CHAPTER 3
Harry woke up to find it a very sunny day. The light shone through the window and fell between his curtains and onto his bed. He got up and dressed and descended the spiral staircase leading to the common room. It was nearly empty, but the few people there greeted Harry quietly. He replied to some of them and made his way to the portrait hole to go and have some breakfast before the Quidditch try-outs.
He made his way down the stairs trying to take the most direct path he could, as the stairs were shifting around to suit themselves. When he entered the great hall, he glanced up at the ceiling. Perfectly blue and cloudless. Perfect Quidditch conditions.
He expected to sit down, eat breakfast and wait for Ron and Hermione to arrive. What he didn't expect was to find Professor McGonagall swooping down on him as he sat down.
"Potter, you have been made the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain."
Harry sat there for a few moments taking this in. He couldn't be the new captain. There had to be a mistake. Harry? Quidditch Captain? Sure he had thought about it, but he never thought it would happen. Professor McGonagall pulled him out of his revere with her stern voice.
"Potter, did you hear me? You are to be at the Pitch in about twenty minutes to start the try-outs. You will be choosing the new team players based on performance. You will also have to attend regular meetings with myself, the other heads of houses, and the other Quidditch captains. The schedule for those meetings will be given to you later. And Potter, do try to pick good players. Our team needs it now that the rest of our experienced players are gone." She said and walked back up to the staff table leaving Harry in a shocked silence.
Harry sat there in a stunned silence until Hermione walked in and sat down with Ron right behind her.
"What's the matter Harry?" Hermione asked as she poured herself a cup of coffee and Ron pulled every dish towards himself.
"I've…I've…I-"
"Spit it out! What have you done?" Ron asked eagerly between bites of egg.
"I didn't do anything! I've been made Quidditch Captain!"
The truth of it had finally sunk in. Harry Potter was the new Gryffindor Quidditch Captain. He was so happy he thought he might burst.
Ron must have been feeling the same way because before he knew it, he was over the table and hugging Harry and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Harry's the new Quidditch Captain! Harry's Quidditch Captain!"
The excitement of the announcement of Harry being made Quidditch Captain didn't wear off for days. Even after Harry had told everyone a thousand times that he was grateful for their kindness. But this good news brought Harry more work than he had ever had in a year at Hogwarts.
First, he had to go to regular meetings to organize the school year's Quidditch Cup tournament. He met with the Heads of Houses and the other Quidditch Captains to discuss the first game of the season. They discussed every possible way to arrange the games according to who won which game.
Second, he had to book the Pitch before the Slytherins to make sure they got enough practice before games. This was easier said than done because the Slytherins were always there to book the Pitch. They hadn't been on the booking chart for two weeks when Harry raised a complaint and they were allowed time by order of Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore.
Next, he had to organize the Captain's office in the changing rooms. He had to take down all of the stuff Angelina had left and rearrange it. Then he had to move his desk so that it didn't interfere with the doorway, and he had to figure out how to operate the moving model of the Quidditch Pitch and all of its players.
Harry still hadn't mastered that one yet. He had to figure out which spell to use to get the players to fly in the direction he wanted them to fly. Then he had to come up with some new techniques to use during the games.
Finally all that was left for him to do was to organize the Gryffindor try-outs and get the new team members uniforms. So when the seventh rolled around he got up and headed down to the great hall to try and eat before he had to watch all of the try-outs.
"Okay everyone, settle down. We all know why we are here. First, I would like you all to sign this before we start so we are able to know who is trying out." Harry said as he handed over a blank piece of parchment to the nearest person to him.
When everyone had signed the paper, Harry gently tapped it with his wand and the names alphabetized themselves.
"Now, I will need all of you to listen up so that we can organize you all. When I call your name, start a line, and try to stay in alphabetical order for your try-out."
