I Stay To Watch You Fade Away

by Lady Arachnia

Sarah Griffith has a past full of pain and disappointments, now she is entering Hogwarts during her final year of schooling, just as the TriWzard Tournament begins.

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Broom Rides

And I remember the night you said,
"Lets go for a ride" I didn't want the night to end.
Would we be more than friends?
Yet little did I know before,
we would be something more.

It was 9:00 PM when Sarah slipped out of the Gryffindor Common Room to find Viktor. (The falcon wasn't going to ever come back.) Viktor was waiting for her in the Entrance Hall. "Hello." He whispered wrapping a strong arm around her shoulders and leading her down to the lake's edge. He helped her mount the broom and then got on behind her. The broom lifted off. For the first time since she was blinded, Sarah felt the thrill of the wind rushing through her hair. "How do you like it?" Viktor asked in her ear. "I love it!" She told him. Joy seemed to radiate from her and Viktor felt happier than when he had watched Lynch hit the ground for the second time. (Which by the way, he was happiest then.) "Hold on tight." He told Sarah. She had just gotten a good grip on the handle when Viktor rolled the broom. That was when her imagination took off.

--Imagination--
"And there goes Griffith. I think she's seen the Snitch! Ooohh. Narrow miss by a Bludger there. The other Seeker's following her and- jumping bowtruckles! she's flipped herself up, over and down behind him. She going for the Snitch and---------" A long pause as Sarah strained ever finger muscle to reach the Snitch. "And she's got it!" The crowd around her erupted into cheers.

Sarah was jolted out of the thought when Viktor landed the broom. He gently lifted her off the broom to the ground. Sarah was out of breath. "That was wonderful!" She whispered. "I'm glad." Viktor said. That was when Sarah realized how close he was to her. She hugged him. "Thank you so much for this!" Viktor was startled at first, but slowly relaxed. He was beginning to really like this girl. She was smart and daring, kind and funny, imaginative and fierce, everything he had ever looked for in a girl. Yet, she wasn't anything more to him than a friend. He wondered why as they walked back up to the castle.