Chapter 21: Quidditch
Disclaimer: The game Quidditch came from the brilliant amazing mind of J.K. Rowling not mine. I am too stupid to come up with something like that.
Mid-November rolled by bringing with it cold bitter weather and the ever popular game of Quidditch. The first game of the school year was Gryffindor vs. Slytherin. Since Lee Jordon was no longer attending Hogwarts someone else was appointed to do the announcements during the game. Terry Boot was now calling out the names of the people on the Gryffindor team.
"Keeper: Ronald Weasley!" Terry Boot announced.
"RON!" Ron yelled from the grounds although Terry could not hear him.
"Chasers: Rose Lamya!" Rose was riding her own broom which her mother had sent not to long ago. "Virginia Weasley!"
"GINNY!" Ginny yelled. Mary laughed at how she acted just like her brother.
"And Jack Sloper," After being beater for a short term last year Jack had decided to stay on the team while Andrew said it was best if he didn't.
"Beaters: Mary Black and Seamus Finnigan!"
"Seeker: HARRY POTTER!" Terry Boot went off to announce the Slytherin team with a bit less enthusiasm.
"Are you nervous?" Ron asked Rose.
"Hell yeah," Rose replied. Ron laughed.
"You'll do ok. Besides Slytherin is lacking talent, lots of talent," He added as 'Draco Malfoy' was announced.
"Let's play QUIDDITCH!" Terry yelled. The team captions, Harry and Draco shook hands in disgust and then Madame Hooch released the bludgers, quaffle, and snitch.
The 14 players flew up and began a great game. Gryffindor got the first point when Ginny scored. ("Gryffindor scores 10 to 0" Terry announced)
"Slytherin chasers races down the field towards the Gryffindor goal posts. And Ronald blocks it!" Terry said a while later.
"RON!" Ron yelled.
"Oh sorry, Ron blocks it," Terry corrected himself. About half an hour later the game was 70 Gryffindor to 50 Slytherin. Mary kept having to run around knocking the bludgers away from everyone. The Slytherin beaters kept trying to hit Harry off his broom.
"Harry Potter has seen the snitch!" Terry yelled. Malfoy steered his broom around to follow Harry. Anger boiled up in Mary. She hit a bludger that was headed towards Jack then got an idea. She flew over to Seamus and told him her plan.
Seamus would hit a bludger towards one of the Slytherin chasers while Mary hit one towards Draco. Seamus smiled and flew off. At exactly the same time they hit a bludger. Seamus' went after a chaser, Mary's after Draco hitting Draco promptly in his jaw. He lost balance and this gave Harry enough time to catch the snitch. By the time Madame Hooch saw was able to blow her whistle Terry was yelling.
"IT'S ALL OVER HARRY POTTER HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH GRYFFINDOR WINS!"
"Great game guys," Harry said later on when the team had landed.
"You were great Rose. And Ginny since when have you been able to play chaser?" Ron asked.
"I have always been able to play. I would steal yours or the twins' brooms when I was little and practice. Sometimes Charlie or Bill would play with me." Ginny answered blushing.
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When the team got back to the common room a party awaited them. Ron and Rose walked over to a couch by the fire, having some trouble getting through the crowd of cheering Gryffindors.
"You played brilliantly." Ron commented. Rose blushed.
"Thanks." She managed to say. "Your sister got more points then I did though."
"Yes but you were the one that got the Quaffle from the Slytherins so many times." Ron pointed out. Rose blushed.
Meanwhile Ginny was making her way through the crowd to where her brother sat.
"Hi Rose. Hi Ron." She said.
"Go away Ginny," Ron answered
"Ron," Rose said, "You can sit with us if you want." She offered.
"No thanks, I just wanted to ask if you guys knew where Hermione is." Ginny asked.
"You know I haven't seen Hermione since after the Quidditch match." Rose said in thought.
"Check the library." An annoyed Ron suggested.
"I hadn't thought of that." Ginny said and quickly ran out of the Gryffindor common room.
The rest of the team were enjoying themselves along with most of the Gryffindors. Around midnight Professor McGonagall made everyone go up to their dormitory's. Although she seemed like she wanted to have celebrated Gryffindors victory herself.
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And so ends this chapter. The next chapter I have already started writing. It is the Christmas chapter. I have to do some editing and revising but after that is through I will post it. Just to warn you it is VERY long and contains lots of fluff.
Ok now to thank reviewers:
Rose: Thanks for reviewing… But you are scaring me with your hyper ness.
Arisa-san: Ok then. Thanks. I'm glad you think that they make a good couple oh and you spelled 'Rhyme' incorrectly.
Misao, Demon Master: You are scaring me too. STOP EATING SUGAR AND DRINKING COFFE, PEOPLE!
magicgirl45852: Whoot new reader! Black is a very common last name. That is my neighbors last name, and there are at least 3 or 4 at my brothers elementary school. Harry did get a bit sad when he heard her last name. Remember:
"My name's Mary Black." Mary introduced herself. The black haired boy stiffened after she said her last name.
Ok it's not really sad but still. He did make some sort of reaction. And to your other question: And Why doesn't Mary & Rose know who the original Maruaders were. I can't answer that because I don't understand it.
