Quidditch and Three Headed Dogs
For the using of the movie lines instead of the book…I haven't read the book in a while and I remember the movie better. In this chapter…Katie Bell doesn't exist because I want Leah on the quidditch team.
"I hope he's not in trouble." Leah muttered to Ron as they watched Harry follow McGonagall. She looked at the broom still in her hand. "Hey…on the plus side…McGonagall can't catch us…and Madam Hooch isn't anywhere near…the hospital wing is on the other side of the school."
"Leah, don't." Ron said.
"Don't what? This?" Leah said, mounting the broom and flying into the air. "Come on Ron…throw me something."
"How about a rock?" Goyle said, throwing a rock into the air at Leah. Leah caught it quickly. Draco, Crabbe and Goyle stared at her before they each found a big rock and hauled them into the air. Leah caught them, dropping the one she had as well as two of the others, then threw the other one away. The kids on the ground all ran in different directions to get out of the way. Leah zoomed over and caught the rock.
"How'd you learn that?" Ron shouted.
"Genetic I guess." Leah shouted back, throwing and catching the rock. "My mom was a great chaser and my dad was a beater."
"Our families are quidditch fanatics." Ron shouted. Leah laughed and zoomed down to the ground, jumping off the broom gracefully about five feet from the ground. She threw the rock back at Draco and he caught it but dropped it.
"Not so strong are ya?" Leah said, smirking. "The one you threw was a light weight rock."
"LEAH BLACK I WARNED YOU!" Madam Hooch screamed, storming across the grounds to where Leah was now standing looking upset. "Come with me." Leah handed the broom over to Ron before following Madam Hooch. When they got inside the school Madam Hooch turned to her with a smile. "My goodness you really are you're mother's daughter aren't you?"
"Huh?" Leah said, looking confused.
"She was amazing at catching the quaffle." Madam Hooch said. "I remember watching her fly from one end of the pitch to the other to get it. She could steal it right out of the opposing team's hands with them barely noticing."
"With all due respect Madam Hooch." Leah said. "I do not know what you're getting out."
"The Gryffindor team needs another chaser." Madam Hooch said. "It would make your mom proud if you became that chaser." Leah stared at her then smiled. "Will you join the team then?"
"So I'm not in trouble?" Leah asked.
"If I found out you're just messing around in practise…then yes…you will be." Madam Hooch said.
"Understandable." Leah said. "I will so totally join the team." Madam Hooch smiled. "So like…is there a practise thing that I have to go to today?"
"Well…if I'm right." Madam Hooch said. "Professor McGonagall has told Mister Potter that he will be seeker. So you can go with him tomorrow night for training."
"Ok." Leah said. Harry…seeker…just like James.
"Seeker? Chaser? But first years never make the house team." Ron said after Leah had found Harry then they had found Ron. "You two must be the youngest quidditch players in a…"
"Century." Leah said.
"According to McGonagall." Harry said.
"Congratulations you two." Fred said, coming up with George. "Wood's just told us."
'Fred and George are on the team too." Ron said.
"Beaters." Leah said.
"Can you say more then one word?" Harry asked, looking at Leah.
"Not at the moment." Leah said, smiling and winking. Harry blushed slightly.
"Great game quidditch." George said.
"Brutal…but no one's died in years." Fred said. He and George stopped walking. "Someone will vanish occasionally."
"But they'll turn up in a month or two!" George said. (FYI: I love that line.)
"Gee…their very encouraging." Leah said. "Don't worry Harry. Things aren't that bad in quidditch. It's great…and you'll be great too."
"But I've never even played quidditch. What if I make a fool of myself?" Harry asked.
"Not possible." Leah said. Harry looked at her. She pulled him to the trophy room with Ron following and pointed at a quidditch trophy. "You're dad was a great seeker too."
"How'd you know?" Harry asked.
"My mom…she went to school with him and they were both on the quidditch team." Leah said. It wasn't completely a lie…it was as true as she could make it without involving the fact that she knew more about Harry's parents then he did.
"Oh…right." Harry said. Hermione showed up a few minutes later.
"What are you doing here?" She asked.
"Showing Harry that he won't be a fool playing quidditch." Leah said.
"Of course he won't." Hermione said. "It's in his blood."
"It's crazy." Ron said as the four of them walked up some stairs a little later. "She knows more about you then you do."
"Who doesn't?" Harry asked. Just then the stairs started moving. "What's going on?"
"Staircases move remember." Leah said.
"Let's go this way." Harry said as soon as the stairs stopped. They all headed forward and through a door.
"Does anyone get the feeling we're not supposed to be here?" Ron asked, looking around.
"We're not supposed to be. This is the third floor…" Hermione said.
"It's forbidden." Leah finished. "Come on…let's go back." They turned around and heard a meow. Leah looked down. "It's Filch's cat."
"Run!" Harry said, grabbing Leah's arm and pulling her in the other direction.
"Harry…I can run on my own!" Leah said, pulling her arm out of his grasp. They came to a door.
"It's locked." Ron said.
"Oh move over." Hermione said, pushing Ron out of the way and taking out her wand. "Alorahmora." The door unlocked and they all ran into it. (FYI: Sorry if the spell…spelling is wrong.)
"Alorahmora?" Ron asked.
"Standard book of spells, chapter seven." Hermione said. They leaned against the door and listened whole Harry and Leah moved a little bit into the room.
"Filch thinks this door is locked." Ron said.
"It was locked." Hermione corrected him.
"And for good reason." Harry said.
"Really good reason." Leah said. Ron and Hermione looked at what Harry and Leah were staring at. There in the middle of the room was a giant three headed dog. It stared at them for a while before growling and barking. Harry, Ron, Leah and Hermione all screamed and bolted for the door. They got out and had to use all their weight to keep the dog out. They ran all the way to the Gryffindor common room and collapsed on two different couches.
"What do they think their doing? Keeping a thing like that…locked in a school." Ron said.
"Seriously." Leah said.
"You don't use your eyes do you?" Hermione asked. Leah looked at her. "Didn't you see what it was standing on?"
"We were a bit preoccupied with its heads!" Leah said.
"Or didn't you notice?" Ron said.
"THERE WERE THREE OF THEM!" Both of them said.
"It was standing on a trap door." Hermione said, ignoring them. "Which means it wasn't there by accident. It's guarding something."
"Guarding something." Harry said, puzzled.
"Yes." Hermione said. "Now…if you three don't mind. I'm going to bed. Before one of you comes up with another brilliant plan to get us killed, or worse…expelled." She then turned and went up to the girls' dorm.
"You'd think we dragged her along." Leah muttered.
"She's mental that one." Ron said.
"Maybe but she is smarter then you." Leah said, smirking.
"Shut up!" Ron said.
"Make me." Leah said. Instantly Ron jumped her and tackled her off the couch and onto the floor. Leah screamed and seconds later Percy was there.
"What are you two doing?" He asked. Ron scrambled to his feet and off of Leah while Harry tried to hold in laughing.
"Ron told me to shut up and I said make me and he tackled me." Leah said. "You should be used to it by now Perce."
"I'll have you remember that I'm a prefect." Percy said.
"Yeah yeah I know I know." Leah said, getting up. "Night guys." She went up to the girls' dorm and was confronted by Lavender and Parvatti.
"What was the scream about?" Lavender asked. Leah rolled her eyes and told them what she told Percy. "He likes you."
"EW! No bloody way." Leah said. "Gross you two. I've known Ron my whole life."
"Yeah…which makes things difficult." Parvatti said. "Crossing the line between friend and friendlier." Leah punched her in the arm. "OW!"
"Knock it off." Leah said, moving around them and changing before climbing into bed.
Leah paced the small room she was in, running her hand through her hair. She stopped moving and put her hands on her hips, looking down at what she was wearing. She was in a black dress with the straps tying behind her neck and the bottom ended just above her knees. In the back of her head she knew this was a dream because she never wore dresses…the only exception was the school uniform.
"Were you thinking I wasn't going to show?" A guy said. Leah turned and smiled. She couldn't see his face. He laughed lightly and moved over to her.
"I was beginning to wonder if I was gonna have to go find you." Leah said, wrapping her arm around his neck.
"Hmm…maybe I shouldn't have come…so then you could hunt me down." He said. Leah laughed.
"You are such a fool." She said. "But an extremely hot one D…"
Leah woke up and looked around. She pulled the curtain away from around her bed too see the other curtains still pulled around…and it was dark. Leah flopped back down on her bed. That was a first…normally she had bad dreams or dreams that happen a few days later. Not ones that were normal dreams that normal people had where she would dream about a crush. And who was that guy anyways?
"Leah…are you awake?" Hermione asked. Leah looked over at Hermione's bed since she forgot to pull her curtains shut.
"Yep." She said, sitting up again to see Hermione better.
"I'm sorry for the way I reacted earlier. I was just scared." Hermione said.
"Yeah I figured." Leah said.
"Does Ron really…like…really hate me?" Hermione asked.
"Well…yeah probably." Leah said. "But he's weird like that."
"Hmm." Hermione said. "Ok thanks. How about we go back to sleep?"
"Great idea." Leah said. They both pulled their curtains shut and fell asleep again. Leah couldn't stop thinking about who the guy in her dream was. She recognized the voice and knew it wasn't Ron or Harry (Thank god too). But who was it? She fell sleep wondering that and had dreams about a stone and a mirror.
Third chappie. I'm writing fast. Mostly cause I start right after I post the chapter before and I just keep working on it from then.