Ruck - 1. A large number or quantity; mass. 2. The great mass of undistinguished or inferior persons or things.
Katie heard the chanting before she saw them. The crowd. The screaming, heaving mass of cheering Gryffindors.
She looked around at the rest of the team; at her best friends, Alicia and Angelina, at Harry, who looked so pale she worried he might faint, at Fred and George, who were sporting their trademark cheeky smiles. At Oliver, the captain she had both loved and been proud to serve ever since her Second Year.
"Ready?"
They nodded. Katie shouldered her broom and the seven of them fell into step, marching out on to the pitch, determined to do their House proud.