Chapter 10:Promotion
The two intrigued boys made their way to the Gryffindor common room, then to the boy's dormitories. There they locked the door and made sure they weren't over heard. They sat down on Ron's bed, as it was further away from the door.
Harry reached into the bottom of his bag and got out the tinted paper. They both read through it and Harry opened up the book they borrowed and scanned through pages with whales, frogs and birds on. They soon found a double page with a moving image of a chestnut horse.
"Bit of a horse," Ron repeated. Harry went through loads of names including Coronet, Fetlock and Hock and after 20mintues they came up with the most suitable answers, however there were only eight of them.
"Do you really think we've got somewhere," Ron asked.
"Well its better than nothing. Anyway its probably of no importance." Harry replied. "We ought to get going you know."
"What have we got now?" Ron asked. Harry got out his timetable and informed Ron that they had Herbology. The two boys set off to the greenhouses and on their way down Harry met Mcgonagal.
"Mr Potter. Please can you stay there," came her voice.
"Yes Miss."
"Quidditch will be continuing this year and since your work experience will be in April time the quidditch will be worked around that fact. Since the departure of Oliver Wood, we will need a new keeper and new captain." Mcgonagal emphasised on captain as Harry started to think about the departure of Cedric. When Harry understood what Mcgonagal had meant, he looked up.
"Me?" exclaimed Harry.
"Well I'm not sure if we can trust the twins, and I will need someone with good Quidditch liking to tryouts for our new keeper."
"Well sure but when is the first match?" Harry asked, very excited and proud. If only my parents could see me now, Harry thought.
" The first match will be Halloween. I must get on but don't scream the news about yet." Mcgonagal lowered her head slightly as if to nod him to go but she swept past him and up the stairs and down a corridor. Harry turned to Ron who was standing by the Entrance and they began to walk down tot the greenhouses whilst Harry told him about his promotion.
"But don't mention anything yet o.k?" Harry told Ron.
"O.k. What about me?" Ron asked
"What?" Harry asked perplexed.
"For keeper! I know about quidditch and all, I've practised enough." Ron explained.
"You will have to try out though or it will look like favouritism and you know what will go about."
"O.K. Fines, but hey thanks." Ron said with a massive grin on his face. They got out side the greenhouses along with the rest of their classmates and stopped talking about Quidditch.
"Today class we will be working in greenhouse four" came a voice from Professor Sprout. The lesson began and as usual Hermione got a few points for Gryffindor and they began some practical work.
"Hey Harry" Came Lavenders voice. "Did you find what you were looking for in the book? What animal were you researching?"
"The horse" Came Harry's shy voice.
"Oh. I got tonnes of that at home, stuff about equipment for horse riding like saddle, reins, the bit and other tack too!"
"What did you say?" Ron asked suddenly.
"Horse riding equipment like saddle what you sit on, reins which you hold on to, the bit is the piece that goes in the horses mouth and there's other pieces too," said Lavender, totally perplexed. Ron and Harry glanced and each other and Harry was hoping that Ron was thinking the same thing.
"Don't worry Lavender. We don't need the book. We've got what we want." Harry exclaimed and turned back to the trays they were working on.
It was end of lessons for their first whole day back at Hogwarts and they had found a puzzle of which they had partly solved and found out they are going to be working in great places for a whole month. The boys, along with Hermione, made their way to their dormitories to continue this puzzle.
They had been the last back from Herbology, for no reason except that they had nothing of importance for at least another hour.
"Well, quidditch boy! And here's the joker too!" came a dark voice from behind them whilst walking through the corridors. All three of them turned, and looked into the eyes of Draco Malfoy with his fellow Slytherin's Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
"Hey there library boy. Can I buy Curses and Counter Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian?" Harry spoke quickly and Draco scowled at him.
"You need something more like Quidditch-A beginners guide or even Muggle mammals, don't you think?" Draco shot back. Hermione was beginning to get annoyed with child play talk. She moved one step forward onto Draco's foot and when she came back Draco yelled out and began hopping about.
Everyone, but Hermione, looked at her feet to see that she was wearing stilettos. Hermione grinned at the sight of Draco and nudged passed him and walked off to the Gryffindor common room. Harry and Ron stood for a few more seconds and after giving each other and Draco a glance, headed off behind Hermione.
The two intrigued boys made their way to the Gryffindor common room, then to the boy's dormitories. There they locked the door and made sure they weren't over heard. They sat down on Ron's bed, as it was further away from the door.
Harry reached into the bottom of his bag and got out the tinted paper. They both read through it and Harry opened up the book they borrowed and scanned through pages with whales, frogs and birds on. They soon found a double page with a moving image of a chestnut horse.
"Bit of a horse," Ron repeated. Harry went through loads of names including Coronet, Fetlock and Hock and after 20mintues they came up with the most suitable answers, however there were only eight of them.
"Do you really think we've got somewhere," Ron asked.
"Well its better than nothing. Anyway its probably of no importance." Harry replied. "We ought to get going you know."
"What have we got now?" Ron asked. Harry got out his timetable and informed Ron that they had Herbology. The two boys set off to the greenhouses and on their way down Harry met Mcgonagal.
"Mr Potter. Please can you stay there," came her voice.
"Yes Miss."
"Quidditch will be continuing this year and since your work experience will be in April time the quidditch will be worked around that fact. Since the departure of Oliver Wood, we will need a new keeper and new captain." Mcgonagal emphasised on captain as Harry started to think about the departure of Cedric. When Harry understood what Mcgonagal had meant, he looked up.
"Me?" exclaimed Harry.
"Well I'm not sure if we can trust the twins, and I will need someone with good Quidditch liking to tryouts for our new keeper."
"Well sure but when is the first match?" Harry asked, very excited and proud. If only my parents could see me now, Harry thought.
" The first match will be Halloween. I must get on but don't scream the news about yet." Mcgonagal lowered her head slightly as if to nod him to go but she swept past him and up the stairs and down a corridor. Harry turned to Ron who was standing by the Entrance and they began to walk down tot the greenhouses whilst Harry told him about his promotion.
"But don't mention anything yet o.k?" Harry told Ron.
"O.k. What about me?" Ron asked
"What?" Harry asked perplexed.
"For keeper! I know about quidditch and all, I've practised enough." Ron explained.
"You will have to try out though or it will look like favouritism and you know what will go about."
"O.K. Fines, but hey thanks." Ron said with a massive grin on his face. They got out side the greenhouses along with the rest of their classmates and stopped talking about Quidditch.
"Today class we will be working in greenhouse four" came a voice from Professor Sprout. The lesson began and as usual Hermione got a few points for Gryffindor and they began some practical work.
"Hey Harry" Came Lavenders voice. "Did you find what you were looking for in the book? What animal were you researching?"
"The horse" Came Harry's shy voice.
"Oh. I got tonnes of that at home, stuff about equipment for horse riding like saddle, reins, the bit and other tack too!"
"What did you say?" Ron asked suddenly.
"Horse riding equipment like saddle what you sit on, reins which you hold on to, the bit is the piece that goes in the horses mouth and there's other pieces too," said Lavender, totally perplexed. Ron and Harry glanced and each other and Harry was hoping that Ron was thinking the same thing.
"Don't worry Lavender. We don't need the book. We've got what we want." Harry exclaimed and turned back to the trays they were working on.
It was end of lessons for their first whole day back at Hogwarts and they had found a puzzle of which they had partly solved and found out they are going to be working in great places for a whole month. The boys, along with Hermione, made their way to their dormitories to continue this puzzle.
They had been the last back from Herbology, for no reason except that they had nothing of importance for at least another hour.
"Well, quidditch boy! And here's the joker too!" came a dark voice from behind them whilst walking through the corridors. All three of them turned, and looked into the eyes of Draco Malfoy with his fellow Slytherin's Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
"Hey there library boy. Can I buy Curses and Counter Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian?" Harry spoke quickly and Draco scowled at him.
"You need something more like Quidditch-A beginners guide or even Muggle mammals, don't you think?" Draco shot back. Hermione was beginning to get annoyed with child play talk. She moved one step forward onto Draco's foot and when she came back Draco yelled out and began hopping about.
Everyone, but Hermione, looked at her feet to see that she was wearing stilettos. Hermione grinned at the sight of Draco and nudged passed him and walked off to the Gryffindor common room. Harry and Ron stood for a few more seconds and after giving each other and Draco a glance, headed off behind Hermione.