A.N. This was inspired by boredom and the NBA draft.
Disclaimer: Nothing recognizable is mine. All other things, especially the Westminster Werewolves, are mine and mine only.
Draft Day
"Welcome, Witches and Wizards, to the Darren O'Hare convention center for the 2002 Quidditch League Pro-Draft! My name is John O'Sullivan and my guest for tonight is none other than Albus Dumbledore, who has managed to take some time from his busy schedule to watch the young men and women who are hoping to make it to the pros. Remember that if you miss even a moment of the draft you can go to the MGSN pensive section and get a full recap of the action.
So Albus, I understand that you are an avid quidditch fan, and I'm sure that you're in the know of the information for the draft.
That is true John, and might I say, you have done quite well for yourself. My, I remember when you were commentating as a student at hogwarts yourself on some of our own quidditch matches.
Too true. Now, with the expansion team, the Westminster Werewolves drafting first, here's the rest of the draft order. Second is the Caerphilly Catapults, who had an incredibly disappointing season last year, not winning a single game. Third we have the Pride of Portree, who's only league win came against the Catapults, but we they have a lot of promise for this year, since their seeker, Jacob Harrington, is finally finished rehabbing after taking that brutal bludger to the head in the game against the Falmouth Falcons, who draft fourth this year. Fifth in the draft is the Montrose Magpies, who's keeper, Alexis Muldoon had an all star season, it was a shame that she couldn't be recognized for MVP because of their seeker, Jackson Cobblestone, failing miserably at his job of catching the snitch. Sixth is the Chudly Cannons, who have their latest pick in a draft since 1975. Seventh is the Appleby Arrows, who will be alternating in the next round of the draft with the number eight Kenmare Kestrels, and number nine Holyhead Harpies, due to a three way tie in the standings. Just missing the playoffs, at ten being the Wigtown Wanderers, who missed the playoffs by a measly ten points. Finally come the playoff teams, with Puddlemere United drafting at eleven, being eliminated in the semifinals, as the favorites to win it all. The Wimbourne Wasps draft at twelve, they had a very surprising season last year, finishing third it the standings and beating Puddlemere United in the consolation match. Next, at thirteen are the runner up Ballycastle Bats, who lost the championship in dramatic fashion with the champion Tutshill Tornadoes drafting last, at spot fourteen.
Now that we have listed the draft order, let's take a quick look at what each team needs, and what players might be a good fit for that team. Now that the new age restriction has been inputted into the league, there will not be any players from any of the primary wizarding schools, just the universities.
Since the Westminster Werewolves are an expansion team, they took part in an expansion draft to come up with their beginning roster, and they really got lucky with the Puddlemere decision to try to cut down on the 'excess'. They received by far the best prospective keeper in Oliver Wood, who's talent has been wasted sitting on the bench behind the aging Danny Greenstone. I'd say that they would need a chaser primarily, but a seeker could help them as well, so the argument comes to be who the number one pick will be, Harry Potter, the boy-who-lived, who, after defeating You-Know-Who back in 1999, attended Dublin Magical State University, becoming one of the best seekers in the university level. The other prospective number one has to be Christopher Darkenson, who was an outstanding Chaser at the University of Wales. It's truly a toss up as to which order these two will end up in, but they will undoubtedly be numbers one and two in this draft. The Prides also need a chaser, and what'll probably happen is they will take Jake Morrison at number three. Jake is a smaller chaser, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in his handling ability of the quaffle. The Falcons will benefit from this chaser rich draft, and they'll probably end up with Mitch Hardgrove, the big, physical chaser from Oxford Magical University. Hardgrove would definitely fit the style of the Falcons, as he last season had more fouls than assists. After that, though, it is a true toss up, as there are many players waiting to hear their names, and yet there are only two rounds of the draft. Most players will be undrafted, and regulated for assignment in the Qudditch under-league.
What could be said though, is that there are many hidden gems in this draft pool, players that for some reason or another have fallen through the cracks and have become tagged as a 2nd rounder. One of these players is Katie Bell, a senior chaser at Dublin Magical State University, who's only true knock is that she seems to become injured all too easily. Another hidden gem could be Draco Malfoy, who many experts believed could have been a top five pick next year, had he stayed in University. Draco, a junior seeker at The Belfast Magical College, has all of the instincts of a talented seeker, but he lacks the refinety that he could have gotten in college by staying his last year. He'll be good, but he'll need time to develop, time most teams won't like to give. Now with that, here comes the head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, Joseph Kensington, to open the draft.
'Welcome to the 2002 Quidditch League draft. I would like to wish everyone good luck and to congratulate all University players to getting to this level. The Westminster Werewolves are on the clock.'
That's it witches and wizards, the draft is officially under way. When we come back we'll have the first pick ever by the expansion Westminster Werewolves!"
A.N. So, what did you think? I'm gonna try to get another few chapters in, but I make no guarentees.