Ch. 9 Quidditch
In the morning she was woken up by her owl nipping her arm. She untied the note that was on its leg. It was from Kiara. It said, "I hate boys. Mostly, I hate Ron. – Kiara."
Bethany laughed, fed her owl, got dressed, and went down to breakfast.
On the way there she caught up with some of the girls on her quidditch team. Their names were Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson. They were carrying their brooms with them and they had their quidditch gear on. They, like Bethany, were chasers on the team.
"Ready for the first quidditch match of the season?" Angelina asked her.
"What?" said Bethany.
"The first match! It's today! Right after breakfast!" said Alicia.
Bethany had forgotten. Oliver Wood had told them over breakfast a week ago that they were going to have the first match today.
"Uh, I'll be right back. said Bethany and she ran back up to the Gryffindor common room and up to her dorm and she changed into her quidditch gear and grabbed her Firebolt. The only other person on the team with a Firebolt was Harry.
When she finally got down to breakfast, everyone was finished. Her brother and her friends wished her good luck in the match and she managed to grab a piece of bacon before being dragged away by Oliver Wood to the locker rooms.
"We need to win this match. Good luck." was the only thing he said to him.
"Well that wasn't a very good prep speech!" said George to them as they walked out onto the field.
Bethany could feel the excitement in her stomach as Madame Hooch blew the whistle and she kicked off the ground.
The match was against Slytherin. Bethany saw Harry looking for the snitch and she saw Malfoy looking at Harry.
Angelina threw her the quaffle and she sped off towards the Slytherin goal post.
Lee Jordan was commentating the match.
"Johnson throws the quaffle to Sipple who throws it to Spinnet who throws it back to Sipple who SCORES! GO GRYFFINDOR!" Lee announced.
Donovan, who was a beater on the Slytherin team, hit a bludger and it went speeding towards Harry's head.
"HARRY! DUCK!" she yelled to him and Harry ducked just in time for the bludger only to skim the top of his hair.
He smiled at her but Donovan gave her a nasty look that said she had foiled his plans to give Harry a concussion.
The quidditch game went on and Bethany made 6 more goals.
Finally, the score was tied 160 to 160. Whoever caught the snitch first would win the match.
Bethany saw Harry scanning the ground. Bethany signaled Harry to do the Wronski Faint. That was when you pretend to see the snitch on the ground and you soar down and pull your broom up at the last minute. Your opponent is supposed to not pull up, and hit the ground.
Harry did the Wronski Faint. Malfoy followed. Harry pulled up at the last minute and Malfoy hit the ground. A groan went through the Slytherin house but a cheer went up through Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.
Finally there was a glint of gold and Harry followed it. When he got close enough, he let go of his broom and stood up on it. He reached out, jumped off his broom, caught the snitch and landed back, sitting on his broom again.
Another cheer and groan went through the houses. They had won the match. Bethany beamed.
In the morning she was woken up by her owl nipping her arm. She untied the note that was on its leg. It was from Kiara. It said, "I hate boys. Mostly, I hate Ron. – Kiara."
Bethany laughed, fed her owl, got dressed, and went down to breakfast.
On the way there she caught up with some of the girls on her quidditch team. Their names were Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson. They were carrying their brooms with them and they had their quidditch gear on. They, like Bethany, were chasers on the team.
"Ready for the first quidditch match of the season?" Angelina asked her.
"What?" said Bethany.
"The first match! It's today! Right after breakfast!" said Alicia.
Bethany had forgotten. Oliver Wood had told them over breakfast a week ago that they were going to have the first match today.
"Uh, I'll be right back. said Bethany and she ran back up to the Gryffindor common room and up to her dorm and she changed into her quidditch gear and grabbed her Firebolt. The only other person on the team with a Firebolt was Harry.
When she finally got down to breakfast, everyone was finished. Her brother and her friends wished her good luck in the match and she managed to grab a piece of bacon before being dragged away by Oliver Wood to the locker rooms.
"We need to win this match. Good luck." was the only thing he said to him.
"Well that wasn't a very good prep speech!" said George to them as they walked out onto the field.
Bethany could feel the excitement in her stomach as Madame Hooch blew the whistle and she kicked off the ground.
The match was against Slytherin. Bethany saw Harry looking for the snitch and she saw Malfoy looking at Harry.
Angelina threw her the quaffle and she sped off towards the Slytherin goal post.
Lee Jordan was commentating the match.
"Johnson throws the quaffle to Sipple who throws it to Spinnet who throws it back to Sipple who SCORES! GO GRYFFINDOR!" Lee announced.
Donovan, who was a beater on the Slytherin team, hit a bludger and it went speeding towards Harry's head.
"HARRY! DUCK!" she yelled to him and Harry ducked just in time for the bludger only to skim the top of his hair.
He smiled at her but Donovan gave her a nasty look that said she had foiled his plans to give Harry a concussion.
The quidditch game went on and Bethany made 6 more goals.
Finally, the score was tied 160 to 160. Whoever caught the snitch first would win the match.
Bethany saw Harry scanning the ground. Bethany signaled Harry to do the Wronski Faint. That was when you pretend to see the snitch on the ground and you soar down and pull your broom up at the last minute. Your opponent is supposed to not pull up, and hit the ground.
Harry did the Wronski Faint. Malfoy followed. Harry pulled up at the last minute and Malfoy hit the ground. A groan went through the Slytherin house but a cheer went up through Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.
Finally there was a glint of gold and Harry followed it. When he got close enough, he let go of his broom and stood up on it. He reached out, jumped off his broom, caught the snitch and landed back, sitting on his broom again.
Another cheer and groan went through the houses. They had won the match. Bethany beamed.