Chocolate Frog Days and Quidditch Cup Nights by 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??




1. Intro/Chapter One
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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…**

**<333 Italian Sounds Good.**

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2. Chapter 2
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**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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