Everything Your Heart Desires
By: EvelynRose
Chapter 7
Summer Pastimes:
Quidditch
Quite a few of the Order members that had been at the meeting had stayed the night at Hogwarts.
Hermione, Ginny, Tonks, Lily, and Mrs. Weasley stayed in the 6th Year Girl's Dormitory. They stayed up all night talking. The adults gave Ginny and Hermione pointers on how to keep their boyfriends wrapped around their fingers. Lily told Ginny, that if Harry was as much like James as she thought he was, then he'd been at her command long before he'd admitted to liking her. They also told amusing school stories about sneaking off late at night to meet their significant others.
Meanwhile, in the Boy's Dormitory, Harry, Ron, Fred, George, Bill, Charlie, James, Sirius, Remus, and Mr. Weasley had transfigured the five four-poster beds, into five bunk beds. James, Sirius, and Remus told the group about some of the pranks they'd pulled while at school. Fred and George asked them if they'd known the infamous Marauders. Harry and Ron had burst out laughing at the looks on the twins faces, when James, Sirius, and Remus told them that 'They were the Marauders.' Curious, Harry asked his father how he'd gotten his mum to go out with him. This seemingly innocent question had set Sirius off, reenacting all the different ways Lily had turned James down when he'd asked her out. They all found this 'play' quite funny. The boys evening continued into the early morning. The sunlight found them fast asleep, prank plans strewn about.
Everyone met up around ten the next morning, in the Great Hall for breakfast.
Dumbledore interrupted their pleasant conversations with an announcement.
"Everyone, I've decided that we should have a Quidditch game today. I believe that there are enough people for two teams. Remus, of course, will be our commentator."
The Headmasters announcement was met with mummers of agreement.
So, after breakfast, everyone staying at Hogwarts, got a broom and headed towards the Quidditch pitch.
Most of the players had Cleansweeps, but there were a few Firebolts among them. After some argument the fourteen players divided into two groups of seven.
The teams were:
Lightning:
Seeker-
Harry Potter
Keeper-
Ron Weasley
Beaters-
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Chasers-
James Potter
Ginny Weasley
Hermione Granger
Thunder:
Seeker-
Charlie Weasley
Keeper-
Arthur Weasley
Beaters-
Sirius Black
Bill Weasley
Chasers-
Lily Potter
Molly Weasley
N. Tonks
Professor McGonagall was the referee. She blew her whistle and fourteen players kicked off from the ground, hovering about ten feet up. She blew the whistle again, and the game began.
Both teams were very good. The game went on for hours, but everyone was enjoying themselves. Countless 'Wonky Faints,' as Hermione called them, had been pulled, but neither seeker fell for them. Five hours later though, he saw a glint of gold near one of the goalposts. He sped towards the snitch, his hand getting closer and closer until finally......YES! Harry raised his fist triumphantly, the tiny gold ball clutched securely in his hand. Lightning had won, 610-560. A very close game, the snitch had decided it.
A/N
For those of you wondering why James isn't the seeker, in the books he's a Chaser, in the movies he's a Seeker, I'm going by the books. Sorry this chapter was so short. I've been so busy with school and whatnot. AND I've got a test on Monday. Grrrrr!
EvelynRose