1. Harry Potter Promise NR.9


    Date: 1/13/2016, Categories: Fiction Fan fiction, Author: zimbi

    ... lasted almost an hour and a half, in which Harry mixed up the chaser and beater teams several times, before Dennis caught the snitch. As they all touched the ground, he raised his voice to make himself heard over the noise. "Really great job everyone, thanks for coming out. I'll post the list by tomorrow morning." The stands slowly emptied out as the player hopefuls all headed up to the castle to get some lunch. Harry didn't join them, instead heading to the kitchen to get something quick before he planned on spending the rest of the afternoon going over the tryouts and making his final decisions. After making a quick stop in his dorm room, he sequestered himself in the Room of Requirement for the afternoon, and went over the different candidates. There was no question, after seeing everyone, that Katie and Ron deserved their spots back. But that still left him with two chaser spots, two beaters, and an entire reserve team to choose. Using the pensieve that Minerva had given him for Christmas several years previously, which he had picked up from its spot in one of the compartments in his trunk โ€“ one that was keyed solely to him so that no one else could get in โ€“ Harry reviewed the tryouts and compared the players. By the time he joined his friends for dinner, he thought he had a pretty good team worked out. However, he waited until late that night to post the list on the board in the common room. He couldn't hide it from Ginny, of course, since she was in his head, but he ...
    ... wanted to keep it a surprise for everyone else. Harry and his friends were up early the next morning, and Ron checked the list first thing before they headed out for their morning run. He grinned happily at seeing his name on the list as starting keeper, and Harry shook his head. "You know you were the best one out there, mate," he clapped the redhead on the shoulder. "I don't know why you worry so much." Ron glared halfheartedly at him, and they headed down to the Entrance Hall to meet up with Susan, Blaise, Daphne, and Luna. When the Gryffindors returned an hour and a half later, they were met with several people crowding around the bulletin board, some of them beaming happily, others with disappointment on their faces. Katie made her way over to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Nice to see you know your place, Potter," she said haughtily, though there was a twinkle in her eyes that clearly said she was kidding. Harry nodded contritely. "Of course," he replied, playing along. He raised his voice. "Practice starts tomorrow, starters and reserves, I expect you all there ready to train." Those who had made the team nodded, excited. Harry glanced over at the board, and smiled. It was going to be a good team this year. Gryffindor Quidditch Team Starters: Chaser โ€“ Katie Bell Chaser โ€“ Ginny Weasley Chaser โ€“ Demelza Robbins Beater โ€“ Colin Creevey Beater โ€“ Dean Thomas Keeper โ€“ Ron Weasley Seeker โ€“ Harry Potter (C) Reserves: Chaser โ€“ Natalie McDonald Chaser โ€“ Vicky Frobisher ...