Chapter 11: First Game of the Season: Gryffindor vs Slytherin

Great Hall- Morning Time

The squad sat at their table as they ate breakfast and went over what they're studying, and as they talked Ron noticed Harry not eating for some reason. "C'mon take a toast mate" Ron said as he offered Harry a piece of toast. "Not hungry" Harry said. "Dude you're gonna need your strength today so eat something" Naruto said as he drank some milk. Once again, Harry refuses to eat, as he looks around the hall to see Snape talking to McGonagall regarding the events that happened on Halloween. Soon Snape was about to leave when Harry notices Snape limping. "That explains the blood-" Harry mutters after Snape left. "Blood?" asked Hermione, which Harry motions for them to listen. "Listen, on Halloween night, I'm guessing Snape let the troll in as a distraction so he could try to get past the three headed dog but instead he got bitten, so that's why he's limping" Harry explained as he whispered to the group.

"I don't know man, it seems kind of far-fetched. Why would he want to go anywhere near it?" Naruto asked rather unsure. Harry stopped to think this through and he remembered something from the Gringotts article. "That day when we were at gringotts, Hagrid took something out of the vaults and claimed it was top secret Hogwarts business," he explained. "So what you are saying…" Hermione said as she figured out the piece of the puzzle. "Yup that's what the dog's guarding, that's what Snape wants" Harry claims when all of a sudden the birds come to deliver some parcels. Both Kage and Hedwig drop off packages for their masters, as their masters thank them. And so the squad decided to open Harry's package first, and it was a broomstick, but not just any broomstick, it was the Nimbus 2000. At first they didn't know who got it for Harry, until they learned that it was Professor McGonagall who bought the broom. Now for Naruto's package they opened it to see what it was. "Is that a wand bracer?" asked Hermione. Naruto nods, "yup I figured that if I'm going to be a perfect wizard, I might need some good equipment" Naruto said, to which everyone in the squad agreed.

Two Weeks Later- Quidditch Pitch

Naruto, Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid were at the stands observing the game along with the other Gryffindor students. Each stand was filled with students from other houses as they watched the game as well, whereas in the center tower, the teachers were there. Given that this was Naruto's first time seeing a Quidditch match let alone a sports match, he was bound to be excited.

With Harry

Harry and the other teammates got dressed for their first match of the season. Harry was nervous given that it's his first time playing the sport; He looks at his teammates and they seem ready and confident as they grab their equipment. "Scared, Harry?" Oliver asked. Harry turns to the captain, "a little bit" he said nervously. "Don't worry, I felt the same way before my first game" he explained. "What happened?" asked Harry. "Don't really remember… took a bludger to the head two minutes into the game… woke up in the hospital wing a week later" he said nonchalantly, making Harry gulp. "On your brooms everyone" the captain declared, with the team acknowledging the order. Soon the gates opened and both teams flew outside circling the pitch while everyone cheered.

"Hello and welcome to Hogwarts first quidditch match of the season! Today's game is Gryffindor vs Slytherin!" Lee Jordan announced over the microphone. The players took position in a circle, while the seekers flew a bit higher than the rest. Madam Hooch comes with the trunk holding the balls, and before she begins she demands a nice clean game, especially from the Slytherin team. The first balls released are the bludgers followed by the golden snitch. The snitch is out of sight as the next ball released is the quaffle ball. "The quaffle is released… and the game begins!" Lee shouts as every house cheers. The Gryffindor team takes possession of the quaffle, and flies past the Slytherin team. The person holding the quaffle, Angelina Johnson, made their first score. "Angelina Johnson scores! Ten points for Gryffindor!" Lee announced as he pressed the button to add the points. "Yes!" Naruto shouts as he pumps his fist while everybody cheers. The Slytherins were about to make their score until the keeper of the Gryffindor team deflected the ball back. Soon the Gryffindor team scored another ten points.

However, it seems that the Slytherin team decided to cheat, as the captain of that team knocked down the Gryffindor team's keeper with a bludger. Most of the houses other than Slytherin were booing at that action. "Those Assholes!" Naruto shouts angrily at the Slytherin team as the others were agreeing with what Naruto said. As the Slytherin's keep on scoring, the snitch comes into Harry's line of sight and he chases after it. Naruto notices this and cheers loudly.

As Harry chases the snitch, his broom is getting jinxed as the broom is trying to knock him off balance. "Whoa!Whoaa!" Harry shouts, holding on for dear life. "What's going on with Harry's broom?" asked Hagrid as he tried to get a better view. Hermione looks through her binoculars and finds the problem. "It's Snape!" Hermione claims. "What?!" Naruto and Ron asked. "He's jinxing the broom-" she replies. "What do we do then?!" Ron said, sounding worried. Naruto steps in, "leave it to us" he said as Hermione nods and they both head to the teacher's stands, while Ron watches the situation.

Teacher's Stands

Both Uzumaki and Granger crouched over the stands moving silently as if they were shinobi (oh if only she knew about the Uzumaki boy). "You ready?" Naruto asks the brunette. She nods and does the flame spell "Lacarnum Inflamare!" she whispers as she points it at Snape's robes, setting it on fire. "Aight then let's go-" the blond as he leaves with the brunette. Snape continues the charm, not knowing his robes are on fire, until some teacher notices it. Snape, seeing his robes on fire, tried to extinguish it, but at the same time he accidentally fell back on the teacher that noticed the fire and also Quirrell.

Quidditch Field

Harry's broom went back to normal and soon he flew after the snitch. "Go!" shouted Ron along with Hagrid. Naruto and Hermione return to the stand and they watch Harry fly towards the snitch. He and another seeker from the Slytherin team were chasing after the snitch, while also trying to knock each other down. As the snitch dived down, so did the seekers, but since they were approaching the ground, the slytherin seeker backed out leaving Harry to be the one to chase it. Harry sped up to the snitch but it was still too fast. That was when Harry decided to do the impossible. Harry slowly, but steadily stood up on his broom and took a couple of steps forward with his arm reaching out to grab the yellow ball. But he reached too far and toppled off the broom instead.

"Wahhh!" Harry shouts as he tumbled to the ground. Everyone gasped at the scene, as they looked at Harry who seemed to be ready to throw up. "Looks like he's gonna be sick" Hagrid said turning away as he doesn't want to see someone vomit in public. Luckily it wasn't vomit as it was the golden snitch that Harry threw up. "He's got the snitch! Harry Potter receives one hundred and fifty points for catching the snitch!" Lee exclaimed. Madam Hooch comes out to the field and blows the whistle "Gryffindor wins!" she announced. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw cheered while Slytherin sulked in defeat. Harry raises the snitch in his hand as everyone cheers. "That was awesome!" Naruto said excitedly as he pumped his fist.