140 Faithful Stick (1/2)
Arth, Hermione, And Ron all decided to visit Harry in the hospital wing after the Quidditch match.
When they arrived, however, they couldn't get to Harry as there were already people there
The Gryffindor Quidditch team, spattered with mud from head to foot, was gathered around his bed.
”Lucky there was a sensible dementor.”
”I thought he was dead for sure.”
”But he didn't even break his glasses.”
Harry was in the bed with his eyes fluttering as if he was about to wake up.
”That was the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life.”
Harry's eyes snapped open.
”Harry!” said Fred, who looked extremely white underneath the mud. ”How're you feeling?”
”What happened?” Harry asked, sitting up so suddenly they all gasped.
”You fell off,” said Fred. ”Must've been — what — fifty feet?”
”I don't care about that. What about the match,” said Harry. ”What happened? Are we doing a replay?”
No one said anything.
”We didn't — lose?”
”Diggory got the Snitch,” said George. ”Just after you fell. He didn't realize what had happened. When he looked back and saw you on the ground, he tried to call it off. Wanted a rematch. But they won fair and square... even Wood admits it.”
”Where is Wood?” said Harry, suddenly realizing he wasn't there.
”Still in the showers,” said Fred. ”We think he's trying to drown himself.”
Harry put his face to his knees, his hands gripping his hair. Fred grabbed his shoulder and shook it roughly.
”C' mon, Harry, you've never missed the Snitch before.”
”There had to be one time you didn't get it,” said George.
”It's not over yet,” said Fred. ”We lost by a hundred points, right? So if Hufflepuff loses to Ravenclaw and we beat Ravenclaw and Slytherin...”
”Hufflepuff'll have to lose by at least two hundred points,” said George. ”But if they beat Ravenclaw...”
”No way, Ravenclaw is too good. But if Slytherin loses against Hufflepuff...”
”It all depends on the points — a margin of a hundred either way —”
Harry lay there, not saying a word.