Chapter 14
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It was the Gryffindor's first Quidditch practice of the year.
Nehal said, "Okay…then. Is everyone here?"
"Where's our seeker?" Jonathan looked around hoping to see Jackie.
"Right…here." Jackie skidded to a stop, trying to catch her breath.
"You're late by…" Nehal looked at her watch. "5 minutes!"
"I'm really sorry Neh Neh because I was looking for Heather and then I saw a ghost and then I remembered Quidditch practice so I ran here…"
"Jackie!"
"Yes?"
"Since your 5 minutes late I want you to run 5 laps around the Quidditch pitch!"
"Are you serious? This pitch is like as big as 3 football fields!"
"Actually it's as big as 7 football fields."
"Come on Nehal I'm like on of your best friends!"
"Just run the laps Jackie."
Jackie groaned and started to run around the pitch. After 1 lap Jackie started to slow down and walk.
Ron said, "She's walking."
"Run!" yelled Nehal
Jackie thought, "Man this sucks." She started to run again.
Nehal spoke to the rest of the team, "Okay listen up. The key thing to winning is to be in shape. So basically our practices will be kind of like a work-out session. So for starters I thought we'd do some push-ups. Any questions? Good, so let's get this thing started then!"
The boys lined up in a row and started to do push-ups.
Nehal said, "You all are girlie men! (LOL) Come on guys you van do this. It's all in the arms baby, all in the arms!"
Daryl said, "Well why don't you show us how it's done?"
"Well if you insist." Nehal got on the ground and started to do many push-ups.
"Wow." said Ron who was very impressed.
Just then the Slytherin team approached the Gryffindors.
"Shouldn't you be doing girl push-ups." remarked Draco
Nehal stopped and glared at him. "I'll show him." She thought. She put one hand behind her back and did one handed push –ups.
"Damn." Ian and Draco said.
Nehal got up. "Let's see you do some." She challenged.
Draco smirked, "Alright. Anything you can do I can do better!"
Draco and Ian started to do some push-ups but Ian fell down after 6. Nehal and Draco were still going.
Jackie saw them and stopped running. "Wow. I wish I could do that so I could impress Draco. He is so hot!"
Daryl who was watching Jackie called out to Nehal, "She stopped."
"Run!" Nehal yelled as loud as she could while doing her push-ups. Jackie jumped a foot high in the air. She thought Nehal was not paying attention.
Draco started getting tired and stopped at 20. Nehal stopped at 31.
"Girl push-ups?" asked Nehal
"Okay, okay you got me!" said Draco. "But that does not explain why your captain is running laps and you are giving orders!"
"It also doesn't explain why you're here!" Nehal rounded up on Draco.
"I booked the pitch for today."
"So did I…I mean Jackie. I bet I know why she did it for today!"
"Why?" asked Ian
Nehal smiled, "Well maybe you should ask her."
"Not worth the time." said Ian
"Excuse me?" Ron stood up. "No one talks about her that way!"
"Oh I didn't realize you were going out her!" sneered Ian.
Ron went red with anger. "We're not!"
"Well then Weasel, get out of the way!"
"What if I don't?"
"Then I'll-"
"Do nothing!" Nehal came in between them. She looked at Ian, "Remember the talk you had with Danielle."
Ian stepped back and blushed.
Draco glared at Ron, "Since when did you start liking Jackie?"
"I only like her as a friend Malfoy. She's all yours!"
Jackie plopped down on the ground in defeat. She was very exhausted from running. She wondered what they were talking about but little did she know that they were talking about her. (Dun, dun, dun) Jackie saw a small flower on the ground and started to pick up the petals and started to take them off one by one.
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
He loves me not
He loves me
"Eeeeeee he loves me. But that can't be true. I'm positive that he likes Nehal. It's not fair! Just look at Draco's body he has more muscle then he did last year and he's a lot taller too and doesn't hang out with the Slytherin girls that much anymore."
"What's Jackie doing?" asked Draco
Nehal turned around. "Jackie keep running!"
"No way!" shouted Jackie. She laid down on the grass and decided to look at the clouds and daydream about her and Draco.
"Is she okay?" asked Draco. "She just collapsed on the grass."
"Yeah I'm sure she's fine." said Nehal.
Everyone tuned to look at Jackie.
Jackie said, "Omg that cloud looks like Draco…wait that can't be…it's probably just my imagination…although those clouds make him look like he has a six pack…I'm thirsty. But can't get up. Too lazy."
Nehal looked at Draco, "Anyways…our practice is scheduled for today. Besides we're already equipped and we got here first!"
Draco said, "Ya but were supposed to be here too! I have to train these people. We're going to win the cup this year!"
"In your dreams Malfoy."
All the Gryffindors smiled at each other.
"Fine." said Draco. "You'll practice on this side and will practice on the other side!"
"Fine then."
"Fine." muttered Draco, now staring at Jackie.
"Fine!"
"Fine!"
"Aren't you supposed to be going now?"
"Oh…right maybe someone from your team should go get Jackie."
Nehal replied, "Well she does look pretty tired…I bet she's staring at the clouds again."
"And that cloud looks like Michael Jackson! And that cloud looks like a monkey that is waving at me and that cloud looks like a pig with wings. Ha ha a pig with wings, like that's going to happen."
The Slytherin team mounted their brooms and took off into the air.
Just then Nehal got an idea. "Team huddle!"
The Gryffindor team gathered around Nehal and listened to what she had to say. They all agreed and nodded their heads and walked towards Jackie.
Nehal said, "Jaxs I need you to do me a favor?"
"Say what?"
"I need you to do me a favor and pretend that you sprained your angle and spy on the Slytherin team and try to find out their strategies."
Jackie jerked up, "Okay! I'll do it!"
"I knew you would." said Nehal and reached out her hand for Jackie to grab. "Now go sit on the bleachers over there and after the practice tell me what you saw."
"Okay!" said Jackie and started to walk away.
"Oh Jackie?"
Jackie spun around.
"Don't always watch Malfoy."
"Fine." sighed Jackie. Jackie walked towards the bleachers pretending to have a sprained angle. She sat down and started to take notes.
Draco said, "What's Jackie doing?"
Ian looked at Jackie. "Don't know. It looks like she's writing or something."
"Why isn't she flying?"
"I really don't know. Let's ask her!"
"Oh forget it! We're wasting time." With that Draco flew off.
"But…if she's spying!" protested Ian
"Jackie won't do that!"
Jackie's funky notes! (Draco is hot)
Keeper never protects the right hoop and is scared of scary looking faces. (Draco is hot)
Crabble and Goyle suck as beaters! (Draco is hot)
The chasers are not that good looking, except for Ian and they keep on dropping the Quaffle (Draco is hot)
Draco is amazing and…
Jackie heard someone coming towards her. She stuffed the paper in her Divinations textbook. It was Draco. He smiled at her as he came. "Hey you!"
"I have a name, you know." said Jackie
"So what's Captain Jackie doing here and not flying with the team?"
"I'm…I'm…elevating my um…ankle that I happened to sprain."
"Oh…well how did you sprain your ankle?"
"I um…well…um…I…um…was running laps and I tripped and my ankle um…went um…sideways and it um…it isn't good!"
"That sucks. I wish I had my wand here with me but I left it in my trunk but maybe you should go to the hospital wing!"
"I can't!"
"Why not?"
"I hate Madame Pomfrey she's so mean and scary."
"Well if I came with you would you still be afraid of her!"
"Not with you I wouldn't."
Draco smirked.
"Thanks for um…helping me out in Knockturn alley."
"Didn't you already say thank you?"
"Ya I did but it was really nice of you, and I really appreciate what you did for me."
Draco took hold of Jackie's hands. "Jackie even if we don't go out…I'll always have your back. Always."
Jackie smiled. "That's so sweet." She thought
Draco gazed into Jackie's eyes and leaned forward to kiss her but a bludger interfered.
"Watch out!" said a random Gryffindor
Both Draco and Jackie ducked. The bludger went past them and up into the air.
"Goyle!" yelled Draco. "Give me your bat!"
"Oh okay boss." Goyle threw the bat down to Draco which he caught.
"What are you doing?" asked Jackie
Draco answered, "Getting rid of this fuckin' bludger."
"Oh…okay just um…be careful!" said Jackie
"I am careful."
The bludger came back in their direction.
Draco clenched the beater's bat, and he swung it as soon as the beater came close. The bludger then disappeared.
"Way to go Malfoy." said Nehal. "You just lost are bludger!"
"Well at least I was saying you and your team!"
Nehal rolled her eyes, "He's trying to be the hero!" she thought
"Your beaters need a lot better training."
"So do yours."
Draco looked up and saw Crabble trying to bite Goyle's arm. "Shit." He then mounted on his broom and took off.
"That was a close one."
"Ya I know." said Jackie
"Malfoy almost kissed you!" reported Nehal
"Ya…WHAT? YOU SENT THAT BLUDGER?"
"Ya I did. When you're a spy the number one rule is too never get too close to your subject and besides your lips would become all slimy."
"You're such a liar!"
"Why? You don't believe me! Ask any one who's on the team."
"Unbelievable." muttered Jackie and walked off angrily.
"Jackie!" yelled Nehal. "You're supposed to pretend to have a sprained ankle."
Jackie stopped. She then pretended to limp and left the pitch.
Meanwhile, Heather, Danielle and Timmy were walking around the school corridors.
Heather said, "So did you talk to Ian?"
"Yeah I did. I feel kind of bad because I totally yelled at him. But hopefully that will teach him a lesson."
Just then Mrs. Norris skidded by but she stopped to stare at Timmy.
"Go ahead Timmy make-out with her." encouraged Heather
Heather and Danielle ran around the corner to see if anything was going to happen.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Danielle
Heather replied, "Sure it is. Timmy is a sex cat; he can seduce any female or male cat."
"Well Heather I don't think I'm much of a cat person but I don't think that Timmy wants to be with Mrs. Norris."
"Yeah but Hermione doesn't want Timmy to be with Crookshanks anymore so I think this is the best way for Timmy to get over his future heartbreaker."
"So…this is exactly like Jackie's love life."
"Huh? Since when did Jackie become a cat?"
"Hey Hey she never became a cat! Although that would be pretty cool if she did. But think about it, Mr. Malfoy doesn't approve of Jackie and that broke both Jackie and Malfoy's hearts so Jackie is trying to get over Malfoy by liking Colt."
"Oh…I get it. Good theory Danie. Good theory indeed. But were talking cats here, not cats the musical but cats!"
Danielle rolled her eyes, "Come on Heather let's go Timmy doesn't seem to be interested in Mrs. Norris."
Heather picked up Timmy. The girls started to walk but suddenly stopped when they saw Amanda, Casey and Meghan.
"Hey girls what are you up too?" asked Amanda with a smirk on her face.
Danielle replied, "Oh look its Amanda and her little ho posse."
Heather said. "Actually we were just taking my cat for a walk!"
"You walk your cat?" questioned Meghan
"Who doesn't?"
"Us." The three of them said in unison
"Oh well…you should try it sometime its great exercise for you and your cat!"
"Whatever." said Casey. She turned to look at Danielle. "So Danielle I heard that you and Ian got into a fight?"
"How did you know?" asked Danielle
"Cory told me. He was in the hospital wing at the same time as you were talking to Ian. What are the odds of that?"
Danielle gulped.
"I'm surprised that you would still wear that Slytherin tie."
"Ian and I didn't break-up. We're still together."
Meghan said, "That's not what Cory told us."
"Fuck Cory. He's such an ass. Ian and I are together we're not going to break-up over one stupid fight but I'm sure you would like that Casey. But guess what? That isn't going to happen. It only will happen in your dreams!"
"Bam!" said Heather. They both walked back towards the Gryffindor common room.
Amanda said, "See you later suckers!"
A/N: Sorry about last chapter. I forgot to post a author's note which crazygurl833 reminded me about. So hope you like this chapter and the next chapter is the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Slytherin.