Ben wasn't sure Pip Manwaring had even attempted to dodge — or maybe he had. Manwaring was one of his first years, so Ben had plenty of experience watching him fly, but it was still difficult to tell exactly what the boy intended any time he mounted a broom. In any case, he took the bludger square to the back and came away coated in yellow.

"First point for Crabbe," he called. "Don't let him have all the fun, you lot."

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