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"And women," said Chaser Angelina Johnson.
that
that Professor
"And women," Wood agreed.
Professor
Professor McGonagall
"This is it."
McGonagall
McGonagall had
"The big one," said Fred Weasley.
had
had reached
"The one we've all been waiting for," said George.
reached
reached the
"We know Oliver's speech by heart," Fred told Harry, "we were on the team last year."
the
the point
"Shut up, you two," said Wood.
point
point she
"This is the best team Gryffindor's had in years.
she
she was
We're going to win.
was
was most
I know it."
most
most anxious
He glared at them all as if to say, "Or else."
anxious
anxious to
"Right.
to
to discuss
It's time.
discuss
discuss ,
Good luck, all of you."
,
, the
Harry followed Fred and George out of the locker room and, hoping his knees weren't going to give way, walked onto the field to loud cheers.
the
the real
Madam Hooch was refereeing.
real
real reason
She stood in the middle of the field waiting for the two teams, her broom in her hand.
reason
reason she
"Now, I want a nice fair game, all of you," she said, once they were all gathered around her.
she
she had
Harry noticed that she seemed to be speaking particularly to the Slytherin Captain, Marcus Flint, a sixth year.
had
had been
Harry thought Flint looked as if he had some troll blood in him.
been
been waiting
Out of the corner of his eye he saw the fluttering banner high above, flashing Potter for President over the crowd.
waiting
waiting on
His heart skipped.
on
on a
He felt braver.
a
a cold
"Mount your brooms, please."
cold
cold ,
Harry clambered onto his Nimbus Two Thousand.
,
, hard
Madam Hooch gave a loud blast on her silver whistle.
hard
hard wall
Fifteen brooms rose up, high, high into the air.
wall
wall all
They were off.
all
all day
"And the Quaffle is taken immediately by Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor -- what an excellent Chaser that girl is, and rather attractive, too --" "JORDAN!"
day
day ,
"Sorry, Professor."
,
, for
The Weasley twins' friend, Lee Jordan, was doing the commentary for the match, closely watched by Professor McGonagall.
for
for neither
"And she's really belting along up there, a neat pass to Alicia Spinnet, a good find of Oliver Wood's, last year only a reserve -- back to Johnson and -- no, the Slytherins have taken the Quaffle, Slytherin Captain Marcus Flint gains the Quaffle and off he goes -- Flint flying like an eagle up there -- he's going to sc- no, stopped by an excellent move by Gryffindor Keeper Wood and the Gryffindors take the Quaffle -- that's Chaser Katie Bell of Gryffindor there, nice dive around Flint, off up the field and -- OUCH -- that must have hurt, hit in the back of the head by a Bludger -- Quaffle taken by the Slytherins -- that's Adrian Pucey speeding off toward the goal posts, but he's blocked by a second Bludger -- sent his way by Fred or George Weasley, can't tell which -- nice play by the Gryffindor Beater, anyway, and Johnson back in possession of the Quaffle, a clear field ahead and off she goes -- she's really flying -- dodges a speeding Bludger -- the goal posts are ahead -- come on, now, Angelina -- Keeper Bletchley dives -- misses -- GRYFFINDORS SCORE!"
neither
neither as
Gryffindor cheers filled the cold air, with howls and moans from the Slytherins.
as
as a
"Budge up there, move along."
a
a cat
"Hagrid!"
cat
cat nor
Ron and Hermione squeezed together to give Hagrid enough space to join them.
nor
nor as
"Bin watchin' from me hut," said Hagrid, patting a large pair of binoculars around his neck, "But it isn't the same as bein' in the crowd.
as
as a
No sign of the Snitch yet, eh?"
a
a woman
"Nope," said Ron.
woman
woman had
"Harry hasn't had much to do yet."
had
had she
"Kept outta trouble, though, that's somethin'," said Hagrid, raising his binoculars and peering skyward at the speck that was Harry.
she
she fixed
Way up above them, Harry was gliding over the game, squinting about for some sign of the Snitch.
fixed
fixed Dumbledore
This was part of his and Wood's game plan.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore with
"Keep out of the way until you catch sight of the Snitch," Wood had said.
with
with such
"We don't want you attacked before you have to be."
such
such a
When Angelina had scored, Harry had done a couple of loop-the-loops to let off his feelings.
a
a piercing
Now he was back to staring around for the Snitch.
piercing
piercing stare
Once he caught sight of a flash of gold, but it was just a reflection from one of the Weasleys' wristwatches, and once a Bludger decided to come pelting his way, more like a cannonball than anything, but Harry dodged it and Fred Weasley came chasing after it.
stare
stare as
"All right there, Harry?"
as
as she
he had time to yell, as he beat the Bludger furiously toward Marcus Flint.
she
she did
"Slytherin in possession," Lee Jordan was saying, "Chaser Pucey ducks two Bludgers, two Weasleys, and Chaser Bell, and speeds toward the -- wait a moment -- was that the Snitch?"
did
did now
A murmur ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey dropped the Quaffle, too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that had passed his left ear.
now
now .
Harry saw it.
.
. It
In a great rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold.
It
It was
Slytherin Seeker Terence Higgs had seen it, too.
was
was plain
Neck and neck they hurtled toward the Snitch -all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch.
plain
plain that
Harry was faster than Higgs -- he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering, darting up ahead - - he put on an extra spurt of speed -- WHAM!
that
that whatever
A roar of rage echoed from the Gryffindors below -- Marcus Flint had blocked Harry on purpose, and Harry's broom spun off course, Harry holding on for dear life.
whatever
whatever ``
"Foul!"
``
`` everyone
screamed the Gryffindors.
everyone
everyone ''
Madam Hooch spoke angrily to Flint and then ordered a free shot at the goal posts for Gryffindor.
''
'' was
But in all the confusion, of course, the Golden Snitch had disappeared from sight again.
was
was saying
Down in the stands, Dean Thomas was yelling, "Send him off, ref!
saying
saying ,
Red card!"
,
, she
"What are you talking about, Dean?"
she
she was
said Ron.
was
was not
"Red card!"
not
not going
said Dean furiously.
going
going to
"In soccer you get shown the red card and you're out of the game!"
to
to believe
"But this isn't soccer, Dean," Ron reminded him.
believe
believe it
Hagrid, however, was on Dean's side.
it
it until
"They oughta change the rules.
until
until Dumbledore
Flint coulda knocked Harry outta the air."
Dumbledore
Dumbledore told
Lee Jordan was finding it difficult not to take sides.
told
told her
"So -- after that obvious and disgusting bit of cheating "Jordan!"
her
her it
growled Professor McGonagall.
it
it was
"I mean, after that open and revolting foul 'Jordan, I'm warning you --" "All right, all right.
was
was true
Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by Spinner, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still in possession."
true
true .
It was as Harry dodged another Bludger, which went spinning dangerously past his head, that it happened.
.
. Dumbledore
His broom gave a sudden, frightening lurch.
Dumbledore
Dumbledore ,
For a split second, he thought he was going to fall.
,
, however
He gripped the broom tightly with both his hands and knees.
however
however ,
He'd never felt anything like that.
,
, was
It happened again.
was
was choosing
It was as though the broom was trying to buck him off.
choosing
choosing another
But Nimbus Two Thousands did not suddenly decide to buck their riders off.
another
another lemon
Harry tried to turn back toward the Gryffindor goal- posts -- he had half a mind to ask Wood to call time-out -- and then he realized that his broom was completely out of his control.
lemon
lemon drop
He couldn't turn it.
drop
drop and
He couldn't direct it at all.
and
and did
It was zigzagging through the air, and every now and then making violent swishing movements that almost unseated him.
did
did not
Lee was still commentating.
not
not answer
"Slytherin in possession -- Flint with the Quaffle -- passes Spinnet -- passes Bell -- hit hard in the face by a Bludger, hope it broke his nose -- only joking, Professor -- Slytherins score -- A no...
answer
answer .
The Slytherins were cheering.
.
. ``
No one seemed to have noticed that Harry's broom was behaving strangely.
``
`` What
It was carrying- him slowly higher, away from the game, jerking and twitching as it went.
What
What they
"Dunno what Harry thinks he's doing," Hagrid mumbled.
they
they 're
He stared through his binoculars.
're
're saying
"If I didn' know better, I'd say he'd lost control of his broom... but he can't have...." Suddenly, people were pointing up at Harry all over the stands.
saying
saying ,
His broom had started to roll over and over, with him only just managing to hold on.
,
, ''
Then the whole crowd gasped.
''
'' she