<Quidditchtryout>
IthasbeenamonthsincetheYuleBall,andonceayearthere\'saQuidditchtryout.
Thetryoutwouldbeheldatthepitch.
AlbusandRoseappliedthetryout,sinceitwasthelastyearforJames.
Bytheway,Jamesbecamethecaptainlastyearandhe\'stheseekeroftheteam.
BothRoseandAlbuswantedtobethechasers.
Jamesdecidedtostartfromabasictest,hetoldallofthemtoflythroughthepitch,anditseemedlikeagooddecision.
Someofthepeoplecouldn\'tevenflyverywell.
Jamessighed,itwouldbeatiredmorning.
Afterabouttwohours,thetryoutwasfinallydone.
Jamesfoundthreegreatchasers,theywereJonasGunet,RoseWeasleyandAlbusPotter.
Twobeaters,andtheywerePattyRobertandWilliamKinster.
Onekeeper,hewasHenryBruke.
Amongsevenplayers,onlyAlbusandRosewereunderfifthgrade.
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"Youtwodidexcellent!"saidJamesexcitedlytoRoseandAlbus.
"Ofcourse!"saidAlbus.
"IthinkJonasdidwell,too!"saidRose.
"Notbetterthanyou."saidJames.
"Oh...,Iwanttoapplythetryoutnexttime."saidLily,wholookedgealous.
"IheardofHugoapplyingtheSlytherinQuidditchtryout,isthattrue?"askedAlbus.
"Yeah,hetoldmeaboutit,butIreckonifhecanpassthetryout.He\'sonlysecondgrade!"saidRose.
"Hem,hem,yesIdidpassthetryout."saidHugo,whocametotheGryffindortableandoverheardtheirconversation.
"Really?Congratulations!"saidRoseguiltily.
"I\'mtheseeker!"saidHugo.
"Really?Butyouwillneverbeatme."saidJames,whowasalsotheseeker.
"You\'llsee.I\'llgetthesnitchfirst."saidHugo,smiling.
"Iwonderwhytheyletyoubeontheteam,Imean,theydon\'tlikeyou,dothey?"askedAlbus.
Hugoshruggedandsaid,"Maybeourcaptainisn\'tthatbad.Bytheway,ScorpiusMalfoyisontheteamtoo."
WhenRoseheardhisname,herheartbeatfaster.
"What\'she\'sposition?"askedAlbus.
"He\'soneofthebeaters."saidHugo.
"IwishIwenttothetryout,too!"saidLily,disappointed.
"Maybenexttime,Lily."saidAlbus.
"Hey,remembertocometonight,we\'llhaveapractice."saidJames.
"Alright,we\'llcome."saidRose."WhenistheQuidditchmatch?"
"Soon.Can\'twaiteither?"saidJames,smiling.
ThepassionofQuidditchisburningintheirblood.