( ′ o ′ ) New Players' Tryouts
That afternoon, though she wasn't too keen on it, Annie still showed up on time with a certain bespectacled boy at the patch of grass outside the castle, in front of the broom shed, set aside for Flying Class practice. She immediately spotted Professor McGonagall waiting there.
Of course, besides the Gryffindor head of house, the two of them also saw several older students in Gryffindor robes, each holding a broom and wearing some sort of protective gear.
Among them, Annie spotted the Weasley Twins and her senior Angelina, whom she already knew, as well as a dozen or so others she didn't recognize. For instance, there was the tall, sturdy-looking boy at the front.
"Annie, Potter!"
"You're finally here!"
"Let me introduce you. This is Wood, Oliver Wood, captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team!"
"Why don't you get acquainted?"
After briefly introducing everyone, Professor McGonagall smiled and stepped aside, signaling that Oliver Wood could get down to business with Annie and Harry.
"Hello!"
"Nice to meet you!"
"I know who you are, actually. One of you is the Boy Who Lived, and the other is the youngest student at Hogwarts. It's hard not to remember you, right?"
"Let's skip the small talk and get down to business!"
"You two..."
"Do you know what Quidditch is?"
After a couple of brief remarks, Oliver Wood got straight to the point and asked Annie and Harry.
"I know..."
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Annie was covered in black lines. It wasn't her first time at Hogwarts, nor was it her first time watching a Quidditch Match. How could she not know?
She could also more or less guess why Professor McGonagall had asked her and that bespectacled boy to come here today.
"I don't know..."
"I've only learned