Today was the day. Today it was do or die. Today was life or death. Today was swim or sink. Today was more important than all proceeding days this year. Today was Quidditch.
Some people say that Quidditch is a matter of life and death, to Li, it was much more important. Today was the first match of the year. The Slytherin team was playing Ravenclaw. Ok, so it wasn't an important game, the Ravenclaw team had horrible beaters. That's what happened to Ravenclaws. All of them were so damn skinny and frail, like they spent their lives indoors, which they probably did.
"Nervous?" Lucius asked Li.
"Don't think so," Li replied.
"You know what to do, distract the seeker long enough for the rest of us to get some glory," Lucius told her.
"If it were any other team," Li replied. "Ravenclaws are born flyers and the seeker is usually the best of all. If I'm going to get the bloody snitch, I have to get it fast."
"Come on, you haven lost the snitch since second year. That was your first year on the team and no, we don't blame that on you even though we lost the cup."
"We've lost the bloody cup every year if you remember."
"Yea, but there were reasons. Second year you underestimated the Ravenclaw seeker and he got it before you did. Third year Black shoved you off your broom and you got pulled out of the game for fighting. Fourth year there was that flu going around so there was no cup final. Last year you were in the hospital wing from that prank by the Marauders and we were forced to play with a replacement."
"I don't think I'll be able to get it this year."
"What you talking about? You always get the snitch," Lucius assured Li.
"But this year Harris isn't on the team. She was always looking out for me on the pitch making sure the bludgers were deflected. I don't trust the beaters this year."
"So dodge the bloody things," Lucius told her like it was the simplest thing in the world.
"You know how it is when I'm after the snitch, I hear the bloody things but I miss judge them and they always hit me. Harris understood this so she kept within the half field I was in so she could give me support."
"I don't know, it was a bit embarrassing having a girlie girl as our main beater," Lucius said making a face.
"I agree, it was degrading to see her come out wearing makeup, but you have to admit, she was a good beater."
"I got an idea. You have to catch the snitch, but you can't catch it within the first hour of the game so the rest of us can play. If you catch it before the first hour or the Ravenclaw seeker gets it, you have to go to the next Hogwarts ball as a girl," Lucius said wickedly.
"Hell no! I already did that once and there is no way I'm dressing like a bloody girl again. That was so embarrassing and I'm not doing that in front of the school!" Li protested.
"It's a sad day when a Slytherin is that chicken not to take a simple bet."
"What do I get if I win?" Li asked.
"Twenty gallons."
"Seventy-five."
"Twenty-five."
"Seventy."
"Fifty," Lucius said.
"Done," Li told him. "Get out your money cause I'm going to win this."
"Players to the field!" announced the commentator's voice.
"We're already on the bloody field!" Lucius shouted back.
"Well mount your brooms then!" the commentator yelled. The Griffindor commentator began to mutter things about 'bloody Slytherins,' under his breath.
"I want a nice clean game!" the Quidditch instructor yelled. Flint and the Ravenclaw captain went to shake hands. The snitch was released and everyone went up into the air. The Quaffle was thrown in the air and the game started. Li rose in the air and debated the word Quaffle, it sounded like waffle. She tried to imagine Lucius playing Quidditch with a waffle, it was an amusing sight.
Half an hour had pasted and no sign of the snitch, winning this was going to be easy, Li thought. Then a glint of gold caught her eye. She dived out of habit before remembering and going into an upward assent. The Ravenclaw seeker followed her. She went into another dive, this time away from the snitch.
"Has Evans seen the snitch?" the commentator asked. "Come on Jem! Catch up to him! You can get it before him! Everyone knows that make of broom isn't good for quick turns!"
That's what he thinks, Li laughed to herself. True her broom was a bit hard to handle, for anyone else. For her it was the smoothest and most responsive broom in the world. The golden glint had once again caught her eye, but this time the other seeker had seen it as well. She tried to get in front of him, but the Ravenclaw was very agile and just dodged her.
There was only one thing she could do to make sure he didn't get it, get it herself. She hoped an hour was up and raced the snitch. Five meters and the two seekers were neck to neck. Two, one, Li stretched out her hand and felt cold metal within her clasp.
She went into a dive that she pulled out of a meter or two above the ground. She landed and held up the snitch.
"Slytherin wins," the commentator said moodily. "Evans has got the snitch with fifty-five minutes of the game opening." All the players landed. All the Slytherins clapped her on the back. They all went to the locker room to put away their brooms.
"Guess what this means?" Lucius asked after the room had been cleared of people.
"Come on! I was five minutes away!"
"I'll give you ten gallons if it make you feel better, but you still going." Lucius made his way to the door. "I forgot to mention, you have to wear make-up, a dress, have your hair styled and you have to dance with James Potter." He pulled his face away from the doorway an out of sight. Good thing too, because Li had just fling the nearest thing in his direction, which was a practice bludger.
A/N this isn' the good chapter I promised, but it's coming soon. I need James to fall for her more as a girl so it makes it better later. Oh, in the last chapter, I didn't mention every topic the boys in my grade said, maybe I'll include that later. Is this chapter ok? Sorry if it's nother bad chapter.
