Chapter 13 – Quidditch and letters home

The beginning of November dawned cold and wet. The sun now spent more of it's day behind the greying fluffy clouds and rain was becoming frequent. But today, all the students could do was thank Mother Nature that it was dry. As today was the first Quidditch match of the season and it was between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, the Gryffindor team were stating that it would be an easy match, but their newest players were nervous as this was their first game. The first year Gryffindors were all talking when Lory and Mazie came over to them and sat down.

"Excited?" Mazie asked them, the first years nodded.

"Of course!" Paisley exclaimed.

"Mmm, so are we." Lory stated thoughtfully. "Jesse better not screw up his commentary."

"It'll be funny to see what sort of things he will say." Mazie stated with a grin which was mirrored by Lory.

"Your beater aren't you?" Paisley asked Mazie, who nodded.

"And Lory's chaser." She replied, "Next year we'll be needing a new seeker, chaser and keeper, that's gonna be a hard one."

"Hopefully not." Came a guys voice from behind them, they spun around to see Christian Poynter, the other beater and a sixth year. He was quite handsome and had brown hair with chocolate brown eyes. They girls all swooned, every girl had a crush at one point on this guy, though they knew they'd never get anywhere as he obviously fancied Lory, who was either oblivious or ignored it.

They rest of the Quidditch team approached.

"We have to get ready now." Ricky Teir, Chenyce's older brother from fifth year, stated, rolling his eyes. Ricky was tall and had the same raven coloured hair as Chenyce though he had sapphire eyes, not light blue ones.

"Why do we have to be in the changing room three-quarters of an hour before the game Wood?" Lory asked the current captain, Martin Wood, the famous Oliver Wood's, keeper of the Clacton Crup's and also England's team keeper, little brother.

"Because we need to run through the play's one more time and prepare for the match." Martin replied, the players rolled their eyes.

"See you later." Lory said with a wave and then the whole team walked off.

"This will be a cool match." Joss stated with a grin.

"I can't wait to play next year." Kaci stated.

"Who said you'd get on the team even?" Jared asked, smirking, he loved to wind Kaci up, their friendship was purely based on it.

"I will get onto the team even if it kills me." Kaci retorted.

"How about we finish our breakfast so that we can get good seats for the match?" Joss suggested, Kaci and Jared glared at each other for the rest of breakfast whilst the others ignored them, having gotten used to this behaviour already.

They quickly finished and slowly made their way to the stands to get some good seats. Some people were scattered around the stands already and the large group found eight seats in the highest of the Gryffindor towers. They sat on the front row and Shira nervously sat between Paisley and Doyle.

"Are you already Shira?" Drew asked her, Shira nervously nodded and eyed over the barrier of the platform warily.

"Think of it like this Shi, even if we did fall, which is highly unlikely, we would be protected by the numerous charms that hold this place together." Kaci stated.

"CiLi's right Shira, there is no way in the galaxies that we could fall and get hurt." Chenyce stated with a nod. "Ricky's fallen off his broom so many times that he'd be dead if it weren't for modern medi-magic." Jared gave her a jab in the ribs. "Oww!" Chenyce complained loudly, but then realised why he had jabbed her. "Not that we'll fall off or anything, he fell off of his broom, not a platform. Though I bet it'd hurt to fall off one of these." She blabbed thoughtfully, scaring Shira a little more.

"Shut up Nyce!" Kaci and Paisley exclaimed, Chenyce pretended to zip her mouth closed and shifted a little in her seat.

Soon enough, the people who weren't already at the pitch filtered in and Jesse's voiced boomed across the stadium.

"Hello! And welcome to a new season of the best sport in the whole damn world!"

"Weasley!" McGonnagal exclaimed.

"Sorry professor." Jesse's voice said, not sounding sorry at all. "And their off! Gryffindor in possession of the quaffle. Weasley passes to Grady who passes to Teir who passes strait back to Weasley. Weasley shoots and- SHE SCORES! Way to go Lory!" Jesse exclaimed happily, the Gryffindors all cheered loudly. "Hufflepuff in possession. Benhen passes to Andrews, back to Benhen. Great intercepted pass to Yem by my favourite cousin there everybody." Jesse stated. Mazie whacked a bludger in the direction of the teachers box, which was redirected when one of the Hufflepuff beaters got in the way. "Thanks for that Munord. Told, you, cousins are evil. Though you have to love the brooms they are riding-"

"Weasley!" Mcgonnagal warned.

"Okay, okay! Teir passes to Grady, who fakes to the left and shoots! Ahh damn, good save there from Huffiepuffie Jurten. Hufflepuff in possession, Benhen to Yem, Yem to Andrews, back to Benhem and- OUCH! That must've hurt!" A bludger hit Karl Benhen right in the side, he swerved to the side but carried on playing, though now Lory had the quaffle and Mazie was doing rolls in the air to show off. "Great hit Maze!" Jesse congratulated. "Anyway, Gryffindor back in possession, Weasley to Grady, back to Weasley, Weasley fakes right, crosses over with Teir and Whoa! Dint see that coming! Great invisible swap there guys! Teir shot and scored, twenty nought to Gryffindor!" The Gryffindors cheered again.

After about two hours of playing, Gryffindor were winning with a score of one hundred and twenty to thirty. Peoples attentions were wavering, that was until the seekers started going head to head against each other.

"Is that the snitch?" Jesse said into the microphone. "It is! Lewis in the lead, Hill not far behind. Go Lewis!" Michael Lewis, the Gryffindor seeker, shot forward with a burst of speed and reached out and grabbed the snitch. He held it in the air triumphantly. "HE'S GOT THE SNITCH! MIKE HAS THE SNITCH!" Jesse exclaimed happily, the Gryffindors all roared with cheering and shouting. The teams landed. "PARTY TONIGHT GRYFFINDORS!" Jesse added before the microphone was taken from him. The Gryffindors all cheered even more.

After the team had washed and dressed in clean clothes, the party went into full force. Jesse, Lory and Mazie had sneaked into Hogsmeade and had gotten crates of butterbeer for them all.

The party lasted well into the night with the Weasley's trying out various prototypes that the twins had sent them, which included 'Farting Fancies' which caused the consumer to fart very loudly and smelly too, and 'Instant Wakees', which had a better effect than caffeine, which the elder students found amazing and were getting caffeine highs. The caffeine didn't really affect Paisley, who had a huge cup of coffee with her Mum every morning before school since she was eight, when her Mum had first let her try it. Paisley was addicted and they'd go to the same shop every morning and half of the time, their coffees would already be on 'their' table. Paisley smiled as she thought of her friends back home, Andrea, her best friend since they were babies, John, a boy who had been part of a 'big brother/sister' project and Paisley had gotten him in year three, he was in year seven at the time and they really had bonded like brother and sister. She had written to her two friends once or twice, but she should've really written some more. Her Mum would deliver the letters for her so she decided to write some letters to them all.

Paisley went up to her dorm and pulled some pen and paper from her bedside drawer. She thought of what to write and then started.

Dear Andrea,

I miss you! I'm having so much fun here, I hope you don't hate me. What's your high school like? Did John help you fit in? He's so cool.

Today was the first football game. Our house won and we had a HUGE party.

I didn't really say much about my friends last time. I was too excited about my Dad. I found out a few things about my Mum too. Like that she changed her name. I've met my family, my Dad's parents died when he was a baby, so he doesn't have any brothers or sisters, but my Mum has SIX brothers. Talk about hard life! My parents have gotten back together and are taking things 'slow'. I just want to be a family though, I hardly know my Dad, I want to be a sister like you. You always said you were jealous of me, but I was jealous of you. You have brothers and sisters and both parents, I realise how lucky you are now. VERY lucky. Write back. Love your Bessie Friend, Paisley.

'One letter down.' Paisley thought as she folded it and put it into an envelope before moving onto the next clean sheet of soft blue paper.

Dear John,

How are you? I'm cool, this school is great, really fun. I've got lots of friends. My best friend here is my cousin, Kaci. I told you about her already but she's so cool. I met some new people too. They are great. I share my dorm with three other girls too, but we all get along (so far) and we haven't had any arguments. :P I hope your school work is going well, it would be so cool to get discounts in Safeway's. Only kidding. :p. Luv ya really. You still working at the beach house? I like it there, very hot in the summer.

I miss you, write back please. You know the drill. Miss you loads, Paisley.

Paisley sighed and started to write her final letter.

Hi Mum!

It was the first Quidditch match today. We WON! Yeppee!

How are you and Dad? Are we going to move in with him yet?

Me and my friends are great, we have to do a project on people who helped in the final battle, me and Kaci are doing you so we need questions answered. She'll write you with details as we haven't sorted out the questions yet.

Snape still doesn't believe that I'm Harry Potter's daughter, he's delusional (that's what he called me the other day), and he thinks I'm a liar. What a prat. Hello? Evidence sitting right here... Idiot. Rolls eyes. I miss you and Daddy a lot! Write me back and please give the other letters to John and Andrea. Love from your fantastic daughter Paisley.

Paisley finished her third and final letter with a smile.

"What you smiling about?" Came a voice from the door, which caused Paisley to jump a foot into the air.

"Kaci!" Paisley shouted, Kaci came over and sat on the bed with Paisley.

"Sorry." She stated, sounding extremely happy, "What're you up to?"

"Writing letters home." Paisley told her best friend.

"Ahh, I don't need to do that, got Mum here." Kaci stated, Paisley nodded. "Mum's giving up her position after the holidays. She's moving to another school."

"What?" Paisley asked, "Why?" Kaci shrugged.

"Nearer home. Her last week is in December. We'll have a new professor afterwards." Kaci explained.

"Oh. That'll be a shame." Paisley muttered. Just then, the other two girls entered the room.

"Hiya, Professor Weasley just broke up the party." Chenyce complained, Shira rolled her eyes and they each started getting ready for bed.

"I wonder who'll replace Mum as head of Gryffindor?" Kaci wondered aloud.

"What'd you mean?" Chenyce asked.

"She's not leaving is she?" Shira asked, Kaci and Paisley nodded.

"She got a job nearer her home." Paisley told them. "She'll be here until Christmas."

"That's a shame." Shira said softly as she changed into her purple silk pyjamas. Kaci was wearing her funky monkey pants and top set along with knee length slipper socks.

"Yeah, it is." Paisley replied. She slipped under her covers and closed the curtains with a wave of her wand. Each of the girls got into their beds. "Can I borrow Bob tomorrow Nyce? I have to send some letters home." Paisley said into the darkness.

"Sure." Chenyce replied, "Night P, night Shi, night CiLi."

"Night Nyce." The others replied before going to sleep.

AN: Thanks for the reviews! I still have writers block :( But i'm rewriting an old idea i had, so that'll be up once i have the first ten chapters done AND after this story has been fully posted. I have a few friends who write fanfiction also, not HP but Casualty and Takeshi's Castle (Both GREAT shows by the way) so i'm hoping they'll consider letting me put their stories on here. Thanks again, bye bye!