Keeper
Harry walked out onto the quidditch field. He missed playing quidditch. They hadn�t played the previous year because Hogwarts had hosted the Triwizard Tournament.
�Harry over here!�
The rest of the team was sitting on benches on the edge of the field. Many other people were also there to tryout for Keeper. Harry saw Sheila and waved.
�Okay,� George said. �First we�ll vote for the captain.� He took off his hat. �Write down your choice and stick it in the hat. Don�t go writing your own name. It won�t do for everyone to get one vote.�
Harry hesitated. Who should he vote for? He could never have decided between the Weasleys. He finally decided on Angelina. He put his paper in the hat.
�Okay,� Fred said. �I�ll count the votes.�
He went to sit on an empty bench. He came back ten minutes later grinning.
�The votes are in,� Fred said. �Angelina Johnson.... one vote! Harry Potter.... five votes!�
�Way to go Harry!� Sheila yelled.
�Thanks for voting for me,� Angelina whispered. �I�m glad you won.�
�We lived with Wood for a long time,� George said. �We can help if you need it. You get to choose the Keeper.�
�Okay,� Harry said to the crowd. �Here�s what we�ll do. Everyone trying out for Keeper needs to line up. You�ll fly up there. Alicia will throw ten shots for each of you. Whoever stops the most will be the new Keeper.�
It took a few hours to complete the tests. In the end, the only people left were Sheila and a second year named Mike, who had both gotten perfect scores.
�Okay,� Harry said. �Now we�ll play sudden death. You will each go to a goalpost. Katie will throw for Sheila and Angelina will throw for Mike. Whoever is the first to miss three times will not be the Keeper.�
This took about an hour. Finally, after what seemed like a thousand pitches, Mike missed a third time and Sheila became the Keeper.
�Good job Harry,� Fred said. �Wood took twice as long picking people. One time a first year tried out as a joke. Let�s just say he wasn�t caught until his first game. Wood spent a week in detention for that.�
�Harry,� Sheila yelled, running over, �I told ya I was good. Who�s this �Wood� you�re talking about?�
�Oliver Wood,� Harry said, �our last Keeper and captain.�
Harry walked up the stairs with the team. When they got to the common rooms he said, �I guess we�ll have practice Tuesday and Thursday nights.�
�Well,� Sheila said, �I gotta go tell Melissa I made the team.�
Harry walked up to the dormitories and fell asleep almost immediately.
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