It didn't make the victory any sweeter for Adrian when he found Weasley outside the dressing rooms, trying rather unsuccessfully to rip the straw from the end of his broom. He looked frustrated and damp and flushed, and Adrian smirked at him as he pushed by.

"Hail, Weasley," he said, and the only sweetness he got was the burst of blood in his mouth as Weasley's fist connected with his jaw. Adrian coughed, and his saliva came out red and sticky.

It just added to the victory, because when he looked up, he knew he'd gotten to Weasley more personally.

 

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