The next morning at breakfast everyone received their schedules during
breakfast.
"Ugh. Double potions with the Slytherins," moaned Harry. "Right after
lunch. Maybe I'll lose it all over Snape..."
"AGAIN!? We ialwaysi have that! Stupid Slytherins!" shouted Ron. "And that old bat, Trelawney will be unbearable. This year we have to use a book SHE wrote!"
"At least Lupin is our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher again." said Hermione logically, looking on the bright side of things.
"Who's Lupin?" asked Emily.
"Only the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher EVER!" said Harry.
"Well we have double DADA with the Hufflepuffs first."
"Lucky you."
***
"Hello, first years. I am Professor Remus Lupin. Today we will be studying boggarts. Does anyone know what a boggart is?"
Emily's hand shot up.
Emily," said Lupin
"A boggart is a shape-shifter. It transforms into whatever it thinks will scare us most."
"Very good. Ten points to Gryffindor..."
And the lesson continued.
Mean while the Gryffindor fifth years had Care of Magical Creatures with Slytherin...
"Hello, I am Professor Fleur Declour. I am taking place of Hagrid, who had to be away on a mission for Dumbledore. I cannot reveal anymore information on this matter. Today, and for the next few weeks we will study the kneazle. Who knows what a kneazle is?"
Of course, Hermione the Walking Textbook's hand shot up.
"Hermione?"
"A kneazle is a cat like creater. It has the ability to detect danger." responded Hermione.
"Good. Ten points to Gryffindor. Now, take out IMagical Beasts and Where to Find ThemI, and open to page 24. Do I have a volunteer to read to the class about the kneazle? Hermione, you read." said Professor Declour.
Hermione began, "'[b]The Kneazle was originally bred in Britain, though it is now exported world wide. A small cat-like creature with flecked, speckled, or spotted fur, out size ears, and a tail like a lions, the kneazle is intelligent, independent, and occasionally aggressive, though if it takes a liking to a witch or wizard, it makes an excellent pet. The kneazle has an uncanny abilty to detect unsavory or suspicious characters and can be called upon to guide its owner safely home if they are lost. Kneazles have up to eight kittens and can inteerbreed with cats. Licences are required for ownership as kneazles are sufficially unusual in apperance and attract muggle interest.'"[/b]
"Very good," said Professor. Declour. "I have checked with Professor Dumbledore, and he asked the ministry if we can use some kneazles for class. Now everybody find a partner and sit with them."
"Now, for the next three weeks you and your partner will study the kneazles. I will find a variety of dangerous, but not too dangerous creatures. Such as doxys and boggarts. Some of these, you may have delt within DADA. There, you learned how do defend yourself against them. In my class you will learn about them. You will record you kneazles' reaction to each creature. At the end of the three weeks, you will write an essay on the kneazle and it's reactions. You will compare the reactions to another groups. You may now pick one out with your partner." said Professor Declour, motioning to the knealzes in a pen. At lunch that afternoon, everyone was talking about their first day back at Hogwarts.
"Harry," said Emily exidedly. "You were right, Lupin is the best teacher!"
***
Over the next few weeks, Harry, Ron, and hermione couldn't help noticing Emily always had her left hand closed. She always had it covered one way or another. They asked Martha, her best friend about this, but she had no information on it. They never knew why her hand was covered, and where to polite to ask. Besides, Ron still had a bruise from where Hermione had kicked him.
*** Towards the end of September, Harry and the rest of the team where called to a meeting. Madam Hooch informed them that they needed a captain and keeper. To decide who would be captain, they took a vote. Their vote was cast by writing down the person's name on a slip of paper and putting it in to a hat (they used Ron's Cuddley Cannons cap, Fred and George stole it from him)
Harry had trouble deciding. He eventually decided on Katie.
"OK," said George, counting the votes. "One for Katie, and five for Harry. And none, ZIP!, ZERO! Nothing, for poor measley little me." George broke down into a fake sob. Which left everybody laughing. But, Harry couldn't believe it. He was the new captain of the Gryffindor Qudditch team. Fred jumped up, saluted Harry like he was a general, and stood up straight. He then shouted "Sir, what should we do first, sir?!"
Trying not laugh, Harry said, "We need a new keeper, we can post a notificatian for tryouts in the common room." "Yes sir! We'll get right on it" Fred said saluting him, and ran out the room.
Tryouts were to be held the following week. The only people to tryout were all the boys in Harry's dorm.
********
After Seamus, Dean and Neville, it was Ron's turn. Out of 50 goals the chasers threw at him, he only missed two. Seamus had missed twenty, Dean fifteen , and poor Neville missed 42. Ron was made the new keeper. When Harry told Ron the news, he was jumping for joy. Wait.'jumping for joy' wasn't quite what he was doing.more like screaming, dancing, and jumping off of walls and furniture. Very mature if you ask me.
The Gryffindors had many practice sections. Harry discussed some plays shown in IQuidditch Through the Ages. I It was one of many practice times:
"Now, Fred and George, I want you two to practice The Bluddger Backbeat and the Dopplebeater Defence. The Bludger Backbeat will be hard, so take turns. The one preforming the move will tell the other beater, in your case your twin, where you are aiming for. The other brother will tell you how close. Practice until you become really really good at both moves." Said Harry.
"Okeeyday!" shouted the twins.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Goof balls" he muttered under his breath. Harry continued, "Now, Ron, you and the chasers will practice together. Ron, I want you to practice the Double Eight Loop, and the Starfish and Sick.NOT Starfish Without sick. What I want the Chasers to practice is Hawkshead Attacking formation, Parkin's Pincer, Porskoff Ploy, Reverse Pass, and Woollongong Shimmy. While all of you are practicing what I told you, I will practice the Plumpton Pass and the Wronski Feint. Now, go!"
So the weeks passed, and the teams practiced the same moves, which they became VERY good at. Harry even had them doing extra exercises. Two weeks before Halloween, Dumbledoe made an anouncment. On Halloween, there would be a Halloween ball. Fourth year and up were invited. Two days before that would be the first Quidditch match of the season, Slytherin verses Gryffindor.
********************* It was October, and Quidditch season was rolling around the corner. The whole team was exited. Ron was nervous, it was his first game. On October 29, the team headed to the changing rooms. They could hear the school chattering in the stands. Ron felt like hurling. His face looked greener than when he barfed up slugs in second year. He hadn't been able to eat any breakfast either. So, of course Harry told Ron about Oliver Wood's first game. Ron's face, which no one thought possible, turned a even nastier shade of green. They heard their names called, so they entered the stadium. They heard their names called, so they entered the stadium.
Madam Hooch released the snitch and bludgers. Then she released the quaffle and the game begun.
"Gryffindor takes the quaffle Alica Spinit, a rather pretty girl, you'd be lucky to go to the ball with her-lucky me!-" Commentated Lee Jordan
"Lee Jordan!" shouted Professor McGonagall.
"Sorry.but she is pretty.She flies towards the goal.she shoots.she scores! 10-0 to Gryffindor!"
And so the game continued. An hour later, still no sign of the snitch, and the score was tied 50-50. Harry called time-out.
"Ok team," Harry said. "Lets use some of the moves we learned in practice." Harry then un-timed out the time out.
"Gryffindor takes hold of the quaffle," Lee said "Katie flies up and throws the quaffle below her.the Porksoff Ploy! She scores! 60-50 to Gryffindor. Slytheirn takes the quaffle, heads toward the goal posts.they shoot.hahaha.in your face Slytherin.better luck next time! Errr.sorry Professor. What's Malfoy doing?" said Lee. Every one turned their heads in Malfoy's direction. "Malfoy is charging head long at Harry, apparently trying to scabotage Harry's broom (stupid Malfoy.it's a Firebolt!) either that or knock Harry off. The twins come to the rescue, with the Dopplebeater Defence! Wow! Harry has done a mighty good job as captain. Gryffindor in position-has Potter seen the snitch?" Lee commentated.
A hush fell over the crowd as they scanned the stadium for Harry. Harry was hurling towards the ground, Malfoy was following, at the last moment Harry pulled up, but Malfoy didn't. Malfoy crashed.
"WOW! The Wronski Feint! Potter used the Wronski Feint! I haven't seen that move since the Quidditch World Cup! And Malfoy crahsed!"Lee Jordan commentated gleefully."The game continues"
~*~*~20 min. later~*~*~
"Has potter really seen the snitch this time?" asked Lee.
Harry was diving then he changed direction and went up, down, side, up, side, he urged his broom forward and caught the snitch.
"He's caught the snitch 50-210! Gryffindor wins!" Llee shouted.
And of course, there was a party in the Gryffindor common room.
"AGAIN!? We ialwaysi have that! Stupid Slytherins!" shouted Ron. "And that old bat, Trelawney will be unbearable. This year we have to use a book SHE wrote!"
"At least Lupin is our Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher again." said Hermione logically, looking on the bright side of things.
"Who's Lupin?" asked Emily.
"Only the best Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher EVER!" said Harry.
"Well we have double DADA with the Hufflepuffs first."
"Lucky you."
***
"Hello, first years. I am Professor Remus Lupin. Today we will be studying boggarts. Does anyone know what a boggart is?"
Emily's hand shot up.
Emily," said Lupin
"A boggart is a shape-shifter. It transforms into whatever it thinks will scare us most."
"Very good. Ten points to Gryffindor..."
And the lesson continued.
Mean while the Gryffindor fifth years had Care of Magical Creatures with Slytherin...
"Hello, I am Professor Fleur Declour. I am taking place of Hagrid, who had to be away on a mission for Dumbledore. I cannot reveal anymore information on this matter. Today, and for the next few weeks we will study the kneazle. Who knows what a kneazle is?"
Of course, Hermione the Walking Textbook's hand shot up.
"Hermione?"
"A kneazle is a cat like creater. It has the ability to detect danger." responded Hermione.
"Good. Ten points to Gryffindor. Now, take out IMagical Beasts and Where to Find ThemI, and open to page 24. Do I have a volunteer to read to the class about the kneazle? Hermione, you read." said Professor Declour.
Hermione began, "'[b]The Kneazle was originally bred in Britain, though it is now exported world wide. A small cat-like creature with flecked, speckled, or spotted fur, out size ears, and a tail like a lions, the kneazle is intelligent, independent, and occasionally aggressive, though if it takes a liking to a witch or wizard, it makes an excellent pet. The kneazle has an uncanny abilty to detect unsavory or suspicious characters and can be called upon to guide its owner safely home if they are lost. Kneazles have up to eight kittens and can inteerbreed with cats. Licences are required for ownership as kneazles are sufficially unusual in apperance and attract muggle interest.'"[/b]
"Very good," said Professor. Declour. "I have checked with Professor Dumbledore, and he asked the ministry if we can use some kneazles for class. Now everybody find a partner and sit with them."
"Now, for the next three weeks you and your partner will study the kneazles. I will find a variety of dangerous, but not too dangerous creatures. Such as doxys and boggarts. Some of these, you may have delt within DADA. There, you learned how do defend yourself against them. In my class you will learn about them. You will record you kneazles' reaction to each creature. At the end of the three weeks, you will write an essay on the kneazle and it's reactions. You will compare the reactions to another groups. You may now pick one out with your partner." said Professor Declour, motioning to the knealzes in a pen. At lunch that afternoon, everyone was talking about their first day back at Hogwarts.
"Harry," said Emily exidedly. "You were right, Lupin is the best teacher!"
***
Over the next few weeks, Harry, Ron, and hermione couldn't help noticing Emily always had her left hand closed. She always had it covered one way or another. They asked Martha, her best friend about this, but she had no information on it. They never knew why her hand was covered, and where to polite to ask. Besides, Ron still had a bruise from where Hermione had kicked him.
*** Towards the end of September, Harry and the rest of the team where called to a meeting. Madam Hooch informed them that they needed a captain and keeper. To decide who would be captain, they took a vote. Their vote was cast by writing down the person's name on a slip of paper and putting it in to a hat (they used Ron's Cuddley Cannons cap, Fred and George stole it from him)
Harry had trouble deciding. He eventually decided on Katie.
"OK," said George, counting the votes. "One for Katie, and five for Harry. And none, ZIP!, ZERO! Nothing, for poor measley little me." George broke down into a fake sob. Which left everybody laughing. But, Harry couldn't believe it. He was the new captain of the Gryffindor Qudditch team. Fred jumped up, saluted Harry like he was a general, and stood up straight. He then shouted "Sir, what should we do first, sir?!"
Trying not laugh, Harry said, "We need a new keeper, we can post a notificatian for tryouts in the common room." "Yes sir! We'll get right on it" Fred said saluting him, and ran out the room.
Tryouts were to be held the following week. The only people to tryout were all the boys in Harry's dorm.
********
After Seamus, Dean and Neville, it was Ron's turn. Out of 50 goals the chasers threw at him, he only missed two. Seamus had missed twenty, Dean fifteen , and poor Neville missed 42. Ron was made the new keeper. When Harry told Ron the news, he was jumping for joy. Wait.'jumping for joy' wasn't quite what he was doing.more like screaming, dancing, and jumping off of walls and furniture. Very mature if you ask me.
The Gryffindors had many practice sections. Harry discussed some plays shown in IQuidditch Through the Ages. I It was one of many practice times:
"Now, Fred and George, I want you two to practice The Bluddger Backbeat and the Dopplebeater Defence. The Bludger Backbeat will be hard, so take turns. The one preforming the move will tell the other beater, in your case your twin, where you are aiming for. The other brother will tell you how close. Practice until you become really really good at both moves." Said Harry.
"Okeeyday!" shouted the twins.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Goof balls" he muttered under his breath. Harry continued, "Now, Ron, you and the chasers will practice together. Ron, I want you to practice the Double Eight Loop, and the Starfish and Sick.NOT Starfish Without sick. What I want the Chasers to practice is Hawkshead Attacking formation, Parkin's Pincer, Porskoff Ploy, Reverse Pass, and Woollongong Shimmy. While all of you are practicing what I told you, I will practice the Plumpton Pass and the Wronski Feint. Now, go!"
So the weeks passed, and the teams practiced the same moves, which they became VERY good at. Harry even had them doing extra exercises. Two weeks before Halloween, Dumbledoe made an anouncment. On Halloween, there would be a Halloween ball. Fourth year and up were invited. Two days before that would be the first Quidditch match of the season, Slytherin verses Gryffindor.
********************* It was October, and Quidditch season was rolling around the corner. The whole team was exited. Ron was nervous, it was his first game. On October 29, the team headed to the changing rooms. They could hear the school chattering in the stands. Ron felt like hurling. His face looked greener than when he barfed up slugs in second year. He hadn't been able to eat any breakfast either. So, of course Harry told Ron about Oliver Wood's first game. Ron's face, which no one thought possible, turned a even nastier shade of green. They heard their names called, so they entered the stadium. They heard their names called, so they entered the stadium.
Madam Hooch released the snitch and bludgers. Then she released the quaffle and the game begun.
"Gryffindor takes the quaffle Alica Spinit, a rather pretty girl, you'd be lucky to go to the ball with her-lucky me!-" Commentated Lee Jordan
"Lee Jordan!" shouted Professor McGonagall.
"Sorry.but she is pretty.She flies towards the goal.she shoots.she scores! 10-0 to Gryffindor!"
And so the game continued. An hour later, still no sign of the snitch, and the score was tied 50-50. Harry called time-out.
"Ok team," Harry said. "Lets use some of the moves we learned in practice." Harry then un-timed out the time out.
"Gryffindor takes hold of the quaffle," Lee said "Katie flies up and throws the quaffle below her.the Porksoff Ploy! She scores! 60-50 to Gryffindor. Slytheirn takes the quaffle, heads toward the goal posts.they shoot.hahaha.in your face Slytherin.better luck next time! Errr.sorry Professor. What's Malfoy doing?" said Lee. Every one turned their heads in Malfoy's direction. "Malfoy is charging head long at Harry, apparently trying to scabotage Harry's broom (stupid Malfoy.it's a Firebolt!) either that or knock Harry off. The twins come to the rescue, with the Dopplebeater Defence! Wow! Harry has done a mighty good job as captain. Gryffindor in position-has Potter seen the snitch?" Lee commentated.
A hush fell over the crowd as they scanned the stadium for Harry. Harry was hurling towards the ground, Malfoy was following, at the last moment Harry pulled up, but Malfoy didn't. Malfoy crashed.
"WOW! The Wronski Feint! Potter used the Wronski Feint! I haven't seen that move since the Quidditch World Cup! And Malfoy crahsed!"Lee Jordan commentated gleefully."The game continues"
~*~*~20 min. later~*~*~
"Has potter really seen the snitch this time?" asked Lee.
Harry was diving then he changed direction and went up, down, side, up, side, he urged his broom forward and caught the snitch.
"He's caught the snitch 50-210! Gryffindor wins!" Llee shouted.
And of course, there was a party in the Gryffindor common room.