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Chapter 4: The Big News

An annoying tapping sound woke up Harry from his restful nap. It had been persistent for the past five minutes Harry had been trying to ignore it. He finally gave up and opened the window to let the brown barn owl in. He recognized the letter it was carrying as his Hogwarts letter and with excitement took it off the bird's leg. The owl then proceeded to fly out the window and Harry closed it.

He tore open the letter and began reading:

Mr. Potter,

Enclosed you will find your owl results along with the book list for all the offered classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Furthermore the last thing you will find enclosed is the new announcement for the coming school year.

Sincerely,

Albus Perceval Brian Dumbledore

Headmaster of Hogwarts

Harry first took out the O.W.L results and looked at his score. He had gotten 6 O. and an O in Defense against the Dark Arts. Next he glanced at the book list but put it to the side since he was going to get his books with the Weasley's whenever they went. Lastly he looked at the third and final piece of paper. It was an official looking letter, and it read:

Mr. Potter,

There are a few changes that will be taking place this next year regarding quiddich. First I would like to start by telling you that all the decrees that Dolores Umbrige put in place in her time here at Hogwarts have been revoked. That means that your lifetime ban from quiddich has been lifted. You broom is currently with the Weasley's at the Burrow, Mr. Ron assured me he will take care of it for you until you get there. Furthermore, the headmaster has decided to enter Hogwarts in a newly started quiddich tournament for this coming year. This tournament will be against different Wizarding schools across Europe as well as America. The school team will compose of students from all four houses, and will travel all over the world in this next year. All current members on the quiddich team must try out again as we now have coaches for each house. The identity of the coaches will be revealed at the start of term feast.

All houses will have their own teams and play against each other for the house cup as normal; although more frequently and now they will not only have a Capitan leading them, they will have coaches training them. There will be three house quiddich games a month and one school game, sometimes maybe more as the tournament progresses.

The school team will be decided and chosen from the players on each house team. The best for each position will take the position on the school team, and they will be trained and play for the honor of the school against other schools across the world. However all the player will be decided by the coach of the school team; professors, and other people have no say in this.

We recommend that you don't take too many classes this year, except for those that you will need for your chosen career path. We recommend this because the quiddich players will have a very rigorous schedule to follow and their training will be very time consuming. Also academic success will be a determining factor for weather one is eligible to be on the team or not. If a player is failing any class he or she is not eligible to play for the next game, and it is up to the coaches' discretion whether to keep the player on the team or find a replacement. So we suggest not taking more than 5 courses this year, but you cannot take less than 3. We also suggest that you train this summer, seeing as all positions need to be filled on every house team, as well as the school team.

Sincerely,

Minerva McGonagall

Head of Gryffindor House

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

As Harry read the letter again he couldn't believe what he was reading. Not only is he allowed to play quiddich again but quiddich is being taken to the extreme at Hogwarts. He realized that this must be what Ron was hinting in his earlier letter to him, and quickly grabbed some parchment and began writing a letter to Ron.

Ron,

Why didn't you tell me? I just got my Hogwarts letter and read everything. Can you believe that? A quiddich tournament with schools across the world. We have to train hard this summer to make the house team and the school team. I can't wait to get there so we can start, and I can fly on my firebolt again. Let me know when you guys are gonna pick me up. Tell everyone hi from me.

Harry

He closed the letter and tied it to his faithful owl Hedwig, and watched as his snowy white owl flew to deliver the letter to his best friend Ron. Harry than decided that it was time to do his workout for the day, and hopefully that will tire him out enough to go back to sleep through the night. And so he began his workout regimen.

When He was finished he took a shower and decided that he would rather not unpack anything he bought since he was leaving here soon. After that thought he crawled back into bed, and fell into a fitful night sleep.

Harry once again was woken up by an owl tapping on his window. Hedwig waited patiently for Harry to open the window. As he opened it she stuck her leg out for him to take the letter, and then flew over to her cage for a much deserved rest. Harry opened the letter and read:

Harry,

Glad to see you finally got your letter. I'm excited about this year, and yeah you are right we definitely need to practice the rest of the summer in order for both of us to make the team. Its late so I'm gonna cut this short, mum said that the twins will come and get you at 11 am. So make sure you are packed and ready to go.

See you soon,

Ron

Harry looked at the clock for the first time and realized it was 6 am. He decided that it would be better to get his workout out of the way, so he dressed in some workout clothes that he had bought the day before. He started out by running 5 miles, than came back to the house and started with 500 push-ups, which turned into sit-up, and pull-ups, and so on his workout continued for several hours. By the time he finished with his workout it was 9 am, and he had enough time to take a shower and have some breakfast before the twins came. He had decided to take a long leisurely shower since his muscles were screaming in agony, and the hot water helped sooth them. After he was done with the shower he dressed in his new clothes; he wore a black V-neck shirt that had a white design on the right side, a nice light blue colored jeans, and black sneakers. He also styled his hair like the barber had the day before, and overall he looked good. He had time left over after dressing so he decided before eating a light breakfast to pack up what little he had unpacked while his stay at the Dursleys. Before he knew it the twins, Fred and George, had arrived in the living room with a portkey.

"Hullo Harry" said Fred

"Long time no see" added George

"And I see you have changed in this time"

"hahaha. . . thanks guys" replied Harry

"You all set?" asked one of them

"You bet. I'm ready to leave here" said Harry

"Then what are we waiting for" both Fred and George said at the same time "come here and grab the portkey so we can go"

And so he did, and they were traveling through the magical abyss, only to arrive at the Burrow moments later. As soon as Harry was back on his feet, he never really learned how to land after a portkey, he was swept up in a bone crushing hug from .

"How are you my dear boy?" she asked

"I'm fine . How are you?"

"Good good Harry, but you must be hungry" she said as she dragged him to the kitchen.

"Yea, I am" Harry answered with a smile. He had been expecting this so he only at an apple at the Dursleys. Soon afterwards he was sat down at the table and a huge helping of eggs and bacon and biscuits were placed before him.

"Eat up" was all said before she turned back around to finish with the dishes. "Fred, George" she called as an afterthought "make sure you take Harry's stuff up to the room he is sharing with Ron."

"Yes mum" was the reply that was heard.

"Where is Ron, ?" asked Harry in between scarfing down his breakfast. He really was hungry after his intense work out this morning.

"Oh, he is outside with Ginny, they are practicing quiddich. They both want to make the team this year again. I'll call them in" and with that she started for the back door

Harry was able to stop her though and said "don't worry, I'll just go outside with them when I'm done eating."

"Ok then Harry"

Harry finished with his breakfast quickly and thanked with a kiss on the cheek before heading outside. The day was perfect for a quiddich game, but he still didn't have his broom so he just stood on the ground and watched Ron and Ginny practice the chaser and keeper position. Ginny was flying towards goal with the quaffle tucked under her arm, while doing a barrel spin. It looked like she was gonna shoot in the right hoop, when at the last second she pulled back and shot through the middle. It really was a superb goal and Ron was over committed to do anything to try and block it. Harry clapped loudly and yelled "nice goal Ginny" announcing his arrival to both siblings.

Both siblings flew down to greet Harry when they realized he was down there. However Ginny lagged behind Ron, as she was appreciating the new Harry. She realized that he had change a lot since the last time she saw him. He looked absolutely sexy in clothes that actually fit him. And boy did they fit him; his shirt was just tight enough to show off the muscles that lay beneath it, and the V-neck showed a peek of his well-defined chest. Also he had new glasses on, and she had to admit they fit his face better than his old ones. His hair was obviously cut recently and he had styled it up, revealing his scar. And he had grown a beard in his time at the Dursleys, and boy did it look good on him.

She was drawn out of her stare when she heard him say "enjoying the view Ginny?" with a sly smirk on his face.

She was shocked. She hadn't expected Harry to say something like that, it was out of character for him, but she decided that he wasn't gonna one up her and relied "immensely Potter." She landed right in front of him and gave him a genuine smile "it's good to see you Harry."

"You too Ginny" he replied with a smile back.

"Well if we are all done with the flirting" began Ron "we need to practice some quiddich. Oh and mate, have you been working out?"

"Yea Ron. I have been actually. Every day since summer started. I guess it was good since we need to be in top condition for quiddich this season."

"Too true mate. Now let's go get your broom and get back in the air. What do you say?"

"Let's do it. I just got to change in to some other clothes so I can flyer easier."

"Ok then" and with that said both Ron and Harry headed inside as Ginny flew back out in the air, flying and break neck speeds.

They both came back 10 minutes later. They had decided to have a short chat while Harry was changing. Harry had explained to Ron that he started working out because it physically exhausted his to a point that it kept his nightmares away so he was able to sleep through the night. He also told Ron that he was gonna continue with his workouts and if Ron wanted to join him he should. It would help with quiddich since he would have more strength and stamina. Ron agreed and they both decided to wake up at 6 the next morning and start working out together. Obviously Ron would be taking it slower since he was just starting. After Harry changed into a sleeveless white shirt and some shorts they headed back outside, both with brooms in hand. Today promised to be a tiring day for Harry, he was heading out to his second workout in a couple of hours, but he was happy to be flying again.

When they stepped back out in the backyard they saw Ginny high in the air doing a barrel roll at well over 90 miles per hour. That was extremely dangerous since it was hard to keep hold of the broom while spinning like that at that speed. But none the less they were impressed and both applauded when she finished with it. Soon after the both kicked off the ground and joined her up in the air.

"So what should we do first?" asked Ron

"Well I would like to fly a bit just to get back used to it. I haven't done so in a while" answered Harry.

"How about we play a game of tag then?" suggested Ginny

"How do you mean?" asked Harry

"Well it like playing tag on the ground, only this is in the air. One person will be it and try to tag one of the other two, and so on. I think it will loosen you up, as well as get us all to work on our maneuvering and stuff."

"Yeah Ginny, I like. Let's do that" Ron said.

"Ok." Said Harry "but who is gonna be it?"

"I'll be it to begin" Ginny volunteered.

And so the game of flying tag began. They were all flying really fast and doing hard maneuvers in the air trying to catch someone or running away from the person that's it. All in all it was really good exercise for all of them, and they played that for over an hour. After that they went back to chaser and keeper practicing, with both Harry and Ginny being chasers against Ron being keeper. Harry showed that he wasn't a half bad chaser, but it definitely wasn't his position to play. Fred and George joined them a little bit later, and started aiming blugers at Ginny and Harry mercilessly. They were a few close calls, but that was how a person's instincts were trained. The last hour Harry suggested that both Ron and Ginny start running and doing physical exercises so that they can build their strength and stamina, while he flew around catching and releasing the snitch. After an hour of that it was already 4 in the afternoon and they decided to call it quits for the day and get cleaned up before dinner. They all agreed that tomorrow they will start early in the morning and train once again. It was already promising to be a very grueling yet satisfying summer. And Harry was happy about it.

A/N: I know this chapter was shorter than the others, and a little bit of a filler, but it's important since it explains what this story is really about, quiddich.

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