Drop in the Ocean

Oliver promised to Joyce that he will keep an eye on Celeni. Both of them looked awfully tired but alert.

“Here’s Gryffindor!” Yelled Lee Jordan

Draco Malfoy was standing waving his Nimubus Two Thousand and One for the Gryffindor team to see.

“LOOK AT THIS POTTER I HAVE THE LATEST BROOM!”

“Captains shake hands” Madam Hooch ordered Joyce & Katie shook, but Joyce was looking at Wood & he nodded.

“Mount your brooms!” Yelled Madam Hooch

“And they’re off!” Yelled Lee Jordan, doing the commentary closely watched by Prof McGonagall as usual

“14 brooms in midair-Katie gets the Quaffle, she’s the acting captain for now while Wood is still on probation. She passes to Spinnet and SCO-NO!!! Saved by Celeni Christensen, substitute for Bloom while on detention. Cadogan gets the Quaffle, passes to Jenkins, seems like he’s going to score, he’s cofusing Wood-S-Saved!!”

The Gryffindors cheered.

“What a game, no points for both houses! Quaffle in possession of Ravenclaw, to Jenkins, to Cadogan, to Branch, and WHAT A SAVE-I thought that was in! Nice going Wood, Professor might give you a hug!”

“LEE!” Mc Gonagall retorted

“Here’s Cadogan again, carrying the Quaffle. She passes to Jenkins-Jenkins gives it back to her-Ravenclaw has new moves-Nice pass to Branch-Johnson goes towards Branch-Johnson gets hit by a bludger!”

Katie Bell called on time out. She was telling her teammates tactics, but Ethan was right. She lacked experience. She probably have not read “Being a Good Chaser: Volume 1”.

“Katie, Ravenclaws-their moves! It’s different.” Yelled Fred & George.

“I know. Cho Chang was fast! She kept on cutting me!” Harry told her.

“Yes, the Chasers too, they have new passing and flying moves that we haven’t seen!” Spinnet told Katie Bell.

Katie was a bit worried, she doesn’t know what to do. Wood was not helping her at all. He was just standing, waiting for whatever Katie will say. Though he did know what to advice her, but he wanted Katie to judge on her own.

“Ok, lets just follow them. Spinnet guard Jenkins, Johnson, guard Branch, I’ll take care of Cadogan. Fred and George, hit Bludgers whenever you can. Harry, you never missed a Snitch, you’re better than Cho! Ok team, let’s go!” Katie Bell shouted as Madam Hooch blew her whistle.

“Now we’re back” said Lee Jordan. “Katie Bell is keeping a close guard on Cadogan-Cadogan is way faster than her-Cadogan is leading her somewhere-WATCHOUT!-Katie gets hit by a bludger! Damn you Cadogan!”

“Lee!” Prof McGonagall said

“Branch with the Quaffle-Katie is alright by the way-Branch to Jenkins-Johnson keeping a close guard on Branch-Branch swerving-Johnson following Branch-C’mon Johnson! Spinnet going towards Branch-Katie going towards Branch, they don’t want him to score-Branch passes to Cadogan-Gryffindor Chasers going to Cadogan, good defense girls-Cadogan superb pass to Jenkins-C’mon Angelina DEFENSE!-Jenkins throws the Quaffle..”

Jenkins threw the Quaffle so fast, it was almost as fast as the Snitch!

“C’MON Gryffindor! Get the Quaffle! The Quaffle is going fast towards the goal post-and-and.. SCORE! Ravenclaw leads ten to none. Now Katie has the Quaffle-passes to Spinnet and SCORES! The teams are tied! What a close game! Now Branch has the Quaffle again-passes to Cadogan-Cadogan to Jenkins-Jenkins tries to score-will he score? NO! THE QUAFFLE WAS BLOCKED BY WOOD WHO APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE!”

The game was tight, and the Snitch was running away from Harry and Cho. Suddenly, a dark cloud engulfed the field, and out of nowhere came a sound of a huge bird. Joyce looked at Oliver, & Oliver to Joyce. Everyone looked up, when suddenly a huge bird appear on the field and was going to the Ravenclaw goal posts, it was after Celeni.

“CELENI!” Joyce screamed.

Celeni tried to get away, but the bird reached her and flew her out of her broom clutching her shoulders.

“NOOOOOOOOOO!” Ethan screamed.

“Mobilicorpus” Joyce shouted, but the bird’s large wings knocked her off the broom.

“AHHHHH!” Joyce cried

The audience gave a loud shriek for her life.

“JOYCE!” Ethan yelled.

Oliver Wood saw that she fell, so he quickly dived and tried to catch Joyce.

“You ok?” He caught Joyce

“Yes, but..”

“Stay on your seats, I repeat stay on your seats.” McGonagall yelled. The Quidditch players landed on the ground, except Joyce and Wood.

“Are you ok team?” Katie Bell asked, still acting as the team captain.

“That was scary!” Fred Weasely uttered.

“Wood, Cadogan, get back here!” Mc Gonagall screamed

Everyone looked up at the air, pointing at the Blynx and Wood and Cadogan still on air.

But Wood didn’t listen. His broom was still in midair. He thought of Joyce’s friend Celeni and how bad Joyce will feel if she disappeared… forever. He thought the same about Quidditch, but now, it didn’t matter. He was more concern over Joyce and her feelings.

“CEL!” Joyce kept on screaming. “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

“WOOD, CADOGAN GET DOWN NOW!” Professor Mc Gonagall screamed.

Wood dived his broom, but instead of landing, he dove towards the Slytherin box, towards Malfoy.

The Slytherins tucked their heads avoinding Oliver’s broom. Oliver then stretched out his hand, and got Malfoy’s Nimbus Two Thousand & One.

“YOU THIEF! PROFESSOR SNAPE!!!!” Malfoy cried.

“WOOD! 200 POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR!” Snape growled.

“CADOGAN, WOOD GET DOWN FROM THERE!” McGonagall roared.

“I’ll take care of this!” Lockhart said.

“Mobilicorpus!” he screamed, but confetti went out of his wand. “Whoops!”

“Oliver, we are in grave trouble.” Joyce told Wood

“I’LL RETURN IT I PROMISE!” Wood screamed at Malfoy.

Oliver Wood threw Malfoy’s broom and jumped on it. Joyce stayed on Oliver’s Cleansweep.

“Mobilicorpus” Snape roared. Oliver’s Cleansweep (Joyce was riding on it) , stayed still.

“He caught it!!!” Joyce screamed.

Snape was pulling the broom down back on land.

Oliver held Joyce’s hand.

“Hop on!” he told her.

“WOOD ARE YOU KNUTS! NO!” Ethan arrived with rage in his eyes. “JOYCE DON’T FOLLOW OLIVER! HE’S CRAZY! HE’S GOING TO CAUSE US TROUBLE! LISTEN TO ME!”

“NO!” Joyce yelled back.

Ethan was shocked.

Joyce hopped on the Nimbus Two Thousand and One. Then Wood drove Malfoy’s broom so fast, the teachers were not able to catch them.

“NOOOOOOOO!” Malfoy screamed.

“WOOD 500 POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR! CADOGAN, 200 POINTS FROM RAVENCLAW!” Snape shouted.

“WOOD STOP!” McGonagall screamed.

Madam Hooch followed them.

“Oliver!!!” Joyce told Oliver as she wrapped her hands around his waist.

“Wood, Cadogan, let’s go down,” Madam Hooch bumped the Nimbus Two Thousand & One.

“Hang on Joyce!” Wood told her and held one of her hands, (that was on his waist), tight. Though she was scared, Joyce turned a little reddish and had butterflies in her stomach.

“I’m hanging!” she told him

As Madam Hooch tried to grab the broom, Oliver swerved to the right and then accelerated so fast, in seconds, they were gone!

“Hang on Celeni! We’re coming!” Joyce said as she wrapped around her arms on Wood’s waist, with tears in her eyes. (Wood too felt butterflies in his stomach. But he thought that this was not time to think about that. Not while Celeni is still being held by the blynx.)

Madam Hooch went back down to the Quidditch Field.

“They are gone! I couldn’t catch up to them.”

Everyone looked petrified.