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           RonandHermionecamehurryingovertowishHarrygoodluckasheenteredthelockerrooms. TheteampulledontheirscarletGryffindorrobes,thensatdowntolistentoWood’susualpre-matchpeptalk. 

           "Slytherinhasbetterbroomsthanus,"hebegan."Nopointdenyingit.Butwe’vegotbetterpeopleonourbrooms.We’vetrainedharderthantheyhave,we’vebeenflyinginallweathers-" ("Tootrue,"mutteredGeorgeWeasley."Ihaven’tbeenproperlydrysinceAugust") "-andwe’regoingtomakethemruethedaytheyletthatlittlebitofslime,Malfoy,buyhiswayontotheirteam." 

           Chestheavingwithemotion,WoodturnedtoHarry. 

           "It’llbedowntoyou,Harry,toshowthemthataSeekerhastohavesomethingmorethanarichfather. GettothatSnitchbeforeMalfoyordietrying,Harry,becausewe’vegottowintoday,we’vegotto." 

           "Sonopressure,Harry"saidFred,winkingathim. 

           Astheywalkedoutontothepitch,aroarofnoisegreetedthem;mainlycheers,becauseRavenclawandHufflepuffwereanxioustoseeSlytherinbeaten,buttheSlytherinsinthecrowdmadetheirboosandhissesheard,too. MadamHooch,theQuidditchteacher,askedFlintandWoodtoshakehands,whichtheydid,givingeachotherthreateningstaresandgrippingratherharderthanwasnecessary. 

           "Onmywhistle,"saidMadamHooch."Three...two...one..." 

           Witharoarfromthecrowdtospeedthemupward,thefourteenplayersrosetowardtheleadensky. Harryflewhigherthananyofthem,squintingaroundfortheSnitch.