Sirius was pleased that his tryouts were last, as it had given him time to scope out the prospective competition in other houses. It was also particularly fun, because he was friends with two of the other captains, and now had collected information that would help him poke fun at them later.

He stood in front of his would-be players, feeling rather like a general surveying an army. In front of him was a closed box of the Quidditch balls and bats, and an array of black or white newsboy caps, enough for each of the prospective players. "Ladies, gentlemen — I am your Slytherin Quidditch captain, Sirius Black." (Whether they got on the team or not, he was still their captain — and also their Head Boy. He was adorned with badges.)

"We are hosting tryouts for chasers, beaters, and a keeper today. If you are trying out for multiple positions, you will take it in turns."

"Chasers must complete a circle of the pitch, passing the quaffle at least five times. Afterwards, you will queue up on your broomstick to take shots at our keeper tryouts — keepers, your role is to stop people from scoring. Seems simple, right?"

Sirius grinned, feeling rather sharklike. ''But we cannot forget about the bludgers — everyone will take a black or white cap from me before they take to the skies. Beaters, your role is to aim for members of the team which has the opposite-colored cap to yourself — while protecting your own players. You have fifteen minutes before we swap roles."

And with that, Sirius began handing out the caps and gesturing for people to take to the sky.

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