Chapter 8: The First Flying Lesson
The next morning Kay, Erin and Lexine made their way to the Hogwarts grounds. The breeze rippled the grass beneath their feet. They waited for the other students to arrive and noticed twelve wooden broomsticks laying side by side in a row waiting. Madam Hooch, the flight instructor, was a wild-looking woman. She had short grey hair and yellow eyes that reminded Kay of a cat. "Hulo." Lexine greeted cheerfully. Madam Hooch looked at the three girls with a cocked eyebrow. "Why are you not wearing a uniform?" she asked Kay frowning. Kay sniggered but before she could respond the sound of a bell rang and the students arrived. "Ah. Good morning, class!" Madam Hooch greeted smiling. Harry, Ron and Hermione stood together and on either side of them stood Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, Katie Bell, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle. The sight of Malfoy made Kay's heart leap and the evil grin appeared once more on her face.
Madam Hooch walked up and down the line of students. "Welcome to your first flying lesson. When I give the signal put your right hand over the broom and say 'UP'. Ready...now!" she blew her whistle causing Kay to grimace. "Oww--pain--" she gasped as the rest of the class began shouting "UP! UP!" Harry was one of the few successful ones. Ron's broom remained on the ground till his third "UP!" when it flew up, whacking him right in the nose. "OW!"
Kay and Harry both burst out laughing and Ron growled "Shuddup, Harry!"
Kay held her hand up and ZAP Everyone jumped at the flash of light that filled her space following the noise. Erin blinked...she had been a little annoyed at not having a broom of her own. "I'm a witch! Damnit, why don't I have a broom?"
Kay took hold of a vaccum cleaner and handed it to Erin smiling proudly. "Hehe...it's a Hoover!" she nodded. "There you go!"
Erin glared at the sniggering psi-mage. "Does THIS look like a BROOM to you?" she snapped. Kay raised an eyebrow.
"Yeeeeesssss."
Madam Hooch took Kay by the hood of her sweatshirt and pulled her up into the air. "Unless you would LIKe to be expelled, I SUGGEST you change your behavior immediately." she set Kay back down, who let out a gasp of air as Madam Hooch looked at the rest of the class. "All right...try that again. And I want clear, confident voies or nothing will happen. Brooms are very similar to horses in that sense."
Hermione Granger watched as Kay walked over to Lex and Erin (who had been given a real broom) with a scowl on her face. Erin turned back to her broom and began shouting "UP!" till it finally flew into her hand. "Good! Now mount your brooms and when I tell you to, kick off with your right leg. Three...two..." Neville, nervous and jumpy about being left on the ground, kicked off before everyone else. He shot up into the air like a cork despite the fact that Madam Hooch shouted "Mr. Longbottom! Mr. Longbottom! What do you think you're doing?"
Kay watched, holding her breath--then there was a THUD and a nasty CRACK as Neville fell to the ground. Madam Hooch rushed to the boy's side. "Broken wrist," she announced after checking him over. She clucked her tongue and then turned to look at the others. "All right. I'm going to bring him up to the hospital wing...I don't want ANYONE to move until I get back. If I find anyone or anything out of place when I return, then you will be expelled faster than you can say 'Quidditch'." Madam Hooch helped Neville up and walked him into the school.
When they were out of earshot, Malfoy laughed. "Did you see his face, the great lump?" he teased.
"Shut up, Malfoy!" Parvati Patil snapped.
"Sticking up for Longbottom, are you, Parvati?" asked Pansy Parkinson, another Slytherin. "I didn't think you went for big cry babies!"
Harry glared at Malfoy. Malfoy then saw something round, red and shiny on the ground. "Oh look--it's Longbottom's remember thing."
"Give it here, Malfoy!" Harry warned. Malfoy sniggered.
"What--are you gonna fight me, Potter?"
Kay steped up till she and Malfoy were practically nose to nose. "Give it to Harry, plastic hair, or else."
"You couldn't do anything to me." Malfoy snorted.
Kay cocked an eyebrow. "Oh reeeeaaaaalllly. A certain blonde tomatoe would say differently though, WOULDN'T it?"
Malfoy swallowed nervously as Harry moved towards them only to be blocked by Hermione Granger. "Are you crazy?" she cried. "Madam Hooch told us NOT to move! If you do, we'll all get into trouble!"
Harry ignored her as Malfoy said "You want it?" he asked. "Catch it if you can, then!" he threw it in the air. Harry leapt onto his broom and immediately shot up into the air as though he had been doing this for years. As he zoomed towards the rememberall, he could not believe how awesome flying was...this was brilliant! This was easy! He raced towards the ball, stretched out his arm and dove towards the ground, grasping it just before he hit the grass and had just enough time to pull his broom up straight and tumble to the grass. "HARRY POTTER!" Harry's stomach sunk almost as low as he had just dove. He saw Professor McGonagall storming towards him. "How DARE you--you could have broken your neck--"
Ron tried desparately to defend Harry, but Professor McGonagall wouldn't hear it. "Follow me, Mr. Potter."
Harry looked back at the rest of his class and saw Kay mouth "I'll take care of Malfoy."
When Hary had gone, Kay looked at the smug Slytherin and motioned to him with her pointer finger. "I'm not gonna hurt you." she promised a little too sweetly. Malfoy looked at Crabbe and Goyle before making his way towards her. Kay soon let out a roar and dove on Malfoy, knocking him to the ground. ZAP she pinned both of Malfoy's arms and legs to the ground ZAP "Hehe...it's Pinnochio!" his arms and legs turned to wood and his nose grew a good foot.
"You--lemme go!" Malfoy begged, struggling under her weight. Kay lifted him and with her mage-strength, chucked him a good mile and 1/2 away. When his cry faltered, Kay wiped her hands together and nodded "Much better." she said.
The next morning Kay, Erin and Lexine made their way to the Hogwarts grounds. The breeze rippled the grass beneath their feet. They waited for the other students to arrive and noticed twelve wooden broomsticks laying side by side in a row waiting. Madam Hooch, the flight instructor, was a wild-looking woman. She had short grey hair and yellow eyes that reminded Kay of a cat. "Hulo." Lexine greeted cheerfully. Madam Hooch looked at the three girls with a cocked eyebrow. "Why are you not wearing a uniform?" she asked Kay frowning. Kay sniggered but before she could respond the sound of a bell rang and the students arrived. "Ah. Good morning, class!" Madam Hooch greeted smiling. Harry, Ron and Hermione stood together and on either side of them stood Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, Katie Bell, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle. The sight of Malfoy made Kay's heart leap and the evil grin appeared once more on her face.
Madam Hooch walked up and down the line of students. "Welcome to your first flying lesson. When I give the signal put your right hand over the broom and say 'UP'. Ready...now!" she blew her whistle causing Kay to grimace. "Oww--pain--" she gasped as the rest of the class began shouting "UP! UP!" Harry was one of the few successful ones. Ron's broom remained on the ground till his third "UP!" when it flew up, whacking him right in the nose. "OW!"
Kay and Harry both burst out laughing and Ron growled "Shuddup, Harry!"
Kay held her hand up and ZAP Everyone jumped at the flash of light that filled her space following the noise. Erin blinked...she had been a little annoyed at not having a broom of her own. "I'm a witch! Damnit, why don't I have a broom?"
Kay took hold of a vaccum cleaner and handed it to Erin smiling proudly. "Hehe...it's a Hoover!" she nodded. "There you go!"
Erin glared at the sniggering psi-mage. "Does THIS look like a BROOM to you?" she snapped. Kay raised an eyebrow.
"Yeeeeesssss."
Madam Hooch took Kay by the hood of her sweatshirt and pulled her up into the air. "Unless you would LIKe to be expelled, I SUGGEST you change your behavior immediately." she set Kay back down, who let out a gasp of air as Madam Hooch looked at the rest of the class. "All right...try that again. And I want clear, confident voies or nothing will happen. Brooms are very similar to horses in that sense."
Hermione Granger watched as Kay walked over to Lex and Erin (who had been given a real broom) with a scowl on her face. Erin turned back to her broom and began shouting "UP!" till it finally flew into her hand. "Good! Now mount your brooms and when I tell you to, kick off with your right leg. Three...two..." Neville, nervous and jumpy about being left on the ground, kicked off before everyone else. He shot up into the air like a cork despite the fact that Madam Hooch shouted "Mr. Longbottom! Mr. Longbottom! What do you think you're doing?"
Kay watched, holding her breath--then there was a THUD and a nasty CRACK as Neville fell to the ground. Madam Hooch rushed to the boy's side. "Broken wrist," she announced after checking him over. She clucked her tongue and then turned to look at the others. "All right. I'm going to bring him up to the hospital wing...I don't want ANYONE to move until I get back. If I find anyone or anything out of place when I return, then you will be expelled faster than you can say 'Quidditch'." Madam Hooch helped Neville up and walked him into the school.
When they were out of earshot, Malfoy laughed. "Did you see his face, the great lump?" he teased.
"Shut up, Malfoy!" Parvati Patil snapped.
"Sticking up for Longbottom, are you, Parvati?" asked Pansy Parkinson, another Slytherin. "I didn't think you went for big cry babies!"
Harry glared at Malfoy. Malfoy then saw something round, red and shiny on the ground. "Oh look--it's Longbottom's remember thing."
"Give it here, Malfoy!" Harry warned. Malfoy sniggered.
"What--are you gonna fight me, Potter?"
Kay steped up till she and Malfoy were practically nose to nose. "Give it to Harry, plastic hair, or else."
"You couldn't do anything to me." Malfoy snorted.
Kay cocked an eyebrow. "Oh reeeeaaaaalllly. A certain blonde tomatoe would say differently though, WOULDN'T it?"
Malfoy swallowed nervously as Harry moved towards them only to be blocked by Hermione Granger. "Are you crazy?" she cried. "Madam Hooch told us NOT to move! If you do, we'll all get into trouble!"
Harry ignored her as Malfoy said "You want it?" he asked. "Catch it if you can, then!" he threw it in the air. Harry leapt onto his broom and immediately shot up into the air as though he had been doing this for years. As he zoomed towards the rememberall, he could not believe how awesome flying was...this was brilliant! This was easy! He raced towards the ball, stretched out his arm and dove towards the ground, grasping it just before he hit the grass and had just enough time to pull his broom up straight and tumble to the grass. "HARRY POTTER!" Harry's stomach sunk almost as low as he had just dove. He saw Professor McGonagall storming towards him. "How DARE you--you could have broken your neck--"
Ron tried desparately to defend Harry, but Professor McGonagall wouldn't hear it. "Follow me, Mr. Potter."
Harry looked back at the rest of his class and saw Kay mouth "I'll take care of Malfoy."
When Hary had gone, Kay looked at the smug Slytherin and motioned to him with her pointer finger. "I'm not gonna hurt you." she promised a little too sweetly. Malfoy looked at Crabbe and Goyle before making his way towards her. Kay soon let out a roar and dove on Malfoy, knocking him to the ground. ZAP she pinned both of Malfoy's arms and legs to the ground ZAP "Hehe...it's Pinnochio!" his arms and legs turned to wood and his nose grew a good foot.
"You--lemme go!" Malfoy begged, struggling under her weight. Kay lifted him and with her mage-strength, chucked him a good mile and 1/2 away. When his cry faltered, Kay wiped her hands together and nodded "Much better." she said.