Broom lessons

The morning came all too fast for the Balythior students who had gotten next to no sleep. Breakfast was excellent, James and Dareth where very happy, Bacon instead of wet-bix. Amazing. The Balythior's sat at their table, people still talking about them. Until the owl post arrived. Their first day at school and every parent of the first years sent them a letter asking what was going on. Everyone who got a letter began reading. Dareth's was red. It floated in front of him them his dad's voice exploded from the envelope.

"BOY! WHY HAVEN'T YOU WRITN TO ME YET! WHAT'S LIKE… ARE THE WHITCHES UGLY…CAN YOU FLY A BROOM, OR VACUM CLEANER. OWL POST. HA AMAZING THESE MAGIC PEOPLE. HURRY UP AND WRITE ME A LETTER. Oh and your mother sends her love". Dareth's face went as red as the envelope as every one in a two kilometre radius burst out laughing, then where more concerned about the ringing in their ears.

The headmaster turned to the head of Hufflepuff and told him that Dareth's father is a lot more excited about magic than his son is.

Dareth tried to laugh his embarrassment away. After a while the students went back to their own letters and Dareth went onto eating the strangest food he had ever seen. Muriala looked to Dareth

"If you keep eating like that by the end of the year you'll be too fat to get into the common room".

"Even bigger than me". Every one laughed as Fred the Ted got up on the table with his chubby arms round his waist pretending to be a round blob. Fred was a very well feed boy, as he put it, he said it was the mother showed her love. He introduced him self as Fred the Ted because he claimed he was the cuddliest person alive he took the bed under James.

"Fred the Ted get off the table you'll brake it"! Fred's older brother in Ravenclaw.

"Shut up Chidy, I'm surprised they haven't reinforced your chair for you"!

"They have"! With that Fred, Chidy and the rest of the students and professors alike laughed again. The two where very open about their weight and as Fred was saying last night that his family was the biggest butt of any jokes.

After breakfast the students left with a full stomach and a very positive out look to their year at Hogwarts, all of them hoping breakfast to be that entertaining every morning.

First class was flying on brooms. Dareth and James couldn't wait to get on them. Their class consisted of 40 students and they where on the second time because the school only had twenty brooms. The students where flying all round a small square where their flying lesson was commencing. Only one person so far had flown into the building. After a very long wait the first group came in for a landing. Some made it others did also but not as gracefully. Dareth and James got their brooms remembering what the quidditch ref had told them, they took off before she could say not to. They flew up into the air, trying to make the brooms fly in a straight line. Others followed suit and the rest either couldn't go or were waiting for permission. After 5 minutes the two had gotten the hang of it flying up and down trying hair pin turns. After 10 minutes Dareth, James and the other more confident riders were playing tag. Circling the tree in the centre of the square. Dareth and James swooped low in behind the Ref lifted her up from underneath her arms. Surprisingly nothing was said by her, only a smile they rode once round the tree. Then she said "Stop"! All the brooms at once did as she said. The rest of their class mates hung on tight, but because Dareth and James only hand one hand on the broom, their grip failed and the flew off their brooms and crashed on their backs with a loud thud.

"Well know that we have had enough fun for one day. I shall take 5 points from Balythior for rude misconduct". The others in their class laughed except for Fred the Ted, Muriala and Bala, the pretty 'no it all' from their house. The bell rung for the next class.

"Ah not you two". Dareth and James stopped dead in their tracks scared of what might happen.

"You both have talent and are showoffs, I would like to see you both on the quidditch pitch after dinner tonight".

Their next classes seemed a bluer. They had Magical History and where shown the Library, Herbology, transfiguration (was more interesting) and potions with Miss Potter. Tea was rushed the boys hardly ate anything as the rushed to the Pitch where T and some others were from Balythior house waiting.

"Hey guys what's going on"? James asked

"Professor Timplelax told us to come. I think we are going to try out for the Balythior Quidditch team".

At that Professor Timplelax came out with Brooms following her. She was dressed in a referee's outfit and carrying a box that kept on moving as if something inside it was trying to get out.

"Now every one mount a broom. But do not fly… yet". The group of ten mounted the brooms but didn't kick off. James looked to T he, was flying but only an inch off the ground.

"Now everyone kick off" The group did but this time James and Dareth stayed still they didn't try and show off. " I want you all to practice flying with one hand or no hands".

The group took off flying round in circles turning and weaving.

"Excellent". Professor Timplelax rose with a black ball in one hand. "Who knows what this is"?

"The Quaffal".

"Well done T. Now we are going to play five a side Quidditch to get used to flying, passing and catching. We need a goal keeper. For each team…" Once no one had volunteered "Dareth you can start at one end and T the Other" She separated the other 8 then started the game. Dareth let three Goals through and the other Keeper, Todd Flasta hadn't. The score was three to zero. The whistle blew "Okay change over". Dareth flew with enthusiasm into the field. Two more Keepers were sent to their respective areas. And the game started again T had the ball and tried shooting a goal, T was by far the best flyer out of the group, but a young girl with short fiery hair intercepted it and threw it the Dareth. He caught it and flew off with it passing it to James who bearly touched it but flicked it onto the same girl who intercepted it. She faked a pass to Dareth, which faked him out as well as the keeper, shot for goal. And in. she received a clap and a pat on the back. "Well done Natalie". Slowly the strengths were coming through and soon enough the ref called them back in. Setting different teams and giving people positions according to what she thought they were best at. Dareth and James weren't given anything until she returned with two small bats. "The beaters she exclaimed, She looked excited when she handed them the bats. "T can you tell the two young gentlemen what they are going to be doing".

"Sure… The bludgers are two more balls that try and knock people off their brooms. The Beaters… you two… are given bats to hit the balls at the opposing team".

Once the game had started the ref let one bludger out and into the game. It shot off at the nearest person, which happened to be James. He hit the ball directly at Dareth, not on purpose it was just wear it went. It was funny to watch as the bludger rammed its way into Dareth's stomach. Dareth's eyeballs looked like they would pop out.

"Having fun Dare"! T yelled as he flew passed with the Quaffal in hand. Dareth aimed his shot and sent the Bludger into the back of T's head.

"Look out". Shouted Natalie.

T turned to look only to see a large round ball try and make its way through the side of his head. Knocking him off his broom. T fell, but very slowly, the ref had used a spell to slow his descent.

"Good shot Dare" she called to him as she went to inspect the unconscious boy.

"I would like to see everyone back hear next Monday night".

At that she called the bludger back to its safe box and placed the Quaffal in to. She sent the other nine to bed and took T to the infirmary.