Quidditch
A/N Terry and Justin are alive, and there were some excuses for them but I couldn't think of any.
In November Quidditch started. Harry and co. (you know who they are do I really have to write their names out?) were in the great
hall eating breakfast. Hedwig came in holding a letter.
Dear Harry,
I can't believe that you didn't tell me about the dark mark. I was reading the papers and then I saw what had happened. I can't keep
you safe if I don't know what's happening at Hogwarts. I want you to promise me to keep me up to date. I have also worked out that
you should be captain (hopefully) this year. I want to come so you in your first match of the year when is it.
From Snuffles
"Who is Snuffles? Wait, am I correct in thinking that Snuffles is the person Professor Lupin was talking about in out first lesson."
"Yep."
"So who is he?"
"Should we tell her?"
"May as well, she knows most of our secrets."
"O.K come on I'll tell you in the common room we have no lessons today, its Saturday."
They walked up to the fat lady and told her the password ("Butterscotch") and found a corner where no one was.
"First of all, some things you won't know about cos you lived in Australia, but don't shout out or any thing if you do. I'll start from the beginning. In our third year Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. Near the end of the buck beak, one of Hagrids care of magical creatures animals was being tried for scratching Malfoy. We went down to Hagrids hut to consol him. While we were there Hermione found Scabbers, Ron's rat, which had escaped, presumed killed by Crookshanks. We then left because the people were coming down to kill Buckbeak. While we were walking up Scabbers escaped. Then a huge black dog cam and dragged Ron into the Whomping Willow. We followed him and Sirius Black confronted us. He's an animagus, he was the dog. Then Professor Remus Lupin came and we found out that Sirius was innocent. Wait, I missed a bit, earlier that year I sneaked into Hogsmead , because the Dursley's hadn't singed my permission form. I found out that Sirius was my Godfather. I also found out that they had
performed the Fidelius charm on my parents and that Sirius was their secret keeper. Any way while we were in the shrieking shack I found out that Peter Pettigrew was actually the secret keeper and that he had betrayed them and gone to Voldemort. So I found out that Sirius was innocent. We call him Snuffles so know one will find out about him."
"So you keep in touch with Sirius then?"
"Yes. Now as you know, I should write a letter to Sirius and see if you can come."
Dear Snuffles
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the dark mark, I sorta forgot. I'm glad you have faith in me about being Quidditch captain, the next
match is on the 29th November. I hope to see you there.
From Harry, Hermione, Ron and Nicola.
* * * * * * * * * * *
The Gryffindor's were being particularly noisy as it was a Hogsmead weekend.
"Gryffindor could you please keep the noise down. I'm here to announce who the new Quidditch captain will be."
The common room became silent. You could feel the electricity and adrenalin pumping around the room.
"The captain of the Quidditch team will be Harry Potter."
The whole room exploded.
"Well done Harry. I knew you could do it." shouted Nicola
"Thanks Nicola." said Harry, unenthusiasticaly
"Don't you dare start that again. You're captain and there's nothing you can do about it. Deal with it. Any way it should keep your
mind off him."
"I guess so."
"Harry well done! When's out first training session?" shouted Fred
"Tomorrow morning. 7am start."
"What? Where's Harry, Oliver, what have you done with him."
George put his hand on Harry's fore head.
"He's definitely burning up Fred."
Harry screamed.
"You're right my Lord. I will do it immediately."
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Harry opened his eyes. He looked around and seemed to be barricaded by a group of people. "Harry are you ok?" asked Nicola
"Yeah"
"You just fell. You put your hand on your... your scar, and just fell." muttered George
"Yeah, your legs just sort of caved in."
"How long was I out?"
"Five minutes."
Harry got up and stretched, "I'm gong to bed."
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"George, what did you do to his head?"
"Nothing"
I just stared at Harry. Was this normal? Do it couldn't be. But Ron and Hermione don't look surprised. Harry's eyes opened. "Harry
are you OK?"
What a stupid question, of course he's not alright. Great answer Harry, you have to be the worst liar ever! Why did I ask such a
stupid question? Nicola Elizabeth Johnson, where has your brain gone?
"Hermione, what just happened?"
"Harry had one of his dreams." she answered instantly
"Dreams? He was awake."
"They're not normal dreams, they're to do with you know who, the last time he had one was in a divination lesson last year. He's
never had one while he was awake though. That's the first time."
"So why does he have them."
"Well when you-know-who is really angry or something like that it connects with Harry because of his scar." answered Ron
"Oh, I'm going to bed. Hermione you coming? Night Ron"
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"Fred, George get up."
"Wasamatter." muttered one of them groggily
"Quidditch. I'll be in the common room, I want you down in 15 minutes."
Fifteen minutes later a rather sleepy Gryffindor team was assembled around a fire place, each wearing scarlet Quidditch robes,
holding a broom.
"One, two, three, four, five, six. Who's missing?"
"Harry, we need a captain." muttered Fred
"You're right. What did you say?" questioned Harry " We do not need a new captain, I'm not dead yet. We need a new Keeper. Come on we're going
down to the Quidditch pitch."
"Now team, how do you propose we get a new Goal keeper? Angelina?"
"Do what we always do. Put up a sign that says 'new Quidditch keeper needed.' Get people to sign their names down and then have
try outs.'"
"I never had try outs."
"That's cos you're the famous Harry Potter, the boy who lived and all. You're to special to have Try outs." replied Fred
"Fred, shut up. If I'm so special why aren't you bowing?" said harry Sarcasticaly
"Sorry sir, my master."
Fred and George got on the floor and started bowing at Harry and were about to start kissing his shoes.
"That's enough. Now the match is on the 29th and they need a good 2 weeks to train with us so I guess it'll be on the 16th, which
eans they have 6 days to get their brooms and train and what ever else they want to do. Now lets get on the pitch."
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"Nicola Johnson, Ron Weasley, Colin Creevy, Mandy Raven and Ginny Weasley are all trying out for goal keeper. This could be
interesting." muttered Harry
"Why?"
"George what do you mean by 'why?' I have 2 Weasley's trying out and if one of them get in I'll have 3 Weasley's so we could
hange our names to the Weasley's instead of Gryffindor, I have two of my best friends competing against each other, if Colin gets in
I'll have to talk to him ever minute of the day, and as for Mandy I've never met her."
"We could make a Weasley team actually. Me and George would be beaters. Charlie would be seeker, Bill would be chaser, Percy
could be a chaser, and Ginny or Ron could be Goal keeper and who ever was left would be chaser."
"Imagine that Fred. I present you the Wonderful Weasley's. Fred, George, Percy, Charlie, Bill, Ginny and Ron Weasley!!!!!!!!!"
"You two." laughed Harry
"Oh sorry Harry."
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"Now listen up. The Gryffindor team are the best in the whole school. We expect you to turn up to every training session and game as long as you are at school. You have to work hard and work well as a team or you will find your self out. I don't care how much homework you have you still have to attend practice. We have long practices that can start as early as 5am and finish at 7pm, though I would never do that to you. Practice is every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and some times even on Saturday or Sunday when a match is coming up. The next match is in 14 days exactly and I expect you to have merged with the team by then. If you feel that you cannot do that go now. None good. Now Angelina, Katie and Alicia will be firing shots at you all I want you to do is catch them. I will then short list you so there will only be three left. You will then get put through your paces and I will announce the winners tomorrow. The order you will go up in is: Colin Creevy, Nicola Johnson, Mandy Raven, Ginny Weasley and Ron Weasley."
"Harry, why do I have to go last?"
"It's in alphabetical order. Colin go up. They will, by the way be firing at all three goals. Fred, George, you're helping me by the way."
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"So let see. Colin saved two out of ten, there is no way we are having him. Do you agree? Nicola saved nine. Mandy saved seven,
Ginny saved nine and so did Ron. So we have Nicola, Ginny and Ron. O.K Colin and Mandy you unfortunately have been short
listed, Good bye.
Now the rest of you. I want you to fly between each hoop and go in and round then around the pitch twenty times and then land.
No stopping."
"What is the point of that?" ashed Mandy
"Go."
"What is the point of it Harry?" asked Fred
"Fred, they have to go between goal posts a lot, I want to see how dizzy they get." answered Harry, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world "Alicia, could you go and ask Madame Hooch to come over here for a bit."
"I need to see if she can make it rain above them I want to see how they play while it's raining."
"Wood never did such vigorous selecting." muttered Alicia
"Well I need a good keeper, Wood was very good."
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"Ginny are you O.K"
"Yeah just a bit dizzy."
"Could you stand on one foot and touch your nose."
"O.K"
Ginny tried to do it but she instantly fell down.
"Ron, and Nicola, you do the same."
Nicola was a bit wobbly but Ron fell down after 10 seconds.
On Harry's clipboard he wrote:
Nicola- 3
Ginny- 1
Ron- 2
"Now we will test how you save with Bludgers coming towards you. Fred you're defending, George you're trying to knock
them off. We will still use 2 Bludgers so work hard. Nicola you're first. GO."
*********************************************************************
"I tested the contestants on dizziness, Bludgers, rain and agility and the new Gryffindor Quidditch goal keeper is... Nicola Johnson."
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As ever read and review i love seeing them, exsepcially on a day in the life of a muggle, my other story as no ones reviewing it. Sorry for any spelling mistakes or gramatical errors, they're the one that microsoft word doesn't pick up. I don't notice i've made a mistake until i've uploaded it and i'm to lazy to correct them and then re up load the chapter.
A/N Terry and Justin are alive, and there were some excuses for them but I couldn't think of any.
In November Quidditch started. Harry and co. (you know who they are do I really have to write their names out?) were in the great
hall eating breakfast. Hedwig came in holding a letter.
Dear Harry,
I can't believe that you didn't tell me about the dark mark. I was reading the papers and then I saw what had happened. I can't keep
you safe if I don't know what's happening at Hogwarts. I want you to promise me to keep me up to date. I have also worked out that
you should be captain (hopefully) this year. I want to come so you in your first match of the year when is it.
From Snuffles
"Who is Snuffles? Wait, am I correct in thinking that Snuffles is the person Professor Lupin was talking about in out first lesson."
"Yep."
"So who is he?"
"Should we tell her?"
"May as well, she knows most of our secrets."
"O.K come on I'll tell you in the common room we have no lessons today, its Saturday."
They walked up to the fat lady and told her the password ("Butterscotch") and found a corner where no one was.
"First of all, some things you won't know about cos you lived in Australia, but don't shout out or any thing if you do. I'll start from the beginning. In our third year Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban. Near the end of the buck beak, one of Hagrids care of magical creatures animals was being tried for scratching Malfoy. We went down to Hagrids hut to consol him. While we were there Hermione found Scabbers, Ron's rat, which had escaped, presumed killed by Crookshanks. We then left because the people were coming down to kill Buckbeak. While we were walking up Scabbers escaped. Then a huge black dog cam and dragged Ron into the Whomping Willow. We followed him and Sirius Black confronted us. He's an animagus, he was the dog. Then Professor Remus Lupin came and we found out that Sirius was innocent. Wait, I missed a bit, earlier that year I sneaked into Hogsmead , because the Dursley's hadn't singed my permission form. I found out that Sirius was my Godfather. I also found out that they had
performed the Fidelius charm on my parents and that Sirius was their secret keeper. Any way while we were in the shrieking shack I found out that Peter Pettigrew was actually the secret keeper and that he had betrayed them and gone to Voldemort. So I found out that Sirius was innocent. We call him Snuffles so know one will find out about him."
"So you keep in touch with Sirius then?"
"Yes. Now as you know, I should write a letter to Sirius and see if you can come."
Dear Snuffles
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about the dark mark, I sorta forgot. I'm glad you have faith in me about being Quidditch captain, the next
match is on the 29th November. I hope to see you there.
From Harry, Hermione, Ron and Nicola.
* * * * * * * * * * *
The Gryffindor's were being particularly noisy as it was a Hogsmead weekend.
"Gryffindor could you please keep the noise down. I'm here to announce who the new Quidditch captain will be."
The common room became silent. You could feel the electricity and adrenalin pumping around the room.
"The captain of the Quidditch team will be Harry Potter."
The whole room exploded.
"Well done Harry. I knew you could do it." shouted Nicola
"Thanks Nicola." said Harry, unenthusiasticaly
"Don't you dare start that again. You're captain and there's nothing you can do about it. Deal with it. Any way it should keep your
mind off him."
"I guess so."
"Harry well done! When's out first training session?" shouted Fred
"Tomorrow morning. 7am start."
"What? Where's Harry, Oliver, what have you done with him."
George put his hand on Harry's fore head.
"He's definitely burning up Fred."
Harry screamed.
"You're right my Lord. I will do it immediately."
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Harry opened his eyes. He looked around and seemed to be barricaded by a group of people. "Harry are you ok?" asked Nicola
"Yeah"
"You just fell. You put your hand on your... your scar, and just fell." muttered George
"Yeah, your legs just sort of caved in."
"How long was I out?"
"Five minutes."
Harry got up and stretched, "I'm gong to bed."
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"George, what did you do to his head?"
"Nothing"
I just stared at Harry. Was this normal? Do it couldn't be. But Ron and Hermione don't look surprised. Harry's eyes opened. "Harry
are you OK?"
What a stupid question, of course he's not alright. Great answer Harry, you have to be the worst liar ever! Why did I ask such a
stupid question? Nicola Elizabeth Johnson, where has your brain gone?
"Hermione, what just happened?"
"Harry had one of his dreams." she answered instantly
"Dreams? He was awake."
"They're not normal dreams, they're to do with you know who, the last time he had one was in a divination lesson last year. He's
never had one while he was awake though. That's the first time."
"So why does he have them."
"Well when you-know-who is really angry or something like that it connects with Harry because of his scar." answered Ron
"Oh, I'm going to bed. Hermione you coming? Night Ron"
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"Fred, George get up."
"Wasamatter." muttered one of them groggily
"Quidditch. I'll be in the common room, I want you down in 15 minutes."
Fifteen minutes later a rather sleepy Gryffindor team was assembled around a fire place, each wearing scarlet Quidditch robes,
holding a broom.
"One, two, three, four, five, six. Who's missing?"
"Harry, we need a captain." muttered Fred
"You're right. What did you say?" questioned Harry " We do not need a new captain, I'm not dead yet. We need a new Keeper. Come on we're going
down to the Quidditch pitch."
"Now team, how do you propose we get a new Goal keeper? Angelina?"
"Do what we always do. Put up a sign that says 'new Quidditch keeper needed.' Get people to sign their names down and then have
try outs.'"
"I never had try outs."
"That's cos you're the famous Harry Potter, the boy who lived and all. You're to special to have Try outs." replied Fred
"Fred, shut up. If I'm so special why aren't you bowing?" said harry Sarcasticaly
"Sorry sir, my master."
Fred and George got on the floor and started bowing at Harry and were about to start kissing his shoes.
"That's enough. Now the match is on the 29th and they need a good 2 weeks to train with us so I guess it'll be on the 16th, which
eans they have 6 days to get their brooms and train and what ever else they want to do. Now lets get on the pitch."
*********************************************************************
"Nicola Johnson, Ron Weasley, Colin Creevy, Mandy Raven and Ginny Weasley are all trying out for goal keeper. This could be
interesting." muttered Harry
"Why?"
"George what do you mean by 'why?' I have 2 Weasley's trying out and if one of them get in I'll have 3 Weasley's so we could
hange our names to the Weasley's instead of Gryffindor, I have two of my best friends competing against each other, if Colin gets in
I'll have to talk to him ever minute of the day, and as for Mandy I've never met her."
"We could make a Weasley team actually. Me and George would be beaters. Charlie would be seeker, Bill would be chaser, Percy
could be a chaser, and Ginny or Ron could be Goal keeper and who ever was left would be chaser."
"Imagine that Fred. I present you the Wonderful Weasley's. Fred, George, Percy, Charlie, Bill, Ginny and Ron Weasley!!!!!!!!!"
"You two." laughed Harry
"Oh sorry Harry."
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"Now listen up. The Gryffindor team are the best in the whole school. We expect you to turn up to every training session and game as long as you are at school. You have to work hard and work well as a team or you will find your self out. I don't care how much homework you have you still have to attend practice. We have long practices that can start as early as 5am and finish at 7pm, though I would never do that to you. Practice is every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and some times even on Saturday or Sunday when a match is coming up. The next match is in 14 days exactly and I expect you to have merged with the team by then. If you feel that you cannot do that go now. None good. Now Angelina, Katie and Alicia will be firing shots at you all I want you to do is catch them. I will then short list you so there will only be three left. You will then get put through your paces and I will announce the winners tomorrow. The order you will go up in is: Colin Creevy, Nicola Johnson, Mandy Raven, Ginny Weasley and Ron Weasley."
"Harry, why do I have to go last?"
"It's in alphabetical order. Colin go up. They will, by the way be firing at all three goals. Fred, George, you're helping me by the way."
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"So let see. Colin saved two out of ten, there is no way we are having him. Do you agree? Nicola saved nine. Mandy saved seven,
Ginny saved nine and so did Ron. So we have Nicola, Ginny and Ron. O.K Colin and Mandy you unfortunately have been short
listed, Good bye.
Now the rest of you. I want you to fly between each hoop and go in and round then around the pitch twenty times and then land.
No stopping."
"What is the point of that?" ashed Mandy
"Go."
"What is the point of it Harry?" asked Fred
"Fred, they have to go between goal posts a lot, I want to see how dizzy they get." answered Harry, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world "Alicia, could you go and ask Madame Hooch to come over here for a bit."
"I need to see if she can make it rain above them I want to see how they play while it's raining."
"Wood never did such vigorous selecting." muttered Alicia
"Well I need a good keeper, Wood was very good."
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"Ginny are you O.K"
"Yeah just a bit dizzy."
"Could you stand on one foot and touch your nose."
"O.K"
Ginny tried to do it but she instantly fell down.
"Ron, and Nicola, you do the same."
Nicola was a bit wobbly but Ron fell down after 10 seconds.
On Harry's clipboard he wrote:
Nicola- 3
Ginny- 1
Ron- 2
"Now we will test how you save with Bludgers coming towards you. Fred you're defending, George you're trying to knock
them off. We will still use 2 Bludgers so work hard. Nicola you're first. GO."
*********************************************************************
"I tested the contestants on dizziness, Bludgers, rain and agility and the new Gryffindor Quidditch goal keeper is... Nicola Johnson."
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As ever read and review i love seeing them, exsepcially on a day in the life of a muggle, my other story as no ones reviewing it. Sorry for any spelling mistakes or gramatical errors, they're the one that microsoft word doesn't pick up. I don't notice i've made a mistake until i've uploaded it and i'm to lazy to correct them and then re up load the chapter.