The Quest for the Snitch
"Harry, no matter what Dumbledore said, knock Malfoy off his broom and catch the Snitch before I kill him." Ron said angrily.
"Don't worry Ron, that stupid ferret will lie unconscious on the ground before Gryffindor has even scored." Harry smirked.
Hermione came through the portret hole and ran to the boys. When they both took a step back, she said: "Relax, you guys, I'm not angry any more. But I warn you, if you do that ever again, I'll curse you!"
Ron couldn't control himself any longer: "You still think what we've done is bad?!? That damn ferret tried to kill you just a few minutes ago!"
"Yeah, our trick was just a joke, 'Mione." Harry said.
"He didn't want to curse me, Ron, didn't you listen to Dumbledore?" Hermione asked.
"I don't care what Dumbledore said, even if that slimy Slytherin was under the Imperio Curse, he still was stupid enough to listen to his commander!" Ron shouted.
"You were that stupid too, Ron! Remember fourth year? Harry was the only one to disobey the curse." Hermione yelled back.
"So, this means you still stick up for ferret boy?" Ron sneered.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Hermione asked angrily.
"You know: dancing with him, saving him, meeting in the library with him,." Ron started to list the facts.
"I didn't choose those first two, Ron, and how do you know we met in the library?" Hermione asked angrily.
"I saw you coming out of the library and, one minute later, Malfoy too...So, now you're betraying me?!?" Ron shouted.
"What?!? How can I betray you? We aren't a couple, Ron, and we'll never be one!" Hermione screamed.
She looked around and saw the whole common room staring at them. "What are you looking at?" Hermione said angrily. She turned back to Ron, but he wasn't there anymore, he ran up the stairs to the boys dormittory and slammed the door shut.
She turned to Harry and said: "Harry, there's nothing going on between me and Malfoy. You believe me, don't you?"
The Boy-who-lived looked at her and said: "I don't know, 'Mione, you must admit that you and Malfoy have become very close the last two days." When he saw the confused look on her face, he said: "I mean, you didn't even complain about having detention together with him, you were angry at us for playing a joke on him and.I saw the look in your eyes when you danced with him."
Harry forced her to look in his green eyes and said: "Look, I don't like it that you get this close with Malfoy, but I can't and won't stop you from doing this. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a red haired boy to comfort."
He left Hermione behind, thinking things would never be what they used to be.
(That evening)
Hundreds of people around the Quidditch field were cheering, looking at.nothing. There was such a thick mist that they almost couldn't see were the Quidditch players were.
"Welcome to tonight's Quidditch Match!" Lee Jordan shouted, "It's Gryffindor versus Slytherin!"
Both teams faced each other, ready to take off. Harry, captain of the Gryffindor team, and Malfoy, captain of the Slytherin team, walked towards each other and just nodded, not wanting to risk that they broke each other's hand.
Madame Hooch came towards the captains and said: "Remember, I want this to be a clean game!"
When she was gone, you could almost feel the hate between the teams.
"Remember Weasley, you have to hit the Bludger and NOT Potter's scarhead." Malfoy smirked.
Harry could just prevent that Ron threw his bat to Malfoy's head.
"Calm down, Ron," Harry said, "You'll have enough chances to knock him down during the game."
Lee Jordan peered through the mist and shouted: "I think the Quaffle's released and the game begins!"
Fourteen players shot in the air, trying to see who was in possesion of the Quaffle and worse, where the bludgers were. "Slytherin has the Quaffle, oh wait, no, Gryffindor.but which one of them?" Lee Jordan shouted confused. "Yes, Gryffindor scored! Ten points for Gryffindor!"
(At the same time in the library)
Hermione was reading 'Hogwarts, A History' for the 73rd time. She sat in a cosy couch near the fireplace in the library. She didn't much like the idea of going to the Quidditch Match. She had several reasons for that: she needed time to think, she didn't want to see how Harry and Malfoy would try to destroy each other and it was bad weather anyway.
So much had happened today : the meeting with Malfoy, the duel and now all Gryffindors thought she had a crush on Malfoy. Hermione snorted, she definitely did NOT.did she? There were those voices again: How can you even think of that? The boy almost killed you!" the voice said.
"He was under an Imperio Curse!" the other voice defended Malfoy.
"He hates you!" the first one shouted.
"He needs you!" the second one yelled.
"Shut up!" Hermione screamed.
(Back in the Quidditch pitch)
"Why?!?" Ron shouted to Madame Hooch, "Slytherin doesn't need a penalty, I hit Malfoy by accident!"
"Stop yelling at me, Mr. Weasley, or Slytherin gets two penalties!" Madame Hooch shouted back.
"Slytherin takes the penalty and...Oh no! Slytherin scores!" Lee Jordan moaned, "It's 90-60 for Slytherin!"
Harry moaned too, he had to find the snitch. He couldn't see anything, because the mist was getting thicker. That's when he heard little flapping wings, it came somewhere from the right.He knew the sound: it was the snitch.
Malfoy smiled, he had trained his team well. All he had to do, was find the snitch now. "Bingo!" he thought, when he heard flapping wings. It came somewhere from the left. He turned his broom and followed the sound. Then he heard a voice in front of him, it was Harry who shouted: "Come on, stupid broom, faster!"
The boys both stretched out their hands, flying towards the snitch and...BENG!!!
The two Seekers crashed into each other and fell to the ground, one of them holding the snitch in his hand.
(Back in the library)
Hermione had opened the library's window and listened to Jordan's commentary. She heard a loud 'beng!' outside and then jumped when two arms grabbed her tightly. "Somniculosus." A voice said and Hermione fell unconscious on the floor.
Authors note: Huge cliffhanger, huh? I must warn you that the updates won't follow each other every day, 'cause school has started again *damn*. Thanks for all the reviews!!! They're a great support, so keep those coming! I've noticed some Belgians, so : Hallo België! Bedankt om het te lezen en laat anderen het ook lezen!!! ( translation for those who don't understand the last phrase : Hello Belgium! Thanks for reading and let others read it too!!!) Yours truly, Ravenklauw.
03-05-12 : I've added a warning when the scene changes (quidditch-library- quidditch), otherwise I could be confusing.
"Harry, no matter what Dumbledore said, knock Malfoy off his broom and catch the Snitch before I kill him." Ron said angrily.
"Don't worry Ron, that stupid ferret will lie unconscious on the ground before Gryffindor has even scored." Harry smirked.
Hermione came through the portret hole and ran to the boys. When they both took a step back, she said: "Relax, you guys, I'm not angry any more. But I warn you, if you do that ever again, I'll curse you!"
Ron couldn't control himself any longer: "You still think what we've done is bad?!? That damn ferret tried to kill you just a few minutes ago!"
"Yeah, our trick was just a joke, 'Mione." Harry said.
"He didn't want to curse me, Ron, didn't you listen to Dumbledore?" Hermione asked.
"I don't care what Dumbledore said, even if that slimy Slytherin was under the Imperio Curse, he still was stupid enough to listen to his commander!" Ron shouted.
"You were that stupid too, Ron! Remember fourth year? Harry was the only one to disobey the curse." Hermione yelled back.
"So, this means you still stick up for ferret boy?" Ron sneered.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Hermione asked angrily.
"You know: dancing with him, saving him, meeting in the library with him,." Ron started to list the facts.
"I didn't choose those first two, Ron, and how do you know we met in the library?" Hermione asked angrily.
"I saw you coming out of the library and, one minute later, Malfoy too...So, now you're betraying me?!?" Ron shouted.
"What?!? How can I betray you? We aren't a couple, Ron, and we'll never be one!" Hermione screamed.
She looked around and saw the whole common room staring at them. "What are you looking at?" Hermione said angrily. She turned back to Ron, but he wasn't there anymore, he ran up the stairs to the boys dormittory and slammed the door shut.
She turned to Harry and said: "Harry, there's nothing going on between me and Malfoy. You believe me, don't you?"
The Boy-who-lived looked at her and said: "I don't know, 'Mione, you must admit that you and Malfoy have become very close the last two days." When he saw the confused look on her face, he said: "I mean, you didn't even complain about having detention together with him, you were angry at us for playing a joke on him and.I saw the look in your eyes when you danced with him."
Harry forced her to look in his green eyes and said: "Look, I don't like it that you get this close with Malfoy, but I can't and won't stop you from doing this. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a red haired boy to comfort."
He left Hermione behind, thinking things would never be what they used to be.
(That evening)
Hundreds of people around the Quidditch field were cheering, looking at.nothing. There was such a thick mist that they almost couldn't see were the Quidditch players were.
"Welcome to tonight's Quidditch Match!" Lee Jordan shouted, "It's Gryffindor versus Slytherin!"
Both teams faced each other, ready to take off. Harry, captain of the Gryffindor team, and Malfoy, captain of the Slytherin team, walked towards each other and just nodded, not wanting to risk that they broke each other's hand.
Madame Hooch came towards the captains and said: "Remember, I want this to be a clean game!"
When she was gone, you could almost feel the hate between the teams.
"Remember Weasley, you have to hit the Bludger and NOT Potter's scarhead." Malfoy smirked.
Harry could just prevent that Ron threw his bat to Malfoy's head.
"Calm down, Ron," Harry said, "You'll have enough chances to knock him down during the game."
Lee Jordan peered through the mist and shouted: "I think the Quaffle's released and the game begins!"
Fourteen players shot in the air, trying to see who was in possesion of the Quaffle and worse, where the bludgers were. "Slytherin has the Quaffle, oh wait, no, Gryffindor.but which one of them?" Lee Jordan shouted confused. "Yes, Gryffindor scored! Ten points for Gryffindor!"
(At the same time in the library)
Hermione was reading 'Hogwarts, A History' for the 73rd time. She sat in a cosy couch near the fireplace in the library. She didn't much like the idea of going to the Quidditch Match. She had several reasons for that: she needed time to think, she didn't want to see how Harry and Malfoy would try to destroy each other and it was bad weather anyway.
So much had happened today : the meeting with Malfoy, the duel and now all Gryffindors thought she had a crush on Malfoy. Hermione snorted, she definitely did NOT.did she? There were those voices again: How can you even think of that? The boy almost killed you!" the voice said.
"He was under an Imperio Curse!" the other voice defended Malfoy.
"He hates you!" the first one shouted.
"He needs you!" the second one yelled.
"Shut up!" Hermione screamed.
(Back in the Quidditch pitch)
"Why?!?" Ron shouted to Madame Hooch, "Slytherin doesn't need a penalty, I hit Malfoy by accident!"
"Stop yelling at me, Mr. Weasley, or Slytherin gets two penalties!" Madame Hooch shouted back.
"Slytherin takes the penalty and...Oh no! Slytherin scores!" Lee Jordan moaned, "It's 90-60 for Slytherin!"
Harry moaned too, he had to find the snitch. He couldn't see anything, because the mist was getting thicker. That's when he heard little flapping wings, it came somewhere from the right.He knew the sound: it was the snitch.
Malfoy smiled, he had trained his team well. All he had to do, was find the snitch now. "Bingo!" he thought, when he heard flapping wings. It came somewhere from the left. He turned his broom and followed the sound. Then he heard a voice in front of him, it was Harry who shouted: "Come on, stupid broom, faster!"
The boys both stretched out their hands, flying towards the snitch and...BENG!!!
The two Seekers crashed into each other and fell to the ground, one of them holding the snitch in his hand.
(Back in the library)
Hermione had opened the library's window and listened to Jordan's commentary. She heard a loud 'beng!' outside and then jumped when two arms grabbed her tightly. "Somniculosus." A voice said and Hermione fell unconscious on the floor.
Authors note: Huge cliffhanger, huh? I must warn you that the updates won't follow each other every day, 'cause school has started again *damn*. Thanks for all the reviews!!! They're a great support, so keep those coming! I've noticed some Belgians, so : Hallo België! Bedankt om het te lezen en laat anderen het ook lezen!!! ( translation for those who don't understand the last phrase : Hello Belgium! Thanks for reading and let others read it too!!!) Yours truly, Ravenklauw.
03-05-12 : I've added a warning when the scene changes (quidditch-library- quidditch), otherwise I could be confusing.