Chapter Eight: Flying lessons
"Good afternoon class." Madam Hooch said.
"Good afternoon Madam Hooch." The class said in unison.
"Welcome to your first flying lesson." Madam Hooch said. "Well, let's began. Stick your right hand over the broom and say, 'up'."
Jo looked over at Harry and then did what she said to do. "UP" She chanted, and the broom flew up into her hand as soon as she said the word. Jo looked over at Harry; he had a huge smile. He mouthed 'good job!'. She gave him a smile back.
"Now, if you would please mount- -" Madam Hooch began
"Madam Hooch, Madam Hooch! A snitch, it has bad wiring and got loose!" A boy that looked about Cedric's age came flying over on his broom. Jo thought he was kind of cute too. Jo looked over at Harry. He had popped up on his feet as soon as this guy said the word snitch.
"Who let it loose Wood?" Madam Hooch asked in astonishment.
"I think someone accidentally left the lid open, and, with bad wiring, the snitch could be anywhere. We can't find it. And I am a Keeper, so I can't get it. I was thinking about going to get a Seeker." Wood replied.
"Harry, what's a snitch?" Jo asked Harry while Wood and Madam Hooch discussed what to do.
"It is a tiny golden ball that is very, very fast, only people with certain abilities can see it and catch it. With bad wiring, the snitch could be anywhere. Except off." Harry was about to finish his sentence when Jo flew high up into the air and zoomed off.
"Wow" she thought, "This is pretty good for not knowing how to fly a broom. She heard someone talking behind her. She turned around and saw Harry pointing towards the castle. Jo flew to where he was pointing, and saw a tiny golden ball spin around in the air and fly around the Hogwarts wall. She took off after it. Soon, Jo was right on it's tail. She leaned forward and started flying faster. She lost balance for a second, did a flip, stuck out her hand, and enclosed it around the tiny ball. Jo looked back at Harry and held up the hand that had the snitch wrapped up inside. Harry was laughing and smiling and clapping a mile a minute. Jo flew over to join him and they both flew down together.
While they did such, Cedric Diggory was watching Jo from his window. "I wonder if I can have a Slytherin as the seeker for me team." He asked aloud. He left his studies on his desk and jogged out of the Ravenclaw dorm and down the hall to Professor McGonagall's office to have a short discussion with her.
Harry walked Jo up to the boy called Oliver Wood.
"Hey Oliver, this is my sister Jo. She just caught your crazy snitch. Jo, this is Oliver Wood, he is my Quidditch captain."
"Nice to meet you." Jo said and handed Oliver the snitch. He just nodded back. They finished off the rest of class, Oliver showing Jo a few tricks on the broom after her proving her naturally ability to fly. Then they had about one and a half-hour lunch break. As Harry walked Jo to her dorm, Professor McGonnagall called them into her classroom.
"Good afternoon class." Madam Hooch said.
"Good afternoon Madam Hooch." The class said in unison.
"Welcome to your first flying lesson." Madam Hooch said. "Well, let's began. Stick your right hand over the broom and say, 'up'."
Jo looked over at Harry and then did what she said to do. "UP" She chanted, and the broom flew up into her hand as soon as she said the word. Jo looked over at Harry; he had a huge smile. He mouthed 'good job!'. She gave him a smile back.
"Now, if you would please mount- -" Madam Hooch began
"Madam Hooch, Madam Hooch! A snitch, it has bad wiring and got loose!" A boy that looked about Cedric's age came flying over on his broom. Jo thought he was kind of cute too. Jo looked over at Harry. He had popped up on his feet as soon as this guy said the word snitch.
"Who let it loose Wood?" Madam Hooch asked in astonishment.
"I think someone accidentally left the lid open, and, with bad wiring, the snitch could be anywhere. We can't find it. And I am a Keeper, so I can't get it. I was thinking about going to get a Seeker." Wood replied.
"Harry, what's a snitch?" Jo asked Harry while Wood and Madam Hooch discussed what to do.
"It is a tiny golden ball that is very, very fast, only people with certain abilities can see it and catch it. With bad wiring, the snitch could be anywhere. Except off." Harry was about to finish his sentence when Jo flew high up into the air and zoomed off.
"Wow" she thought, "This is pretty good for not knowing how to fly a broom. She heard someone talking behind her. She turned around and saw Harry pointing towards the castle. Jo flew to where he was pointing, and saw a tiny golden ball spin around in the air and fly around the Hogwarts wall. She took off after it. Soon, Jo was right on it's tail. She leaned forward and started flying faster. She lost balance for a second, did a flip, stuck out her hand, and enclosed it around the tiny ball. Jo looked back at Harry and held up the hand that had the snitch wrapped up inside. Harry was laughing and smiling and clapping a mile a minute. Jo flew over to join him and they both flew down together.
While they did such, Cedric Diggory was watching Jo from his window. "I wonder if I can have a Slytherin as the seeker for me team." He asked aloud. He left his studies on his desk and jogged out of the Ravenclaw dorm and down the hall to Professor McGonagall's office to have a short discussion with her.
Harry walked Jo up to the boy called Oliver Wood.
"Hey Oliver, this is my sister Jo. She just caught your crazy snitch. Jo, this is Oliver Wood, he is my Quidditch captain."
"Nice to meet you." Jo said and handed Oliver the snitch. He just nodded back. They finished off the rest of class, Oliver showing Jo a few tricks on the broom after her proving her naturally ability to fly. Then they had about one and a half-hour lunch break. As Harry walked Jo to her dorm, Professor McGonnagall called them into her classroom.