Chocolate Frog Days and Quidditch Cup Nights

IntenseSwimmer26

Rating: PG
Genres: Romance, Humor
Relationships: Harry & Hermione
Book: Harry & Hermione, Books 1 - 6
Published: 06/12/2005
Last Updated: 22/12/2005
Status: in_progress

Post Hogwarts. A light, fun fic following the Trio's life after the demise of the evil madman we all know as Lord Voldemort. It follows Harry, Ron and new friends through the exciting-and dangerous-world of Quidditch and is a 'pick me up' for those dreary days. Come R&R. Whats the worst that can happen??

Chapters

1. Intro/Chapter One

2. Chapter 2

1. Intro/Chapter One

Chapter one:

A/N: Okay, this is my `side' story to my other main story `Rain on Me'. This one is inspired by the athlete I am and the little plot bunny running around in my head. It's a light fluffy fic, following the Trio in their life after Hogwarts. Yes, Voldemort is dead and obviously Harry is the Savior of the Wizarding world so naturally he's quite famous. It may be a bit AU, just because I have added many new characters in myself. NO, there are no “Mary Janes”, meaning that none of them are perfect or gorgeous. Yes, some may sound pretty but didn't your mother tell you - beauty is only skin deep. Before I begin, I'm going to give you a bit of background on the characters, just so you have something to go on. I'm going to introduce them much more in the story but here are the main ones.

- Harry potter

- Hermoine granger

- Ron Weasly

- lavender brown

- brie DeFlavio

- Casey houle

- Lauren king

- Danielle bodel

- Cho chang

- victor Krum

- mr/mrs. Granger

- mr./mrs. Weasly

- Fred and George Weasly

- Draco Malfoy

- Ginny Weasly

Those are the names you'll be seeing the most throughout the story. Please keep in mind that brie, Casey, Lauren, and Danielle are all characters my mind made up. If you have read my Rain on Me story you will see some of the same characters. I tend to use them over and over again when I do not feel any of the characters JKR invented fits the personality I was looking for.

Okay, enough about me. Let the show begin!

Chapter One.

What if I was to tell you that life had finally turned out right for once? Would you believe me? What if I also told you that, after the inevitable downfall of the evil wizard, Lord Voldemort, my life was never the same? You see, for once I could walk down a street wondering if around the corner lurked a pathetic group of Death Eaters, bent on killing me. Not that their plans were ever successful, of course, but what do you expect from a band of buffoons running around like chickens with their heads cut off? Not much? Neither did I. For years after Voldemort's death, the Ministry buckled down and rounded up the majority of the Death Eaters- the ones still alive of course. Many foes of mine are still rotting in Azkaban, as they should be. My mind is at peace most of the time.

Instead of becoming an Auror like I had planned when I was still a student at Hogwarts, I decided to do something for myself. I took a two month long vacation to a small island in the Caribbean. Ron and Hermoine stayed back in England, they had some affairs they needed to work out. They visited as often as they could, Apparating is very handy and when that wasn't possible, they Floo'ed. I stayed with a mutual friend of Lupin's in the apartment above the garage. It was quiet, not many comings or goings, and I was left to myself. We would fish often during the day, go to parties at night. It was a muggle community for the most part and the few wizards and witches there who new who I was respected that I needed privacy. I actually befriended three- Brie DeFlavio, Casey Houle and Danielle Bodel. I met their friend Lauren King some time later while we played a pick up game of Quidditch. Those three had played professional Quidditch while they were still in school. But, I'll talk about that a little bit later. Quidditch is now my life. Some say I do not need any more fame-I am not playing Quidditch for more fame. I'm playing it because it is my passion. I refuse to work at the Ministry, after all the hell they put me through during the war I refuse to help them. Sometimes I help out Minerva at the school and sub. When I plan to retire from Quidditch, McGonagall informed me that they would welcome me as a Defense against the Dark Arts teacher with open arms. I would love to be back at that old castle where I spent many happy years. I'm only 22, but I've seen so much that the simple things like the lake and the secret passages mean the world to me. I would also be close to Hermoine also. She is a Muggle Studies professor there, a part time marketing consultant for the Harpies, the team I play for. But I digress, let me tell you a bit of what has happened since my return from the `Island' as I call it ( for I do not know the actual name of the place I spent two wonderful months relaxing on).

For one, Ron and Luna Lovegood are now Ron and Luna Weasly. Everything had happened quite fast, took everyone by surprise. I guess Luna had nosed her way into Ron's heart after all those years. Her quirkiness now is appealing to him- a fact Fred and George find highly amusing and constantly remind him of at every Weasly Family gathering.

Hermoine and I have been dating for a few months. We both knew there was some sort of `spark', I guess you could say, between us and finally decided to see if anything would come out of it. We are taking it slow - going from best friends to lovers is not a quick thing. We both need time to adjust and get a feel for each other. She is still my best friend, as is Ron- that has never and will never change.

Ginny is now a fashion designer for Madam Malkins. Lavender Brown, her school rival, actually got her an internship. The girls had worked past their differences after they had a loud-and public- falling out about Draco Malfoy. Both, it seemed, had harbored feelings for the `Amazing Bouncing Ferret', to my disgust. It seemed that he had been playing around with both of them for some time. They seemed to come to an agreement in the middle of a loud shouting match at the Hog's Head ( at an anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Weasly) and realized that neither of them were at fault. Need I say that Draco was not a happy camper, though he did make an incredible ceiling decoration.. Note to self- Never let Ginny demonstrate her Bat-Bogey Hex on you. I even felt sorry for Malfoy…here I go again, straying off topic.

Ron is a Keeper for the Harpies, the same team I play on. He was the one who got me a try-out for the team with the Head Coach-Jacob Lagrand. He's not much older than I am, maybe a year or so, but he is a highly skilled trainer. Soon after I joined the team, Brie, Casey and Danielle followed. The whole team, including Jacob, is a very tight family. We've only been together for about a year, but we know each other extremely well that it's not surprising that our teamwork is seamless and amazing to watch. But, I must not talk like this, my ego does not need to be inflated anymore. In due time you will learn of all this—Quidditch, my love life, friends, family, and the occasional plot twist. But hey, if we didn't have some of the latter, then the story wouldn't be as fun, now would it?

I must go now, I'm getting distracted by a little she-devil with curly brown hair and teeny bikini…don't fear though, my friend, my story will go on with my thoughts (what is in italics) cutting in at random places to allow you a glimpse into the wonderful mind of the Harry Potter. If Ron could have read my mind just then, he would have choked on his chocolate frogs…so please continue reading this story-Chocolate Frog Days and Quidditch Cup Nights.

A/N: PLEASE R/R!! I love reviews and even if its just a `good job!' or `I hated it.' It still helps me. Im aiming for ten reviews before I update again…please, I would really like to continue with this story. The whole story will not be in this format, this is the only chapter of only Harry's thoughts throughout the whole thing I believe. A review a day keeps the doctor away!!

-- Until we meet again…

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2. Chapter 2

A/N: Alrighty guys! This is the second chapter of Chocolate Frog Days and Quidditch Cup nights. The first chapter seemed to confuse some of you so let me clarify—it was Harry's thoughts `narrating' I guess you could say. I had that chapter as the introduction because I wanted to try something a bit different. This chapter is in normal point-of-view. This is going to be a chapter to get you guys more familiar with some of the characters, especially the ones I have yet to introduce—there are a few. You'll get to know them and our old friends (my way) in this chapter…just laying down the foundation. Please R/R!

Reaching for something in the distance

So close you can almost taste it

Release your innovations

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

-Natasha Bedingfeild

Hermoine waited outside the team locker room on a hot sunny day in mid-June. The Harpies had just finished their practice. She was filling in as a manager until they found a replacement. Harry was drawing something on a whiteboard and gesturing widely with his free hand. Hermoine could tell he was excited about something. He had this devilish look in his eye—she couldn't wait for the next match against Puddlemore. It was bound to be a good match.

It seemed Harry had finished his tirade and let the team change back into their clothes. Hermoine was going to the pool with some of the girls on the team…Brie, Danielle and Lauren were all going to a nearby neighborhood pool to work on their tans on their afternoon off before the big game. Some of the guys (the rest of the team) were going to do `manly' things and then meet them at the house later. The team was big- it had seven players and a full line of reserve players. The first line consisted of Brie, Danielle and Lauren as the Chasers, Ron as the Keeper, Harry as the Seeker, Evan and Casey as the beaters. The reserve line hung out with them once and a while, trained and practiced with the first string, but didn't have the luxury of living in a team house.

There was a scurry from Hermoine's right. The team began filing out of the room all greeting Hermoine heartily. Brie and Lauren hung back, waiting for Danielle to finish talking to Harry about something or other.

“So how did it go today? “ Hermoine asked as they waited.

“Awesome. Ron didn't miss one of Laurens shots and only missed two of mine. Harry came up with this amazing new play were going to work on for our game against the Cannons. Its insane…I can't wait!” Brie said enthusiastically. Her skills as a Chaser were infamous—she had been offered much higher salaries to play for larger teams but she refused every time, saying that she loved it right where she was and she knew the Harpies were going some where. She was American born and breed- moving to the island Harry visited when she was 18 then shifting gears to England to play for the Harpies. She was a natural athlete—she swam for several teams, ran daily, and she could often be found playing a game of football or hockey with the guys. Brie was extremely tall, 5'9'', with long brown, thick, wavy hair and ocean blue eyes. It was the eyes that left the biggest impression—not just the body (Brie was extremely toned and very well endowed). Brie was the one to break the ice often, her spunk caught many males attention, and Hermoine constantly teased her about her outgoing nature. Don't be fooled though, Brie was no where near perfect. She was single-minded to a fault, tended to hide her emotions, and be constantly doing something until she crashed. She also had a fiery temper courtesy of her Italian roots. Brie was easy to befriend, she had many friends, but her enemies feared her. She was not one to be forgotten.

“Everyone knows when you do your funky throwing thing that nobody can stop it. Weasly is getting a lot better—Jacob is a great coach and Harry's a great captain.” Lauren said.

“Yeah, it's hilarious when they start arguing in the air though. Remember that one time they knocked each other off their brooms? I laughed for hours.”

“They could have been seriously hurt Brie!” Hermoine said, aghast.

“They were five feet from the ground Herm. Don't worry, boys will be boys and they were fine.”

“Where's Dan? She's taking forever.” Lauren protested loudly. They heard Harry and Danielle's voices stop and soon the two came into view of the door.

`Sorry, I had to ask Harry his opinion about some of my passing moves. He gave me some advice I'm itching to try out at practice tomorrow.” Danielle said, shifting her blonde hair from her face. Danielle was of average height, thin and lean like Brie and Lauren. She had fair skin and bright green eyes. She was much shier than her friends, tending to be the sweet girl who sat in the corner and read while the others went out and partied. She didn't mind though, she enjoyed her quiet time. She took much longer to get fired up about something, but she didn't forget grudges easily and could be even more stubborn than Brie (if it was possible). She also tended to be the voice of reason—she stopped many of her friends' stupid missions they wanted to dive recklessly into. Her quiet personality made her uncomfortable in big crowds, so she avoided them as much as possible. She was more uptight about silly things than the other team members but without her half of them wouldn't be able to play. She worked seamlessly with Brie and Lauren in Chaser. The trios' skills were amazing individually but when put together they were unstoppable.

“It's alright.” Lauren said giving her a big hug. Lauren had a big heart. She looked completely different from the other two girls though. She was much shorter than them, only 5'6'', with dark brown hair and honey colored eyes. She was always tan and always on the go. She had a lot of energy and was the biggest sweet-heart ever. Everyone loved Lauren because of her innocent disposition on life and optimistic view. Laur was the one you would go to for a cheering up or a shoulder to cry on. She had known Brieana and Danielle since the three girls were 1 year old—inseparable ever since. Their bond was so strong that it could never be broken.

“You girls ready to go get some lunch? I wanted to look for a new bikini, mines kind of old.” Brie said shouldering her duffel bag she seemed she always had with her.

“Yes, I'm starving. I haven't eaten since breakfast.” Danielle agreed, leading the way out of the tunnel that led to the locker rooms.

“What sounds good to you guys?” Hermoine asked when they reached the car. She drove a Jeep, magically fixed to allow 20 people fit into it if need be. They all sat comfortably as she pulled out of the stadium and onto a dirt road heading into the Muggle village nearby.

“Let's go to that little café. There's a surf shop nearby that we can walk to. I need something cute. Evan promised to stop by with some of the guys later.” She said, pulling her long hair up into a ponytail.

“Brie, all you think about is sports, boys, sleeping and back to sports.”

“No its not! I think about food sometimes too!” she retorted, smiling. The girls laughed and shook their heads at their friends track mind.

“ While were out I have to puck up some stuff for the dogs—Rufus keeps eating Reese's food and then Reese's eats Benjii's food…” Lauren said, ever the animal lover.

“Alright, you can run to the pet store and meet us at the surf shop. I'm going to look for a bathing suit too. I need a new one.” Danielle agreed.

“Danielle, you have like…fifty!” Hermoine laughed, poking her shoulder.

“So?” she said, “You can NEVER have too many bathing suits. It's always so hot here, besides I lived in the Caribbean for a long time. You live in bathing suits. There are no such things as jackets or sweaters there.”

“Fine…I also wanted to pick up a few more books. I was looking at this one about dragons—“Hermoine started. The girls groaned. They hated being dragged through a musty old bookstore on a beautiful day like it was. Danielle seemed to be the only one willing to go.

“Alright, first we'll go to the surf shop so Brie wont whine the whole time, then we'll hit the pet shop quickly—and no more pets Laur! We're not visiting the adoption section again, we go every time. After that we'll run through the bookstore quickly and head home. I want to be at the pool by one thirty-that's when the best sun is out.” Danielle said officially, nodding as if it was the last thing they were going to say about the subject.

“Cant we just take a peak at the dogs? “ Lauren begged.

`No!” the other three said in unison. They laughed at the crestfallen look on her face. She had already adopted 5 dogs, three of which they still have (the other two ran away or was adopted), 2 cats, 3 birds and 1 snake (which Ron and Harry kept in the training room). The house was already full enough with a full Quidditch team; they didn't need any more pets.

The café sat snugly in a little nook on the corner of the village. It had the best home-made sandwiches around, perfect for a hot summer day. The girls ate their food leisurely, discussing the events of their lives and watched the passersby.

“Brie, what is going on with you and Evan? You guys are always all over each other yet you guys dance around each other whenever the topic of a relationship is brought up. I mean, come on. Its completely obvious you two are into each other.”

“I—“Brie began but was cut short by Hermoine.

“Brie,” she said, swallowing her food, “before you say anything, don't even try to deny it. You like him. Its so obvious, alright? I mean, us girls can read these things…don't worry though, I'm sure none of the guys have realized it though. They aren't to quick on the uptake you know.”

“I wasn't going to deny it.” Brie blushed, even though she was going to.

“Well?” Lauren pushed.

“Well what?” Brie asked stupidly. Lauren sighed impatiently.

“What's going on with you two?”

“I don't know…I mean yeah, I think I like him but were friends and team mates. I don't want a relationship which could mess that up. Our team is way to close and I don't want anything to hurt that. I'd rather stay friends than get into a relationship that fails and end up hating each other.”

“You know well that that would never happen. Brie, you cant say you just want to be friends when you have feelings for a guy! I think he likes you back-don't be so childish about it. Talk to him, tell him. You'll feel better about it, believe me.”

“I know, I know. I'm just not an extremely upfront sort of person. I kind of like to be subtle until all else fails then go in for the boldness and such.” She said, sipping her lemonade.

“Brie, guys are stupid. They don't get subtle.” Hermoine pointed out. Brie sighed and nodded knowingly. For a beautiful girl such as herself, she had had very few boyfriends. She tended trust to easily and got hurt before anything ever happened.

“I know its just…”

“Your afraid, aren't you?” Danielle asked. Brie looked bewildered at such a though.

“Me? Afraid of a boy? Never.” She dismissed.

“You are aren't you? Brie, its okay to be nervous about it.”

“'Bout what? What is `it'? If you guys know so much tell me what's going to happen then?” she demanded, folding her arms stubbornly. The other girls shared a look that she caught. “And don't look at each other like that. I am not being stubborn!”

“Yes you are. Listen. You and Evan are going to talk—soon, and if you don't do it on your own accord we will be happy to help move things along. After that you guys are going to go out and fall madly in love, get married, have kids and name the first one after me.” Lauren said matter-of-fact. Brie's eyebrows were raised disbelievingly.

“Whatever.” She said. The other girls shared a triumphant smile when she wasn't looking. They knew they had won the argument but they didn't know if Brie was going to sit down and talk to the man. They weren't worried, oh no they weren't. They had several tricky ideas up their sleeves that could get Evan and Brie face-to-face.

The surf shop was close to the café. Brie tore through the racks of two-pieces with a vengeance.

“Jeeze, Brie what have these poor bikinis ever done to you?” Lauren asked, picking one up off the floor after her friend and hanging it on the rack.

“I need the perfect one.” She said, coming to a halt at a display nearby. She yelled, pulling a black bikini from the rack.

“I found it!” she yelled, running into the dressing room. If there was one thing to be said about shopping with Brie…it was fast. She was in, out, and had much lighter pockets.

“How does it look?” Hermoine yelled into the changing stall.

“I love it.” She said, opening the door and twirling around. It looked great on her.

“I think Evan will to.” Danielle said softly, winking at her friend who turned a delicate shade of pink.

“Shut up, Dan.” Brie said, going back into the stall to change, declaring that it was the one she was getting. Danielle browsed through some racks, nothing catching her eye until she found a navy blue string bikini. Trying it on she found that it looked amazing on her and flattered her body beautifully. She joined Brie in paying for their suits. The four girls were off to the pet store, humming happily and chattering away.

By one o'clock the girls were back on the road, sitting happily in their seats. Brie was admiring her new bathing suit, Danielle was already immersed in her new book, and Lauren was petting her new puppy excitedly while it licked her face. They got back to the house and changed quickly before heading to the large community water park. Upon arriving they hurried to get the seats where the most sun hit, putting their towels and bags with sunscreen down. After applying a quick layer of lotion they hurried to the water, the hot cement burning the pads of their feet. They laughed as they floated in the cool water, avoiding children's toys and their owners.

“I'm going to go work on my tan.” Brie announced after a little while of playing in the water and going down the water slide. She slipped smoothly from the water, pulled her hair swiftly into a sloppy bun and lay on the lounge chairs, the water on her skin glistening in the sun. Soon after the other girls joined her. By 2, all four had fallen into a doze on the pool, the sun baking their skin.

Four boys snuck up on the dozing girls, careful to make as little noise as possible. They all looked at each other and raised the buckets of water above their heads as they dumped it on the unsuspecting women. Laughing uproariously the boys took off as the girls took after them, Brie laughing madly at their prank and the others shrieking at the sudden drenching of cold water. The boys didn't give the girls much of a run for their money, they were laughing to hard and stumbling over various peoples possessions left on the ground. Brie jumped on Evan's back, pulling him into the water. Hermoine slapped Harry's arm soundly when she caught up to him laughing under a tree. He just laughed harder and pulled her into a hug. Danielle and Lauren hurriedly pushed Ron and Casey into the pool, fully clothed. It was their turn to sit on the edge of the pool and laugh at the boys spluttering and shaking the water from their eyes.

After the guys had peeled off their wet clothes (they had worn their bathing suits underneath), they took the lounge chairs next to the girls. Evan lay next to Brie as they talked quietly next to Harry and Hermoine who decided it was easier to share a chair. Danielle and Lauren decided to start a game of water-volley ball. Brie was currently trying to convince Evan to go and join them. He refused so Hermoine decided that she would give it a shot. The four boys were left to watch their teammates (and Hermoine) attempting a game of volleyball with some other guys about their age.

“Evan, whats going on with you and Brie?” Harry asked casually as he watched Hermoine set the ball up for Brie (who had played volleyball for 4 years) to spike.

“I…honestly don't know. I like her a lot but I don't know what she thinks. I mean, I've heard she's interested and all but…I'm not sure. There's a lot to think about.” He answered carefully, watching Brie fall back into the water with a splash, laughing after the ball nearly took off one of the guy's heads.

“Like…” Ron asked him, munching on some chips he had gotten from the drink bar.

“Well, for one we are friends, really good friends. Then there's the fact that were team mates. I don't want to disrupt the little…'family' our team is by having a relationship with this girl and ending it on bad terms.”

“Yeah, but you guys would work things out. I know both of you wouldn't let things just hang on a bad note.” Casey suggested. Evan just shrugged.

“We can say that now but feelings could get in the way.”

“I know but take a chance. Talk to her.”

“Ill try.” Evan replied after a moments of hesitation. The other men sensed the conversation was over and left it at that. It was the best response they were going to get out of him all day.

A/N: Alright guys, there it is. The second chapter. Please R7R. Its sort of introducing Brie, Danielle, Lauren, Casey and Evan. I know I focused more on Brie and Evan, and less on H/H but I have a method to my madness so bear with me. The next chapter will be more exciting, I promise.

<33 He Ate My Chinese!

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