Miranda woke up.
Lynn stood, stretching and yawning loudly. Wendesday. She scratched her head, blinking a few times as she tried to wake up. She quickly headed up to the dorms, changed in to a clean uniform, and left for breakfast. It was really early, so she could beat the crowds of 'fans'.
Yawning Heather spilled her porridge once more. She sighed and grasped another until she saw Lynn sit beside her. "'Ello." Heather had her head tilted on one side taking small bites.
Lynn smiled, brushing her hair back. "Hey!" She said happily. Although it was early, she was able to pull of her 'I'm-not-tired-and-I'm-ready-for-the-day,-you-should-be-too' face. She slid a single piece of buttered toast onto her plate and munched on it quickly.
Lynn stood after finishing her single piece of toast. "Alright, I'm off," She told the girls and boys, winking. "See ya, Heather!" She called, running out to the hall. She was still hungry, sure. But she couldn't eat a lot.
Heather mumbled, "See ya! How can you be so cheerful in the morning!" Lynn heard it from across the hall.
Lynn only shrugged. "I dunno," She called back. "I'm used to it by now!" She said, clutching her stomach in pain. It wasn't a big problem, she was just still hungry. She then straighten herself out again and ran off, singing.
Heather gripped her friends' arm and pointed her to a side hallway. "Listen what to do you think if I wanted to join the Quidditch team?" asked Heather. She expected a laugh but none came.
Lynn
pulled Heather aside. Being a Quidditch 'expert' and star, she needed
to hear about this.
"Well, what position to you like
best? Maybe if you practice with me later tonight, with the rest of
my team, you could prove to be Quidditch material. One of our members
have left anyways," She said importantly, being the captain and
Keeper.
"I'll try. It look so cool when you do a game!" said Heather.
Lynn grinned brightly. "Alright then. Meet down at the pitch tonight, ok?" And with that, she was off, a group of friends chasing after.
"Okay," uttered Heather when she was away. She slumped against the wall and let out a deep sigh.
Lynn
skipped across the field later in the evening towards the Quidditch,
her beloved Quidditch, fields. She sang a happy tune with her soft,
yet enchanting voice, as she went, her trusty new Lightening
Strike 22000 over her shoulder.
Once she reached the
changing rooms, she acknowledged that she was the first to arrive.
Lynn then began changing into her Quidditch uniform and gear, lastly
putting on a pair of weilders type goggles over her neck. She always
had goggles handy, even at school. Why? She just liked them a lot.
She would fasten them over her eyes before the practice started, so
for now the hung limply around her thin neck.
Lynn then sat,
planning out how they'd practice today while she awaited the other's
arrival.
Heather's
long shadow streched across the lawn in the light of the dying sun.
She sighed and took out a battered old wand that was taped over
several times. "Lumos," she muttered in a tired, dried sort
of voice. Her wand glowed in a soft hue around her for about ten
feet.
A wooden shed towered over with a rusted sign nailed to
the sliding door. 'School Quidditch Equipment' was stamped into the
very core of the molded over wood. Stuffing her wand into her teeth
she used both hands to shove open the door. Inside all kinds of
brooms leaned against tall posts that were stuck into the ground. She
grabbed one that had helped her father's friend in his school days. A
Nimbus 2000.
Hefting a sigh she brandished the old broom over
her head. She felt the wood of the broom and could tell it was steady
enough. But what she was concerned about was if it could truly fly!
Finally
when all of the others had arrived and changed, they sat, looking at
young 12 year old Lynn Wood. She smirked, stretching out. "Today,
after we practice a bit, we have a tryout. Her name's Heather
Weasley. Not quite sure what position she's shooting for, though.
Let's see if she actually has what it takes to be on our AWESOME
team!" She said. "Now let's get out there." The team
cheered and the filed out onto the field.
Lynn fastened her
sleek goggles over her eyes. The team rose and took positions. Lynn
released the balls, blew their whistle, and shot up towards the
goals. "We'll wait for her to arrive," She shouted out so
everyone could hear her.
Heather's
stomach dropped to the bottom. The other kids would probably think
she stunk so bad she could only be fit to scrub their shoes. "Oh
well, at least I tried." A blinding light flashed in Heather's
eyes as the stadium lights filtered on. "Hi guys." She put
on a cheesy smile and expertly put a piece of her wavy red hair
behind her ear. "How ya doing?" Some whispers ran through
the team. Most likely comments about her broom.
"Great,"
she whispered to herself. Nervously she took a braided strand of her
sleek hair and twirled it. Would she ever get over her fearb of these
kids?
Lynn
couldn't help but giggle at the broom, but soon straightened herslef
out, the others falling silent. She grinned sweetly down at her
friend. Flicking back a pierce of brown hair, the Keeper glanced
about, then finally spoke.
"So what position are you
trying out for?" She called down.
"Why not chaser?" asked Heather. Her knees began to wobble because all eyes were placed on her. Sweating she lay the broom on the ground. Her freckles shone against her pale streaked face but still she uttered, "UP!" The broom spiraled gently into her hand making her give a tiny smile. "I'm ready when ever!" With that the freaked out Weasley kicked off lightly bringing herself into the sky about level with the Grffindor team members.
Lynn
looked about her, catching everyones eye. "First we'll start
with the basics, I guess." Lynn said. Zach, another Chaser,
threw the red ball to Lynn, who caught it with her black-gloved
hands. She smiled at 5th year Zach. "Thanks. Ok, Heather, just
try your best to stay alert and-" Without warning Lyn thrusted
the ball sharply at Hailey, who turned to catch it just in
time.
Lynn smiled at Heather, looking at the Weasley through
her goggles. "You have to be ready for anything. Got it? Like
what we just did. Be alert."
"Roger,
captain," replied Heather with a steely grin. She fastened on
her light leather gloves and pulled out her wand from her cloak. With
a grin she waved it as a purple light erupted from it placing her
hair in a ponytail out of her face. "Am I prepared for this
better?" Placing her wand into a back pocket she gave Lynn a
smile that showed all of her teeth.
"So captain, when am
I going to try to get the ball?" She gave another smile that
revealed her purple rubber banded braces that were bound to come off
soon.
Lynn
grinned absentmindedly at her cockiness. But then again, all new try
out people were like this, even she, Lynn Wood, had almost broken her
own leg after slipping from her broom when attempting a save.
She
spun the ball in her hands. "You and our other chasers will go
at it, we'll observe. Exept I'll be guarding the goals, when you try
to score. We have to see if you have what it takes."
"Maybe
I do," said Heather. She took out both rubber bands from her
braces and stored them in her pocket. Lynn threw the ball straight
into the air and Hailey reached for it but it slipped from her
fingers in mid catch. Gulping Heather pulled the broom down and flew
down to meet it. She was tewnty feet down when she finally caught up
to it. Reaching one hand out while she caught it by mere inches.
Pulling out of the dive she got hit by a bludger.
"Ohh!"
She cried and the ball went down to her fingertips. Gathering up all
her courage she aimed her ball at Lynn and threw it.
Lynn
blinked as she got smacked by the bludger, catching her slightly off
guard as the quaffle flew towards the right mort goal. Lynn reached
out, catching it by barely a few inched. The look on her face, even
with her goggles on, showed that she was slightly impressed.
"Next
we'll do this while moving. But...did the buldger get you bad?"
"No, it more like surprised me," said Heather. She didn't want them to think she was a scaredy cat now that she had a chance of being on the team. Her chance of being on it increased because of her catching the earth born quaffle. So she wasn't as good as she thought. Oh well, Heather would just find a way to work around that.
Lynn tossed the quaffle to Cindy, the other chaser. Cindy urged her Starbolt 006 forward, shooting off swiftly. Heather was to follow. Cindy would throw her the ball, and Heather would atempt another goal. Lynn cracked her knuckles, a sickening habit she just couldn't leave behind.
Heather winched as her friend cracked her knuckles. Leaning forward her broom began approaching its speed limit. Catching up to Cindy she reached out for the ball. It came whizzing toward her knocking her in the face but she barely caught it.
Lynn
giggled. Heather seemed to be a bit clumsy at times. Maybe it's her
nerves. In any case, Weasley still seemed to be able to catch it, and
approached her quickly. As Heather through the bright red ball, Lynn
was almost sure she'd go for the left. But as Lynn reached out to the
left, the Quaffle seemed to zoom away, at the center one.
It
went through. Lynn removed her goggles to watch the ball thud on the
ground. Her green eyes seemed to show shock, yet deep down she was
impressed. "Wait one sec," She told Heather, then her and
her team gathered on the ground.
"Oh
that clumsy catch will probably throw me off," whimpered Heather
to herself. She chewed on a fingernail as her butterflies grew in her
stomach. "Will they let me on the team? I don't think I'm good
enough. I don't even know why I tried. Man, I'm thinking I'm stupid
at times." She let out her breath in a shivery breath.
"I
did very badly." Heather hung her head as she said this. Her
broom drooped to the ground slowly. It seemed to be an eternity
before it hit the earth. Gripping over her head she began to make her
way to the shed. She thought she knew the answer that would come from
the team. For when she went to muggle school she never got to do
anything. Like when she ran for Head of Student Council. That blew in
her face!
The
team gathered, all whispering excitedly. The beaters, Kaylie and
Josh, were if-y.
"She sure does slip up a lot," Josh
said. Haylie nodded. "She does mess up quite a bit. But you
know, we all weren't perfect when we first got on a broom." They
nodded, it seemed that this was one of her first times on a broom.
Lynn's first time on one was on her second birthday, as was
Josh's.
"I think she has it in her. All she needs is a
bit of training." Remarked the seeker, Jason. Lynn nodded after
thinking.
"Well, who thinks she joins? I'm for it."
Lynn told them. Jason, Josh, and Cindy voted for her joining. Zach
and Halyie shrugged, but after a minute said that Heather might be
Gryffindor Chaser material.
"Yo!! Weasley!" Called
Lynn wood, waving. She offered thumbs up as an answer, along with a
wink.
