Disclaimer: JKR owns the wonderful characters of Harry Potter, I, on the
other hand, enjoy putting the characters in confrontational positions. I'm
evil muahahaha
A/N: hey everyone, thank you for the reviews. I'm making a comeback with all my updates!! Yay!! Anyways on with the story then......
And especially thanks to sportzjunkie for all your wonderful reviews *blush*
Chapter 12: Rain, Hail or Shine
The rain decided to continue pouring over the next days before the match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Harry and Ron took their place on the high back lounge in front of the warm fire.
"Harry, can I ask you something?" Ron wondered.
"Yeah sure what is it?" Harry looked curiously at Ron.
"Well don't you think its funny that everyone seems to be pair off with somebody else?" Ron questioned. Harry sat still for a moment.
"I don't know what you are talking about Ron, I think I've been busy with Quidditch," Harry knew that it wasn't just Quidditch distracting him from the real world.
"Well seeing that I'm not distracted by Quidditch, let me fill you in. Okay there's.......um let me see......Seamus has paired off with Lavender, Terry Boot with Mandy Brocklehurst, and there are unlikely couples such as Eleanor Branstone from Hufflepuff with Malcolm Baddock from Slytherin, they use to hate each other, now they're playing tonsil hockey in the middle of corridors," Ron looked a bit flushed from all the talking.
"Calm down Ron," Harry said calmly.
"And Hermione......" Ron continued.
"What about Hermione?" Harry was curious.
"Well....I think she's seeing someone too, but I don't know who it is," Ron stared at the roof wondering. "And Dean Thomas with - "
At that moment Dean Thomas walked into the common room, his hand was attached to another hand. Dean pulled the other into the common room.
"GINNY!!" Ron shrieked. "What are you doing Dean? Get your hand away from my sister!!"
"Ron you idiot, Dean's with me," Ginny placed Dean's arm around her securely. Dean smirked and raised his eyebrows suggestively.
"Hey Dean, hands off the sister," Ron glowered.
"Well maybe it's time you found someone Ron," Harry laughed.
"What's so funny Harry?" Hermione had arrived in their common room.
"Oh nothing, what are you doing here?" Ron explained.
"Have you seen Crookshanks around? I haven't seen him for a few days now," Hermione glanced around the common room.
"No we haven't," Harry also began combing the room with his eyes in search for Crookshanks.
~~~
The Quidditch match had arrived finally. Ron stirred in his bed that morning. Harry sat up and looked out the window for hope that the weather would cease. No luck there unfortunately. Harry groaned and stepped out of his bed to the cold floorboards.
"Ready Ron??" Harry questioned his Keeper.
"Maybe...." Ron responded weakly.
"Great I'll see you at the change rooms before our match," Harry whistled and descended down towards the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Harry, Harry!!!" The Creevy brothers made their quick dash over to Harry when he arrived in the Great Hall.
"We have the badges!!" Dennis shoved one in his face.
"Whoa, back up, I can't see if its that close," Harry seized the badge and peered down at it.
"Well what do you think Harry?" Colin asked.
"I thought you said the 'whole' team.....not just me!!" Harry yelled, his face was plastered to the badges, winking.
"Well there wouldn't be a team without you Harry," Dennis grinned.
"And its too late now to say you don't want them, we already handed out a few," Colin smiled innocently.
"Hurry up and eat your breakfast then head straight down to the change rooms," Harry calmly said.
"Hey Harry!"
"What now!?!" Harry turned. Dean was coming at him.
"McGonagall selected me to commentate!!" Dean buzzed.
"That's great Dean," Harry falsely smiled. Harry headed towards the breakfast table and grabbed himself some toast. Harry ate quickly; he should be down at the change rooms by now.
"Harry good luck out there today, I'll meet you down at the change rooms!!" Oliver shouted as he made his way towards the exit. Harry was wondering how Oliver was going to take over his team this time. He stuffed the remaining chunks of toast in his mouth and exited the Great Hall with minutes to spare.
"Okay team, the wind has eased but the rain continues to pour down so visibility will be lowered, the ground is soft which will result in a slow kick off. But its alright we have practised in these conditions for the past week or so....." Harry started his prep talk.
"Yeah we haven't been dry dried fully since September," Elissa laughed and the others followed.
"Hang on a second, we're missing someone!!" Harry started to panic.
"Yeah I thought Oliver said he was coming down," Elissa smiled.
"No, I wasn't talking about Oliver, where the hell is Katie??" Harry counted and recounted his team.
"What's that sound?" Ginny questioned and the change room fell silent, except for a faint rumbling noise coming from the corner.
The team crowded around the broom cupboard. Laughing could be heard from the inside. Harry shook his head and reached his hand out for the handle of the door. Harry grasped the handle and pulled quickly. There inside was Katie and Oliver, kissing violently.
"Excuse me!!" Harry yelled.
"Wh-hat? Oh," Oliver quickly released Katie from his grip. Katie laughed and stepped out of the cupboard.
"Katie!! I thought you left the breakfast table early to check on our brooms!!" Elissa screamed. "But here you are in the broom cupboard getting an oral check from Oliver Wood!!!"
"Okay okay, can we just focus on the match, you know the one we have in 30 SECONDS!!!" Harry screeched.
"Calm down Harry," Oliver spoke calmly.
"Oliver you're taking the practice out of my player!!" Harry was frustrated.
"Whys that?" Oliver asked blankly.
"Because after this she is going to think about nothing but YOU!" Harry finished being panicked.
"GRYFFINDOR!!" The speaker sounded and the crowds roared.
"That's our cue!! Hurry up," Harry lined the team up and they began their walked out to the pitch for the match.
The Gryffindor crowd roared at their appearance onto the field. Dean Thomas sat in the stands next to McGonagall. He introduced the Gryffindors -
"Here are the Gryffindors!!! Captain and Keeper of the team, Harry Potter!!" Dean had amplified his voice so that the pitch was filled with his commentating. "The Beaters, Colin and Dennis Creevy, ...... the three chasers, Katie Sparks, Elissa Crockford and the luscious Ginny Weasley, I can't wait till after the game, I want some lovi-"
"Dean, if you can't keep your mind on commentating, I'll - " McGonagall started.
"Sorry Professor, um where was I ...... yes and Ron Weasley as Keeper! Now lets welcome the Ravenclaw side!!" Dean continued.
Harry looked around at the crowd and something flashed at him, the badges. Hundreds and hundreds had Harry's winking face pinned on.
"A few??" Harry asked agitatedly.
"A few what?" Colin asked.
"A FEW BADGES!!! You said you handed out A FEW!!" Harry repeated.
"Well its too late now Harry," Ron shoved Harry away from the two Creevys.
"We have Terry Boot as Captain and Beater for the Ravenclaw side, followed by Barry Linux, beater.....the keeper Stewart Ackerley, seeker Mandy Brocklehurst and the three chasers Orla Quirke, Sally-Anne Perks and Tara Cantin!!" Dean continued.
The rain lashed out and pelted to the group, both the teams were now soaked to the bone and the match hadn't even started. Oliver arrived as referee and started the match off.
"Okay on my whistle then.....three.....two.....one," Oliver blew the whistle and the game started. Ron made his way towards the goalposts on Gryffindors side, while the others took their places, Harry circled the field for that glint of gold.
"Gryffindor in possession, Elissa Crockford takes hold of the Quaffle immediately, a neat pass to Ginny Weasley, very good Chaser and I've been chasing her for -"
"DEAN!"
"Sorry Professor."
"Katie takes the pass from Ginny and quickly gains distance between her and the goalposts, watch out for the Bludgers Katie - OUCH - that must have hurt, too busy showing her moves with Oliver looking on, Quaffle taken by Ravenclaw - that's Orla speeding away towards the goalposts, but she's blocked off by a Bludger from Dennis Creevy, nice work Dennis - Elissa back in possession, off she goes - goalpost coming close - come on Elissa - dodges keeper Stewart Ackerley - quick pass to Ginny - come on - GRFFINDOR SCORES!!"
Gryffindor cheers filled the cold air.
Meanwhile Harry strayed above the field watching for that little flutter of golden wings. But something else caught his eye........... Draco. Harry could not afford to lose concentration now. Draco smirked at him and discreetly pointed somewhere behind Harry. Harry turned his broom and looked at what Draco was pointing at - the Snitch, hovering in arms length from his position.
"GRYFFINDOR LEADS 30 TO NIL!"
Harry refocused, his team had scored three times and Ravenclaw were trailing. He reached out quickly and clasped his fingers around the fluttering ball. Harry felt excitement run through his body, he had succeeded with his team in their first ever match as a team. Harry turned to face Draco in the stands and smirked but at that moment a bludger headed his way. Harry was knocked near unconscious by the fast moving Bludger and his body way speeding to the ground. The surrounding scene went blurry and Harry felt the blood streak his face, the sounds combined but one voice stood out from all -
"ACCIO HARRY!!"
~~~
A/N: WHOA!! Hope you liked the end of that chapter. So what's going to happen next?? Thanks for reading. Now you have to review or I'll be really unhappy. Nah its okay if you don't want to but the more reviews I get the more updates you get.
!!! ATTENTION REVIEWERS !!!
DO YOU WANT A CAMEO IN MY FANFIC PASHING OLIVER WOOD? I NEED DIFFERENT CHARACTERS IN MY FANFIC. SO IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE REVIEW AND STATE YOUR FIRST NAME, PERFERED WIZARD LAST NAME, AND TWO CHOICES OF HOUSES YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN. THANKS GUYS!! I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO BE IN THE FANFIC BUT I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
DON'T WORRY ELISSA YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOOKED IN FOR A SESSION OF PASHING WITH OLIVER
A/N: hey everyone, thank you for the reviews. I'm making a comeback with all my updates!! Yay!! Anyways on with the story then......
And especially thanks to sportzjunkie for all your wonderful reviews *blush*
Chapter 12: Rain, Hail or Shine
The rain decided to continue pouring over the next days before the match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Harry and Ron took their place on the high back lounge in front of the warm fire.
"Harry, can I ask you something?" Ron wondered.
"Yeah sure what is it?" Harry looked curiously at Ron.
"Well don't you think its funny that everyone seems to be pair off with somebody else?" Ron questioned. Harry sat still for a moment.
"I don't know what you are talking about Ron, I think I've been busy with Quidditch," Harry knew that it wasn't just Quidditch distracting him from the real world.
"Well seeing that I'm not distracted by Quidditch, let me fill you in. Okay there's.......um let me see......Seamus has paired off with Lavender, Terry Boot with Mandy Brocklehurst, and there are unlikely couples such as Eleanor Branstone from Hufflepuff with Malcolm Baddock from Slytherin, they use to hate each other, now they're playing tonsil hockey in the middle of corridors," Ron looked a bit flushed from all the talking.
"Calm down Ron," Harry said calmly.
"And Hermione......" Ron continued.
"What about Hermione?" Harry was curious.
"Well....I think she's seeing someone too, but I don't know who it is," Ron stared at the roof wondering. "And Dean Thomas with - "
At that moment Dean Thomas walked into the common room, his hand was attached to another hand. Dean pulled the other into the common room.
"GINNY!!" Ron shrieked. "What are you doing Dean? Get your hand away from my sister!!"
"Ron you idiot, Dean's with me," Ginny placed Dean's arm around her securely. Dean smirked and raised his eyebrows suggestively.
"Hey Dean, hands off the sister," Ron glowered.
"Well maybe it's time you found someone Ron," Harry laughed.
"What's so funny Harry?" Hermione had arrived in their common room.
"Oh nothing, what are you doing here?" Ron explained.
"Have you seen Crookshanks around? I haven't seen him for a few days now," Hermione glanced around the common room.
"No we haven't," Harry also began combing the room with his eyes in search for Crookshanks.
~~~
The Quidditch match had arrived finally. Ron stirred in his bed that morning. Harry sat up and looked out the window for hope that the weather would cease. No luck there unfortunately. Harry groaned and stepped out of his bed to the cold floorboards.
"Ready Ron??" Harry questioned his Keeper.
"Maybe...." Ron responded weakly.
"Great I'll see you at the change rooms before our match," Harry whistled and descended down towards the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Harry, Harry!!!" The Creevy brothers made their quick dash over to Harry when he arrived in the Great Hall.
"We have the badges!!" Dennis shoved one in his face.
"Whoa, back up, I can't see if its that close," Harry seized the badge and peered down at it.
"Well what do you think Harry?" Colin asked.
"I thought you said the 'whole' team.....not just me!!" Harry yelled, his face was plastered to the badges, winking.
"Well there wouldn't be a team without you Harry," Dennis grinned.
"And its too late now to say you don't want them, we already handed out a few," Colin smiled innocently.
"Hurry up and eat your breakfast then head straight down to the change rooms," Harry calmly said.
"Hey Harry!"
"What now!?!" Harry turned. Dean was coming at him.
"McGonagall selected me to commentate!!" Dean buzzed.
"That's great Dean," Harry falsely smiled. Harry headed towards the breakfast table and grabbed himself some toast. Harry ate quickly; he should be down at the change rooms by now.
"Harry good luck out there today, I'll meet you down at the change rooms!!" Oliver shouted as he made his way towards the exit. Harry was wondering how Oliver was going to take over his team this time. He stuffed the remaining chunks of toast in his mouth and exited the Great Hall with minutes to spare.
"Okay team, the wind has eased but the rain continues to pour down so visibility will be lowered, the ground is soft which will result in a slow kick off. But its alright we have practised in these conditions for the past week or so....." Harry started his prep talk.
"Yeah we haven't been dry dried fully since September," Elissa laughed and the others followed.
"Hang on a second, we're missing someone!!" Harry started to panic.
"Yeah I thought Oliver said he was coming down," Elissa smiled.
"No, I wasn't talking about Oliver, where the hell is Katie??" Harry counted and recounted his team.
"What's that sound?" Ginny questioned and the change room fell silent, except for a faint rumbling noise coming from the corner.
The team crowded around the broom cupboard. Laughing could be heard from the inside. Harry shook his head and reached his hand out for the handle of the door. Harry grasped the handle and pulled quickly. There inside was Katie and Oliver, kissing violently.
"Excuse me!!" Harry yelled.
"Wh-hat? Oh," Oliver quickly released Katie from his grip. Katie laughed and stepped out of the cupboard.
"Katie!! I thought you left the breakfast table early to check on our brooms!!" Elissa screamed. "But here you are in the broom cupboard getting an oral check from Oliver Wood!!!"
"Okay okay, can we just focus on the match, you know the one we have in 30 SECONDS!!!" Harry screeched.
"Calm down Harry," Oliver spoke calmly.
"Oliver you're taking the practice out of my player!!" Harry was frustrated.
"Whys that?" Oliver asked blankly.
"Because after this she is going to think about nothing but YOU!" Harry finished being panicked.
"GRYFFINDOR!!" The speaker sounded and the crowds roared.
"That's our cue!! Hurry up," Harry lined the team up and they began their walked out to the pitch for the match.
The Gryffindor crowd roared at their appearance onto the field. Dean Thomas sat in the stands next to McGonagall. He introduced the Gryffindors -
"Here are the Gryffindors!!! Captain and Keeper of the team, Harry Potter!!" Dean had amplified his voice so that the pitch was filled with his commentating. "The Beaters, Colin and Dennis Creevy, ...... the three chasers, Katie Sparks, Elissa Crockford and the luscious Ginny Weasley, I can't wait till after the game, I want some lovi-"
"Dean, if you can't keep your mind on commentating, I'll - " McGonagall started.
"Sorry Professor, um where was I ...... yes and Ron Weasley as Keeper! Now lets welcome the Ravenclaw side!!" Dean continued.
Harry looked around at the crowd and something flashed at him, the badges. Hundreds and hundreds had Harry's winking face pinned on.
"A few??" Harry asked agitatedly.
"A few what?" Colin asked.
"A FEW BADGES!!! You said you handed out A FEW!!" Harry repeated.
"Well its too late now Harry," Ron shoved Harry away from the two Creevys.
"We have Terry Boot as Captain and Beater for the Ravenclaw side, followed by Barry Linux, beater.....the keeper Stewart Ackerley, seeker Mandy Brocklehurst and the three chasers Orla Quirke, Sally-Anne Perks and Tara Cantin!!" Dean continued.
The rain lashed out and pelted to the group, both the teams were now soaked to the bone and the match hadn't even started. Oliver arrived as referee and started the match off.
"Okay on my whistle then.....three.....two.....one," Oliver blew the whistle and the game started. Ron made his way towards the goalposts on Gryffindors side, while the others took their places, Harry circled the field for that glint of gold.
"Gryffindor in possession, Elissa Crockford takes hold of the Quaffle immediately, a neat pass to Ginny Weasley, very good Chaser and I've been chasing her for -"
"DEAN!"
"Sorry Professor."
"Katie takes the pass from Ginny and quickly gains distance between her and the goalposts, watch out for the Bludgers Katie - OUCH - that must have hurt, too busy showing her moves with Oliver looking on, Quaffle taken by Ravenclaw - that's Orla speeding away towards the goalposts, but she's blocked off by a Bludger from Dennis Creevy, nice work Dennis - Elissa back in possession, off she goes - goalpost coming close - come on Elissa - dodges keeper Stewart Ackerley - quick pass to Ginny - come on - GRFFINDOR SCORES!!"
Gryffindor cheers filled the cold air.
Meanwhile Harry strayed above the field watching for that little flutter of golden wings. But something else caught his eye........... Draco. Harry could not afford to lose concentration now. Draco smirked at him and discreetly pointed somewhere behind Harry. Harry turned his broom and looked at what Draco was pointing at - the Snitch, hovering in arms length from his position.
"GRYFFINDOR LEADS 30 TO NIL!"
Harry refocused, his team had scored three times and Ravenclaw were trailing. He reached out quickly and clasped his fingers around the fluttering ball. Harry felt excitement run through his body, he had succeeded with his team in their first ever match as a team. Harry turned to face Draco in the stands and smirked but at that moment a bludger headed his way. Harry was knocked near unconscious by the fast moving Bludger and his body way speeding to the ground. The surrounding scene went blurry and Harry felt the blood streak his face, the sounds combined but one voice stood out from all -
"ACCIO HARRY!!"
~~~
A/N: WHOA!! Hope you liked the end of that chapter. So what's going to happen next?? Thanks for reading. Now you have to review or I'll be really unhappy. Nah its okay if you don't want to but the more reviews I get the more updates you get.
!!! ATTENTION REVIEWERS !!!
DO YOU WANT A CAMEO IN MY FANFIC PASHING OLIVER WOOD? I NEED DIFFERENT CHARACTERS IN MY FANFIC. SO IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE REVIEW AND STATE YOUR FIRST NAME, PERFERED WIZARD LAST NAME, AND TWO CHOICES OF HOUSES YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE IN. THANKS GUYS!! I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO BE IN THE FANFIC BUT I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
DON'T WORRY ELISSA YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOOKED IN FOR A SESSION OF PASHING WITH OLIVER