The Guardian

Chapter 28

Lana's PoV

Wood called a meeting to discuss tactics for the new Quidditch season.

"This is our last chance, MY last chance to win the Quiddich cup. I'll be leaving at the end of this year. I'll never get another shot at it," He said, "Gryffindor hasn't won for 7 years now. Okay, so we've had the worst luck in the world, injuries, then the tournament called off last year," He swallowed, "But we also know we have the best Rudy team in the school " He said punching his fist in the air and a manic glint in his eye.

"Calm yourself, if all fails you can just not pass your year and stay back, then you can play again," I said and was met with a fierce glare, "Again, calm yourself, it's just like a war, just no deaths,"

"Anyway, we've got 3 superb chasers," He said pointing at me and the girls.

"2 unbeatable beaters," He said.

"Stop it Oliver, you're embarrassing us," Fred and George said together, pretending to blush.

"And we've got a Seeker who has never failed to win us a match," He said glaring at Harry with a furious pride.

"And a maniac of a team captain who is also one of the best Keepers in the world and will stop at nothing to try to win, good spirit," I said.

"The point is, the Quidditch Cup should have had our name on It these past 2 years. Ever since Harry joined the team,move thought the thing was in the bag,"

"Never think that the thing is in the bag," I interrupted him, "That lets down your guard down and before you know it, you're stabbed and dead,"

"But we haven't got it, and this years the last chance we'll finally see our name on the thing," He continued.

He spoke so dejectedly that everyone looked sympathetic, and I felt a twinge of sympathy.

"Oliver, this is our year," Fred said.

"We'll do it Oliver!" Angelina said.

"Defiantly," Harry said.

"Do you think that we can play on pegasi?" I wondered.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Wood wondered.

"She has ADHD," Harry sighed, "That's why she never pays attention and is very random,"

"Oh, I wondered," He said vaguely.

"About what?" I asked.

"If you had ADHD, you moved around a lot!" He said.

"Oh," I said.

"Now, lets go train! We have a lot of tactics to go over," Wood said.

I looked at his plan.

"What is This?" I asked.

"The plan," He said.

"You should put the beaters there," I said pointing to a different spot in the plan after quickly analyzing it, "There they could get cornered and won't move as well, and the positions for chasers, you need to have it more balanced out, I can't take that, you should put Angelina there, she's better at right field, and Katie on left, because that will be spread out more evenly. I'll take the middle since I'm smaller so I'll fly faster and be the head of our mini triangle. Other than that the plan looks pretty good," I said.

He looked at me surprised, but thought it over, then his face broke out into a broad grin, "That's a great idea! I'd don't know that you were good at planning,"

"She's good at a lot of things, but won't show it," Harry said coming over, "She's been in a few wars already so she knows some tactics, and is very good at picking out weak points and skill,"