Chapter 6 Quiditch Tryouts and the Shrieking Shack

On September 26, Harry woke up feeling really sick and tired because the full moon was tomorrow, and today was Quiditch tryouts. Harry went down to the Great Hall and sat down with his friends at the Gryffindor table, and he took a piece of toast.

Harry said after yawning, "Morning, you guys."

Ginny said after yawning herself, "Morning, Harry. You look awful. Did you get any sleep last night?"

Harry lied, "I had bad dreams last night, and your brother woke me up at 6:00 a.m. I think I might be coming down with something. You don't so good yourself."

Ginny said, "Not much, Hermione and Aquarii were talking until 11 o'clock, and Hermione woke me up at 5 o'clock this morning."

Hermione said, "Harry, you need to eat more than a piece of toast."

Harry yelled, "I'M NOT HUNGRY. GET THE POINT, HERMIONE!"

Hermione said, "Okay. You don't have to yell."

Harry said, "Sorry, Hermione. I got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."

Ron said, "What?"

Hermione said, "Muggle saying. It means he's not in a very good mood, today. We should go to Transfiguration."

Harry, Ron, Aquarii, Neville, and Hermione walked into the Transfiguration classroom where they sat in their desks.

Prof. McGonagall said, "Today, we are going human to animal transfiguration. The spell is homoinis mus muris."

Harry raised his hand.

Prof. McGonagall said, "Yes, Mr. Potter."

Harry said, "May I go to the hospital wing? I don't feel so good."
Prof. McGonagall said, "Go ahead, Mr. Potter."

Harry bumped into Sirius in his Prof. Lucas disguise. He said, "Sorry, Prof. Lucas; I wasn't looking where I was going."

Sirius asked, "Where you going?"
Harry yelled, "I'M GOING TO THE HOSPITAL WING BECAUSE I FEEL AWFUL!"

Harry heard Sirius mumbled "werewolves."

Sirius said, "Ok."

Harry said, "I'm sorry for yelling. I'm not in a very good mood today."

Sirius said, "The full moon is getting to you also. I'll walk with you to the hospital wing."

Harry said as they walked to the Hospital Wing, "Yes pre-full moon sickness."

They walked into the Hospital Wing.

Madame Pomfrey said, "Mr. Potter, what is wrong?"

Harry replied, "I feel like I'm going to throw up."

Madame Pomfrey comes back with a vial of a pink potion and said, "Harry, take this; it is a stomach settling potion. You need some sleep. You can go to your dorm; you are excused from classes today and tomorrow."

Harry drank the potion and said, "Thank you."

Harry went to the Gryffindor common room and then went to his dorm. He fell asleep.

Ron said shaking his friend, "Harry, wake up! It is almost time for Quiditch tryouts and we're the captains. I brought you a roast beef sandwich with a bottle of water for lunch."

Harry said tiredly as grabbing the sandwich, "I'm up."

Ron said, "Good, feeling better?"
Harry replied after taking a bite of his sandwich, "Yes, a little."

Ron and Harry walked to the Quiditch Pitch in their Quiditch robes.

Harry stood in the middle of the Quiditch Pitch and said, "I'm Harry Potter. I'm your captain for Quiditch this year and my co-captain is Ron Weaseley who will be the captain on days that I can't make it. The positions that we need are two chasers, two beaters, and a reserve seeker. Ginny Weaseley, Katie Bell, and Aquarii Black mount your brooms. I want to work a play to confuse Ron the keeper. Ginny you throw the Quaffle to Katie you fake a shot at the goal then Aquarii catches it and shots it."

The three chasers work the play perfectly. Harry said, "We have are two new chasers Ginny Weaseley and Aquarii Black. Mark Evans and Aaron White mount your brooms. I want you to keep hitting the bludger away from the dummies 10 times."

Mark and Aaron were brilliant beaters. Harry said, "Mark and Aaron are our new beaters. Colin Creevey, I want you to find the snitch."

Colin caught the snitch in 10 minutes. Harry said, "Colin is our reserve seeker. Hit the showers."

Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Aquarii went to the Great Hall for dinner. Harry helped himself to a huge helping of Shepard's pie, a piece of bread with butter, two sausages, some roasted vegetables, and a glass of pumpkin juice.

Hermione said, "Harry, I never seen you with that much food before."

Harry said after eating a sausage, "Um, I'm a teenage boy; I'm supposed to be eating a lot."

Hermione said, "Right."

Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Neville, Ron, and Aquarii went to their common room to talk.

Harry said yawning, "I'm bushed. Night you guys!

Harry went up to his dorm and fell asleep. Next morning, Ron was trying wake his friend up.

Ron said as shaking him, "Harry, wake up!"

Harry said sleepily, "I'm excused from classes today because I'm not feeling well. Tell me what I missed in the classes."

Ron said, "Okay." He left

Harry fell back asleep until Ron brought him his lunch.

Ron said, "Harry, I brought you your lunch. I have to go to class."

Harry said, "Thanks." Ron left.

Harry ate his lunch and went into the common room to read a book called t01 Greatest Quiditch Moves that he got from Hermione for his birthday. At 3:30 in afternoon, Dobby brought Harry his dinner which was a steak, potatoes, carrots, and chocolate pudding for dessert with a bottle of water.

Harry said, "Thank you, Dobby."

Harry finished his dinner just as Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, and Aquarii came into the common room.

Ginny asked, "Harry, what are you reading?"

Harry said, "A Quiditch book. I found a really good play for the team."

Ron said, "Cool."

Harry looked at his watch, and it was 4:30 p.m. He lied, "I need to go to the hospital wing because I'm coming down with the stomach flu."

Hermione said, "Ok."

Harry hurried to Prof. Lupin's office, and he knocked on the door.

Remus said, "Harry, come on in."

Harry went into Prof. Lupin's office and sat down next to Sirius and Remus.

Remus said as handing Harry a vial of a brown potion, "Harry, take that."

Harry drank the Wolfsbane Potion and said, "Yuck, this stuff tastes horrible."

Remus said after drinking his own potion, "I know, Harry, but it helps us keep our own mind so we won't bite anyone."

Harry said, "I know, Prof. Lupin. Sirius, you're lucky that you don't have to take a disgusting potion."

Sirius said, "Wrong, I have to take an awful potion too until Wormtail is caught, the age reducing potion."

Remus said, "We have to get to the Shrieking Shack before the sun sets, now."

Remus, Sirius in his dog form (Padfoot), and Harry walked to the Whomping Willow. Remus froze the tree by pressing a stick in the middle of its trunk, and they crawled inside to the Shrieking Shack. Harry had been in the Shrieking Shack before during his third year. Padfoot walked to the other side to wait until the werewolves transform. The full moon rose as screams from Remus and Harry were heard as they transform into werewolves. Harry became a dark grey almost black wolf and Remus was a light grey wolf with a few specks of brown. Harry sniffed the scent of Remus's werewolf form and Sirius's dog form and relaxed a bit, but this time it was different than Harry's transformation at the wizard hospital because he was under control with his own mind not the wolf's mind. Harry playfully bit Padfoot, and they all got engaged in a game of canine tag until they fell asleep on the floor.

The next morning at 5 o'clock, Harry and Remus were human again however Sirius was not. Sirius became human again once he realized that it was morning.

Sirius said yawning, "Harry and Moony, you awake?"

Harry said yawning himself, "Yes."

Remus said also yawning, "Harry and Padfoot, you know yawns are contagious."

Harry and Sirius said, "Sorry Remus."

Remus said, "I think we get to the hospital wing and also get some sleep."

Harry said, "Sirius, you should transform into Prof. Lucas."

Sirius drank a vial of a black potion and transformed into Prof. Lucas, and they walked out of Shrieking Shack and to the hospital wing. Harry and Remus both lay down on beds next to each other. Sirius left to go to his quarters for some sleep since it was Saturday. Madame Pomfrey gave Harry and Remus each of them a pain relieving potion and a healing potion which they took right away. Madame Pomfrey healed Remus's cuts first.

Madame Pomfrey asked, "Harry, did you get cuts or bruises from your transformation?"

Harry answered, "Yes on my arms and legs."

Madame Pomfrey healed his wounds and said, "Harry, you need to get some sleep now."

Harry fell right to sleep on the bed. Harry woke up around 6:00 p.m.

Madame Pomfrey said, "Harry, you may go to the Great Hall for dinner."

Harry nodded and walked slowly to the Great Hall where he sat down with his friends.

Ron said to Harry, "Hey mate, feeling better?"

Harry said after taking a bite of his chicken, "Yes much, just tired."

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Aquarii went into their common room. Aquarii and Ron played wizard chess while Hermione read a book leaving Harry and Ginny to talk.

Ginny said, "Where were you last night? I was so worried that Voldemort got you."

Harry lied, "I was in the hospital wing with the stomach flu last night."

Ginny said, "Ok."

Harry asked, "Do you want to go to Hogsmeade after the Quiditch game with me?"

Ginny said, "I'd love to."

Harry said yawning, "Night Ginny, Ron, Aquarii, Neville, and Hermione."

Harry went to his dorm and fell asleep on his bed for the night.