Magnus walked out to the open field in his Slytherin gear and his Nimbus 1500 broom. Actually, everyone in his team had it because most of them were rich compared to the Gryffindor team where only 4 kids had Nimbus 1500 brooms.
"You better catch the snitch," A 7th-year teammate barked at Magnus.
"Sure, you better keep on scoring points." Magnus talked back.
"ENOUGH. Focus on the ga." Lucius voiced up. Everyone quieted down after this.
Both teams lined up on the field. Madam Hooch ca and stood between them with the suitcase ready. The audience seats were filled to the brim and loud noises were coming from them. A 5th year was using Sonorous Charm to give comntary.
"Get ready. I will count to three and sound the whistle. That will be the start of the match, the quaffle will be thrown in the air soon after and bludgers and the golden snitch will be released later.
"On the brooms now. Rember, I will disqualify anyone using unfair ans to cheat and win. Good luck." Madam Hooch gave instructions.
All players got on their broom and waited for the whistle to sound.
Magnus turned to his side to look at Emma. She had sohow won a seat in the 1st line by giving a discount for the new brooms, perks of being the daughter of Nimbus broom company owner.
"You know what to do, right?" He asked.
She nodded seriously. Gone was the mysterious smile, it was her favourite sport after all. She always said that if she wants to inherit her dad's company, then she must understand the veins of a broom and what makes it great. What better way than quidditch?
"You can count on , Magnus." She showed a thumbs up.
"1"
"2"
"All the best." Lucius smugly said to Gryffindor captain.
"Sorry for your loss, Malfoy... But we won't show you any pity"
Before it could heat up more, Madam Hooch started the ga.
"3"
*WHISTLE*
*WOOSH*
Everyone except Magnus flew away, the ga was on and Gryffindor had the first ball. But Magnus and Jas were waiting for the golden snitch to rise up.
Soon, like a small hummingbird, it hovered in front of their eyes for a split second, making noise with its tal wings.
That was their cue and they zood after it. As practised, Magnus was slightly faster, but Jas was a player to challenge too. His broom control was godly and his reaction speed was also inhuman.
~Ah, so people are born differently.~ Magnus thought.
"Haha, just the speed won't help you win, Magnus. You gotta manoeuvre and safeguard yourself. This is not a race... But a ga of chess. Make your move now." Jas taunted him.
Magnus chuckled, "Don't assu what my abilities are, Jas. I didn't show them all in the practice sessions. In fact, if everything goes well, I won't have to use it. Ah, I have a special pair of underwear made for you to wear today. I can't wait to see you running around in it."
A deep fear instilled in Jas' head, ~What has he planned now?~
He regretted making that bet. It was eating up a lot more of his ntal abilities than it should. ~I need to focus on the ga dammit... And clear that smug smile off his face.~
*WOOSH*
A bludger passed by Magnus. He noticed it ca from Gryffindor's side. They were being very aggressive at the mont.
Soon, the announcent ca. "AND THE FIRST GOAL GOES TO GRYFFINDOR... WITH THIS, THEY HAVE 10 POINTS LEAD. CAN THE SLYTHERIN COUNTER? LET'S SEE."
Magnus glimpsed at what his team was doing. They had better brooms but were still finding it hard to compete. Soon, he saw the problem. They didn't train on new brooms.
*Sigh* ~I guess it's all up to then.~ he felt.
He picked his speed and tried to actively chase the golden snitch.
"DOWN"
A sudden voice ca and he ducked down without decreasing his speech.
*ZOOM*
A violent bludger just brushed off his hair. Jas was right behind him so he saw everything. He easily dodged it but now he had a wide smile on his face.
"So this is how you will play? You got your girl to assist?" He muttered. Not knowing Magnus also had a smirk, knowing exactly what Jas was thinking.
"LEFT"
The next ti Emma's voice ca, Magnus and Jas both went a little left. The bludger passed by them and this ti, Jas didn't have to slow down either.
"UP"
Jas was ready. As soon as he heard it, he noticed Magnus move so he did the sa.
"BASTARD..." He suddenly cursed as he saw Magnus doing a fake and going back to the original place.
Instead, he lost the lead this ti because the Bludger ca from his left at him and he had to save himself.
"Haha... How was it, Jas?" Magnus' mocking voice ca from ahead.
Jas gritted his teeth.
"DOWN"
Magnus this ti did as she shouted and saved himself, while Jas didn't and stayed vigilante, still losing so speed though. They circled around the seating towers, went up and around the field.
"LEFT!"
MAGNUS made a faint this ti. Jas was already not following him anymore so he was safe too.
"ROUND,"
This ti, a different shout ca. Magnus imdiately changed his seating position and hung down as if a Koala on a branch. The bludger hit Jas this ti, but it was just his shoulder.
Jas smirked, "So this is your ga? I found the pattern now. One true and one false. It's so easy."
It was the excitent and adrenaline that made him make such decisions. So, he decided to focus on these shouts again.
Soon, the next two warnings ca. They were as he had expected. One false and one true.
"DOWN!"
As soon as the shout ca, Magnus dived down. Jas did not, thinking it was going to be false.
*BOOM*
Just then, all of a sudden, Jas felt a powerful knock on his broom from behind him. It was a fricking bludger... It destroyed the tail of the broom, limiting his speed.
"WHY? I GUESSED YOUR PATTERN." He complained.
Magnus' shouting answer ca, "YOU GUESSED IT WRONG."
Jas saw the humiliating bet turning true against him now. It was now the honour of the Potter Family on the line. He had to win it at all costs.
anwhile, Magnus was very close to winning. His technique had worked wonders. It was simple, Emma was to add each number of warnings. If that addition was a pri number, then it would be a false warning, if it was a composite number then a true warning.
Jas' guesses were okay until the number 9 ca. Which, leaving the previous order, was not a pri number.
However, Magnus had found sothing strange in this ga. Many tis, the bludger of his own team would pass close by him, nearly knocking up-down. This shouldn't happen as only Beaters could give them direction.
~I guess snakes in the house have started showing their fangs.~ he thought to himself and stayed more vigilant.
He flew after the Golden Snitch. It was very fast, fast but he had experienced it many tis before.
...
Jas anwhile was having problems chasing after Magnus. The distance between them was growing wider and wider.
He looked at one of the Beaters and shouted, "GIVE YOUR BROOM!"
So, he exchanged the broom with another team mber and was now back in the race. But his headache was not going to end as Emma was still helping him. He just decided to ignore all the warnings but it was still annoying and focus diverting.
He ca close to Magnus and tried to divert his attention, "HAHA... I'm back, Magnus. I'm not gonna lose today."
Magnus smirked, "Heh, the ga is already at the end. You're too late."
Magnus adjusted himself to be more streamlined and increased his speed a little. The golden snitch was right in front of his eyes.
He inched closer by every second. Jas stared at him. With every inch Magnus got closer to the golden snitch, his heartbeat increased.
~I can't lose... Not today...~ he told himself, but what could he do?
Magnus was now at arm's length of the golden snitch. He extended it to grab it. The golden snitch was very slippery as it tried to change direction every second but Magnus was fixated on it.
The normal score right now was 40-50 with Slytherin losing. It was shaful that they were losing with better brooms.
Now all eyes were on Magnus as he was about to end the ga.
"Co here now... Let's end this." Magnus called for the golden snitch as if it was a baby.
5 centitres
3 centitres
1 centitre
*BOOM*
All of a sudden, a loud noise ca. It was not from Magnus.
Magnus instinctively looked for the sources, as did all others. He then noticed Emma. Her broom was now in two pieces as she was falling from the air. It would break lots of bones if she fell from there as she was in extra height in order to give Magnus the right warnings.
Magnus then saw where the bludger ca from and it was none other than from his own team.
"DAMMIT..." he cursed and used his secret move. He'd rather not have his spotter injured today.
"Here goes nothing." He muttered to himself and threw away his shoes.
In Quidditch matches, keeping a wand was allowed. But it was not allowed to use it on opponents, opponent's brooms, Bludger, Quaffle and Golden Snitch.
But the magic was still allowed.
Magnus took a long breath and channelled his internal body heat towards his legs. They started getting red within seconds.
*WOOOOSH...*
All of a sudden, deep red flas ca out of the lower side of his feet. He shifted them for maximum acceleration and turned to catch falling Emma.
He zood past all the players who were watching her fall. Madam Hooch did the sa. This was the ga of quidditch, there was no guarantee of life in it.
At the very least, Emma was still holding onto her brooms and it had slightly slowed her fall. Though the speed was increasing.
"HORD ON!... EMMAH!." he shouted.
Emma was nervous and scared. She even forgot to scream. She couldn't see Magnus as he was behind her. But hearing him, she felt a ray of hope.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING? I'M HOLDING ON FOR MY LIFE!" She shouted back.
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