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Chapter 6
-Order of the Phoenix-
I grew in my forth year. More…womanly, I suppose. Boys are starting to ask me out, although I always turned them down. I was too busy looking after Harry, making sure he's safe and happy.
The new DADA teacher is really horrid. Professor Umbridge seemed to hate all kids, and I wonder why she was a teacher. Soon after she came, she self-declared herself as High Inquisitor of Hogwarts. All her decrees were awful.
If she decreed something, all the students would try their hardest to do it. For example, she told us to stop reading newspapers and such. By the end of the day, all students had a copy of the newspaper.
Harry started this new club. It was renamed Dumbledore's Army afterwards. I joined happily. I was the back of a very small crowd. There he taught us how to defend ourselves and do Defense of Dark Arts behind Umbridge's back. Umbridge's lessons usually involved quiet, and they were very useless.
Under Harry's careful teaching, all of us bloomed. We soon new many things that the Professor would never be able to teach us, great oaf she is.
She was fat, and from what I heard, detention with her was as bad as going to hell. I saw Harry's hand, at a meeting of DA, and I knew. That horrible disgusting woman! I would rather go to detention for Harry then let him suffer like this, but I didn't know how.
((OMG melody is turning into a huge stalker. Not supposed to…kind of supposed to be a 'guardian angel' type thing…just to let you guys know))
I decided to go try out for Quidditch seeker. Cho Chang resigned for some reason. I guess because Cedric was her boyfriend and such, and she needed to have some space.
The tryout went (in my opinion) great. I had a Nimbus 2000. It wasn't as fast as some of the other brooms, but I liked it all the same. Mother gave it to me for my birthday last year, ans I have never really tested it out. What better chance then now?
I squinted, on the field, trying to spot the little golden ball. There were a lot of people, all zooming around trying to find the snitch. The person who gets it first and is a good rider is the new seeker. I hovered in the air, and felt the wind blowing on my face. Suddenly I saw a flash of gold. It was next one of the hoops.
I swooped down, trying to get to it first. Some of the other people went after me, figuring I saw the snitch already. It was right in front of me…if I could just reach it… I stood up shakily. I hear the teachers saying something, and I screamed and fell. The world went black.
"Wake up Melody!" the voice was very faint.
"Huh?" I opened my eyes slowly, taking in the light.
"You fell off your broom." All the players of the Ravenclaw team were standing near me in the hospital wing.
I flushed embarrassingly.
"But congratulations! You are the new seeker! After you heal, of course." The team leader, Terry Boot, smiled. ((a/n-I dunno who's the leader thingy so I just picked a random name from the first book))
"But I fell…?" I muttered, confused.
"Yes, but you were the first one to spot the snitch, and you were an exceptional flier. I natural, I must admit."
I grinned. "Thanks!"
"Welcome. Our next match is in 2 weeks against Gryfindor, so heal up!"
"I'm feeling better already." I attempted to get out of the bunk, but Madam Pomfrey yelled something about healing and giving me peace. I hurriedly laid down again.
"MELODY YOU MUST HEAL! Here, drink this darling. GET OUT EVERYONE OUT!" She gave me this foul looking bubbly drink, and I drank it unwillingly. I was surprised. It gave me a tingling sensation. "Feeling better darling? You may go tomorrow, after you completely heal."
"Thanks Madame." I said.
The next day, I returned to normal, and back to what I did usually, like stealing glances and making sure a certain boy-who-lived is ok. Jennifer congratulated me for making the team, as well as everyone else in Ravenclaw. Even a couple of people from other houses came up and congratulated me. I would just smile and say thanks.
Everyday we would have to practice. Sometimes, I would see Harry also training. I knew that when the match came, I would have to go against him. That's partly why I'm dreading the day. But I'm being counted on by so much people. I gave my heart and energy to training.
((Next chapter- The match…:D))
