Chapter 72: Are you playing?
She wasn't thinking about it until Ron mentioned the word quidditch. Both Phoenix and Harry looked at each other in surprise. Apparently, Harry forgot about that issue as well.
"What are you two going to do?" Hermione asked.
The two looked at Hermione and Ron. Ron, trying to figure out what he said, looked at his two friends, their expressions never changing. Finally, he realized. It was the quidditch match!
"Sorry guys, didn't mean to bring it up. It was all I could think of to buy!"
"It's okay Ron. Maybe we should have been reminded." Phoenix remarked.
Ron gulped and looked over at Harry. "So, have you two decided what to do? Are you going to play or fake an injury?"
Phoenix looked over at Harry for his idea. But he gave her the same wondering look. They glanced down at the table, contemplating. The little notes they have staring up at them.
Few seconds later, "Yeah, I'm going to play." Answered Harry, "If I don't, all the Slytherins will think I'm too scared to face Snape. I'll show them…. it'll wipe the smiles off their faces if we win."
"Just as long as we're not wiping you off the field." Said Hermione then turned her attention to her best friend Phoenix.
Phoenix was still looking at what little notes she had. 'Should I play? Or should I just suck it up?'
She gave out a sigh. She wasn't sure. This was something she was thinking about off and on with her other issue floating around. "I don't know yet. If I don't play, I will let the team and our house down. If I do, then we may have more of a chance to win. Professor Snape would not pick on me and or the team and Harry."
"So, you are saying he treats you differently."
"Why deny it when everyone else sees it?"
"But you shouldn't let that make a difference to how you play!" Hermione responded
"Shush Hermione, Phoenix should defiantly play! If she does, it will guarantee a win for Gryffindor!"
"Ron, that's cheating. She should play because she wants to, not because Professor Snape will give them a win!"
"Oliver had us practice hard enough; putting me on the spot about Professor Snape was not cool at all."
"I don't think he meant to do that Phoenix."
"You certain Harry?"
"He gets over worked. You know him. And with Snape being referee doesn't help. If we win this game, we could go against Slytherin for the cup!"
"Days ago you were telling me you were going to play sick!"
"Shh, Phoenix, not too loud!" Hermione said. Phoenix was getting too worked up for something so little. "Phoenix just play. I know you really want to. Since when did anything stop you?"
She nodded her head and rolled her eyes. "Yes, mother." Then returned her parchment and supplies to her bag. It was pointless to take notes now when class was about to end. She will copy them from Hermione.
'Why should I let this bother me? She is right. Nothing bothered me before. Maybe it was the way Wood was using me for the game? I love to play, but not to cheat… well, to a certain point. I hardly ever used my powers. Just once or twice, but nothing to the extreme as the entire game. Whatever! I don't care! I'm not letting my house team down!'