A/N - Hope that you liked the last chapter.

DISCLAIMER - J.K. Rowling owns everything.



After the sorting the entire population of Hogwarts sat down to a delicious feast. The school was welcoming yet another defense against the dark arts teacher - Proffessor Willoughby, an american with plenty of field experience.

Harry had to sit next to Ginny at the Gryffindor table and couldn't help but notice how the light made her skin glow in the candlelight. At the moment she was deep in conversation with a fellow sixth year girl, her eyes lighting up with interest as her friend talked about Italy where she had spent the holidays.

"Hiya Harry, have a nice holiday - or were the muggles getting you down again?" asked Seamus Finnegan, one of his fellow gryffindors.

"Oh yeah, they were just as bad as normal. Can you believe that Dudley has got even fatter? He eats at least three times as me everyday! but the Dursleys don't see that, to them he's just a plump little cherub... more like a hippopotamus"

Everyone listening to the conversation laughed, it was common knowledge that Dudley had spent most of his life trying to annoy Harry.

Ginny turned to Harry with a smile on his face "When are you starting training Harry?".


Harry had been made Gryffindor captain last year and they had won the cup thanks to his great training. He had been considering Quidditch quite a lot in the holidays and was glad that he had a chance to talk to somebody about his favourite subject. He was trying to avoid Ginny but he couldn't talk to Ron because his bestfriend was to involves nibbling Hermione's ear.

"Well, I want to start training as soon as possible to get a lead on Slytherin... but we need some new players, we'll have to have tryouts soon."

"Yeah, I know - you've got Ron, but you'll need a beater and two chasers, to replace last years losses"

Ginny was right after they had lost Fred and George Weasley, Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet and Katie Bell, they had got new players but two of the chasers and one of the beaters were in there seventh year, so now it had left Harry without some members. Ron had taken the place of Oliver Wood in his fifth year.

"Yeah but I think if we met the same standards of the previous years - then we would have a chance. We need small chasers and quite a large beater. Our only problem would be the Slytherin team - they could hurt the chasers if they are larger than them".

Ginny nodded in agreement, " They will - you know them - size over speed, but because of the chasers size, they could probably dodge opposing players easily."

It surprised Harry how much she knew about Quidditch, he had seen her at previous games but she had never talked to him about the game. She seemed to be able to tell what he was thinking.

"Your surprised right? That I know about the game? Harry, ive got six brothers! Many of which have been in the gryffindor team, besides I really enjoy it. Flying is so exilerating, you can forget all about your fears when your in the sky - to be able to play a game where you do that is so great!" her eyes were sparkling with exitment.

It was at this point that he realised that Ginny Weasley was his dream girl. They had so much in common, and she was so beautiful and so sweet.

God! He had to stop thinking about this! 'Keep your mind straight Harry, focused. Look at your food when your talking to her'.

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"Hey, everybody, listen up!" Harry was standing on a chair in the middle of the Gryffindor common room.

"As you all know, the Qudditch season will be starting soon and we need some new players on our team to keep up the Gryffindor tradition and win the house cup!" Everybody in the room cheered - they loved the team captain, everybody knew that he had the capability to lead this team - afterall, he had been playing for them ever since his first year.

"Sign up for tryouts if you think that you will be an asset to this team...now let me just say that this year...WE ARE GOING TO BEAT THE HELL OUT OF THE SLYTHERINS!!!!!", that made all of the gryffindors yell in triumph, the noise was so loud that it eventually brought Proffessor McGonagall up to the common room.

"whats going on Potter?" she asked - immediatley seeing that Harry was at the centre of the commotion.

"Oh we're just having a little welcome back party Proffessor. Just raising morale for the team, you know. No ones doing any harm, just having a good time."

Ginny stifled a giggle from behind him - sensing that he was trying to get Mcgonagall to relent and let them keep the party. She put her butterbeer on a table behind her and turned to face her transfiguration teacher. "Proffesor, I think that having this party might encourage people to join the team, if Harry has more choice of players - it means that he will get a better team. That will make them have a better chance at the cup, wouldn't you love to beat Slytherin again?"

Harry Smiled to himself, Ginny had just hit a weak spot with McGonagall, he knew that McGonagall and Snape had a private urge to win the other in Quidditch matches.

"Well, uummph, I suppose that you keep the party - as a welcome back and to welcome new team players. Just keep the noise down Potter." She stalked out of the common room knowing that she had just surrendered to her pupils, but she didnt always like being the party pooper - she would let them have their fun.

Ginny grinned as Harry said to her "How do you do that?! She never listens to me!"

"Well, im just sweet and innocent, everybody believes the good girl." smiling at his skeptical look, she turned and walked towards her friends.