Chapter 16: Quidditch

The next morning Ayumi walked into breakfast with a dreamy expression on her face.
"Hey why are you so happy?" Mel asked leaning towards her an interest.
"Well Reno and I did some bonding time and well he kissed me!" Ayumi squealed.
"Like I said before you're lucky." Mel grumbled and returned to staring at her cereal.
"Did you say Reno?" Ron asked and Ayumi nodded.
"Did you know that he's my cousin?" Ron asked and Ayumi looked shocked for a moment then shook her head. I felt jealous that, that boy got to kiss Ayumi when it was all I dreamed about. My heart was broken; I let out a sad sigh and started to pick at my eggs.
"I wonder why Snape was heading for the third corridor." Harry asked Ron.
"Yeah maybe he set the troll loss here to distract everyone while he went to the third corridor." Hermione said looking up from her book.
"Maybe she's right but why?" Ron asked.
"Maybe there's something in there that the dogs are hiding under that trapped door that he wants." Mel said butting in the conversation.
"Yea maybe she's right." Harry said and Mel smiled.
"Of course I'm right Harry." she said and everyone rolled their eyes.
"Ron, I'm sorry about punching yesterday," Mel sad looking down.
Ron nodded.  
"Wait now I remember when I went to Gringotts-"
"You mean that place with the little goblins?" Chris asked deciding that his eggs weren't that interesting and came into the conversation too.
"Yeah that place but I remember when Hagrid took me to another vault to get something for Professor Dumbledore and he said it was very important and a secret." Harry finished.
"Maybe Hagrid knows something about it and maybe if we ask him he'll tell us," Ayumi said finally taking her eyes off of Reno to talk to the rest of them.
"Yeah I like that idea lets go see him on Friday." Ron suggested and everyone agreed. 

Ayumi sighed dreamily as she stared across the great hall staring at Reno.
She sighed again imagining what it would feel like to be his girlfriend.
But her thoughts were interrupted by Mel voice.
"Yo Ayumi! The people on earth would like to talk to you!" she yelled and she snapped out of it.
"Huh?" she asked.
Ron gasped.

"Oh my god she's alive!" He exclaimed and Ayumi rolled her eyes.
"So what were you thinking about?" Harry asked.
"Reno." was all she said before drifting back to daydreaming and they all rolled their eyes.

Chris sighed sadly again as he heard Ayumi's obsession with Reno the name disgusted him as his heart began to brake slowly and painfully as he watched Ayumi stare at Reno. But if you love her wouldn't you want her happy? He heard his conscience asked. Yeah but I want her happy with me! I answered back angrily, as I stood up and walked out ignoring Ron yelling at me.

I looked up to see Chris walk off looking upset and I kinda felt a prang of hurt but it quickly passed as I looked back at Reno and sighed dreamily continuing my daydream of being his girlfriend.

The next morning I felt terrified, as I put on my Quidditch uniform on. Sure I've practiced for hours on end but I just didn't feel ready and I sighed as I sat on the edge on the bed.
"Hey as anyone seen Harry?" Ron asked at breakfast and everyone shrugged their shoulders.
"Maybe his late getting ready and will come later." Chris said and everyone nodded and continued to eat breakfast.

I finally arrived to the table and everyone looked up.
"Yo Harry what took you so long?" asked Mel, smiling slightly and returned to her cereal. I smiled and sat down.
"Aren't you going to eat before your game?" Ron asked concerned.
"Don't tell me you're nervous" Ayumi asked and raised eyebrow smiling and I nodded slightly embarrassed. Ayumi looked down at her watch and her eyes widened in shock
"Shit!!" she yelled and everyone turned to her shock. "Harry your late!!" she shrieked.
"Man!" Harry exclaimed and ran out the door.
"Well you don't see that everyday." Chris said minutes later.
"Yea well come on lets go, and get the good seats!" Mel said excitedly and left with Hermione, Ron, Ayumi, and Chris trailing behind.

I gulped as I looked down at the game below, watching carefully for anything that was golden. Then "ZOOM!" I dodged my head just as a Bludger, pasted my head.
"You alright Harry?" George asked after he whacked the ball sending it to Fred. Harry nodded then saw the snitch again this time he dived down, with the Syltherin's seeker close behind him. His fingers touched it when, all of a sudden his broom when out of control sending him here and there, like it was a roller coaster.

"What the heck is going on out there?" Ron asked squinting
"It looks like he lost control of his broom." Chris said.
"His brooms cursed." Hermione said.
"And what makes you think that?" Mel asked looking at Hermione in interest. Hermione pointed to Snape how seemed to being eyeing Harry not blinking like he was concentrating on Harry and his mouth was moving like he saying something.
"A curse," Hermione repeated, "he saying a curse."
"So what do we do?" Ron asked.
"We have to break his contact" Mel said. Chris blinked.

"Hey how did you know that?" he asked
"I read it in a book someway about curses for an essay" She answered. Chris nodded.

"Well who's going to distract him?" he asked, and Hermione stood up.
"I will." she declared and walked off towards Snape.

Harry gasped as he when through a series of loops turns and waves, suddenly he lost his grip. He fell but luckily he legs held on, Harry groaned as he tried to swing himself up, but failed. The worst part was that the broom was still swerving like crazy with him upside down. Harry started gasping for air as the blood ran to his head; he groaned again then swung up this time reaching the broom. Using all of his strength he pulled himself up. Harry's eyes widened when he saw the broom headed towards the wall and Harry had no control of the broom, the wall started to come closer and closer.
Harry opened his mouth and screamed.

Hermione nearly ran towards Snape, nearly knocking of Professor Quirrell, who lost his balance. Whispering some words and soon a blue fire appeared scooping it on Snape's robe and ran. Snape stood up and attempted to stomp the life out of the fire.

Harry's broom stopped then it zoomed towards the ground. Then all of a sudden Harry clamped his mouth and started coughing as he fell to the ground on all fours. Then something gold fell out of his mouth and into his hand.

"It looks like he swallowed the snitch!" the announcer yelled in amazement.
"Whoa!" Ron exclaimed when Harry stood waving the golden snitch in his hands and smiling, proudly.
"How could he have swallowed the snitch?" Mel asked in disbelief. Chris shrugged.

"Beats me." Soon an out of breath Hermione arrived smiling,
"Well I did it! I distracted Snape and saved Harry." she said proudly.

Ayumi sighed as she lay on the couch, they were having another one of their discussions. Can you say boring!
"I think Professor Snape jinxed your broom while were flying." Hermione said.
"Yeah I mean he had direct eye contact!" Chris added, Ayumi turned to Mel who rolled her eyes, and Ron was fast asleep Ayumi smiled.
"Why don't we just ask Hagrid remember it is Friday" Ayumi suggested, everyone turned to her.
"Now why didn't I think of that?" Ron asked.
"Cause you were too busy staring at the insides of your eyelids." Mel answered. Ron glared at her and she smiled.
"Well anyways let's go!" Chris said and ran out the door.

"No! You guys should stop sticking your noses where they don't belong!" Hagrid exclaimed.
"But Hagrid we think someone is trying to steal whatever that dog is guarding!" Ayumi protested. Hagrid stopped in his tracks and stared at her,
"Now how did you guys know about Fluffy?" he asked.
"Fluffy?" Ron asked.
"You mean that thing has a name?" Mel asked.
"Oh course it does!! I'm the one who owns it!" Hagrid exclaimed. "I shouldn't have said that" he mumbled.
"Well anyways he's trying to steal it!" Harry protested.
Hagrid shook his head.

"Impossible! He's a Hogwarts teacher." Hagrid explained.
"So," Chris said.
"No, what's in there is between Dumbledore and Nicholas Flammel!"
The group of kids stopped and stared at Hagrid for a moment. "I shouldn't have told ya's that." He said. But the kids had already left.