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March 25th, 1890
Quidditchers Take to the Skies
Letters from our Readers
Trials for the British National Quidditch Team will take flight today on four pitches across our nation. The Prophet asked YOU, our readers, who should find themselves on the national roster, and received a number of responses, the most pertinent you can find by reading on!
To The Editor,
Though I cannot claim to be the truest expert in the sport, I believe the Keeper of the Chudley Cannons, else known as Honorable John Humphrey-Mavis, deserves a place on the national team. Preferably the first string. He has an excellent track record - something name alone could never buy - and undoubtedly a quickly-ascending career. He has the advantage of height and of being lean and lithe, the better to block hoops at little notice, and a strong foundation from his schooldays. Importantly, I’m sure, he is a most a generous person and obviously willing to support the rest of a team through anything: with the stakes of the world cup to face, a level head must help. Moreover, ought we not celebrate our youth? Being young and fit and ambitious, I’m sure, means the younger players will be most eager to prove themselves and take nothing for granted. And Britain should not take for granted that they have an unmatched Keeper among them.
Kindly,
An Anonymous Fan
Mr. Quiddel,
The very fact that we are holding these tryouts is, in my informed opinion, utterly unnecessary. With our own National Quidditch Cup taking place during the month of April, it seems most sensible to simply select the entirety of the winning team. Doing so would ensure a group of players already accustomed to playing with one another, and by default showcase the best that Great Britain has to offer in the year 1890.
Yours,
Polonius Grayson
To The Editor,
I write this letter to praise the talent of who I believe to be the most talented seeker in Britain, right now and that is no other than Mr. Cassius Lestrange. It might seem biased of me to praise his talent, considering that he plays for the Chuddley Cannons, which my brother, Mr. Theodore Gallivan sponsors. But, as someone who knows the man well, I can vouch for his talent and hard work. Even since I was a Ravenclaw student, at Hogwarts, I was proud and happy to have someone like him on my house's team.
Cecily Gallivan
To the editor,
I must say in all honesty that, if Mr. Fitzroy Prewett himself does not grace the pitch as part of our national team, I shall not be watching. Only our best-looking players should be on display, and I do not think any woman alive could rightly deny that he is among the most handsome men our country has to offer.
Sincerely,
In Want of a Husband
To The Editor,
Though I cannot claim to be the truest expert in the sport, I believe the Keeper of the Chudley Cannons, else known as Honorable John Humphrey-Mavis, deserves a place on the national team. Preferably the first string. He has an excellent track record - something name alone could never buy - and undoubtedly a quickly-ascending career. He has the advantage of height and of being lean and lithe, the better to block hoops at little notice, and a strong foundation from his schooldays. Importantly, I’m sure, he is a most a generous person and obviously willing to support the rest of a team through anything: with the stakes of the world cup to face, a level head must help. Moreover, ought we not celebrate our youth? Being young and fit and ambitious, I’m sure, means the younger players will be most eager to prove themselves and take nothing for granted. And Britain should not take for granted that they have an unmatched Keeper among them.
Kindly,
An Anonymous Fan
Mr. Quiddel,
The very fact that we are holding these tryouts is, in my informed opinion, utterly unnecessary. With our own National Quidditch Cup taking place during the month of April, it seems most sensible to simply select the entirety of the winning team. Doing so would ensure a group of players already accustomed to playing with one another, and by default showcase the best that Great Britain has to offer in the year 1890.
Yours,
Polonius Grayson
To The Editor,
I write this letter to praise the talent of who I believe to be the most talented seeker in Britain, right now and that is no other than Mr. Cassius Lestrange. It might seem biased of me to praise his talent, considering that he plays for the Chuddley Cannons, which my brother, Mr. Theodore Gallivan sponsors. But, as someone who knows the man well, I can vouch for his talent and hard work. Even since I was a Ravenclaw student, at Hogwarts, I was proud and happy to have someone like him on my house's team.
Cecily Gallivan
To the editor,
I must say in all honesty that, if Mr. Fitzroy Prewett himself does not grace the pitch as part of our national team, I shall not be watching. Only our best-looking players should be on display, and I do not think any woman alive could rightly deny that he is among the most handsome men our country has to offer.
Sincerely,
In Want of a Husband
Mitch Quiddel