Disclaimer: I own nothing .:sniff:. Rated for possible future 'chapters', FUTURE SLASH WARNING!
A/N This is the eighteenth of the series of drabbles and one-shots I'm writing for the 100 Times Challenge
Set during First Year at Harry's first Quidditch match against Slytherin.
18. Cracked
Harry cracked his knuckles and looked around the changing room. The team were all putting on their robes and getting ready for the impending match. Harry was nervous. He was the youngest seeker in a century and this was his first match. Oliver Wood glanced at him,
"It'll be fine Harry, just catch the snitch before Higgs and stay out of the way until you see it."
This did little to calm Harry's nerves. He had seen the Slytherin team training and he knew that the Beaters would be aiming for him for most of the match. He stretched and heard the satisfying 'pop' and his shoulders cracked. Nervous as he was he knew he would be ok once he got in the air. Wood finished his pre-match speech, Harry had missed most of it, he was concentrating instead on the lump in his throat. The rest of the team were picking up their brooms, the twins grabbed their bats, and were heading for the tunnel. Harry picked up his Nimbus, once again reveling in the fact that he had a better broom than any of the other team. He walked beside Wood and stood at the entrance to the pitch, waiting for the team to be called.
As he looked at the crowds in the stands Harry spotted Hermione and Ron in the Gryffindor stand, he glanced around the rest of the stands. Lee Jordan was sitting in front of the microphone, he would be commentating the match. Professor McGonnagal was beside him, looking rather apprehensive. Harry then spotted Snape sitting about two rows behind them, looking determined.
'I hope he's not planning anything' Harry thought as the team was announced. He mounted his broom and took to the air, glancing at Snape as he did so. 'I don't like that look', he decided as Madame Hooch walked onto the pitch. He was quickly forced to concentrate on the match as the bludgers and snitch were released. He would have to worry about Snape later.