Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. This chapter is longer than the first 18 of them! Yay! Please review!!! 'Rain' belongs to the Beatles and John Lennon.
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Gains and Losses
Chapter 19
They Might As Well Be Dead
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If the rain comes
they run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
If the rain comes
If the rain comes
When the sun shines
they slip into the shade
and sip their lemonade
When the sun shines
When the sun shines
Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine
The next morning Harry woke up to the sound of laughter. He quickly got dressed and went into the common room to see what had happened. All the Gryffindors were standing in at the doorway laughing at something. Harry pushed closer to the front to get a better view.
To his amusement all the Slytherins were passing by, their clothes soaking wet.
"What happened?" Harry asked Romulus
"A pipe broke in the common room"
Harry burst out laughing. It had been he and Morticia who had busted the pipe when everyone was asleep.
Suddenly Malfoy appeared at the entrance.
"How dare you do this to us Potter!" he yelled
"I was bored. And anyway, you guys are too stupid to notice"
"You're dead meat Potter!"
Malfoy wheeled around and stormed after the rest of the Slytherins. Romulus turned to Harry, a hurt look on his face.
"You played a prank without me?"
"We tried to wake you up but you would wake"
"Oh…okay"
Romulus still looked a little unconvinced.
"Um…Romulus, what class do we have first today?"
"Um…" Romulus pulled out his schedule "Flying lessons"
"Oooh that should be fun"
Harry had been looking foreword to flying lessons. He used to fly a toy broom when he was younger and Sirius took him flying with him a lot. Harry and Romulus watched as the rest of the Slytherins walked by and went to their flying class.
"Remember, swing your right leg over the broom, and push off the ground with your left. Back straight, legs on the sides!" instructed Madame Hooch at their flying class.
All the Gryffindor and Slytherin first years were in two straight lines, each holding a broomstick, waiting anxiously for permission to mount.
"Go" yelled Madame Hooch
All the students pushed off from the ground and soared into the air. The only one that had problems was Neville Longbottom who couldn't get higher than two feet.
Suddenly something fell out of Harry's robe pocket. Serpientus flew under Harry, caught it and held it up in the air.
It was Sirius' diary! He always carried it around with him for good luck. He had found it in the suitcase that Fudge gave him when he was being sent to the DeSenas.
"Everybody look! Potter has a diary!"
"Give it here Snape!" Harry yelled
He flew closer to Serpientus and attempted to grab the book from him. He failed.
"What do you write in here, your secrets? Like a little girl?"
"FUCK YOU SNIVELLUS!"
Serpientus' face hardened.
"How dare you call me that? That's my father's horrid nickname! Ther's no way that I will let you get that name to spread!"
"Snivellus! Snivellus! Snivellus!"
And with that Serpientus threw the diary. Harry watched as it rised into the air and started to descend. He immediately plunged foreword, chasing the book. As he got closer, he reached out an arm, the book landing in his hand. Seconds after he caught the book he hit the ground and lay sprawled on the freshly cut grass.
"Harry Potter!"
Harry spun around. It was Madame Hooch. What would she be calling him for? He couldn't be in trouble, he didn't do anything wrong!
He nearly froze on the spot as Madame Hooch walked closer to him. She stopped in front of him and shook his hand, a huge smile on her face.
"Wow Potter, I must say that was marvellous! Your reflexes were great. Have you ever thought about playing seeker?"
"No. But I thought first years weren't aloud to play"
"That's true, but the Gryffindor team is missing a seeker and you're perfect for the part.
I'm sure Dumbledore could pull some strings. Come with me"
Madame Hooch grabbed his hand and pulled him into the castles. They walked through the long hallway and stopped in front of the defence classroom.
'What does Remus have to do with this?' Harry thought
Madame Hooch knocked on the door. Remus answered.
"May I borrow Wood for a moment?" she asked
"One moment please" Remus said
Remus winked at Harry as he went back into the classroom. A few seconds later a burly looking fifth year emerged from the room.
"Oliver, I found you a new Seeker" said Madame Hooch
"Really?" he asked
Madame Hooch nodded.
"He's a natural. I've never seen anything like it, his reflexes are great!"
Wood began encircling Harry and staring at him.
"He has the right build too. We'll have to get him a decent broom, I'd say a Nimbus two-thousand"
"I'll tell Minerva to talk to Dumbledore about bending the first year rule. No I have to go, I left my first year class alone outside"
Madame Hooch quickly ran down the hallway.
"So…" said Wood "Ever seen a game of Quidditch before?"
"I used to watch my godfather and Remus Lupin play when I was little. They would let me play sometimes. We couldn't play very much or the muggles would see us"
"You knew Professor Lu- I mean, do you know the rules"
"Yeah, I always wanted to play, so I kind of memorized them"
"Good! Now meet me at the Quidditch pitch tonight at 5 o'clock sharp. Got it?"
"Yeah. Can my friend come watch me?"
"Sorry, I don't want you to have any distractions. Now class should be over soon, I need to go get my books"
Wood went back into the classroom, leaving Harry alone in the deserted hallway. Harry started to run back outside but met Romulus on the way.
"Hey, Harry. Madam Hooch let us off early, she seemed real happy about something. Anyway, what did she take you inside for?"
"She wants me to play Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team!"
"What! But first years are never allowed on the house teams!"
"Well they needed a Seeker and I fit all of the standards"
"Wow! You must be the youngest Quidditch player in a century! Dhani McCartney was the last first year to get onto the team. But he died during his first match. This is so cool!"
"What's so cool!" said a voice
Remus was standing a couple of meters behind him, locking the door to his classroom. He came closer to them and gave them a questioning look.
"What are you boys talking about?"
"Harry's is going to play Seeker for the Gryffindor house team!"
"Really? I thought first years weren't allowed."
'They're going to let him!"
"Harry, I'm so proud of you!"
Remus gave Harry a quick hug. He held Harry at arms length. He looked so happy.
"Your father was a Seeker you know?"
"Really? Were you on the team?"
"Yes, I was a Keeper. And Sirius was a Beater. Only Sirius got a lifelong ban after a prank he played on Snape."
"What was the prank?"
"Something I don't want to talk about. Anyway, I have to get to a meeting with Albus and I must leave"
He squeezed Harry's hand and kissed Romulus on the cheek(which embarrassed him) and left down the hallway.
"Come on Harry, let's go tell everyone the news" said Romulus
He grabbed the sleeve of Harry's robes and dragged him to the staircase. When they got to the common room they told everyone what happened. They were all shocked.
They went to their next class, which was History of Magic, and then to lunch. At lunch Harry got his new broom, a Nimbus two thousand! At 5 o'clock that evening Harry went to his Quidditch practice, which was easy but very tiring. He got back at around 9 o'clock and collapsed on one of the couches in the common room. It had been a long day.
I can show you
that when it starts to rain
everything's the same
I can show you
I can show you
Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine
Can you hear me
that when it rains and shines
it's just a state of mind
Can you hear me
Can you hear me
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Feedback:
Eric2: Yes he does find out that Romulus is a werewolf but that isn't the interesting thing that I was talking about…evil laugh Muahahahaha!
ILOVETOWRITE456: I don't have anymore chapters written with Harry in Snape's class but if I do Snape will probably be shooting him death glares and treating him like shit!
Pure Black: No, not yet. I wanted to make something interesting out of it so I made them keep it a secret from him.
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Jen: Here's the next chapter! Please review it! Pwease bottom lip trembles
ERMonkey, Queen of Insanity: I don't know if it is a real spell, it probably isn't but I'm horrible at making up spells so I just kept that one. Llolz!
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