EXT. QUIDDITCH PITCH - MORNING
Athena tries –– with little success –– to get the attention of the throng of aspiring Quidditch players assembled on the pitch. Athena starts to get annoyed.
Ginny: SHUT IT!
Instant silence. Athena smirks, nods to Ginny.
Athena: Thank you. All right. This morning I'll be putting you all through a few drills to assess your strengths. But know this: Just because you made the team last year does not guarantee you a spot this year. Is that clear?
"Bambi is quidditch captain like me!"
Ron looks unnerved at this, sweating so much he's attracted a pesky fly. Cormac McLaggen, the huge boy from Weasleys Wizard Wheezes, sidles up.
Cormac: No hard feelings, Weasley, alright?
Ron: Hard feelings?
Cormac: I'll be going out for Keeper as well. Nothing personal
Ron: Really? Strapping guy like you, you've got a Beaters build, don't you think? Keeper needs to be agile, quick ––
Cormac nans the fly between two fingers, kills the buzz.
"Oop." Barty giggles.
Cormac: I like my chances. Say...think you could introduce me to your friend Granger? Wouldn't mind getting on a first name basis, know what I mean?
"Disgusting." Andromeda scrunches her nose.
Cormac gives a lewd wink, saunters off. Ron glances up to the stands. Hermione smiles, waves.
BEGIN MONTAGE.
Ginny flies swiftly, handling the Quaffle with ease.
Two second years collide in mid-air.
Cormac makes a brilliant save.
Ron makes a shaky save.
Hermione looks on, nervous for him.
Katie Bell snatches a Quaffle with one hand, splits two defenders beautifully and makes a slick blind pass to Dean who jets high in the air, then let's the Quaffle roll off his fingers....right into Ginnys hands as she races below.
The Weasleys and Prewetts smile.
Seamus sends a Bludger rocketing into the stands, scatters a group of onlookers, leaving only Neville, who slides delicately to the right as others leg it.
Two third years collide in mid-air.
Cormac makes a brilliant save.
Ron turns the wrong way but makes the save anyway as the Quaffle caroms off the tail of his broom.
Hermione looks on more nervously.
Demelza Robins, bent low over her stick, pins the Quaffle under her chin, splits two Bludgers and a pair of Beaters.
Two fourth years collide in mid-air.
Two aspiring Beaters 'whiff' on a pair of Bludgers, whack each other instead and plummet to the pitch as the Bludger ricochet off one another and go flying into the stands, scattering onlookers yet again and leaving, as before, only Neville. This time, he slides delicately to the left.
Cormac makes a brilliant save.
The Quaffle bounces off Ron's head.
People stifle a laugh.
Hermione looks on extremely nervously.
Two fifth years collide in mid-air.
END MONTAGE.
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Athena Potter 🎞
FanfictionIn which the marauders generation watch Athena Potters life and see the dangers of which awaits them. Where friends becomes enemies and enemies become allies. What happens when they realise they've been lied too? Will they be able to prevent the dan...
