| Murtlap
Join Date: May 2005
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Hey! SCHOOL IS OVER! YES! Now I just have to survive highschool. That will be fun. Sorry I haven't posted in a long time! I just had a lot of stuff to do. (Actualy, that is a complet lie. I haven't had anything to do for a week or so.) Here is the next part of the story. Hope you like Quidditch.  Chapter six:
“Ok, everybody. Beaters, that way, chasers that way, and keepers that way.” Harry bellowed over the Quidditch field. Ellie shouldered her broom, a Nimbus 2000, and walked to the spot were Harry had indicated for the beaters.
She was followed by three others. A sturdy looking 4th year, an extremely skinny 5th year, and a 1st year, who looked as though he had no idea what was going on.
They all stood in a circle, talking, and watching as Harry sorted out the chasers. It was a very entertaining Saturday morning. 1st year through 7th year seemed to have emptied out for the position of one of the three chasers.
Harry put them into groups, and had them try and shoot hoops, slowly narrowing it down to five chasers, and then three. One, of course, was Ginny, and then a third year, named Julia Ronald, and a 5th year named Andrew Fuffins.
Then came the keeper tryouts. Each person had a chance to stop 6 Quaffles, and the person who stopped the most got the position. Ron smoked everybody, hands down. Then, it was time for the beaters. It was a simple enough test.
You and a partner went up, and had to protect Harry from the bludgers, but when Harry explained, the first year’s face turned a nasty green color. The fifth and fourth year were pared together, and ellie and the 1st year stood on the sidelines, waiting for there turn.
The 4th year did pretty well. He blocked almost every single bludger that came his way, and even shot one through the hoops. The 5th year didn’t do near as well. Twice, Harry had to grab the bat from him, and hit away the bludger himself.
Soon they landed, and it was ellie’s turn. She and the 1st year took off, and Harry blew his whistle, signaling to Hermione, to release the two balls. Ellie prepared herself, swooping slightly just to get rid of her nerves. The first bludger shot towards her, and she swung at it with all her might.
There was the crack of the bludger hitting the bat, and it went flying away. The 1st year unfortunately dropped his bat the moment Harry had blown his whistle, and was diving to the ground, to retrieve it. Ellie blocked 6 more bludger attacks before the 1st year got back up.
Harry blew the whistle again, and Ron and Hermione shot stunning spells at the bludgers, making them fall to earth. Harry, ellie, and the 1st year landed. Harry turned to Ellie and the 4th year, and said “Congratulations! You’re on the team!”
the 5th year slouched away, scowling, and 1st almost sprinted away. “Ok team.” Harry said to the remaining Gryffindor’s who had made it to the team. “Our first match against Slytherin is in three weeks. I am not going to loose our first game, especially to them, so I expect you to be working your hardest at all times. Understood?”
everyone nodded. “Ok, our first practice is tomorrow, five o’clock. If you have something else going on, cancel it. We need the entire team, at every practice. Ok, you can go.”
Ginny and Ellie put their brooms back into the broom closet, and walked back to the castle. As they left the stadium, ellie saw a form with white-blond hair, sprinting up the steps.
“Malfoy.” Ginny growled, dangerously. “I’ll beet anything he was spying on us! He’s the Slytherin Quidditch captain. Seeker.”
She explained. But soon they forgot that they had ever seen Draco, and made their way to great hall, to eat lunch.
~Draco~
“Ok, I was watching them at tryouts, and I’m afraid to say, they’ve got a good team.”
Said Draco, standing in front of his own Quidditch team. “They got two new chasers, and new beaters. ‘Course Weasley King is still keeper, that Weasley girl is still a chaser, and Potter himself is seeker. The two new beaters are Ellie Travis, 6th year.
She’s the new one, and then some 4th year bloke, name is Alfred Whoosy. Never heard of him before, so,” he paused for dramatic affect. “How can we prevent them from playing?” Blaize Zabini stood up. “We’ll do the natural thing, use our wand power against them.”
Draco looked around the team, from Crabbe and Goyle, who could hardly pronounce curses, to the chasers, who didn’t really look like they really new any to begin with. He and Blaize were the only two who looked like they could do anything.
“Um, how about Blaize and I handle the spell work.” He said. Blaize seemed to think that this was a good idea. “Yeah, I’ll take all three chasers, and how about, that one beater, who is it, the new kid, what is her name?” Draco’s head jerked up.
“Ellie.” He blurted. Then his eyes got wide. “Where did that come from?” Blaize demanded. Draco just mouthed soundlessly for a moment, and then muttered, “I don’t know, but how about I take her? I’ll just take that whole group. Obviously Potter, and Weasel, but then why not let me just finish them all off, including that girl Ginny, and Ellie?”
Blaize considered it, then nodded. “Got it. Then I’ll take the other beater, and the two chasers.” It was Draco’s turn to nod. “Cool.”
~Ellie~
Harry was taking no chances. He made sure that every member of the team new every single short cut, and secret passage to every single class. And a good thing too, because it seemed that every time class let out, Draco, Blaize, or any other Slytherin that could cast a proper spell, where there, waiting, but they never could catch them.
Harry also said that every one should stick to pairs of two, whom ever was going to there next class. Ginny and Ellie were in Transfiguration, when ellie had to, take care of business. “Ginny, I’ve got to go!” Ginny tried to take notes while talking to ellie
“Go where?” she whispered back, scribbling down the perfect wrist movement to turn a cactus into a hedgehog. “You know go.” Comprehension dawned on Ginny’s face. “Oh, well, fine. Let’s go.” Ginny raised her hand. “Um, Professor McGonagall? I don’t feel to good, I think I need to go to the hospital wing, and I think I need Ellie to help me, can we?”
Professor McGonagall looked at her over the spectacles balancing on her nose, as if she knew that Ginny felt fine, but shrugged it off. “Very well.” And looked away. Ellie stumbled up, and they marched out the room.
“Thank you!” Ellie said, and they ran to the nearest bathroom. As they left, a voice from behind said, “Well, this is a coincidences. What would you two happen to be doing in the hall way, during class?” Ginny groaned. “Malfoy I beat.” She whispered.
They turned, but instead, it was Blaize Zabini. “Or not!” Ellie whispered back. “What do you want?” Ginny snapped. Blaize just shook his head.
“Well, I just thought I should worn you that, you will not be able to be a part of the game, tomorrow.” Ginny raised her eyebrow skeptically. “And why not? Do you really think that the two of us will not be able to block some pathetic spell you cast?” Blaize just smirked. “Well, not only me, really.
Pansy said she would help, and a few others.” Ellie turned, and saw that about three other Slytherins, not including Blaize, surrounded them. “It’s a bummer, really. Draco wanted to take care of you himself, but first come, first served.”
He raised his wand, but before he could say anything, his arms and legs snapped together, in an unmistakable body binding curse, but neither Ellie, or Ginny had raised their own wands. Draco had just come around the corner, wand hand up. “What are you doing?”
he asked, looking very confused. Pansy put on a simpering face, and scooted on over to him.
“Nothing, just talking, when these two ran into us.” She said, glancing with annoyance at Ellie and Ginny. “Really? Then why did Blaize have his wand out?”
Draco asked again, with a raised eyebrow. “Oh, really? Well,” he glanced around. “Get lost!” Ellie was surprised that this comment was not aimed towards Ellie and Ginny, but the Slytherins. Pansy huffed, and marched off followed by the others, except Blaize, who was still in the body bind.
Draco turned to Ellie and Ginny. “Well? You get going too!” he snapped, then turned to Blaize, but instead of leaving, Ellie and Ginny ducked into a secret passage in the hall, listening to the conversation. Draco muttered the counter curse, and pulled Blaize up. “What were you doing?”
Draco said, in a dangerously cold voice. Blaize didn’t seem to comprehend Draco’s tone. “I was doing the plan! Knocking out the competition!” They couldn’t see what was happening, but the way Draco was saying it, he was not happy. “I told you I would take care of them!” he snarled.
Blaize took a step forward. “When? The game is tomorrow, and you haven’t even tried!” Draco tried to say something, but Blaize kept on going “You don’t even try to humiliate Potter, Weasley, or that mud-blood! Something is going on here.
You’re going soft, and it has something to do with that new kid. Ellie, or whatever it is, but you’re loosing it.” And from the sounds of things, Blaize had left. Ginny peaked around the corner. “Weird.
That was really weird. And now he’s just standing there. Wait! He’s coming this way!” they retread, and after Draco had past by, they ran back to class, Ginny saying she miraculously got better. Ok, I know that the part w/ Draco talken to his quidditch team is really lame, but it's part of the story plot line, so, whatever. Oh well, Hope you like it! Lo-lo  |