Wizardry System

It was the next day and the day of the Quidditch tryouts. As the members of the 1991-1992 Ravenclaw Quidditch team was not shown, Chris had no idea how good any of the players were. All he knew was that this year was the year that Ravenclaw gave Gryffindor the biggest beating the Gryffindors received in 300 years thus showing that the team was pretty good. Chris knew that with him as Seeker, they would have a high chance of winning the Quidditch Cup.

After attending all his classes, Chris went to the fields with Hermione and Kristine as they both wanted to watch the tryouts. Since Chris knew that all they do is study anyways, he saw no point in saying no. When they arrived at the fields, Brian was there standing next to Professor Flitwick who was standing on top of a box. Next to box were 14 colored vests and in front of Brian were at least 20 people all with different broomsticks.

"Hello everyone, you guys most likely know me already. My name is Brian Milton and I am the captain of the Quidditch team. Currently, we have a Seeker and myself as a Chaser," He looked behind him and saw Chris entering. "Ah, here he is. This is our Seeker, Chris Evergreen. He was scouted by Professor Flitwick and when I saw his potential, I had to take him in. However, if you are better than him, he will be replaced immediately. Are there any questions?"

No one raised their hands.

"Good now let's get started," Brian said as he took out a parchment. "So there will be two tests: one for the Seeker and one for the rest of the team. The first test that will happen is for the rest of the team. This test will just be a scrimmage where you'll be put into the blue or red team for the positions you signed up for. This scrimmage will last 15 minutes long which is enough time for Professor Flitwick and myself to judge whether you are good enough for the team. Remember that even if you were in the Quidditch team last year, it does not guarantee a spot,"

Brian then sorted the students randomly and gave them a colored vest that he took out. However, there were some people leftover not able to make a full team.

"The remainder students will have to wait. Some people playing now will have to play again, but this will not affect your score if you play terribly in the new game. However, if there is obvious signs of slacking, you will be rejected immediately. But this is also a second chance since if you played not so well in this match then the second match will help improve my opinion of you," Brian said. "Alright everyone who was chosen please get ready,"

14 people went up into the air. They looked at each other with a bit of nervousness. Professor Flitwick then got off the box and Brian then unlocked the box. Immediately, two iron balls flew out of the box. The Golden Snitch, however, did not leave the box. Brian then took out another ball, the Quaffle, and threw it up the air.

The match started and Chris was quite interested. The skills that most of these students had were mediocre at best, but there were some that were clearly better. For example, a beater on the red team was able to accurately hit the Bludger to a blue team member most of the time and there was a blue team member that was always there to block it. Seeing this, Chris already knew who the Beaters were on the team unless there were someone that was not playing right now that was better.

As for the Chasers, there was only one that stood out. It was a girl in the red team that looked to be about 17 years old and in Chris' mind, she was only a bit worse than Ginny Weasley. She continuously was able to get the Quaffle inside the goal post. In the end, she was the one that led the red team to victory.

"Alright guys settle down," Brian said. "Now it's time for the second match,"

Brian then organized the team again. Chris noticed that the people he thought were good were all left out.

'I suppose the decisions are already made,' Chris thought.

The teams were made again and Brian started the match once more. Chris saw that the match was much more even this time. With the seventh year girl and the two good beaters out, no one was really able to do anything. Chris honestly was bȧrėly able to tell who was better than the other.

When the match was over, it was the blue team's victory. Professor Flitwick and Brian talked for a minute

"Alright we have made our decision. However, I will announce the team after the Seeker's test. Now for the Seekers, the test is simple. I will let go of the Snitch and you have to catch it. This is not time based at all so do not worry about that. Alright Chris will go first," Brian said.

Chris rose up and he heard Hermione and Kristine cheer for him.

"GO CHRIS!" Hermione shouted.

"YOU CAN DO IT!" Kristine exclaimed as she stood up and waved. Chris noticed that all the boys including Brian were looking at him strangely.

'Well I have to be glad there's someone to cheer for me right?' Chris thought as he got ready for the Snitch.

"Alright Chris, I'm releasing the Snitch," Brian said as he let go of the Golden Snitch. The Snitch flew around in sight for a few seconds before completely disappearing.

Chris looked in every direction. He moved around slowly to make sure that every inch was covered. Suddenly, he saw the Snitch only a couple feet off the ground. He immediately dove to get the Snitch. The Snitch started flying away, but once it was in Chris' sight, it wasn't able to escape him. The Snitch suddenly flew upwards which prompted Chris to lean as far back as he can to move up. He caught up with the Snitch and caught it.

Chris heard Hermione and Kristine cheer for him and he waved back at them before coming down.

When Chris came down, he gave Brian the Snitch.

"Here you go Captain," Chris said.

"Well done Chris. Excellent reaction time," Brian said with a smile.

Suddenly two boys that looked to be around 13 came up to Brian.

"Captain, we would like to withdraw from the tryouts," One of the boys said while the other nodded.

"Oh, but you haven't even shown your skills yet," Brian said.

"Yes, but we don't think we can beat that reaction time," The other boy said. Suddenly most of the people signing up to be the Seeker withdrew their application. Brian shrugged as he knew that even if they did tryout, they most likely wouldn't be able to top Chris.

However, there were some that did try their luck, but most missed their first time seeing the Snitch. The ones that had caught it the first time were a bit worse than Chris.