1.17| Facts & Feathers

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[Outside in the courtyard, day time. Oliver and Madelyn appear, carrying a trunk. They put it down.]

"QUIDDITCH!" Sirius and James yell out.

Oliver: Quidditch is easy enough to understand. Each time has seven players, 3 chasers, 2 beaters, 1 keeper and a seeker. That's you. There are three kinds of balls. [picks up a red one] This one's called the Quaffle. Now, the chasers handle the Quaffle and try to put it through one of those three hoops. [Points to the hoops in the Quidditch pitch in the distance.] The keeper, that's me, defends the hoops. [throws ball to Maddie.] With me so far?
Madelyn: [throws back] I think so. What are those? [points to two squirming chained down balls.]
Oliver: You better take this. [hands Maddie a small bat. He bends down and releases one ball. With an angry growl, it flies off into the air. The Oliver and Maddie watch it.] Careful now, it's comin' back. [The balls comes whizzing down, and Maddie cracks at it with the bat. The ball soars off through a statue, surprisingly without damaging it.] Eh, not bad, Potter, you'd make a fair beater... Uh-oh. [The ball zooms down, and Oliver grabs it, wriggling to get it back in the box. He succeeds and is out of breath.]
Madelyn: What is that?
Oliver: Bludger. Nasty little buggers. But you are the seeker, and the only thing I want you to worry about is this... the Golden Snitch. [hands Maddie a walnut sized golden ball.]
Madelyn: I like this ball.
Oliver: Ah, you like it now. Just wait. It's wicked fast and damn near impossible to see.
Madelyn: What do I do with it?
Oliver: You catch it... before the other team's seeker. You catch this, the game is over. You catch this, Potter, and we win.
[The ball flutters out two delicate wings and jumps into the air. Maddie keeps an eye on it.]

James squeals in excitement "my daughter is going to be the best!" He cheers, "OUR daughter James!" Lily says correcting him again.

Madelyn: Whoa.
[In Professor Flitwick's class. Filtwick is very short, and is standing on a bunch of books to make up for his stature and to see his class.]

Flitwick: One of a wizard's most rudimentary skills is levitation the ability to make objects fly. Uh, do you all have your feathers? [Hermione raises hers.] Good. Now, uh, don't forget the nice wrist movement we've been practicing, hmm? The swish and flick. Everyone.
All (including Flitwick): The swish and flick.
Flitwick: Good. And enunciate. Wingardium Leviosa. Off you go then.
[The class begin to enunciate and doing the movements on their feathers]

Draco: Wingardium Levio-saaa.
Ron: Wingardrium Leviosar! [he waves his wand really fast numerous times. Hermione stops him.]
Hermione: Stop, stop, stop. You're going to take someone's eye out. Besides, you're saying it wrong. It's Levi-o-sa, not Leviosar.
Ron: You do it then if you're so clever. Go on, go on.
[Hermione straightens up and swishes her wand.]

Hermione: Wingardium Leviosa. [The feather glows and lifts up.]
Flitwick: Oh, well done! See here, everyone! Ms. Granger's done it! Oh, splendid!
[Ron puts his head on his books dejectedly, Skyler who was sitting on Ron's other side next to Seamus grins at Ron in amusement. Seamus begins swishing at his feather.]

Seamus: Wingard Levosa.
Flitwick: Well done, dear.
[An almighty explosion flashes. Flitwick gasps, as Ron and Hermione turn to the source of the explosion]

Flitwick: Whooaaa! Ooh.
[We see that Seamus is charred again with his feather, now smoldering to ashes.]

Everyone bursts out in laughter, "classical Seamus" Neville laughs out.

Madelyn: I think we're going to need another feather over here, Professor.
[Neville, Maddie, Skyler, Ron and Seamus are walking through a courtyard with other students all around.]

Ron: [mimicking Hermione] It's Levioooosa, not Leviosaaaar. [normal voice] She's a nightmare, honestly. No wonder she hasn't got any friends!

"Worse thing you could've said. She was only trying to help Ron" Lily says feeling bad for Hermione, Mrs Weasley tells Ron off and Ron mutters sorry to Hermione even though she already forgave him years ago.

[Hermione rushes past Ron, hugging her books and sniffling in tears.]

Skyler: I think she heard you.
Madelyn: If you haven't realise Hermione does have friends Ron! She's my best friend and I'm hers!
[Hermione disappears into the crowd, deeply hurt by Ron's words. Madelyn rushed to follow after Hermione, Sky glares at Ron.]

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Sorry for not posting on Monday! I got busy but today I should be catching up on my updates

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Sorry for not posting on Monday! I got busy but today I should be catching up on my updates. Harry and Jess Potter RTBs probably won't be updated till this weekend as there is so much to write so sorry about that! Should get the next chapter for The Marauders Weasley up today!

Published- 13th April 2022

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