Chapter 4
Quidditch
Kali flew toward the Quaffle but got there to late. A Slytherin Chaser already caught it.
"Slytherin takes the Quaffle!" Yelled Colin.
"But Ginny manages to steal it! Beautiful girl she is." The whole Quidditch team laughed while Ginny turned red.
"COLIN!" Professor McGonagall yelled.
"Sorry, Professor."
Darian was waving to Ronald when the Quaffle went through one of the hoops.
"Slytherin scores," Colin said sadly as he added ten points.
"Ronald pay attention to the Quaffle not the girl!" Harry yelled.
"Can't handle your own teammate without him looking at a girl can you, Potter?"
"Shut it Malfoy." He said.
"And Malfoy has seen the Snitch!" Colin yelled into the microphone, making everyone cup their hands over their ears. Once Harry heard this he zoomed towards Malfoy.
"Harry is on his tail!" He lowered his voice, seeing Professor McGonagall. Harry past Kali, making her robes fly and was side by side with Malfoy. Chasing the Snitch around the whole Quidditch field until Malfoy got hit in the head with a Bludger passing by and fell into the crowd. Harry stared for a second and saw Cho staring at him. She smiled at him and he smiled back. Then the snitch appeared in front of him and Harry swarm to catch it, yet it went higher and higher into the sky. There was a big strong wind that hit him and almost blew him off his broom, but luckily he held on with his feet dangling.
Harry was struggling to stay on but couldn't lift his legs to the broom. There was even more rain and soon his hands slipped off. Harry screamed as he fell about a hundred feet from the ground.
"What's that noise?"
"I don't know," you could hear people talk as Harry was falling…
Kali looked up and saw a tiny speck in the sky. Then thought, Where's Harry?
In the next second, you could see Harry instead of a speck, dropping down growing larger and larger. Now the whole crowd was standing up. Cho had her hands cupped over her mouth and Colin was in silence.
"Somebody do something!" Someone yelled out in the distance and it was Darian. Kali knew what to do. She flew under Harry, jumped off her broom, and caught him before he landed making them both slam to the ground…
Harry awoke with his friends surrounding him in the hospital wing.
"Harry, are you alright?" Hermione asked sitting on his bed.
"Not exactly," he began, looking at Hermione's blurry face.
"Harry… Do you know what happened?"
"No, after I fell it went black." Hermione handed him his glasses. Hermione sighed.
"Harry, you don't remember anybody catching you?"
"Someone caught me? From a hundred feet?" Harry asked shocked. Hermione nodded.
"But who would…?" Neville and Ginny were over Harry and moved apart from each other, so that Harry could see the person in the other bed. Kali was lying down, unconscious, with her broken glasses on the table and her broom under the bed.
"She… She saved my... my life?" Harry stammered. Hermione nodded and so did Darian.
"Alright everybody. I think Mr. Potter has had enough excitement for one day. Move along." Madam Pomfrey said as she urged the people through the door. Now, Harry got a good glance of Kali. She was breathing but she lay there as if she was never going to wake up again.
Throughout the rest of the day, Harry and Kali had to stay in the hospital wing. Harry kept on glancing at Kali every minute.
"Ah… Terrible thing happened to her…" Madam Pomfrey said when Harry was eating his dinner.
"The poor girl has a broken back and twisted arm, saving your life. If she haven't done that... I suppose you'd be dead right about now, Mr. Potter." Harry glanced at Kali and stopped eating.
During the night, there was a groan from Kali's bed.
"Mmm…" She groaned turning over, facing Harry. Harry looked at her, unable to sleep.
"What happened?"
"You… You saved my life…" Harry responded, getting red in the face.
"Huh? I did?"
"Yes, at the Quidditch match."
"Oh…"
"Thanks," said Harry. Kali nodded, and put the covers over her.
"Good night, Harry."
"…Night"
"So, Harry. Mum was asking me if you wanted to come over for Christmas."
"Sure, Ron," said Harry, putting on his shoes. Harry was getting out of the hospital wing today while Kali was staying another day.
"And you know, maybe your girlfriend," said Ron nudging him in the ribs.
"Well, off you go, Mr. Potter," said Madam Pomfrey walking over to Kali's bed, making Ron jump. "Have a good Christmas if I don't see you back here before then." And off Harry went back to the common room.
"Harry, I'm going to meet Darian. I'll see you." Said Ron, heading towards the library.
"Right… See you."
"Hi, Harry."
Harry looked up, seeing Cho smiling at him.
"Hi, Cho," said Harry smiling.
"Are you okay, Harry?" said Cho, both of them walking over to a classroom door.
"I'm… I'm fine." Said Harry, starting to feel a bit warm…
Cho blushed, looked up and the looked back at Harry. Harry noticed that there was mistletoe under the door. The next second, Harry and Cho had their lips pressed together as if they would never be broken. Yet, Kali was staring at them, wide-eyed. Harry felt as if he was being watched and opened one eye to see who was. He was surprised and broke the kiss. Cho was shocked to see someone standing there.
"I'm… I'm sorry. I… I just needed to grab my books from the classroom… Since, I forgot to… But… I can… I can come back later…" Stammered Kali and she left.
"Harry, I'm… I'm sorry," said Cho.
"It's… It's okay, Cho." Said Harry and he started to run back to the common room, seeing Kali running up ahead of him.
"Kali! Wait up!" Said Harry as he ran up to catch up with her. When she entered the common room.
As the entered the common room, Harry could hear Kali running up the steps and slamming the door behind her. There was silence for a while, as Harry sat down on the couch.
"Harry, what's wrong?" Hermione asked as she sat next to him, putting down her book. "Kali saw… Cho and I… She saw us… Well, we kissed," stammered Harry.
"What?" Hermione was shocked.
"I mean I didn't mean it… Well…"
"Harry, didn't you know that… Kali liked you?" Blurted out Hermione.
"I… I wasn't supposed to tell you that…"
"Why?" Asked Harry, a little interested…
"Well, she… She told me to keep it a secret," said Hermione playing with the end of her book.
"She… She did?"
"Harry! Just tell her you like her already!" Yelled Hermione standing up by now. The whole common room was staring at the two. And Hermione sat down next to Ginny, feeling embarrassed, hiding her face in the book.
Throughout the rest of the month, Kali was mostly shut up in her room, but came out a little more each day. Harry didn't have the nerve to talk to her anymore, but thought maybe he could ask her to the Yule Ball.
"Mr. Potter," said Professor McGonagall one day after class, with only one person left in the classroom, Kali. "And, Miss Horita." Kali looked up at this point, from putting her books away in her bag.
"The Yule Ball is tomorrow as you see. And Miss Horita, doesn't know how to dance. In your case, Mr. Potter, I prefer you should have some lessons, too; to refresh your memory a bit," said Professor McGonagall, because Harry kept on stepping on every girl's foot when he went to a dance.
"Since this is both of your last class, we could start now, if you have no other plans or are not going to the Yule ball." Kali nodded her head, not thinking what she was doing.
"Good. Now," started Professor McGonagall moving the desks with her and turning on the music player with her wand.
"Let's get started."
"Now," she said as the music began to play.
"Mr. Potter, put your hand clasped in her hand." They did as such. "And one hand on her waist." Harry did this slowly and nervously.
"Good, now Miss Horita put your other hand on his shoulder." Kali did so and Harry could feel her light hand on his shoulder.
"Now, move back with your left leg, Miss Horita and then right and then forward with your left and forward with your right… Now pick her up and twirl her, Mr. Potter." This went on for about thirty minutes until the both of them were tired.
"That's enough," said Professor McGonagall. "It should be enough for tomorrow. Now, have a good time."