Feathers and Brooms
The bell rang and the Gryffindors ran out of the class faster than they had after History of Magic class. They ran up to the Gryffindor common room, changed their books for Charms and headed down to the Great Hall for lunch. They all were in deep conversation about the lesson they just had. "What does Snape have against us anyway? Stupid, slimy, git!" Luka exclaimed. "I know. I mean he just happened to run out of the boil-curing potion once Simba and Sebastian's turn had come to cure their boils. It's ludicrous!" Mackenzie replied with anger. "I even saw his cauldron. It was still half full! Why hasn't he been fired already!" Adwen said slamming a fist down on the table spilling her soup. "No one would believe us. Loads of people have complained before and has that done anything? No. We just have to suck it up." Kiran explained. "Let me guess, you guys just had potions didn't you?" James said walking over with Hunter and Devlin's older brother Hayden. "How can you tell?" Devlin answered in a sarcastic voice. "Don't worry. Snape is always looking for anyway possible to take points off Gryffindor. He sets a goal for himself to take off at least fifty points a day." Hayden explained with a reassuring voice. They quickly finished their lunch and headed off to Charms. The Gryffindors were glad to see that Simba and Sebastian joined them in class boil-free. They were learning the "Wingardium Leviosa" spell. They had to levitate the feather that was on top of their desks. When half the class' feathers were flying up in the air Professor Flitwick fell off his books with sheer joy. He awarded the Gryffindors ten points for their accomplishments. "Well at least we got back the points we lost in potions!" Sebastian said happily. "Yeah as long as we can keep this up Snape will have a hard time trying to make Gryffindor loose points." Elijah explained. "Lets just hope that we can still make more points so we can get Gryffindor in the lead." Lilly replied. "I don't care if we're in the lead or not as long as the Slytherins don't walk away with the house cup." Rhea said with a look of disgust on her face. They walked up to the Gryffindor common room and finished their homework before dinnertime. Dinner went by fast. They went back up to the common room and the quidditch team was ready to go out for another practice. They asked the first years if they wanted to watch the practice so of course they went and watched. The first years were amazed at how coordinated the team was. It was almost like seeing professional quidditch. The Gryffindors that had come from muggle families who had never seen a game of quidditch in their lives were simply astounded. The first years had to duck a couple times due to a speeding bludger that one of the chasers had swerved around. After practice everyone was so excited that no one could fall asleep. Chavi finally told everyone to be quiet and go to sleep or she would have to call Professor McGonagall up to the Gryffindor tower. After that everyone fell asleep quite quickly. Most of them were dreaming about quidditch. Soon came the day when the first years had their flying lessons. The Gryffindors had their lesson with the Hufflepuffs. The Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs sat around talking in the courtyard while waiting for Madame Hooch. Shooting Star brooms were lying on the ground but no one dared to go near them because they knew that they would be expelled if their feet left the ground without adult supervision. "I can't wait until the lesson starts. My dad taught me how to fly years ago but it is so much fun." Charlie Macmillan a Hufflepuff girl squealed with delight. "I just want to play quidditch." Elijah replied. "My dad took me to see a couple games. It was fascinating. I wouldn't mind trying out chaser." Abbigale Finch-Fletchley another Hufflepuff girl explained. "That's enough class." A short witch with gray hair had just walked towards them from the castle. "Today will be your first flying lesson. Now please stand beside one of the brooms on the ground." Madame Hooch said in a strict voice as everyone quickly stood beside a broom. "Now put your right hand over the broom and say up." Everyone did as they were told. They stretched their right hands over their broom and yelled up. Only a few kids actually got their broom up on the first try. Among those were Rhea, Kiran, Luka, Charlie, Lilly, and Holden (the small, blonde haired boy they saw at the sorting ceremony). Kids kept yelling up at their brooms. Some of the brooms had either rolled over, smacked kids in the face or just not moved at all. Finally after about fifteen minutes everyone had their brooms clutched in their right hands. Madame Hooch told them to firmly grip their broom and how to mount them so they wont fall off the end. "Now on my whistle have a good kick off from the ground, fly up a few feet above the ground, hover for a few minutes, leaning forward slightly then come back to the ground." Madame Hooch explained picking up her whistle from around her neck. "One-two-three!" Madame Hooch said as she blew hard into her whistle. The students flew up a couple feet above the ground. Mackenzie, who had never been on a broom in her life, was shaking madly. After a few seconds she flew back down and dismounted. Mackenzie was not the only one having problems flying. Sebastian, and a couple of the Hufflepuffs were pretty shaky on their brooms. After a few minutes everyone's feet were planted on the ground. "Now lets try actually flying. Next time you go up slightly lean forward on your broom and it should move forward. To turn just lean slightly to the side that you would like to turn and your broom should follow. Depending on how far you lean forward will determine your speed. On my whistle now, one-two-three." Madame Hooch blew her whistle once again. The students spent the rest of their lesson zooming around the field and seeing how fast they could go on the old brooms. Madame Hooch had to tell Kiran and Rhea off for racing across the field, seeing how sharp of a turn they could make then racing back and nearly knocking Adwen and Simba off their brooms. The lesson was quite enjoyable. After the lesson the excitement was very high. The Gryffindors couldn't wait for the quidditch tryouts the following week.
The bell rang and the Gryffindors ran out of the class faster than they had after History of Magic class. They ran up to the Gryffindor common room, changed their books for Charms and headed down to the Great Hall for lunch. They all were in deep conversation about the lesson they just had. "What does Snape have against us anyway? Stupid, slimy, git!" Luka exclaimed. "I know. I mean he just happened to run out of the boil-curing potion once Simba and Sebastian's turn had come to cure their boils. It's ludicrous!" Mackenzie replied with anger. "I even saw his cauldron. It was still half full! Why hasn't he been fired already!" Adwen said slamming a fist down on the table spilling her soup. "No one would believe us. Loads of people have complained before and has that done anything? No. We just have to suck it up." Kiran explained. "Let me guess, you guys just had potions didn't you?" James said walking over with Hunter and Devlin's older brother Hayden. "How can you tell?" Devlin answered in a sarcastic voice. "Don't worry. Snape is always looking for anyway possible to take points off Gryffindor. He sets a goal for himself to take off at least fifty points a day." Hayden explained with a reassuring voice. They quickly finished their lunch and headed off to Charms. The Gryffindors were glad to see that Simba and Sebastian joined them in class boil-free. They were learning the "Wingardium Leviosa" spell. They had to levitate the feather that was on top of their desks. When half the class' feathers were flying up in the air Professor Flitwick fell off his books with sheer joy. He awarded the Gryffindors ten points for their accomplishments. "Well at least we got back the points we lost in potions!" Sebastian said happily. "Yeah as long as we can keep this up Snape will have a hard time trying to make Gryffindor loose points." Elijah explained. "Lets just hope that we can still make more points so we can get Gryffindor in the lead." Lilly replied. "I don't care if we're in the lead or not as long as the Slytherins don't walk away with the house cup." Rhea said with a look of disgust on her face. They walked up to the Gryffindor common room and finished their homework before dinnertime. Dinner went by fast. They went back up to the common room and the quidditch team was ready to go out for another practice. They asked the first years if they wanted to watch the practice so of course they went and watched. The first years were amazed at how coordinated the team was. It was almost like seeing professional quidditch. The Gryffindors that had come from muggle families who had never seen a game of quidditch in their lives were simply astounded. The first years had to duck a couple times due to a speeding bludger that one of the chasers had swerved around. After practice everyone was so excited that no one could fall asleep. Chavi finally told everyone to be quiet and go to sleep or she would have to call Professor McGonagall up to the Gryffindor tower. After that everyone fell asleep quite quickly. Most of them were dreaming about quidditch. Soon came the day when the first years had their flying lessons. The Gryffindors had their lesson with the Hufflepuffs. The Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs sat around talking in the courtyard while waiting for Madame Hooch. Shooting Star brooms were lying on the ground but no one dared to go near them because they knew that they would be expelled if their feet left the ground without adult supervision. "I can't wait until the lesson starts. My dad taught me how to fly years ago but it is so much fun." Charlie Macmillan a Hufflepuff girl squealed with delight. "I just want to play quidditch." Elijah replied. "My dad took me to see a couple games. It was fascinating. I wouldn't mind trying out chaser." Abbigale Finch-Fletchley another Hufflepuff girl explained. "That's enough class." A short witch with gray hair had just walked towards them from the castle. "Today will be your first flying lesson. Now please stand beside one of the brooms on the ground." Madame Hooch said in a strict voice as everyone quickly stood beside a broom. "Now put your right hand over the broom and say up." Everyone did as they were told. They stretched their right hands over their broom and yelled up. Only a few kids actually got their broom up on the first try. Among those were Rhea, Kiran, Luka, Charlie, Lilly, and Holden (the small, blonde haired boy they saw at the sorting ceremony). Kids kept yelling up at their brooms. Some of the brooms had either rolled over, smacked kids in the face or just not moved at all. Finally after about fifteen minutes everyone had their brooms clutched in their right hands. Madame Hooch told them to firmly grip their broom and how to mount them so they wont fall off the end. "Now on my whistle have a good kick off from the ground, fly up a few feet above the ground, hover for a few minutes, leaning forward slightly then come back to the ground." Madame Hooch explained picking up her whistle from around her neck. "One-two-three!" Madame Hooch said as she blew hard into her whistle. The students flew up a couple feet above the ground. Mackenzie, who had never been on a broom in her life, was shaking madly. After a few seconds she flew back down and dismounted. Mackenzie was not the only one having problems flying. Sebastian, and a couple of the Hufflepuffs were pretty shaky on their brooms. After a few minutes everyone's feet were planted on the ground. "Now lets try actually flying. Next time you go up slightly lean forward on your broom and it should move forward. To turn just lean slightly to the side that you would like to turn and your broom should follow. Depending on how far you lean forward will determine your speed. On my whistle now, one-two-three." Madame Hooch blew her whistle once again. The students spent the rest of their lesson zooming around the field and seeing how fast they could go on the old brooms. Madame Hooch had to tell Kiran and Rhea off for racing across the field, seeing how sharp of a turn they could make then racing back and nearly knocking Adwen and Simba off their brooms. The lesson was quite enjoyable. After the lesson the excitement was very high. The Gryffindors couldn't wait for the quidditch tryouts the following week.