Harry's Godfather (A Father and Son Fanfic) Book 3

Chapter 10: Quidditch and Sirius Black Returns

Harry goes down to the great hall with the rest of the boys in his dorm, as they head down to breakfast. They felt that his Firebolt deserved a sort of guard. So, Harry enters the great hall while carrying his Firebolt. Heads turn towards the Firebolt as they murmur excitedly to each other. Harry couldn't help but smile as he spots everyone at the Slytherin table looking shocked at his Firebolt. Ron looks at Malfoy, then turns back to Harry and grins, "Did you see his face? He can't believe it! This is brilliant!" Oliver was also basking in the glory of the Firebolt as he said, "Put it here, Harry." Harry sets the broom down in the middle of the Gryffindor table. He carefully turns the handle so that the name, Firebolt, faced upwards. People from the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff table came over to look. A boy name Cedric Diggory, who was the Hufflepuff seeker, congratulated Harry on finding a great replacement for his Nimbus. Percy's girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater, who was a Ravenclaw, asked if she could actually hold it! Percy said, smiling, "Now, now, Penelope, No sabotage." Percy said to the team, "10 galleons on the outcome of the match!" Penelope puts the Firebolt back down on the table and thanks Harry for letting her see it. As she leaves for her table, Percy whispers, "Harry, make sure you win. I haven't got 10 galleons." Snape smiles proudly at Harry from the staff table. He was so happy that he got Harry that broomstick. He had no regrets whatsoever. He spots Malfoy going over to look at the broom with Crabbe and Goyle. Snape groans slightly as he mutters, "Not again...." As Malfoy said, "Sure you can manage that broom, Snape?" Snape comes down from the staff table and quietly works his way over to Malfoy. Harry spots Snape sweeping towards them from the corner of his eyes. He eyes go back to Malfoy and said in a casual manner, "Yeah, I reckon so." Malfoy smirks, "Got plenty of special features, hasn't it. Shame it doesn't come with a parachute. You know, in case you get too near a dementor." Crabbe and Goyle snicker in response. Harry retorts, "Pity you can't attach an extra arm to your, Malfoy. Then it could catch the snitch for you." Snape chuckles to himself as he thought, 'Nicely done, Harry.' The Gryffindor team laughed loudly at Harry's retort. Malfoy's eyes narrow as he glares at Harry. Before he could retort back, Snape had reached them and said, "That is enough, Mr. Malfoy. Return to your table and take Crabbe and Goyle with you." Malfoy whirls around to find Snape standing there, staring right at him with his arm crossed. Malfoy glares at Snape and said, "Come on Crabbe, Goyle." Malfoy stalks back to the Slytherin table with Crabble and Goyle. Harry watches as Malfoy talks with the Slytherin Quidditch team. Harry looks at his dad and said, "Thanks, dad." Snape smirks, "You handled that very well, Harry. Well done. I have definitely rubbed off on you." Harry chuckles and said, "Yeah, seems like it, dad." Ron grins in spite of himself. Snape said, "Good luck in your match, Harry." Harry smiles, "Thanks dad, I'm going to need it." Snape smiles and squeezes Harry's shoulder in reassurance. Harry smiles as Snape lets go and heads back up to the staff table. At a quarter to 11am, the Gryffindor team heads off to the locker rooms on the Quidditch pitch. It was a clear, cool day and there was a light breeze. It was a perfect day to play Quidditch. As Harry changed into his Quidditch robes, he hears the rest of the school walk into the stadium, talking excitedly. He puts his wand inside the t-shirt he was going to wear under his Quidditch robes. He hoped he wouldn't need it, but after the dementors attacked him in his last match, he wanted to be prepared. Oliver said nervously, "You know what we've got to do. If we lose this match, then we're out of the running for the Quidditch cup. Just.... Just fly like you did in practice yesterday and we'll be okay." The Gryffindor Quidditch team grabbed their brooms and flew out onto the field, as the crowd cheered for them. The Ravenclaw Quidditch team were already on the field. Their seeker, Cho Chang, was the only girl on team. She was shorter than Harry, by a head. Harry thought, 'She may be pretty, but it's not going to stop me from catching that snitch. We have got to win this match!' Cho smiles at Harry. Harry smiles back in return, to be polite.

Hooch said, "Wood, Davies, shake hands." Oliver and the Ravenclaw Captain shook hands. Hooch said, "Mount your brooms!" Both teams mount their brooms as Hooch continues, "On my whistle! 3.... 2.... 1...." Hooch blows her whistle and both teams kick off from the ground. They fly up into the air, ready to play. Harry's broom zoomed higher and faster than any of the other brooms the team used! Hooch releases all 4 balls for the game to begin. Harry starts looking around for the snitch, while listening to the commentary. Lee Jordan, who was friends with Fred and George was doing the commentary. Lee said, "They're off! The big excitement of this match is the Firebolt that Harry Snape is flying for Gryffindor! According to Which Broomstick, the Firebolt's going to be the broom of choice for the national team, at this year's World Championship!" McGonagall said, "Jordan, would you mind telling us what's going on in the match?" Lee said, "Right you are, Professor. I was just giving a bit of background information. The Firebolt, incidentally, has a built-in auto-brake and...." McGonagall shouts, "Jordan!" Lee said, "Okay, okay, Gryffindor is in possession. Kate Bell of Gryffindor is heading for the\ goal!" Harry flies past Katie, going in the opposite direction, looking for the snitch. Harry notices that Cho Chang was following him closely. She was a very good flyer. She kept cutting him off, making him change direction. Fred yelled, "Show her your acceleration, Harry!" As he flies past, chasing a bludger that was heading for Alicia. Harry nods and makes his broom move faster as they go around the Ravenclaw goal posts. Cho falls behind as Katie scored their first goal of the match. The Gryffindors watching the match went wild! Harry spots the snitch close to the ground, flying around one of the barriers. Harry dives towards the ground. Cho sees what he's doing, and goes after him. Harry speeds up, feeling excited. Dives were his speciality. He was 10 feet away, when a bludger, that was hit by one of the Ravenclaw beaters, came out of nowhere! Harry had to go off course just to avoid it! In those few seconds, the snitch had vanished. There was a collection of Ooooooh from the Gryffindor supporters, but there was much applause for the Ravenclaw beater from the Ravenclaw supporters. George Weasley, vented his feelings by hitting the bludger directly at the Ravenclaw beater. The Ravenclaw beater had to roll over in mid air to avoid getting hit! Lee said, "Gryffindor leads by 80 points to 0. Look at that Firebolt go! Snape's really putting it through its paces now. See it turn! Chang's Comet is just no match for it. The Firebolt's precision-balance is really noticeable in these long...." McGonagall cuts Lee off as she shouts, "JORDAN! ARE YOU BEING PAID TO ADVERTISE FIREBOLTS?! GET ON WITH THE COMMENTARY!" Ravenclaw has now scored 3 goals, which puts them at 30 points. That put Gryffindor 50 points ahead of Ravenclaw in the match. If Cho got the snitch before he did, Ravenclaw would win the match. Harry had to find that snitch! Harry drops lower, scanning the field madly, looking for the snitch. Harry spots a glint of gold with tiny wings.... It was the snitch! The snitch was flying around the Gryffindor goal posts! Harry speeds up on his broom, his eyes fixed on the snitch! Cho comes out of nowhere, blocking him! Harry swerves to avoid colliding with her. Oliver roared, "HARRY! THIS IS NO TIME TO BE A GENTLEMAN! KNOCK HER OFF HER BROOM IF YOU HAVE TO!" Harry looks over at Cho, she was grinning. The snitch had vanished once again. Harry flies upwards, until he was 20 feet above the game. Out of the corner of his eyes, he sees Cho following him. Harry thought, 'Ok, if she's deciding to follow me instead of looking for the snitch herself, then so be it. She will have to take the consequences.' Harry dives once again. Cho, thinking that Harry saw the snitch again, follows him. Harry pulls out sharply out of the dive. Cho ends up hurtling towards the ground, as Harry rises as fast as a bullet. Harry spots the snitch for the 3rd time. The snitch was above the field at the Ravenclaw end! Harry starts to speed up, so did Cho just several feet below him. He was gaining on the snitch, until Cho screamed, "Oh!" She points down to the ground. Harry looks down and spots 3 tall and hooded dementors! And all 3 were looking up at him! Harry immediately pulls out his wand as he thought of Snape. Harry points his wand at the dementors and roared, "EXPECTO PATRONUM!" A snake patronus bursts from his wand and and heads straight for the dementors. Harry looks back up quickly, to see how close he was to the snitch. Harry pockets his wand and stretches his hand out towards the snitch. He feels his hand close around the snitch as it struggles against his hand. He has caught this snitch! Hooch blows her whistle as he lands on the ground. Harry turns around to see 6 scarlet blurs coming at him. The next thing Harry knew, the whole team was hugging him. Harry could hear the Gryffindors roaring as they cheered for their team's victory. Oliver said, "That's my boy!" Angelina, Alicia and Kate kissed Harry on the cheek! Fred was hugging him so tight, that it felt as if his head would pop off! Harry looks around to see all the Gryffindor supporters, with Ron leading, running onto the field! Before he could do or say anything, he was engulfed by the cheering crowd!