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Well anyways, now I'm back. Well, some use of being home from work with the flu. Hope everyone enjoys this part too. My first attempt at a Quidditch game, well there's a first for everything.
"The first Quidditch Game of the season." A loud voice declared. Joey was fidgeting nervously underneath his robe.
"Relax Joey," Harry said as he rested a hand on the keeper's shoulder. They were going against Slytherin and that was enough to make anyone nervous but maybe Joey understand more than he did about these 'Shadow Games'.
Hikari? Hikari what's wrong?
I'm worried Anubis. Things might get out of hand. I don't want to go to the Shadow Realm again.
Neither do I, Hikari. I've spent five thousand years there and I do not wish to be returned. If it comes to the worst we have to be careful.
Joey rubbed his eyes as he pulled on his Quidditch robes. "It's time to go," Harry said as he rested a hand on Joey's shoulder. He nodded his head and followed the rest of the team. As soon as they stepped outside Joey heard cheering, jeering, and catcalls. He scanned the crowd, from one houses section to another, finally seeing Seto cheering him on. Joey gave his friend a thumbs up as he stayed in pace with the rest of the Gryffindor team. They all gathered in a circle, on their brooms with the two seekers in the air.
"Welcome to all you young men and women. I'm Madame Hooch and I'm privileged to referee the first Quidditch match of the Hogwarts Advanced School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now I want a clean game for once. Will the Slytherin and Gryffindor captains please shake on that?"
Harry grudgingly landed and extended his hand out to Joney. Joney roughly took it and the glares exchanged were worth more than words. Everyone from Hogwarts knew that Harry Potter and Joney Snape despised each other. Each keeper retreated to their side as Madame Hooch threw up the Quaffle.
"Okay, it's the start of the first Quidditch Game of the season and look at the turn out!"
"You've got that right Tristan!" Tristan and Duke had volunteered as announcers for the Quidditch teams. They had already gotten at least three lectures about reporting the game and not just what they thought.
"First I'd like to introduce our teams! First off in Gryffindor we have the seeker and captain, Harry Potter. The keeper is newcomer, Joseph. Beaters are once again that famous troublesome duo, Fred and George Weasley. Then finally the chasers are all new: Kathy Heral, Tom Dorman, and Melinda Koors."
"As for Slytherin returning is captain and Keeper, Joney Snape." Duke said into the microphone. "As for the seeker we have Derek Husdt. The beaters are Sasuke Gardner and Chris Tasten. As for the chasers we have Elay Husdt, Charles Batsen, and Robbie Viktas."
"Heral took control of the Quaffle and is heading straight towards Snape!"
Joney saw the girl coming and knew she was faster. The smirk played over her lips as she rushed the younger Gryffindor. Quidditch was an aggressive sport and many of the new Gryffindor team members were new to Hogwart's Quidditch. Harry, Fred, and George were the only Alumni. Her team however was made of mostly old hands at the game. Kathy was knocked backwards, only to drop the Quaffle where Elay took it.
"I thought this was Quidditch not Hockey!"
"If it was hockey that would be an illegal check!"
"Heral is down and Husdt takes control of the Quaffle! I'd say these cheaters need some beating!" Duke yelled.
"Devlin! Taylor! I'm warning you!"
"Sure Madam Hooch!" They both yelled.
Joey glanced up and saw Sasuke swing her club. He didn't have time to duck the Bludger that smashed into his arm.
"Why you!" Seto tried to climb over the wall but Noah and Hermione grabbed his shirt to hold him back. Joey winced from the pain. His arm was throbbing. He clenched his teeth to keep from making a sound from the pain. He couldn't move his arm.
"Uh-oh, this isn't good."
"Cool it Seto!" Mokuba yelled at his older brother.
"She is in deep water," Seto growled.
Harry saw a flash in front of his eyes, finally seeing the snitch for the first time. Unfortunately Derek was already on it. He chased after the Slytherin, hoping to get to the snitch before he did. Fred and George were having their own problems. It took all their strength to keep the Bludgers away from their teammates and even then there were a few failures. Their team of mostly rookies was no match for the old hands of the Slytherin team.
"And Husdt makes another score!" Tristan yelled the score is one twenty to thirty. This match is brutal."
Joey growled as the Slytherin turned smirked at him. It was basically the Slytherin's way of saying he was better and everyone knew it. He was hurting and things were looking bad. He dove as he saw Sasuke hitting the Bludger towards him again it returned and as he dodged it, it hit her in the stomach.
"Game over!" Duke yelled. "Harry Potter has caught the snitch!" Joey sighed with relief as he slowly descended to the ground. There were a lot of yells suddenly as everyone surrounded the Slytherin goal. The hufflepuff that had put up such a fight before raced onto the field and Joey hurried towards the ground.
"No!" The Hufflepuff yelled. "Joney! Joney!" She shook the Slytherin captain but Joney Snape was responding.
Harry covered his mouth as he gasped and then turned to glare at Joey. He grabbed the blond and shook him. "What's going on Joey! I know you know something about it!"
Joey held his arm in pain as Seto ran out onto the field. "Harry! He's injured," Seto yelled at the Gryffindor captain, more than a little angry.
"We need to know what's going on!" The glares exchanged between the students spoke more than words.
Joey laid down on his bed, his own Millennium Item, the Pyramid of Light, resting against his chest. He saw Anubis resting on the corner of the bed.
"Listen Joey, I'm sorry." Anubis said as he tried to talk to his Hikari.
"Sorry?!? Like that is going to help now!" He sat straight up and glared at Anubis. "I can't believe you would be the one to do this." Joey lay down again. "This isn't a game Anubis. This is serious business, people could get hurt."
Joey rolled over on his side as Anubis left, finding himself soon in Bakura's room. "Graverobber," he hissed as the white haired man shook his head and woke up.
"Go back to your pyramid." Bakura grumbled as he rolled over again.
"I'm stopping the shadow game."
"Sure," Bakura muttered. Suddenly he sat straight up. "Wait, what about the class things. We only did the Quidditch game."
Anubis shrugged his shoulders. The Millennium Ring began glowing but the sky didn't lighten as Marik opened the door with his arms crossed.
"Stupid Hikari loving sprits. That stupid game may be back to normal," he smirked. "But the Shadow Game of Hogwarts has just begun."
