Chapter 5: Quidditch is fun!

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The next day passed by so quickly that before we could stop to ponder, it was already at night. Since it was a weekend, Sylvia and Angelina toured us around Hogwarts. We did spend a few minutes talking to our buddies from Gryffindor. (They were busy with their homework) So, we decided to continue our 'talk' on Monday because Hufflepuff and Gryffindor have Transfiguration classes together.

For the next few hours or so (it was that long), Sylvia and Angelina patiently taught us the DO's and the DON'Ts at Hogwarts and showed us all the classes. According to Sylvia, it would take ages to finish exploring the castle because there were lots of hidden rooms, passageways that can't be seen by people at times. She then brought us to the Quidditch field and boy was it big! It was huge! I couldn't wait for my first flying… I mean…Quidditch… urrgh…whatever tryouts they have here. Boy, I have lots to learn.

Before heading back to the Great Hall for lunch, we bumped into Argus Filch the caretaker. Looks like the guy really needed some hair treatment. Sylvia reminded us to stay away or RUN away whenever we saw him and his cat Miss Norris. Celina and I looked mischievously at the bald guy and we looked at each other. What both Sylvia and Angelina don't know is that Celina and I use to get into trouble back at home, playing tricks on people….hmmm….new target on the block: Argus Filch and the little pussy!

After lunch, both Sylvia and Angelina had some assignments to do, so we decided to roam around the castle and I suddenly remembered something about Hufflepuff Quidditch tryouts this afternoon. Devi wasn't keen on watching it BUT she followed us anyways but with her books of course. (She said we had lotsa catching up to do). It was only mid afternoon but we could see a group of people complete with Quidditch robes setting up tables in the middle of the field. Devi wasn't interested in Quidditch, so she sat at the spectator's area while Celina and I went to the centre of the field. Calvin spotted us and immediately waved at us, gesturing to come and meet the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. After the meet and greet session, Calvin said that here were 3 positions that needed to be filled: reserve seeker, chaser and a beater. The interesting part came when he asked a question that we've been dying to hear…

"Why don't you two tryout? Calvin asked out of the blue.

I felt like jumping up and down but somehow I knew that we are not qualified to try because we have only been here for two days after all.

So, I said, "We loved to BUT the problem is we have only been here for 2 days and we don't even know a thing about Quidditch"

"Yup, we don't even know how to fly on a broom. So, how are we gonna play Quidditch? Celina chipped in.

Calvin then said, "Don't worry. I'll teach you all about Quidditch and we'll see how you perform first. If you keep on practicing, you guys can try out at the end of this year or maybe even next year. Furthermore it's only 2pm. So, you guys wanna give it a shot?"

The both of us immediately agreed. For the next hour or so, Calvin taught us all he rules and regulations and not forgetting the history of Quidditch. He told us that Hufflepuff had only won the Quidditch Cup once and for the last 7 years they had never beaten Gryffindor at all. The seeker from Gryffindor who happens to be Harry Potter is a very talented seeker. Again the same Harry Potter…..what is so great about him besides killing some Voldie guy...

After that Calvin gave us 2 brooms and taught us how to fly. The both of us impressed Calvin as we managed to fly our brooms very well. Calvin then showed us the Quidditch balls. I instantly liked he Snitch while Celina preferred the Bludgers. Celina wanted to play for the Beater position while I played for the seeker position. We played a 4 on 4 game against the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. Calvin played our goalkeeper and Katie Fletcher played our chaser.

During he game, I learnt that a seeker must be patient, alert and fast in order to get the Snitch. Meanwhile, Celina was doing a great job in beating the Bludgers towards the opposite team. Heck, she even injured a few of the players! What a girl… After a while, I manage to spot the Snitch and sped of being tailed by Adam Swell, the seeker of the opposition team. Guess what? Before I knew it, I got the Snitch! It took me a whole minute to actually believe that I had gotten the Snitch. I could hear Devi cheering from the spectators seat. Wait a minute… I though she was studying…. I was so happy that I did a somersault with my broom… did I actually did that? I flew down and the entire team cheered, I can still remember every word Calvin said.

"That was amazing. The both of you. I have never seen anything like that before. You girls are natural. Archana, you are the first person I have ever seen that had caught the Snitch on a first go! So team, do you think we should take in these two ladies in to our team?"

The rest of the team shouted in approval. Celina and I was so happy that we were jumping up and down for joy. Devi ran down to the field and hugged us. Calvin then said.

" I guess there's only one position to be filled in. Girls, I expect you to meet here every Saturday at 4 pm for practice. Don't forget to bring your broom. With the two of you in this team, I hope we finally get to beat Gryffindor!"

Celina and I were thanking the team non-stop. The both of us did not expect that we would make the team so fast considering the fact that we were new and all. Hmmm…. I knew Celina could get into the team cause she's a good pitcher back in our school's soft ball team but me..? I can't even catch a ball back at school! Must be the magic aura in this place here…

After watching the tryouts, we headed back to the Great Hall for our dinner. We spotted our 'gang' and we started yakking away. As usual, Moyie and Shantz gave a brief report on the guys in Hogwarts. Oh, and that Gryffindor coach (they have their own coach?) was the hottest…(I could sense that Moyie had a crush on him cause Shantz said that everyday, without fail, Moyie would watch Oliver Wood at practice. Jo and Regina claimed that they had found some weird passageway to some weirdo place. The rest of them told us everything we needed to know about the subject taught. (Devi was of course listening intently to everything hat they say without fail)

After having a delicious dinner (seriously their cooks are good), we headed straight to bed while Devi was studying for her first class tomorrow, Charms class. I packed my books and glanced through my timetable…first class is potions, Celina had Arithmacy. The 3 of us will join the Hufflepuff after our first lesson, which is transfiguration with Gryffindor. That night I slept with a wonderful dream that I had eventually beaten Gryffindor…

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" Wake up. You are late for class!"

" All hail the new Princess of Slytherin!"