Disclaimer: I do not own "Harry Potter". It is hereby © to J.K. Rowling. I wrote this story when I was 12 years old in the year 2003. So, "Half-Blood Prince" wasn't out yet either. It didn't exist at this point. Again, errors in spelling and grammar have been intentionally left in to preserve my skills as a young writer. This story is complete. This is a repost.
Chapter Twenty Six: The Quidditch Final
A few days later, after classes, Whitney and Alyssia were sitting in their common room.
"Please Whitney, tell me what your note said." Alyssia pleaded.
"Well alright, tell Cho to tell Akira and the rest of my bridesmaids to meet me out by the lake in 5 minutes and I will tell them what my note said." Whitney said, giving in at last.
"Ok, I will do that." Alyssia said and ran off.
Down at the lake…
"Ok we got here as fast as we could now tell us!!" Akira said.
"Alright… 'Whitney,
The moment I laid eyes on you I knew you were the one. You were the girl that I wanted to be with forever. And as we talked, and learned more about each other, the closer we became. And then, in the common room when we shared that special kiss, I thought I had fallen into a dream. A dream I couldn't wake from. But I did wake, and you were still there. I then realized, this isn't a dream. It's real. It's true love. And I love you. I love you so much. I don't care about myself or how I feel. I want to make you happy. I care for you and only you. I love you Whitney, and that's the bottom line. You're an angel sent from above. When I was at my other school, I prayed for the day when I would find someone that could understand me, someone I could forever hold in my arms. I came here to Hogwarts. I met you, and then I knew, my dream had come true. You've made my dream come true...and I don't want to lose you...you are my pride and joy, and I couldn't bear it if I did lose you. You mean everything to me.
I love you,
Tom'" Whitney read.
"Oh my gosh that is so sweet!" Cho squealed.
"I think Tom's one of the luckiest people in the world!" Akira said.
"Well, what about Liam?" Whitney teased.
"Will you just shut up?!" Akira asked angrily just before all of the girls started cracking up.
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Whitney had gone off with Tom for their honeymoon and came back a few days before the Quidditch Final. Her stomach ached horribly…she was dreading what the cause would be…
'I can't be…it was just one night! That's it! That's all it was…' She thought.
She wanted to be sure. She ran over to the few people she could trust. Alyssia, Cho, and Hermione. She didn't fully trust Akira, or any of the other Gryffindor girls, or Slytherin girls for that matter…
"Look, I want you all here because I need to find out something…I'm nervous, so you're just here for support…" Whitney said, later that afternoon when the four girls met in the girl's bathroom.
"What's up?" Alyssia asked.
"I think…I think I might be…pregnant…" Whitney managed with difficulty.
Her three friends' jaws dropped.
"No! Whitney! I don't believe it!" Cho whispered.
"I've got a pregnancy test and everything, and I just want you here so we can all find out at the same time…" Whitney said, taking a small, thin box from her pocket.
The three girls nodded and Whitney went into a bathroom stall, coming out several minutes later, crying.
"What is it?" The three girls asked incredulously.
"I…I'm…" Whitney stuttered.
"What?" The girls asked, concerned.
"I'm…I'm pregnant…" Whitney finished.
With those two words uttered, she fell onto the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. Her three friends knelt down and consoled their friend. This was when Whitney would need them the most.
"What if…what if Tom leaves me?" Whitney asked.
"Well, you'll know that he wasn't a good enough guy anyway, and that he planned to ditch you anyway, further along the road…" Alyssia said, in effort to cheer up her friend.
At those words, Whitney wailed.
"Oh, I didn't mean it that way! I'm sorry! I just said it without thinking!" Alyssia apologized.
"Whitney, we need you to tell us, everything, exactly, what happened on your honeymoon…" Hermione said quietly.
Whitney gulped, then slowly nodded. Her throat had gone completely dry. When she finally managed to speak, she told them everything.
When she finally finished, the girls found that tears were in their eyes.
"Whitney, you're going to need to tell him…and Madam Hooch…or Tai…and the Gryffindor team…" Alyssia said.
"We'll take care of that." Hermione and Cho said instantly.
"Thanks…you're really great friends, you know?" Whitney replied.
"You flatter us…" Cho, Hermione, and Alyssia said.
Whitney chuckled weakly. Her friends helped her up off the floor.
"We're going to have to get you cleaned up a bit…We've got to pretend that everything is normal…Alyssia, you can help Whitney by being there and helping her tell Tom the news. Cho and I will tell the team, but we'll swear them to secrecy. And Cho can tell Tai, and I'll back her up…" Hermione said.
"Sounds like a plan…" Alyssia and Cho agreed.
"Yeah…" Whitney said.
Then they all left the bathroom and went their separate ways. Cho and Hermione ran down the hall and to their surprise, right into Harry.
"Where've you two been? The entire team and I have been looking for you!" Harry exclaimed.
"Listen, we've got to talk. The whole team needs to know. Just so you know, we were talking with Whitney." Cho answered.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"Get the rest of the team, and then we'll tell you…" Hermione and Cho said.
Harry shrugged and went off and saw Ron run by, followed by Akira, Alexa, and Liam.
"HEY! I FOUND THEM!" He yelled.
Ron, Alexa, Akira, and Liam turned around and dashed down the hall where Harry, Cho, and Hermione stood.
"Oh…good…" Akira said.
"We've got to tell you all something…" Cho said.
She opened a door on her left, revealing an empty classroom. She ushered them inside and locked the door and put a soundproofing charm on the room.
"Now what we're about to tell you cannot leave this room. Alyssia and Whitney are already probably telling Tom at this very minute, and after this, Cho and I are about to go tell Tai…" Hermione said in a serious voice.
Everyone focused their attention on the two of them, waiting anxiously.
"Whitney called Hermione, Alyssia, and I to the girl's bathroom this afternoon. She wanted us there so she could find something out…you see…she's already gone on her honeymoon with Tom and just recently came back…and on their honeymoon, they well…you know…and Whitney wanted us there so we could all find out if she was going to have Tom's child…turns out, she is. So we think that the only way to be fair, is if we all go a little easier on her, since we don't want her to lose the baby. You know, like us chasers won't throw the quaffle too hard, but we'll still score, and Liam and Alexa, try and avoid hitting her with bludgers, and if we win and she has a shouting match, just let her scream, so she won't have to get hurt by any of us…" Cho said.
The team's reaction was priceless. All of them had a shocked expression plastered upon their faces and they were trying to get the news to sink in. When it did, they nodded.
"Well…that was…interesting…" Akira said, her voice slightly higher than usual.
"Yes…indeed…" Ron added.
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Common Room…
Whitney and Alyssia had reached the common room and had just walked inside. They spotted Tom, and without a word, pulled him upstairs to his dormitory. They locked the dormitory door and jinxed it so if anyone that wasn't supposed to hear, did happen to eavesdrop, they would be cursed until they admitted what they had done wrong.
"Tom…" Whitney said quietly.
"Yes? What's going on? What's happened?" Tom asked.
"Well, Whitney has some interesting news for you…" Alyssia said.
"What is it?" Tom asked, suddenly alert.
"It's about what happened…that one night on our honeymoon…" Whitney began.
"No, no, no, don't tell me…" Tom said suddenly.
"It's true." Alyssia conveniently added.
"I'm going to have your child, Tom." Whitney said.
Tom was silent for a minute. The weight of the information was sinking in. He nodded his head slowly and then blinked a few times.
"Well…uh…that's…uh…great!" He said cheerfully.
"You mean it?" Whitney asked, slightly happier.
"Yeah. It's great! I mean, really, it's great!" He replied reassuringly.
He hugged her, and Alyssia watched the scene unfold before her eyes, and her eyes started to brim with happiness. She unlocked the door and removed the jinx placed upon it. She found Draco outside the door.
"So what's up?" He asked.
"Oh hey…just ask Tom…he'll tell you…well, I got to run…see you soon…" Alyssia replied, kissing him on the cheek and dashing out through the portrait hole.
Back in the classroom where the Gryffindor Quidditch Team were in…
The information was still so new to them, and it was sinking in, still.
"Well, as captain, I agree to what you've suggested…" Harry said finally.
"Since that's settled, let's get back to the common room…" Hermione suggested.
They nodded and Hermione unlocked the door and removed the soundproofing charm. They all left and bumped into Alyssia on their way back.
"Did you tell him?" Cho and Hermione asked.
"Yeah. Did you tell them?" Alyssia replied.
"Yes. What was his reaction?" Cho wondered.
"Well, they're really happy…when I left, they were hugging…" Alyssia answered.
"That's good…" Hermione said.
"What was their reaction?" Alyssia asked.
"Well, pretty much, average…anyway, we've devised a plan, so that at the final, we'll just go easy on her." Hermione answered.
"Oh great…she'll be glad to hear it…I'll go tell her! Oh look there she is now! And Draco too!" Alyssia exclaimed, rushing over.
Tom had his arm protectively around Whitney's shoulder. Draco was grinning, happy for the couple.
"Congratulations!" Alexa, Akira, Hermione, Alyssia, Cho, Draco, Harry, Liam, and Ron chorused.
"Thank you." Whitney and Tom replied cheerfully.
"Well, we still haven't told Tai yet…" Akira said.
"Tell me what, exactly?" Tai's voice sounded behind Cho.
"Oh uh…that Whitney is expecting…" Alyssia replied.
"Expecting what?" Tai asked.
"Expecting." Alyssia repeated with more annunciation.
"Expecting what?!" Tai asked, thoroughly annoyed.
"A child! Duh!" Akira, Alyssia, Cho, and Hermione replied.
"Oh! Well…we'll just make sure you don't overwork yourself, we'll sign up a back up keeper if you get too tired…" Tai said.
Cho rolled her eyes.
"God, you're so stupid…" She muttered.
"I heard that!" Tai snapped.
"It took you this long to figure out what we were talking about!"
"Well, I'm a little slow right now, ok? I've been practicing with my team, and I was just coming in to get some pumpkin juice from the kitchens…So yeah, I guess I left my brain out on the Quidditch pitch…"
"Brothers…" Cho whispered haughtily, walking off to lean against the wall.
"Sisters…" Tai muttered vehemently, also walking off to lean against the wall opposite of his sister.
"Do they do this all the time?" Ron asked.
"Mostly…they're always fighting about the stupidest little things…" Akira answered.
"We still have to tell the team…and Professor Snape…and Dumbledore…" Tom said.
"I shudder to think about when we will have to tell Dumbledore…although, he knows everything…he probably already knows…" Whitney replied.
"He doesn't…" Tai said.
"Well…I guess not…who should we tell first? The team, Dumbledore, or Professor Snape?" Whitney wondered.
"I'll take the liberty of telling Dumbledore at dinner tonight. And Severus if you'd like." Tai said.
"You're a lifesaver!" Whitney exclaimed, hugging Tai.
Tai was taken aback by her gesture of thanks, but merely chuckled and patted her head. Whitney released him and Tai checked his watch.
"Damn. Too late to get pumpkin juice now…I might as well tell the team to call it a night, since it's ten till dinner time…" He said, dashing off.
"Well…at least we only need to tell the team…we'll tell them after dinner in the common room." Tom said.
"Agreed." Draco, Whitney, and Alyssia said.
The four Slytherins walked away.
"Maybe we should go to dinner too?" Cho suggested.
"Yeah." Harry answered.
The Gryffindors silently walked down the hall to the Great Hall…
Dinner was just as normal as any day of the year. Dumbledore had some announcements to make, and he had stood up to make them.
"I'd like the school to welcome the London Lynxes, our home Quidditch team, captained by your flying instructor, Tai Chang …now, on another note, OWLs will be taken after the Quidditch final. This year is nearly over…And for those of you turning seventeen this summer, you will be of legal age to use magic outside of the school. Don't abuse this privilege…now, let's eat…" He said, sitting down, the plates filling with food.
Tai and the rest of the team arrived and sat in extra chairs that were added to the staff table. He had crossed the table, past Snape, speaking to him for a second and taking a bowl of gravy. He went over to Dumbledore and also spoke to him a second, and took the plate of shrimp. Snape had unfolded a piece of folded parchment, and his cold, black eyes widened in shock. Dumbledore had also unfolded a piece of parchment and was reading it. His sparkling blue eyes narrowed in a cross between disappointment and worry. Snape was on his feet and strode over to Tai.
"What is the meaning of this?!" He roared, seizing the front of Tai's robes, spit flying into his face.
"It's the truth!" Tai shouted.
"I don't believe it! You've been pulling tricks since you arrived here! Don't lie to me! What is the meaning of it?!!" He demanded.
"IT'S THE TRUTH! AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT, THEN SO BE IT!" Tai roared angrily.
Snape took out his wand and was pointing it at Tai. Cho and Akira knew enough was enough. They both stood up and ran to their brother's aid.
"Get back to your seats, Changs!" Snape spat at them.
"No. I'm staying right here. Please lower your wand, Professor. Or else you might force me to do something rash." Cho said, calmly.
"Are you threatening me, Miss Chang?!" Snape asked.
"Maybe." Cho answered.
Snape turned his wand on Cho. Tai, now being released took out his wand and pointed it at Snape's head.
"Put down your wand." He ordered.
"Mr. Chang, you're eighteen years old. I know more magic than you have ever learned!" Snape retorted, jabbing his wand into Cho's chest.
"Severus. That is enough. I cannot let you bring harm upon my students or other professors. And I too, received a note from Mr. Chang about this disturbing revelation…I am greatly disappointed, but other than that happy for the two of them…" Dumbledore said, standing up from his chair, his eyes twinkling.
"Right…sorry Headmaster…" He lowered his wand shoved Cho and Akira away. "Back to your seats."
"Actually, Cho needs to stay, Akira, you may go back to your house table…Mr. and Mrs. Felton, please come here…and all those who were notified of this incident." Dumbledore said.
Alyssia, Hermione, Tom, and Whitney stood up and walked towards the headmaster as Akira made her way to sit down.
"Looks like Tai's told Snape and Dumbledore the 'big secret'" Akira said, once she sat down next to Liam.
"Minerva, kindly watch the students until I return…now, you five come with me and Professor Snape…" Dumbledore instructed.
Whitney was shaking, and Tom put a comforting arm around her. Hermione, Alyssia, Cho, and Snape followed Dumbledore to his office. They approached the stone gargoyle and Dumbledore said the password, and they all stepped onto the moving staircase and into his office. He took a seat in his chair behind his desk, and with a flick of his wand, he conjured six chintz armchairs.
"Please, sit down, all of you." Dumbledore said calmly.
Everyone sat except Snape.
"Severus, I have a vacant seat for you. Do you wish to sit in it?" Dumbledore asked.
"No. I'd rather stand headmaster." Snape answered, tight-lipped.
He suddenly winced and clapped his right hand to his left forearm. Luckily no one seemed to notice. Dumbledore flicked his wand again, and the sixth chair disappeared.
"Very well…now, Mr. Chang dropped a note on my dinner plate this evening, and Professor Snape received one as well…I was quite disappointed when I read it…I'm sure you five all know why you're here…" Dumbledore said.
"Yes…" The five students chorused.
"Mrs. Felton, perhaps I could get you some tea? You seem quite shaken…but I will say this, none of you are in trouble or in danger of being expelled. Now I must fetch something from a back room…it will only be a minute or so…" Dumbledore said, getting up from his seat and walking to a door that appeared instantly in a wall.
A nerve by Snape's mouth twitched and then he was right in front of Whitney and he put a soundproofing charm on the door that Dumbledore had just gone through.
"You stupid girl! I am furious with you! One of my own students! You don't know how close I am to sending you home this instant! I would have never expected this from you Mrs. Felton!" He roared, spit flying into her face.
"I'm sorry, sir…" Whitney whispered.
"Sorry?! Sorry won't do anything, Mrs. Felton! You're a disgrace to me and Slytherin house! You! Only just a silly little girl! You just had to get so carried away on your honeymoon!!!"
"Professor!" Tom exclaimed, open-mouthed in shock that his own head of house would say such a thing.
"Mr. Felton! Don't you get involved! Oh wait, you're the reason this has happened! I'll bet you talked her into it all! I'll bet you drugged her or some sort of thing like that!"
"That's not true!" Whitney shouted.
She was on her feet and she was furious.
"Oh is it? Maybe he made sure you wouldn't remember, also…"
"We did what we did that night, because we love each other so much, so deeply, and purely, but yes, it did get carried away. But at least he had the decency to ask if I was ready to go to such a big step as that!" Whitney screamed.
"Whitney! Don't shout, or get angry…you'll lose the baby!" Alyssia whispered.
"Asked? I don't believe it…probably forced more like…"
"Well I'll be that you've never fallen in love!" Whitney shouted.
"Probably because you're too ugly to even find a girl!" Alyssia conveniently added.
Professor Snape suddenly slapped Alyssia across the face.
"Professor! This is absurd! You never act like this!" Hermione said.
"Shut up, Granger!" Snape barked.
Hermione fell silent. Cho felt her face growing hot.
"Professor Snape! You have crossed the line! That is it!" Cho shrieked.
"Miss Chang! You are nothing but a sixth year! I am a fully grown wizard I know more-" Snape began.
"More magic than I will ever know, I know! God! You're so annoying! Shut up! And you're so wicked and cruel!" Cho snapped.
Snape was quietly seething. Cho glanced at his eyes. They weren't black…pale blue…a shape-shifter. It was an impostor. The real Snape was somewhere else. But where?
'Wait a minute…it's still Snape, but he's being controlled…something more powerful than the Imperious Curse…' Cho thought.
She saw the dark disease, and her amulet glowing with light.
'Only one thing to do…' She concluded in her mind.
The light transferred through her amulet to her hand. She outstretched it towards Snape.
"Darkness within, be gone and may rest Severus Snape's soul! Light, fill the darkness with your fury!" She cried.
The light shot into Snape and he keeled over, being knocked out. His eyes flickered and shut, then were once again, black and cold. Dumbledore was standing in a corner, clapping.
"Well done, Miss Chang…twenty points to Gryffindor…Miss Rosiak, are you alright? And Mr. and Mrs. Felton how are you doing? Miss Granger?" He asked.
"I'm fine." Alyssia replied.
"We're good." Tom and Whitney replied.
"Miss Chang…do you realize that a similar event occurred when Rowena Ravenclaw was here at the school?" Dumbledore asked mildly.
"No." Cho replied.
"That moment, you looked just like her. Her great power…anyway, here is your tea, Mrs. Felton. I apologize for taking so long…I had to search for that spare bottle of my relaxation of the mind potion…and a summoning charm would have been no use, since everything in that back room moves around at least twice a second…I put some of the potion in your tea…it should help you sleep tonight…but I must also remind you of the great responsibility being a mother is. I just hope that when the child is born, you will be ready for that burden…Now you all may go…and Mrs. Felton, don't overwork yourself or do other such things…such as getting angry, or scared." Dumbledore said, dismissing them.
They all left and when Cho turned around she saw the headmaster reviving Snape. Harry was waiting outside.
"Dinner's been over for an hour. Ron, Draco, and I all got worried and wondered what was taking so long…" Harry said.
"Well…it was an interesting visit…never have Snape alone in a room with you…" Alyssia joked.
Hermione practically flew into Ron's arms.
"Oh it was terrifying! Professor Snape went mad! He hurt Alyssia! And insulted Whitney and Tom!" She cried.
"He was being controlled. By something more powerful than the Imperious Curse. A shape-shifter. Didn't you notice that his eyes were pale blue, like a shape-shifters? And after I hit him with the light, then he became normal." Cho said quietly.
"Then we're never leaving you alone again!" Ron, Harry, and Draco said together.
They put a protective arm around their girls and they walked their separate ways.
"See you in Care of Magical Creatures and Potions tomorrow!" Draco, Alyssia, Tom, and Whitney called as the walked off to the dungeon.
"See you!" Cho, Harry, Ron, and Hermione replied, on their way to the seventh floor.
They reached Gryffindor Tower and they went up the staircase to the sixth year dormitories. They said their good nights, Ron and Hermione kissed goodnight, Harry and Cho stayed in each other's arms for a little while, then they kissed goodnight also. Both went their separate ways, and put on their pajamas and crawled into bed, falling asleep.
The very next morning, their first lesson was Charms. They were still working on Disillusionment Charms. They hadn't quite mastered them yet, but they were getting better at it. They were practicing on mice and Hermione, Cho, Harry, and Ron managed to make little parts of the mouse they were practicing on camouflage with the table. For that they received five points each. The lesson ended and they rushed off to Potions. Professor Snape was acting more cruel than usual. He was most particularly meaner to Tom and Whitney. He even docked off ten points from his own house! Only because Whitney's poison wasn't thick enough. He docked another ten off of Tom because his poison was "half a shade too light" even though it was perfectly fine. When the lesson ended Tom stormed out of the dungeon angrily, with Whitney at his heels. She quickly got tired, and had to be helped to walk out to the grounds for Care of Magical Creatures, their last lesson.
"It's not fair. Snape is being an ass just because Whitney is having a baby." Tom grumbled.
"Yeah…it sucks doesn't it?" Draco said.
"I agree…it isn't fair and he shouldn't treat us like we're an abomination to the whole world!" Whitney added.
The lesson began, and they were going to learn about werewolves, and their features and their attitudes when in beast form. They already successfully learned about the shape-shifters, and were to take an exam on them next week. Professor Lupin was in Sirius's place today. He looked thinner, his face seemed older, and his hair had more gray in it now.
"Listen here, now, if yeh didn' know, Professor Lupin is a werewolf. O' course, tha' secret go' leaked out in third year, so anyway, I know in yeh third year yeh read 'bout werewolves and even did papers on 'em. Now, Remus has agreed to be here and he don' mind if yeh ask questions. Now, let's get started…Professor, if yeh don' mind…" Hagrid said, extending his hand towards Lupin, showing that it was his turn to speak.
"Now I know you know the five ways to identify a werewolf from a true wolf. But what you do not know, is the bite. You can only tell that you were bitten by a werewolf if the teeth marks are in an arc shape. A regular wolf bite would look similar to a vampire bite…" He said.
The class took notes, and had an interesting class. They left the grounds and went into the Great Hall for dinner. They took their seats and the plates filled with food and they ate a pleasant meal, even Whitney and Alyssia would stop by to gossip. Dinner ended, and they went up to their common rooms and found Cianna by the fire reading a book. She had her legs propped up on a small table and she was humming.
"Hi Cianna." Cho said brightly.
"Oh hello…good dinner it was…I left early…I couldn't eat dessert…or else I might've burst!" Cianna replied.
"I know I haven't talked to you much, but we've all been busy…"
"It's alright, I understand…"
Then Cho glanced around the room.
"Where's Aki and Liam?" She wondered.
"I don't know…but she isn't in her dormitory…I was just up there to get my book, and I was passing by the fifth year girls dormitory, but she wasn't in there, or else I would've heard her blasting her music…" Cianna answered.
"Where would those two love birds be? Of course…how come I didn't think of it before?!" Cho thought aloud.
"So where are they?" Ron asked.
Cho ran up the stairs, and they all followed, even Cianna put her book down. Cho had her ear pressed next to the fifth year boys dormitory. The door was locked, but in a tiny whisper,
"Alohomora!"
The door unlocked with a click. Cho silently turned the knob and pushed the door open, everyone crowded into the doorway and they saw Liam and Akira snogging.
"Just friends, eh Liam?" Ron asked.
Akira gasped, and both broke away and Ron was laughing his head off. Liam and Akira were blushing scarlet and Cho couldn't help but giggle for a second.
"Well, Liam…I have only one thing to say…treat her like a princess, or else she might break your legs. And I just might help…" Cho said, after she stopped laughing.
The days flew by and it was the day of the Quidditch final…
"Come on, get up, we have a match to win today!" Harry yelled at Ron trying to wake him up.
"Just a couple more minutes Harry…" Ron said groggily.
"No come on, you do want to beat Slytherin now don't you?!" Harry exclaimed.
"No. But, I'll get up, ok." Ron replied.
They got dressed and woke up Liam. Then the guys met Akira, Cho, Hermione, and Alexa in the common room. The team entered the Great Hall for breakfast with almost the entire school cheering them on. They walked by the Slytherin table and most of them sneered at them, accept for Whitney and Alyssia.
"Good luck today guys and girls!" Whitney said cheerfully.
"Thanks Whitney." Harry replied.
Everyone ate in silence and then after they all ate what the could, Harry gave the signal and they got up and left for the Quidditch pitch. As they left they got more applause than when they entered. They changed into their robes as quickly and quietly as possibly. Right before the match was to begin Harry stood up and made a short speech.
"Now this is what we have been waiting for, I know we can win this for the third year running if we just give it all we got. Remember, Slytherin plays dirty, but from what I heard they toned it down since Malfoy and Felton got married. Keep off of Whitney as much as you can. Alexa and Mez keep those bludgers away from her. Alright, but everyone else is free game! Now let's go out and win this thing!!" Harry finally shouted.
The energy was so high in that locker room you would think it would explode! You could tell this would be an awesome game.
The Gryffindor team walked out onto the field, and the Slytherins do too. Tom was talking to Whitney.
"You're sure you're going to be ok?" He asked.
"Yes. I'll be fine. Don't worry." Whitney assured him.
Madam Hooch and Tai waited for the two teams in the center of the field.
"Alright, this is the final match of the year. Whoever wins this, gets the cup. Everyone, go easy on Mrs. Felton…we don't want her to overexert herself…now, I want a clean game. No knocking everyone off their brooms this time. Last time our hospital wing was fuller than it has ever been for a Quidditch game…and no direct assaults on the Slytherin keeper, we can't have her get hurt…now, Potter, Malfoy, shake hands…" Madam Hooch finally finished.
Harry and Draco shook hands and mumbled "Good luck," under their breath.
"Ready? Mount your brooms, and kick off in 3…2…1…GO!" Madam Hooch said as Tai opened the crate.
"The bludgers are up, followed by the snitch. There goes the quaffle…and the players take their positions on the field, Gryffindor has possession of the quaffle. Cho Chang speeds to the Slytherin goal posts…" Lee announced.
"Go easy on her!!!" Alyssia, Harry, Tom, Draco, Hermione, and Akira yelled.
"I know!" Cho shouted back.
She aimed for the hoop on the right. Whitney saved it.
"Good try! I know you can get it past me! And you honestly don't have to throw so easy…throw a little harder…it honestly won't hurt me, now will it?" Whitney said, as she tossed it to Tom.
"Will do!" Cho said, flying away.
Tom took a shot at the middle hoop but Ron saved it and passed to Akira.
"One attempt to score on each goal. Each keeper saves. Akira Chang now has possession of the quaffle, takes a shot, and SCORE!!! 10-0! Alyssia Rosiak now has the quaffle, throws it and…it's in…10-10…tie…wow…this game is already neck and neck and it just started!!!"
Hermione had the quaffle and she tried to score, but Whitney saved it.
Whitney's skills had improved and at least twenty minutes had gone by, and the score was 40-100, Slytherin in the lead. The snitch still hadn't appeared, but while Draco and Harry were searching for it, they talked a bit, before going separate ways whenever they saw something that looked like a glint of gold streak by. The Gryffindor supporters felt discouraged, but the Slytherin supporters were cheering and singing…Tom and Alyssia scored two goals, making the score 40-140. Cho tried to score, but Whitney saved it. Alyssia scored again, and Tom intercepted a pass that Ron was making to Hermione, and he scored too. Even now, the snitch was no where in sight…Alyssia and Tom scored a goal each, making the score 40-180. Half of the Gryffindor stands weren't watching anymore…Then twenty feet below him, Harry saw the snitch at last. He bolted after it. This was going to be the only way they could win. He was their only hope.
"Harry Potter has seen the snitch!" Lee roared, making the Gryffindors turn around.
The snitch was flying lower and lower to the ground. He was ten feet from the ground, and the snitch was about five inches too far from his fingertips. He pulled himself up toward the broom handle and was still too far away to reach it. He was now only holding onto his broom with his knees. He stretched his arm as far as he could, and his fingertips collided painfully with the cold metal. He leaned forward, caught the snitch, but fell off his broom in the process and landed on his back in the grass. The Gryffindor stands roared. It was a close win…but they won…Gryffindor won the cup!