Chapter 15: Facts and Feathers

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

"WE GET TO SEE YOUR QUIDDITCH TRAINING" James bounced up and down "RIGHT EVERYONE SHUT UP AND WATCH THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT" Euphemia and Monty smile at their son.

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 Athena.] With me so far?
Athena: [throws back] I think so. What are those? [points to two squirming chained down balls.]
Oliver: You better take this. [hands Athena a small bat. He bends down and releases one ball. With an angry growl, it flies off into the air. The older boy and girl watch it.] Careful now, it's comin' back. [The balls comes whizzing down, and Athena 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.]
Athena: 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 Athena a walnut sized golden ball.]
Athena: I like this ball.
Oliver: Ah, you like it now. Just wait. It's wicked fast and damn near impossible to see.
Athena: 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. Athena keeps an eye on it.]
Athena: 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" cheered the pranksters making said Professor red in the face.

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. 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.

Athena: I think we're going to need another feather over here, Professor.

Neville, Athena, Ron and Seamus are walking through a courtyard with other students all around.

Athena: how's your arm now Neville
Neville: It's good now thank you Athena [he smiles] Madam Pomfrey fixed it straight away

Alice and Lily smile at the screen, happy that their kids get along.

Ron: [mimicking Hermione] It's Levioooosa, not Leviosaaaar. [normal voice] She's a nightmare, honestly. No wonder she hasn't got any friends! [Hermione rushes past Ron, hugging her books and sniffling in tears.]

Athena: I think she heard you. [Hermione disappears into the crowd, deeply hurt by Ron's words.] that wasn't very nice Ron, I understand it isn't nice being shown up but there was no need in saying that. She was just trying to help. [Neville nods his head in agreement]

"RONALD WEASLEY APOLOGIES" "I did mum" "He did Mrs Weasley" Many girls in the hall looked at Ron disappointment written across their faces.

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A/N:
Hello my loves!
How was this chapter?
Not James telling everyone to shut up🫣
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Make sure to stay hydrated and take your medication🤍
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