This was a fun one to think up, hope you all enjoy it too. Still don't own anything, still excited for the new Beasts movie.

A Date

March 12th, 1994
Fifth Year

Hufflepuff vs. Slytherin. Jo twirled her bat around her hand as the two teams waited to be released. Captain Flint was smirking at her. She gave him a dark grin back. She couldn't wait to flatten him. Even if Hufflepuff lost the match, which they usually did, she always enjoyed flying circles around him. Madam Hooch gave a blast on her whistle and they pushed off.

Madam Hooch kicked open the chest, three balls soared out and she threw the Quaffle into the air beginning the game.

"That's Flint with the Quaffle," Jordan said into the speaker, "Rotten start for Hufflepuff. Oh but Hufflepuff has taken possession! Chaser Malcolm Preece dodges a bludger as he makes his way to the rings, nice move there, Malcolm! He shoots! He Scores! 10 points for Hufflepuff!"

Jo whacked away a Bludger mid-happy dance. Slytherin took possession of the Quaffle and their beaters slammed a Bludger near her seeker, she dove in front of Cedric and redirected it towards Captain Flint, "Keep your players bats away from my seeker!" she shouted. Captain Flint's answering grin gleamed as he shot forward. He zoomed past her, leaving their teams to duke it out behind him, before wheeling around and coming up alongside her. He slammed into her side and Lee's commentary hyper focused on them.

"Flint rams into Montgomery! She drops away but he's close behind!"

"What are you doing?" She asked him when he once again glued himself to her side.

"Go out with me," he said, his voice a growl in her ear.

She laughed at him, "Why the hell should I? You're the opposition!"

"Free Food."

She glared at him, "Have you been talking to Leilani?" Now he laughed. "I'm not going out with you, bub!"

Flint grinned at her and stayed glued to her side, swerve for swerve, dodge for dodge.

"Flint isn't leaving her alone! Slytherin is up by twenty points; Montgomery can't use her bat to defend her team, is this some new tactic?"

"Tell you what, Captain, if we win this match fair and square, I'll go out with you. If you cheat, or let us win, I will hunt you down and Leili will make you regret it. Deal?"

Marcus stuck out his gloved hand, "Deal." They shook. He flew off and barked orders to his own team.

"Capitan Flint and Beater Montgomery seem to have struck some kind of accord! Is this the end of the game?"

Jo grinned as she settled low on her broom, one hand on the stick, the other on her bat. "RAMP IT UP, 'PUFFS!" she barked over the wind in her ears. She wasn't Captain, but they listened to her like she was, they trained like she was, they responded to her order like she was. The Puffs kicked it into high gear; they put on a show and they kicked some Slytherin butt.

"Look at the Hufflepuffs go! They've stepped it up! There's Montgomery beating away the Bludgers, Flint has the Quaffle-But Malcolm takes it! Hufflepuff is in possession, they're neck and neck. Flint rams the Hufflepuff Chaser! Malcolm loses the Quaffle! He dives but Flint takes it back!"

Jo punted the Bludger to the other beater who slammed the ball into the side of Flint's head. When he looked around for the offending beater Jo zoomed past, "C'mon, follow me. Followfollowfollow, c'mon..." she chanted under her breath.

He took the bait.

Malcolm recaptured the Quaffle and the Hufflepuff stands erupted in cheers. Jordan cried out, "I don't believe it! Captain Flint won't leave Montgomery alone and she's using it to her advantage! It was a nice save by Malcolm and another ten points for Hufflepuff! If they can get the Snitch before Slytherin they have a chance at winning this!"

Keeper Fleet was circling the posts while Seeker/Captain Diggory hovered out of the way, waiting for the Snitch to show itself.

"The Slytherins have taken possession of the Quaffle and the Hufflepuffs are creating one hell of an obstacle course. If Montague or Warrington want to get the Quaffle through those goals, they're going to have to go through the Hufflepuffs first! Good luck guys! I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of that team!"

They tried. But the maze to the posts went something like this, Jo's fellow Beater at the start let them in but beat a Bludger in after them, it sent them spinning into the Chasers who took the Quaffle and passed it back and forth like a great game of monkey in the middle. One chaser dropped out leaving the other two players to keep the Slytherin boys busy while they snuck over and scored a goal past the Slytherin Keeper who was too busy watching Montague and Warrington get their butts kicked.

"Another 10 points for Hufflepuff! And Diggory has seen something! He's found the Snitch!" Jo's fellow Beater left her to help defend the goals so he could follow Cedric and beat off any Bludgers going his way. Also to beat any Bludgers towards Malfoy who was racing Cedric to the little gold ball. "Seeker Malfoy has also seen the Snitch!" The two seekers spiraled through the air, like two sides of a bullet, each with a hand outstretched. Yellow and green blurred together and then fingers closed around the ball and the stands erupted in cheers and jeers.

"I don't believe it! He's caught it! He's caught the Snitch! Hufflepuff wins the game!"

Marcus and Jo landed and she looked at him, glowing in the light of victory. "Where and when?"

"Next Hogsmeade Weekend, The Three Broomsticks. Leave your friend at home."

"June 10th. Leili has better things to do than babysit you, don't worry," she gave him a smirk and walked off, putting just a little more swing in her hips than normal-just a little.