Unstoppable

Chapter Twenty | Quidditch & Finding the Hidden Room

[The next morning, in the great hall. The gang is sitting and eating. Harry is twirling his food on a fork.]

"Nervous Son," asked James.

"Yea," answered Harry.

"Don't worry. I was too on my first game," said James.

"Don't worry, Harry, you'll do great," added Lily, smiling softly at her son.

"Thanks, Mom," said Harry, smiling back at his mom.

Ron: Take a bit of toast, mate, go on.

Hermione: Ron's right, Harry. You're gonna need your strength today.

Harry: I'm not hungry.

"You need to eat, Harry," said Lily.

"Don't worry, son, I didn't eat either,'' said James.

[Snape appears at the table.]

Snape: Good luck today, Potter. Then again, now that you've proven yourself against a troll, a little game of Quidditch should be easy work for you... even if it is against Slytherin.

"Go away Snivellus nobody likes you,'' said James as Sirius laughed and nodded his head.

"I swear I will hurt you both,'' said Nadia, glaring at them.

"Honey, you can't kill them. You can only hurt them," added Harry.

"Pronglet," said James and Sirius, looking at Harry, which he just shrugs his shoulder.

"What you rather she kills you,'' added Harry.

"No," said James and Sirius.

[Snape walks off, limping. Harry notices this.]

Harry: That explains the blood.

Hermione: Blood?

Harry: Listen, last night, I'm guessing Snape let the troll in as a diversion so he could try and get past that 3 headed dog. But, he got himself bitten. That's why he's limping.

"At least you know it's a teacher but wrong teacher,'' said Nadia.

"What you mean wrong teacher, it's Snivellus. He's evil. He's a bloody death eater,'' said Sirius, glaring at Severus, which Severus glared right back.

"Like I said wrong teacher,'' said Nadia, glaring at her uncle.

Hermione: But why would anyone go near that dog?

Harry: The day I was at Gringotts, Hagrid took something out of one of the vaults. He said it was Hogwarts' business, very secret.

Hermione: So you're saying...

Harry: That's what the dog's guarding. That's what Snape wants.

"And you wonder why I think Gryffindor are stupid," said Nadia.

[Hedwig screeches as she enters the Great Hall. She is carrying a very large, long parcel. She drops it off at the table.]

Hermione: Bit early for mail, isn't it?

Harry: But I-I never get mail.

"That's actually really sad,'' said Dorcas.

"He's just a sad person," added Nadia.

"Don't worry, me and Sirius will send you mail every single day until you get tried of getting mail,'' said James.

Ron: Let's open it.