Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw
Sequel to The Firebolt
by Ruby
It was the last match of the season and anxieties were high. Both teams were eligible to win the quidditch cup. If Ravenclaw lost Gryffindor would automatically win. For Ravenclaw to win they had to beat Gryffindor but at least one hundred. Then it got personal. Albus and Hugo were in Gryffindor and playing to the team while Lily, James and Rose were in Ravenclaw. Rose didn't play for her house team like her mother but she was still invested in its outcome.
"So Lily I have fifteen galleons on this game you need to win or else my mum is going to ask when all my money went and you know she doesn't approve of gambling." Rose told Lily the afternoon before the game.
"Trust me I have more invested in this then your fifteen galleons. I have to do all of Albus' chores for the entire summer if I lose. There is no way I am cleaning his disgusting room every week." Lily pushed back.
"What do you have to lose James?" Rose asked James who was sitting next to them in the common room.
"Besides my pride? nothing." James looked relaxed.
"That's a lie." Lilly spat. "I know you at least have fifty galleons on this game." She was irritated at his show of effortless ease.
"Calm down little sister." James patronized. "You're a good player this probably won't be your last show."
"So you're saying get used to it?" Lily growled.
"You could say that." James ruffled his hair and shifted to get more comfortable. Lily threw a book at him.
The Game
It started out simple enough. The teams easily went back and forth making goals and the snitch had only been seen once. Once Ravenclaw was twenty points up however the game started getting dirty.