Quidditch tryouts

The first day of school was already a mess! Seraphina had stayed up late and overslept while the boys got detention for probably getting caught after curfew except for Cedric.

She was to the greenhouse for Herbology and stumbled upon a familiar person, Draco Malfoy.

"Hello, Estella Black. Mother told me about you after getting back from Diagon Alley." He looked at Ella up and down with a sneer. "You're a Hufflepuff? No wonder why you look all sad after I mentioned your house was dumb."

Ella frowned, she of course wouldn't argue with a junior, not especially her own cousin. She just took a deep breath and smiled, "Hello Draco, I'm happy you got into Slytherin."

"Father told me not to associate with you because you're a Blood-traitor like your father. Mother couldn't care less since you're staying with a Blood-traitor." Draco said, but he didn't know who was the blood-traitor she was staying with.

"But you're talking to me right now."

Draco shrugged, "I can do what I want. Mother did say she didn't care if I could talk to you."

Ella thought it was rather odd. She, herself is a blood-traitor and Living with a blood traitor. Anyone who wasn't a blood-traitor wouldn't want to talk with a blood-traitor, but Narcissa didn't care that her son is talking to her but she herself couldn't even mention her sister's name.

"You shouldn't talk to me because I'm a blood-traitor, but why are you speaking to me?"

Draco once again shrugged, "I wanted to say hi. I have to go to class now. Bye." With that, he just left her feeling dumbfounded.

She continues to walk to the Greenhouse, where she soon met with the Weasley twin.

The class had changed, she no longer had Potion with Gryffindor, instead, she had a class with Ravenclaw. She only had her Herbology class with Gryffindor.

"Ell! How's summer?" They walk towards her. "Quite great actually, how's yours?"

"We made mum go crazy again. Did you hear? Harry Potter is in Gryffindor!" Fred Weasley proudly announces to her with his eyebrows wiggling.

"Yes, my ears aren't deaf yet especially not when you screamed that loud in the Great Hall. Good for you." She pushed his hands away and went to find a place in the greenhouse as Professor Sprout came in.

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"How's detention boys.." Seraphina said mockingly and gave a wicked smile.

James rolled his eyes, "Yeah, it was great!" But Jake just chuckled afterward.

Ella chuckled, "Hey, do you remember when you said you're going to tryouts for the Quidditch team?" James asked

Ella hummed in a replied way, "Well, considering Genevieve is talented at Quidditch-" Seraphina said but Ella cut her.

"-No," Ella said immediately. Genevieve and she hadn't been very great friends even though they are dormmates. "I'm not asking Genevieve for some tips. I'm sorry but last time I asked her to help me, she ditch me and left me in the forbidden forest, doing detention alone."

"Okey then... what position are you hoping to get for?" Seraphina raised an eyebrow.

"My mother was a Chaser.." she spoke quietly, remembering what Remus had told her about Marlene, she was a talented witch, a talented Chaser.

She took some time to think and finally said, "I think Beater. I wanna beat The Weasley twins on the game one day." She smiled wickedly.

"You're actually scaring me. Estella Black? Beating the crap outta people? What's up with you lately?" Cedric laughed. "Well, Genevieve said the tryouts are on Friday. Want us to come to see you?"

"If you want sure!"

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"So, I heard you're trying out for the Quidditch team." Celia Valgora smirked, "Make sure not to get hurt though." She snickers.

"Aww, you do care about me. Thank you, I appreciate your concern but I think I will be fine." She smiled towards the girl who then give dirty looks, scoffing as she walks away.

"Oh, hey Talicia! Here to see some tryouts?" She bumped into her.

Talicia kept a poker face, "No, I'm here to watch you die." And smiled, walking away.

Today was the Hufflepuff Quidditch tryouts, the Hufflepuff Quidditch captain came to them, discussing a few things with the other players.

The Quidditch captain was a female, sixth-year named Clara Diaz. "Okey, form into two teams, 2 seekers, 2 keepers, 6 chasers, and 4 beaters."

The students began to look back and forth, looking at others forming a team. Genevieve seems to know which team she was in and dragged Ella by pulling her clothes slightly backward. "Don't get hurt. Remember you're in my team." She smirked.

Ella was given a black glove with a Beater's bat by the captain. "Right, I wish you all good luck and will try your best! Be careful everyone, the game could injure you badly." The captain warned she was herself a Chaser like Genevieve.

Clara did a countdown to make sure everyone get ready when she release the balls. Ella gripped her broom strong from being nervous.

"Go!" She released the two bludgers and the snitch flying away, she took the Quaffle and threw it in the air, her team was about to snatch the ball when the opposite team caught the Quaffle instead.

"Eyes on the Bludgers, Black!" Genevieve dodged a Bludger as it flew away fast.

She caught an eye on a Bludger that was flying so fast to the team seeker, Megan Diser. Before the Bludgers could have hit the team seeker, she flew Infront of Megan and hit the Bludger away, hitting to hit the opposite team but missed due to their dodging.

Ella caught another bludger flying itself. She took a chance to fly towards the Bludger and hit it with the bat. The Bludger went flying fast, knocking away the opposite keeper's team.

"YES!" She heard Seraphina shout.

"Not bad." Genevieve shrugged before continuing to snatch the Quaffle from the opposite team.

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"Alright, I've seen you play well, very well. Every single one of you. But only half of you will be chosen to be on the team. Do not feel bad if you did not make it to the team. You did your best and there will always be next year." Clara shouted since the Quidditch pitch was big and noisy.

"For keeper, Brandon Bagshaw, fifth year. Chaser we'll have Kate Madison, second year. Beater, Estella Black, third year and seeker, Megan Diser, fourth year. Congratulations to the one who got in the team and the rest of you, keep practicing and you will be amazing one day." Clara smiled at those who had not been chosen. Half of the students were disappointed but others congratulated the one who got on the team.

"Not bad, Black." Genevieve for the first time smiled at her. She now had left the Quidditch pitch to change her clothes.

"Did you get in?!" James asked jumping up and down. Ella nodded and saw James doing a mini celebration dance.

"I knew you could do it, Ell," said Jake feeling proud.

Cedric coughed to himself as Ella scoffed to Jake "I can't believe that you doubted me." her eyes rolled at that statement.

"Trust me, Ella, he had been complaining about you will not make it to the team." Said Cedric.

"Yeah, Git!" Seraphina snatched a book from Cedric and smack Jake's head. Not too hard of course.

She looked up at Talicia where she was sitting, Talicia raised an eyebrow with a smirk as she walk down back into the castle.