"Don't come crying to me when you become more popular than you already are"
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3rd Person's POV
The Gryffindor team were welcomed by a very loud roar of cheers. Y/n looked around the pitch to find that three-quaters of the crowd were wearing Scarlet red scarfs and were holding the same coloured flags. The crowd was also holding big flashy banners with lions and lioness on it. They were chating some slogans like 'GO GRYFFINDOR' or 'LIONS AND LIONESS FOR THE CUP'.
Slytherin team also entered the pitch. Behind them, the Slytherin's were cheering loudly for them. Wearing Green and Silver, Holding flags with Serpent drew in it. Flint, The Slytherin team's Captain was throwing daggers at Wood, who surprisingly calmly smiled back.
As the Gryffindor team walked in the middle of the pitch Lee Jordan continued with his job as a commentator. "And here are the Gryffindors!!! Wood, Weasley & Weasley, Johnson, Lord & Lady Kim, Potter!!!!" As Jordan said another round of cheers echoed the stadium. "What the hell was up with 'lord & lady Kim'????" Y/n asked Jake with an embarrassed chuckle. "He found Dabon's letter... Jordan thinks that Dabon is our butler" Jake replied touching his nose. It was Jake's habit to touch his nose whenever he felt embarrassed.
"Which we can accurately say are the best team Gryffindor could ask for!!" Jordan yelled through the mic, followed by boos by Slytherins. "Oh, The Slytherins are here are too, they look a little nervous but who's knows how would they play" Jordan said over the mic. Y/n could imagine McGonagall giving a stern glare at Jordan who definitely was giving a nervous laugh back to her.
"Captains!!!! Shake hands" Madam Hooch said. Wood and Flint walked in front and shook each other's hand. Despite a calm smile Wood was giving Flint, it looked like both of them were trying to break each other's finger. "I want to know what happened between Wood and Flint.. they even hate looking at each other" Y/n whispered to Jake. "No one knows though.... Its a mystery... and I thinks its better not to ask" Jake whispered back.
"Mount on your brooms!!" Madam Hooch said. Both of team did so. As Slytherin team expected, Y/n was in the middle of the team formation, initiating that she's going to take lead for scoring points. They knew it, they also that Y/n was indeed a good Chaser. Their strategy for the game was to cover her and try to stop her from scoring. Madam Hooch begun" On my count.... three.... two....one"
With the sound of Whistle, the game begun. Half of the Slytherin team were waiting for Y/n to get the possession of the Quaffle. She flew towards it but flew away with nothing in her hands. The Slytherin Chasers looked at her with Confusion. None of them had the Quaffle, but then who did. Y/n turned towards them for a moment to smirk at them and then directed towards someone. Jake, he had the Quaffle. These siblings had tricked their opponents.
Lee Jordan continued on the mic "And Its Gryffindor in Possession. Jake flying with the Quaffle, heading to the goalpost and WAIT--- JAKE, IS THAT A FIREBBOLT??????? Another Gryffindor player with a Firebolt.!!! He's heading towards the hoop. Warrington of Slytherin trying to get the hold of the Quaffle and Nice shot with Bludger, George... Jake about to score--- but wait-- he passed the Quaffle to Y/n and SHE SCORES!!!!!! Got to mention nice full circle flip Y/n!!!! Its ten against zero"
Y/n and Jake fist-bumped as they flew across each other. Angelina was clapping for the siblings when Flint nearly threw her off her own broom by intentionally smashing her. "Sorry, didn't see her!!" Flint yelled at the crowd who booed at him. The same moment, Fred chucked his Beater's bat throwing the Bludger at Flint. It hit him in the head. "Hey!!!! That will do!!" Madam Hooch yelled and Flew right in the middle of the pitch stopping the game. "Penalty to Gryffindor for an unprovoked attack on Slytherin Chaser And Penalty to Slytherin for deliberate damage to Gryffindor's Chaser"
"Oh come on lady----" Before Fred could continue, Jake covered his best friend's mouth. Fred definitely wasn't going to say something nice. "Who's going to take penalty?" Madam Hooch asked looking between the Gryffindor Chasers Who visibly looked confused at who should go. Their strategy was to pass the Quaffle to Y/n whenever they are about to score, Because she never misses to score. They never talked about what to do if they got penalty like this. Like baby ducks, Y/n, Jake and Angelina immediately looked at Wood asking him what to do. Oliver signed and said "Just do 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide"
The three of them did. Y/n won by choosing paper. She got the hold of the Quaffle and looked directly into the eye of the Slytherin Keeper. "I'm doomed" The Slytherin Keeper whispered to himself. "Come on Y/n!!" Lee Jordan said making the whole crowd silent. Within a blink of an eye, The Quaffle which was in Y/n's hand was already passed through the hoop. "YES!!! Y/N HAS BEATEN THE KEEPER!! ITS TWENTY-ZERO TO GRYFFINDOR!!!" Lee Jordan announced making most of the crowd cheer. "You're going to take all the penalties from now on" Wood said to Y/n who grinned back at him. "aye-aye captain" Y/n said with a small wave-salute. Wood chuckled and flew the hoop.
Flint came forward to take the penalty. "Captains of the both team against each other.. Its a tough one..." Lee Jordan said making the crowd turn silent again. Madam Hooch blew her whistle Lee continued "Flint threw the Quaffle with great strength- I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!! WOOD SAVED IT!!!" Wood shrugged at Flint who was glaring at him. The game was sure a tough one. Lee Jordan's commentary made it even better.
"Gryffindor in possession--wait no, Slytherin in Possession---no, Gryffindor in Possession and its Angelina, she's heading over to the goalpost-- HEY WAIT!!! THAT WAS DELIBERATE!!" Lee Jordan yelled. Montague, a Slytherin Chaser, grabbed the girl's head instead of the Quaffle. Angelina managed to not fall off but she dropped the Quaffle. Montague didn't even say that what he did was a mistake, he agreed he did it on purpose. Madam Hooch scolded him alot and banished him from the game for 5 minutes. Y/n once flew forward to take the penalty. With a smirk, pretty enough to distract the Keeper she scored.
"Its Thirty to Zero!! take that you cheat---" Lee got interrupted by McGonagall "Jordan, if you can't commentate in an unbiased way that---" Her voice got cut off "I'm just telling as it is!! and by the way... Y/n, you're literally winning hearts by that hairstyle, must be the work of your best friend Hermione Granger"
Y/n looked at Jordan with embarassed look. Jake too was looking at Lee like 'Mate? really?'. Y/n looked into the crowd to see Hermione's reaction. Hermione was red and was covering her face, Julyn and Ginny were laughing at her. Even it was from far distance, Y/n swore she saw Ron smile at Hermione and then look away shyly. Y/n tilted her head understanding the situation.
Her thought were broken when someone flew beside her. "You smirked at him??" Jake asked with a chuckle "really??? you used your beauty to distract him?" Y/n controlled her smile and said "I can do that sometimes... there's nothing wrong with it" Jake laughed lightly "Yeah, sure... don't come crying to me when you become more popular than you already are" Jake said as they continued the came "Don't worry.... that won't happen" Y/n said. Both siblings looked at each other with a grin and they flew apart to continue the game.
Y/n heard Lee saying that the Slytherin Beaters tried to push Harry down but failed. "Ha-haa!!! Too bad boys!!! You need to be faster than that to beat Gryffindor's Seeker. Oh!! Its Gryffindor in Possession. Angelina holds the Quaffle, Flint flying alongside her- poke him in th eyes Angelina- Its a joke, professor, a joke!! wait- Flint got the possession of the Quaffle, he's heading to score, will Wood save this score once again and-oh!!!!! Flint Scored!!! Slytherin's first score of the match was sure a strong one. Its 30-10. Gryffindor ahead with 20 points."
The match was becoming harder. A Slytherin Beater hit Angelina on the head and said that he mistook her for a Bludger. George in return elbowed the same boy in the face. Both Teams got awarded penalties. "Why are thy targetting Angelina all the time??"Â Y/n asked Jake, both of them were looking at Angelina who was rubbing her head but she still was ready to play. "Its because they can't hit us... they're scared to" Jake told her. Y/n felt angry. Why in the world would someone even think to hit someone else just because their original target is better than them. Y/n took the penalty and scored While Wood stopped a goal once again making the game 40-10. Harry was having a tough time catching the Snitch. Malfoy was tailing him, following him wherever he went. Harry saw the Snitch few times but couldn't catch it. He was waiting for his team to be fifty points ahead. That's what Wood told him. Angelina had passed the Quaffle to Y/n who once again scored. Its 50-10.
Fred and George covered Angelina since she seemed like a target to the Slytherin team. Taking the advantage, Bole and Derrick, The Slytherin beaters aimed both of the bludgers towards Wood. Oliver saved himself from one of them but got hit in the stomach by the other. He stayed on his broom, clutching it tightly. His other hand on his stomach. Y/n flew towards Wood worriedly. "Wood, you alright??? You sure you want to continue??" Y/n asked. "Yes, I'm good" Wood replied. "Neither your face nor your voice says that you're okay....I'm calling a time-out" Y/n was about to call Madam Hooch but Wood stopped her by grabbing her hand. "NO.... I'm okay, I'm really okay.. We might lose a chance if we get time-out.... We're definitely getting a penalty. If you're angry than show them that.. you get it?" Wood asked. Y/n didn't want to but she nodded.
Y/n took the penalty and once again scored. It was 60-10 now. The game continued. This time instead of scoring herself, Y/n passed the Quaffle to Jake who in reflex scored making 70 against 10. He looked at his sister and mouthed "What about the strategy??". Y/n pointed her head at Slytherin Chasers and mouthed "They know...". Jake understood "Angelina!!!! Its Formation B!!!" He yelled and Angelina nodded at Y/n and him. The Slytherin were confused about what 'formation B' was. It meant the main strategy is no longer gonna work,so just score when you can.
Harry knew that he had to get the Snitch now. They were 60 points ahead. His eyes fell on golden sparkle. Without second thought, he went for it. But for some reason, His broom was slowing down. He turned back to see that Malfoy was holding the Firebolt's tail tightly. Harry felt furious, so many agreed with him. The crowd was shouting in anger. If Malfoy hadn't done that, Gryffindor would've definitely won. Madam Hooch awarded Gryffindor one more penalty.
Y/n took the penalty. But she knew that the Keeper was now used to Y/n's techniques of scoring. She had to do something new. Y/n flew in front of the hoop which was being guarded by The Slytherin Keeper. She balanced the Quaffle on her left hand. She bounced it up and when it dropped down right above her head. She slammed it in front using her right hand. The Quaffle passed through the middle hoop. Everyone was shocked by this move. Jake, Harry, Hermione and other muggle students knew exactly what Y/n did.
"Y/n scored!!!!! Its 80-10. !!! Nice Hit Y/n!!!!!" Lee yelled happily. "That hit... Y/n, what was that?" Angelina asked being confused. Y/n grinned at her. "Its Volleyball, baby"
Lee continued telling about the game "Slytherin in possession, heading for goal and--Â Montague scores... its 80-20." Lee announced. Harry and Malfoy were both heading to the Snitch. Harry heard Lee yell "Jake Him gets the Quaffle for Gryffindor. come on Jake, COME ON!!!"
Harry turned back to see that apart from Malfoy, every single player was trying to stop Jake. They were desperately trying to stop him but they failed when Jake scored. "YES!!! HE SCORED!!! Gryffindor lead by 90 points to 20" Lee announced and Harry focused to catch the snitch.
Y/n, on the other hand, was having a little trouble.
She felt dizzy. She had told Jake and Angelina to take care of the scores since It was obvious to everyone that Slytherin was trying to stop her instead of anyone else. After the Dementor Attack she had months ago. She hadn't played for long time. She didn't even know how many hours had passed since this match started.
Wood made her rest since Madam Pomfrey told him to make sure of it. That time, Y/n didn't couldn't understand why but now she could. Her body felt weak. She had strong breakfast but to her, it felt like she was starving for days. The grip she had on her Firebolt was becoming a little loose every minute. The thought of falling down once again scared her. She flew lower and closer to the ground. She started to have a little trouble in breathing but she shook it off. It was no time to feel weak. Because of her condition, she couldn't even pay attention to what was happening around her.
The roar of cheer snapped her out. Everyone in the crowd was screaming from the top of their lungs. She was confused. "Wh---what happened?" Y/n said looking around the crowd. "this happened" a voice said from behind her. She turned to see Harry grinned at her with the golden snitch in his hands.
Y/n forgot about her condition. THEY WON THE QUIDDITCH CUP!!!!. Without thinking, she jumped on Harry, hugging him tightly. Because of her, both of them fell on the ground. Luckily, the ground was very close to them. Harry's heart begin to beat faster, even faster than when he finally caught this snitch.
Y/n was hugging him, that was all he could think. And He knew that Y/n could easily feel his heartbeat. Not losing the chance, he hugged her with the same pressure as her. Y/n was repeating 'we did it! we won!!' and Harry smiled at that. Looking at this, the sound disappointment ran in the crowd. Hermione and Julyn looked at each other with a grin "And she says they don't have pink and bloomy aura" Julyn said making Hermione chuckle.
Y/n and Harry felt themselves levitating. They let go of eachother to see that they were actually being held up on the shoulders of Fred and George. The Gryffindors ran to the team congratulating them. Y/n saw that Percy was jumping up and down forgetting everything about dignity. McGonagall was sobbing. Fighting their way through the crowd. Hermione, Ron and Julyn arrived. All three of them were lost for words but their faces said everything they wanted to.
Fred and George let the kids down only for them to get into arms of their captain who was definitely crying. "I knew it!! you two are my lucky charms!! this wouldn't happen if it you two weren't in the team!!" Wood sobbed. Y/n patted him helping him calm down since he had to go and get the cup.
After few more minutes of celebration. The team was now making their way towards Dumbledore. He help the shining Quidditch Cup in his hands. The team stood right in front of their headmaster. Wood stepped forward taking the cup with shaky hands. Dumbledore smiled at him and congratulated him.
Wood walked back to his team with eyes full of tears. "Happy, Wood???? We made your dream come true" Y/n grinned and Wood smiled and hugged his team tightly. The celebration went on for long. When they were about to go back to the palace, Y/n pulled Hermione little away from the crowd. "Hey.. Hermione.... would you mind helping me change into normall clothes.. I'm... kind of tired" Y/n said and Hermione looked at her with little worry. "Y/n, are you okay?" Hermione asked stopping on her tracks making Y/n do the same.
"Yes, I am fine... just tired" Y/n smiled. But Hermione eyes widen as she looked at her best friend. Hermione looked at Y/n with horrified face and said "Y-Y/n....y-your nose". Confused by Hermione's reaction, Y/n touched her nose. She understood why Hermione was terrified when she fluid in her fingertips. She looked at it to find that fluid was red. Hermione quickly pulled out her handkerchief from her pocket and placed it on Y/n's nose to stop the nosebleed. "What is this??? How did you??" Hermione asked but Y/n stopped her sentence "I think I know, Let's go to Madam Pomfrey.. I'll tell you on the way.
Y/n told Hermione how she felt during the game. By the time they reached Hospital wing, Y/n's nosebleed stopped. She wanted to go back but Hermione didn't let her. Madam Pomfrey checked Y/n up. She said that Y/n's body felt trauma in that exact same spot. And that's why it remembered the horrors it went through.Also that, Y/n's body hadn't fully recovered as it should. But there was no need for medication. Her body temperature was high, so Madam Pomfrey gave her a potion that would help not to get cold.
While returning Y/n asked Hermione not to tell anyone about this since everyone is very happy and deserve to enjoy the win. Hermione agreed since Y/n had taken care of the problem. But later that night, Hermione informed Jake but told him not to confront Y/n since she was scared that Jake would get mad at her. She also told Jake that Y/n shouldn't think or do something that tire her, she needed rest. Hermione lied but not completely.
The Gryffindor felt the happiness of Winning Quidditch Cup for more than a week. They wanted to celebrate or have a picnic for the whole week but none of them were going to. They had exams next week. Everyone was studying. No one in the castle was slacking off. Even Fred and George were studying for O.W.L.s though they were forced to do so by Jake. Julyn started staying Jake and Weasley twins since they were her classmates. Hermione and Y/n understood that and both of them too were busy studying. They were only ones with most subjects to learn. Every body thought that like always, Y/n would be done by she wasn't. She ended up having fever afterall. She had it for three days and that's why she was little behind.
Harry and Ron were worried for their female best friends. Both of the girls look anxious while studying. Harry and Ron had given up asking the girls about how they had attended all their classes at once. But when the exam time tables arrived, they couldn't help themselves but ask. "Um... promise me, you two won't get mad" Ron said to the girls while they were having evening tea in Great Hall. "Depends on your question" Y/n said without looking up from her Intermediate Transfiguration textbook. "Are you two sure that your exam time table is right?" Harry asked while Holding Y/n's exam time table.
The first page said -
'Monday
Transfiguration - 9:00 am
Muggle Studies - 9:00 am
LUNCH
Charms - 1:00 pm
Ancient Runes - 1:00 pm'
"How are you going to attend these exams??? Its impossible" Ron said looking at Hermione's time table. It was same as Y/n's since they had taken almost every subjects. "You should worry about your exams" Hermione said to the boys. "I agree... we have done all arrangements we need.. so we're gonna be okay." Y/n said still not looking up from her book. Harry was looking at her as he sat across her. Suddenly, Y/n looked up and looked straight into Harry's eyes and said "My timetable" She had extended her hand. Harry gave her the timetable. She gave him a small smile and continued to do her work. Ever since the hug Harry got from Y/n at the Quidditch Finals, he couldn't look into her eyes without feeling the burning session on his cheeks. He felt stupid to do so, because he was her best friend andhe shouldn't be feeling like this. But for some reason, he always did.
"I think we should wrap up for the day. We have been studying since morning" Ron said "Please, let's stop!!!!!". Hearing him, the girls chuckled, they were tired too. They decided to leave the studies for the next day. They just enjoyed maybe the third cup of tea. Y/n was banned by Hermione to drink coffee because she had drank about 5 cups few days ago and was up all night. They wer having a little chat until Hedwig arrived with a letter in her legs.
Harry took it and read it "Its Hagrid.... The appeal for Buckbeak is set on 6th". "We finish our exams on that day" Hermione said putting her cup down. "There's more... there are people coming here, someone from the Ministry of Magic and an executioner..." Harry said horrified. "They're bringing an executioner even though its an appeal day... its clear that they already decided on what they're going to do" Y/n said with a irritated smile. "I really hope we could help Hagrid in some way" Ron signed.
'Don't worry, Ron...... we will " Y/n thought.
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A/n's note.
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