Chapter 14 : The Ignited Match

Memories consume
Like opening the wound
I'm picking me apart again
You all assume
I'm safe here in my room
(unless I try to start again)

I don't want to be the one
The battles always choose
'Cause inside I realize
That I'm the one confused

I don't know what's worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don't know why I instigate
And say what I don't mean
I don't know how I got this way
I know it's not alright
So I'm
Breaking the habit
Tonight

Harry couldn't help the smile that was plastered upon his face. Today was HIS teams' first Quidditch match. What made this day even better however was it was the first time he would have family watching him play.

Sirius and Halle had shown up early in order to get the best seats. Remus came later and sat on the other side of Sirius. The rest of the stands quickly filled up with Gryffindors and the rest of the houses came as well, Ravenclaw was donned in face makeup and waving pom poms as the Gryffindors were doing as well.

After looking the crowd over Harry turned and looked at the team. Katie Bell who was the only original member from his first year that was left, stood next to him. Ginny smiled at him, happy with her chaser position. Standing next to Harry was Ron, the keeper. The two Creevy brothers replaced George and Fred as beaters. Finishing up the replacements, Seamus Finnigan joined Ginny and Katie as a chaser.

"Alright everyone." Harry began. "Now I know that many of you are looking at Ravenclaw as a pushover, but they have been working just as hard as us. Give it everything you've got, that's all I can ask."

"We won't let you down Harry." Colin said smiling.

The team started talking excitedly amongst themselves. Ginny walked over to Harry and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't be nervous Harry. We're going to play great." She said glancing out into the crowd seeing that her own parents, along with Fred and George, had arrived and were sitting themselves with Remus, Sirius, and Halle.

"Honestly replacing us with the Creevy brothers. Such an insult to the beater position." Fred complained.

Halle laughed at the two boys. "They're not that bad Fred, I went to a few of their practices."

She looked at her godfather who was beaming. She reached her hand out and put it on top of his.

Sirius looked down and smiled at his goddaughter. "This is the first Quidditch match I've watched of Harry's as a free man, well actually as a man in general."

"Ah, Snuffles however came to watch I assume?" Halle replied referring to his animagus form.

"Ah Moony remember you and Peter watching James and I play? Seems like only yesterday." Sirius stated to his friend.

"Of course. It was no change from watching you in your natural habitat. Your broomstick could barely hold your ego." Lupin replied laughing.

Sirius joined in the laughter as Halle looked vacantly at the pitch. Once the reminiscing was done Sirius saw her face. "Halle what's wrong?"

Shaking herself out of the daze she looked at him and gave him a half smile. "I just wish mom and dad could be here to see him. I know how proud he is of himself, it just seems wrong that our parents aren't here to be proud of him."

He smiled at her and put his arm around her shoulder. "They are proud of Harry, of both of you. The two of you have grown into amazing young adults. I know they're looking down on the two of you and smiling."

A tear escaped from Halle's eye. "We do have the next best thing though, you." She replied. For the first time Halle then made eye contact with Lupin. "Both of you."

"Oh look there's Ronald!" Came the voice of Mrs. Weasley. "Oh and Ginny, Arthur are babies are growing up."

Arthur Weasley smiled at his wife even though her comment was stating the obvious. "That they are Molly."

Everyone stood and cheered as the players flew onto the field and Madam Hooch began the match. Within 2 minutes Gryffindor was ahead 30 to 0, two of the goals being made by Ginny.

Harry hovered above the action squinting in order to find the snitch in the extremely bright sunny day. As if he got his wish, clouds slowly covered the sun allowing for him to get a better look around the pitch. Over top of the Slytherins was the snitch. He accelerated his firebolt and began his chase of the small golden ball. His fingers were mere centimeters away from the snitch when his forehead suddenly seized into immense pain.

She wasn't watching when it happened but she knew. An uneasy feeling had suddenly come over Halle as she sat watching her brother. Cheers erupted around her as Harry had apparently caught the snitch while clutching his head. His firebolt started tumbling over with him clutching to it. The pain was making him lose control.

"What's wrong with Harry?" Sirius exclaimed.

Remus turned and looked at Halle who was staring wide eyed across the pitch and towards the boundaries of the school. "Halle are you okay?" He asked.

Halle immediately jumped up from her seat and ran out onto the field. Pushing through the crowd she got to her brother whose head had apparently began to feel better. "Harry." She gasped, out of breath from her running. Harry turned and looked at his sister. "He was here, watching."

"What?" Harry exclaimed. He pulled himself away from the group and took his sister aside.

"He was out there." Halle motioned to the place she had been staring at earlier. "He was just staring at me Harry. He had this horrible grin on his face. And then I saw him laugh. That's when your scar started to hurt."

Sirius and Remus were now down on the field as well and made their way to the two siblings. "What's wrong you two?"

"Voldemort was here." Harry stated. "He was watching Halle."

"Come on we need to tell Dumbledore about this." The worry in Sirius's voice only caused Halle to become more nervous.

Everyone else nodded and they immediately set off to meet the headmaster in his office.

After being told of the happenings Dumbledore immediately called an emergency meeting of the Order in his office.

"What exactly happened Albus?" asked Kingsley Shacklebolt

"I'm afraid it seems that Tom is getting more adventurous in his ways to make himself known. It seems that he has taken the unlikely task of stalking." Dumbledore responded.

"Why in the world would he come to a Quidditch match, after all the security members and aurors he knew were there?" Draco Malfoy questioned as he at last entered the room. A reason for him to go to the headmaster's office needed to be made so he knowingly hexed a first year in front of Professor McGonagall who, quite unlike her, had given him the idea.

"To watch me." Harry stated.

Professor Snape scoffed at Harry's remark. "As astonishing as you think your Quidditch talent is Potter, the Dark Lord has other things to do then to watch your pitiful team's mundane match."

"Stop it!" Came a voice that surprised everyone in the room. Since the meeting had been called Halle had remained quiet and detached from the discussion.

"Please Miss Potter this has nothing to do with you." Snape said in a much more delightful tone then he had used with Harry.

Her mouth dropped open slightly at this treatment. She stood up and looked at the potions master who had been leaning against the wall closest to Dumbledore. "Oh, it has everything to do with me."

Harry looked over at Ginny who fiddled in her seat as Hermione gave Ron and look of uneasiness. Everyone had expected Dumbledore to intervene however it didn't happen. Sirius began to stand up to defend both Harry and his sister however Remus stopped him.

"Miss Potter." Serverus began.

"Shut up." Halle said cutting him off.

"Disrespecting a teacher? That is quite unlike you Miss Potter." He replied.

"Don't you mean quite unlike my mother? Ever since I got here you've been treating me so much differently than Harry because I just happen to look like my mother. I've listened to you badger my brother with comments on how he struts like my father, that he thrives on the attention that he gets. Well, here's a news flash for you Serverus." Halle said emphasizing her use of his first name. "I am not my mother. And James Potter, the one you criticize so often in an obvious attempt to get a rise out of Harry is not just Harry's father, he's mine too. Whatever problem you had with my dad should have been left in the school yard, yet you seem to enjoy carrying on the vendetta when Harry did nothing to you personally."

A smile crept across Sirius's face as Halle continued the rant that would have been highly praised by James himself.

"You need to stop making it seem like he is such a burden to the school, and stop acting like having him in class is the worst thing imaginable because let me tell you, without Harry, no one in this room would be alive." When Halle finished she looked at everyone around the room. No one dared to be the first one to speak.

a/n : So what do you think? Let me know with that handy little review button below! The song from the last chapter was "I Won't Say I'm In Love" from Disney's Hercules. LoL… I've used such random songs for this story so far but I trust you've all realized the meanings.