Quidditch games were always very stressful at Hogwarts these past couple years, no matter who was playing. My dad said that back in his days at Hogwarts, it was pretty simple who you rooted for; you cheered for your own house, and if your house wasn't playing you'd root for anyone but Slytherin.
Of course my dad didn't have any family or friends in the opposite houses.
The first game of the season was Gryffinndor versus Ravenclaw. Slytherin versus Hufflepuff would be held the following week. Of course I was hoping Gryffindor would win, after all that was my house and James, Fred, and Lily were all on the team. But of course I was going to have to cheer for Roxy on the Ravenclaw team.
The Gryffindor against Ravenclaw game was usually a fan favorite because of my cousins. Roxy and Fred were constantly bantering during the game causing interesting calls. They've had half a dozen rules added because of their sibling rivalry. Fred was the first player to penalized by chasing another player with his bat and then physically taking the Quaffle out of her arms.
"I'm glad we're not playing Gryffindor today," Albus said as Sarah, Dom, and myself walked down towards the pitch. "I honestly think that James is going to knock me off my broom."
Dom slung her arm over his shoulders. "Don't worry Albus, the good thing about being a seeker is that you can stay on the opposite end of the pitch as Jamesif you want."
We walked up the stairs and I saw Scorpius waving at us from the front row. I slid in net to him, Al beside me.
"So who do guys have your money on?" Scorp asked.
"Gryffindor, Roxy and Magnus are the only strong ones on Ravenclaw," I said, "Roxy said so herself, they have a weak team."
"Agreed," said Sarah, "I think Roxy is going to score a lot, but James will definitely catch the snitch."
The two teams came walking out onto the field, causing the stadium to erupt into cheers. They met in the middle where Madam Spinnet was holding the quaffle.
"Welcome all to the first Quidditch match of the year, Ravenclaw versus Gryffindor!"
My cousins and I all smirked when we heard the voice spill out of the speakers. We knew exactly who was our new announcer for the year.
"I am Callum Jordan, and I'm surprised I even got this job since when I tried out last year Headmistress McGonagall said that my father ruined the position for me and there is no way she'd let me be the announcer. Anywho, we have two fine teams today led by legendary cousins: Chaser Roxy Weasley of Ravenclaw and Seeker James Potter of Gryffindor. Get used to seeing this family on the pitch folks, there are four out their today. There is just something in that family's blood that produces fine Quidditch players."
Roxy reached out to shake James's hand. Roxy must had said something, because James cracked a smile. As she walked away she gave a quick wave to Lily and a wink to her brother before getting into position.
Madam Spinnet blew her whistle and threw up the quaffle.
"And they're off! Weasley immediately snatches the quaffle. Roxy Weasley I mean, we should number them, and she passes it off to Myers. Myers weaves in an out, ooh and she drops it trying to dodge a bludger hit by Fred. First rule of chaser, don't drop the ball. Weasley #2 is giving her brother a death stare."
The quaffle was passed to Lily who dove in and quickly scored. We stood up and cheered. Roxy gave Lils a quick thumbs up before swooping away to catch the quaffle from her teammate.
About 20 minutes into the game, Ravenclaw was winning slightly 50-40, when the whistle was blown because Roxy and Fred got into a heated argument.
"Madam Spinnet has called the sibling's to the ground. Honestly I think the call should go to Ravenclaw, because I do believe you are not allowed to throw your bat at another teammate. Madam Spinnet is now threatening to contact their mother. Scary lady, their mother, you do not want to be around her when she's angry. This one time, I was over at their house, and Fred had this great idea of-"
"Mr. Jordan, please stay on topic."
"Right, sorry. Anyways for those who don't know, Madam Spinnet and the Weasley's mother played on the same team in school, along with the Weasley's father and Lily and James's father. Oh it looks like the game is resuming!"
The issue was resolved, and the game commenced. Roxy and Fred got over their anger quickly, because soon they were back to laughing and making rude comments about each other.
It was just about to become the 45 minute mark when James suddenly shot forward. The Ravenclaw seeker looked around confused before chasing after him. But it was too late.
"JAMES POTTER HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH! GRYFFINDOR WINS!"
We jumped up and cheered as James landed and the rest of the team tackled him. The Ravenclaw team landed right after looking defeated, all but Roxy who walked over and jumped on her brother.
...
"I'd like to make a toast to the greatest team I've ever had, one down two to go!"
The victory party was in full swing in the Gryffindor common room, James was standing on a table making his toast. Most of the Gryffindor house and a scattered few of others were crowded together to celebrate the win.
"I'd also like to make a toast to my cousin Roxy, who as usual, was difficult to beat."
Roxy raised her glass to him from where she was sitting.
"And finally," said James, "To my amazing sister Lily who happened to be the leading scorer with 8 goals!"
We erupted into applause again, Lily turning slightly red at the attention.
I weaved my way through the crowd to where Scorpius was sitting on one of the couches. He's eyes still lit up when he saw me, even though we had been dating for a couple of weeks now. I couldn't help but get butterflies at the fact he still does that. He patted his lap, and I climbed on and rested my head against his shoulder.
"Are you going to be ready for next week?" I asked, tracing a pattern on his arm with my finger.
"Yeah. It's just a game. I'm a little bit worried about Albus though." I looked over to where Albus was talking with James.
"He'll be alright."
Scorpius grabbed a stray piece of my hair and started twirling it around his finger. "I hope so. Hufflepuff is going to be a tough team. Perry is one of the best keepers I've ever seen."
I agreed. Perry was hard to beat. It was going to be a tough match.
...
"Welcome to another beautiful day of Quidditch! Today's match, Slytherin versus Hufflepuff! The two teams today are lead by Hufflepuff chaser Edmund Corner and Slytherin beater Daniel Tommens. It should be a good game! Also side note, that's not on this card Headmistress gave me to read, the Slytherins better watch out for Keeper Perry Dursley, cousin of Slytherin Seeker Albus Potter. Dursley last year won Hufflepuff the house cup by his outstanding saves in the final match. This year is only the muggle-born's second year playing, and already pro teams are looking at him. Must make everyone else on any of the house teams feel inadequate."
The whistle blew and the teams shot up into the sky. Lily, Sarah, Dom, and I were sitting in the second row of bleachers, James and Fred in front of us.
Even though I used to hate him, I had always liked watching Scorpius play Quidditch. He wasn't the fastest, but he was the easily the most cunning. He could analyze the situation in seconds, and form a plan on how he was going to score.
"Scorpius Malfoy has the quaffle, he goes left wait no! He fakes it and passes it to Seeley, the guy who actually is from New Zealand, but his parents send him here every year. Man look at the New Zealand style flying. What flavor. OH HE DROPS IT TO MALFOY WHO IS HEADING TO THE GOAL, HE THROWS IT! BUT HE IS NO MATCH FOR DURSLEY WHO SAVES IT WITHOUT BLINKING AN EYE!"
Although I felt bad that I was clapping when Scorp had failed at making a goal, I had to since that was an amazing save by Perry.
Albus was staying towards the top of the pitch circling around slowly, eyes peeled for the snitch. James was, for once, not scouting out the competition, but commenting on what Albus needs to do.
"He needs to get a little closer to the Hufflepuff seeker, just a smidge so if that girl sees the snitch first, he can chase her down. GET A LITTLE CLOSER AL!"
"James," I said turning around, "I don't think he can hear you."
As the game progressed, Hufflepuff was taking a dramatic lead. At the 90 minute mark, Slytherin was losing 170-20. It wasn't that the Slytherin team was necessarily bad. It's just their keeper couldn't keep up, and Perry was very good. I could tell that Scorpius was getting very frustrated, which wasn't helping the team.
"As we round off the 90 minute mark, Hufflepuff has a 150-wait. Corner has the quaffle, now 160 point lead. The Slytherin team captain is looking very angry, I would steer clear of him after the game-WAIT A MINUTE MARQUIZ HAS SPOTTED SOMETHING!"
We all snapped our heads up to where the Hufflepuff seeker was zooming across the pitch. Albus was hot on her heels, gaining speed, trying to get to it first.
"MARQUIZ AND POTTER ARE NECK AND NECK, HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARD THE BLEACHERS! WHO IS GOING TO-ooh is that an eagle? ow! SORRY WHOSE IT GOING TO BE?! THEY ARE GOING TO CRASH INTO THE BLEACHERS! And they are now both tumbling down to the ground! Does one of them have the snitch? It looks like...HE DOES ALBUS POTTER CAUGHT THE SNITCH! BRINGING THE SCORE TO 180-170. HUFFLEPUFF WINS, BUT AN AMAZING CATCH BY THE SLYTHERIN SEEKER. I think he's going to need some medical attention."
We leaped to our feet screaming with joy. Then we realized Al looked in pain, and we should probably go see him. Sarah ran out onto the field where already the Scorpius was bending over Albus.
"That was amazing Al!" James shouted when he got to him, "We need to work on you braking technique a little bit, but we have plenty of time before the next game to practice."
Albus smiled and then winced. "It's too bad we lost..."
"At least you caught the snitch!" said Scorp, "Without that we would of lost by 300 points and would of been already out of the running for the cup."
Perry came running over. "Are you alright Al?"
"I'm good Per, you had a fantastic game."
I ruffled Perry's hair. "Yeah kid, you must of saved two dozen goals."
Headmistress McGonagall came and fussed over Albus, muttering something about those Potters not being able to play one game of Quidditch without breaking bones.
Albus was carried up to the hospital wing, Sarah walking along with him. I put my arms around Scorpius and pulled him into a hug.
"You did great today."
Scorpius kicked the ground. "Not really. The only person who did good today was Albus."
"That's not true. You had so many great plays. You know Hufflepuff is a hard team, but you guys did well. " I stood on my tippy-toes so I could whisper into his ear. "How about we go get some food from the kitchen and then we can relax in the bay window on the fourth floor. And if you feel up to it, we can even crash the Hufflepuff party."
Scorp smirked. "That sounds great. I'll be out in a moment." I unwrapped my arms so he could go change in the locker room.
We ended up not going to the party. Instead I fell asleep on him while we were laying in the window. But that's alright. There was still four more victory left in the year to go to.
That was a really fun chapter to write, so I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks to everyone who reviews, I love hearing from you :) xxx Macey