Dani shouldered her Dianamo13 and swished out of the Slytherin common room
in a flurry of green and silver, being held up only briefly by Sirius'
cousin and Narcissa's sister, Bellatrix Black who tried to hex her. Dani
dodged the spell and jogged the rest of the way to the Quidditch Pitch. She
grasped her little clock on the chain, unhooked it and looked at the time.
It would be half an hour before anybody would show up. She tapped the
little clock with her wand and it disappeared. Dani mounted her black broom
and untucked her robes from under her. She tied her hair back with one hand
and put her wand back in her pocket. When she finished tying her hair back,
and kicked off. Quidditch is a game, played on broomsticks. There are 4
balls, two, the bludgers, try to knock people off their brooms, it's the
beater's job to smack them away from their team. One, the Quaffle, is used
by the chaser's to score goals through 3 big goal posts, and the last ball,
the snitch, is what the seeker catches to end the game. The snitch is worth
150 points. Dani played Seeker on the Slytherin team and beater on the
Hogwarts team. She flew around, the wind in her face. It felt so good to be
in the air again. Dani zipped around on her broom. She did a couple of loop
the loops and returned to the ground, her cheeks a bit pink. She shouldered
her broom once more and walked to the store room. She dragged the heavy
chest containing the balls that you use in Quidditch, out onto the field,
as her 5 team mates approached her. They needed a chaser. She walked to
meet the Slytherin Quidditch team and was greeted with pats on the back and
"Good on you, Dani!" She grinned and leaded her team to the changing rooms.
They all sat down on the benches and Dani stood in front of them. She put
her broom on the ground and stood over it.
"I've no idea why they appointed me captain, but, as Trigr and Trossi have already witnessed.. I'm pretty stoked over it. Now, even if I am captain, there doesn't mean there will be a lot of changes. I'm going to follow up on what Jurd (the last captain) has begun. Slytherin hasn't lost the cup in loads of years, and I don't intend to lose it this year." There was murmurs of agreement on the bench. Dani looked at the empty space between Trigr and the other chaser, Eric Frend. "And, as I've sure you noticed, since we don't have Jurd, we need another chaser. Kindlewent informed me that the first game, naturally, is between Gryffindor and Slytherin and it is on in a month. That gives us a bit of time to hold auditions for the last chaser position." Dani stopped to think for a minute. "We'll make the auditions on Friday." The team nodded. Dani picked up her broom and the others did the same. "Let's get out there, and just muck around today." And they all trooped out of the changing rooms, green robes billowing in the breeze. The team mounted their brooms and kicked off. Trossi and a guy Dani didn't know very well, called Lachlan, grabbed their bats and flew around, pretending to knock people over the head. Dani shook her head, smiling, forgetting all about the horrible day she had. She kicked open the chest, containing the balls, and the two bludgers flew into the air, immediately trying to knock people off their brooms. Dani threw the big red ball called the Quaffle into the air and Eric snatched it out of the air before Trigr even touched it. Dani released the Snitch and hopped onto her own broom. She flew up, looking around at what appeared to be a very good and strong side. The chasers started flying up to the goalposts. Aaron Linton-Harland, the keeper, stationed himself in front of the middle goal post. Dani raced the chaser's up to the goalpost, testing their speed. Trigr took up the challenge, and carrying the Quaffle, put on full power. Onlookers saw Dani and Trigr as greenish blurs. Dani stared ahead and grinned evilly. Trigr was fighting to keep up with her. Dani saw the goalposts drawing nearer, and spun off course to avoid hitting them. Trigr slowed down and scored a perfect goal, owing to the fact that Aaron was re-tying his robes together. Trigr flew around in circles, pumping the air with her fist. Dani grinned at her and flew past, giving Trigr a high-five. Dani circled above her team, looking down at the players, clad in cream riding pants and green robes. She just stared down at them, with a slight smile on her face. A flash of gold flew past her face and she turned her neck so quick, it hurt. She streaked after the snitch, one hand grasped around her broom handle, the other, ready to grab the snitch. She stretched her fingers as far as they would go.
"Come on.." She growled at her broom. As if it heard her words, the broom's pace quickened and Dani's fingers closed over the struggling snitch. She grinned and flew back down to the ground. Darkness was gathering and her team-mates were getting restless. They wandered back off to the changing rooms and Dani called after them.
"Don't forget! Auditions for chaser on Friday!" They waved behind her. Lachlan remained behind to help her wrestle the fighting bludgers back into the chest. Dani thanked Lachlan and he went to get changed. Dani dragged the chest into the store room and locked the door behind her. She walked out, completely alone now, and looked up at the sky. Dark clouds were just covering a full moon.
"I've no idea why they appointed me captain, but, as Trigr and Trossi have already witnessed.. I'm pretty stoked over it. Now, even if I am captain, there doesn't mean there will be a lot of changes. I'm going to follow up on what Jurd (the last captain) has begun. Slytherin hasn't lost the cup in loads of years, and I don't intend to lose it this year." There was murmurs of agreement on the bench. Dani looked at the empty space between Trigr and the other chaser, Eric Frend. "And, as I've sure you noticed, since we don't have Jurd, we need another chaser. Kindlewent informed me that the first game, naturally, is between Gryffindor and Slytherin and it is on in a month. That gives us a bit of time to hold auditions for the last chaser position." Dani stopped to think for a minute. "We'll make the auditions on Friday." The team nodded. Dani picked up her broom and the others did the same. "Let's get out there, and just muck around today." And they all trooped out of the changing rooms, green robes billowing in the breeze. The team mounted their brooms and kicked off. Trossi and a guy Dani didn't know very well, called Lachlan, grabbed their bats and flew around, pretending to knock people over the head. Dani shook her head, smiling, forgetting all about the horrible day she had. She kicked open the chest, containing the balls, and the two bludgers flew into the air, immediately trying to knock people off their brooms. Dani threw the big red ball called the Quaffle into the air and Eric snatched it out of the air before Trigr even touched it. Dani released the Snitch and hopped onto her own broom. She flew up, looking around at what appeared to be a very good and strong side. The chasers started flying up to the goalposts. Aaron Linton-Harland, the keeper, stationed himself in front of the middle goal post. Dani raced the chaser's up to the goalpost, testing their speed. Trigr took up the challenge, and carrying the Quaffle, put on full power. Onlookers saw Dani and Trigr as greenish blurs. Dani stared ahead and grinned evilly. Trigr was fighting to keep up with her. Dani saw the goalposts drawing nearer, and spun off course to avoid hitting them. Trigr slowed down and scored a perfect goal, owing to the fact that Aaron was re-tying his robes together. Trigr flew around in circles, pumping the air with her fist. Dani grinned at her and flew past, giving Trigr a high-five. Dani circled above her team, looking down at the players, clad in cream riding pants and green robes. She just stared down at them, with a slight smile on her face. A flash of gold flew past her face and she turned her neck so quick, it hurt. She streaked after the snitch, one hand grasped around her broom handle, the other, ready to grab the snitch. She stretched her fingers as far as they would go.
"Come on.." She growled at her broom. As if it heard her words, the broom's pace quickened and Dani's fingers closed over the struggling snitch. She grinned and flew back down to the ground. Darkness was gathering and her team-mates were getting restless. They wandered back off to the changing rooms and Dani called after them.
"Don't forget! Auditions for chaser on Friday!" They waved behind her. Lachlan remained behind to help her wrestle the fighting bludgers back into the chest. Dani thanked Lachlan and he went to get changed. Dani dragged the chest into the store room and locked the door behind her. She walked out, completely alone now, and looked up at the sky. Dark clouds were just covering a full moon.