Saturday morning dawned bright and warm. Almost all of Gryffindor house
wanted to tryout. At around one, Harry, Ron, and Hermione headed to the
quidditch pitch. Hermione waited with the rest, but Ron and Harry went
into the changing rooms.
"Ok." shouted Harry. The chatter died down. "Ok. First we'll have beater tryouts. Whoever is here to tryout for beater, step to the right, over here." A little over half the crowd stepped to the right. "Ok then. Um, well, lets have you two tryout first." he indicated two first years. Nervously the mounted their broom. Harry and Ron followed suite. After about an hour and a half, they had four people left. It took only ten minutes for two of those four to be bumped off the list. "Ok, now, chasers. Um, you three first." he indicated Hermione, Ginny, and a tall boy he didn't recognize. He was wearing a shining head boy badge. After an hour, Harry and Ron eliminated all but the three they needed.
"Ok everybody, settle down. Alright, our new beaters are, Colin and Dennis Creevey." Two voices shouting "yes" were drowned out by many moans of disappointment. Harry himself was surprised, but they were both amazing. "And the chasers are, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Matt Green. If I didn't say your name, please go back to the school. If I said your name, stay so I can talk to you." Harry rolled up the piece of parchment and put it in his pocket. He noticed that the handsome tall boy had stayed. This apparently was Matt Green. "Ok. Great work, all of you. I think we'll win the cup for sure."
"Hey, you're Harry Potter, aren't you?" said Matt Green.
"Yeah, he is. And he likes being treated like a normal person." piped in Colin. For the first time, Harry was thankful Colin was there.
"Ok, ok. I'm sorry. I was just askin' a question. So, we gonna practice, or what?"
"Yeah, of coarse." said harry. "Everyone, mount your brooms."
Everyone mounted and went to their positions. Harry released the balls, and kicked off. The Creevey brothers were amazing beaters. Matt Green was exceptional. But Harry also noticed he tried to be beside Hermione as often as he could. He also kept shooting Hermione strange looks. He had picked a great team. By the time they went back inside at seven, Harry had caught the snitch ten times. Colin and Dennis hadn't let the bludgers hit anyone. And Hermione, Ginny, And Matt had made up amazing plays instantaneously.
"That was great practice." said Ginny, as they approached the steps to Gryffindor Tower.
"Yeah, great." said Matt. He cast a look to Hermione. "Well, I'm headin' to bed."
Everyone mumbled in agreement.
"So. that Matt guy. Never seen him around before." said Ron, as he pulled on his pajamas.
"Me neither. But he plays great." said Harry, climbing into bed.
"Sure does." said Ron. "Well, night, Harry."
"Goodnight Ron."
"Ok." shouted Harry. The chatter died down. "Ok. First we'll have beater tryouts. Whoever is here to tryout for beater, step to the right, over here." A little over half the crowd stepped to the right. "Ok then. Um, well, lets have you two tryout first." he indicated two first years. Nervously the mounted their broom. Harry and Ron followed suite. After about an hour and a half, they had four people left. It took only ten minutes for two of those four to be bumped off the list. "Ok, now, chasers. Um, you three first." he indicated Hermione, Ginny, and a tall boy he didn't recognize. He was wearing a shining head boy badge. After an hour, Harry and Ron eliminated all but the three they needed.
"Ok everybody, settle down. Alright, our new beaters are, Colin and Dennis Creevey." Two voices shouting "yes" were drowned out by many moans of disappointment. Harry himself was surprised, but they were both amazing. "And the chasers are, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, and Matt Green. If I didn't say your name, please go back to the school. If I said your name, stay so I can talk to you." Harry rolled up the piece of parchment and put it in his pocket. He noticed that the handsome tall boy had stayed. This apparently was Matt Green. "Ok. Great work, all of you. I think we'll win the cup for sure."
"Hey, you're Harry Potter, aren't you?" said Matt Green.
"Yeah, he is. And he likes being treated like a normal person." piped in Colin. For the first time, Harry was thankful Colin was there.
"Ok, ok. I'm sorry. I was just askin' a question. So, we gonna practice, or what?"
"Yeah, of coarse." said harry. "Everyone, mount your brooms."
Everyone mounted and went to their positions. Harry released the balls, and kicked off. The Creevey brothers were amazing beaters. Matt Green was exceptional. But Harry also noticed he tried to be beside Hermione as often as he could. He also kept shooting Hermione strange looks. He had picked a great team. By the time they went back inside at seven, Harry had caught the snitch ten times. Colin and Dennis hadn't let the bludgers hit anyone. And Hermione, Ginny, And Matt had made up amazing plays instantaneously.
"That was great practice." said Ginny, as they approached the steps to Gryffindor Tower.
"Yeah, great." said Matt. He cast a look to Hermione. "Well, I'm headin' to bed."
Everyone mumbled in agreement.
"So. that Matt guy. Never seen him around before." said Ron, as he pulled on his pajamas.
"Me neither. But he plays great." said Harry, climbing into bed.
"Sure does." said Ron. "Well, night, Harry."
"Goodnight Ron."