Chapter Twelve: Quidditch
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Harry Potter was very much happy when he saw his guardian, Severus Snape in the training grounds to see his Quidditch Flying ability. Snape hated flying and the sport reminded him that the boy he had allowed himself to take care of was the child of the man who had bullied him as a child before but he knew that he shouldn't make the boy suffer because of his father's immaturity. Most of all, the eyes always reminded her of Lily with whom he'd always love. He's still very much guilty for having been a death eater and he would never want Harry to discover that truth. He won't know what to say if the truth ever comes out.
"I can't believe that you will let me play Quidditch, dad!" Harry exclaimed. "Thank you for letting me a member of the Slytherin Team since I really want to play it!"
"Of course, I'll be here to support you, Harry. I want to give you everything that will make you happy," Snape said to him with a smile in his face. "A few days ago, I saw how you used a broom and I knew that you have potential in Quidditch as it looks like my son is not just a wizard but also, an athlete like his biological father."
The five current Slytherin Quidditch Players were all surprised by how Severus Snape called Harry. Anxiety immediately crawled on them after that since Harry's Snape's adopted son, it gave them some pressure to be careful how they will train him.
The eleven-years-old child has to be gently trained by them but they knew that he had to still be thoroughly trained or else if they get Harry hurt or he was untrained by them, Snape will definitely scream at them. Alwyna knew that it will be her most challenging role as captain of the team before her seventh year. "Professor Snape, we haven't opened up try outs, yet. What about the others who wanted to join? They may see it as if we're being impartial to them."
Snape grinned. "You can try him out today and see if he's fit to the team. Aren't you always the runner ups in every Quidditch Tournament? Don't you want Ravenclaw to be defeated?"
The members of the team stared at each other while they were talking to their headmaster in such confusion. Why? Their headmaster was like a different person in front of them but they knew that he was just like that in front of them since Harry's with him. He's not acting as their headmaster but as Harry's guardian.
"Yes, Professor," Martin replied. "He might be a good addition to our team."
"He can try to be a chaser or seeker," Leona suggested to Alwyna. "I'm both in our team, after all."
Berthold and Hamlet agreed, too. "We're beaters and we'll make sure that he won't get beaten by those Weasley Twins. We're rivals and we want to defeat them by ourselves."
Alwyna accepted Harry after that. "We'll orient him, Professor. If he's going to become a member, then his current school schedule has to be reorganized, right?"
"Do not worry as I have already talked to Professor Dumbledore. He had agreed with my decisions," Snape said to them as he pat Harry's back. "There will be visitors from Japanese Wizarding School today who will be training alongside you. You don't need to drink translator potions to understand their language since they know our language."
All of them, including Harry, smiled happily. They were all excited to play with the Quidditch Players who were studying in Mahoutokoro Wizarding School as most Asian Wizards study in that school. They also know that Mahoutokoro had produced a lot of great wizard athletes.
"Thanks, Professor Snape," Alwyna told him. "We'll take care of Harry. All of us had already introduced ourselves to him so I think he already knows our names."
Harry agreed with her. "Yes. I remember their names, dad. They are Alwyna, Leona, Hamlet, Berthold, and Martin."
Alwyna was impressed. "Amazing! He could truly be a good addition to our team."
"I'll leave Harry to you, then," Snape said to them. "Take care of him, well. I'll be buying his broom today."
Harry was very much at awe when he heard that Snape would buy him a broom. He accepted a paper that has his new school schedule that was handed by him, too. Most of all, he's sure that his friends, especially Draco, will be very enthusiastic to know that he's not about to be a Quidditch Player.
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That afternoon, Alwyna decided to just try Harry's abilities alone while the other members go to their respective classes. Alwyna's the only sixth year student at the team. The twins were in second year, Leona's a fifth year, while Martin's a fourth year Hogwarts student.
Alwyna sighed. "What do you know about Quidditch, Harry? You're eleven years old, right?"
"Yes. I am eleven years old," he replied. "Aunt Medea has taken me to some Quidditch World Cups when I was four years old and after that, it had become a habit to keep asking her to get me to see it every four years."
"Wow!" Alwyna had only seen a Quidditch World Cup once. "That's amazing!"
"A Quidditch Team has one seeker, one keeper, two beaters, and three chasers," Harry replied. "Being a seeker is always what I wanted to be since its job was to look for the golden snitch."
"It looks like you really are a fan of Quidditch since you know its basics." Alwyna placed down a box and opened it. The box contains a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Golden Snitch.
"Being a seeker is the hardest but most awarding role. It's the most dangerous role, too as you have to be careful to get beaten up by beaters. Leona's been a seeker since her third year but there were two of our seniors who were chasers of our team who are now in seventh year. We're open to new players who can join us but it looks like Leona's going to be a chaser while you are going to be trained as a seeker as recommended by Professor Snape."
Harry nodded. "You'll have try outs soon, and yes, I'm ready for the challenges."
"Professor Snape just mentioned to me that he will be the one to look for the new chaser that I can train," Alwyna said while she take the golden snitch out of the box, then, she handed it to Harry. "That's the most important ball in the game, Harry. All you'll do is to look for it but you'll have to be careful from beaters."
"Chasers make sure that the Quaffle goes through that long three hoops at the center of the Quidditch Pitch. It makes ten points," Harry added. "As a chaser, you're fighting against keepers, right?"
"That's right, Harry. I'm glad that you know that without me, telling you," Alwyna smiled at him. "I'll test you on all positions and see if I can already trust you to be a seeker."
"Is Martin the keeper of our team?"
"Yes, Harry," Alwyna replied. "He's a keeper."
Alwyna may look and talk coldly but Harry understood why she's like that to him. She only wanted the team to be trained well since she's the captain of the team. "Thank you for informing me more about Quidditch! I'm sure that I will know more about it while we train together as a team."
She ruffled his hair after that and chuckled happily. "I'll be training you to really be a great athlete, Harry. Professor Snape will be happier. You will give him more pride if we win the tournament this year."
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