Quidditch Tryouts

The date for the quidditch tryouts were cleared with McGonagall so the team was left with a lot of planning and publicizing to do before Saturday. After a week of planning and running around they felt as ready as they were going to get. Tryouts began at 10 so the team could sleep in, but of course this didn't work for Harry who was rooming with Ron Weasley. "Oi Harry get up!"

"Ron go away the sun isn't even up." moaned Harry.

"Don't you remember what day it is?"

"Saturday and most importantly a non school day."

"Today there are quidditch tryouts!

Harry just briefly glared at Ron before planting his head face down into his pillow and going back to sleep.

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The Gryffindors were all eating breakfast when Harry finally got up. Almost every single person seemed like they were excited about the tryouts except a few studious looking Gryffindors. As Harry headed over to his friends Angelina walked up behind Harry, "It is going to be a long day. Eat enough to get you to dinner because there may not be time for lunch."

Nodding Harry sat down in his normal seat with his friends. Hermione was chatting with Icicle and Ron was just listening and nodding. "Morning, nice to see that you have actually joined us for breakfast Icicle."

Icicle spooned some cereal into her mouth, "It is a weekend so I don't have orchestra in the morning."

"She is really good Harry you should hear her play. Unfortunately she insist on putting an silencing charm on the room so that no one but the people that are inside the room can hear." said Hermione as she looked at Icicle.

"There is absolutely no reason that others should be forced to suffer like you and my other soon to be dead roommates."

From day one Icicle has had very few problems with any of the students except for Lavender and Pavarti. Even Draco Malfoy seemed to act civil around her. She just couldn't stand those two for some reason.

The conversation continued until it was time for Harry to go get ready for the tryouts. "So Icicle, Hermione are you trying out for the team?"

Both of them looked at Harry in disbelief, "Harry you know I can't fly to save my own life," said Hermione.

"I have no desire to add quidditch to my plate. Believe it of not I do need some sleep." said Icicle.

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Fifty-two students with brooms and practice robes of all sorts showed up. "Okay, thank you all for taking an interest in being on the team this year but obviously not all of you will make it. To begin I want to separate everyone into groups with all the seekers together, all the beaters together etc. Beaters go see Fred and George, Chasers go see Alice and Kate, seekers go see Harry and Keepers come over here." yelled Angelina so that she would be heard.

The plan was for everyone to get their groups down so that there were enough people for two teams and then Harry and Angelina would watch them play a match. So out of the five Gryffindors that wanted to be the reserve seeker Harry would have to cut three.

Hours passed and Harry ran drill after drill testing each flyers speed and agility. By the time that Angelina came around Harry picked a 2nd year named Anel Leon and a 6th year named Richard Mills to continue on to the last part of the tryout.

"Okay, the last part of the tryout is an actual match," said Angelina as she wrote down names of players and their descriptions so that the she could tell which player was which when they were in the air. "Fred and George are separating you into teams. At the sound of my whistle begin."

The whistle sounded and the remanding 14 people rose into the air. Harry saw the familiar red hair, Ron had made the first cut for Chaser. Alice and Kate told Harry that Ron had been one of the best today. From the beginning the game was nasty. Bulgers were flying every where and there was no mercy being shown on the field. "Wow this is painful to watch," said Alice as one of the players got a bulger in the back.

Harry turned his attention back to his two seekers. Anel defiantly was a natural and by far much more agile then Richard. The only problem Harry found with her was that she was tiny. She could get knocked out very easily, thought Harry, especially in a match against Slytherin. Richard on the other hand was better build to stand blows. By the time I graduate Anel will be starting her 5th year and will most likely be full-grown. Richard on the other hand will never get to play since he is older then me. Angelina interrupted his thoughts, "Harry we need to pick out who we want."

"For seeker I am going with Anel. She is small but she will grow between now and when I graduate." said Harry.

"She is young also. That means that teaching her is going to be easier then it would be for Richard." observed Angelina, "Okay seeker Anel. I like Ron, Maggie Dame and that Cameron Smith guy for chasers."

"Fine with me I wasn't really watching the chasers," said Harry as he gazed at the girl who was playing Keeper. She had a firebolt and was stopping everything in her path, "Who is that girl playing keeper."

"The one with the firebolt?" asked Angelina

"Yeah"

"That is Aggy Fudge a 3rd year."

"Fudge, another Fudge. How many are there?" asked Harry exasperated.

"Four, Alexander who is out of school, Nicole who is a 6th year Hufflepuff, Aggy and then Nicholas. When you think about it not many other families would be able to afford a firebolt especially when the kid isn't even on a team. Aggy is the nicest though and I think that she is the right choice. I never said this if anyone ask but I think that she is even better then Wood.."

"Never heard anything but she looks like the one we want."

"Lastly there are the beaters. Those two first years, Zach Myers and Ian Atherton, play exactly like Fred and George on the field. They are going to be trouble for you because they act just like Fred and George too. You are the one that is going to have to deal with them being on the team next year so it is up to you."

"I thought first years were never on the quidditch teams?" said Harry

"Well they have never make the main team, except for you of course but every so often there are some first years that make the team as replacements. I think it is handier to have a player on the team as a replacement for a year and have the chance to train them before they actually play a game."

"I'll figure some way to keep them under control."

"Okay," Angelina blew her whistle and Harry noticed for the first time that they sun was setting. They had been out here all day long no wonder everyone looked like they were going to fall off their brooms. "Harry and I have made the decision but before I can post the roster I have to run this by McGonagall. The roster should be up by late this evening. Practice will start soon after because our first game is the last Saturday in November. Dismissed."

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