Chapter 3: Back to lessons
(Harry's voice)
"Wow!" I said seeing Isa flying to avoid a bludget one of the beater aspirants hit towards her. "That one is good."
"Yep, I hope she chooses him." Ron told me. "She would have a good one."
After a first while playing awful aspirants to some posts, she got angry and shouted that those who didn't want to play wait at the tiers. That made the mass of people shrink considerably leaving just 10 people with her, for tryouts.
Now the chasers were chosen: Ginny, Dazmela and Roseline, a 4th year that was little but fast and skilled.
After having tested another beater, she made them land.
"Ok, now Joe, you are in." she said to the one we had liked. "And I think Percival should also join. SO… could you two go up with our three ladies and try to defend them from me?"
She held a metal bar and they all kick the earth to rise. After a minute it was clear she was not mistaken with the two beaters, they were skilled and seemed to work more or less well, defending the chasers from the tennis balls Isabelle was throwing them as if she was playing baseball.
"Ok, misses." She said when they landed. "What do you think?"
"I think I speak in the name of the three if I say we agree with you." Ginny said smiling while the rest nodded.
"Ok, now tryouts for chasers." She said smiling. "Weasley and…"
"Mullet" a guy said.
"Ivons" the other, who looked as a troll, said.
"Ok, First Ivon, then Mullet and then Weasley." Isa said. "And the rest of us try to score, right? 4 throws and we change. Ok? Go."
It was funny. The troll guy was not bad, and Mullet was funnily good. Troll caught 3 and the other 2. Then it was Ron's turn.
"Go Ron!" Hermione said.
"Show everyone you are the best!" I cheered him up.
"Ready Ron?" Isa said smiling.
Ron nodded and then they threw the ball. First Dazmela, Ron stop it; then Roseline, again stopped it by the skin of the teeth; then Ginny, stop it by the very skin of the teeth… and suddenly Isa got the ball. She aimed and the ball went through the hoop.
"What the?!" We said when the ball went just through the very middle of Ron's arms.
She was supposed to be seeker! How could she score such a goal making the ball go like that?!
"Ok, well done." She said. "Ivon, you are out and Mullet try again."
After having stopped again the same, Isa shook her head.
"Ok, let's do it the easiest way…" she said taking a dice. "WE are four so, one and two, three and four, five and me six. Throw the dice and let's see who is the one trying to score. Last chance."
Ron threw the dice and when they saw the number, Dazmela was the one who tied to score.
He stopped it by the skin of his teeth, but stopped it. Then Mullet threw the dice and they fell silent.
"Ok." Isa said taking the ball. "Ready?"
"Yep." The guy said.
"I'll try to be fair." She said.
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"Congratulations!!" Hermione said jumping at Ron's neck laughing. "And this time it was you who got it yourself!"
"I just expect she doesn't humiliate too much Harry." Ron then said.
And it was because the team was already settled but for the seeker, that was to be played now when Ginny released the red snitch Isa brought to the trainings.
"Don't mind the colour. It's red in order it not to be charmed." She told me.
"Ok, ready…?" Ginny said releasing the ball.
I tried to follow it with my sight but I saw Isa had her eyes closed.
"GO!" Ginny said.
She then opened just one eye.
"I'll give you a little advantage." She said making her head band cover the close eye.
Then she began flying not very fast. After a while she seemed to go a bit bored.
"What time is dinner ready?" she asked flying next to me.
"Why?" I asked. "We can't leave if any of us catch the snitch."
"That reason." She said. "I want to know if I have to catch it now or we can make it a bit longer."
That made me a bit confused. We had already chased the ball twice but I missed it and she seemed to drop it on purpose.
"You don't have to allow me catching it." I told her.
"Ok…" she then said.
She surprised me when she did a flip and fell down with her broom. I then saw the red glittering just next to the goal post and I ran for it.
(Isa's voice)
"Hey, congratulations." Harry told me. "It was a funny game."
"You are pretty good seeker." I told him. "I have never seen such a good one out of mundials. Anyway, I don't know if a match will be the same time I have an official match so… perhaps you would not mind covering me if I have not chance of being here for a match?"
He then smiled wide and nodded. We were now walking towards the great hall after having had a quick shower at the training area.
Ginny and the rest were happy of having being chosen and of course they were through with my decisions. I had chosen the best of them and the trainings would take place daily at afternoon, just before having dinner.
Apart from that, I would train also daily but at sunrise in order to keep on with my national player level.
When we had dinner we chat about it all, and when we were leaving dinning room, Malfoy reached me.
"Hey!" He said. "I have heard it. Gryffindor captain!"
"And seeker." I said smiling. "But I got it democratically, fair and square."
"Geez… you should have not even bothered on giving the opportunity to become seeker." He told me. "You know you are the best on your house."
"It doesn't have to be like that." I said smiling. "Harry is also wonderful player. If he kept on playing he could even become national player."
"Potter is just a prat." He told me. "Anyway, tonight there's a party at slithering, perhaps you would like to come with me?"
"Hummm… I'll think about." I said smiling. "There's something I want to finish before going into bed."
"Oh, please…" He said as begging.
"Ok, I'll go but just for a quarter of hour, happy?" I said.
"More than enough." He said. "This way!"
I somehow liked that guy that was such a fan. I met him some time ago and we went friends. We exchanged letters in summer but that was all. Anyway, I though he was a bit big headed and proud of himself. But nobody is perfect.
He took me to their house common room where I saw like a mass of green and silver robed people there. I suddenly thought I didn't match there, but Malfoy held my hand and pressed it slightly to tell me everything was ok.
"Allow me to introduce you to Krable and Goile." He said to then get to my ear and whisper. "Not very clever but certainly loyal."
That made me frown slightly as I heard him speak like that of his own friends.
Anyway, I spent there not a quarter of hour as I had told him but twenty minutes. The party was good, I danced with Malfoy and I met more of his "friends". I also met some of the cutest guys in the school, and I mean just three slitherings. Anyway, Malfoy acted a bit possessively towards me and didn't left me alone with the three cute guys.
Then I apologized and left for my house. I still had to end up my homework and I had to go and check if my last cauldron of hair strengthening mask was bluish white before adding the rest of herbal ingredients and the rain drops, and I had to check if the eggs at Hagrid's house temperature was good or not.
"Uff." I said ending my homework. "I sometimes think adults want to kill me by overwork."
"Why?" Harry asked me.
He and Ron had been doing their homework at the common room too so when I ended they were playing explosive snap.
"I have to get to lessons, do homework, take care of the potions I cook, help some wizards in Romania with some things… and training Quiddich. Exhausting."
"Ah!" Ron said then. "Now I remember, Charlie said he was coming here for business."
"Yep, Tumnus, Gregoire and him has to take the babies that will hatch during tonight and tomorrow." I said ending noting down some data and closing the last notebook.
I usually used parchment for everything but for my own business and notes from lessons. That was notes from lessons.
"Ok, ah, I think it's nearly time." I added looking at my magical watch. "I have to get to Hagrid's house."
"Wait a sec." Harry said. "We are going too."
"Yep, it's time we visit him." Ron added.
So the three of us went to visit Hagrid; they on a visit, me to check the eggs that would be hatching that day.