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Harry got through his classes easily as he had himself trained pretty well. But the day was moving extremely slow as he couldn't wait until three-thirty to get to flying lessons. Finally the time came and he made his way outside with a pale Hermione. "Come on Hermione this is going to be fun."
"Fun, flying on a thin piece of wood. I don't think that really falls under the definition of fun." Hermione said nervously as they got to the spot for the lesson. The Slytherin's were already there and so were twenty broomsticks laying in neat lines on the ground. Their teacher, Madam Hooch according to Hermione, arrived. She had short gray hair and yellow eyes like a hawk.
"Everyone stand by a broomstick, quickly now!" She barked and Harry moved next to a broom with Hermione next to him and Neville next to her. "Stick your hand over your brooms and say up."
Harry stuck his hand out and said up making the broom shoot unto it. He looked around and saw his was the only one to do so on the first try. "Command it strongly Hermione."
"Up!" Hermione demanded and the broom shot into her hand. She gave Harry a smile as Madam Hooch told them how to sit on their brooms without falling off the end. She walked up and down the aisle correcting their grips before going back to the front.
"Now, when I blow my whistle I want you to kick off from the ground hard, keep your broom steady and rise a few feet before touching back down by leaning forward slightly. On my whistle three-two-one."
Neville who was extremely nervous and apparently very worried about being the last one off the ground pushed off hard before the whistle was even near her lips.
"Come back here boy!" Hooch shouted as Neville raised straight up quickly. Five feet- ten- fifteen- twenty feet. Around twenty five feet Harry saw Neville's face turn even more pale as he started slipping to the side and the Gryffindor's gasped as he slid off his broom and slammed into the ground with a nasty crack. His broom continued rising higher and started drifting toward the forbidden forest. Madam hooch was bending over Neville almost as pale as he was. "Broken wrist, come on boy it's alright get up now."
She turned and glared at the class. "You are all to remain on the ground while I take him to the hospital wing. If any of you so much as touch a broom you'll be expelled before you can say 'Quidditch'." She said before leaving.
"Did you see that fat lumps face." Malfoy said as soon as Hooch was out of hearing range sending all the Slytherin into laughter.
"Shut up Malfoy." Snapped an Indian girl.
"Sticking up for Longbottom never thought that you'd be the type to go for fat crybabies Parvati." Said a hard faced Slytherin girl.
"Look at this, the fat lump should've given this a squeeze." Malfoy said moving forward and grabbing something where Neville fell and Harry saw it was his remembrall. "Then he'd have remembered to fall on his fat arse."
"Give it here Malfoy." Harry said with a sigh stepping forward. Everyone got quiet as they watched the impending confrontation.
"I think not, maybe I'll just leave it some where for Longbottom to find." Malfoy said getting on his broom and shooting into the air. "How about up on the roof."
"Sweet moon." Harry said grabbing up a broom.
"Harry you can't you could get in trouble or hurt." Hermione said and Harry shrugged.
"I'll be alright don't worry Hermione." Harry said jumping onto the broom and shooting into the air. His coat was billowing behind him as he zoomed through the air and he heard screams and gasp from the girls and the boys cheered him on. He pulled up on the broom to rise up to Malfoy's level. He turned his broom sharply to face Malfoy who looked stunned. "Give e the remembrall or I'll come and take it."
"Oh yeah." Malfoy said looking slightly worried as he tried to sneer. In response Harry zoomed towards him and he barely moved out of the way in time. Harry sot back around and glared at the boy.
"Your body guards aren't here to save you and next time I won't miss." Harry said
"You want it? Go and catch it!" Malfoy said throwing the ball as hard as he could towards the school.
Harry growled softly as he gripped the broom and flattened himself against it. He shot past Malfoy who had to grip his broom to keep from falling. He saw the ball falling towards one of the castle walls and tried to flatten himself farther as he pushed the old broom for all it was worth. He tilted the nose down into a dive as far as he could and raised his arm out as he neared the small ball. His hand closed around it and he jerked the broom to the side to stop. Luckily he slowed down quite a bit as he bumped against the wall slightly. He gave a sigh of relief and felt like throwing up but grinned like a maniac as he turned the broomstick back and flew back to the group of cheering Gryffindor while the Slytherin all glared at him.
"You stupid prat that was dangerous you almost crashed." Hermione said as he jumped off his broom.
"I did a bit, I'm alright though and I caught it." Harry said still grinning.
"Harry Potter!" He heard someone yell and turned to see McGonagall storming towards him. "Of all the brainless, reckless things- could've broken your neck- completely reckless."
"Professor it wasn't…" Parvati started.
"Quiet Patil." McGonagall said
"But Malfoy…" A tall black boy started.
"That's enough Thomas." McGonagall said. "Potter with me now."
"See ya later." Harry said to Hermione and followed McGonagall clutching the remembrall in one hand and with out thinking carrying the broomstick in the other. They were silent as they walked and Harry sighed wondering what was happening knowing he wouldn't get kicked out. They stopped at a door and McGonagall motioned for him to stay put. She knocked on the door before opening it.
"Professor Quirrell may I borrow Wood a moment please?" She asked and Harry wondered if that was a person or an object. It turned out it was a person, a boy in fact a few years older than Harry.
"What did you need professor?" The boy asked looking at Harry in confusion.
"Wood how has your search for a seeker gone?" McGonagall asked happily.
"Not very well. We have two possibilities' we've been working with but I'm pretty sure its going to be up to the rest of us to win." Wood said with a disappointed sigh.
"Well then I've found you a seeker." McGonagall said happily.
"Really professor." Wood said as Harry looked on in shock.
"Yes he caught this." She said grabbing the remembrall from Harry. "From about a hundred yards out or so."
"Really, if he's to be seeker we'll need to get him a real broom. Can't have him playing on a school broom." Woods said.
"Leave it to me. This year's team has to be better then last years. I won't be able to look at Snape any longer if he gets that cup again." McGonagall said
"Do I get a say in this?" Harry asked slightly peeved.
"Well it's either this or possible expulsion for break the rules." McGonagall said with a raised eyebrow.
"So seeker huh, sounds interesting." Harry said with a grin.
'Right, we'll head to the Quidditch pitch to see what you're capable of after dinner Potter." Wood said tossing the remembrall back to him.
"Sounds like a plan." Harry said and McGonagall dismissed wood.
"I'll let you know what's happening about a broomstick after I speak with the headmaster. Return the broom to Madam Hooch classes will be over in a few moments." She said and Harry nodded as they turned and went their separate ways. After Harry turned a corner he went to a window and climbed onto the boom. He grinned as he flew through the window and quickly lowered himself to the ground. He heard the bell ring and quickly took the broom stick across the ground and saw the Gryffindor and Slytherin moving towards the castle. They Slytherin's were all laughing at him and the Gryffindor's all looked at him worriedly. Hermione broke away from the group and came over to him as everyone else moved inside.
"Harry what happened? Are you getting expelled?" Hermione asked worriedly.
"Everything's find. It's funny I'm actually being rewarded for breaking the rules." Harry said as they got to Madam Hooch who was collecting the brooms.
"Rewarded how?" Hermione asked.
"I might be the new Gryffindor seeker and the rules might get bent so I can get a broomstick." Harry said as he sheepishly handed his broom to Hooch. "Sorry about disobeying you, but my friends property was in jeopardy."
"I heard the story and took points accordingly. Twenty points to Gryffindor for your amazing catch by the way." Hooch said with a grin.
"Thanks." Harry said as they turned and went back towards the castle. "How many points did she take?"
'Ten from both of you for getting on your brooms and an extra ten from Malfoy for trying to break Neville's remembrall." Hermione said. "So what's this about you being seeker for Gryffindor?"
"My choices were try for seeker position or possible expulsion." Harry said shrugging. "I choose to try to be a seeker."
"Good choice." Hermione said with a smile as they entered the castle and turned into the Great Hall. They sat down and Harry grabbed only food you didn't need utensils for and started to eat.
"Enjoying your last meal at Hogwarts Potter?" Malfoy asked with a sneer.
"You're a lot more confident with your little friends their Malfoy." Harry said knowing he could take either boy in hand to hand combat easily.
"I could take you on anytime." Malfoy said sneering still.
"I'm sure." Harry said with a snort.
"Fine lets dual then." Malfoy demanded.
"Okay go talk to the headmaster; I'm sure we could work something out." Harry said and Malfoy merely sneered some more before stalking away with his goons. Harry started eating again when Fred and George came over and sat down.
"Oliver's just told us the good news!" Fred exclaimed happily.
"We're on the Quidditch team too, we're beaters." George said.
"If what we've heard about your flying lesson is true you're a natural born seeker." Fred said and George grinned.
"Just thought we'd say congrats, see ya after dinner for practice." George said and they got back up and left.
"Guess the news is out already." Harry said with a grin as McGonagall walked towards them. "Why can't I eat peace?"
"Because you're famous." Hermione said with a shrug.
"Mr. Potter after your Quidditch practice tonight the headmaster would like to see you in his office." McGonagall said and Harry nodded. "Password is lemon drops."
"Alright thank you ma'am." Harry and she turned and walked away. "Looks like the questioning will start tonight."
"Well he'd worried is all. You were gone for four years." Hermione said making Harry sigh in frustration.
"Yeah but it's my life he has no business prying into it." Harry said pushing away from the table and standing up. "I'm full gonna head out to the Quidditch pitch."
"Alright." Hermione said watching him leave the hall with a sigh. Harry left the hall and made his way outside and started walking to the Quidditch pitch. When he got there he looked around and saw a door with the Gryffindor banner on it. He walked over to it and pulled on the door. The lion above the door roared making Harry jump back slightly.
"Password." It growled so Harry gave the Gryffindor password but nothing happened.
"Victory, Gryffindor rule, Gryffindor victory, Slytherin suck." He said hopefully and laughed a bit when the door opened. He walked into the room and torches flared to life. He looked around and saw he was in a small area with benches and blackboards. On the far wall were two more doors one marked boys the other girls. He went to the boy's door and pushed it open. Walking in he looked around and saw a row of lockers with benches in front of them. Across from the lockers were the showers and at the end of the room the loo. Harry walked down the row of lockers until he found an empty one.
When he did he pulled off his coat and hung it up. He pulled out his shrunken trunk and tapped it with a muttered 'Astrum'. After the trunk grew he pulled out a pair of black sweatpants and a green long sleeve shirt. He pulled off his uniform and was pulling on his sweat pants when the door opened. He turned to see the twins and Wood walk in laughing.
"Harry, how'd you get in here?" Wood asked as they noticed him.
"Well when a man loves a woman." Harry started causing them to laugh again as he pulled on his shirt. "Password was easy to guess."
"It's the truth though." Fred said grinning as they all opened their lockers and started getting ready. Harry shrugged as he shrunk his trunk and put it in the locker. He checked to make sure the only weapon he had was his wands before turning to Wood.
"So what am I doing here?" He asked with a sigh as he leaned against the locker.
"Well we have two other possible seekers. You're going to have to compete against them for the spot. I'm gonna loan you my broom for the day; it's a Comet Shooting Star. Not as fast as the Nimbus 2000 but it's a good broom. Since it's getting late you won't be going after the snitch but instead we'll be throwing golf balls and you'll be racing for them." Wood said as he grabbed his broom from his locker and motioned for Harry to follow him.
"Who are the other two?"
"A second year named Cormac McLaggen and a sixth year named Vera Lee." Wood said as they passed a boy walking towards the locker room who scowled at Harry.
"Well this is going to be fun." Harry said as Wood handed him his broom.
"Be careful on it." Wood said as he grabbed a ratty school broom that was leaning against the wall as they walked out side. "Take her up, get some laps in before the others get out here."
"Alright." Harry said getting on the broom and taking off quickly. HE let out a whoop of delight as he flattened himself to the broom and started making a lap around the field. He saw two scarlet forms coming towards him as the twins fell in behind him. They were making another lap when three more people fell into the formation behind the twins. They got another lap in before a whistle was blown and Harry brought the broom down to the center of the pitch where Wood was standing with the other two seekers a couple buckets of golf balls at his feet.
"Kay guys practice today will be to find our permanent seeker. The six of us are going to be lobbing these golf balls this way and that. You three are going to have to race fro them. Who ever gets the most at the end of the practice and who ever performs best on their broom gets the spot. Let's get in the air." Wood said getting on the broom and hooking one of the buckets on the handle of it. The others grabbed a bucket and did the same as they all rose into the air. Harry got onto his borrowed broom and started circling with the other two watching the Gryffindor team spread out he noticed Wood pull back his arm and throw it forward. McLaggen and Lee shot forward quickly but Harry went into a dive as he saw Wood drop the ball before he acted like he threw it.
He leveled out inches form the ground and flattened himself on the broom. He grabbed the ball just before it hit the ground and shot into the air as they other two started to follow a ball thrown by one of the twins. They were flying straight at each other and Harry got to it first. He spun on the broom to avoid smashing into the other seeks with a grin. That's how the next hour went, Harry didn't catch all of them but he caught as many as both the other two combined earning him the spot on the team. When they got done Harry went back to the locker room with a large grin on his face.
"That was bloody wicked Harry." George said as they got changed.
"Yeah mate you're a natural." Fred said as McLaggen stormed out of the room.
"Thanks guys." Harry said
"Now we've gotta worry about a broom. Wood said running his hand over his face.
"Is there a rule that says students are only allowed one broom?" Harry asked and Wood shook his head. "So if someone bought you a new Nimbus 2000 you'd have no use for it and could loan it to a first year right."
"Yeah it'd be a right shame if that happened though." Wood said with a grin.
"Keep an eye on the post, it could happen any day now." Harry said as he pulled his coat on. "See you guys later I've got a meeting with the headmaster to get to."
"Right see ya back in the common room mate." Fred said and George nodded.
A/N hope you like.
