness and skill of the Ravenclaw team. (The Slytherin team was marked by the brutality of its players; Gryffindor by the skill of its keeper and seeker; Hufflepuff by its honesty; and Ravenclaw by the overall speed and quickness of the team. The philosophy of the Ravenclaw's were "In Quidditch, speed can mean everything.") Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff have always been a big rival of each other; like Gryffindor and Slytherin, although Slytherin hates everyone. The bell rang for morning classes. Anna and Arran got up to leave, but Davies stopped them.
"Rackens, McFelt. Be on your guard for the Slytherins. The story may have gotten around by now. Just watch yourselves. Especially you, Rackens," he said glancing around.
The story had gotten around. The Slytherins told everyone that the Ravenclaw team attacked them. Malfoy was still scared out of his mind from the morning. The Slytherins were secretly going to put Anna out of commission before the game. They dispatched two of their strongest players to follow her and hurt her when the chance was good. But Anna knew how they worked and was prepared. She planned the whole day to walk around in a crowd of her girlfriends and she had her wand ready at all times. She was smarter and quicker than the slow-witted thugs who were after her. The whole Ravenclaw team knew this too and they all vowed to keep an eye on her. They all enjoyed Anna's company and were very protective of her. They thought of her as the "little sister" since she is the youngest and the only girl on the team.
Anna looked around as she got up. She was unconcerned. She spotted the agents.
"Look. They're going to send West Flint and Morgan Thatcher after me this time. They're the dumbest of the lot. Let's go before they get a head start," she said to Arran. (West Flint was Marcus Flint's younger fourth year brother.)
"Hm," Arran agreed.
They quickly walked out of the hall and stopped near the door.
"Quick, behind the door. When they walk by I'll put a sticky charm on them. They'll stick right to the floor," Anna said darting behind the huge wooden door.
Arran moved into position behind the other door. Flint and Thatcher were approaching fast.
"Okay. On my signal…" Anna whispered to Arran.
Arran nodded her head and readied her wand. The thugs were at the door.
"Now!" Anna mouthed.
"STUCKOLOPUS!" Anna and Arran said at the same time.
Flint and Thatcher were instantly stuck to the floor.
Anna and Arran came out from the doors and giggled at them.
"Hello, boys. Where you looking for me? You seem to be stuck. Well, ta-ta!" Anna jeered and blew a kiss at them which made them angrier. Arran fluttered her eyelashes and then Anna and Arran walked calmly down the hallway still laughing as Flint and Thatcher were fuming and desperately trying to get out.
"That ought to hold them for a while…" Arran said giggling.
"I think your right, Arran." Anna said as they both laughed.
* * * *
The bell rang for the Quidditch match. The Ravenclaw team all got out earlier from class and was changing into their robes. They then walked down to the field in order; Charlie first; Anna beside him in the middle; Monty beside her; behind Charlie, was Derek and next to him was Arran; Davies and Jeffery came last. Arran was very nervous and Anna had to console her often. Charlie had a determined look on his face and Monty looked unconcerned as if he had done this a million times over. Davies had a look of pride and heroism about him and Derek and Jeff were smiling and having a good time. They reached the gate and waited.
"And now, the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team!" Lee Jordan the commentator said over the din of the crowd.
The team all instantly mounted their brooms and zoomed onto the field. The noise of the crowd was overpowering. Ravenclaw has always been a favorite Quidditch team to the students at Hogwarts. Over the last three years, Ravenclaw has won the Quidditch Cup.
The team took their positions on the field; Davies at the goal posts; Charlie to the center field facing the Hufflepuff chaser; Anna and Monty hovering close overhead; Jeffery high over the field; and Arran and Derek close to the edges of the field.
"Now I want clean game, boys," Madame Hooch said.
Charlie and the other boy nodded.
"Alright! Here they go!" Madame Hooch unlatched the trunk housing the balls and quickly stepped onto her broomstick. Charlie shot straight up and grabbed the Quaffle. Anna zoomed past him and snatched it away from him as Charlie and Monty flew side-by-side her toward the glimmering goal posts. Anna passed the Quaffle over her shoulder to Monty and he passed it to Charlie. Charlie then sped at the Hufflepuff keeper head on. The Keeper got scared and quickly moved out of the way and Charlie scored the first point of the game.
"Goal! Ravenclaw scored! That's Ravenclaw, 10; Hufflepuff, nothing!" Lee Jordan yelled in the microphone. The crowd cheered loudly as the Quaffle doubled-back straight into the hands of a Hufflepuff chaser. Anna zoomed after her, and fought furiously to get it back.
Meanwhile, Arran was having the time of her life. She was beating Bludger's right and left at the Hufflepuffs. Everytime one got close to hitting a player, she would wince and say, "Sorry!" Derek had to tell her more than once to quit saying "sorry." But a few minutes into the game, she was already getting tired. She was not built for being a very effective Beater, but she loved it just the same.
"Now I know why there aren't many beaters who are women. Ugh!" she said to herself as she smacked a Bludger straight at the Hufflepuff seeker, Cedric Diggory.
"Sorry!" Arran said timidly.
"Arran! Please! You don't have to say sorry every time you hit the Bludger! You're supposed to hit it at them!" Derek said, annoyed.
Twenty minutes into the game, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were tied, 50 to 50.
"Ravenclaw in possession!" Lee Jordan said.
Just at that moment, Charlie felt very strange, like something bad was happening. Instinctively he yelled, "Anna! Look out!" Anna looked up and saw a great black Bludger speeding towards her. She swerved her broomstick to avoid it and crashed into the wall. She gained control of her broomstick and flew upward back to the field. She flew next to Charlie.
"Thanks for the warning," she said and flew toward the Hufflepuff in possession of the Quaffle.
All of the sudden, Anna felt stiff and cold. She tried to move but her arms were frozen stiff. She wanted to scream but she couldn't move her jaws or vocal chords. Since she couldn't hang onto her broomstick she slid off the side and fell. Anna was fully aware that she was falling and was sure she was going to die. Charlie was flying toward the goal posts about to score when he saw her. He immediately dropped the Quaffle and shot straight at Anna to catch her. He caught her and suddenly he felt his body seizing up with numbness.
"Frozen charm…" he thought to himself and he squeezed his legs around his broomstick and pointed it toward the ground. He clutched Anna in his arms and prepared to crash to the ground. His body continued to freeze up as he neared the ground.
"Wait! What's this? Rackens has fallen off her broomstick and Hawke has caught her! Oh, no! Something's wrong. They're going to crash!" Lee Jordan said as the crowd rose up and yelled. Everyone on the field stopped and watched Charlie and Anna crash to the ground. The broomstick hit first and snapped in half. Charlie and Anna went flying off it and hit the wall hard. Arran flew as fast as she could and jumped off her broom.
"Arran, don't touch them!" came a strong voice from behind. It was Albus Dumbledore.
"It's a body freeze charm. If you touch them, you will become frozen," he said strongly.
Arran backed off wiping back tears. Moments later, the whole Ravenclaw team was crowded around the frozen figures. Dumbledore raised his wand, "Mobilicorpus!" he said, raising the bodies in the air. Everyone moved out of the way as they came floating by. Dumbledore took them to the hospital wing. Madame Pomfrey came bustling out.
She gasped.
"What happened, Headmaster?" she said aghast.
"They have been frozen by a Body Freeze charm," he said.
"I've dealt with many a Body Freeze charm, I'll fix them right up…" piped Professor Lockhart from out of nowhere. Dumbledore stopped him.
"That's quite alright Professor. Madame Pomfrey will tend to them." Dumbledore said putting Anna and Charlie's bodies on a hospital cot.
The other teachers entered.
"What happened, Albus?" said Professor McGonagall, "Oh! A Body Freeze…"
"Who did this?" squeaked tiny Professor Flitwick.
"I haven't the foggiest… Professor Flitwick, will you lead a search of your fifth year and up classes. Since only advanced Charm students know the Body Freeze charm," said Dumbledore concerned.
"Yes. I would be glad to do it," Flitwick said and he hurried out the door.
"I will search also, Headmaster," said Lockhart trying to sound heroic, and he too rushed out the door.
"Now the hard part is getting them unstuck…" said Madame Pomfrey.
"Well, I'll leave you to it Poppy," said Professor Dumbledore as he and Professor McGonagall left the room.
* * * *
Anna woke up in a soft white bed. She immediately knew she was not in her dorm room. She moved and instantly pain shot through her like a knife. She managed to turn to her left and she saw Charlie's brown head under the white blankets.
"Charlie… where am I?" Anna said looking around her. Anna had been to the Infirmary many times but at this point she was very confused and disoriented. Madame Pomfrey came up to her.
"How are you feeling, dear?" she asked sweetly.
"Fine, I guess… what happened? Why am I here?" Anna asked.
"You and Mr. Hawke were frozen by a Body Freeze charm during the Quidditch match yesterday. From what I heard, Mr. Hawke put his personal safety at risk to save you when you fell. When you both fell, you broke quite a few bones in your arms. Mr. Hawke however, shattered the bones in his arms and cracked a few ribs, as a result of the frozen state he was in. He is still recovering. He's been sleeping like that since you were brought in yesterday, and it's eight o'clock now. The whole team has been in here to see about you two, especially Miss McFelt. I'm so sorry dear…" Madame Pomfrey said.
"No…" Anna said, looked over to Charlie and tears welled up in her eyes.
Madame Pomfrey walked slowly away.
"He was… trying to tell me…" Anna said as she buried her head into the pillow and cried for a long time.
* * * *
The night was cold. Colder than usual in November. Anna awoke and looked over to Charlie. He was awake.
"Charlie… how do you feel?" Anna asked slowly.
"Anna? Where am I? Are you alright?"
"We're in the Infirmary. And I'm fine."
"What happened to me?"
"When you caught me, we fell from pretty high up and you shattered the bones in your arms and broke some ribs. I only broke a few bones in my arms."
"Wow… I didn't know it was so serious… ow…"
"Don't move too much. Relax. Here, I'll come to you…" Anna said getting up tenderly.
"Anna… don't… you don't need to be out of bed…" Charlie said trying to sit up.
Anna got up laboriously and hobbled over to Charlie's cot. Luckily, there was a chair already there and she sat down.
"Lie still… thank… thank you for… saving my life…I… I owe it to you…" Anna said with tears in her eyes.
"No problem… I had too… I didn't want to lose you…" Charlie said putting out his hand and taking Anna's. He smiled. Anna wiped away her tears and sniffed.
"Don't cry… I can't stand it when you cry, Anna… especially for me…" Charlie smiled.
Anna sniffed once more and smiled. "I can't help it, Charlie…"
"I know… truth is…" Charlie started to say, but a noise in the hall stopped him.
"You better get back in bed… they won't want you out… especially in the condition you're in…" Charlie said letting go of her hand.
Anna got up and hobbled back to her bed.
Madame Pomfrey walked in to check up on them. Anna and Charlie feigned sleep until she went away.
Anna opened her eyes.
"Oh, Charlie?"
"What?" he said.
"Your broom… well… broke." Anna said shyly.
"Oh… well… that's okay… I needed a new one anyway…" Charlie said. Anna could tell he was sad about it.
"So what were you going to tell me?" Anna said wanting to change the subject.
"Oh… nothing…" Charlie said quietly.
"Okay…" Anna said drifting off to sleep. "Goodnight… "
"Goodnight, Anna," he said yawning.
They slept soundly through the night.