Chapter 3- The First Quidditch Game
The members of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Harry, Fred, George, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Oliver Wood gathered on the Quidditch field.
"Ok guys, here's how we're gonna make ourselves top notch Quidditch players so we win every game we play," said the Gryffindor team captain Oliver Wood. "We're gonna practice till we drop."
"That's it?" George asked in mock disappointment. "I expected more from a dedicated Quidditch player like you."
"We'll practice earlier and longer than last year," said Oliver.
"Sounds like fun," Fred said sarcastically.
"Now our first match is this Saturday against Slytherin and I spent the summer working on some new plays so we'll try them in practice and see if they work," said Oliver. "Now let's get out there and practice so we can win. Winning is everything. Win win win!"
Then everyone mounted their brooms and practice began.
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It was Saturday morning, the day of the first game. Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting in the Great Hall talking.
"Are you nervous about today's game Harry?" Ron asked.
"A little," said Harry, "but I'm ready to kick Slytherin's butt."
"That's exactly the kind of attitude I want Harry. Well done," said Oliver walking past him.
"No offense to Oliver but I think he's a little obsessed with winning," said Hermione.
"Yeah but he was always a strange person. Or at least that's what Fred and George said," said Ron.
"But everyone knows that it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game," said Hermione.
"Tell that to Oliver, but I doubt he'll believe you," said Harry. "Well, I gotta go get ready. See you at the game."
"Bye!" Ron and Hermione called after him.
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"Ok guys this is it," Oliver told everyone when they were done getting ready. "It's time to get out there and win. Believe me, winning is everything. Win win win! Any questions? No? Good."
Everyone mounted their brooms and flew onto the Quidditch field. The Slytherin team was already there. Lee Jordan was announcing. "Hello everyone and welcome to the first game of the season, Slytherin vs. Gryffindor!" said Lee.
"You guys are going down," said the Slytherin team captain, Marcus Flint.
"In your dreams," said Oliver. "We have Harry Potter, the best Seeker at Hogwarts."
Madam Hooch walked onto the field.
"Now I don't want a rough game!" she shouted up to the players as she relased the Quaffle and the Bludgers.
"The Quaffle is relased. Alicia has it. She passes to Angelina and oh no it's intercepted by Flint. He's heading toward the hoops. He shoots and...he misses. A spectacular save by Oliver Wood," said Lee.
The Slytherins booed and the Gryffindors cheered.
"Hey Potter," Malfoy snapped to Harry. "I'm gonna get that Snitch before you do."
"You never have and you never will," Harry said back to him.
A Bludger flew right past Harry's head.
"Watch out Katie!" Harry yelled.
Katie turned around and saw the Bludger coming at her. She ducked and it went over her head.
"Angelina has the Quaffle. She shoots..and scores! 10 points for Gryffindor! All right! What a girl..." said Lee.
"Lee..." Professor McGonagall said in a warning voice.
"Sorry professor. Anyways Flint has the Quaffle. He's heading towards the hoops. He shoots..he scores. I don't think Wood is very pleased with himself. I like the face his making. Hey Wood the look really suits you--"
"JORDAN!" Professor McGonagall yelled.
Harry looked around the Quidditch field and spotted the Snitch. He began chasing it and Malfoy followed.
"The Seekers have spotted the Snitch!" said Lee.
"Come on Harry you can do it!" Ron yelled from the stands.
"Go Harry!" Hermione yelled.
"Uh hello, Malfoy's so much better," said Pansy Parkinson, a girl from Slytherin.
"Malfoy Malfoy he's our man if he can't do it...THAT'S GREAT!" said Ron.
"Oh shut up," snapped Pansy as Hermione laughed.
Meanwhile, Harry and Malfoy were flying next to each other to get the Snitch.
"I'm gonna get the Snitch Potter," Malfoy bragged.
Harry ignored him and concentrated on his flying.
"COME ON HARRY! KNOCK HIM OFF HIS BROOM! DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN!" Oliver yelled.
Malfoy stretched out his arm to catch the Snitch but he lost his balance and fell. Harry laughed at him and caught the Snitch.
"Potter's got the Snitch! 150 points for Gryffindor!" said Lee.
Madam Hooch blew her whistle.
"Gryffindor wins!" she yelled.
The Gryffindors cheered.
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"We won!" Oliver yelled punching the air at the post-game party. "Way to go Harry! With you on our team, we'll be unstoppable forever!"
"Go Harry! It's your birthday! Not really, shake it anyway!" said Ron, Neville, Seamus, Dean, Fred, George and Lee.
Ginny took out some butterbeer.
"Butterbeer anyone?" she asked.
Several people grabbed some.
"I've never had butterbeer before," said Harry. "Is it good?"
"You'll love it," said Ron, chugging down his butterbeer.
Harry took a sip.
"Mmm it's yummy!" he said drinking the rest of his butterbeer.
"I have an idea!" said George, "let's all get drunk on butterbeer!"
"Yeah!" several people said grabbing more butterbeer bottles.
"No way!" said Hermione. "Getting drunk is against the rules. You'll be expelled."
"Oh well," said Fred.
Hermione scowled and went up to her room while everyone else got drunk on butterbeer.
"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!" several people yelled as Fred and George began to drink their 20th shot of butterbeer.
Harry, drunk on butterbeer too skipped to the back of the room to see what all the commotion was about.
"What's going on here?" he asked giggling.
"You should watch Fred and George drink! They're unbelieveable," someone who was still sober said.
They raised their arms in triumph.
"Hehe sorry m'am we're done for now," said Fred giggling.
George hiccuped and began skipping around the room with Fred and Harry and several other drunk people.
"Look at me!" said Ron who was also drunk on butterbeer. "I'm a beautiful ballerina!"
He began doing all these ballet moves and everyone laughed stupidly. Fred and George skipped over to him.
"Maybe should go to bed Ronnie-poo," they said.
"No I don't want to," Ron snapped pulling away from them.
Neville skipped up to Katie Bell.
"You're soooo hot," he said laughing.
Unfortunately for Neville, Katie was still sober.
"Get away from me," she said looking at him like he was an idiot.
Meanwhile, Seamus and Dean were ballroom dancing together and Ron was telling Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet (who were sober) about his most embarrassing moment.
"Uh yeah so one time this summer I was with my dad somewhere..and there were no bathrooms...and I to make a poopie so I held it....and held it...and held it until...oops I couldn't hold it anymore! I got in huge trouble," said Ron giggling.
Angelina and Alicia laughed and walked away. Harry skipped up to Ron and asked him if he wanted to ballroom dance like Seamus and Dean. Ron said yes and he and Harry began ballroom dancing too. Eventually everyone who was drunk managed to get up to their rooms before they passed out. The next day no one remembered anything that had happened last night (except Angelina and Alica told everyone about Ron's most embarrassing moment so the whole school knew).
The members of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Harry, Fred, George, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Oliver Wood gathered on the Quidditch field.
"Ok guys, here's how we're gonna make ourselves top notch Quidditch players so we win every game we play," said the Gryffindor team captain Oliver Wood. "We're gonna practice till we drop."
"That's it?" George asked in mock disappointment. "I expected more from a dedicated Quidditch player like you."
"We'll practice earlier and longer than last year," said Oliver.
"Sounds like fun," Fred said sarcastically.
"Now our first match is this Saturday against Slytherin and I spent the summer working on some new plays so we'll try them in practice and see if they work," said Oliver. "Now let's get out there and practice so we can win. Winning is everything. Win win win!"
Then everyone mounted their brooms and practice began.
*+*+*+*+
It was Saturday morning, the day of the first game. Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting in the Great Hall talking.
"Are you nervous about today's game Harry?" Ron asked.
"A little," said Harry, "but I'm ready to kick Slytherin's butt."
"That's exactly the kind of attitude I want Harry. Well done," said Oliver walking past him.
"No offense to Oliver but I think he's a little obsessed with winning," said Hermione.
"Yeah but he was always a strange person. Or at least that's what Fred and George said," said Ron.
"But everyone knows that it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game," said Hermione.
"Tell that to Oliver, but I doubt he'll believe you," said Harry. "Well, I gotta go get ready. See you at the game."
"Bye!" Ron and Hermione called after him.
*+*+*+*+
"Ok guys this is it," Oliver told everyone when they were done getting ready. "It's time to get out there and win. Believe me, winning is everything. Win win win! Any questions? No? Good."
Everyone mounted their brooms and flew onto the Quidditch field. The Slytherin team was already there. Lee Jordan was announcing. "Hello everyone and welcome to the first game of the season, Slytherin vs. Gryffindor!" said Lee.
"You guys are going down," said the Slytherin team captain, Marcus Flint.
"In your dreams," said Oliver. "We have Harry Potter, the best Seeker at Hogwarts."
Madam Hooch walked onto the field.
"Now I don't want a rough game!" she shouted up to the players as she relased the Quaffle and the Bludgers.
"The Quaffle is relased. Alicia has it. She passes to Angelina and oh no it's intercepted by Flint. He's heading toward the hoops. He shoots and...he misses. A spectacular save by Oliver Wood," said Lee.
The Slytherins booed and the Gryffindors cheered.
"Hey Potter," Malfoy snapped to Harry. "I'm gonna get that Snitch before you do."
"You never have and you never will," Harry said back to him.
A Bludger flew right past Harry's head.
"Watch out Katie!" Harry yelled.
Katie turned around and saw the Bludger coming at her. She ducked and it went over her head.
"Angelina has the Quaffle. She shoots..and scores! 10 points for Gryffindor! All right! What a girl..." said Lee.
"Lee..." Professor McGonagall said in a warning voice.
"Sorry professor. Anyways Flint has the Quaffle. He's heading towards the hoops. He shoots..he scores. I don't think Wood is very pleased with himself. I like the face his making. Hey Wood the look really suits you--"
"JORDAN!" Professor McGonagall yelled.
Harry looked around the Quidditch field and spotted the Snitch. He began chasing it and Malfoy followed.
"The Seekers have spotted the Snitch!" said Lee.
"Come on Harry you can do it!" Ron yelled from the stands.
"Go Harry!" Hermione yelled.
"Uh hello, Malfoy's so much better," said Pansy Parkinson, a girl from Slytherin.
"Malfoy Malfoy he's our man if he can't do it...THAT'S GREAT!" said Ron.
"Oh shut up," snapped Pansy as Hermione laughed.
Meanwhile, Harry and Malfoy were flying next to each other to get the Snitch.
"I'm gonna get the Snitch Potter," Malfoy bragged.
Harry ignored him and concentrated on his flying.
"COME ON HARRY! KNOCK HIM OFF HIS BROOM! DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN!" Oliver yelled.
Malfoy stretched out his arm to catch the Snitch but he lost his balance and fell. Harry laughed at him and caught the Snitch.
"Potter's got the Snitch! 150 points for Gryffindor!" said Lee.
Madam Hooch blew her whistle.
"Gryffindor wins!" she yelled.
The Gryffindors cheered.
*+*+*+*+
"We won!" Oliver yelled punching the air at the post-game party. "Way to go Harry! With you on our team, we'll be unstoppable forever!"
"Go Harry! It's your birthday! Not really, shake it anyway!" said Ron, Neville, Seamus, Dean, Fred, George and Lee.
Ginny took out some butterbeer.
"Butterbeer anyone?" she asked.
Several people grabbed some.
"I've never had butterbeer before," said Harry. "Is it good?"
"You'll love it," said Ron, chugging down his butterbeer.
Harry took a sip.
"Mmm it's yummy!" he said drinking the rest of his butterbeer.
"I have an idea!" said George, "let's all get drunk on butterbeer!"
"Yeah!" several people said grabbing more butterbeer bottles.
"No way!" said Hermione. "Getting drunk is against the rules. You'll be expelled."
"Oh well," said Fred.
Hermione scowled and went up to her room while everyone else got drunk on butterbeer.
"Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!" several people yelled as Fred and George began to drink their 20th shot of butterbeer.
Harry, drunk on butterbeer too skipped to the back of the room to see what all the commotion was about.
"What's going on here?" he asked giggling.
"You should watch Fred and George drink! They're unbelieveable," someone who was still sober said.
They raised their arms in triumph.
"Hehe sorry m'am we're done for now," said Fred giggling.
George hiccuped and began skipping around the room with Fred and Harry and several other drunk people.
"Look at me!" said Ron who was also drunk on butterbeer. "I'm a beautiful ballerina!"
He began doing all these ballet moves and everyone laughed stupidly. Fred and George skipped over to him.
"Maybe should go to bed Ronnie-poo," they said.
"No I don't want to," Ron snapped pulling away from them.
Neville skipped up to Katie Bell.
"You're soooo hot," he said laughing.
Unfortunately for Neville, Katie was still sober.
"Get away from me," she said looking at him like he was an idiot.
Meanwhile, Seamus and Dean were ballroom dancing together and Ron was telling Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet (who were sober) about his most embarrassing moment.
"Uh yeah so one time this summer I was with my dad somewhere..and there were no bathrooms...and I to make a poopie so I held it....and held it...and held it until...oops I couldn't hold it anymore! I got in huge trouble," said Ron giggling.
Angelina and Alicia laughed and walked away. Harry skipped up to Ron and asked him if he wanted to ballroom dance like Seamus and Dean. Ron said yes and he and Harry began ballroom dancing too. Eventually everyone who was drunk managed to get up to their rooms before they passed out. The next day no one remembered anything that had happened last night (except Angelina and Alica told everyone about Ron's most embarrassing moment so the whole school knew).