Chapter 5 Halloween and Quiddich
On Halloween morning, Ron and Harry were in the hall between classes. Their whole class had failed miserably at the levitation spell, and they were treated to a story by Professor Flitwick of Hermione's great Wingardium Leviosa.
When they saw Hermione in the hall, Ron decided to try to get back at her.
"It's no wonder no one can stand Hermione Granger," he said loud enough for her to hear, "She's a nightmare, honestly."
Hermione retorted, "I have plenty of friends in Ravenclaw, thank you. I don't need lessons in popularity from someone who helped lose 150 points for his house in one night."
Ron retreated, abashed.
The only other memorable incident that Halloween was that a troll got loose in the school. All the students stayed in their dormitories and the troll was quickly rounded up by Professor McGonagall, who transformed it into a gecko until it could be put back where it belonged. The students noticed Professor Snape limping the next day, which was odd because apparently he didn't have anything to do with fighting the troll.
Harry was desperately trying to balance studies and Quiddich practice. He also tried to get a book from the library called "Quiddich through the Years," but Hermione had it checked out to learn flying tips.
Snape found Harry one morning out on the cold Quiddich field trying to get in some reading before practice. Snape checked his book, but since it was a regular school book rather than a library book, Snape had to leave empty-handed.
Hermione's friends in the Raven Mavens were eager to go to the first Quiddich match between Slytherin and Griffindor.
"Come on, 'Mione," said Mandy Brocklehurst. "It'll be fun."
"I have a lot of studying to do," said Hermione. "And I'm not all that interested in what Gryffindor does these days." The way Ron had talked about her still hurt a bit.
The other three Mavens went on to the game and left Hermione to her studies. Less than an hour later they were back, in tears.
"Harry Potter was in the game as a Seeker. In the middle of the game he lost control of his broom," reported Alice.
"What happened to him?" gasped Hermione.
"He fell!" said Mandy. "He would have died except the Weasley twins snatched at him on the way down and slowed the fall. He's in the Hospital Wing now with a broken back."
"I'm sure someone was jinxing his broom," said Lisa. "It didn't act normally at all."
"But who here could have jinxed him, and why?" said Hermione.
"I checked out the crowd with binoculars and I saw two people who where staring at Harry without blinking: Professor Snape and Professor Quirrelll. One of them must have been jinxing him," said Lisa. "By the time I figured it out, it was too late to try to stop it."
"I wish you had been there, 'Mione," said Alice. "You would have thought of something to do."
"We'll do something now," said Hermione. "We'll get to the bottom of what's going on at this school that would cause a professor to try to kill a student. Are you with me?"
"Yes!" said the other Raven Mavens together.
On Halloween morning, Ron and Harry were in the hall between classes. Their whole class had failed miserably at the levitation spell, and they were treated to a story by Professor Flitwick of Hermione's great Wingardium Leviosa.
When they saw Hermione in the hall, Ron decided to try to get back at her.
"It's no wonder no one can stand Hermione Granger," he said loud enough for her to hear, "She's a nightmare, honestly."
Hermione retorted, "I have plenty of friends in Ravenclaw, thank you. I don't need lessons in popularity from someone who helped lose 150 points for his house in one night."
Ron retreated, abashed.
The only other memorable incident that Halloween was that a troll got loose in the school. All the students stayed in their dormitories and the troll was quickly rounded up by Professor McGonagall, who transformed it into a gecko until it could be put back where it belonged. The students noticed Professor Snape limping the next day, which was odd because apparently he didn't have anything to do with fighting the troll.
Harry was desperately trying to balance studies and Quiddich practice. He also tried to get a book from the library called "Quiddich through the Years," but Hermione had it checked out to learn flying tips.
Snape found Harry one morning out on the cold Quiddich field trying to get in some reading before practice. Snape checked his book, but since it was a regular school book rather than a library book, Snape had to leave empty-handed.
Hermione's friends in the Raven Mavens were eager to go to the first Quiddich match between Slytherin and Griffindor.
"Come on, 'Mione," said Mandy Brocklehurst. "It'll be fun."
"I have a lot of studying to do," said Hermione. "And I'm not all that interested in what Gryffindor does these days." The way Ron had talked about her still hurt a bit.
The other three Mavens went on to the game and left Hermione to her studies. Less than an hour later they were back, in tears.
"Harry Potter was in the game as a Seeker. In the middle of the game he lost control of his broom," reported Alice.
"What happened to him?" gasped Hermione.
"He fell!" said Mandy. "He would have died except the Weasley twins snatched at him on the way down and slowed the fall. He's in the Hospital Wing now with a broken back."
"I'm sure someone was jinxing his broom," said Lisa. "It didn't act normally at all."
"But who here could have jinxed him, and why?" said Hermione.
"I checked out the crowd with binoculars and I saw two people who where staring at Harry without blinking: Professor Snape and Professor Quirrelll. One of them must have been jinxing him," said Lisa. "By the time I figured it out, it was too late to try to stop it."
"I wish you had been there, 'Mione," said Alice. "You would have thought of something to do."
"We'll do something now," said Hermione. "We'll get to the bottom of what's going on at this school that would cause a professor to try to kill a student. Are you with me?"
"Yes!" said the other Raven Mavens together.
