18 Chapter 18: Cheated?!

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"You cheated."

"Did not."

"Did so!"

"Did not time infinity! Let's get out of here."

We exited the Hall and walked away, turning the corner just as we heard the angry footsteps of Professor McGonigal that had a face full of thunder.

"So, I was in the library," I announced.

"What a coincidence, so was I," she said, playing along.

"Oh good, we can be each other's alibi."

"Aren't you worried that someone will tell on you?"

"For what? All I did was offer the bird an apple? It was the Weasley twins and Ronald that started the food fight. Plus, there is such a thing as Ravenclaw loyalty, no one's going to willingly rat me out," I said, throwing her a wide grin. As I said before, one needs to enjoy the little things.

Not a bad end to my second week at Hogwarts.

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Crash!

The bludger smashed through the flying target. Tiny pieces of porcelain rained down on the Quidditch field.

A whistle sounded announcing that the test was over.

I flew down to the ground then dismounted to face the Ravenclaws Captain, a seventh-year student named Robert Wales. He had short brown hair and dark eyes, a whistle hanging off his neck.

"So, how'd I do?" I asked.

"You managed to hit all 10 targets in 49 seconds on a broom that isn't even fit to sweep the floors. What do you think?" the Captain was grinning like loon, "Jesus, first that Potter kid that Wood's been trying to hide and now you. Just what are they feeding first years."

"Does this mean I made the team?"

"Well, there's still three more candidates for beater, but to be honest I don't think they can do anything to impress half as much as you?" Robert said as he placed a hand on my shoulder and led me to a bench where the rest of the official team was sitting watching the tryouts.

"Damn kid, that's some arm you got."

"They might as well just hand us the Quidditch Cup this year!"

"Rein it in a little though, you're making the rest of us look bad?"

They all took turns clasping me in the back trying to welcome me as I took my seat on the bench.

"Okay, so all we need now is another Beater and a Seeker," Robert said.

I watched the end of the tryouts with calculating eyes. My eyes were able to keep track of the snitch easily. I could have been Seeker if I wanted to but, there just wasn't enough violence in chasing a golden ball through the air. Plus, I really felt a need to hit Harry and Draco in the face with a bludger. There excessive squabbling had become an annoyance as of late.

[Quest: Going for the Gold] Complete!

[You earned 7,000 experience.]

[Increased closeness with Ravenclaw House]

[Random Item Dice]

[Your level went up by 1.]

I opened my inventory when nothing had appeared and saw that one of the empty windows was now occupied. The random dice looked like an obsidian twenty-sided dice with glowing blue numbers. I would have to test it out later, since the Captain had started to talk again.

"A round of applause for all of our new teammates!" he said as he began to clap his hands, quickly followed by the others, "I have a good feeling for this year, and not just because I'm Captain!"

"Booo!"

"You suck!"

"The Captain's a wanker!"

"Alright. Alright. You made your point. Still I really think we have a shot this year, especially with our new Beater!"

More clapping and slaps on the back.

"Which reminds me, I'll have a talk with Flitwick about getting you a proper broom. I'm sure that McGonagall already did the same for Potter so there shouldn't be any trouble. As to everyone else, remember training starts at 6 AM sharp."

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"You bloody prat! I can't believe you actually made the team!" Terry announced as soon as I walked into the common room with the rest of the Team.

The boy rushed to me and tried to get me into a headlock, but I was too strong for that, so he just hanged on my neck awkwardly.

"You just cost me 5 Sickles!"

"You bet on me making the team?"

Padma stepped forward, "We bet if you get sent to the Hospital wing. Also, thanks for winning me 5 Sickles."

"You guys are just the worst," I said, rolling my eyes as I escaped the hold and instead put Terry in a headlock. Playing along was important to blending in with normal people.

"Ack- O-okay, I give. I give," Terry said, slapping my forearm indicating to let him go, which I did.

"So what position did you get?"

"Beater."

"Cough. Cough. I believe you," Terry admitted rubbing his neck.

"We should do something to celebrate."

Room of Requirements:-

After I finally managed to escape from Ravenclaw Tower I made it to the Room of Requirements.

Finally, I had enough points. I called up my status window.

I've been hording my points since I didn't know when I would find myself in a situation where I would need a sudden boost to my attributes.

[Charles Bell

Class: The Gamer

Level: LV 12 Next Level: 0.17%

HP: 220/220

MP: 300/300

STR: 18

DEX: 20

VIT: 17

INT: 25

WIS: 17

LUK: 13

Points: 35

Money: 3,350 G/ 7 S/ 9 K

Inventory: 109/120]

Without hesitation I put all of my points into WIS.