"Oh my god! That was a beautiful feint! A Wronski feint! Who would believe that? I didn't know he could do that! I mean, he said he could the other day in front of Professor Snape, but I thought he was just kidding. I don't believe it, it was all a fake all this time! The youngest Seeker in two centuries is showing some unbelievable skill. I guess Harry Potter is living up to his father's reputation!" Jordan enthused.
Lee Jordan wasn't the only one shocked at Harry's performance. His father had just watched his son, the same son who hadn't showed any interest in playing Quidditch in… well, ever, playing in his first Quidditch game. And that same son had just performed a professional Quidditch move. His shocked expression mirrored that of the Sirius and Remus who understood what Harry had just done.
Lily, however, was scowling at his recklessness. Amy was trying to calm the youngest children so they didn't run off on a sugar-high.
Wood giggled like mad and cheered with the rest of the Gryffindor team as Harry took his position back up in the sky.
Harry smiled and waved at Commentary box. Jordan waved back.
"Excellent move Harry! Wait, there's a time out for Slytherin. It seems the Slytherin Seeker, Higgs-something-or-other is badly injured. I don't blame him. That had to hurt. Oh wait! Someone else is injured! Who is that?" Lee said.
"And that, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, is part of the danger coming from chasing someone who can pull off a spectacular feint that Harry Potter just did. Apparently the Slytherin Seeker lost control at the last moment and crashed the stands. I hope whoever he hit is all right. I can't see from here yet, folks, but as soon… wait. I can see the injured person now. Oh, no, it's a professor. Higgs has hit a professor. Poor Professor Quirrell, he looks to be a little worse for wear. Good thing is he's being levitated out of the stands and I've just been told he'll be taken to the infirmary and I'm sure he'll be okay. Who knows, it might even fix his stutter."
"Jordan!"
"Or not. Anyway, it looks like Slytherin is conferring and… yes, Higgs is going to continue playing even though it looks like his arm has been set spelled to stay in place by his shoulder. You know, I may not like Slytherin since they are a bunch of gormless gits who couldn't play fair if their lives depended on it," Jordan started.
"Jordan!"
He smiled at the professor. "But I have to admire the grit and determination of Higgs. He's got to be hurting with that injury."
Harry was impressed with Higgs as well. Of course, the foul meter with the Slytherins rose as they started pulling every foul they could when Hooch was looking in different directions.
Flint tried several times to take out Wood, but failed when Harry would deliberately upset his broom handling when he flew under the Slytherin, rotated upside down, and kicked the man in the shins. The third time he did this, Hooch caught him and awarded Slytherin a penalty shot. Flint actually made that shot but it had cost him. Now he knew they had another threat to worry about than just bludgers.
And Harry wasn't done with surprises either. It was always possible to pull a Seeker from their position and insert another Chaser. That allowed more scoring opportunities, but greatly reduced the possibility that your Seeker would be the one who caught the snitch. Of course, if you were up over 150 points on the other team, it really didn't matter.
After another time out, Flint rallied his team and soon enough their beaters started aiming for the Chasers like mad. Gryffindor's Chasers barely had enough time to dodge the bludgers on several occasions. If it hadn't been for George and Fred pounding the balls back, Harry was sure one of the girls would have been sporting a broken arm by now.
Harry decided it was time to go on the offensive and as soon as Pucey had the Quaffle, Harry raced underneath him and then shot up, knocking it out of his hands and into the waiting arms of Alicia, who then raced to the Slytherin hoops.
Immediately the other Slytherin Chasers gave chase, but Harry kicked his broom into gear and soon overtook Alicia who handed off the Quaffle to Harry.
Everyone in the stands was shocked to see a Seeker holding the Quaffle. Only Wood wasn't surprised, he and Harry had discussed this situation when he felt it his duty to explain the game to Harry. True, they hadn't practiced it, but had discussed it. It's not every day you see that. And the best part; it wasn't even against the rules either.
"What the hell? Potter's got the Quaffle! I have never seen a Seeker helping out friendly Chaser! Is this legal in school matches?!"
Harry approached the Keeper, made a feint and could have scored, but instead he threw it hard at the Keeper's broom. Bletchley lost balance and fell off. He hit the ground hard with a sickening crunch. The keeper wasn't getting up anytime soon, especially with his leg bent at that odd angle.
"Holy crap!"
"Good graci… Jordan!"
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