Author Note If your wondering why this is reposted please refer to Chapter 23
Chapter 24
June 20th 1990
Hogwarts
Harry finished up reading the Daily Prophet and noticed the time.
It was the last day of term and he was waiting for his Girlfriend to get down here to the common room so they could go to the End of Term Exam together.
was still such a weird thing to say for Harry.
But it was the case for the past two months ever since the horrible events in April that still brought chills to Harrys spine.
Ever since then it had been a real rollercoaster ride.
His position in Slytherin House was very different now.
Having beaten Theodore Fawley one of the strongest Purebloods out there three times and gotten him suspended from Hogwarts along with Harry being a Parselmouth had greatly raised his profile amongst his peers.
No one, not even any of the older students in Slytherin House wanted to mess with him especially when he had not revealed fully how he had taken down Fawley and his minions.
And after what had happened to Daphne the older Slytherin Purebloods knew not to go after anyone under his protection.
His thoughts were then interrupted as Daphne came into the Common Room and went over to him.
"Hey"He said.
"Hey"She replied giving him a quick peck on the cheek
The two of them then started to walk down to the Great Hall together holding hands.
Harry noticed that ever since the incident his girlfriend had been sticking closer to him than before.
Hopefully visting with family over the summer could help Daphne get over at least a little bit what had happened.
That was the hope anyway
SCENE CHANGE
On the ride home on the Hogwarts Express Harry and Daphne sat with Raymond,George,and Edmund
The Five of them got a good amount of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Bean, Cauldron Cakes, Chocolate Frogs, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Jelly Slugs, Liquorice wands, and Pumpkin Pasties to share.
A Few hours into the train ride though Daphne asked Harry to come with her so that they could find a place that the two of them could sit together for a while.
Once they found an empty compartment Daphne changed into her Rabbit Animagus form and sat on Harrys lap for a little whille.
Harry chuckled.
His girlfriend was so cute in her Animagus form.
He was jealous that she was something small enough that she could transform a lot more than he could.
A Rabbit was a lot easier to get around with than a dragon.
Harry gently petted the rabbit as he thought about the Summer.
Daphne would be going with her family on several vacations while he would be training with Master Dao until they all met up in August to see the Quittich World Cup.
Even though Harry was not really a Quittich Fan he understood the significance and magnitude of the event and he was honored that the Greengrasses wanted him to come with them to the game.
Although he supposed a good part of it was Cyrus Greengrass showing his appreciation for Harry saving his daughter.
Oh well.
This summer looked like it would be shaping up to be an interesting one.
SCENE CHANGE
A few days later Harry was back in Surrey and with the Dursleys.
They had picked him up from the Station and had then followed what they had done for years.
Harry stayed out of their sight as much as possible and they would not interact with him.
It worked for everyone.
He was now at Master Daos place recapping his year to his instructor who looked worried at what Harry was describing.
"You bent their blood,"Master Dao asked.
Harry nodded "I had to".
Master Dao sat down to think.
After a while Harry started to get curious about what he was thinking and was about to ask before.
"It is time,"Master Dao said.
"Time"Harry asked.
"Time for you to learn how to bend"Master Dao said "You have been learning the Martial Arts stances for four years now and even though i planned to start teaching you after seven years had passed it is obvious that you are a natural at this and i feel comfortable advancing your training by a couple years".
"Really"Harry asked.
"Yes"Master Dao said "Allthough i warn you that before you actually start to bend just like you are well aware of from Hogwarts there's a lot to learn before hand".
Harry nodded.
His teachers at Hogwarts spend a lot of time on theory before they practiced any actuall spells so it wasnt a surprise that Master Dao was any different.
Master Dao motioned for Harry to sit down with him.
"Lets Begin"
SCENE CHANGE
Harry woke up momentarily surprised by the bed he was in but then remembered that he was with the Greengrasses.
The previous day he had managed to get the Dursleys to sign his permission slip for Hogsmede before he made his way to meet up with Cyrus Greengrass by a tree where he apparate Harry to their home.
After two months Daphne was very happy to see her boyfriend.
And Harry liked to see Daphne and her family again after two months of hard work with Master Dao.
They were all assembled now to attend the 1990 Quidditch World Cup that would be starting soon.
Until then they would be just hanging out for a little bit.
Their whole group consisting of Daphne,Harry,Cyrus,Adeline and Astoria would be traveling to the games together.
Daphne's extended family had gotten together for the 1986 Quittich World Cup so this time it would just be a family event.
They had a portkey scheduled to take them to the Quidditch Grounds in Wales around one this afternoon.
Until then they would be relaxing until they had to leave.
"Good morning sleepy" Daphne said walking in and giving Harry a hug "Breakfast is ready when you all want it" before walking back down to the kitchen..
Harry smiled and prepared to get up.
SCENE CHANGE
Four hours later their group of five was standing near the entryway getting ready to go.
The Greengrass house elves had just taken their stuff to their tent on the game grounds.
"All right everyone here," Adeline asked, having been talking with one of the elves.
Looking around and seeing everyone present she nodded satisfied.
Then Cyrus turned to address them "Ok I put our portkey in a bush on the hill outside of the wards," He said.
"A bush" Harry queried "Would that not make it incredibly hard to find".
"I placed it there yesterday so I should be able to find it," Cyrus said with what seemed to be strong confidence.
Harry followed the rest of the group out of the house.
Cyrus and Adeline ended up walking next to each other and chatting.
Behind them, Daphne and Harry walked across the manor grounds followed by Astoria who was doing a decent job of trying to keep up.
Soon they reached the top of a hill and some trees and bushes scattered around the landscape.
"Where is our portkey?" Daphne asked.
Cyrus though was already searching amongst the bushes.
After about ten minutes where they were not sure if he had lost their transportation or not Cyrus finally called out in triumph.
"Found it," He said, holding up a small coat.
"Ok," Adeline said, "Everone grab on".
All of the members of their group grabbed onto a part of the offered coat and held on.
And then with a rush of air, they disappeared.
The adults managed to land with somewhat of a successful landing but the kids however, ended in a tangle of mass and limbs
Harry was very embarrassed by the whole experience but thankfully the adults despite looking quite amused at the whole thing graciously chose to keep their mouths quiet.
Once everyone was standing up and fully oriented they started to head towards the campground.
Arriving at the front gate they meet the person taking their tickets.
"We have a tent reserved under Greengrass," Cyrus told the man.
"Greengrass,Greengrass" He muttered looking down at his rosters "Ah yes Greengrass Row 16,Tent 42"He told the group.
"Thank you," Adeline said and they went to find their tent.
"Watch where we are going," Cyrus told the kids '"You may need to know your way around here if you ever need to get back to the tent on your own".
Harry was already doing that and making a mental map.
After about a half hour of searching, they had arrived in front of what appeared to be their tent.
Cyrus looked at the numbers "Number forty-two" He said looking at the top and back at the directions "Here we are".
Filling inside Harry was astonished at how much larger the interior looked then the outside.
"The girl's beds are over their" Adeline said pointing at a curtain leading to another room "Harry you are over here" Showing him another room,
"Get cleaned up," Cyrus said, "And then meet us in here and we can find someplace to eat before the game".
Harry walked into his room and saw his stuff placed in the corner next to his bed.
He then decided to take a quick shower before joining everyone else.
The Greengrass group slowly trekked towards the Quidditch Stadium surrounded by thousands of other people that were crowding in to watch the match.
Even for people like Harry and Daphne who were not interested in Quidditch, the mood of anticipation created an electrifying feeling that was hard to overcome.
Due to the Greengrasses being one of the Sacred Twenty Eight, they had been able to get seats that were pretty high up in the stadium. Not as high up as in the Minister Box but still pretty close to it.
Everyone soons started chatting about the Canada-Scotland Match that was rumored to be a strong match that should produce a great game.
They would be rooting for Scotland and wearing their white and blue as it was their home team
Trekking up the stairs into their seats they were all in an upbeat mood.
"This way everyone," Cyrus said, needing to shout over the loud roar of the crowd and show their group to their seats.
Following the Greengrass Patriarch up the stairs, they finally reached a relatively small balcony overlooking the field.
It seemed a bit small but Harry supposed it was nice that the area was slightly quieter than the area shortly outside.
"The match is getting ready to start soon," Cyrus said excitedly, taking his spot.
Cyrus and Adeline found their seats to sit in shortly followed by Daphne,Astoria and Harry.
As Harry looked around, he found that there were plenty of other people sitting in the box with them, none of which he really knew More people poured into the stadium. It was amazing how many people were at this game! There seemed to be thousands and thousands of them. Music was playing, and Harry could see the pitch down below. It looked spectacular.
And then the voice of the British Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge came rushing over the stadium.
. "Ladies and gentlemen!" He said. "Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the final of the four hundred and twenty-first Quidditch World Cup!"
The whole crowd began to holler and clap, and thousands of flags waved. National anthems started blaring, and it ended up as a very discordant noise
Fudge then shouted into the microphone "Now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Canadian National Quidditch Team! I give you Martin! Bartlett! Hayden! Kuchel! Murphy! Russell and JORDAN
Roars of approval went up from the Canadian supporters
"Now, here comes the Scottish National Quidditch Team!" Bagman yelled. "I present to you-Carlson! Glenn! Smith! Anderson! Crawford! Douglass! And HAWKINS!
Seven more figures zoomed out and took their positions on the pitch. Harry saw that Hawkins was smaller than the rest of them; he was obviously the Scottish team's Seeker. Fudge then introduced the referee, Hassan Mostafa.
"Now, let the game BEGIN!" He roared. The cheering was so loud it almost deafened Harry and caused Daphne to grab his arm.
Then the game was on! Harry sped up and slowed down a pair of omnioculars he had gotten shortly before the game as it progressed. Professional Quidditch was nothing like he'd imagined . The players were so quick, it was unbelievable! The match was also quite dirty, as predicted. The players tried to cheat, several times resulting in Mostafa blowing the whistle a number of times. Cyrus and Adeline were screaming themselves hoarse. Everyone Harry was with was supporting Scotland
Of course, though the fast flying had the unintended consequence of scaring Daphne.
Several times she would grasp his hand hard when some of the players moved really fast or did a crazy move.
Soon after about three hours of the game, the score now read 160-120, Canada. "If Jordan catches the Snitch now, Canada will win by 110 points!" said Cyrus angrily. "I want Scotland to win!"
"Look, he's going for it!" screamed Cyrus. "Hawkin's seen the Snitch!"
"YES!" Adeline cried, for, sure enough, her husband was right. The Scottish Seeker had seen the little golden winged ball, and Jordan was right behind him. But the larger man was way too quick for him. Before anyone knew it, he had the Snitch in his hand, and Mostafa blew the whistle.
"SCOTLAND WINS!" howled Fudge, and some of the Scottish supporters did a little dance in their area. To their childrens embarrassment, Cyrus and Adeline flew out of their seats dancing around in place. Harry couldn't help but laugh at his girlfriend's didn't really care which team had won; he had just really enjoyed the game.
The kids let out a laugh as the Greengrass Parents twirled around a bit more before they sat down but not before sharing a kiss.
Daphne then asked Harry for a quick twirl to celebrate.
Laughing Harry did a quick celebratory dance with his girlfriend twirling her around for a few minutes before they sat down again, a lot more happy than when they had stood up before.
Back on the field, the Prime Minister handed the Quidditch World Cup to the Scottish National Quidditch Team who looked absolutely ecstatic over their victory.
The Scottish captain then raised the cup in the air causing the Scottish Supporters to roar out their approval.
And their little box broke out screams.
The Scottish and Canadian team shook hands in the middle of the field and people began to funnel out of the stadium for the numerous celebration parties that would no doubt follow the game.
From what it looked like the adults most likely wanted to go back to the tent and break out a bottle of firewhisky.
Daphne and Harry despite their indifference to the game of Quidditch where also in quite a good mood,
The group then slowly left their little perch and slowly left the stadium taking care not to get caught up in the mass of excited fans that were also leaving and apparently some could not wait to get back to their tents before celebrating.
Harry worked with Adeline and Daphne to get Astoria back to the tent before the true celebrations broke out.
After about a half hour they were able to make it all of the ways back to the tent and Adeline put Astoria to bed before the rest of them started celebrating.
Soon the adults decided to go out and have fun for a little bit.
Daphne and Harry were not really in the mood though to go outside near all of the people drinking and making a fool out of themselves.
Before Adeline left the tent she talked a bit with Daphne who had agreed to watch over her currently sleeping sister.
Soon after everyone had gone it was just Harry and Daphne alone in the tent along with a sleeping Astoria Greengrass.
"That was a nice game was it not Harry," Daphne said slightly awkwardly.
"It was" Harry agreed, chuckling "If the number of people getting pissed drunk outside is any indicator".
She nodded "I feel like we should be doing something to celebrate though".
Harry agreed and tried to think of something to do.
"Care to dance," She asked.
"Sure" He shrugged and searched to find something to play some music.
Finding a little music player he turned it on and turned to Daphne.
He put his hands around her waist and she put hers on his shoulders and they started to dance.
Outside the noise of celebrations rang through the night clearly indicating peoples excitement with the result of the match.
Inside the tent though as Daphne and Harry slowly twirled each other around the sounds outside became mute as they slowly gazed into each other's eyes and became immersed in their dance.
