Chap. 10
Disclaimer on opening note
Ruby had never heard of the game Quidditch. But Ron was well on his way to
explaining as they found their seats.
"It's wicked, really." he commented. "See those three hoops? That's where they score! Oh, it's starting!" And that was the last she heard from Ron. She would've asked Hermione, but she was on the other side of Ron, and the chances of Ron moving were slim.
"And," a small voice piped up next to her, "there are seven players on each team. Oliver is the Keeper, he is by the goals and tries to stop the quaffle from scoring, that's the bigger red ball that is carried by the Chasers. Then," she continued as the game was going on." My brothers, Fred and George, are the Beaters who try to keep the mean black balls away from the other players. And finally the Seeker, which is Harry," she sort of blushed as she said his name. "He has to find the little gold ball with wings called the Golden Snitch. If he finds it he, " she stopped and her attention was on the field. One of the black balls seemed to be chasing Harry.
"Is that normal?" The small girl just shook her head. Harry and Malfoy were neck and neck racing, but Ruby couldn't see what they were chasing after. This was not Ruby's idea of fun. A gasp suddenly went through the crowd as the black ball hit Harry. Then cheering!
"What just happened?"
"Harry caught the snitch! We won!"
"Oh, yay!"
Hermione and Ron were heading down to the stadium floor.
"Come on," The girl said. "We'll meet them at the infirmary."
"So," Ruby began as they walked into the castle. "You are another Weasley?"
"Yes," She said shyly. "My name is Ginny. It's my first year at Hogwarts."
"Oh, so are you the youngest?"
"Yeah, only girl too. Umm." She stopped short of the infirmary entrance.
"What?"
"I think I need to go back to the common room." She turned and started to walk away.
"Hey, thanks for talking to me, and telling me about Quidditch and all." Ginny simply turned and smiled.
"What happened," Ruby asked when she saw Hermione and Ron gathered around Harry's bed.
"Lockhart decided to 'fix' Harry's broken arm by de-boning it," answered Ron.
"That idiot."
"You children should let him rest. He has a long night of regrowing to do," Madam Pomfrey stamped.
"You better get going," said Harry.
"Hope you feel better, Harry." Ruby walked out, but it took a bit before Hermione and Ron followed.
* Yes, I know, short chapter. blah blah. I just needed something to really introduce Ginny to Ruby, where they actually talked. I thought it was cute.
"It's wicked, really." he commented. "See those three hoops? That's where they score! Oh, it's starting!" And that was the last she heard from Ron. She would've asked Hermione, but she was on the other side of Ron, and the chances of Ron moving were slim.
"And," a small voice piped up next to her, "there are seven players on each team. Oliver is the Keeper, he is by the goals and tries to stop the quaffle from scoring, that's the bigger red ball that is carried by the Chasers. Then," she continued as the game was going on." My brothers, Fred and George, are the Beaters who try to keep the mean black balls away from the other players. And finally the Seeker, which is Harry," she sort of blushed as she said his name. "He has to find the little gold ball with wings called the Golden Snitch. If he finds it he, " she stopped and her attention was on the field. One of the black balls seemed to be chasing Harry.
"Is that normal?" The small girl just shook her head. Harry and Malfoy were neck and neck racing, but Ruby couldn't see what they were chasing after. This was not Ruby's idea of fun. A gasp suddenly went through the crowd as the black ball hit Harry. Then cheering!
"What just happened?"
"Harry caught the snitch! We won!"
"Oh, yay!"
Hermione and Ron were heading down to the stadium floor.
"Come on," The girl said. "We'll meet them at the infirmary."
"So," Ruby began as they walked into the castle. "You are another Weasley?"
"Yes," She said shyly. "My name is Ginny. It's my first year at Hogwarts."
"Oh, so are you the youngest?"
"Yeah, only girl too. Umm." She stopped short of the infirmary entrance.
"What?"
"I think I need to go back to the common room." She turned and started to walk away.
"Hey, thanks for talking to me, and telling me about Quidditch and all." Ginny simply turned and smiled.
"What happened," Ruby asked when she saw Hermione and Ron gathered around Harry's bed.
"Lockhart decided to 'fix' Harry's broken arm by de-boning it," answered Ron.
"That idiot."
"You children should let him rest. He has a long night of regrowing to do," Madam Pomfrey stamped.
"You better get going," said Harry.
"Hope you feel better, Harry." Ruby walked out, but it took a bit before Hermione and Ron followed.
* Yes, I know, short chapter. blah blah. I just needed something to really introduce Ginny to Ruby, where they actually talked. I thought it was cute.
