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Chapter 4 Quidditch Trials

Quidditch Field No POV

It was the day for the Quidditch Team Trials as first it was going to be Gryffindor, then Ravenclaw then Hufflepuff and lastly Slytherin.

There was already a decent group of students ready to try out which included Ron, Ben, Seamus, and Cormac. Ben and Ron had decent protection including helmets.

Harry, Ginny and Skye were the ones in charge of the tryouts for the Gryffindor team.

Harry: all right, I'm. Okay, so this morning, I'm gonna be putting you all through a few drills just to assess your strengths. <students were still rowdy> Quiet, please.

Ginny: shut it! <they all quiet down>

Skye: feisty. 

Harry: thanks. All right. Um. Now then, remember, just because you made the team last year does not guarantee you a spot this year. Is that clear? Good.

There were students sitting around the field but close to the bleachers or sitting on the bleachers. Hermione was there as well as Chiara, Penny, Talbott, Andre and Tonks.

Cormac:<walks to Ron> no hard feelings, Weasley, all right?

Ron; hard feelings?

Cormac: yeah, I'll be going out for Keeper as well. It's nothing personal.

Ron: really? Strapping guy like you? You've got more of a Beater's build, don't you think? Keepers need to be quick, agile.

Cormac:<catches a fly> oh, I like my chances. Say, think you could introduce me to your friend Granger? Wouldn't mind, uh, getting on a first-name basis, know what I mean? <pats his shoulder and walks off>

Cormac took his position as Keeper by one of the hoops as Ron did the same in the opposite side. Students in the stands were cheering on Ron and some on Cormac. Some students did horrible on the field as two crashed into each other and Cormac showed that he was a good Keeper blocked the Quaffle expertly.

It was Ron's turn as he did block the Quaffle but very... sloppy. He even hanged from his broom and it seemed as if every time the Quaffle was thrown at him, it was aimed at him instead of the hoops. Ron got back and tried his best.

Hermione, for some reason, used Confundus on Cormac and made him moved out of the way for a Quaffle to gets scored. Ron blocked the last Quaffle by turning upside down and blocking the Quaffle with his head.

Ben tried to be a chaser but he fell off the broom as he landed on the ground and everyone winced when they heard something crack. Skye went to Ben as he got up and saw his arm limp as he screamed and Skye winced when seeing how broken it is so she took him to Madame Pomfrey. 

The Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff teams had their tryouts, nothing special there. Now it was Slytherin's turn.

Wade had three other Quidditch players alongside him as he was addressing the other students that want to try out. Merula and Barnaby among them.

Wade: alright. It's pretty obvious you all want to be in the Quidditch team, otherwise you wouldn't be here. First of all, those of you who came here but know absolutely nothing of Quidditch or don't know the rules then leave right now.

About 2 students left.

Wade: now that we have that out of the way, the way we will test you is by you all doing 4 tests. You will first try to block a total of 20 rocks, they will be thrown at random. The next test will be the beater test, you will grab the club and try to hit as many rocks as you can. The third test will be the chaser test, you will use 1 Quaffle to try to score as many times as the tester will block them. The final test will be the Seeker test, 20 golfballs will be thrown and your job is to catch them all as they will be thrown one after another at a fast pace to test your sight and speed. The ones who can do the best in each test will be able to advanced to a second set of test that will take place in another day. That way we can see who gets a place in the team and who will be the reserve. Understand?