A/N; There is some mention of bloodshed later on in the chap, if you don't
like it the skip the battle. Though I personally think that I kept it
pretty decent. Besides you can't have a war without deaths.
Alright further I may have implied in earlier chaps that Luna's a Griff, which is my bad since she's a Ravenclaw. Thanks to Byproduct of Evil for pointing that out.
Disclaimer: See profiles or some of the previous chaps.
Thank you for you help and guidance =D Zosa.
And now without further ado..Chapter 9 of Things Changed.
Chapter 9 Quidditch Trials & Saving the Day Part 1
~*~ Normal POV ~*~
It had been 4 days since the "attack". It was now Wednesday.
Harry, Ron, Audrey and Hermione were sitting at breakfast talking about Quidditch.
"It's gonna start again soon." Harry said.
"Yep. I wonder who's going to be our new captain?" Audrey said, eyeing Harry.
(a/n: she has been a chaser since second year).
Ron groaned at the prospect of Quidditch.
"Come on Prowl! You'll do great this year and if the Slythies get annoying, all you have to do is create an earthquake!" Hermione said smiling.
Ron brightened up.
"Great idea!" he said.
Then McGonagall came up to them from the High Table.
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Brendall." she said in her usual stick-up- her *cough* mode.
"I wish they could just call me Black..." Audrey muttered, but only Harry heard her.
"The three of you are all that's left of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and I leave it in your hands to reassemble the team and to choose a new captain out of the three of you." McGonagall said.
"Sure professor! How about holding trials next week" Audrey suggested brightly.
"Good Miss Brendall. I'll let the elves put up the notices." McGonagall said and left.
"So who's going to be captain?" Hermione asked.
"Simple Mist, Snitch is!" Ron said.
"Why me?" Harry asked confused.
"You've been on the team the longest and you've read more books about Quidditch than me and Prowl together!" Audrey replied smiling.
"I'm only one year longer on the team than you are Nova." Harry replied.
"You've still the best choice, dear Snitchy." Ron gladly said.
"I told you not to call me that...Prowliekins" Harry said with a malicious grin.
They continued arguing like that while Hermione and Audrey just shook their heads at the boys' antics when the bell rang and they headed for their first class of the day, Herbology.
~*~The next week (Saturday)~*~
Harry, Audrey and Ron were standing on the Quidditch pitch, dressed in their Quidditch robes.
"Okay, here's how we'll do it. Prowl and Nova, you two work with the students trying out and I'll be around up there, checking them out." Harry explained.
"Kay." Ron said.
"We need two main Chasers and two main Beaters, and a full blown back-up team." Audrey said.
"Then let's get going!" Ron said impatiently, as the students started to show up.
Within 10 minutes there were over 30 students waiting. Hermione was standing next to her friends; she was trying out as well.
"I can't believe you convinced me to do this..." she muttered nervously, looking at her broom like it was a poisonous snake.
"Don't worry Mist you'll do perfectly well" Harry smiled and faced the gathered students.
"For those of you who don't know us (some snickers from the crowd) I am Harry Potter, seeker and captain. This is Ron Weasley who is keeper and this is Audreana Brendall, chaser." he said ignoring the snickers.
"Call me Audrey unless you want to end in the hospital wing" Audrey added threateningly. There were some gulps here and there.
"Yes well.Audrey and Ron will be flying with you and I'll be creeping around to see what you're made off. Firstly the chasers!" He said.
12 students stepped forward, Hermione and Ginny among them. (A/n as said in book 5 Gin is trying out for chaser)
Audrey took charge.
"Divide into groups of four and fly up and we'll begin practicing passing and then some scoring!" she screamed as there was zooming sounds all around her.
Audrey mounted her Firebolt and shot of, Ron followed on his new Nimbus 2001 (b-day present from Audrey, Hermione and Harry). Harry stood a little bit behind and got ready on his broom, notebook and pencil in hand, and took off.
And so it began, they worked with the chasers and then with the beaters and the keepers and finally with the two seekers.
After about 2 hours of trials, Ron and Audrey landed again and beckoned for Harry to come down and discuss things.
"If you'll all return to the castle now, we'll discuss who the new players will be. We will then announce who has made it to the team this evening, in the common room!" Harry announced to the students after touching ground.
The students left, Hermione with them while Harry, Ron and Audrey sat down on the grass field and started to discuss all the players and after 30 minutes of much debating they had their new main and back-up team sorted out.
"Well that's that!" Harry said tiredly. "Let's shower and go to dinner and then announce it." Harry suggested while they packed their stuff and headed for the school.
~*~
Later that evening, when they knew everyone would be in the common room, Harry, Ron and Audrey stood on the tables.
"Nova if you please?" Harry nodded to Audrey, as they seemed to be ignored totally.
"It'll be my pleasure Snitch." Audrey replied with a smile and then waved her wand so that lights appeared in all colours and formed arrows pointing in their direction. True to their purpose, everyone in the common room quieted and turned to look at the three on the table.
"We wish to announce the new Quidditch players!" Audrey began.
"For main chasers; Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley!" She continued. Harry took over.
"And For main beaters; Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan!" Harry added.
- Then Ron spoke up looking on his paper.
"For back-up chasers; Wade Creva, Norine Redwood and Vita Talara."
For back-up beaters; Andrew Gold and Karina Moon.
For back-up keeper; Colin Creevy.
And for back-up seeker; Zane Moon"
"Thank you for listening. First practice will be held next Saturday, for both the main and back-up team!" Harry finished.
The three of them jumped off the table and headed for Hermione.
"I made it!??" Hermione said incredulously with a stupid grin you didn't see often on her face.
"Don't be stupid! You're great on a broom and half of the students who wanted to be a chaser had no sense for teamwork and that's indispensable in Quidditch." Audrey said encouragingly.
They spend the rest of the night discussing Quidditch and some pranks to pull on Sunday.
"You know...we need a name for our beloved prank pulling group" Hermione suddenly.
(a/n: they pulled dozens of other pranks, but I'm not going to write them all, and they haven't been caught as of yet.
(MWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! - Zosa speaks up with, as usual, an *evil grin*)
)
"Well, I say we keep up the family heirloom and vote to become the second bad ass generation of Marauders!" Audrey said happily.
Harry and Ron grinned.
"I like it...I like it a lot" Ron said with a mischievous grin.
"But now we swear an oath, that we'll cause more trouble than our predecessors and that we will always stay together!" Harry said importantly, putting his hand up.
"I, Harry Potter a.k.a. Snitch, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" he said.
(Oh gosh...Better go into hiding when there's still time ne? -- Zosa Speaking up once again =P)
Audrey put her hand on his.
"I, Audreana *grimace input* Black a.k.a. Nova, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" she said.
Ron added his hand.
"I, Ron Weasley a.k.a. Prowl, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" he said.
Finally Hermione went last.
"I, Hermione Granger a.k.a. Mist, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" he said.
They smiled at each other and got up to go to bed, each feeling like they had become closer somewhat than they already were.
Alright further I may have implied in earlier chaps that Luna's a Griff, which is my bad since she's a Ravenclaw. Thanks to Byproduct of Evil for pointing that out.
Disclaimer: See profiles or some of the previous chaps.
Thank you for you help and guidance =D Zosa.
And now without further ado..Chapter 9 of Things Changed.
Chapter 9 Quidditch Trials & Saving the Day Part 1
~*~ Normal POV ~*~
It had been 4 days since the "attack". It was now Wednesday.
Harry, Ron, Audrey and Hermione were sitting at breakfast talking about Quidditch.
"It's gonna start again soon." Harry said.
"Yep. I wonder who's going to be our new captain?" Audrey said, eyeing Harry.
(a/n: she has been a chaser since second year).
Ron groaned at the prospect of Quidditch.
"Come on Prowl! You'll do great this year and if the Slythies get annoying, all you have to do is create an earthquake!" Hermione said smiling.
Ron brightened up.
"Great idea!" he said.
Then McGonagall came up to them from the High Table.
"Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Brendall." she said in her usual stick-up- her *cough* mode.
"I wish they could just call me Black..." Audrey muttered, but only Harry heard her.
"The three of you are all that's left of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and I leave it in your hands to reassemble the team and to choose a new captain out of the three of you." McGonagall said.
"Sure professor! How about holding trials next week" Audrey suggested brightly.
"Good Miss Brendall. I'll let the elves put up the notices." McGonagall said and left.
"So who's going to be captain?" Hermione asked.
"Simple Mist, Snitch is!" Ron said.
"Why me?" Harry asked confused.
"You've been on the team the longest and you've read more books about Quidditch than me and Prowl together!" Audrey replied smiling.
"I'm only one year longer on the team than you are Nova." Harry replied.
"You've still the best choice, dear Snitchy." Ron gladly said.
"I told you not to call me that...Prowliekins" Harry said with a malicious grin.
They continued arguing like that while Hermione and Audrey just shook their heads at the boys' antics when the bell rang and they headed for their first class of the day, Herbology.
~*~The next week (Saturday)~*~
Harry, Audrey and Ron were standing on the Quidditch pitch, dressed in their Quidditch robes.
"Okay, here's how we'll do it. Prowl and Nova, you two work with the students trying out and I'll be around up there, checking them out." Harry explained.
"Kay." Ron said.
"We need two main Chasers and two main Beaters, and a full blown back-up team." Audrey said.
"Then let's get going!" Ron said impatiently, as the students started to show up.
Within 10 minutes there were over 30 students waiting. Hermione was standing next to her friends; she was trying out as well.
"I can't believe you convinced me to do this..." she muttered nervously, looking at her broom like it was a poisonous snake.
"Don't worry Mist you'll do perfectly well" Harry smiled and faced the gathered students.
"For those of you who don't know us (some snickers from the crowd) I am Harry Potter, seeker and captain. This is Ron Weasley who is keeper and this is Audreana Brendall, chaser." he said ignoring the snickers.
"Call me Audrey unless you want to end in the hospital wing" Audrey added threateningly. There were some gulps here and there.
"Yes well.Audrey and Ron will be flying with you and I'll be creeping around to see what you're made off. Firstly the chasers!" He said.
12 students stepped forward, Hermione and Ginny among them. (A/n as said in book 5 Gin is trying out for chaser)
Audrey took charge.
"Divide into groups of four and fly up and we'll begin practicing passing and then some scoring!" she screamed as there was zooming sounds all around her.
Audrey mounted her Firebolt and shot of, Ron followed on his new Nimbus 2001 (b-day present from Audrey, Hermione and Harry). Harry stood a little bit behind and got ready on his broom, notebook and pencil in hand, and took off.
And so it began, they worked with the chasers and then with the beaters and the keepers and finally with the two seekers.
After about 2 hours of trials, Ron and Audrey landed again and beckoned for Harry to come down and discuss things.
"If you'll all return to the castle now, we'll discuss who the new players will be. We will then announce who has made it to the team this evening, in the common room!" Harry announced to the students after touching ground.
The students left, Hermione with them while Harry, Ron and Audrey sat down on the grass field and started to discuss all the players and after 30 minutes of much debating they had their new main and back-up team sorted out.
"Well that's that!" Harry said tiredly. "Let's shower and go to dinner and then announce it." Harry suggested while they packed their stuff and headed for the school.
~*~
Later that evening, when they knew everyone would be in the common room, Harry, Ron and Audrey stood on the tables.
"Nova if you please?" Harry nodded to Audrey, as they seemed to be ignored totally.
"It'll be my pleasure Snitch." Audrey replied with a smile and then waved her wand so that lights appeared in all colours and formed arrows pointing in their direction. True to their purpose, everyone in the common room quieted and turned to look at the three on the table.
"We wish to announce the new Quidditch players!" Audrey began.
"For main chasers; Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley!" She continued. Harry took over.
"And For main beaters; Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan!" Harry added.
- Then Ron spoke up looking on his paper.
"For back-up chasers; Wade Creva, Norine Redwood and Vita Talara."
For back-up beaters; Andrew Gold and Karina Moon.
For back-up keeper; Colin Creevy.
And for back-up seeker; Zane Moon"
"Thank you for listening. First practice will be held next Saturday, for both the main and back-up team!" Harry finished.
The three of them jumped off the table and headed for Hermione.
"I made it!??" Hermione said incredulously with a stupid grin you didn't see often on her face.
"Don't be stupid! You're great on a broom and half of the students who wanted to be a chaser had no sense for teamwork and that's indispensable in Quidditch." Audrey said encouragingly.
They spend the rest of the night discussing Quidditch and some pranks to pull on Sunday.
"You know...we need a name for our beloved prank pulling group" Hermione suddenly.
(a/n: they pulled dozens of other pranks, but I'm not going to write them all, and they haven't been caught as of yet.
(MWAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! - Zosa speaks up with, as usual, an *evil grin*)
)
"Well, I say we keep up the family heirloom and vote to become the second bad ass generation of Marauders!" Audrey said happily.
Harry and Ron grinned.
"I like it...I like it a lot" Ron said with a mischievous grin.
"But now we swear an oath, that we'll cause more trouble than our predecessors and that we will always stay together!" Harry said importantly, putting his hand up.
"I, Harry Potter a.k.a. Snitch, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" he said.
(Oh gosh...Better go into hiding when there's still time ne? -- Zosa Speaking up once again =P)
Audrey put her hand on his.
"I, Audreana *grimace input* Black a.k.a. Nova, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" she said.
Ron added his hand.
"I, Ron Weasley a.k.a. Prowl, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" he said.
Finally Hermione went last.
"I, Hermione Granger a.k.a. Mist, hereby declare my loyalty to my fellow Marauders and swear to cause more trouble than my predecessors ever did!" he said.
They smiled at each other and got up to go to bed, each feeling like they had become closer somewhat than they already were.