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Chapter 4
Quiditch
"Yeah, that's a great idea, Ron!" said Ginny, almost sounding a little too glad.
"Alright, Luna, Neville and I can watch, I kind of bored anyway," added Hermione quickly.
Picking up on the hint Neville said, "Come on Harry, I'll go get the crate of balls we found cleaning up!"
"And I'll fetch the brooms!" said Luna dramatically.
"Yeah, you guys do that, I'll go up to my room and get my Firebolt…" said Harry dully.
"And I'll come too, I gotta get my Cleensweep5," said Ron, not wanting Harry to lock himself in his room.
As everyone left the hallway to get set, Hermione went to find Tonks so that she could take them to the field.
As she entered the living room she saw Tonks and Lupin talking in hushed voices.
"He needs to know!" whispered Lupin loudly.
"I know but Professor Dumbledore said that he had to discover it himself," said Tonks, trying to keep her voice low.
Hermione, wanting to listen, stayed quiet for a while.
"I don't want that creep showing anything that might permanently damage any image of his parents that he had!" said Lupin forgetting to whisper.
The sudden noise made Hermione jump, and caused Lupin to look at her.
"How long have you been there, Hermione?" he said a little embarrassed.
"I just walked in," she said innocently. "I just wanted to know if Tonks could take us to the field to play Quiditch."
"Yeah, sure I'd love to!" said Tonk, wanting desperately to change the subject.
"Might I come too?" said Lupin, pretending to looked hurt.
"Of course you can!" said Tonks happily, she loved having Remus around, even if they did quarrel from time to time. "Wouldn't want the new working man to be cooped up in this old house! Now would we?"
"New working man?" said Hermione slowly, as a look of apprehension crossed her face. "Lupin, you got a job!"
"Yes, ma'am, I sure did." He said a smile creeping onto his face. "Tonks, Kingsley, Moody, Mr. Weasley and Dumbledore pulled a few strings at the Ministry for me and hooked me up with a job!"
"What are you going to be doing?" asked Hermione, curious and eager at the same time.
"He's going to be an Auror instructor!" said Tonks excitedly.
"Your going to be an Auror?" said Hermione her eyes widening.
"Oh, no, no, Hermione, an Auror instructor, I'm going to be teaching anyone that wants to be an Auror or go into Dumbledore's Army." He said in an exasperated voice. side note Dumbledore's Army had become like our U.S. Army during the summer. So, no, Harry and his friends are not in it, only people 17 and above that have completed there magical education can join
"That's even better!" said Hermione. "That means that you will be one of the leading contributors to the force against Voldermort!"
After saying that, Harry came downstairs, with his Firebolt in hand.
"What's everyone so excited about?" he asked trying to sound interested, he was still shaken by Snape's visit.
"Harry, Lupin, or should I say, what should I say…?" Hermione said, thinking for a minute.
"Instructor Lupin, will be fine, Hermione," said Instructor Lupin proudly.
"Instructor Lupin?" said Harry, confused. "What are you instructing?"
Just then the others came from all directions to find Hermione.
"Hey! What's the hold up! Is Tonks taking us or not?" said Ron, irritated.
"Well now that everyone's here, I'll think I'll tell it to everyone at once," said Lupin happily.
"Tell us what?" said Ron just as confused as Harry.
"If you shut up and let him talk he might tell us, Ron!" said Ginny started to get annoyed at her older brother's stupidity.
"Thank you, Ginny," said Lupin. Ginny smiled at Lupin and glared at Ron, who went pink. "Anyway I've just been given a job at the Ministry."
There were sounds of approval from everyone. "What are you going to do? Have the laws saying that werewolves can't have official jobs been lifted?" said Luna, normally for once, and actually sounded interested.
"Yes, Luna, they have." Lupin said happily, he had been waiting for this day since he had finished Hogwarts. "And to answer your other question, I'll be an Auror…" but he was suddenly cut off by a number of shouts made by Ron and the others, with the exception of Hermione, who shouted "QUIET!" when everyone silenced she finished, "He's not done speaking, yet."
"Thank you, Hermione," said Lupin, a little happy that he didn't have to do that himself. "As I was saying I will be an Auror instructor. Which means I will be training Aurors and anyone who wants to become part of Dumbledore's Army?"
Everyone was quiet for a second, letting the news sink in. Then Ginny piped up, "But that means you will be one of the top people in charge!"
"Well not really there are other Auror instructors, but I'm just happy to finally have a job again. I think that Minister Bones is doing a wonderful job. She just acquired the help of all the werewolves in England for our side." He said proudly.
"Well that's good! I mean at least they're not on He-Who… I mean V-Voldermort's side…" said Ron; he was still not used to saying Voldermort's name.
"Well I don't think they would have gone to his side anyway, they most likely would have waited for the battle to end and then join the winner's side, since no one wanted us in the first place…" he said sadly.
Wanting to get everyone back into a good mood again Ron said, "Well, anyway, are we going to play Quiditch or not?"
"I think that is a wonderful idea! Remus, I think I may need some help with the kids, mind coming along?" she asked scratching under his chin.
Smiling Lupin said, "Of course! We need to make sure that our little run-aways don't get into trouble."
"Good! Off to the Quiditch field!" yelled Ron.
They rode into a car that had been magically altered so that everyone could fit; after all there were eight of them. Once they reached the field Harry, Ron and Ginny kicked off while Hermione, Neville and Luna sat down on a bench watching there friends.
"Alright! You three, ready?" Lupin yelled.
"Yep!" they answered.
Lupin opened up the crate that held the Quiditch balls and threw the Quaffle into the air. Ginny practiced shooting on Ron, while Harry tried to catch the Snitch dodging Bludgers every few seconds.
Hermione noticed a bat on the ground and picked it up. 'What in the world?' she thought to herself. Then it dawned on her, 'crud' just then a Bludger came soaring out of the sky at Hermione. Instinct told her to run but she smacked the ball as hard as she could sending it into a near by tree. As that happened the other one came at her, a little more prepared this time Hermione took aim and knocked the ball back into the crate, perfectly.
Everyone stopped. Hermione looked around and suddenly cried out, "Sorry! I didn't mean to, the Bludgers, they just came at me, I didn't know what do to! I didn't mean to mess up your practice, Harry! I- I-"
But she was hushed as Ginny came off her broom and grabbed Hermione by the shoulders, "That was amazing! Do you think you could do that off a broom?"
"What? Me on a broom, you must be kidding! I can't even summon one!" said Hermione exasperated.
"Here just take mine. Accio Bludger!" she yelled as the Bludger that had been knocked solidly into the tree came roaring back. Hermione not wanting Ginny to hurt herself knocked the Bludger back into the crate just as she had done the other one.
"Are you crazy! That could have knocked you out or worse!" scolded Hermione. But Ginny merely grinned and handed Hermione her broom. "Just kick off, oh and keep the bat in your hand." Ginny instructed.
Hermione did as she was told. She was a little shaky at first but soon regained her balance. "Alright now on the count of three I'm going to release the Bludgers, I want you to hit them back into the crate!" she yelled at Hermione.
"Fine!" yelled Hermione, she hated sports.
"One, two, three!" just then two speedy Bludgers came roaring at her. She took special aim and knocked the first one that reached her into the other one sending them both back into the crate.
Everyone gaped. "Come down here!" Hermione flew downwards and touched back, thankful to be on solid ground. "That… was… AMAZING!" screamed Ginny, causing Hermione to jump.
"You've got to practice! Ron can I borrow your Cleensweep5? Hermione can use mine. Harry, just sit down for a while since we'll be using the Bludgers." ordered Ginny.
Harry kind of glad to end his private session quickly grabbed the Snitch, which had just come into view and placed it in the crate. Then he walked over to the bench where Ron had made some room for him to sit.
"Pretty amazing isn't she?" said Ron in awe as he stared up at Hermione.
"What? Oh! Yeah! She's great, I think she's a shoe-in for Beater…" said Harry.
"No, no, not that… I mean she's smart, talented, beautiful and now athletic. Is there anything she can't do?" said Ron still in his own little world.
Not wanting to go further into this conversation he said, "I don't know. So anyways…"
This brought Ron back to reality, "So anyways, that reminds me! What else did Snape tell you? We dropped the Extendable Ears when we had to stop Hermione from skydiving on top of Snape's head, so we only saw him leave the door once we got them situated again…" said Ron.
"Oh, just that I have to start Occulmency lessons with him again…" said Harry who noticed Ron's shocked look added, "Professor Dumbledore's idea." Ron nodded and Harry continued. "Anyway he said that I should learn more about my parents, so Dumbledore told him not to empty his thoughts into the pensive." Ron looking a little confused, Harry added, "When I asked 'You know about my parents? Not just bad stuff but some good stuff too?' He just answered 'Potter, that is for me to know and you to find out.' So I have no idea if I even want to go to those lessons if I can see more of my parents past. I mean the last time I looked into Snape's bad memories he made out the Marauders to be jerks. I don't want to think of them that way…"
In an attempt to comfort Harry Ron said, "You know if the Marauders or your mum did something good. He might consider that a bad memory. I mean he always makes them out to be the worst people in existence."
Harry thought about this for a moment then said, "You know what, Ron? I think you are a genius. Hermione better watch out."
This made Ron smile and they went back to watching Hermione and Ginny practice. 'Hermione really would make a great Beater…' Harry thought to himself, they did need four more players after all and that would make it only three more.
Just then Hermione and Ginny touched down. Hermione was all sweaty as was Ginny but she had a huge smile on her face, "Let me introduce Gryffindor's next number-one Beater, Hermione!"
Hermione smiled and said, "Ready to go?"
They all agreed and got back into the car and drove back to 12 Grimmald Place.
Mrs. Weasley had supper ready on the table when they all came back. "Did you have a good practice?" she asked curiously.
"Mum, Hermione is going to be the next Gryffindor Beater!" Ginny exclaimed.
Whatever Mrs. Weasley had been expecting it had not been this. "Hermione is that true?"
"I don't know yet. I'm going to have to tryout like everyone else, I'm not that good really…" she said but was cut off by Ginny.
"Oh, stop being modest! You are the best Beater I've ever seen, even at pro level. Like I said earlier, you're a shoe-in for Beater. But one thing bothers me, how do you make all those hits?" said Ginny curiously.
"I just calculate the ball's speed, distance, and angle along with my arm's angle and power. Also I focus on where I want to place the ball, then I just hit it." Hermione said, but as she looked around she noticed everyone looked quite confused. "It's all simple physics really."
"Right, well, I'm confused, can we just eat?" said Ron.
"Yeah, that's sounds great," said Harry who just wanted to go to bed.
They all ate and went upstairs to Harry, Ron and Neville's room to talk.
"Hey, guys, no offence, but I just want to go to bed tonight, if that's, okay," said Harry.
Everyone looked a little disappointed but agreed it had been a long day after all.
"Goodnight, boys" Hermione called.
" 'Night everyone!" said Ginny.
"Farewell…" Luna said dramatically. "Oh, yes and don't let the Snorflaks bite."
"Goodnight!" the boys called out.
"See you in the morning, guys," said Harry as he fell asleep into dreams of a championship Gryffindor Quiditch team.
Suddenly he was awoken by Ron, "Harry, Harry! Wake up! It's Hermione!"
