Chapter Six -- The Scrimmage
"Here they are folks the two teams that have drove us crazy for the last month or so with their constant bickering and proving each other up. Now is the time one of these teams gets to shove it in the other teams face even though sadly most of them are in the same house!" Sirius grinned at the magical microphone in front of him.
"Black, remember what we agreed on!" Professor Bayns told Sirius off for talking like he was, that smart al-lick tone like he wanted everyone to know he didn't care for this match.
"Fine! The first team out is The Gryffindor Team, with keeper as the lovely Lindzi Milian, seeker the beautiful and marvelous and just so happens to be my girl-"
"Black!" Bayns gritted his teeth behind Sirius.
"Sorry" He mutter but continued, "Erayn Parker, the beaters being Rory Bacon and Will Pauley," With Rory's name Sirius sounded as if he was disgusted, but it would only prove to get worse, "Now here's the ever so wonderful chasers eh? The lovely and talented Jacqui Chambers, ah but now we have Halo Tyson and James Potter! The real captain nobody knows cause they aren't organized" With the two names of his 'former' best friends as he called them he made them seem like walking diseases. The two chasers glared up at Sirius with looks that could kill.
"Sirius stop that!" Lily shoved him from the seat next to him. He just glared back at her in turn then saw the rest of his friends looking at him all with a warning look so he rolled his eyes and turned back to the match. The school was just dieing down with the clapping and the opposing team had started from the locker room which made the school go into another uproar of applause.
"Okay people now what we have here a team; this is Johnson and the Hogwarts Destroyers! Denium Johnson obviously being the captain and one of the extremely talented chasers," At that the whole group next to Sirius groaned and rolled their eyes, "followed by the ravishing Ashley Davis and charming Dave Weasley"
"What a suck up" Peter whispered.
"The young yet talented Marie Potter as the keeper, witty Belen Ostria and beautiful Jena Roberts as beaters, and the extremely talented though unknown to the whole school Justin Darkcon as seeker, I can hardly contain myself to wait to see the great skills of this graceful 6th year." Daus started whistling when Belen's name was called making her blush.
"Is that even proper English?" Lindsay leaned over to Lizzy, who rolled her eyes and gave off a little 'who cares' to her which made Lindsay laugh and sit back.
"Okay the balls are released annnnnnd they're off!" Sirius shouted, "Wells seems that The Destroyers have the advantage of take off with Johnson grabbing the Quaffle, oh now the evil Tyson has the ball or shall we call her Halo!" Sirius glared at Tyson's figure which raced with the Quaffle across the field.
"Black last time, do it again and Peter gets the job" Bayns looked as if he wanted to back hand Sirius.
"Fine, oh Miss Davis has taken the Quaffle from Tyson! And it seems that Bacon swings with all his might against the bludgers and oh almost hits Weasley who Davis had tossed the Quaffle to! But by a close encounter Weasley is spared a painful hit, and he moves on to get a GOAL!!!!!" Sirius jumped up screaming, "Ha! 10-0 in your face Potter!"
"BLACK!" Bayns could be heard through the mike to the whole school yelling at Sirius, "Get away from there and come sit next to us! Pettigrew take his place." Sirius glared at Bayns but slowly made his way to where the professors sat; Peter got up shaking his head and moved in Sirius' old spot in front of the mike.
"And I had thought Black and Potter were those best friends that were inseparable from the moment they met?" Madam Pince, who was the school librarian, leaned over to Madam Pomfrey, the nurse.
"I did too; with all the trouble those to have got into together you'd think they'd last as friends longer."
"What about Tyson? Wasn't she part of their little group?" Madam Pince asked looking at the flying figures of James and Tyson, Madam Pomfrey nodded so Pince went on with her only guess to this weird acting of Sirius, "Is it possible that, and I know that they're only eleven but could Potter and Tyson be 'going out' as they call it?"
"Oh no, once when Tyson and the boys had got Taglen with a prank and he came to the hospital wing, which I might add must had been a home invention by one of them cause the spell was quite different from what I have ever seen. Well anyways when Taglen came in Young Mr. Malfoy came in along with Severus Snape to see him. I heard them talking, Tyson evidently is 'going out' with Mr. Malfoy." Pomfrey raised her eyebrows smiling, while Pince's went up in surprise.
"Really then that might be it, maybe Black is mad at Tyson for going out with a Slytherin cause you know how those Gryffindors and Slytherins are always at each other's throats." Pince was surprised that with what she said being true that Tyson wouldn't be so shallow to stoop to it as well.
"Oh yes and Potter doesn't mind so Black is mad at him too? No I don't think so I think Potter is just as mad at her about that as Black, but they both have got over it. No I think it has to do with something that is happing at Black's house and the other two not agreeing with it!" Pomfrey looked solemn and turned back to the game which Peter was presenting rather plainly though The Destroyers were up by another 40 points.
"And Davis catches the Quaffle and then tosses it to Johnson. But there is Pauley who…. oww that hada hurt! Johnson gets a bludgers right in the back! Oh now Chambers has the Quaffle and oh nice throw Jacqui but Marie saw that too soon and caught it. Now the Quaffle is flying toward Milian, will she be as talented as Marie and be able to save it from Johnson getting his team a point?" Peter had surprisingly perked up in the heat of the game, "Oh and she does! Good job Milian! Milian tosses the Quaffle to her closest Chaser which happens to be Tyson who swerves around Ostria which just barely misses her with Ostria's bat. Now Potter is tossed the Quaffle and he dives in to get a better shot…and he makes it!!! Gryffindor team gets 10 points!!!" Peter along with everyone else who had been rooting for the Gryffindor team jumped up cheering. "Davis grabs the Quaffle and swoops over the field in a matter of seconds! Now she shoots and SCORE! Now its 50-10 in favor of The Destroyers! What is Ostria doing? She seems to be waiting for Tyson who is now speeding towards the goals.. oh man that was smooth! One quick swipe and the bludger hits the Quaffle perfectly out of Tyson's hand, not even touching her! That was perfect aiming on Ostria's part. And a nice save from Roberts the bludgers had ricocheted off the quaffle and was going straight to Marie but Roberts saved her at the last second smacking the bludger with what seemed to be all her might. Sending the bludger towards Pauley who smacked it back, oh now look what we have here! A two person beater war." Peter laughed as the whole school watched Will and Jena hit the bludger back and forth to each other trying to hit the other. "Thank-you Ostria, now lets get back to the real game." Belen had moved in the way as it was on its way to Will and hit it away from everyone getting the game back to normal.
For another two hours the game went on like that each team trying their hardest but unfortunately for the Gryffindor team The Destroyers were ripping up the field and points; 120-50. The seekers only moving above the heads of the other players searching for that final gold spark fly by.
"Well now Chambers has….wait a minute what is that that Parker sees?" Peter jumps up to get a better look at the field. "Yes it's the golden snitch! She makes a smooth dive towards it but wow out of nowhere it seems Darkcon appears at her side and swoops down…..I didn't know his broom could get that fast! Holy crap he's practically over the snitch he… OW! That was bad! A bludger to the head and he's flying down slowly to the ground holding his head! Parker makes a last dive for the snitch and…." Everyone is stands on their toes watching as Erayn suddenly stopped and started looking everywhere around her.
"What are you doing Erayn?" Sirius jumped up and grabbed the mike from Peter who glared at him and grabbed it back, Professor Bayns yanking Sirius by the collar back away from the mike and started to scream at him.
"Well it seems that Parker has regretfully lost the snitch!" Peter straightened his robes then took full attention from them to Erayn, "Wait where's Jus- I mean where's Darkcon? Holy crap he got back up there fast!" Peter had spotted Justin up at the same level as Erayn looking for the snitch. He had floated down towards the ground holding his head but as the crowd turned their attention to Erayn he shook his head lightly and gripped his broom to a point of having white knuckles and gritted his teeth to bare the pain, then kicked off the ground which he touched for less then five seconds. Madam Pomfrey had started towards the field ground level but stopped when Justin had flown back up through the clouds, then after a slight hesitation she kept going yelling to Justin to get down before he had a concussion but stopped in her tracks once again as she watched him move gracefully across the field at speeds unknown to his broom before this.
"It seems that Darkcon has spotted the snitch on the other side of the field." The whole school had seemed to freeze and just watch Justin including both teams on the field except Erayn who turned and raced toward Justin. Justin flew in a straight horizontal line towards the snitch but 20 feet away from it, it zipped upwards at a straight vertical angle. This caused Justin to pull back on his broom as hard as he could, it jerked up at the same angle as the snitch was going almost flinging him off the broom but his tight grip he had made to ignore his head injury held him on by dangling but he pulled himself back up wrapping his legs around the broom and throwing his right arm up above his head in a matter of seconds and with Erayn only feet away Justin grabbed the snitch and leveled out his broom. Half the school went into a wild applause while the other three Marauders and group stared blankly at the scene in front of them gawking.
"DARKCON CATCHES THE SNITCH AND JOHNSON AND THE HOGWARTS DESTROYERS WIN THE SCRIMMAGE!!!! 270-50!!!!!" Peter screamed into the mike then realized who had won and stopped, looking guilty at his friends.
"Holy shi.." Sophie started but Lily spoke up first,
"Wow they won" She said in a monotone voice.
"Yeah that kinda sucks" Lizzy sighed, Sara laughed.
"Did you really think a few first year students with less than a years worth of real practice would beat a bunch of older and more experienced players?" She looked more serious.
"Well no they…we just kinda hoped that they would win by a miracle." Lindsay shrugged.
"Yeah I guess deep down we knew they wouldn't win." Charlotte looked at the ground.
"And us trying to motivate them was kinda mean making them think they could actually win."
"No it was good for you guys to encourage them, remember what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Those kids got so much practice out of this their skills have improved so much over this month it's almost unbelievable. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go and make sure that boyfriend of mine doesn't kill himself from that blow to the head." Sara, soon followed by Daus, smiled and hurried down to the field where both teams landed, and surprisingly the winning team didn't look any different from what they normally do, Madam Pomfrey already at Justin's side.
"So you won, congratulations" Erayn forced a nice smile to Justin as she touched down to the ground. Justin gripped the Snitch tight in his hand and looked down at it.
"Yeah thanks, you guys put up a good challenge for first and second years." Madam Pomfrey came rushing over to examine his head taking it in her hands and looking at where it was hit.
"You're coming with me!" She said almost pulling him off his broom.
"Um okay hey Jena take this and put it up would ya?" He handed his broom to the closest team mate, which just happened to be her.
"Okay I will" She laughed.
"Somebody say my name over here?" Will turned around.
"Oh I was just telling Justin I'd put his broom up" She shrugged.
"Hey Jena come on let's get changed, Dumbledor said he's gunna give us the trophy thingy after Justin gets back!" Belen called from next to the locker room.
"Okay coming!" She called back, "Well We'll see you later, k?" She said to the Gryffindor team that was standing around looking sullen. They nodded and she jogged off towards the locker room along with the rest of the Destroyers.
"This sucks" James kicked the dirt as they slowly made their way towards their own locker room as the school cleared from the stands back to the castle.
"Yeah tell me about it, and Sirius dogging on us at the beginning of the scrimmage didn't help." Tyson pulled her red hair that clung to her neck from sweat away and tied it into a ponytail.
"You know what, what were thinking going up against them?" Will muttered.
"Nothing evidently." Lindzi sighed as they spilt up to go into the two locker rooms.
It was dinner by the time any of the Gryffindor team had seen the Destroyers at all since the scrimmage, and they weren't happy about seeing them now. Once dinner was mostly through Dumbledor stood up and raised his hands for quiet.
"As I have promised I will be setting aside a special trophy and spot in the trophy room for the winner of the recently past scrimmage. And as it is the winner is Johnson and the Destroyers!" The school broke into a polite applause and Dumbledor took out a small box from next to him. "This is the trophy" He opened the thin box and raised a 3D badge shaped gold trophy. "There are seven black spots on this trophy and I will call each member of the team up one at a time and while they walk up here I will place a bracket with their name and position on the trophy then once up here they will take…" He looked at the table for something that obviously wasn't there then turned to Professor Bayns, "The quill, do you know where I put it?"
"It's in the box, Sir" Bayns smiled.
"Ah yes, here it is!" Dumbledor told the school, his eyes twinkling, "Okay when they come up here they will sign the bracket under their name and position and place the bracket on the trophy which will melt into the trophy and become permanent. So let's start. Chaser and team captain, Denium Johnson" Denium stood up beaming and quickly walked up to the head table.There he took the quill and signed his name under his info.
"Chaser Ashley Davis!" Dumbledor called after Denium had returned from his seat.
"Chaser Dave Weasley!" As soon as Ashley sat down Dave had to get up which made it a bit difficult since they sat right next to each other.
"Seeker Justin Darkcon!" Justin almost knocked his plate over trying to get up.
"Beater Belen Ostria!" Belen smiled and detached herself from her boyfriend before making her way up to the head table.
"Beater Jena Roberts!" She followed Belen's route.
"And Last but not least, Keeper Marie Potter!" Marie blushed and went up signing her name.
"Now that we have the award for the scrimmage I hope my teams can go back to how they were." When Dumbledor said this he looked over the school and saw people from the Gryffindor team, Ravenclaw team, but especially the Scrimmage team nodding and agreeing. "Though I must admit I like the fact that two houses pulled together to win something. The retired members of the Destroyers may come up here after everybody has gone up to their common rooms to get the trophy and place it in the trophy room so that everyone may see it tomorrow morning before classes, though I want no one being late because they stopped and looked at it." Dumbledor smiled.
Once dinner was over Belen, Jena, and Jena's boyfriend Ben walked over to the Gryffindor table as the rest of the school started back to the dorms. Ben sat down next to his older brother and Jena sat on his other side. Ben James was a 5th year Ravenclaw with dark brown hair that hung a little past his blue eyes giving him that pretty boy look, only slightly shorter than his brother by three inches who sat at 6'3". Amedaus James being the older brother went by Daus and was a 6th year Gryffindor with light blonde hair hanging down to his chin, and the same blue eyes and pretty boy look as his brother.
"I'm proud of you." Daus smiled taking Belen in his arms and kissing her once she had sat down.
"Thank-you," Belen blushed.
"So are we" Denium beamed from where he now sat on the table with his feet perched on the bench the rest sat on, "You two coming with us to put the trophy up?"
"I guess if we can" Daus shrugged still holding Belen.
"I'm sure Headmaster wouldn't mind" Marie put in.
"Yeah then we'll come." Ben looked at Jena and took her hand.
"I know all we did was beat a bunch of little kids out there today but I'm still really proud of all of you for your determination, motivation, and dedication." Justin ran a hand through his long hair. The rest of the team blushed and thanked him.
"Now this means you can get back to your school work right?" Ashley laughed.
"Yeah I guess this does mean that huh?" Justin sighed then laughed with the rest of the small group.
"Okay guys you can come look at it finished and may take it to the trophy room." Dumbledor was the only other one still in the Great Hall. Surprised to see someone else still in the hall they nodded, "And yes the boys may come with you." The group walked up to the front table for the second time that night. Once there Denium took the box the trophy was in and opened it letting everyone see it.
Johnson and the Hogwarts Destroyers
March 25th 1980
Winner of the scrimmage against the Gryffindor House Team
Captain Denium Johnson
(Chaser, 6th year Gryffindor )
Ashley Davis
(Chaser, 7th year Gryffindor)
Dave Weasley
(Chaser, 7th year Gryffindor)
Justin Darkcon
(Seeker, 6th year Gryffindor)
Belen Ostria
(Beater, 4th year Ravenclaw)
Jena Roberts
(Beater, 4th year Ravenclaw)
Marie Potter
(Keeper, 3rd year Gryffindor)
"Wow it looks great." Ashley smiled down at it.
"Yeah it makes it sound as if we beat a real hard team…The Gryffindor House Team" Belen laughed.
"Well I'm beat from today why don't we put that away and hit the hay?" Justin murmured still staring at the trophy.
"Good idea, here's the key to the glass case in the trophy room. It's the second case to the left third shelf from the middle." Dumbledor watched them look at the trophy smiling.
"Okay thanks. I'll bring it back to you during my prefect rounds" Dave nodded.
Slowly the group made their way up to the trophy room. Dave unlocked the right case and moved out of the way to let Belen, who was holding the trophy, put it up in its proper place. Then he relocked it and put the key in his pocket, the group stepped back to look at it.
"Well it wasn't a great accomplishment but at least we can say we did it." Jena shrugged.
"Yeah and it'll always be there for proof." Justin laughed.
"You don't think…." Ashley started with a confused look.
"Think what Babe?" Dave took hold of her hand as they headed out of the trophy room.
"Well since we beat them at their own scrimmage and they just happen to be the biggest pranksters and friends with a few more, you don't think they'll prank us until schools out to get us back a little do you?"
"No I think they'll take it fair and square, you don't have to worry." Belen shook her head as Daus took her hand.
"I don't know she makes a good point. I mean James is my brother I do know him and he just might do that." Marie stopped making the rest stop to.
"Well then we can talk to them right and ask them not to" Dave looked worried.
"Yeah right" Belen laughed, Daus rolled his eyes.
"Sweet talk em'?" Ashley's brow furrowed.
"Ummm no" Again Belen laughed though this time it was full of sarcasium.
"Then we're done for!" Ashley put her head on Dave's shoulder and playfully whined.
"Hey at least you have the rest of this year and your gone some of us have a few more years with all of em'!" Jena rolled her eyes as she thought about what she had said; Ben slipped his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him.
"What you guys think you have it bad? Heck I have four more school years AND I have to see him on vacation and holidays, again, he's my BROTHER!" Marie laughed pretending to cry.
"Ahh yes the horror" Belen pitched her voice higher for horror playing with Marie.
"Yeah well all I'm saying Belen is be careful on your way to your common room, him and his little buddies might be waiting for you!" Marie pretended to get cocky.
"Okay, okay we get it we all need to watch our back and those little rascals till school's out, now Gryffindors that way and you three Ravenclaws that way." Dave stopped as they came to a hall way that split directions pointing the Gryffindors to the left and the Ravenclaws to the Right.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow since I won't be up before you come back to the common room." Ashley smiled and kissed Dave.
"Ohhhhhh how sweet!" the rest of the group cooed.
"Ah shove it!" Dave laughed hitting Justin in the arm. Daus who had already pulled Belen close to him took his hand and brought her chin up to where she was looking into his blue eyes.
"Good-night" He smiled and kissed her softly.
"Good-night" She breathed as he slowly pulled away and waved as he followed Jena and Ben.
After saying the rest of the good-nights the Gryffindors went to the left while Belen, Jena, and Ben went left. Leaving Dave to watch their disappearing figures.