Dresden Academy

As per tradition the houses get the quodpot pitch in alphabetical order. James Walsh was on the field early, warming up his own broom skills and setting up several of the challenging tests he had dreamed up for this year.

The first test consisted of a flying course through floating hoops set to make a ringing sound once someone flew through the middle.

The second was a simple passing exercise he'd run between the students to see how they worked as a team.

The third test was for each student to play their preferred position in a short pick up game. The fourth test was to play in a position that Walsh felt they were better suited for.

The final test was to stand with a quod in their hand until it exploded. Walsh had charmed these particular quods to have gentler explosions; the test was to see how squeamish the students were and how they'd handle themselves in a pressure situation.

It would take him most of the afternoon to sort out those who were strong enough and those who needed another year to get it together.