The actual championship final was slightly underwhelming in light of Hogwarts' glorious victory. Both teams took an overly cautious approach so there was not much excitement, and both teams were also evenly matched in a deadlock that depended on the capture of the Golden Snitch for the final outcome.
With luck, Wales nudged it and won the match to much relief. Quidditch maniacs like Gideon Prewett had staked so much emotionally he was just glad it turned out the way he hoped for.
After the trophy presentation, the Wales captain mentioned that she had heard of an impromptu Quidditch match that happened because Hogwarts stood up to an act of bullying, and that she would like to meet the person who made it happen, whereupon Gideon nearly swooned into Fabian's arms.
Soon, people started chanting for Gideon Prewett. Gideon, all sheepish smiles and shuffling feet, said he felt embarrassed because this was wholly a team effort, so then people began chanting "Hogwarts Hogwarts Hogwarts" and Gideon recovered from his swooning to reach out to Marlene McKinnon with a puppylike expression. Marlene smiled, and beckoned the rest of Team Hogwarts to follow them, and meanwhile Evan Rosier beamed at Fabian with the proudest expression of his life. Gideon picked out Caradoc Dearborn, the bullied first year Hufflepuff, and the group of them went up the podium to a host of cheers.
Gideon was asked to say something, as someone cast the Sonorous on him, to which he began, looking like he was on the verge of tears, "yeah... uh... so..."
It was at this point Marlene McKinnon grabbed his face and kissed him and the entire stadium started whooping.
"Oh god... Merlin..." Gideon babbled audibly, the Sonorous charm still broadcasting his incoherence for all to hear. With a great big gasp, he collapsed into a shaking pile of tears.
The Wales team captain found Gideon's emotional outburst particularly endearing, and went on to hug him and the rest of the Hogwarts team for a job well done.