Chapter 6: CH6: Back in the natural living space

In the second week it finally appeared. The notice. It read: "Flying lessons start this thursday. Gryffindor will be together with Slytherin. We will start at 3:30pm. - signed Hooch"

The majority of the muggleborn seem to be overly excitet, while the wizardborn started boasting about their advantures on a broom. These seemed to always include a helicopter, a hangglider or a plane but anyways, flying lessons. Being able to take to the skies again will be nice. Lightning, wind, air and cloud elementals, and a plethora of others, just belong in the skies, not bound onto their feet.

As I approach Hermione on thursday shortly before the lesson starts, she is fidgeting nervously on one of the couches. "Whats up?", I ask sitting down on the other end. "Flying. It - it just makes me nervous. Like, you cann't prepare yourself for it." "Relax, it will come natural to you." "You sure?" "Yes, the wind is home in the high skies after all." "But I don't feel like the wind." "Nah, come on it will work splendidly." With that we attach us to the back of the group leaving for the flying class. Hermione is still nervous about the whole thing but is holding it down for now. Outside, the Slytherins are already waiting for us, as are the brooms. As soon as we are standing at our positions, Madam Hooch comes forth and explains to us what we should look out for while riding a broom, how to do it and so on. "Stick your wand hand out over the broom and say "UP!""

I stick out my left hand.

"UP!"

And my broom is in my hand. Harrys, a certain platinum blond Slytherins everyone learned to avoid, and Hermiones broom are also up in their hands, ready for take off. Others need multiple attempts to get their brooms, but everyone gets it done quite fast.

"Now when I blow my whistle , you kick off the ground har-" and I am in the air kicking off as soon as I know what I need to do. "Come back down here!" yells Madam Hooch. With an extra somersault I return to the ground. "Now, again, when I WHISTLE, you kick off and fly slowly at low altitude."

"Ready. 3. 2. 1. *whistle*"

And everyone is in the air, some better than others but everyone is there. And then I see Neville. Shooting into the sky like a rocket is he. Screaming is he. And falling is he. Straight all the way down is he. "Ouch", I comment before making my way down to the crashside. "Sonorus! Everyone down to the ground! Now! Quietus!", yells Madam Hooch with a pale face. After everyone landed she goes to the hospital with Neville, but not without leaving a stern warning: "You'll stay on the ground and leave those brooms where they are or you're faster out of Hogwarts than you can say "Quidditch"."

She isn't even out of sight for ten seconds and Malfoy clamors: "Did you see that fatty fall? Hillarious." "Look here, the thing he got this morning", he said holding up the Remembrall. 'Ironically it is flashing red' I think. "Give that here, Malfoy", says Harry. 'Oh great, now thats a show to watch' I retreat a bit to give them more space.

A few more words and both of them are up in the air. I along the other Gryffindors am cheering for Harry as they chase each other. And then Malfoy throws the ball before coming down. He lands under the boos of us. All hell breaks loose when Harry manages to swiftly catch the ball before it touches the ground. It is just, shortly after he comes down too, McGonagall comes from Thor knows where and drags him of. He barely has time to give the Remembrall to Ron.

Now I finally have time to talk to Hermione about her flying experience: "And? How was it?" "Honestly, it was great. A bit sad that it got cut short." "See, I told you you would like it. In my experience it is freeing to be high up in the skies, where the air gets thinner. Somehow the cold won't affect us, could be that it is because the skies are our natural home. It's always weird, it is cold while on the ground but as soon as you are in the air, only adrenalin remains." "You got a bit off topic, but I understand what you are trying to say. Hey look, Madam Hooch is back."

"I am sorry for the interruption, but I hope that everyone understands. Huh? Where is Potter?"

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"He got dragged off by professor McGonagall", I reply. "Oh? Why?" "He probably got seen flying around by her as Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Potter got into a slight argument involving brooms, flight, Nevilles Remembrall and some swearing. Everyone here can testify."

I turn around to see Malfoys pale face and Madam Hooch turns around to see Malfoy looking down and everyone from Gryffindor nodding with a wide grin on their faces.

"Mr. Malfoy. Was I not clear enough? 50 points from Slytherin and you are banned from Quidditch, watching and playing, until the end of next year. Class dismissed."

Back in the common room the whole first grade is waiting for Harry to come back. During the wait, everyone is discussing the events:

"Malfoys face after getting the punishment was priceless."

"Yeah, and how everyone in Slytherin was casting dark looks at him!"

"But it is only right that he got punished."

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"That was great don't you think, Hermione?"  "Definitely worthy, even though Harry shouldn't have followed him in the first place."  "I think if you want a college following the rules, than you should have gone to Ravenclaw. Here you will only find troublemakers."  "Yea, maybe. Still it is a nice group. Look, Harry's coming back."

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"Is it serious?", asks Ron. "Huh, what you talking about?", answers a bewildered Harry. "Didn't you get dragged off to get punishment for flying without supervision?" "Nonono, quite the opposite. McGonagall made me the Seeker, for the Quidditch team." "What?!!" The whole room erupts in chaos, even some seniors are coming down to see whst caused the commotion. "You've became what?" "Seeker, McGonagall made me seeker off the Gryffindor team."

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