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Chapter 21 A Unique Quidditch Team

On Monday, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny each got a copy of Witch Weekly. Harry looked at the headline.

Harry Potter's Dark Arts Club

Harry smiled. He had prevented Professor Nelson and Rita Skeeter from spilling out more personal stuff on him.

That night, Harry wondered about quidditch. Dumbledore had told the students to make up their own quidditch teams. He got together with Ron and Ginny to discuss this.

"I wonder who we should include in our own quidditch team," said Harry.

"Well we're three Gryffindors, so there are four more positions to be filled," said Ginny.

"We're not going to include any Slytherins in this," said Ron.

"Of course we are, Ron" snapped Ginny. "We need to be on better terms with them."

Ron looked disgusted with the idea but agreed anyway.

The next day, Harry, Ron and Ginny posted messages in the common rooms about the quidditch team. It said that Harry, Ron and Ginny would be meeting anyone who's interested on the quidditch pitch that night.

That night, Harry, Ron and Ginny made their way down to the quidditch pitch. Harry couldn't wait to get started. He had been banned from playing quidditch almost a year ago and missed it so much.

Once they arrived there, they waited. Five minutes went by. No one came.

"Where could they be?" asked Ron. "Wasn't anyone interested?"

Almost another five minutes went by when they heard something. It was someone speaking.

"...now when I was a student at Hogwarts, I played chaser. I always loved quidditch and I even own quidditch supplies. Now, we're to meet Harry, Ron and Ginny here. Am I correct?"

"Yes" said a chorus of voices.

Harry looked at Ron. "What's that all about?"

"Look," said Ginny. Along the path to the quidditch pitch were four students. They were Zacharias Smith, Cho Chang and two third years, Malcolm Baddock who used to be a Slytherin and Stewart Ackerley who used to be a Ravenclaw. Harry couldn't believe who was with them. It was Professor Nelson.

"What is she doing here?" Ron whispered to Harry.

"I don't know" whispered Harry back.

"Ah, here you they are" commented Professor Nelson.

"Err, yes Professor" replied Harry awkwardly.

"What are you doing here?" asked Ron.

"Well as I used to be an excellent quidditch player myself, I thought I'd help out" answered Professor Nelson.

Harry, Ron and Ginny exchanged looks.

"Right" said Harry. "What positions are you all looking for? We need two beaters and two chasers."

"What are you doing here Cho?" asked Ginny frowning. "Don't you play seeker? I might also add that that's a good replacement broomstick."

Harry looked at the broomstick Cho had and could remember being told by Ron that she had ditched her old broomstick right after last year's quidditch match.

Cho threw a disgusted look at Ginny. "I changed my position to chaser, Weasley" she snapped.

Harry didn't like the direction this was going. He could see that Ginny and Cho were still on unfriendly terms. "Okay Cho so you're playing chaser" said Harry quickly.

"Mark me down as beater" said Zacharias Smith.

"Mark me down as another beater" said Malcolm Baddock.

"Me as another chaser" said Stewart Ackerley.

"Okay" said Harry. "Now who's going to be caption?"

"You can be caption, Harry" said Ginny.

"All right" said Harry. "Now we'll practise," said Harry. They practised for one hour. Professor Nelson kept yelling hints and tips up to the players through her megaphone, something Harry found distinctively annoying. They landed and went back up to the castle.

"Harry" said Professor Nelson. "I need to talk to you. Come with me to my office."