Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix- Chapter 19
Harry had ignored Ron and Hermione's urging to see a teacher and told them that if it happened again he would, but it was likely he was just sleepwalking.
Harry walked down the hall in silence. Their Quidditch game against Ravenclaw was in an hour. It was the last game before the games were put on halt for winter. Hufflepuff was completely out of the running for the Quidditch Cup, as always, having been beaten by Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw had, just days before Halloween, been beaten by Slytherin. That game had been three weeks ago, though and now the school was ready for another Quidditch game. Harry bent his head against the chilly mid-November wind as he jogged out to the pitch. He had been a little late getting out, as Lupin had wanted to speak to him about tonight's extra lessons. Apparently Remus had somewhere to go and couldn't give Harry his lesson. Harry glanced up and saw that Mme. Hooch was waiting for him beside the pitch. He grinned at her and burst into the change rooms.
"Harry! Where were you?" George asked.
"So-sorry, Lupin had to talk to me." Harry panted as he sat down. He had already changed into his Quidditch robes. The rest of the team looked at him curiously.
"Well, honestly, don't you know Quidditch is more important than some speech a teacher is giving?" George gave him a disdainful look. Harry laughed at him, knowing George was only kidding.
"Sorry, Captain. I'll remember that next time." George smiled and nodded.
"Alright! We already?" He asked clapping his hands and rubbing them together, giving Harry the impression of a mad scientist. They hall nodded and grabbed their brooms. Just then they heard Lee Jordan opening the game up. The team gathered at the doors and waited for them to be announced. Jordan called out, "Gryffindor Team" and the doors flung open. The team pushed themselves off the ground and soared up into the air.
As Harry did his warm up lap and felt a calming feeling hit him. It felt so good to fly. All his troubles were left on the ground. The only thing he needed to worry about was Bludgers and catching the Snitch. Ron took his place at the hoops and the rest of the team took up their places. Harry prepared himself.
"The Snitch is released, the Bludgers are released and there goes the Quaffle! The game begins!" Jordan's voice shot through the air and the excitement of the game was felt all over the school, whether people were watching it or not.
The game ended quickly, only half an hour into the game Harry caught the Snitch. The Ravenclaw's had been using their back up Seeker because their other one was injured from the Ravenclaw-Slytherin game. Fred and George made sure there was a huge party afterwards.
"Now we just have to beat the Slytherin's" Ron said happily. Hermione was standing beside him, frowning as Lavender and some other girls in their year congratulated Ron on his wonderful goal tending. Harry was continuously being congratulated for the superb and fast Snitch-catching. Finally, McGonagall came in and told them all to go to bed.
"Today was wonderful!" Ron said with a wild grin. Harry smiled at his friend. Ron was so pumped he couldn't seem to settle down. Neville threw a pillow at Ron.
"Ro-on! Some of us are trying to sleep!" Neville groaned. Dean dug his face further in the pillow, while Seamus sat up and grinned at them.
"Wanna play Snap?" Seamus asked Ron and Harry. Harry was finding it hard to sleep, himself, so he agreed. Dean and Neville protested loudly, but the three ignored them. Finally Dean climbed down from his bed.
"I see I'm not going to get any sleep, so I'll play too." Neville sighed and joined them. They didn't get to sleep until early in the morning. Unfortunately they paid for it with the early morning.
"Wake me up when the sun comes up." Ron groaned as Harry woke him up.
"Co-co-come on, Ron." Harry yawned. He glanced around the room. He was the only one standing. Neville was blinking at the ceiling trying to get his eyes to focus, Seamus was hiding from the glare of the light Harry had lit under his comforter and Dean had rolled over and gone back to sleep. Ron had his head under his pillow so he couldn't hear Harry.
"Come on you guys, unless of course you want to be late for Potions. We woke up so late we won't have time for breakfast." He staggered to the bathroom and began getting ready.
"This day just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?" Seamus growled, coming out from under his blanket. Neville sighed and stood up to get dressed. Ron pulled his head from under his pillow and looked up. Dean slept on. Seamus pressed his finger to his lips and got up slowly. He crept to the side of Dean's bed. Neville watched warily and Ron grinned, Harry had come out to see if his roommates had got up and was brushing his teeth. Seamus left on top of Dean. There was a loud "Oomph!" and a growl. Seamus rolled off Dean and off the bed, dropping to the floor with a thud. Dean flung the covers off and leapt towards Seamus who laughed and ran away and locked himself in the bathroom. The others laughed and Harry knocked at the door, complaining that he had to finish brushing his teeth.
Finally, the five of them were ready and were running down the hall to the dungeons. Ron checked his watch.
"One minute!" He gasped. They ran down the marble staircase and into the dungeons. They were met with a very angry looking Snape.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor for being late!" He barked at them, "Now find you seats!" Hermione looked at them curiously as they entered and the Slytherin's laughed as they walked by. Harry sighed as he settled into his chair and began taking out the required ingredients for the lesson. *It's going to one long day*, he thought as his stomach growled.
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Dumbledore looked outside. He had spent a lot of time in that spot this year. He watched as the soft white snow fell freely from the sky. There had been another attack, this one on Moody's group. Most had made it out alive, all, in fact, except Johnson, Wittaker and Fields. He sighed and adjusted his glasses. It was getting harder and harder to argue that Severus was innocent. All these attacks, all these deaths. There was no way any Death Eater should know about these places, these people, these plans. There would have to be someone inside the Order, a spy. Dumbledore sighed again and cleaned his glasses. No, there was not one person in the Order that he would think for an instant to be a spy for the Dark side. Not even Severus. Albus knew many people blamed Severus. He knew Severus would never betray them. His loyalty was deep, he would rather die than betray any of them.
Dumbledore looked back out into the rapidly falling snow, his mind miles away.
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I know that after reading this chapter you're probably wondering what it has to do with anything. Well, I figured that I have to be moving this story along now. I have to get more into the year so I can reach the end. I was stuck in a rut in October so I pushed it on to mid-November. This chapter was basically just to show that not everyday in Harry Potter's world is full of drama. I was showing a "normal" day for Harry, including getting in trouble by his teacher. I also added some of Dumbledore's thoughts because it was needed. enjoy!
Harry had ignored Ron and Hermione's urging to see a teacher and told them that if it happened again he would, but it was likely he was just sleepwalking.
Harry walked down the hall in silence. Their Quidditch game against Ravenclaw was in an hour. It was the last game before the games were put on halt for winter. Hufflepuff was completely out of the running for the Quidditch Cup, as always, having been beaten by Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw had, just days before Halloween, been beaten by Slytherin. That game had been three weeks ago, though and now the school was ready for another Quidditch game. Harry bent his head against the chilly mid-November wind as he jogged out to the pitch. He had been a little late getting out, as Lupin had wanted to speak to him about tonight's extra lessons. Apparently Remus had somewhere to go and couldn't give Harry his lesson. Harry glanced up and saw that Mme. Hooch was waiting for him beside the pitch. He grinned at her and burst into the change rooms.
"Harry! Where were you?" George asked.
"So-sorry, Lupin had to talk to me." Harry panted as he sat down. He had already changed into his Quidditch robes. The rest of the team looked at him curiously.
"Well, honestly, don't you know Quidditch is more important than some speech a teacher is giving?" George gave him a disdainful look. Harry laughed at him, knowing George was only kidding.
"Sorry, Captain. I'll remember that next time." George smiled and nodded.
"Alright! We already?" He asked clapping his hands and rubbing them together, giving Harry the impression of a mad scientist. They hall nodded and grabbed their brooms. Just then they heard Lee Jordan opening the game up. The team gathered at the doors and waited for them to be announced. Jordan called out, "Gryffindor Team" and the doors flung open. The team pushed themselves off the ground and soared up into the air.
As Harry did his warm up lap and felt a calming feeling hit him. It felt so good to fly. All his troubles were left on the ground. The only thing he needed to worry about was Bludgers and catching the Snitch. Ron took his place at the hoops and the rest of the team took up their places. Harry prepared himself.
"The Snitch is released, the Bludgers are released and there goes the Quaffle! The game begins!" Jordan's voice shot through the air and the excitement of the game was felt all over the school, whether people were watching it or not.
The game ended quickly, only half an hour into the game Harry caught the Snitch. The Ravenclaw's had been using their back up Seeker because their other one was injured from the Ravenclaw-Slytherin game. Fred and George made sure there was a huge party afterwards.
"Now we just have to beat the Slytherin's" Ron said happily. Hermione was standing beside him, frowning as Lavender and some other girls in their year congratulated Ron on his wonderful goal tending. Harry was continuously being congratulated for the superb and fast Snitch-catching. Finally, McGonagall came in and told them all to go to bed.
"Today was wonderful!" Ron said with a wild grin. Harry smiled at his friend. Ron was so pumped he couldn't seem to settle down. Neville threw a pillow at Ron.
"Ro-on! Some of us are trying to sleep!" Neville groaned. Dean dug his face further in the pillow, while Seamus sat up and grinned at them.
"Wanna play Snap?" Seamus asked Ron and Harry. Harry was finding it hard to sleep, himself, so he agreed. Dean and Neville protested loudly, but the three ignored them. Finally Dean climbed down from his bed.
"I see I'm not going to get any sleep, so I'll play too." Neville sighed and joined them. They didn't get to sleep until early in the morning. Unfortunately they paid for it with the early morning.
"Wake me up when the sun comes up." Ron groaned as Harry woke him up.
"Co-co-come on, Ron." Harry yawned. He glanced around the room. He was the only one standing. Neville was blinking at the ceiling trying to get his eyes to focus, Seamus was hiding from the glare of the light Harry had lit under his comforter and Dean had rolled over and gone back to sleep. Ron had his head under his pillow so he couldn't hear Harry.
"Come on you guys, unless of course you want to be late for Potions. We woke up so late we won't have time for breakfast." He staggered to the bathroom and began getting ready.
"This day just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?" Seamus growled, coming out from under his blanket. Neville sighed and stood up to get dressed. Ron pulled his head from under his pillow and looked up. Dean slept on. Seamus pressed his finger to his lips and got up slowly. He crept to the side of Dean's bed. Neville watched warily and Ron grinned, Harry had come out to see if his roommates had got up and was brushing his teeth. Seamus left on top of Dean. There was a loud "Oomph!" and a growl. Seamus rolled off Dean and off the bed, dropping to the floor with a thud. Dean flung the covers off and leapt towards Seamus who laughed and ran away and locked himself in the bathroom. The others laughed and Harry knocked at the door, complaining that he had to finish brushing his teeth.
Finally, the five of them were ready and were running down the hall to the dungeons. Ron checked his watch.
"One minute!" He gasped. They ran down the marble staircase and into the dungeons. They were met with a very angry looking Snape.
"Fifty points from Gryffindor for being late!" He barked at them, "Now find you seats!" Hermione looked at them curiously as they entered and the Slytherin's laughed as they walked by. Harry sighed as he settled into his chair and began taking out the required ingredients for the lesson. *It's going to one long day*, he thought as his stomach growled.
* * *
Dumbledore looked outside. He had spent a lot of time in that spot this year. He watched as the soft white snow fell freely from the sky. There had been another attack, this one on Moody's group. Most had made it out alive, all, in fact, except Johnson, Wittaker and Fields. He sighed and adjusted his glasses. It was getting harder and harder to argue that Severus was innocent. All these attacks, all these deaths. There was no way any Death Eater should know about these places, these people, these plans. There would have to be someone inside the Order, a spy. Dumbledore sighed again and cleaned his glasses. No, there was not one person in the Order that he would think for an instant to be a spy for the Dark side. Not even Severus. Albus knew many people blamed Severus. He knew Severus would never betray them. His loyalty was deep, he would rather die than betray any of them.
Dumbledore looked back out into the rapidly falling snow, his mind miles away.
*~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;~;*
I know that after reading this chapter you're probably wondering what it has to do with anything. Well, I figured that I have to be moving this story along now. I have to get more into the year so I can reach the end. I was stuck in a rut in October so I pushed it on to mid-November. This chapter was basically just to show that not everyday in Harry Potter's world is full of drama. I was showing a "normal" day for Harry, including getting in trouble by his teacher. I also added some of Dumbledore's thoughts because it was needed. enjoy!