After a few weeks, Loki had adjusted to being at Hogwarts. He was doing well in classes, as well as actually getting to them on time, he was learning about the castle and its various human and non-human inhabitants, and he was becoming closer friends with Kurt and Blaine.
Kurt and Blaine...Loki knew he would never be as close to either of them as they were to each other, and for once in his life, that didn't bother him. Maybe it was because they didn't exclude him, maybe it was because they were likable in a way other kids weren't, but Loki was actually content being their second-best friend. He actually thought they would be a very cute couple, once they started dating. Anyway, Loki was happy he was friends with Kurt and Blaine, and not too soon, because Quidditch season was starting.
As the first match of the year- Slytherin vs. Hufflepuff- drew closer, tensions rose between the two Houses. Kurt and Blaine seemed unaffected by them, still eating meals with each other and sitting together in the classes they had with each other, but the same could not be said for other Slytherins and Hufflepuffs. The members of the House Quidditch teams now roamed the halls surrounded by their House-mates, protected from sabotage by the other House. Normally friendly Hufflepuffs had stopped helping Slytherins out. There was an increasing amount of tension between the two Houses that would only end once the match was over.
The day of the match finally arrived. Once everyone else had left the dorm, Kurt put on a yellow scarf, and rolled up a pro-Hufflepuff banner, then walked to the lobby to find Blaine. He stood there for a while, looking around, and was beginning to get worried when someone tapped him on the back. Kurt turned around to find Blaine wearing a green scarf and carrying a green banner under his arm. When they realized that they were supporting the other's House, they burst out laughing, and couldn't stop for quite a while.
Loki watched Kurt and Blaine laughing with a happy smile on his face. They really would be a cute couple.
Kurt, Blaine, and Loki, who had never seen a real Quidditch match before, were incredibly excited by the game. In the first few minutes, the Hufflepuff Chasers and Keeper were proving their merit, scoring 7 goals and stopping 2 respectively. After that, Slytherin made a valiant attempt to catch up, but the Hufflepuff players were too well-trained, scoring and stopping goal after goal. At twenty-five minutes into the game, the Hufflepuffs were up 50-180 points, and Blaine was sure that his House was going to win.
Suddenly there was a collective gasp as the two Seekers streaked off toward the Slytherin goalposts. Blaine was practically jumping in his seat with excitement, urging the Hufflepuff Seeker on at the top of his lungs, but Fate wasn't listening, as after a few moments, the Slytherin Seeker's hand closed triumphantly around the Snitch. There was a lot of cheering from the Slytherins as the commentator announced, "Slytherin wins, 200-180!"
Kurt looked at Blaine to see how he was taking the Slytherin win, but Blaine still had a big smile on his face. "That was so cool!", he exclaimed. "I want to be a Seeker!"
Kurt smiled. Blaine would be fine.