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Practice and Potions

"Ron, hurry up! Do you want McGonagall to have our heads for being late?" Harry said starting to get annoyed at Ron for waking up late and taking so long to get dressed.

"It's not my fault that practice is so early." Ron said as he tripped and nearly fell as he put on his pants.

"Well it is your fault that you always wake up late, except when you go visit Hermione, like yesterday."

"Well... why couldn't she have practice on Saturday or something?" Ron said as he slightly glared a Harry.

"And I should know that how? Now come on!" Harry grabbed the sleeve of Ron's robes and dragged him towards the stairs.

Ron and Harry walked down the stairs where Harry was immediately welcomed by a surprise kiss from Ginny which he gratefully accepted. They spent at least half a minute together before Ron had to break them up.

"Now who's going to make us late? Oh yes, that would be you two!" Ron said shoving their brooms into their hands.

"Maybe if you didn't make us late in the first place we wouldn't have to worry bout it would we?" Ginny said as she started to walk towards the portrait hole.

"Well, accuse me if I find something weird about my sister and best friend kissing madly in front of my eyes!"

When Harry, Ron, and Ginny arrived the other team members were already all standing there.

"So why do you think McGonagall didn't appoint a captain before school started?" Ginny asked once they joined the crowd.

"Probably because we already have a full team and didn't need to worry about tryouts or anything so she prolonged her decision. That would be my guess anyway. Either that or she just couldn't make up her mind." Harry answered.

"Well, it's not like we don't already know who the captain is going to be." Ron said looking at Harry.

"I don't know. The professors always seem to have a good excuse to keep me from doing things like this."

"Well I see everybody has finally arrived." McGonagall's voice sounded over the small group of students. "I suppose we should get right down to business. I will be handing the rest of this practice over to the captain, which as you all know, I have yet to appoint. So I say Mr. Weasley, you are the appropriate for the job." Everybody gasped with amazment at what Mcgonagall had just said." So, here is your team. Good luck."

"Er, thanks professor."

Professor McGonagall nodded and headed back towards the castle.

"Wow, so I guess since I don't really have anything planned out we'll just do some drill kind of things. You three," Ron said pointing to Ginny and the other two chasers "you can practice shooting the quaffle by me. And you two can just, try to hit the bludgers at each other. And then I'll just let the snitch out so you can go catch it Harry." Ron didn't even look at Harry as he said his name.

The team then scattered, got on their brooms and Ron released the four balls. This went on for about an hour Ron spent most of the time letting balls fly past him and observing his team than actually practicing, though he knew he needed it. 'Yeah, he was a seventh year but why would Mcgonagall pick him?' That's all Ron could really think about.

Ron only glanced at Harry once to see him holding the snitch. He appeared in deep thought. That or he was mesmerized by watching Ginny's brilliant red hair blow in the wind behind her. Ginny was the best chaser amongst them all, as she was still doing very well in her transition from seeker. Harry was happy for Ron, but in a way wondered what the professors' excuses were this time.

The two beaters were average, and Ron knew they could use some improvement. Nobody would ever replace Fred and George in the department.

"Well, I guess that wasn't too bad considering you had no planning time." Harry to Ron as they headed back up to the castle after practice.

"Yeah." Ron replied in an unenthused voice as they sat down at a table for a quick breakfast before going to class. Ginny went down the table to join her sixth year friends.

"What's up with you? I know mornings don't agree with you but you were better than this when you first woke up." Harry asked, tired of the silence at the table.

"Oh come on Harry. You know the captain position should have gone to you. Everybody knows that. You've been on the team longer than anybody else."

"What are you complaining about? You're quidditch captain! Now, I guess we should head to class."

"Great, an early morning and double Potions all before lunch."

When Harry and Ron arrived at the classroom Snape appeared about ready to start talking. The room was buzzing. The news from the mornings practice was obviously already around the school.

"Please take your seats." Snape said, and everybody quickly went quiet and sat in their seats. Snape had been very unhappy ever since he found out that he had no choice but to accept Harry and Ron into the class after making an "Outstanding" on their O.W.L.S in potions. This had given Ron and Harry the proof that Snape was out to get them, since they always did badly in his class, but good on those tests.

"Today I want you to concoct a copying potion. Here are the directions, you know what to do." As always words appeared on the bored behind Snape.

About an hour later most people in the class had finished concocting their potions. Few students has strange odors or were off colors where it was supposed to be odorless and be of a greenish color. Harry had done it perfectly, he was sure of it.

"Please put them your flask, labeled with your name, clear your area, and bring the flask up to my desk." Snape then said looking around at his students.

Harry filled his flask and headed towards the front of the room. But something always goes wrong in potions.

"You really need to pay attention to where you walk Potter." He had run into Snape and with a crash his flask fell to the floor. "and one more thing. I said clear your area before bringing your flask up to my desk. That will be 5 points from Gryffindor, now clean up this mess and get out of my site." And with this and a swish of his wand Snape cleared Harry's area, giving him no chance to fill another flask full of the potion.

Harry cleaned up the mess on the floor, grabbed his bag, and he and Ron left the room.

"Well, there's another zero for me, figures. Atleast the potion has to sit a while before it actually works" Harry said as he and Ron headed to the exit of the dungeons.

"Hey. Where are you going?" Harry asked Ron as he starting walking a different way than usual after getting out of the dungeon's hallways.

"I...I have to go do something. I'll see you in the Great Hall."

"Alright."

Ron headed straight for McGonagall's office. He had to find out why on earth he had picked him. 'It just doesn't make sense.' Ron thought.

He arrived at the office and knocked on the door. Shortly after he heard a voice from inside, "come in!"

"Professor McGonagall?"

"Oh Mr. Weasley. How can I help you?"

"Well, I was wondering if I could ask you something." Ron responded as he nervously walked closer towards her desk in which McGonagall was behind.

"Go ahead. I have a feeling I know what it is going to be, but go on."

"Why did you make me quidditch captain? Everybody knew it should have been Harry."

"Yes, I have to admit it was a hard decision, but I chose you. I figured you already had experience having been a prefect before. And, like I always say, Mr. Potter shouldn't always be concentrating on quidditch so much. I have faith in you Mr. Weasley, you'll be fine for the job. Now, anything else?"

Erm...I guess not Professor. Thank you." Ron said as he walked out, not sure if he understood exactly why he was picked. But with hunger quickly overtaking him, he decided to forget about it for a while and go to lunch.

"Hey." Ron greeted Harry when he arrived at the table.

"I can't believe you went to McGonagall's office. You can't give it up can you? Why don't you just be proud of yourself and move on?"

"How...?" Ron began, but before he could say anything Harry held up the Marauders Map. "Oh. I don't know, it just bothers me, I'm sorry Harry."

"No biggie. Now come, sit, and eat. I know you're hungry."

"Yes, my brother is always hungry." Ginny said as she walked up behind him and wrapped he arms around Harry's neck and gently resting on top of his shoulders.

"Hey I can't help it." Ron said through a mouthful of food.

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