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[That afternoon, outside the castle, the students, Gryffindor and Slytherin, are lined up in two rows with brooms by their sides. The teacher, Madam Hooch, comes down the line. She has short hair and hawk yellow eyes.]

"QUIDDITCH!" James screeched a—frankly—inhumane screech.

Hooch: Good afternoon, class.

Class: Good afternoon, Madam Hooch.

Hooch: Good afternoon, Amanda, good afternoon. [to the class] Welcome to your first flying lesson. Well, what are you waiting for? Everyone step up to the left side of their broomstick. Come on now, hurry up. Stick your right hand over the broom and say, "Up."

Class: Up!

[After Harry said "Up"!, the broom immediately flies into his hand.]

"He's a natural." Sirius told James.

Harry: [amazed] Wow!

[Hermione stares at him as the class continues.]

Ron was quietly talking to the screen, "The first thing you weren't immediately the best at."

Draco: Up! [broomstick flies up and Draco smugly grins.]

Ron: Up. Up!

Hooch: With feeling!

Hermione: [as her broomstick slowly rises] Up. Up. Up. Up.

Ron: Up!! [His broom immediately shot up and whacked him on the nose] Ooh! [Harry laughs] Shut up, Harry. [Ron then seemingly starts to laugh after he recovered]

Marlene was just about pissing her pants at the sight of a kid being whacked in the face.

Hooch: Now, once you've got hold of your broom, I want you to mount it. And grip it tight, you don't want to be sliding off the end. [the class mounts on their broomsticks] When I blow my whistle, I want each of you to kick off from the ground, hard. Keep your broom steady, hover for a moment, then lean forward slightly and touch back down. On my whistle. 3, 2...

[She blows the whistle. However, Neville's broomstick somehow lifts him off the ground. Neville immediately lifts off. He looks quite frightened.]

Marlene had calmed down from her laughingfit and now looked concerned for Alice's kid.

Neville: Oh...

Hooch: Mr. Longbottom.

Girl: Neville, what are you doing?

"Flying, but not intentionally." Alice looked at her son with utter concern.

Students: Neville... Neville...

Boy: We're not supposed to take off, yet.

"I think he knew that." Evan glared slightly at the screen.

Hooch: [Neville begins soaring away uncontrollably] M-M-M-Mr. Longb-!

Lily didn't dare look away from the film. "Madam Hooch, please do something!"

Neville: AHH!

Hooch: Mr. Longbottom!

Neville: Down! Down! Ahhhh!

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