"Oh, that's exciting!" Kaat said. Even if she'd never been on a broom, she had been to a Quidditch match — and so she was particularly impressed by Quidditch players, who made flying look easy.

Kaat shook her head. "I haven't," she admitted, "My mama always had us take portkeys." Hopefully when she got on a broom she would be decent at it — but she was really worried that she wouldn't be.