The Quidditch Final
by
Ruby
"Dad is so ridiculous." Hugo burst into his sister room and flopped down on her bed. Rose who was sitting at her desk looked at him. "Why the bloody hell do we have to know how many types of fouls there are or when they were used all in one game."
"Seven hundred and 1473 World Cup to a seeker." Rose replied.
"How to you know that?" Hugo was amazed.
Rose threw a book at him. "Most of the answers to his questions are in this book."
"Quidditch through the ages." Hugo read the cover.
"Go on and take it. You need to study more than I do."
"Thank you. Why does that Dad though feel the need to give us a course on Quidditch? We're not even in Hogwarts yet. I mean you go this year but still." Hugo whined.
"I just think it is his way of giving us a good send off. I also think he has a bet with Mom, not sure about what exactly though." Rose looked puzzled.
"It's to see how both of us deal with the final. They have a bet on which one is more like each of them." Hugo explained.
"Our parents are weird." Rose stated.
"You're telling me. I heard them arguing one moment then the next I saw them snogging it was kind of gross with in like a minute." Hugo sighed.
"You know what we could do to mess with their plans?" Rose inquired.
"What?" Hugo sat up on the bed.
"We make it a tie. You give amazingly thoughtful answers when you're focused just like Mom does but when it comes to studying your more like Dad who pushes everything off. I am like Mom who is able to memorize entire book by reading them just once but I'm like Dad in the fact that I freeze up on tests. If we just do what we always do there is no way that either of them can win the bet they have against each other." Rose had a twinkle in her eye.
"That sounds awesome." Hugo smiled. "Let's do it."
Ron walked into his room and flopped down on the bed. "Rose is ridiculous like you she has memorized the entire book." Hermione who was sitting at her desk turned to look at him. "How does she do that?"
"By reading and simply paying attention." Hermione replied.
"How do you know that?" Ron questioned.
Hermione threw a book at him. "Because I do the same thing."
"The Law of Criminals." Rom read the cover.
"Go on and take it. You probably need it more than I do in your line of work."
"Thank you. Why does the department have to make sure we have a theoretical knowledge of the law it's not like we're lawyers even though some become lawyers later." Ron whined.
"I think it's just their way of making sure you don't get yourself in trouble. I think the kids know we have a bet going." Hermione was slightly puzzled.
"It's good to see how they deal with the final and it's just fun to see which child is like the other more." Ron explained.
"You know we are weird parents." Hermione stated.
"You're telling me one moment we're arguing and the next we're snogging all within a matter of minutes." Ron sighed.
"You know they might mess up out plans." Hermione stated.
"How?" Ron sat up on the bed.
"They'll probably make it a tie. Hugo gives amazingly thoughtful answered when he is focused just like me but when it comes to studying he is more like you because you pushes everything off. Rose is like me who is able to memorize an entire book just by reading it once but she is like you in the fact that she freezes up on tests. If they just do what they always do there is no way for either of us to win the bet we have against each other." Hermione sighed.
"That does sound like them." Rom smiled. "They'll probably do it.