Qwinn hurried into the changing tent and changed into her Quodpot robes as quickly as she possibly could. When she had finished, she and the rest of her teammates walked out onto the field. She was on Team B, with ten others. Both teams, A and B, gathered in a half-circle around the referee, who took her wand out and put her left palm flat out in front of her. She put her wand on her outstretched hand and said, "Choose." The wand spun around in her hand a few times before slowing to a stop pointing directly at Qwinn.

She and the referee mounted their brooms and rose into the air. The other members of her team and Team A followed to form a circle around them. Then the referee tossed the soccer ball-sized Quod at Qwinn and quickly flew out of the circle. Team A converged around her, but she flew straight down and then up again, loosing them completely. Two of her teammates flew on either side of her and a third flew behind her. An A came up along side and elbowed the girl to Qwinn's left. The girl elbowed her assailant back, knocking her off her broom. Qwinn flew as fast as her Cleansweep would allow, leaving a sizable gap between her and the girl behind her. Another member of Team A took advantage of this gap and grabbed the back of Qwinn's broom.

"Foul!" yelled the referee. "Blagging!"

Qwinn flew forward while the other twenty-one players flew to the ground. She threw the Quod toward the pot at the end of the Quodpot field. She missed. There was a groan from her fellow teammates as they took the air once more.

A member of Team A foolishly dropped the Quod. Qwinn swooped down, grabbed the Quod, and flew toward the pot. She flew high above the other players and then dropped out of the air and let go of the Quod; it landed in the pot and the potion inside sloshed around inside. "One point to B!" yelled the referee.

But the next time, Qwinn wouldn't be so lucky. She was rocketing toward the end of the field when the same A flew up in front of her and blocked her path. She was going to fly above her, but the Quod under her left arm began to shake. She threw the Quod up in the air just before it exploded, showering her with red and gold sparks. Then she flew to the team B section of the stands to watch the rest of the match.

After the match was over (Team A won, but Qwinn was so excited about the internship, she hardly cared), Qwinn hurried to the changing tent and hurriedly changed into her robes. She grabbed her bag and practically ran up to the school, through the front doors, and up to her dormitory. She threw her bag down on her bed and sat at the desk. She opened her drawer and took out her lime green Fwooper quill, her dark purple ink, and yellow parchment. She dictated the following letter to her quill:

Dear Ms. Foster,
I cannot express how very excited and honored I am to have been chosen fot this summer internship. Thank you so much!
But there seems to be a problem with the letter: You neglected to tell me of the dates of the internship. I apologize for bothering you with something this trivial, but I really need to know when this trip will be taking place.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
Sincerely,
Qwinn Halloway

She summoned her small owl, Bailey, and attached the letter to her leg. Bailey flew out of the window, and Qwinn sat on her bed and opened her bag. She took out the magazines and the newspaper and put them in her desk drawer, taking out old issues and putting them in her trunk. After that, she remembered that she was going to write her parents a letter, but Bailey had already flown off, so she would have to do it later. She sat down at her desk and took out a less fancy quill and black ink. She had an essay for Care of Magical Creatures about the proper removal of Bundimuns, and another for Arithmancy. She had to get these done before dinner, after which her Gobstones Club (of which she was president) was meeting, and those meetings sometimes took a very long time, so she just wanted to be done with her homework first.