It wasn't long before the majority of the school population was congregated down at the Quidditch pitch. Draco and Ashley found their seats in the Slytherin section, reminiscing about their school days on this very place.

"Hey, you remember when we were playing you and that Bludger was bewitched to go after and kill Potter and it ended up almost whacking you off your broom?" Ashley snickered, fondly recalling the events of her days in Gryffindor.

"Yes," Draco sneered. "And then, if memory serves, it then nearly knocked you unconscious."

"Almost, but not quite. I lived to play another day, now didn't I?"

"And sometimes I wonder if that's a good thing..."

"Hey!"

Any further heated discussion was postponed as Kerri and Ron came to sit next to them, ignoring the looks they were getting from the Slytherin parents.

"So," Kerri said perkily, draping an arm over Ashley's shoulder. Ashley refrained from recoiling as she continued. "Brings back memories, don't it?"

Ashley gritted her teeth.

"Doesn't it. Not 'don't it', doesn't it."

Kerri laughed as Ron rolled his eyes.

"Still a bitch with the grammar, eh? I should've known all these years wouldn't have changed something like that."

Ashley sneered and bit back a particularly nasty comment as Dumbledore announced the beginning of the match. The parents seized all bickering for the time being and watched eagerly as their precious children zoomed out onto the field. Ashley and Draco flinched visibly as the Gryffindors flew out and Kerri and Ron cheered so loud that the former's ear drums were nearly blown out. Draco nudged Ashley when Victoria emerged, only to get a response of nothing.

In reality, Ashley waspaying attention, even though it wouldn't look it to an innocent bystander. In fact she was carefully scrutinizing every aspect of the child referred to as her daughter, drinking in all her young glory. She wanted to be ready when the two came face to face.

The game began, and the foursome watched attentively as the Quaffle changed hands many times. By the end of the first hour of play, the score was Slytherin 80, Gryffindor, 100. Considering the level of play, the score was a bit higher than usually seen at a Hogwarts match.

Of course, Kerri took every opportunity to rub it in her friend's face that they were winning, which, of course, annoyed Ashley to no end. Even after all these years, she was still something of a sore loser.

Draco yawned visibly as one of the Gryffindor Chasers, a third year boy by the name of Mark Tokarz, took a poor shot on the Slytherin Keeper, resulting in an immediate possession for the Slytherin team. Ashley noticed this and commented,

"What, you getting bored already? It's only been an hour or so."

"With no sign of the Snitch. If they don't get this over with soon, this is going to go on all day." Ron, who was listening in on the conversation, rolled his eyes.

"Oh, that's right," he said, "You're a Seeker. The only thing you ever think about is the Snitch."

Both Ashley and Draco had to fight to sustain composure at such a outraging comment, and were saved the trouble of having to lash out at another snide remark as suddenly both Seekers went into a dive.

Kerri and Ashley both sat perfectly straight up, their eyes glued to the sight before them. Draco raised an unMalfoyish eyebrow.

"Your wife looking for something in particular, Weaselby, or does she always look like that?"

Ron snarled and was very tempted to give into the little voice in the back of his head that was telling him to hit Malfoy and hit him hard. Instead, he maintained his composure (but not without going quite red) and replied civilly,

"As it would happen, Malfoy, my daughter is the Seeker for the Gryffindor team."

At this, Ashley tore her gaze away from the pitch and glanced over at Kerri.

"Krystal's the Gryffindor Seeker? I didn't know that."

"Oh, yeah. I thought I told you."

There was no further discussion as they turned their attention back to the match, where both girls were flying hard for the evasive Snitch.

Draco took the opportunity to respond to Ron's remark.

"Really, is that so? Because it just so happens that my daughter is the one about to beat out your daughter for the win."

Truer words had never been spoken, as just then, both girls went into a dive, arms outstretched, the Golden Snitch just beyond their reach. Closer inspection would show that Victoria's reach was just a little bit further than Krystal's, as became apparent as her first year hand closed around the struggling ball. She was immediately bombarded by the rest of the Slytherin team, who looked truly ecstatic, especially Keisha, and for good reason.

A cheer went up from the crowd, essentially from the Slytherins among it. Draco and Ashley were on their feet, yelling the loudest. It didn't matter that it was a highly unMalfoyish thing to do, or that there were people around to witness the highly unMalfoyish event. All that mattered was that their daughter just won her first Quidditch game, and that they were both there to witness it.

Eventually, the noise level died down, and the stands began to empty. Kerri, Ron, Draco, and Ashley slowly made their way down onto the pitch, where the parents of the other team members were meeting their children and either congratulating them or comforting them. Kerri and Ron were doing the latter, of course.

Draco spotted Victoria quickly, not that it was really much of a challenge, as she was still being mobbed by her teammates, who were still yelling and cheering just as much as before. He nudged Ashley and directed her gaze in Victoria's general direction.

The moment Ashley laid eyes on her, she froze. Victoria's gaze met hers, and for a minute, time stopped. There was nothing else in the world except those two people, who hadn't seen each other in over eleven years.

Yeah, yeah, before you begin to bitch about how I constantly leave you on these cliffhangers, I'll just have you know that the next chapter is going to be written once I have this one posted. So there. Bitch away.

And where would I be without the people who constantly bug me to update?

a proud geekfreak- Yeah, I know, I know you waaaay too well. You better be happy I actually mentioned your kid after 3ish chapters of neglect!

Snape's Gurl- I know, RIGHT? I'm just occasionally sadistic like that, ya know? xD