Ahahahahahaha! I am so excited for this chapter! I AM SO EXCITED CAUSE I AM WRITING THE QUIDDITCH GAME! WHOO! CUPCAKES TO ALL AND ENJOY THE CHAPTER!
The next day was bright and sunny when Jack awoke but he found a cold sweat covering him. Why did he feel so nervous? Oh yeah, his whole house was counting on him! He then noticed a piece of parchment beside the little sleeping fairy. It wasn't his as he knew he didn't put a smiley face on the front of his parchment.
He opened and he grinned from ear to ear when he read it.
Jack,
Good thing that you are doing your homework, Bunny is surprised at the fact that you are doing it! Umbridge? She works in the Ministry? Mmm… Dumbledore never mentioned that to us. But it's good that you're watching out for things. A friend is helping you? Well, be careful Jack. Not that we object against a helping hand but don't get her endangered as well as yourself. You are already endangered by being at Hogwarts but we know you can handle it. The same goes with your other friends. Shadows? We will look into that. You're on as a Seeker? That is awesome news! Of course we will come and see you! Look for us in our human forms! We will be in the stands and we will wave to you so you can see us. Good luck Jack! We'll be rooting for you!
North, Tooth, Sandy and Bunny
Jack quickly got dressed in a red sweater with a golden strip going across it with white trousers with some brown padding on his knees but left his arms for later. He stuck on his shoes and headed to the Great Hall for breakfast where the others were waiting. He saw other people on the teams dressed in their outfits and some cast a few stares at him, no doubt hearing about him being the new Seeker for Gryffindor.
He found his friends and Star patted the seat next to her. "Morning Jack!" she chirped as he sat down. He looked down at the big plate of food and looked at Star quizzically. She grinned, "You need your energy today!" she said and Ron laughed.
"Yeah but if he eats all that, he'll lose it by flying" he said and Hermione shoved him.
"Don't even think about it Ronald, you have had your breakfast! Star is right Jack, it is important" Hermione said with a nod as she ate a spoonful of cereal. Jack picked up a fork and skewered a sausage and looked at Harry.
"How did you get through your first game?" Jack asked Harry, who was sitting by Ron.
"Well, to be honest I don't know. When you get up in the air, you'll know what to do. That's the only way I can explain it to you" Harry said, then taking a sip of his juice.
"Don't worry, we'll be cheering you on!" Star said, pulling a small pot out from her pocket and opening it and then placing it on the table. She dipped two of her fingers from each hand in the pot and then brought them across in a line on each cheek. She now had a red strip on each cheek along with a golden one underneath. The Gryffindor colours. "Game on! The Slytherins are going down!" she said, slamming her fists down on the table. A few cheers from other Gryffindors could be heard from down the table.
"Oh, Fred and George will be on the team too. They're beaters" Ron said and Jack nodded as he wolfed down his breakfast and surprised himself by eating it all. They then headed outside and ran into the Weasley twins on the way which was where Jack separated from his friends. He then followed the twins into the Gryffindor tent where the rest of the team was waiting.
The captain, Oliver Wood, quickly gave a speech and Fred and George rambled on about how he did this speech ever year until the captain gave them a stern glare. Jack then had to put on a red cloak as did everyone else and he found it quite comforting as it reminded him of his old cloak. Then grabbing his broom, he followed Wood out of the tent and on the way to where they mounted their brooms.
Jack was second to the front and his nerves were coming back. Oliver sensed this and titled his head round to a bit as they came to a stop in front of a wooden wall. "Nervous Jack?" he asked and Jack came up beside him and tightened his grip on his broom, trying hard not to make it glow blue.
"Just a bit" he admitted but knowing his friends would be there for him, which was the only thing that kept him a little calm.
"Don't worry, just try not to get hit with a Bludger. That's a little painful as is falling off your broom. Well the worst which is most people falling off their broom and waking up a week later" Oliver said casually as if he was having a normal conversation.
Jack pretended to smile and laugh at that but he turned his head away and bit his lip in a worried frown. Just then, the wooden wall lifted up and the sound of cheers entered Jack's ears and the sunlight almost blinded him. He then managed to mount his broom and as soon as Oliver took off into the sky, he followed quickly behind, feeling the familiar touch of the wind at his face.
Jack then flew high so he could see the whole pitch. It was oval shaped and he could see three hoops on each side of the pitch which was where he remembered how the teams scored points. He saw tall stands going around the edge of the pitch with some people that he hadn't seen before. In the stand where a Gryffindor would announce the scores and what was happening throughout the game, he saw the main teachers sitting there, including McGonagall, Snape and Dumbledore who was sitting in a wooden chair, much similar to the one in the Hall. He also saw Umbridge next to him, wearing a fluffy pink coat and he smiled at the thought of a Bludger hitting her in the face. He then noticed the people sitting in front of Dumbledore. He noticed the familiar calls of an Australian and his eyes gleamed as he recognized Bunny, Sandy, Tooth and North all waving at him. Jack eagerly waved back and they cheered even louder.
Jack then quickly flew around and he saw the familiar colours of the Gryffindor house. All of them were wearing scarfs and waving flags but he saw his friends at the very front, cheering loudly. Star and Ron were flailing a Gryffindor flag in the air and Hermione and Harry were clapping and cheering like crazy. He also saw Hargid holding a pair of binoculars, knowing and hearing from Harry that he was a Gryffindor rooter.
He saw on the other side of the pitch that Slytherins were doing the same thing as the Gryffindor's and he wondered if the Slytherins actually played fair for a change. Probably not. Lee Jordan, who was also a Gryffindor, was doing the commentary for the match.
"Hello and welcome to the first Quidditch game of the season! Today's game, Slytherin versus Gryffindor!"
The whole pitch broke out into cheers and screams of enthusiasm and excitement as the players went into their positions. Jack found himself above his team that were one half of the circle and the Slytherins were the other half of the circle. He also saw Malfoy staring at him as he was the same height as him. "Ready to lose Frost?" Malfoy yelled with a smirk.
"Ha ha, I don't think so!" Jack shouted back. Malfoy was really getting on his nerves! Jack then saw Madam Hooch stepping out onto the field to begin the game.
"Now I want a nice clean game! From all of you!" she called, but mostly glancing at the captain of the Slytherin team. She then bent down to pick up the Quaffle and Jack tightened the grip on his broom. This was it, he thought to himself.
Madam Hooch then threw the Quaffle up in the air and with a few words, scream of excitement broke out.
"The Quaffle is released and the game BEGINS!"
WHOOOO GAME ON PEEPS! I DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY APART FROM THIRTEEN REVIEWS WILL GET YOU MORE CHAPTERS AND CUPCAKES! BYE FOR NOW!
~Star
