Harry Potter and What Happened After - Sahits

from the team. "Now, I want us to get out and practice our new strategy, I'll be flying around watching,
I want to see just what the four of you can do," Harry looked at Frank, Johnny, Lauren, and Danny.
The practice went well for a while, the strategy seemed to work, but as Ginny pointed out after the first
time they tried it with Danny and Lauren at one end of the field and Ginny, Johnny and Frank rushing
towards them, "we were expecting it, we knew it was coming,"
"Right, and the second we use it in a game so will the rest of the teams," said Lauren.
"So what, we only use it once?" asked Ron
"No, we use it sporadically," said Harry, "if it happens that our beaters are at separate ends of the field
than we use it, if not, then we go to conventional tactics."
"What if we use the seeker to break up a formation?" said Lauren. "If the other teams chasers get too
close to the goal, than Harry dives right through their formation, breaking it up and slowing down the
momentum."
"It could work, but it could also cause me massive injury," commented Harry, "if the chasers don't get
out of the way and we collide, than both of us are down and most likely out of the game."
"Good point." Said Johnny, "But I think it's worth a shot, if it doesn't look like the chasers are going to
break off, then you could abort the dive, I've heard stories about you pulling out of dives at the last
second."
"Alright, we'll try it," said Harry. They practiced the two plays for the next few hours, adding in some
new ones as they went along.
One of them, where Ginny took the quaffle and sped up the pitch, almost as if to ram the keeper, in this
case Ron, was always successful, although Harry wasn't sure if that was because Ron was a bit chicken,
or because the Danny and Lauren weren't trying hard enough to hit Ginny with the bludgers.
It was nearly 5 o'clock when Harry motioned the team to the ground. "Alright, we've gotten off to a
great start," said Harry, "and on Tuesday we'll continue. Meet here after dinner and we'll practice some
formation flying. I'll come up with a regular practice schedule by then, our first game is the weekend
before Halloween, by then I want us to be unstoppable. Gryffindor will win the house cup this year, and
we will be undefeated, and hopefully I won't end up in the hospital wing after a match." Everybody
laughed, even Ginny, who also showed a bit of worry. Harry was prone to horrible injuries during the
Quidditch matches. "Alright, to the locker rooms with all of you, get changed and get to dinner." And
with that Harry waved his hand, dismissing his team.
Ginny wandered over to him and took his hand, "We're good this year," she said, "really good."
"Yeah, I can't wait to see what we look like during a game," said Harry.
"Well, as long as we win I'm happy, and Johnny and Frank are good, they'll make fine chasers."
Harry looked on as his team walked ahead of him and Ginny to the locker rooms. Ron slowed down,
dropping back from the rest of the group, as Hermione caught up. The couple dropped back a few more
paces and soon Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione were walking side by side, all of them smiling.
"It's going to be a good year, isn't it?" asked Hermione
"Yes my love, it is," said Ron, "yes, it is."