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Hunted by Memories
CHAPTER 12: QUIDDITCH MATCHThe Hogwarts students had been busy for the past couple of months. The staff had decided that finals should be done a month earlier due to the reason that the Hogwarts First Homecoming Alumni is coming. The students are cramming for their exams, especially those who need to take their NEWTS and OWLS. Aside from their exams, there is still a Quidditch inter-house final that the students are worrying about. It's been two weeks since James took Destiny to Hogsmeade. Their little date went well, they decided to get away from their friends. But so far James didn't ask Destiny to become his girlfriend yet.
Today is the Quidditch inter-house final. Slytherin and Gryffindor team are both tensed. It's the much-awaited match between Jet McBride and James Potter. It is known to every student in Hogwarts that James Potter's is the best seeker in Hogwarts. It was then that Jet McBride arrived in Hogwarts and he's willing to take away that throne away from James Potter.
It is true that Jet doesn't have anything against James Potter. In fact he even persuaded him before that if he didn't ask his sister out someone will eventually ask her out before James will finally have the courage to do it. Jet doesn't consider Potter as an enemy. But when it comes to Quidditch that is a totally different thing.
Across the Gryffindor table, James Potter is more tensed up than ever. It was the first time that he actually feels so nervous before a Quidditch match. He had never felt like this before. His fellow Gryffindor students had been handshaking him like as if it was the first time that they had met him. James is nervous to have a match with Jet McBride. He had seen the way Jet played from the past Ravenclaw-Slytherin match. Jet had an impressive style, and James can't deny the fact that Jet is an amazing Seeker that his moves are different from anybody else. He had also observed that Jet has an amazing stunt, he is not afraid of anything, and he is in fact that muggles refer as 'adrenaline junkie'.
At the Slytherin table, the Slytherin's could feel the stress that is coming from the Slytherin team. Except Jet McBride who appears to be calmer compare to everybody else. He's eating his breakfast quietly not muttering anything except 'thank you' and 'I will' when someone will come to him to congratulate him. Last night he received a letter coming from their father, explaining to him that his father used to be a Seeker. So that figures why Destiny and I had this amazing Quidditch talent. He thought. It also explains in the letter that James Potter's dad is their father's number one archenemy especially in Quidditch. After 20 years it's not that their father still care about the long forgotten Malfoy-Potter rivalry, their father never thought that someday another Malfoy-Potter rivalry exist. Jet could care less about the old rivalry between their father and Harry Potter, its just the fact that he had promised to his father that he will going to defeat James Potter.
"Ready?" it was the Slytherin captain, Jesse Sinclair. It was their cue and everyone from the Slytherin team gets up from their seat.
"WELCOME EVERYBODY! IT WAS THE AWAITED MATCH BETWEEN THE SLYTHERIN AND GRYFFINDOR!!!!! THE HEAT IS ON AND I DON'T WANT TO ADD THE GROWING TENSE THAT IS COMING FROM BOTH TEAMS. MAY I PRESENT TO YOU THE PLAYERS FROM BOTH SIDES? FROM THE GRYFFINDOR TEAM ARE: KATE BROWN, IAN BROSNAN, ANTHONY DEAN, STEPHANIE GAGE, DANNILEE MOORE, JAMES POTTER AND RYAN RANKIN. FROM THE SLYTHERIN TEAM: VINCE CRABBE, FRANK GOYLE, JET MCBRIDE, TINA PARKINSON, THEO RICHARSON, JESSE SINCLAIR AND PAMELA WOOD. AND OUR REFEREE NON OTHER THAN PROFFESSOR FLEUR WEASLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" shouted Nick Thomas, from the staff's stand. He is the spectator of the game.
On the ground both team are getting ready to fly, they are just waiting for the signal from Professor Weasley. James is looking at Jet, and James could tell that today will be a different day. Jet looks so serious; different from the way he had seen him on his usual mood.
"Both teams, shake your hands and off to your broom" said Professor Weasley. Both teams shake their hands and into their broom they fly.
Jet mounted on his broom, flying up above the pitch overlooking everybody at ground. Far from the stand the game is on and he could see his teammates doing what they were suppose to do. He could see the stand where the staff's are seating, and beside the headmaster he saw his grandfather sitting along with his financial advisor Terrence Higgs Jr.
"TEN POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR!"
A goal from the Gryffindor, Jet didn't even notice it. The game is getting to fast and somehow he is loosing his focus the moment he saw his grandfather on the stand. He fly heading to the Slytherin post, not holding his broom.
"LOOK EVERYBODY! MCBRIDE IS HEADING TO THE SLYTHERIN POST. I THINK HE HAD SEEN THE SNITCH. HE DOING A VERY DANGEROUS MANUEVER, HE IS NOT HOLDING HIS BROOM. AND POTTER IS FOLLOWING HIM!"
Fool! Said Jet to his self. He hasn't seen the snitch yet. He just flew at the Slytherin post to change his position at the same time to fly past the staff's stand to see his grandfather. He looks at his back and it is true that Potter is following him. Its not just Potter but Pamela and Vince are on his back. It was then that he saw the bludger heading at Pamela. Jet change route right away, but it was already too late. The bludger hit Pamela and feel on her broom.
"PAMELA!!!!!!!" it was Jet, he must hurry. He flew to the ground and before Pamela could hit the ground, she was already on his arm.
"Jet, is that you. I knew you would come for me" said Pamela in a very tired voice.
"Shsh… you're bleeding. Im going to take you the hospital" said Jet, as he is caressing Pam on her head.
"The game is not over yet"
"It will be over!" said Jet to Pamela. He look above and he notice that everybody is looking at them. Both the Slytherin and Gryffindor team look all puzzled wondering what he's going to do. It was then that Jet noticed the snitch hiding behind Pamela's broom. Jet fly on the air, Pam is still on his arm heading to her broom.
James watch Jet heading to the way where Pamela's broom is hovering. He thought that Jet flew there to get Pamela's broom; it was then that he noticed that Jet is not aiming for the broom. Jet is aiming for the snitch. James flew and followed Jet, but it was already too late.
"Hold tight Pam here we go!" said Jet and right on time he caught the snitch on his hand.
"DID YOU SEE THAT, MCBRIDE CAUGHT THE SNITCH WHILE WOOD IS ON HIS ARMS!!! THE SLYTHERIN WON!!!!"
On the Gryffindor stand, the Gryffindor's cannot believe of what they just witnessed.
"That was the shortest Quidditch game that I've ever saw" said Hermione to Professor Weasley. She came to Hogwarts to watch the game and the same time she needs to speak to the headmaster because she is a member of the Alumni Committee.
"That sucks! We lost" said Reigh Weasley to her friends. "But that was romantic though!" she added. John heard her and gave his sister a dirty look.
Hermione is holding a telescope on her hands, when she noticed somebody. "Bill isn't that Lucius Malfoy over there?" she said.
"Where?"
"There the wizard that is talking to the Slytherin seeker" she said as she pointed Lucius Malfoy, who is now on the ground talking to Jet McBride.
"Yeah, that is Lucius Malfoy. What is he doing here on Hogwarts? Something is not right" said Bill.
"Lets go Mom!" it was Reigh pulling her mother's hands. Hermione is still looking at Jet McBride and Lucius Malfoy. "Mom!" Hermione stands up from her seat, and when she look at Jet McBride again he already went inside the Slytherin changing room.
Inside the Slytherin changing room, Jet was talking to his grandfather. Jet had been told that the one who is with his grandfather is really his father. The real Terrence Higgs is at the Malfoy manor. His father had taken the polyjuice potion in order to witness the game. Since Terrence Higgs already knew that Draco Malfoy is the one who suggested this idea.
"That was a nice game" said Draco to his son. "Although that was a bit short" he said with an excitement on his voice. For 20 years he haven't watch a single Quidditch game, and he was happy to see his son playing his favourite sport.
"Where's mom?" asked Jet.
"She went shopping with your grandmother" said Lucius to his grandson.
"In Diagon Alley?"
"No…they went to Paris yesterday" replied Draco.
"Oh yeah… this is for you dad" said Jet as he searched into his pocket and he gave the snitch to his dad. "Like I promised" he finishes.
"Thank you…lets go then" said Draco as he get the snitch from his son's palm.
On their way back inside the castle, Hermione is heading outside. She is not planning to talk to Lucius Malfoy; Hermione can't still forget the things that had happened 20 years ago. She can't just forget that Lucius Malfoy got involved with the dark arts. Although those days were gone, Hermione could still fell a chill whenever she saw Lucius Malfoy. It was then that Hermione noticed the wizard who is talking to Jet McBride. It was Terrence Higgs, its not that she hadn't seen him somewhere. She knows Terrence Higgs and she knows that he works for Lucius Malfoy. She noticed something about Terrence Higgs; it was the necklace that he is wearing around his neck. The necklace look so familiar. She had seen it somewhere, although she can't place it, where and when. It was the pendant that disturbs her more. The pendant looks more like a lion; around the lion's neck is a serpent and there were two letters that looks like a 'D' and 'G' on the serpent's mouth.
When Hermione got home, she went straight to the attic. She needs to find her old things during her Hogwarts' years. She cant get out on her head the necklace that she had saw around Terrence Higgs' neck. There was something familiar about it.
"Ron!" she calls for her husband.
"Im here!" said Ron and he came out from his study.
"I need your help. I need you to help me find our old yearbook" said Hermione to her husband.
"What about it?" asked Ron.
"I need to see something"
"You don't need to find it, its on my study" said Ron.
"Can you get for me" said Hermione and Ron went on his study to get their yearbook. When Ron came back he already have the yearbook on his hand and he hand it over to Hermione.
As soon as Hermione got the yearbook she started flipping it until she finally find the thing that she is looking for. "I saw Terrence Higgs today at Hogwarts together with Lucius Malfoy" said Hermione.
"We all know that Terrence Higgs works for Malfoy"
Hermione is looking at the picture of Draco Malfoy and there in the picture she saw the same necklace that Terrence Higgs is wearing around his neck. "Do you see this necklace Ron?" asked Hermione to her husband.
"Yeah? Ginny had the same thing" said Ron and Hermione gave him a surprise look. "Don't you remember Herm, that night in the Gryffindor common room when I confronted her about Malfoy and I saw her wearing that necklace with their initials in it" said Ron to Hermione as Hermione started flipping the yearbook where Ginny's picture is located. Ron is right Ginny had the same necklace as Draco.
"What's so especial about that necklace anyway?"
"I saw Terrence Higgs about an hour earlier and he is wearing the same necklace" said Hermione and she pointed the necklace to Ron.
"That's impossible! Do you understand Hermione that Draco Malfoy wont took that necklace off on his neck, because according to some Slytherin's during those times that it was important to him? Draco Malfoy almost killed somebody when someone stole that necklace, and now your telling me that you saw Terrence Higgs wearing that necklace?"
"Yes I saw Terrence Higgs wearing the same necklace. There is something interesting about this necklace Ron. I don't think that it's a coincidence that Malfoy, Higgs and Ginny have the same necklace. You just told me that according to some source, Draco Malfoy would not take this necklace off his neck. Then why did I saw the same necklace on Terrence Higgs' neck? Something's not just right" finishes Hermione as she touches her temples.
"Who did you saw again? Terrence Higgs and Lucius Malfoy? I was wondering what are they doing on Hogwarts ground?"
"I keep on telling you that Ron"
"Everybody knows Hermione that Lucius Malfoy is still active when it comes to donations. According to Bill, Malfoy donated 1 million galleons to Hogwarts this year. Maybe he went to Hogwarts to donate more money for the upcoming Hogwarts Alumni Homecoming"
"Malfoy already did donate another half a million galleon just last month, Ron. Im telling you something's not right. Whatever it is I'm going to find out" finishes Hermione as she stands up from where she's sitting.
TO BE CONTINUED