Chapter 5: A station and a Quidditch match
((Howdy ya'll! hehehe, Here's the next chapter! It wont be to long though, I'm kind of in a rush, but I want to get something up for you to entertain yourselves with! Lots of love ~ Kay))
Harry was lying in bed, his eyes wide open. They hadn't returned to the flat, instead choosing to stay at Hogwarts. The sections they had been assigned to were not the best. Riley wasn't with Ron, and what was worse, she was with him, attacking death eaters! What was Dumbledore thinking? He didn't know....but he vowed to protect her. And Hermionie was with Draco, that was good, he would watch over her, he knew. Draco had a thing for Hermionie, he just knew it, but Hermionie was blind to that. He glanced over at the muggle clock that was sitting in the room. 2:00 am. He groaned and rolled over in the soft bed, life was never going to peaceful, was it? He would always be fighting someone.... and knowing his luck, some dimwitted Death eater would bring Voldemort back, somehow, he just knew it. But that wasn't what he was worried about. Right now, he was worried about what might happen to him and his friends. With another groan he sat up and got out of the bed. He pulled on a pair of pants, and his cloak, then left the room, passing Ron's room, passing Hermionie's, passing Draco's and heading outside. He didn't want to talk to them right now. As he walked through the silent halls three small voices reached his ears.
"Shut up you dolt, a teacher is going to hear us!"
Came a boy's voice, he sounded young, they were obviously just around the corner if front of him
"You shut up! You think yelling at he isn't going to get anyone's attention?"
Came a girls voice, then a smack and a dull groan.
"That hurt!"
"You deserved it"
"Quiet!"
Came a third voice. Harry chuckled quietly and peeked around the corner. A young boy, probably first or second year, with sandy brown hair and shinning blue eyes was hiding behind a suit of armor, peering ahead of them. A girl with shoulder length black hair and deep cinnamon eyes was standing behind him. Followed by another boy, he was taller than the other two with blonde hair and hazel eyes that were sparkling with mischief. Harry rolled his eyes, it looked just like Harry, Ron, and Hermionie in their days here, but without a cloak. He decided to follow them. He was able to, they never looked behind them. They led him right to the kitchen. The taller boy tickled the pear and the three entered. Harry waited a few minutes, before tickling the pear as well and entering. The three were staring at him with horror when he entered, obviously they weren't expecting anyone else to come here this late at night. Harry had to laugh
"You three look like the devil just walked in"
He said, walking over to them and taking a seat beside the girl, who blushed furiously. Suddenly a ball of something rammed into Harry's back.
"Hello Dobby"
Harry said, not even looking at the house elf that was clutching his back tightly
"Harry Potter has returned to see Dobby!"
The house elf cried, releasing Harry
"No way!"
The medium sized boy shouted
"You're Harry Potter?!"
"The one and only"
Harry said, turning to glance at Dobby
"Could I have some Pumpkin juice Dobby?"
He asked. The house elf nodded vigorously then sprinted away.
"What are you guys doing here anyway?"
Harry asked, raising his eyebrows at them. They didn't answer him, still watching him in shock. He chuckled and ran his fingers through his hair which just caused them to gasp.
"Come on kids, it's just a bloody scar!"
He cried, taking the pumpkin juice from Dobby and quickly transfiguring it into butterbeer. Suddenly the taller boy, who reminded him of a blonde Sirius, snapped out of it
"I'm Nathan"
He said, sticking out his hand. Harry shook it
"Harry, nice to meet you Nathan."
Nathan grinned
"And this is Andy and Lea"
He said, motioning to the other two. He shock their hands too, all the while smiling
"So, how did you know where to find the kitchens?"
"Oh, we suckered it out of Professor Black"
Andy cried. Harry snorted
"Sirius told you? I should have known!"
"You know him?"
Lea asked
"Yeah, he's my god father"
Harry answered, taking a swig of his butterbeer
"Wow!"
Nathan said excitedly
"I bet he knows all about your adventures at Hogwarts!"
Lea added
"No more than I do"
Harry replied, grinning. Lea blushed
"You should ask him to tell you about his days at Hogwarts, ask him to tell you about the Marauders. Him and Remus will tell you things that will make you wet your pants"
The three children laughed
"Will you tell us about your days at Hogwarts!?"
Andy asked excitedly
"I didn't know I was this popular"
Harry said, chuckling again
"The Professors talk about you all the time, your like there long lost son or something"
Lea said
"Even Snape?"
"Oh, yeah! He told Nathan he was just like you! We though he was gunna faint after the first class, saying the dream teams back, or something"
Harry laughed, laying his head on the table
"The dream team?"
He asked, through his chuckles. The three nodded "Well, you three do remind me of them"
He said, tapping his cheek with his finger.
"Who exactly are the dream team?"
Andy prodded
"Me, Hermionie Granger, and Ron Weasley. You, Andy, look like a Ron made over. He was always the enthusiastic one, and the one that did all the most amusing things. Hermionie was always the brains of everything, she figured everything out in time. And I was the heroic one that always got us into trouble"
"Never failed to almost get himself killed"
Came a voice from the door. The group turned. Ron and Hermionie stood there in their pajama's, smiling broadly
"So, you think they will live up to the 'dream team' expectations?"
Hermionie asked, scooting in between the boys. Ron took a seat on the other side of Lea
"Definitely"
Harry said. The kids seemed overwhelmed by the fact that they were sitting with Harry Potter and his closest friends, carrying on a conversation with them.
"A picture, Harry Potter sir?"
Dobby asked, holding up a camera. Hermionie giggled
"Sounds nice Dobby"
She said, standing. The rest of them stood to. Ron, Hermionie and Harry in the back. Andy, Lea, and Nathan in front of them. Dobby snapped the picture and handed it to Harry. Her copied it 10 times and handed one to each of them, keeping five for himself.
"Hog"
Ron mumbled, taking a tart from a plate a house elf was carrying. Harry stuck his tongue out and Ron launched the tart at him. Harry chuckled and put the pictures in his pocket.
"One for Snape, Mcgonagall, Dumbledore, and Sirius....They'll love it."
Harry said, standing
"We better go back to bed, see you kids later"
Ron said, taking Hermionie and Harry's arms and dragging them out of the kitchen. The three smiled once more then left for their rooms. They talked and laughed al the way back
"They seem like great kids"
Hermionie said to herself
"Yeah"
Ron echoed as he stopped beside his portrait. He looked at the other two
"Guys, I know we haven't done anything yet, but I want you both to promise me something"
He said, suddenly looking very serious. Hermionie and Harry nodded
"We'll never give in, all right? We'll never fall apart, and we'll be there for each other forever, no matter what happens"
Ron normally wasn't this serious, and it worried Harry and Hermionie slightly
"I promise"
They chorused
"And..."
Ron continued
"If I don't make it.....you'll bury me in Gringots so I can be around money"
He said, a smile growing on his face. Hermionie let out a frustrated sigh and smacked his arm
"Trust you to make something like that go to waste"
She snapped, but she couldn't hide her smile
"I'm going to bed before either one of you come up with another brilliant idea to get us killed, or worse-"
"EXPELLED!"
Harry and Ron both yelled, laughing. Hermionie giggled and left them to laugh at their stupid humor. The two boys said good-night and went to bed, waking up only five hours later.
~*~
Dumbledore once again looked over the room that now held numerous smaller tables.
"We will not put anything into action for another few weeks, three weeks from today in fact"
Harry Krum, and Oliver Wood let out a sigh of relief. Everyone looked at them strangely
"Quidditch game"
Krum muttered. Everyone rolled their eyes
"We will meet again in three weeks, all of the leaders please get together with your 'co-leader' and plan tactics, we would like to hear them. Until later! Good-bye"
Soon everyone was gone. Harry, Hermionie, Ron, Draco, and Riley returned to the flat. Riley talked to Ron for a moment then left the group to enjoy themselves. Days passed and finally the Quidditch game came along. Harry first professional Quiddtich game. Was he nervous? Hell yeah. He held his broom tightly, John standing beside him, a lopsided grin on his face
"You'll be fine Harry. Krum will be dead before he can even glance at the snitch"
John said, grinning
"And if I don't kill him, he'll plunge to his death at the sight of your broom"
Harry smiled
"Thank John"
Like that helped? Wouldn't that be lovely, 'Krum plunges to his death during match with Harry Potter' He could just see the headlines. Harry had to chuckle. John just shook his head. They doors opened and Harry watched as Oliver sped out. There was a loud cheer and Harry heard Oliver's name being screamed, his broom type being called and various other things being said, including that he was single. Then Lita went out, followed by the two other chasers, Leemon, and Devren. Then John went, his cheer was louder than the others, mostly from all the women in the stands. Then the other beater, Allan, and finally he heard his call.
"AND THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM! HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!"
Harry shot out of the room and was met by screaming fans and masses of people chanting his name.
"MR. POTTER, UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT SINGLE. RIGHT NOW HE IS DATING MS. GINNY WEASLEY! HE'S FLYING A LIGHTNING BOLT, MADE JUST FOR HIM!"
Harry looked over at the commentator box and his jaw dropped. Fred Weasley was waving at him, a huge grin on his face. Right in front of the box sat Ron, Hermionie, Draco, Riley, Ginny, Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, Daniel, Mcgonagall, Cassi, Laura, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Charlie, Bill, George, Percy, Snape, and, much his surprise, Lea, Nathan, and Andy. They were waving at him enthusiastically. He grinned back, then turned towards the game. Krum was smirking at him, though he looked a little nervous. The balls were released, the whistle blew and the game began. It was much faster than a Hogwarts game. The scores were rising quickly, he was dodging bludgers every second. It was very intense. He glanced at Krum who was calmly circling the pitch, while Harry was frantically avoiding bludgers and other objects. Suddenly John shot a bludger at Krum. The furious black ball hit his broom and snapped it in half, more like it quarters. Krum slipped and now dangling from a very thin piece of broom. The game didn't slow down though, no penalty or time out was called, no one but the crowd had seen, the crowd and Harry. Then Harry saw the snitch. He looked back at Krum, who was loosing his grip. With a sigh he sped towards the boy. He flew right up beside him and grabbed his hand
"Having problems?"
Harry asked, hoisting Krum up onto his own broom.
"Sort of"
Krum growled, watching as the remainder suddenly dropped out of mid air, hitting the captian of the Bulgarian team on the head. He looked up and gasped. A time out was called, Harry set Krum, then returned to the air
"Why'd you save him Harry?"
Oliver cried
"Without him, there is no way Bulgaria could have won-"
"Ever. Oliver, if he would have fallen he very well could have died, it was a hundred foot drop. I don't want anyone dying while I'm playing Quiddtich"
Oliver rolled his eyes
"Your far to noble"
He muttered, returning to his post at the goals. John patted Harry on the back
"Way to go Potter. Heroic even in Quidditch, now catch the snitch, alrighty?"
He said, speeding off. The game resumed, and Harry was now even more determined. The score was now 100 to 80, England. Harry was circling the pitch, glancing at Krum every so often. He decided to test him. He turned his broom vertical and dived, Krum took the bait. the two were racing for the ground, and inches from it Harry realized that the snitch was hovering about a foot off the ground. He urged his broom harder. 10 feet, Harry was taking the lead, 5 feet, he took his hands off the broom, 1 foot! He leapt off the broom, caught the snitch then hit the ground. The crowd burst into cheers, even is they were for Bulgaria, most had come to see Harry Potter play. Krum had hit the ground beside him, but he was.....snitchless. Harry chuckled and rolled over. Shocking pain coursed through him
"Damn"
He muttered. He's broken his arm, rather badly actually. It was bleeding near the elbow, but he ignored it. Feet pounded over to him and lifted him. It was John, grinning like an idiot.
"Way to go Potter! Your shit loads better than our last seeker!"
He cried. Then Oliver hugged him
"You did it!"
The man cried
"Step away from the boyfriend"
A voice suddenly rang out and moments later Ginny was hugging him, then Ron, Hermionie, Sirius, Remus, Daniel. They were all cheering
"Brilliant!"
Nathan yelled as he skidded to a stop beside Harry, passing Victor Krum without a second glance.
"Wow! Harry you rocked! Krum was so amazed. He hit the ground cause he was gapping at you!"
Andy yelled. Lea nodded enthusiastically. Harry grinned
"Thanks"
He replied, grinning.
((That's that! Next chapter soon! Review please! ~Kay))
((Howdy ya'll! hehehe, Here's the next chapter! It wont be to long though, I'm kind of in a rush, but I want to get something up for you to entertain yourselves with! Lots of love ~ Kay))
Harry was lying in bed, his eyes wide open. They hadn't returned to the flat, instead choosing to stay at Hogwarts. The sections they had been assigned to were not the best. Riley wasn't with Ron, and what was worse, she was with him, attacking death eaters! What was Dumbledore thinking? He didn't know....but he vowed to protect her. And Hermionie was with Draco, that was good, he would watch over her, he knew. Draco had a thing for Hermionie, he just knew it, but Hermionie was blind to that. He glanced over at the muggle clock that was sitting in the room. 2:00 am. He groaned and rolled over in the soft bed, life was never going to peaceful, was it? He would always be fighting someone.... and knowing his luck, some dimwitted Death eater would bring Voldemort back, somehow, he just knew it. But that wasn't what he was worried about. Right now, he was worried about what might happen to him and his friends. With another groan he sat up and got out of the bed. He pulled on a pair of pants, and his cloak, then left the room, passing Ron's room, passing Hermionie's, passing Draco's and heading outside. He didn't want to talk to them right now. As he walked through the silent halls three small voices reached his ears.
"Shut up you dolt, a teacher is going to hear us!"
Came a boy's voice, he sounded young, they were obviously just around the corner if front of him
"You shut up! You think yelling at he isn't going to get anyone's attention?"
Came a girls voice, then a smack and a dull groan.
"That hurt!"
"You deserved it"
"Quiet!"
Came a third voice. Harry chuckled quietly and peeked around the corner. A young boy, probably first or second year, with sandy brown hair and shinning blue eyes was hiding behind a suit of armor, peering ahead of them. A girl with shoulder length black hair and deep cinnamon eyes was standing behind him. Followed by another boy, he was taller than the other two with blonde hair and hazel eyes that were sparkling with mischief. Harry rolled his eyes, it looked just like Harry, Ron, and Hermionie in their days here, but without a cloak. He decided to follow them. He was able to, they never looked behind them. They led him right to the kitchen. The taller boy tickled the pear and the three entered. Harry waited a few minutes, before tickling the pear as well and entering. The three were staring at him with horror when he entered, obviously they weren't expecting anyone else to come here this late at night. Harry had to laugh
"You three look like the devil just walked in"
He said, walking over to them and taking a seat beside the girl, who blushed furiously. Suddenly a ball of something rammed into Harry's back.
"Hello Dobby"
Harry said, not even looking at the house elf that was clutching his back tightly
"Harry Potter has returned to see Dobby!"
The house elf cried, releasing Harry
"No way!"
The medium sized boy shouted
"You're Harry Potter?!"
"The one and only"
Harry said, turning to glance at Dobby
"Could I have some Pumpkin juice Dobby?"
He asked. The house elf nodded vigorously then sprinted away.
"What are you guys doing here anyway?"
Harry asked, raising his eyebrows at them. They didn't answer him, still watching him in shock. He chuckled and ran his fingers through his hair which just caused them to gasp.
"Come on kids, it's just a bloody scar!"
He cried, taking the pumpkin juice from Dobby and quickly transfiguring it into butterbeer. Suddenly the taller boy, who reminded him of a blonde Sirius, snapped out of it
"I'm Nathan"
He said, sticking out his hand. Harry shook it
"Harry, nice to meet you Nathan."
Nathan grinned
"And this is Andy and Lea"
He said, motioning to the other two. He shock their hands too, all the while smiling
"So, how did you know where to find the kitchens?"
"Oh, we suckered it out of Professor Black"
Andy cried. Harry snorted
"Sirius told you? I should have known!"
"You know him?"
Lea asked
"Yeah, he's my god father"
Harry answered, taking a swig of his butterbeer
"Wow!"
Nathan said excitedly
"I bet he knows all about your adventures at Hogwarts!"
Lea added
"No more than I do"
Harry replied, grinning. Lea blushed
"You should ask him to tell you about his days at Hogwarts, ask him to tell you about the Marauders. Him and Remus will tell you things that will make you wet your pants"
The three children laughed
"Will you tell us about your days at Hogwarts!?"
Andy asked excitedly
"I didn't know I was this popular"
Harry said, chuckling again
"The Professors talk about you all the time, your like there long lost son or something"
Lea said
"Even Snape?"
"Oh, yeah! He told Nathan he was just like you! We though he was gunna faint after the first class, saying the dream teams back, or something"
Harry laughed, laying his head on the table
"The dream team?"
He asked, through his chuckles. The three nodded "Well, you three do remind me of them"
He said, tapping his cheek with his finger.
"Who exactly are the dream team?"
Andy prodded
"Me, Hermionie Granger, and Ron Weasley. You, Andy, look like a Ron made over. He was always the enthusiastic one, and the one that did all the most amusing things. Hermionie was always the brains of everything, she figured everything out in time. And I was the heroic one that always got us into trouble"
"Never failed to almost get himself killed"
Came a voice from the door. The group turned. Ron and Hermionie stood there in their pajama's, smiling broadly
"So, you think they will live up to the 'dream team' expectations?"
Hermionie asked, scooting in between the boys. Ron took a seat on the other side of Lea
"Definitely"
Harry said. The kids seemed overwhelmed by the fact that they were sitting with Harry Potter and his closest friends, carrying on a conversation with them.
"A picture, Harry Potter sir?"
Dobby asked, holding up a camera. Hermionie giggled
"Sounds nice Dobby"
She said, standing. The rest of them stood to. Ron, Hermionie and Harry in the back. Andy, Lea, and Nathan in front of them. Dobby snapped the picture and handed it to Harry. Her copied it 10 times and handed one to each of them, keeping five for himself.
"Hog"
Ron mumbled, taking a tart from a plate a house elf was carrying. Harry stuck his tongue out and Ron launched the tart at him. Harry chuckled and put the pictures in his pocket.
"One for Snape, Mcgonagall, Dumbledore, and Sirius....They'll love it."
Harry said, standing
"We better go back to bed, see you kids later"
Ron said, taking Hermionie and Harry's arms and dragging them out of the kitchen. The three smiled once more then left for their rooms. They talked and laughed al the way back
"They seem like great kids"
Hermionie said to herself
"Yeah"
Ron echoed as he stopped beside his portrait. He looked at the other two
"Guys, I know we haven't done anything yet, but I want you both to promise me something"
He said, suddenly looking very serious. Hermionie and Harry nodded
"We'll never give in, all right? We'll never fall apart, and we'll be there for each other forever, no matter what happens"
Ron normally wasn't this serious, and it worried Harry and Hermionie slightly
"I promise"
They chorused
"And..."
Ron continued
"If I don't make it.....you'll bury me in Gringots so I can be around money"
He said, a smile growing on his face. Hermionie let out a frustrated sigh and smacked his arm
"Trust you to make something like that go to waste"
She snapped, but she couldn't hide her smile
"I'm going to bed before either one of you come up with another brilliant idea to get us killed, or worse-"
"EXPELLED!"
Harry and Ron both yelled, laughing. Hermionie giggled and left them to laugh at their stupid humor. The two boys said good-night and went to bed, waking up only five hours later.
~*~
Dumbledore once again looked over the room that now held numerous smaller tables.
"We will not put anything into action for another few weeks, three weeks from today in fact"
Harry Krum, and Oliver Wood let out a sigh of relief. Everyone looked at them strangely
"Quidditch game"
Krum muttered. Everyone rolled their eyes
"We will meet again in three weeks, all of the leaders please get together with your 'co-leader' and plan tactics, we would like to hear them. Until later! Good-bye"
Soon everyone was gone. Harry, Hermionie, Ron, Draco, and Riley returned to the flat. Riley talked to Ron for a moment then left the group to enjoy themselves. Days passed and finally the Quidditch game came along. Harry first professional Quiddtich game. Was he nervous? Hell yeah. He held his broom tightly, John standing beside him, a lopsided grin on his face
"You'll be fine Harry. Krum will be dead before he can even glance at the snitch"
John said, grinning
"And if I don't kill him, he'll plunge to his death at the sight of your broom"
Harry smiled
"Thank John"
Like that helped? Wouldn't that be lovely, 'Krum plunges to his death during match with Harry Potter' He could just see the headlines. Harry had to chuckle. John just shook his head. They doors opened and Harry watched as Oliver sped out. There was a loud cheer and Harry heard Oliver's name being screamed, his broom type being called and various other things being said, including that he was single. Then Lita went out, followed by the two other chasers, Leemon, and Devren. Then John went, his cheer was louder than the others, mostly from all the women in the stands. Then the other beater, Allan, and finally he heard his call.
"AND THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM! HARRY POTTER!!!!!!!"
Harry shot out of the room and was met by screaming fans and masses of people chanting his name.
"MR. POTTER, UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT SINGLE. RIGHT NOW HE IS DATING MS. GINNY WEASLEY! HE'S FLYING A LIGHTNING BOLT, MADE JUST FOR HIM!"
Harry looked over at the commentator box and his jaw dropped. Fred Weasley was waving at him, a huge grin on his face. Right in front of the box sat Ron, Hermionie, Draco, Riley, Ginny, Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, Daniel, Mcgonagall, Cassi, Laura, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Charlie, Bill, George, Percy, Snape, and, much his surprise, Lea, Nathan, and Andy. They were waving at him enthusiastically. He grinned back, then turned towards the game. Krum was smirking at him, though he looked a little nervous. The balls were released, the whistle blew and the game began. It was much faster than a Hogwarts game. The scores were rising quickly, he was dodging bludgers every second. It was very intense. He glanced at Krum who was calmly circling the pitch, while Harry was frantically avoiding bludgers and other objects. Suddenly John shot a bludger at Krum. The furious black ball hit his broom and snapped it in half, more like it quarters. Krum slipped and now dangling from a very thin piece of broom. The game didn't slow down though, no penalty or time out was called, no one but the crowd had seen, the crowd and Harry. Then Harry saw the snitch. He looked back at Krum, who was loosing his grip. With a sigh he sped towards the boy. He flew right up beside him and grabbed his hand
"Having problems?"
Harry asked, hoisting Krum up onto his own broom.
"Sort of"
Krum growled, watching as the remainder suddenly dropped out of mid air, hitting the captian of the Bulgarian team on the head. He looked up and gasped. A time out was called, Harry set Krum, then returned to the air
"Why'd you save him Harry?"
Oliver cried
"Without him, there is no way Bulgaria could have won-"
"Ever. Oliver, if he would have fallen he very well could have died, it was a hundred foot drop. I don't want anyone dying while I'm playing Quiddtich"
Oliver rolled his eyes
"Your far to noble"
He muttered, returning to his post at the goals. John patted Harry on the back
"Way to go Potter. Heroic even in Quidditch, now catch the snitch, alrighty?"
He said, speeding off. The game resumed, and Harry was now even more determined. The score was now 100 to 80, England. Harry was circling the pitch, glancing at Krum every so often. He decided to test him. He turned his broom vertical and dived, Krum took the bait. the two were racing for the ground, and inches from it Harry realized that the snitch was hovering about a foot off the ground. He urged his broom harder. 10 feet, Harry was taking the lead, 5 feet, he took his hands off the broom, 1 foot! He leapt off the broom, caught the snitch then hit the ground. The crowd burst into cheers, even is they were for Bulgaria, most had come to see Harry Potter play. Krum had hit the ground beside him, but he was.....snitchless. Harry chuckled and rolled over. Shocking pain coursed through him
"Damn"
He muttered. He's broken his arm, rather badly actually. It was bleeding near the elbow, but he ignored it. Feet pounded over to him and lifted him. It was John, grinning like an idiot.
"Way to go Potter! Your shit loads better than our last seeker!"
He cried. Then Oliver hugged him
"You did it!"
The man cried
"Step away from the boyfriend"
A voice suddenly rang out and moments later Ginny was hugging him, then Ron, Hermionie, Sirius, Remus, Daniel. They were all cheering
"Brilliant!"
Nathan yelled as he skidded to a stop beside Harry, passing Victor Krum without a second glance.
"Wow! Harry you rocked! Krum was so amazed. He hit the ground cause he was gapping at you!"
Andy yelled. Lea nodded enthusiastically. Harry grinned
"Thanks"
He replied, grinning.
((That's that! Next chapter soon! Review please! ~Kay))