Originally Posted by Tegz

Kaiden too? Okay so maybe nobody had died then, that was good. But what was this about? West watched the headmistress and then...

"Wh-what?" Quidditch cancelled? What did... what? He turned a stricken look on Mo. Cancelled? Quidditch? At Hogwarts? No Quidditch at Hogwarts? None? Who... what? But he'd turned down two offers of full time professional contracts to come back! For Quidditch! At Hogwarts! For his team! No Quidditch. Merlin. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't put words together to ask about this 'threat' because his entire world was crashing down.

..... turn his badge in? West didn't much care about there not being any other positions, to him Quidditch was the only one that mattered. And it mattered so much. He was vaguely aware of Truebridge giving Kaiden a prefect badge but he couldn't focus on that. No chance of redemption after the sour end to the previous season. No chance of proving himself, or regaining the respect of his teammates....

West's expression was lost, his fingers were curling protectively around the Slytherin Captain badge he wore. It meant so much to him and to have it taken away... to turn it in... West Odessa may have been the tallest boy in school, and one of the most outwardly confident students at Hogwarts, but right in that moment he looked very much the kicked puppy.

"I..." He swallowed roughly, "Can't we.... k-keep them?" Even if they couldn't wear them anymore... taking them away would be like it never happened. West scrubbed at his face, and with a supreme effort, he squared his shoulders. "If there's... if there's anything I can d-do, Professor, just let me know." West said quietly, and put on a brave face.

Merlin, this was even worse than breaking up with Alice.