Ch.7
Disclamer: I don't own any Harry Potter people or places that J. right but I do own my Oc's
The next few days, the quidditch team tryout came and went. I became a reserve Chaser. On Friday, in charms with Ravenclaw, I was sitting in between Rae and Julia. Ron's wand was still not working right. It hit little old Professor Flitwick in between the eyes, creating a large green boil where it hit. I was grateful it was Friday. Which meant tomorrow was the weekend, which meant no school. I could sleep late or go see Hagrid. I then remembered I had Quidditch practice in the morning. I woke up several hours before I would have liked too, but…. "No pain no gain," I told myself. I was pulling on jeans, a black hoodie and my black all stars and I headed down the stairs to find the twins half asleep. "Moring guys." I said sleepily. "Morning Sammy." Fred said.
We all headed down to the pitch and headed into the locker room and changed into our quidditch robes and waited for Harry to come in. I felt asleep on Fred's shoulder.
"Sammy, wake up, Harry's here." George said shaking my shoulder.
I was still half asleep as Wood showed us examples of the new tactics. I fell asleep on George as George fell asleep.
"So this year, we train harder than ever before …. Okay, let's go and put our new theories into practice!" Wood shouted grabbing his broom and headed out to the pitch, followed by the rest of us.
As we headed out of the changing room the sun was out and up. Ron, Hermione, and Julia were sitting in the stands.
"Aren't you two done yet?" Ron called down.
I mounted my new Comet 260 and shot up flying towards Fred and George. Harry followed after calling to Ron. We were flying like crazy madman with Harry chasing after us.
"Come on, Sammy you're a chaser now, you need to go faster!" Wood called.
"What's that funny clicking noise?" Fred asked.
As we turned the corner of the pitch Colin was sitting and taking photo after photo. I took off flying following Alicia, Angelina, and Katie.
"Sam, watch this!" Katie said. As they launched into the new moves.
"All right that so cool" I said back. I turn back to see Harry, the twins, and Wood were on the ground with the Slytherin team.
We went flying down to the ground and landed, there were no girls on the team this year. "I booked the pitch!" Wood yelled. "I booked it"
"Ah," Flint said "But I've got a specially signed note here from Professor Snape.
"I, Professor S. Snape give the Slytherin team permission today, Saturday to be on the quidditch field knowing they need to train their new seeker."
"You've got a new seeker?" Wood asked. "Where?" From behind the six figures came Draco Malfoy.
"Aren't you Lucius Malfoy's son?" Fred asked.
"Funny you should mention Draco's Father," Flint said as the whole team smiled "Let me show you the generous gift he's made to the Slytherin team" They all held out their brooms. I knew that they where nimbus two thousand and one's
"Latest model, only came out last month," Malfoy was smirking.
"Oh, look," Flint said "A field invasion." Hermione, Julia, and Ron were crossing the field what was happening.
"What's happening?" Ron asked "Why aren't you playing? And what's he doing here?"
"I'm the new Seeker Weasley," Malfoy said back smoothly. "Everyone's just been admiring the brooms my Father's bought our team!"
Ron gasped out at the brooms.
"Good aren't they?" Malfoy said smoothly. "But perhaps, the Gryffindor team will be able to raise some gold and get new brooms, too. You could raffle off those clean sweep fives; I expect a museum would bid for them."
The Slytherin team went wild with laughter.
"At least no one on the Gryffindor team, has to buy their way in," Hermione said. "They got in on pure talent"
"No one asked your opinion, you filthy little Mudblood," Draco growled.
Katie slammed her hands over my ears as the twins went flying at him. Flint dove in front of Malfoy.
"How dare you!" Alicia Shrieked, Ron pulled out his wand
"You'll pay for that one Malfoy!" Ron yelled pointing his wand at Malfoy's face through Flint arm. A long bang and flash of green light shot out and hit Ron and he went flying back onto the floor.
"Ron! Ron! Are you all right?" Hermione called. Ron didn't say a thing but made loud belch and several slugs came out of his mouth. The Slytherin team was on the ground laughing so hard there were tears in their eyes.
"We better get him to Hagrid it's closer" Harry said as we gathered around him and Katie took her hands off my ears. Colin came down.
"Oo, Oh," He said "Can you hold him still Harry?"
"Get out of the way Colin!" Harry said angrily. Harry and Hermione supported Ron as Julia, and I ran ahead to tell Hagrid.
As we got to his home I quickly knocked on the door and Gilderoy Lockhart opened the door.
"Oh, hello there Girls." he said flashing his bright smile.
"Oh hello Professor." Julia said blushing a little. Fang came out and tackled me down.
"Hey, boy." I said pushing myself up and petting him.
"Well I must be off," Professor Lockhart said. "Well goodbye!"
"Hagrid!" I called.
"I'm in here Girls!" He called back. "And close that door" We did as he asked. "How bin your summer?" He asked.
"It was fine," We said. "Harry's coming with Hermione and Ron." Then they were knocking on the door.
"It better not be Lockhart" He growled out as he went to open the door to see Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Harry quickly told Hagrid what had happened while pushing Ron into a chair. "Better out, than in," Hagrid said pushing a large basin in front of him. "Get'em all up, Ron."
"I don't think there's anything to do here, then except wait for it to stop" Hermione said watching Ron. "That's a difficult curse to work at the best times, but with a broken wand." Hagrid was making tea and Fang was laying his head on my leg and drooling.
"What's was it Lockhart wanted with you, Hagrid?" Harry asked.
"Givin' me advice on gettin' Kelpies out of a well," He growled "Like I don' know. He was a bangin' on about some banshee he banished. If one word of it was true, I'll eat my kettle." Hagrid normally didn't criticize a Hogwarts' teacher.
"I think you're being a bit unfair Professor Dumbledore obviously thought he was the best man for the job." Hermione said.
"He was the only man for the job," Hagrid said offering us a plate of treacle fudge, while Ron kept coughing up slugs in his basin. "An' I mean the only one. Gettin' very difficult ter find anyone fer the dark arts job. People aren't too keen ter take it on, see. They're startin' ter think it's jinxed. No one's lasted long fer a while now. So tell me," Hagrid said, jerking his thumb up at Ron."Who was he tryin' ter curse?"
"Malfoy called Hermione something- it must have been really bad, because everyone went crazy." Ron said looking up pale and sweaty.
"It was bad," I said. "Malfoy called her a 'Mudblood,' Hagrid-" Ron disappeared under the table and was throwing up more slugs. Hagrid had a look of pure hate.
"He didn'!" He growled out at Hermione.
"He did," She said. "But I don't know what it means. I could tell it was really rude, of course"
"It's the most insulting thing he could think of!" I yelled making Fang jump up. "Sorry Fang."
"Mudblood's a really foul name for someone who is muggle born you know non- magic parents. There are some wizards like Malfoy's family who think they are better than everyone else because they're what people called pure blood," Ron said as he threw up another slug. "The rest of us know, it doesn't make any different at all. Look that Sam she's a pureblood and is horrible at potions."
I stuck out my tongue out at him.
"An' they haven't invented a spell that our Hermione can' do," Hagrid said proudly making Hermione turn a shade of bright red.
"It's not right to call someone that." Julia said eating a piece of fudge.
"Dirty blood, see. Common blood. It's ridiculous that most wizards these days are half-blood, anyway. If we hadn't married Muggles we'd've died out apart from Sam's and Malfoy family." Ron said before he disappeared back into the basin.
"Well, I don' blame yeh fer tryin' ter curse him, Ron," Hagrid said "Bu' maybe it was good thing yer wand backfired. 'Spect Lucius Malfoy would've come marchin' up ter school if yeh'd cursed his son. Least yer not in trouble"
"I'm sorry Hagrid but I need to headed back up to the castle now," Julia said. "Come on Sam."
"See you Hagrid, and Fang," I said getting up and following Julia out.
"What was that for?"
"Did you forget you have to help me with history of magic homework." Julia said back.
"Yea right, but you are one of the best student's in that class." I said back.
"Ok between you and me, I have a crush on a third year Ravenclaw." Julia said blushing.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"His name is Kenny Eyre" Julia said.
"Aw, Julia has a crushed, Julia has a crushed" I sang as we entered the great hall.
"You are not allowed to tell anyone" Julia said.
"I won't, I promise." I said back. Right then Kenny Eyre went by with Will. Kenny had short black hair and gray eyes he was tall and thin wearing his uniform with a few silver rings on his fingers. Will had allowed his hair to grow out and his uniform was clean with a prefect badge. "Hey Will…" I started but Julia put her hand right over my mouth.
As they headed up to their common room and after they were out of ear shot Julia pulled her hand off my mouth. "What was that for?" I asked.
"You promised you wouldn't say a thing." She growled at me.
"I wasn't going to say a thing at all." I said back.
"Over your…" She said as we headed up to the common room.
"Password?" The pink lady asked.
"Wattlebird." I said back and she nodded her head and the door opened.
We headed in and went up to the dormitory. I quickly change back into my earlier outfit. "So why do you like him?" I asked.
"I just like him." Julia said. "
All right, all right I'll stop picking on you," I said back.
"Let's head down to dinner."
"Ok let's head down but do not say a thing." Julia said quietly.
"I promise," I said back. We headed down to the great hall to find Harry and Ron in a bad mood. "What wrong with you two?" I asked.
"Got our detentions tonight." Harry said.
"I'm polishing the sliver in the trophy room with Filch." Ron said.
"I have to help Professor Lockhart with his fan letters." Harry said.
"Well, you both got what you deserve." Hermione said.
"Whatever you say Hermione," I said going back to my food. I finished quickly "Good luck guys, mostly you Harry. I'm heading up," I headed up but Ryan had another idea. "Hey, Ryan stop following me or else." I growled at him.
"Oh, my Samantha stop playing so hard to get I know you love me." Ryan said back.
"Ryan I don't love you and I never will!" I yelled back.
"Hey, Sam" I heard my name and turned to see Dustin coming to my rescue. Dustin was wearing jeans with a black t-shirt with a gray all stars. "Thank god," I whispered "Hey, Dustin." "Hey, Rees buzz off, she's my girl not yours," Ryan said coming over and pushing us apart.
"Hey, Sam do you need help with your charms?" Dustin asked.
"Yea, thanks Dustin," I said walking off with Dustin towards Gryffindor tower. "Thank you Dustin."
"No Problem Sam," Dustin said. "I could tell you needed to get away from Adam."
We continued till we got to the pink lady and the door.
"Password?" The pink lady asked.
"Wattlebird." Dustin said.
The door swung open and we climbed in to where the twins were waiting for us with arms crossed.
"What guys?" I asked.
"We need to talk to Dustin, now Sam." Fred said.
"Guys stop it." I said blushing a cherry red.
"It's all right Sam," Dustin said "I'll be back in one piece and breathing."
"Fred, George please don't do this." I said giving them the sad puppy dog look.
"Sorry Sammy, but we need to talk to Dustin now," George said pulling me away from Dustin and dragging me towards Katie, Angelina, and Alicia. "Girls watched her for a few minutes." "Yea sure, George" Angelina said getting a hold of me.
"Angelina! Let me go! They are going to kill Dustin!" I yelled.
"Sorry, but you're not going anywhere." Katie said pulling me down harder on the couch.
"Alicia, please get them to let me go." I pleaded.
"Sorry Sammy, but Fred and George are right. We have the matches to win. Don't let Oliver see this or he'll kill you." Alicia said as she patted my head.
Tell me what you think but be nice about.