On the way back to the Castle, the members of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team were all discussing the match they had just watched, mostly focusing on Ravenclaw's new Seeker.
Her flying skills were first-rate. Harry felt she was no worse than he was.
Her tactical thinking was outstanding. Harry thought she was downright devious, and he would have to be careful when he faced her.
Her broomstick was terrible, though, probably an old Comet. She had been at a clear disadvantage even against Draco's Nimbus 2000 and One, let alone his own Firebolt.
If she could get a high-quality broomstick, she would probably become a formidable opponent. But as things stood, Harry did not think she would be much of a problem.
The others felt much the same as Harry, and none of them had much attention to spare for Ravenclaw's new Seeker. After all, their match against Hufflepuff was coming up next week.
Their two matches before the Easter holidays were back-to-back games against Hufflepuff.
Everyone on the team agreed that, compared with Ravenclaw's new Seeker, Hufflepuff's Cedric Diggory was the real worry.
Harry was discussing doing homework later with Ron, but when they reached the entrance to the Castle, he suddenly froze.
A large crowd of boys and girls was approaching, surrounding several Ravenclaw students in robes bearing blue eagle emblems.
Ravenclaw students did not usually wear robes. It was a Ravenclaw tradition. They generally only put them on for more important occasions, such as formal dinners.
And there was clearly no formal dinner today, so there was only one explanation for such a large group of students wearing robes.
They were members of the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team.
Of course, Harry had not frozen because he had run into Ravenclaw's Quidditch players. They had competed on the Quidditch