Enchanted by freckles - Garreth Weasley & Sebastian Sallow x female MC

21st chapter

I sat down in the auditorium and watched the four redheads. Garreth was really good with children. Especially with Jennie, whom he would cheer loudly over and over again when she flew towards a ball. She was a really good flyer for a first year, which was because the Weasley kids were taught to fly at home before they even went to school.

They played exuberantly until I saw Sebastian and Ominis enter the field. "Ey, Weasley!" all four turned. "Garreth, do you need another player?" Sebastian asked. I also saw Garreth's surprise from a distance, but he nodded. "Sebastian, I'm definitely not going to get on a broom.", Ominis said annoyed, "I'll sit down on the stands and read something.". "Perfect. Caelie, are you playing? Then it'll work out." Garreth called out to me. I hurried down the stands and got a broom. Sebastian and I greeted each other with a hug before we got on our brooms and flew to the others. Jennie asked me to join her and Garreth, so Sebastian joined Hector and Kay.

Since it was a modified Quidditch variant, Garreth explained the rules to him and off we went. This variant was more akin to Muggle football than Quidditch, which is probably due to the fact that Garreth went to a Muggle kindergarten as a kid and he had Muggle friends.

We threw the Quaffle at each other and tried to hit one of the opposing team's rings. If you managed to do this, you got a point for your own team. The other balls were not involved, otherwise more players would have been needed. You just played as long as you wanted and in the end the team with the most points won.

We used to play it for hours in the summer, especially when his cousins were at his house. Sebastian put his heart and soul into it and despite not knowing the game like that, he was a worthy opponent.

We played for quite a while and it was actually very balanced. Our teams mostly balanced each other out, with our team currently having a two-point lead. This awakened Sebastian's ambition. He tried harder than ever, throwing the Quaffle with full force. I tried to catch it, but it flew right on my face. I heard something crack and flew to the floor. Sebastian and Garreth immediately came running, examining my face and looking at each other worriedly. I felt liquid run down my mouth. It tasted metallic. Blood. It seems the tough Quaffle broke my nose. Slowly the pain stimulus reached my brain and I felt the stabbing pain clearly.

"Okay kids, I'm sorry, but that's probably the end of it for today. We'll be playing again soon. Please put the brooms away and then come back to the castle." Garreth called to the three of them."Does anyone have a handkerchief?" Sebastian asked, slightly panicked. All shook their heads. Garreth supported me on my right arm to take me to the hospital wing, but the blood was pumping faster and faster. 

Sebastian took off his robe and held it under my nose. "Oh Caelie I'm so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you." Sebastian said sadly. He took my left arm to give Garreth support. "I know that," I said and took a deep breath. Unfortunately, due to the bleeding, I didn't smell the scent of his robes, but they were still nice and warm. "It's not the first time she's hurt herself either, so don't worry," Garreth said relaxedly, "Last time I broke her nose. She also tried to catch the Quaffle with her face. Luckily my mother was there, she's a healer". They both laughed, but they still looked concerned.

We were walking toward the hospital wing when Nellie came up to us. "Caelie, have you tried to play Quidditch again?" she laughed. "Yeah, laugh at me. But I'll try again and again. Until I get through a game without injury, even if it takes forever!" I laughed. "And it's always said that I don't learn anything from my mistakes.", Sebastian said with a grin.

We got to the hospital wing and Madam Blainey came rushing right at us. "Mr. Weasley, what have you done to poor Ms. Lewis now?" she asked while glaring at Garreth. "It wasn't me this time. Mr. Sallow hit her with a Quaffle," Garreth said, holding up his hands.