Harry had woken up nervous, it was the day of his first real Quidditch game. On top of that it was against Slytherin, and according to what Oliver had told him, they like to play dirty. So here he was, walking down to the great hall for breakfast with Ron and Hermione when he was grabbed from both sides. He looked from either side to find Fred and George on either side of him.
"Well hello harry-"George started.
"We are here to bring you to the table-"
"yes, we can't let you get harmed before the big game-"
"yes, that is right brother of mine, plus Wood would have our heads if we did-"
"so we will be your escorts this morning"
Even if Harry loved when they did that it still hurt his head sometimes. So that's how he found himself being lifted up by each arm and carried to the great hall. When they entered everyone looked their way at the strange sight. Harry Potter, their savior, The-Boy-Who-Lived being carried by the Weasley twins. When they got to the table the rest of the team was already there and smiled at them. Alicia and Katie moved apart and looked at the twins as if daring them to put Harry somewhere else.
Knowing nothing good would come for them if they didn't listen to the two chasers Fred and George wisely set Harry down in between the two. They then proceeded to ruffle his hair and get him a plate of some eggs and toast. Knowing he was probably just as nervous and unlikely to eat.
In front of him were Angelina and Oliver who had their heads together most likely whispering about game plans for the game. Fred and George ended up taking seats next to Alicia and Angelina.
He only ended up eating his toast slices and that was only because of some light prompting from Katie and Alicia.
"You ready for your game Harry?" Katie had asked him. To which he nodded and said
"Yeah, I'm just kind of nervous I guess" She reached out and squeezed his shoulder,
"Don't worry it's my first game to" she said with an encouraging smile. He smiled back and went back to trying to eat his small breakfast. After another ten minutes of everyone trying to at through their nerves, Oliver cleared his throat and stood up.
"Alright team, it's time" and marched out of the great hall. The team looked at each other and stood up to follow their teammate.
Harry was walking between Alicia and Katie when Angelina pushed Alicia out of the way and wrapped her arm around his shoulders. Alicia was glaring at the back of her head. Katie had a small smile on her face and the twins were laughing causing Alicia to turn the glare on them causing them to instantly stop.
"Don't worry kid you're going to do great" Angelina said bringing him closer to her.
"Yeah Harry you got nothing to worry about" Alicia added ruffling his hair while he tried to swat her hand away.
"Thanks, guys" Harry smiled at them while trying to fix his hair, well as much as his hair can be fixed.
They walked into the Gryffindor locker room to find Oliver pacing back and talking to himself. They just stood there string not really sure what to do. Finally, he noticed them and straightened up.
"Good, you're here get ready," Wood said before going back to his pacing. The team did as told not wanting the quidditch maniac to go even crazier.
When they were done
Wood cleared his throat for silence.
"Okay, men," he said.
"And women," said Chaser Angelina Johnson.
"And women," Wood agreed. "This is it."
"The big one," said Fred Weasley Weasley.
"The one we've all been waiting for," said George.
"We know Oliver's speech by heart," Fred told Harry, "we were on the team last year."
"Shut up, you two," said Wood. "This is the best team Gryffindor's had in years. We're going to win, I know it."
He glared at them all as if to say, "Or else."
"Right. It's time. Good luck, all of you."
They could hear all the students out in the stands cheering for them. They started walking towards the door. Harry was standing next to Wood in the front and twins behind them with the girls in the back.
They soon heard Lee start his commentating and waited for him to introduce them.
"AND NOW THE GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM, FIRST UP WITH HAE THE CAPATIN HIMSELF OLIVER WOOD, NEXT WE HAVE THE STUNNING CHASERS ANGELINA JOHNSON, ALICIA SPINNET AND KATIE BELL, AND THE HUMAN BLUDGERS FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY AND THE BOY-WHO-LIVED, YOUNGER SEEKER IN A CENTURY HARRRRY POTTERRR"
They all mounted their brooms and started flying in their formation. While three quarters of the students were cheering for them.
"NOW FOR THOSE SLIMY SNAKES-"
"JORDAN"
"FLINT,PUCEY,BLETCHLEY,HIGGS,MONTAGUE, AND WARRINGTON"
There was cheering but not as loud as before.
Both teams landed across from each other.
"Alright teams I want to see a clean game" Madam Hooch said staring at the Slytherin team.
Wood walked up to Flint and thet stared at each other for a second before shaking each other's hand looking like they were trying to crush it. When they let go they walked back to ther brooms.
"Alright teams, mount your brooms" everyone doing as told flying up into the air and getting ready.
"'I'm letting go of the snitch in 3...2...1" Harry and Higgs both watched as it flew away and waited a couple minutes before going to search for it. While keeping an eye out Harry also made sure to listen to Lee.
"JOHNSON GETS AHOLD OF THE QUAFFLE, PASSES TO SPINNET WHO PASSES TO BELL! AND BELL SCORES MAKING IT 10-0"
Harry looked to see where Flint was following saw him grab Katies haad as she cough the quaffle from Angelina.
"THOSE CHEATERS-"
"JORDAN"
"FRED GEORGE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD WITH THE BLUDGER-"
"JORDAN IM WARNING YOU"
Madam Hooch blew her whistle "PENALTY TO GRYFFINDOR" she yelled.
Alicia went up and took the shot scoring in the right hoop.
"THE SCORE IS NOW 50-30 WITH THE GRYFFINDORS IN THE LEAD"
Harry stopped listening to go and try to find the snitch. After he was making another lap around the pitch his broom jerked almost throwing him off. Before he could get his hold it happened again making him loose his footing.
He noticed that the twins started flying towards him. He looked down and noticed them trying to grab him but the broom kept jerking away from them. He looked over and saw Hermione head down towards the teachers stand. When it jerked again he lost hold with one of his hands. He noticed the girls start to move towards him and even Oliver but he shook his head no towards his captain, he didn't want to be the reason why they lose the game. Fred and George got a little closer when the broom stopped jerking, he saw Hermione start to come back from the teachers stand.
When the twins got close enough they grabbd him from his broom and onto Fred's. When they were all getting closer to then ground he saw a glint of gold, he jumped off of Fred's broom and hit the ground. He clamped his hads over his mouth feeling like he was going to throw up. When he started choking he felt something in his hands.
Looking down he saw the golden snitch. He held it up to show that he got it.
"POTTER GOT THE SNITCH GRYFFINDOR WINS!"
The crowd started cheering with everyone started to run onto the pitch
"That doesn't count! He caught it in his mouth!" Flint screamed
"There are no rules against , Gryffindor wins" Madam Hooch announced.
Next thing Harry knows he's being swarmed by his quidditch team. Wood patted him on his back, while the twins ruffled his hair. The girls all ran up and hugged him causing him to flinch a little bit and having the girls share worried glances. After he relaxed he finally hugged them back 'This is nice' he thought. They all gave him a kiss on his head before they let go.
He saw Ron and Hermione rushing over to him giving him a hug. Afterwards the twins ended up picking him up. They marched him off to the locker room so they could all get changed and had off to the party.
As he was set down he couldn't help but think that he was going have a lot of fun playing this game.
