The Love of the Game
Chapter 4: What the.
Later that day, Harry decided that he should go ask Dumbledore about establishing a Hogwarts basketball team. Harry walked to Dumbledore's office, and on the way, he saw Malfoy babbling on and on about bathrooms. (Yes. You heard correct. Bathrooms.) Harry paid him no mind, as he was talking about Basketball.
As he walked in to Dumbledore's office, he caught Dumbledore feeding Fawkes some Yorkshire pudding.
"Hello, Harry. How are you, today?"
"I'm fine. Could Hogwarts get a basketball team?" Harry blurted out.
" Basketball? Honestly Harry. Do you really think that anyone would try out for Basketball? Most of the students wouldn't have even heard about basketball."
"I could teach them. I could get a point guard, and a Center."
"Ok, Harry. We can establish a Basketball team, but it is your responsibility to find players, teach them the game, provide the uniforms, and find time for lessons on your own time." said Dumbledore, peering over his half-moon spectacles at Harry.
" Yes, Yes, YES!" said Harry " We've got a b-ball team! Thanks Professor."
" You're Welcome, Harry. Just take care of your responsibilities."
"Whatever," said Harry as he bolted out of the door.
Harry got Dean to make him a sign to post up for the basketball auditions. This took about an hour, since Dean kept drawing pictures of girls, instead of basketballs. After a wile, Harry went and tacked the sign on the great Hall door.
Harry went and got his things to get ready to hold the auditions.
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Hardly anyone showed up at the auditions. There were only about nine people there, including Harry, Angelina Johnson, Seamus Finnegan, and Two Gryffindor fifth years he had never heard of, Ron and Hermione, Colin Creevey, and a very big first year girl.
Harry looked around at all the people standing in the Great Hall. " Right, so who knows what basketball is?" About three of the people there raised their hands. " Okay, so most of you don't know what basketball is." Harry explained what it was to the clueless people. After Harry finished explaining, he managed to breathe out, "Any questions?"
Seamus slowly raised his hand, " So no one is on brooms in this game?" This question received an exasperated " No," from Harry as an answer. Next it was Ron's turn for a question. He raised his hand with an overwhelmed look on his face.
" Yeah, Ron-"
" Er, we can't play this game without magic?" said Ron
" If you want-" said Harry. Harry really meant this because he didn't know anything about actually playing basketball. He just knew the rules of the game. Hermione voiced her disapproval of magicking basketball skills into people (" How will you ever learn how to actually play the game?"), but virtually Harry couldn't care less about what Hermione thought, just as long as he got to play.
After Harry's question session, be magically brought a basketball and a hoop into the Great Hall. " Right, so who wants to try throwing the ball into the hoop?"
Later that day, Harry decided that he should go ask Dumbledore about establishing a Hogwarts basketball team. Harry walked to Dumbledore's office, and on the way, he saw Malfoy babbling on and on about bathrooms. (Yes. You heard correct. Bathrooms.) Harry paid him no mind, as he was talking about Basketball.
As he walked in to Dumbledore's office, he caught Dumbledore feeding Fawkes some Yorkshire pudding.
"Hello, Harry. How are you, today?"
"I'm fine. Could Hogwarts get a basketball team?" Harry blurted out.
" Basketball? Honestly Harry. Do you really think that anyone would try out for Basketball? Most of the students wouldn't have even heard about basketball."
"I could teach them. I could get a point guard, and a Center."
"Ok, Harry. We can establish a Basketball team, but it is your responsibility to find players, teach them the game, provide the uniforms, and find time for lessons on your own time." said Dumbledore, peering over his half-moon spectacles at Harry.
" Yes, Yes, YES!" said Harry " We've got a b-ball team! Thanks Professor."
" You're Welcome, Harry. Just take care of your responsibilities."
"Whatever," said Harry as he bolted out of the door.
Harry got Dean to make him a sign to post up for the basketball auditions. This took about an hour, since Dean kept drawing pictures of girls, instead of basketballs. After a wile, Harry went and tacked the sign on the great Hall door.
Harry went and got his things to get ready to hold the auditions.
***********************
Hardly anyone showed up at the auditions. There were only about nine people there, including Harry, Angelina Johnson, Seamus Finnegan, and Two Gryffindor fifth years he had never heard of, Ron and Hermione, Colin Creevey, and a very big first year girl.
Harry looked around at all the people standing in the Great Hall. " Right, so who knows what basketball is?" About three of the people there raised their hands. " Okay, so most of you don't know what basketball is." Harry explained what it was to the clueless people. After Harry finished explaining, he managed to breathe out, "Any questions?"
Seamus slowly raised his hand, " So no one is on brooms in this game?" This question received an exasperated " No," from Harry as an answer. Next it was Ron's turn for a question. He raised his hand with an overwhelmed look on his face.
" Yeah, Ron-"
" Er, we can't play this game without magic?" said Ron
" If you want-" said Harry. Harry really meant this because he didn't know anything about actually playing basketball. He just knew the rules of the game. Hermione voiced her disapproval of magicking basketball skills into people (" How will you ever learn how to actually play the game?"), but virtually Harry couldn't care less about what Hermione thought, just as long as he got to play.
After Harry's question session, be magically brought a basketball and a hoop into the Great Hall. " Right, so who wants to try throwing the ball into the hoop?"