Hey all, here's chapter 9. Wow, I'm getting pretty far into the story. Cool. Well, enjoy.
Chapter 9
The first week of classes passed by strangely all right. Potions was, of course, a lot better without Snape, although the Slytherins didn't seem to think so. It turned out that "Professor Padfoot" really didn't care for any of the Slytherins, and treated them as he would the other students. This really ticked off Malfoy, who had been one of Snape's favorite students.
Everyone in the other houses like Potions a lot better now, and again, all but the Slytherins were overjoyed to have Lupin back.
Divination was the one class that Harry dreaded. As always, Professor Trelawney saw death omens in everything Harry did. They had started on reading cards, and of course, she wanted to read his.
Everything else went fine. Harry occasionally went to visit Professor Lupin, or would venture down to the dungeons, to a room he used to fear. Now, though, it was the office of Professor Padfoot. Harry enjoyed every minute he got to spend with his godfather.
On the first Saturday morning of the term, Harry was visiting Sirius down in the dungeons when Sirius asked him when Quidditch practices were going to start.
"Well," Harry replied, "We still need to have tryouts for a new Keeper, and choose a new captain, as well. We're having a team meeting this afternoon, and I think we'll figure those things out then."
"Who do you think will be the captain?"
"I don't know, really. Ginny asked me the same thing on the train. I told her I'd think one of the girls will get it, but you never know."
"Ginny," Sirius said, nodding, "She a bright girl. The head of her class. Seems quite taken with you," he added, smiling at his godson.
"She used to be," Harry replied, shaking his head, "I don't think she is anymore, though."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that, Harry."
"Whatever, Sirius. She doesn't think of me that way anymore."
"If you say so," Sirius said, shaking his head at his godson's obviousness (is that a word?)
"I should get going. Lunch starts soon, and then I have my Quidditch meeting," Harry said, getting up.
"All right. Come and tell me who gets captain." Sirius replied, as Harry left, heading up to lunch.
After lunch, the Quidditch team met in a corner of the common room for their meeting. When no one initiated the meeting, Harry got everyone's attention.
"Since it seems like no one's going to start this meeting, I guess I will," Harry said to his teammates, who had been arguing about a woman's importance in Quidditch, "Since Wood's gone now, we need a new Keeper, and a new Captain. Anyone have any suggestions about who should be Captain?"
"Well," Angelina said, "I think that since the rest of us are in our last year, and have our N.E.W.T.'s coming up, that you should be captain, Harry. That was, you'd have some experience in the job for next year."
The rest of the team agreed with her, so Harry went on.
"All right, I guess I can do it," He said feeling very happy, "Well then, what about the Keeper situation? Do we want to hold tryouts?" The team voiced their agreement. "All right then, when should we hold them? We could do it tomorrow night, if the field's not booked." Again the team voiced their agreement. "OK. I'll go check with Madame Hooch then, and let you know by dinner. I'll also try to book the field for practice nights. OK, I guess that's it then."
Harry excused himself so that he could go talk to Madame Hooch, leaving the rest of the team to finish their argument. He booked the field for the following night, and also for certain times on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
He then headed back up to the castle to find Ron and Hermione looking for him.
"Harry!" they yelled as they ran over to him.
"George has been looking all over for you," Hermione said, dragging Harry up to the common room. "Something dreadful has happened!"
"What?" Harry asked.
"We'll let Fred and George tell you," Ron said, warily.
When they got to the common room, the first thing Harry saw was Angelina beating up on the twins.
"What's going on?" Harry asked them.
"Let the two dumbo's tell you, Harry," Angelina said, scowling at the two.
"What did you do?" Harry asked, severely.
"Well, we were just saying that girls aren't really supposed to be good at Quidditch," George started out.
"And we kept going on about it," Fred interrupted, "Then Alicia and Katie got up and hit us, and....and...." he cut off, stammering.
Harry looked at him, then at George, who was looking at the floor. He then turned to Angelina.
"Oh Harry!" she said, bursting into tears, "They quit! They quit the team!!!"
End of Chapter
HA HA HA!!!! I always hated cliffhangers but this is actually kind of fun.
HEE HEE HEE!!!!
Chapter 9
The first week of classes passed by strangely all right. Potions was, of course, a lot better without Snape, although the Slytherins didn't seem to think so. It turned out that "Professor Padfoot" really didn't care for any of the Slytherins, and treated them as he would the other students. This really ticked off Malfoy, who had been one of Snape's favorite students.
Everyone in the other houses like Potions a lot better now, and again, all but the Slytherins were overjoyed to have Lupin back.
Divination was the one class that Harry dreaded. As always, Professor Trelawney saw death omens in everything Harry did. They had started on reading cards, and of course, she wanted to read his.
Everything else went fine. Harry occasionally went to visit Professor Lupin, or would venture down to the dungeons, to a room he used to fear. Now, though, it was the office of Professor Padfoot. Harry enjoyed every minute he got to spend with his godfather.
On the first Saturday morning of the term, Harry was visiting Sirius down in the dungeons when Sirius asked him when Quidditch practices were going to start.
"Well," Harry replied, "We still need to have tryouts for a new Keeper, and choose a new captain, as well. We're having a team meeting this afternoon, and I think we'll figure those things out then."
"Who do you think will be the captain?"
"I don't know, really. Ginny asked me the same thing on the train. I told her I'd think one of the girls will get it, but you never know."
"Ginny," Sirius said, nodding, "She a bright girl. The head of her class. Seems quite taken with you," he added, smiling at his godson.
"She used to be," Harry replied, shaking his head, "I don't think she is anymore, though."
"I wouldn't be too sure about that, Harry."
"Whatever, Sirius. She doesn't think of me that way anymore."
"If you say so," Sirius said, shaking his head at his godson's obviousness (is that a word?)
"I should get going. Lunch starts soon, and then I have my Quidditch meeting," Harry said, getting up.
"All right. Come and tell me who gets captain." Sirius replied, as Harry left, heading up to lunch.
After lunch, the Quidditch team met in a corner of the common room for their meeting. When no one initiated the meeting, Harry got everyone's attention.
"Since it seems like no one's going to start this meeting, I guess I will," Harry said to his teammates, who had been arguing about a woman's importance in Quidditch, "Since Wood's gone now, we need a new Keeper, and a new Captain. Anyone have any suggestions about who should be Captain?"
"Well," Angelina said, "I think that since the rest of us are in our last year, and have our N.E.W.T.'s coming up, that you should be captain, Harry. That was, you'd have some experience in the job for next year."
The rest of the team agreed with her, so Harry went on.
"All right, I guess I can do it," He said feeling very happy, "Well then, what about the Keeper situation? Do we want to hold tryouts?" The team voiced their agreement. "All right then, when should we hold them? We could do it tomorrow night, if the field's not booked." Again the team voiced their agreement. "OK. I'll go check with Madame Hooch then, and let you know by dinner. I'll also try to book the field for practice nights. OK, I guess that's it then."
Harry excused himself so that he could go talk to Madame Hooch, leaving the rest of the team to finish their argument. He booked the field for the following night, and also for certain times on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
He then headed back up to the castle to find Ron and Hermione looking for him.
"Harry!" they yelled as they ran over to him.
"George has been looking all over for you," Hermione said, dragging Harry up to the common room. "Something dreadful has happened!"
"What?" Harry asked.
"We'll let Fred and George tell you," Ron said, warily.
When they got to the common room, the first thing Harry saw was Angelina beating up on the twins.
"What's going on?" Harry asked them.
"Let the two dumbo's tell you, Harry," Angelina said, scowling at the two.
"What did you do?" Harry asked, severely.
"Well, we were just saying that girls aren't really supposed to be good at Quidditch," George started out.
"And we kept going on about it," Fred interrupted, "Then Alicia and Katie got up and hit us, and....and...." he cut off, stammering.
Harry looked at him, then at George, who was looking at the floor. He then turned to Angelina.
"Oh Harry!" she said, bursting into tears, "They quit! They quit the team!!!"
End of Chapter
HA HA HA!!!! I always hated cliffhangers but this is actually kind of fun.
HEE HEE HEE!!!!