September 11th, 1891; Afternoon — Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch
Elijah Urquart was not feeling as cocky as usual.
The sixth year had been (smugly) delighted to be named team captain and generally felt the sun shined out his own ass, but with almost his entire bloody roster to fill, it had occurred to the chaser that there was room for failure. He did not care for that in the least.
"Slytherin," Elijah declared loftily, "has not won a quidditch cup for almost a decade—and I will be the captain to change this. I am looking for only the best, and so that is what you must demonstrate today."
As the sixth year continued, he detailed the objectives for each position that day:
- Those interested in beater, keeper, and chaser would try out in unison.
- Beaters would be tasked with hitting targets—some stationery, and some moving. They would need to grab a bat, find a bludger, and try to hit as many targets as possible* in the two minutes allocated.
- Chasers would pass the quaffle amongst themselves before attempting to score on a keeper candidate. Elijah's whistle would indicate when it was time to swap in a new candidate.
- Lastly, the seekers would be in search of the lone golden snitch that had been released**. Ostensibly, the first to catch it would 'win', but Elijah would be carefully tracking their skills throughout. This would be done en masse, after the other roles completed their trial.
"I would say good luck," the captain smirked, "but skill is far more important. Begin!"
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