Harry Potter and the Order Of the Phoenix [48]
Fred flew up to Harry, and gave him a high five.
“Great idea Harry! Now their Seeker is out of the game!” yelled Fred excitedly.
Sure enough, Lee Jordan came over the speaker:
“Oh no! The Hufflepuff Seeker has been knocked out of the game!” The cheers from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor were deafening. Gryffindor had pretty much won the game already since Hufflepuff would be unable to get the Snitch. This didn’t mean, however, that Hufflepuffs couldn’t score a lot of points in the process.
The Hufflepuff Chasers seemed to be thinking along the same lines. One of their Chasers quickly stole the Quaffle from Angelina, and was soaring to the Gryffindor goals. Just as that Chaser flew passed Harry, he saw a glint of gold over by the Gryffindor goal. Harry shot over there, beating the Hufflepuff Chaser by a mile. He zipped all over the place, chasing the shimmer of gold. It was centered around the three goals, going in circles. But, no matter how Harry flew, it seemed to be just a little bit ahead of him. What was going on with it? However, it was moving in a predictable pattern. Harry had another idea on how to get it.
The Hufflepuff Chaser was getting ready to shoot.
“Ron!” yelled Harry. “Hit the Quaffle toward me!” Ron nodded, not looking at Harry, concentrating on the Hufflepuff Chaser. The Chaser threw the Quaffle at the goal, but Ron was too quick for him. He spun around, whacking the Quaffle at Harry..
He ducked at the last second, and the Quaffle went behind him, hitting the Snitch. The Snitch bounced off at an angle right into Harry’s waiting open palm. He wrapped his fingers around the Snitch, and listened as the stands explode in applause.
“Gryffindor wins! One-hundred-sixty to zero!” Lee Jordan’s voice rang out across the entire stadium, though it was barely hearable due to the applause.
Harry landed on the ground, Snitch still in hand, and the rest of the Gryffindor team came over, and lifted him into the air.
“That’s the best victory we’ve ever had!” said Angelina.
“Not to mention one of the quickest!” said Alicia.
“Nice work, deflecting the Snitch right to you Harry!” said Fred. It was one of the happiest days of Harry’s life, and it made him forget all about the crazy Snitch. He had won his first game as captain, and he had slaughtered the other team. As he was basking in his glory, Harry looked over at the Hufflepuff team, slowly walking back to their end of the field. Just as Gryffindor had their greatest and quickest victory, Hufflepuff had their worst and fastest loss.
As Harry watched them walked solemnly and slowly off the field, sad thoughts came to his mind: Sirius and Lupin were in jail, and he, Ron, and Hermione would have to rescue them. What if they failed? What if they were forced to stay in Azkaban? Then Harry tried to set his mind on happier things: He’d be with his mom soon, and he’d never have to be with the Dursleys ever again… even though he wouldn‘t mind staying with just Dudley. And best of all, he’ll be going out with Cho later….
That’s right, Harry thought. He had to get ready to go to Hogsmeade with Cho! He jumped off the hands of his teammates, and ran over to Ron and Hermione who were down on the field.
“Great job there Harry,” said Ron.
“Yeah, thanks,” said Harry, panting. “I have to get ready to go to Hogsmeade.”
“Alright,” said Ron. He and Harry walked back up to the Gryffindor common room and up to their room. Harry changed into his dress robe, an emerald green version of his school robes.
“Now Harry, don’t stay out too late and be careful!” said Ron sarcastically.
“Ha ha,” said Harry weakly.
“But seriously, just be careful Harry,” said Ron, putting his hand on Harry’s shoulder. “You’re my best friend, and… there’s just something about Cho that-”.