chapter 12
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here it is, with all my love to you:)
Bloody. Hell. Day to present the NEWTs. I was so nervous I cut my food as fast and furious as I could. If Georgiana hadn´t stopped my hand I would´ve cut the plate by half. I had been studying hard for the last couple of months and organizing my schedules so that I could also have Quidditch practice with my team but, what if I still failed?
I felt confident in some subjects, others not so much. The next few weeks were relatively much more relaxed. I didn´t have to study most hours of the day anymore but the finals for the Quidditch House Cup were coming up. It was my final year and I really wanted to win since it was my last year. We made it to the final match! My beaters David and Peter would often complain about the early morning 2 hour practices but I didn´t care. I didn´t kiss Neville again, in fact, I barely spoke to him. He said hey to me in the halls and sometimes we would arrive to class at the same time. He would open the door for me and say "ladies first". I couldn´t believe it. I was being a bipolar bitch and he was still a gentleman to me.
Anyway, my NEWTs results came and they weren´t bad at all. E for Herbology (and NOT because I seduced the teacher), O in Charms and Potions which were the subjects I cared most about, P in Astronomy and Divination (useless if you ask me),A in Arithmacy, and E in everything else. Great. I can now become a Healer.
I smirked and walked past Jessica Murphy and her group or girly bimbos who should´ve been better sorted into Hufflepuff, when something she was saying (well shouting actually) caught my attention.
"OH MY GOD! I JUST CAN´T BELIEVE HARRY POTTER IS COMING TO HOGWARTS!"
Harry Potter coming back to Hogwarts? Why? I didn´t want her to think her conversation was interesting so I walked away without glancing back. I arrived to the Great Hall and noticed everyone was in groups gossiping about something. What the hell was going on? I caught only a few words from the Ravenclaws like Quidditch , match, weekend, Harry Potter, best seeker. Could it be? I sat next to my friends and asked : "So what´s all this fuss about?"
"Haven´t you heard?"- asked Georgiana shocked putting her copy of the Daily Prophet down.
"Captain, this is huge!"- exclaimed David.´-" Harry Potter was invited to the final match for the House Cup this year!"
"But it´s against Ravenclaw not Gryffindor!"
"So?"
"Oh."
That made me nervous. Obviously I was excited to see someone so famous in person but, he also happened to be Hogwarts ´best goddamn seeker! I remembered seeing him playing during my first grade!
"I think Longbottom was the one to invite him."- said Peter and the 4 of them laughed at my face.
No, no, no and no. he wouldn´t do that to me. I knew they were friends but, why to the final Quidditch match this year Neville? Why? I prepared my now perfectly controlled laid-back voice and said taking a chocolate out of my bag:
"Well, in that case it´s great that we´ve been practicing so much isn´t it?"- I said smiling at the boys.
I glanced at the teacher´s table and Neville was sitting there talking to Luna. He spotted me and I took a bite of my chocolate, and looked directly into his eyes. He smiled, frowned a little, and turned back to her.
It was the day of the match. I was going hysterical at the changing rooms. I hadn´t seen Harry Potter yet but it started in 10 minutes and I supposed he was already sitting next to the teachers.
I took a deep breath.
"Alright people, this is our last Quidditch game of the year. And for some of us, the last game at Hogwarts. Remember all the great times we´ve had and just go out there and play your best. Enjoy every single moment of this match. It was an honour being your captain this last 3 years and I want you to know that you guys, are an amazing team."
By the end of my speech I felt my eyes spatkling at the feeling. I couldn´t believe it. Peter and David looked the same and were the first ones to start clapping and the rest of the team followed.
"Now let´s go!"
We all placed our hands in the centre and shouted as loud as we could:
"5! 4! 3! 2! 1! SLYYTHERIINN!"
And we hopped on our brooms and flew out to the majestic field and the cheering crowd for the last time.
Neville POV
After Harry finished greeting all of his former professors he sat between Luna and me.
"So thank you for inviting me Neville, I kind of missed Hogwarts and Quidditch."
"Anytime."- I smiled.
"So where´s your girl?"
"In the changing rooms preparing the team."- answered Luna.
"She plays?"
"Yep. She´s the captain."- I nodded.
"Nice! You should´ve invited Flint instead then."- he said chucking.
"I wanted to actually, but I didn´t have his address so I said: hey! Let´s invite Harry Potter so the students think I´m cool!" – I joked back and he laughed along with Luna.
All the students were glancing, pointing at him and saying things between them. Some fan girls even screamed his name.
"God Neville! I´m sorry, I didn´t want to steal the show from the players!"
"It´s ok mate. When the commotion stops and the game starts they will all be focused on them. "
"Excellent. So which position does she play?"
"Seeker."
"That´s great. Definitely my long lost sister."- he said looking into the horizon.
"Could you please stop saying that?"- I glared.
When Luna stopped giggling she said: "yeah except for the fact that she is practically the star of the choir. You don´t sing Harry."
"Definitely not. You should´ve heard him in the shower after a won match back in our school days."- I laughed and Harry looked at me embarrassed.
Then the moment came and the Ravenclaw team was the first to come out and be announced. Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs cheered along with them. Luna was clapping loudly. Then the Slytherins, who guided by Kate ran a lap around the hoops, formed a triangle, and went through them. Man, she thought of everything. Only the Slytherins were cheering, which believe it or not, I found quite sad. I set the example and clapped for them as she shook hands with her rival captain. I knew they had been training hard too. Harry and Luna followed.
5th year Gryffindor Jonathan Mason started commenting the match almost with the same enthusiasm as Lee Jordan.
"The Quaffle is released. Let the game begin! Captain Christopher Jones from Ravenclaw catches de Quaffle, Nicholas Smith the Slytherin keeper misses it. 10 points to Ravenclaw! Charlie Harris , Slytherin chaser has the Quaffle now and almost gets beaten by the Budger but Peter Hall bats it away, Harris keeps running with Jones and chaser Jane Cooper behind him, throws it but Ravenclaw keeper Roxanne Stevens blocks it and throws it to Cooper..."
No sign of the snitch. Slytherins were sad and complaining. Kate looked so annoyed and she was swearing under her breath, I knew she couldn´t see me but I shot her an encouraging smile.
"And David Scott the Slytherin beater sends the Budger to Cooper, she drops the Quaffle which is caught by Jones who throws it and it goes though the hoops! 10 points to Ravenclaw! How is Captain Kate Green handling this?"- Kate shots him a death glare and he shuts up.
"You were right Neville, she is pretty. Although that´s probably one of the worst glares I´ve ever seen."- Harry said to me.
"Thanks. ...KAAATE!"- I screamed before I could stop myself.
"And said captain does an incredible manoeuvre and avoids that Budger that almost hit her! Jones has the Quaffle and throws it but Smith flies towards it and pushes it away with his hand. Jones catches it again and throws it to Cooper, but Slytherin chaser Michael Goldenberg catches it instead and throws it, Stevens misses it... 10 points to Slytherin!"
Kate cheered and started flying laps around the field shouting orders at her teammates and looking for the snitch.
"Finally at least the first 10 points."- I said clapping my hands.
"Erhm Neville, you´re sitting beside the Ravenclaw house head."- Luna whispered sweetly and Harry laughed.
"Since when do you cheer for Slytherin?"
They were both laughing and poking me with their elbows.
"Oh, shut up you two."- I said red with embarrassment.
Suddenly a hint of gold appeared in the middle of the field. She spotted it right before getting hit by a Budger and falling off her broom.
"NOOO!"- I screamed again wanting to cry, even Harry and Luna stood up a bit worried to see if she wasn´t dead. I was too scared to look.
The crowd exclaimed ohs and ouchs.
"That must´ve hurt."- continued Jonathan Mason. – "This gives the Ravenclaw seeker Thomas Hamilton the chance to go after it. Looks like we have a winner! ...Or wait! Captain Green struggles to get up and... Do I see fury in those green eyes? She mounts her broom again and goes after Hamilton! Looks like Slytherin could have some hope. The snitch is flying in all directions and both seekers are losing it. They are both now flying next to each other...Hamilton pushes her! She regains balance but is now on the other side of the field! Hamilton almost has it!"
Hamilton´s victory face disappeared when Kate lowered herself a bit and suddenly went up as fast as she could catching the snitch before he could even blink.
"Surprise! Captain Kate Green catches the snitch! SLYTHERIN WINNS!"
The field got so noisy with the cheering of the Slytherins, Ravenclaws looked disappointed whereas some Hufflepuffs and even some Gryffindors were cheering.
"Oh well."- said Luna clapping.
"Sorry Luna"- I said apologetically feeling so happy for Kate.
"That´s okay Neville. You know I´ve never been overenthusiastic about Quidditch. One house can´t win every year. Great strategy of Kate by the way."
Harry seemed very pleased.
"Nice seeker! She also looks like a cool leader in her team."
I just grinned. We went down with the rest of the students and teachers to congratulate them. Kate was receiving the cup from McGonagall and raised it up to the air while her team carried her. Some students even from Slytherin didn´t lose the chance of getting an autograph or a picture with Harry, which he nicely provided. Kate was now on the ground shaking people´s hands. I walked towards her grinning.
"Congratulations! Incredible way to win!"- I said awkwardly shaking her hand.
"Thank you Neville!"- she smiled back.
"ehrm, I would like to introduce you to my friend Harry Potter"- I said welcoming Harry.
"Kate, right?
"Nice to meet you Mr. Potter."
"Likewise. And please call me Harry. Your Herbology Professor has told me a lot about you."
I pretended to be chopping my head off with my hand signalling him to shut up. She turned to look at me with a wide grin on her face.
"Really! And what has he told you?"
Harry realized he just might have made a mistake and corrected himself.
"Yeah I mean, that you...sing, plants, sing to the plants and all, you know."
I slammed my head against the palm of my hand. She saw me and decided to drop it for my sake.
"You know? My parents are thinking of offering a formal wizarding brunch this summer. You two should come. You can bring dates or a friend."
She said with a huge smirk plastered on her face.
so how was that? the quiditch match, everything. any ideas? i will be featuring the brunch later:)
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