This fan fic is coming on really well I think, already got 2 more to write up already! 1 of them will be what happened during the summer for Harry, which explains something else at the end of this, but don't worry, its not confusing!
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When Summer woke up the next morning, the sun was only just coming up, spreading a coral pink and golden glow into the dormitory. Seeing as she couldn't fall back to sleep after about ten minutes, she decided to get in the shower and then wait around for a while.
When she came out of the shower however, she found Hermione jus getting up.
"Morning!" Summer greeted as she walked into the room.
"Morning. You always up this early?" Hermione asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Sometimes. Depends really. I'll wait for you downstairs if you want."
"Ok, Harry and Ron might be down there." Summer made her way down the spiral stair case, and found that Hermione was correct, for there sat Harry and Ron.
"Morning." Harry yawned as she came over. Ron grunted, which she assumed was also some kind of greeting.
"Breakfast only started ten minutes ago, I can't actually believe that we're up this early." Harry said, glancing at his watch.
"How come you're up then?" Summer asked. Ron gave another grunt, but this one sounded annoyed.
"Hermione's stupid cat leaped on me, and made me yell. It only woke Harry up though." Ron told her. "Where is she any way?"
"Just coming, probably be about five minutes."
Ten minutes later, Ron and Hermione had been arguing, they made their way down to the great hall. As they sat down, a tall girl came up to Harry and Ron.
"Hi Angelina!" they greeted.
"Hi. Listen, I need you both on the pitch on Friday at five, we are holding trials for the new chasers, and you need to be there." She informed them before going to join her friends.
"You ever played Quidditch?" Ron asked Summer casually. "Me and Harry do, I'm keeper, his seeker." He looked at her, wondering whether or not this would seem impressive. Summer smiled and then nodded.
"As a matter of fact, I did at my old school used to be a chaser my self, think it would be ok if I come to the trials?"
"Sure. What broom do you got?"
"A firebolt. Its pretty new though, only got it toward the end of the term last year, but it helped us to win the cup." Ron looked at her wide eyed, a large grin creeping up his face.
"Whoa, that's excellent! Harry's got one too, and that helped us win! Now we have an even better chance!" Harry too was grinning, he couldn't wait to see the Slytherins faces if she did get onto the team.
"Did you just find a bag of gold or something on the floor Weasley?" said a drawling voice from behind them. They all turned around except Hermione, who was too busy pouring over her new time table to notice. He was standing there with Crabbe and Goyle on either side of him, a large smirk on his face. "Ah, see you went against my warning then, um...winter or something? Told you not to hang around with riff raff like this, spoils any image you might have had."
Summer actually. See you're here with twidlledum and tweedledumber, don't go any where with out them, do you? Besides, at least this "Riffraff" are friendly, don't talk about how much money they have and also don't go on and on about how much they hate Harry. You can also hold an intelligent conversation with out confused looks." Summer retorted, but making sure no one was looking, she gave him a small wink. Draco glared around at them and then flounced off.
Ron stared at her, his mouth open, Harry was laughing at the expression on his face, and even Hermione was looking at her in surprise, her time table now forgotten
"Don't think I've had a better start to the day!" Ron said. The prospect of having another firebolt on the team and to see Malfoy get told off in the space of a couple of minutes!"
"Just one question, when did he tat all of that?" Harry asked.
"Oh, on the train yesterday, he came into my carriage." Ron was still smiling.
"Sorry to ruin your happy moment Ron, but the first two lessons is potions." Hermione said. Ron groaned and so did Harry. They complained about time tables all the way down to the dungeons
"Here, we can sit on this table at the back, its got four spaces on it." Said Harry. Summer sat at the end, next to Ron..
"Silence!" barked Snape unnecessarily. "I under stand I have a new student that has joined us today. Where are you?" Summer raised her hand. "Your name please. I did not catch it yesterday, and they have not updated my list."
"Its Summer. Summer Chainley." As she said this, Snape's head snapped up. He stared at her for a while and then cleared his throat.
"You will work in pairs to make a lightening potion, the person to you right if you are on a table of four. Now, can any one tell me what this potion does?"
Hermione, a usual, shot her hand up at once, but so did Summer.
"Yes, miss Chainley."
"It is a potion which allows the drinker to float in the air. The height of which you will rise to can be monitored though." Summer answered.
"that is correct. Now, can you also tell me which ingredient is changed to monitor this?"
"The oakweight sap. It's measured in two ounces, every two for a foot of height."
"Correct. You will now begin." He tapped the black board twice, and the instructions and ingredients appeared
"Have you done this before?" Ron asked her in a whisper. "Cos it looks really hard, all that measuring and flame amounts." Summer nodded.
"You start chopping that laced leaf and I'll crush these rat skulls." She replied, pounding them up into fine powder.
At the end of the lesson, Ron was amazed at the fact they got an 'A', the potion looked exactly like the sample of Snapes, and worked.
"Thanks for that." he said as they made their way into the court yard for a break.
"Oi, Harry, the chaser trials have been changed to six now, I have something to do first!" yelled Angelina as she hurried past. "And don't get yourself in detention!"
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Friday came quite quickly, and as Summer ate a hurried dinner, she felt quite nervous for the first time since she had started. She ran up to the common room to grab her firebolt, and then hurled down the marble stair case to meet Ron and Harry.
They made their way to the pitch, it was dusk so they could still see a bit. The rest of the team were already there, including a line of people to try out for the team. Eventually it was Summers turn. She kicked off and soared into the air, and hovered above the pitch .The team were all going to act in defence or in Ron's case, his normal position and the beaters. (cant remember their names!)
"Right, when I blow the whistle, you try and get the quaffle into the goal." Angelina instructed, throwing her the red ball. She blew her whistle and Summer was off. A bludger hurtled toward her, but she dodged it easily. The quaffle, however, suddenly slipped out of her grasp, but she was not easily deterred. She dove down after it, gathering speed as she went…faster, faster, the ground approaching fast, but then she pulled out of it, the quaffle back in her arms.
Summer wove her way around the rest of the players quite easily, their brooms, except Harry's, were no match for her own. At last, she reached the goal. Ron hovered, ready. As she lifted the quaffle, she aimed it for the left hoop, and just as she wanted, Ron dived toward it, giving her a clear run for the central hoop, allowing her a goal. The crowd below cheered.
"Right, well, thanks, we just need a quick conference, and then we will be announcing our new players." Smiled Angelina.
Summer landed next to Ginny, (they had spoken before) who was also trying out and smiled.
"Wow that was really exhilarating!" she exclaimed, jumping off of her broom.
"Yeah, there is just something about flying." Ginny agreed. "Hope I make it, I was on it for a while last year, and it was really good."
"I reckon you will, I was watching, you're really good." Summer said. At that moment, the rest of the team landed.
"Well, after much discussion, we have decided that Ginny and Summer will be joining us. Congratulations!" Angelina announced, and they shook hands with the rest of the team. Summer gave Harry a high five, and they made their way back up to the castle.
"Well, I have to hand it to you, Chainley, you did pretty well out there." A voice said behind them. They swung around and were shocked to see Draco standing there, quite alone.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ron snarled.
"But, I'm afraid that your efforts were in vain. After all, you now have two Weasleys on the team, and they can't afford three twigs between them." At this, Ron launched himself at Draco, but Summer held him back.
"Don't waste your time, his not worth it." She said. "what's the point in hitting him when all he speaks is trash? If you retaliate, he'll only carry on." Ron shrugged her arm off, but didn't try and hit him.
"Eat mud, Malfoy." He snapped, and strode off wit the others back to the common room before he could retaliate.
"Did you get in?" Hermione asked, glancing up from her book as they sat next to her.
"Yep. So did Ginny." Summer replied. "You know, i should really start my homework, that essay Snape gave us is not gonna be fun."
"Yeah, so much for not getting any on Monday." Harry sighed. "What was it on again?"
"Shrinking potion, as in one to make you smaller, not younger." Hermione said.
"Arrgh! Why did Angelina have to give as all day Quidditch practice all weekend?!" Ron exclaimed. "Lucky I've been keeping up on it all really, would have had a lot to do otherwise. Where Summer gone?" she suddenly came running down the stairs of the girls dormitories, in her arms two large leather bound books in her arms.
"We can use these stead of going to the library." She panted.
"We weren't told to get these!" Hermione exclaimed, but sounded slightly panicked.
"I know, but when I was looking around the shop, I thought it might come in useful." Summer replied. The books were titled: 'every known potion to man' by a Esmeralda Underfell there were two volumes, which had potions A-M and N-Z. she flicked through until she found the shrinking potion.
"Look, it gives loads here, who found it out, the advantages, disadvantages, the remedial potion, how effective it is…enough to do the two sides of 15 inch parchment!" she said. "Better vary it just a little bit though, he'll probably find it a reason to chuck us all in detention."
An hour later, they had all finished, glad that it was over and that they didn't have to rush it at the last moment.
"Well, I think I'll be off to bed." Yawned Harry, stretching. They bade their goodnights and made their way up the stairs.