(A/N: FINALLY! The long awaited Quidditch game!

By the way, I'm going camping on Sunday till the 22nd and I will have no internet access, and will have no access to a word processor, so I'm typing plenty now, and will work my arse off when I get back, but don't expect ay chapters until about the 24th. This goes for my other fic 'Harry potter and the Circe of Slytherin' too. Have a good week! I know I will! 7 DAYS OF WATER SPORTS, HERE I COME!!!!!!!!)

The day of the match, Harry had ordered a wakeup call for the team at 5:30 so they could be at breakfast at 6:00 and this morning, he was regretting it. He had a horrible headache and had not slept well either.

Lindsay on the other hand, she woke up once at 5 and then fell asleep until the house elf Harry got to wake the team at 5:30 came and woke her again. She seemed to function better when she woke up twice. She ran into Harry in the small corridor leading to the nearest bathrooms to the Gryffindor common room.

He looked like a walking corpse

"What happened to you?" Lindsay said appraisingly.

"less than 5 hours of undisturbed sleep is what happened. Ron needs to get better at silencing charms, I could hear him and Hermione clearly through his curtains, it was like an amplifying charm!"

"EWWW! Please spare me the details of my sister's sex life! But I can see why you're tired" Lindsay dug into her bag of toiletries and makeup "Here, take this" she said handing him a bottle with a cork in it.

"What is it?" He asked

"Pepper-up potion." She answered before turning into the girls washrooms to shower and get ready for the match.

Harry took the potion and started to wake up faster, and be cheerful about it.

Lindsay went into the shower and tried to calm herself, this was her first match at this school, her first chance to show the other students that she was not "just another smart-assed Granger." As she felt the water flow over her body, she tried to let her tension and worry go with it. She knew that today she would not get that much time to psyche herself for the game so she had to get into her game mode now. She went over the beater's plays in her head, how she would leave the other bludger to her team mate as she avidly pursued the one released on the Ravenclaw side. 'I'm gonna make an impression all right!' she thought as she made a mental note to knock every Ravenclaw off their broom without committing a foul! Soon, she heard the other shower turn on and a familiar voice call to her.

"Hey Linz! It's me Gin! Harry is insane for getting us up this early, the game is not for another 5 hours! Does he want us to fly till then, or just go over plays and strategy over and over again!?!" Ginny called from the other stall.

"Yeah, I know What you mean! I'd love to chat Gin, but I've gotta go, I'm getting slightly waterlogged." Lindsay said as she stepped out of the shower and magically dried and dressed herself before heading for the great hall for breakfast.

Ron had been long up when the house elf had come to wake him and Harry. Hermione had left at 4am again this morning. And she had been there when Harry had come back sometime around one. He had meant to ask Harry where he had been, but was a little too caught up with Hermione to notice.

#####Flashback#####

"Mione, please!" Ron moaned as Hermione continued kissing his neck, moving her lips playfully across his collarbone, running her fingers through his shaggy hair.

"Please let me" He begged once more.

"Let you do what?" Hermione whispered seductively in his ear before sucking playfully on his earlobe.

He pulled away and looked at her straight in the eye. "you know perfectly well what" He said, his eyes pleading with her silently.

Hermione was getting nervous "shut up and kiss me" she said before leaning in, trying to take his mind off this topic.

"please 'Mione, listen to me, I Love you, please don't try to shut me up with kisses, as much as I enjoy them. I Love you more than anything else, I just want to show you how much."

"but Ron, you show me how much you love me everyday without having to make love to me. can't you understand? I'm still not ready. We've been through this."

"I know, I know" Ron said burying his head in her neck, kissing softly "I just can't help myself, I just want you so badly!"

"Well there are other things we could do for now" she said with a smile

Just as they were getting to the "other things" Harry came to the window, Ron unlocked it with a small wand flick from his bed and went beck to Hermione.

#####End Flashback#####

Ron saw Harry come in the hall and called him over.

"So why did you get back so late last night?" Ron asked when he got there

"Spying on Ravenclaw with Lindsay."

"But their practices usually end by eleven, what were you REALLY doing? Don't tell me you and Linz…"

"Stop RIGHT THERE! We did nothing last night, we flew around and discussed some stuff about her old team and how we could apply some of those philosophies to our team, for instance, did you know she named her broom?"

"What's so bad about Linz? She really likes you you know. Shit, don't tell her I said that, she will SO murder me!"

"S'ok, I know that already, She asked me to the Ball, as like more than friends, but I declined, We went as friends, but I just don't see her as more than that, y'know?"

"Yeah, but you might end up singing a different tune when you see her with another guy, remember how I acted when 'Mione was with Krum? And I heard from "Mione that her and Dean were getting Kinda close at Lunch Yesterday, and I saw them talking together in the common room till about 3, they looked pretty close." Ron said trying to get Harry jealous, or t least interested. He hardly gave Lindsay a chance, she deserved all the help she could get.

"Yes, well then I'm happy for her that I'm so easy to get over."

Ron was about to say something when Lindsay came into the Hall. She had made a Detour at the Dorm to bug Hermione about staying up all night with Ron!

"Hey guys!" She said brightly.

"Hey Lindsay, Harry was telling me about your "philosophy of flying" and you naming your broom and stuff. What did you name it anyway? Ron asked

"Lola."

"Cool"

"So what do you think about my theory about the drive of the flyer versus the quality of the broom?"

"Makes some sense. I'll give it a try today, I mean what could it hurt?"

"Sweet! What about you Harry?" Lindsay asked

"After that display of technique last night, how could I not?"

"Great! we're sure to kick ass today with all of us doing it, I'd suggest talking to the chasers too before the game. After all, you got us up 5 HOURS BEFORE THE GAME for a reason I hope?" Lindsay said with angry/annoyed/slightly-crazed-look on her face.

"actually, I wanted to have an hour long pep-talk anyway, now I have even more reason to! And we can spend some time practicing with this focus and drive in mind." Harry answered.

"Ravenclaw won't know what hit them!" Ron said triumphantly.

Lindsay just smiled 'wow, he actually likes my philosophy! Well, respect as a team-mate is another step in the right direction. At this rate, maybe he'll have feelings for me sometime this CENTURY! Oh well, at least I can flirt with Dean to my heart's content.' she thought to herself.

At 7, Harry Got the Chasers together to talk over strategies and at 8, he got the team together to have his pep/flying philosophy talk. Lindsay was pleased that Harry let her explain it and that it went over really well with the rest of the team. When they got out onto the field for a short test run, they were all flying harder and faster than they ever had. Harry was thrilled.

At game time, they all gathered in the tent for the last-last minute pep talk (Harry had picked up Oliver Wood's horrible habit of pep-talking the team too often) then they all flew out onto the pitch as Ernie McMillan's voice boomed in the pitch, he was the new announcer since Lee Jordan Graduated.

Their Names were called and they flew out in order as the Gryffindor stands cheered uproariously. The Ravenclaws were announced and Lindsay looked and spotted Cho, Harry gestured towards her rudely (he flipped her off) and Madame Hooch stepped out onto the pitch to begin the game.
The balls were released and as soon as Lindsay heard the whistle blown, she was off like a shot to where the bludger on the Ravenclaw side had paused momentarily. It was fairly close to the goal posts, so Lindsay Pelted it towards the Ravenclaw Keeper. It hit her in the Shoulder, catching her off guard and breaking her collarbone. She fell to the ground and Lindsay slowed her fall with a Levitating charm, not to mention the cushioning charms on the ground below.
Lindsay watched as Madame Pomfrey went to the keeper, just to make sure that the kid was alright before the took off for the bludger that was now hovering around the Slytherin stands.
Ginny and the other chasers were Overjoyed, they knew that there was no reserve keeper for the Ravenclaws and that a chaser would have to step in. they started peppering the goals with shots, the poor chaser-turned-keeper was beside herself. As Cho was searching for her team's only chance of winning, the snitch.

Lindsay decided that this was the opportune moment to go for the new keeper, when the whole team was distraught, get her when she least expects it. Screw playing defensive beating, that got the team nowhere. Picking off the Keeper's worked well enough though. She flew So close to the Slytherins that they could almost grab hold of her robes. She pummelled the ball towards the poor unsuspecting Keeper and it hit her in the leg, causing her to fall off her broom, however, she was able to grab onto it and was ;left hanging on it by her right hand, she lowered herself to the ground as one of the beaters (who until now had been caught up in a game of who-can-hit-me-off-my-broom with the other Gryffindor beater.) took her place as keeper.

"Nice shot Granger!" Lindsay heard a voice call from behind her. She noticed a certain blonde boy waving "do me a favour and don't kill me when we play you." Malfoy said indignantly.

"Do yourself a favour Malfoy and wear a cup when you play against me!" she said winking then flew off.

She was able to get the other keeper off her broom before she went up too Harry who was high above the pitch.

"Good job so far Linz!" Harry said brightly

"Thanks! So Got any special requests for this one? Any bones you want broken or something? She seemed to be a sore spot with you." Lindsay was talking about Cho, who had taken the place as Keeper, as well as seeker, Ravenclaw was getting desperate. They were a bunch of brainiacs, not athletes, it was a wonder they had a team at all! Reserve players were out of the question!

"How about a broken jaw like you did at tryouts?"

"I'll see what I can do."

"Hey Linz?" Harry stopped her as she turned to fly off.

"Yes?"

"Thanks for this offensive beater idea, Ravenclaw's falling apart, good job for your first game."

"thanks Harry" she said before speeding off.

She was lucky, there was a bludger just to the left of Cho, however, the Ravenclaws had gotten smart, they had begun the guard her with the remaining beater. But the beater was on Cho's right side, so Lindsay had a shot, and she took it. It hit her squarely in the Jaw, not only breaking it, but dislocating it. Harry swooped down and gave Lindsay a hi5 then went back on snitch patrol, but not before telling her that he owed her one for finally getting his revenge.

About 15 minutes later, Harry could be seen darting towards the bottom of the right Gryffindor goal post. Within seconds he had the little golden ball in his hand and the game was over. Score 340-0 a total massacre of the Ravenclaws. This was actually a new school record for worst defeat ever. And the game had only lasted about an hour and 45 minutes.

When they got back to the common room after wards, there was a huge celebration party held! Lindsay was happy, she had made a name for herself all right. Everyone she came across either was afraid of her (the other Quidditch players for other houses) or just complemented her on her good game. She was gracious, but she could not help but gloat when she got back to her room after the celebration! (especially since Harry said to her privately that they would not have done so well had it not been for her) She was a slightly proud person by nature, but this was one of her more arrogant moments, but she did not care, she was too happy!

(A/N I know, the game is all in Lindsay's POV, but it just flowed to me that way rather than the POV of someone else, but I'll try to get more of Harry's in the next chapter!)