It was the first game of the Quidditch season.Harry had told his parents when it was, and Hermione was going to hold the mirror for them.Griffindor vs Slytherin.
Malfoy was still sour about the rainbow thing, so he was probably going to try some dirty tactics.Harry however, wasnt thinking about this, as he was worried about impressing his parents.Hermione had put a charm on the mirror, so no sound wuold come out.Somehow, James, Lily and Sirius all squished into the mirror.
The two teams came out onto the field.Earlyer in that year, Ginny had tryed out for chaser, and had suceeded in the post.So the Griffindor and Slytherin teams walked out onto the pitch.Kaitie Bell, who was now the Griffindor Captain, shook hands with the Slytherin Captain.The person commentating was someone with a very similar additude to Lee Jordan, who left last year.It was actually his brother, Tom Jordan.
"And theyre off, Griffindor in possesion,pass to Weasly, pass to Bell,who might I add has an invitation from my broher to attend Hogsmead-"
"Jordan!"
"Sorry Professor, just fufilling an obligation.Bell heading to the goal...SCORE!Ten nothing for Griffindor!OUCH!That had to hurt!"
Kaitie had been hit by a bludger.However, she had time to pass the quaffle to Ginny.Who was streaking up the pitch, and put another goal in for Griffindor.
Harry was circling the pitch, looking for the Snitch(Hey that rhymes!) and avoiding stray Bludgers.Then he saw something glittering near the Slytherin end.It was the Snitch!
"...and its Montague to the other Slytherin chaser, boy this game is boring,heading to the Grifindor post, Come on Ron you can block that slimeball!Sorry Professor.He shoots, he...scores.20-10 for Griffindor.The quaffle...Potter has seen the Snitch!He weaves between Bell,Weasly,(Insert other chaser name here),Montague, Kirke, Bludger and is racing Malfoy to the Slytherin on Harry!FOUL FOUL FOUL that was rotten!"
Malfoy had wiped out his wand and shot some spell at Harry.It was either a bad Redusto curse,or something like a Reducto curse because his broom was still whole.However, it did almost knock Harry off his broom.He was hanging on by two hands, and with the help of his teammates, swung back up.Little did he know that his mother was shouting "My baby!My baby!" even though no one but the people in 12 Grimmauld place could hear her.
Tom was shouting some very inapropriote things that would normally have landed someone in detention.However, McGonnagle was shouting similar things, as was the rest of the school, aside from Slytherins of course.Malfoy had to hand over his wand to Madame Hooche, and Katie put away a penalty piont for Griffindor.
"Its 30-10 for Griffindor!Take that you slimeball!You ba-"
"JORDAN!"
"Sorry Professor"
After that, the beaters all ignored the chasers, as the Slytherin beaters had taken to hitting whatever they could at Harry.However, as Angelina said in the 5th book, niether is brilliant.So Harry relied on himslef for avoiding the bludgers.He did get hit once and guessed that he craked a few ribs in the prosses.Tom Jordan was looking through the rulebook looking for a rule against ganging up on someone.When he couldnt find one, he swore very loudly.
"Sorry Professor, it wont happen agian.And Slytherins in posession.He gets hit by a bludger that isnt trying to knock Harry off his broom, and drops the quaffle.Weasly...Potters seen the Snitch again!Go Harry go!Dont let that git Malfoy-"
"Jordan!"
"He deserves it Professor!Anyway, both seekers have dissapeered, my guess is that they are flying beneath the Pitch!And some moron is out there trying to take pictures!I'll bet anyone ten Galleons its Colin Creevy..."
Indeed, Harry and Malfoy had gone under the pitch like they did in the second book.The beaters were obviosly hitting bludgers in random places, because every now and then one would end up crashing through behind him.The Snitch was only 5 meters away.It went back up to the feild.Harry and Malfoy followed.The crowd gasped as the seekers,with Harry slightly ahead of Malfoy,closed in on the Snitch.They dodged theyre team members, who were watching dumb-struck at the amazing race before them.They went up to the top of the pitch.Then they went into a truely magnifiscent dive.However, Harry was a naturall at dives.About 5 meters from the ground,Malfoy chickened out of the dive.Harry however pulled up just seconds after he did, the Snitch clutched tightly in his right hand.He flew up about 20 feet so his teammates could reach him.The crowd exploded.Harrys parents cheered soundlessly.Tom Jordan,though suposedly non-biased was cheering louder than anyone else, with the help of the megaphone.
Just out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bludger streaking excedingly fast towards him.He didnt have time to move.It hit him right on the jaw.It knoked him completely off his broom.All he heard before he blacked out was the swears from Tom Jordans megaphone.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Lily ,James and Sirius were all looking into the little mirror with gleeful faces.Lily was just happy.James was beeming with pride.Theyre faces all changed to horror as Harry was knocked off his broom,obviously unconcius.He landed on an extremely large and puffy cusion which Dumbledore had conjured up below him.The mirror was jolted around as all the Griffindors were running onto the Pitch.They saw Katie get Harrys broom, which was floating where its owner had left it.Then Hermione put the mirror in her bag as she ran to Harry.
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Harry woke up in the Hospital wing.He heard voices, but couldnt recognize them.
"That git.No one is supposed to fire bludgers after the game is over"
"'I didnt fire it after the game ended!I was already shooting at someone else!He just got in the way!'Yeah right!No one else was where Harry was."
"Ever wonder how he keeps falling?How much was it this time?20,25 feet?"
"Shhh!He is waking up"
His team plus Hermione was surrounding him.He opened his mouth to talk, but as soon as he did, a sharp pain came from a large,purple bruise.
He managed to get some words out."Did someone get my broom?"
"Katie got it.Ron just put it in your trunk."Hermione said.She knew that the people in the mirror were listening intently."How are you feeling?"
The pain in his jaw receded."I've been better.At least this time no one, not mentioning an old DADA teacher who was a big phoney, didnt take all the bones out of my left arm."He said.
Everyone smiled.Then Madame Pomfrey came in and surprising everyone, told Harry that as long as he took a certian potion before he went to bed, he could go.She also told him to talk a lot, to exercise his jaw.
"Come on Harry,party in the common room!"Ron said excitedly.
They got to the Fat lady and said the password and as soon as they got in, peopple started cheering.There were flagons of pumpkin jiuce, butterbeer and other sweets, obviously gotten from the pranksters-in-training.After about an hour, Harry escaped to his dorm,with the mirror, which Hermione had given him.No one else was there yet.They were still partying.He took out the mirror and looked into it.He also took off the silence charm.
"Harry!Are you okay?That briuse looks awful!"His mum said, clearly very worried.
"I am fine mum."Harry replied.
"Harry that was a marvelous catch!"His father said, changing the subject.
"Thanks dad."Harry said,smiling slightly.
"Harry, when you were in the Hospital wing, Hermione had the mirror in her bag.We have a couple of questions."Sirius said.
"Ask away"
"Well first, someone said that they were curius about how you KEEP falling.You have fell before?"His father asked.
Harry smiled sheepishly.He hadnt mentioned before about how he had fallen."Well you see, in the third year, there were Dementors guarding the school grounds because Sirius escaped.About a hundred of them stole into the Quidittch Pitch.They...affect me in a way that they dont anyone else.They make me hear horrible things.I was about 75 feet from the ground.I got distracted because of the things I heared.It was a really windy day.I fell off.Then I woke up in the Hospital Wing."Harry explained.
His father looked understanding.His mother looked horror-struck at the mention of Dementors.After a couple of loud "Whats!" from his mother,his father asked the question Harry had been dreading.
"Harry, you dont have to tell us if you dont want to, but what do you hear?"
Harrys eyes darkened.Sirius quickly changed the subject, giving James the hint that that was a delicate situation.
"By the way Harry, another thing we heard, someone took out all the bones in your left arm?How did that happen?"He said very quikely.
Harry, relived at Sirius's quick thinking, started to explain about the rogue bludger, his crash and Lockhart.After half an hour, Harrys jaw started to hurt, so he said bye, deactivated the mirror, took his potion, and went to bed.
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"Sirius, why did you change the subject?"James asked after Harry said goodnight.
"I dont know much, but I know that it is an extremely delicate thing with Harry.Lupin knows more than I do.He was Harrys DADA teacher in his third year.After the Quiditch game that Harry fell, he asked Lupin for Dementor-ward lessons.So Harry learned the Patronus Charm.I know two more things that Lupin mentioned.One, James, did you know that his Patronus takes a stag form?Two, whatever he hears, it is very bad.Whenever a Boggart faces him, it becomes a Dementor.Not Voldemort, a dementor."Sirius explained.
Lily and James were stunned.Not only because thier son could produse a full Patronus, which most full grown wizards couldnt, but he wasnt very afraid of Voldemort.They knew he said his name, but they imagined a Bogart would change to Voldemort right away.Lily did not see why his Patronus taking a stag form was important, but it made James happy.She decided to ask Lupin about it later.
LATER
"Hey Remus, we were talking to Sirius about Harry and then Dementors came up.He also said that you know more on the subject than he does.Care to explain?"Lily said to Lupin.
"Sure.I gave Harry Dementor-ward lessons in his third year.We used an old Boggart.After all the lessons, he could only produse silver vapour.I think it was because it was just a Boggart and not a real dementor."Lupin said.
"I know that.I was wondering what he heard whenever he got near them."Lily said.
"He swore me to secrecy.(I know he didnt, but it suites the story)All I can say is that it had something to do with when he was a year old."Lupin walked away after that.
Lily was pretty sure she knew what it was now.
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