Tragic Tales of Teenagers
Chapter Nine
Cheers and Letters
Allie woke to the sound of a crash. She squinted in the bright lights of the hospital. Her head pounded but she still pulled herself up a little from the white bed she was laying on. Harry had knocked over a vase with flowers in it.
"We were worried about you," Fred said smiling. Allie didn't say anything back. She tried to yawn but she noticed a breathing mask on her face. A nurse who was nearby pulled it off for her.
"What happened?" Allie asked.
"Don't you remember any of it?" the nurse asked. Her nametag said she was Emily. Her golden hair was in two braids that laid on her shoulders.
"The last thing I remember was Ron running into me," Allie said.
"You fell and blacked out. You've been here for several hours," Fred told her.
About two hours later, Fred wheeled Allie out of the hospital in a wheelchair.
"I look like such a dork!" Allie whined.
"It's only until tomorrow afternoon," Fred replied.
"Can I have a turn with Roller Girl?" Harry asked as he skipped in front of them. Fred said yes, but only if he didn't do anything stupid.
Harry grabbed the handles on the back of the chair and started into a run.
"You're going to kill me!" Allie screamed as Harry tipped the chair so that it was on only two wheels. Just then, the chair hit a big rock and it sent Allie, Harry, and the chair flying into the sky. Allie landed softly on a mound of sand. Harry landed beside her, but Harry fell on a bunch of seashells. The wheelchair ended up broken and battered on the concrete.
After going back to the hospital for another chair, Fred carefully wheeled Allie back to her room.
The next day, Percy came to breakfast wearing an interesting outfit. It was a warm-up outfit that people who play sports wear. George looked at his feet. He had on white tennis shoes. He wore blue pants with purple stripes down the sides. He wore a light jacket that matched the pants. Then George saw it: Cress Cheerleading Team. The words were right by the pocket on the jacket.
George laughed like a maniac and then finally began to control himself. "Percy, why are you wearing cheerleading clothes?"
Percy went red and replied, "I um. well you see, I.I'm on a cheerleading team. Okay? Are you happy now?"
George burst into a fit of laughter again. Everyone else, except for Fred who was laughing as well, stared wide-eyed at Percy. Percy, who was feeling very uncomfortable, took a bite of toast and nearly choked on it when he forgot to chew first.
"Our first competition is this afternoon if anyone cares. I don't care what the lot of you think about me cheerleading. I like it," Percy stated after taking a swig of orange juice.
"Well I don't know about everyone else but I would love to come and watch," Libbie said. Then George looked at everyone around the table.
"Bloody hell! Ginny is a cheerleader too?" George exclaimed when he noticed Ginny's outfit. It was just like Percy's.
Later that day, everyone got first row tickets for the cheerleading competition. They were all dressed in purple and blue to support the Cress team. After several teams performed for judges, the Cress team came out.
Percy was wearing an outfit that looked very similar to his warm-up outfit. Ginny was wearing a short purple and white skirt and a blue top that showed off her bellybutton. Her flaming red hair was done up in curls and it had a white bow in it. She carried in her hands two large pompoms.
"Go Cress!" the team shouted.
The team did a lot of acrobatics and dance steps. They all did some splits and high kicks. They made some small pyramids where the person on top jumped off and did a flip. Then someone caught them before their feet hit the ground. There was a ton of stuff going on. You couldn't keep your eye on just one place because the team was really working the floor.
"C - R - E - S - S!" Ginny shouted as she shook her pompoms. "What does it spell?"
"Cress!" shouted the audience.
Moments after their performance, the judges showed them their scores: 8.5, 9, 9.6, 10.
"What the hell? You know they deserved all tens!" Harry hollered dramatically.
"I saw you looking up those girl's skirts at the competition," Charlie said to Percy after the competition was over. Cress had gotten fifth place out of twenty-five.
Percy grinned and said, "It's a bonus."
For dinner, everyone ate on the beach. They had made a small fire and were roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. Ginny squealed every time her marshmallow caught fire.
"I saw you guys at the competition," Oliver said as he shoved a hot dog in his mouth.
"What were you doing there?" Bill asked.
"Watching my girlfriend, Meg. She was the brunette on the Holkroft team," Oliver said as he wiped mustard off his lip.
"Didn't they come in first place?" Charlie asked. Oliver nodded.
"I can't believe he's found a girlfriend already!" Allie whispered to Whitley.
"In case you've forgotten, you aren't single anymore either," Whitley replied.
Just then, a bunch of owls flew overhead and dropped down some letters. Charlie, Bill, Fred, George, Harry, Ron, Whitley, Libbie, Allie, and Oliver received them. Libbie pulled hers out first.
Dear Libbie,
We are pleased to inform you that you have passed your test to become an Animagi. Please owl us back with what creatures you would like to become. We are not responsible for anything that happens to you while in your animal state but we will do all we can to make sure you stay safe.
Sincerely, The Ministry of Magic
Libbie shrieked with joy. Percy wasn't that happy though. He wanted to be an Animagi but he didn't pass. Ginny was too young to take her test. All of the kids started talking about what they wanted to turn into and where they'd go and how much fun all of this would be.
Allie woke to the sound of a crash. She squinted in the bright lights of the hospital. Her head pounded but she still pulled herself up a little from the white bed she was laying on. Harry had knocked over a vase with flowers in it.
"We were worried about you," Fred said smiling. Allie didn't say anything back. She tried to yawn but she noticed a breathing mask on her face. A nurse who was nearby pulled it off for her.
"What happened?" Allie asked.
"Don't you remember any of it?" the nurse asked. Her nametag said she was Emily. Her golden hair was in two braids that laid on her shoulders.
"The last thing I remember was Ron running into me," Allie said.
"You fell and blacked out. You've been here for several hours," Fred told her.
About two hours later, Fred wheeled Allie out of the hospital in a wheelchair.
"I look like such a dork!" Allie whined.
"It's only until tomorrow afternoon," Fred replied.
"Can I have a turn with Roller Girl?" Harry asked as he skipped in front of them. Fred said yes, but only if he didn't do anything stupid.
Harry grabbed the handles on the back of the chair and started into a run.
"You're going to kill me!" Allie screamed as Harry tipped the chair so that it was on only two wheels. Just then, the chair hit a big rock and it sent Allie, Harry, and the chair flying into the sky. Allie landed softly on a mound of sand. Harry landed beside her, but Harry fell on a bunch of seashells. The wheelchair ended up broken and battered on the concrete.
After going back to the hospital for another chair, Fred carefully wheeled Allie back to her room.
The next day, Percy came to breakfast wearing an interesting outfit. It was a warm-up outfit that people who play sports wear. George looked at his feet. He had on white tennis shoes. He wore blue pants with purple stripes down the sides. He wore a light jacket that matched the pants. Then George saw it: Cress Cheerleading Team. The words were right by the pocket on the jacket.
George laughed like a maniac and then finally began to control himself. "Percy, why are you wearing cheerleading clothes?"
Percy went red and replied, "I um. well you see, I.I'm on a cheerleading team. Okay? Are you happy now?"
George burst into a fit of laughter again. Everyone else, except for Fred who was laughing as well, stared wide-eyed at Percy. Percy, who was feeling very uncomfortable, took a bite of toast and nearly choked on it when he forgot to chew first.
"Our first competition is this afternoon if anyone cares. I don't care what the lot of you think about me cheerleading. I like it," Percy stated after taking a swig of orange juice.
"Well I don't know about everyone else but I would love to come and watch," Libbie said. Then George looked at everyone around the table.
"Bloody hell! Ginny is a cheerleader too?" George exclaimed when he noticed Ginny's outfit. It was just like Percy's.
Later that day, everyone got first row tickets for the cheerleading competition. They were all dressed in purple and blue to support the Cress team. After several teams performed for judges, the Cress team came out.
Percy was wearing an outfit that looked very similar to his warm-up outfit. Ginny was wearing a short purple and white skirt and a blue top that showed off her bellybutton. Her flaming red hair was done up in curls and it had a white bow in it. She carried in her hands two large pompoms.
"Go Cress!" the team shouted.
The team did a lot of acrobatics and dance steps. They all did some splits and high kicks. They made some small pyramids where the person on top jumped off and did a flip. Then someone caught them before their feet hit the ground. There was a ton of stuff going on. You couldn't keep your eye on just one place because the team was really working the floor.
"C - R - E - S - S!" Ginny shouted as she shook her pompoms. "What does it spell?"
"Cress!" shouted the audience.
Moments after their performance, the judges showed them their scores: 8.5, 9, 9.6, 10.
"What the hell? You know they deserved all tens!" Harry hollered dramatically.
"I saw you looking up those girl's skirts at the competition," Charlie said to Percy after the competition was over. Cress had gotten fifth place out of twenty-five.
Percy grinned and said, "It's a bonus."
For dinner, everyone ate on the beach. They had made a small fire and were roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. Ginny squealed every time her marshmallow caught fire.
"I saw you guys at the competition," Oliver said as he shoved a hot dog in his mouth.
"What were you doing there?" Bill asked.
"Watching my girlfriend, Meg. She was the brunette on the Holkroft team," Oliver said as he wiped mustard off his lip.
"Didn't they come in first place?" Charlie asked. Oliver nodded.
"I can't believe he's found a girlfriend already!" Allie whispered to Whitley.
"In case you've forgotten, you aren't single anymore either," Whitley replied.
Just then, a bunch of owls flew overhead and dropped down some letters. Charlie, Bill, Fred, George, Harry, Ron, Whitley, Libbie, Allie, and Oliver received them. Libbie pulled hers out first.
Dear Libbie,
We are pleased to inform you that you have passed your test to become an Animagi. Please owl us back with what creatures you would like to become. We are not responsible for anything that happens to you while in your animal state but we will do all we can to make sure you stay safe.
Sincerely, The Ministry of Magic
Libbie shrieked with joy. Percy wasn't that happy though. He wanted to be an Animagi but he didn't pass. Ginny was too young to take her test. All of the kids started talking about what they wanted to turn into and where they'd go and how much fun all of this would be.