John Summerby and Dan Cadwallader<br/>Location: Hufflepuff Table, Great Hall<br/>With: Petra, Veronica, Cameron<br/><br/>John had been hoping she'd not only played at Durmstrang, but won some games for them, though he'd been prepared for less confidence-building answers.  Still,<em>hadn't played at all?</em>He nodded, trying not to give away too much disappointment.<strong>"Well, we almost won the Quidditch Cup last year, and Beater was our weakest position then.  This year, even if you don't pan out, we can always just try to get an early lead and keep their Seeker busy with bludgers until we are over 180 points ahead.  I should be able to do that."</strong>He seemed to take some pleasure from the thought of it all hinging on him.<br/><br/>Dan chimed in as well.  "Besides, I can take a bludger or two without losing a play, done it before."  That was indeed true.  While Cadwallader wasn't the best Chaser at Hogwarts, he was known for being the toughest of them.  Last season he'd once taken two bludgers in one drive and still scored against Ravenclaw.<br/><br/>A small flock of birds only slightly distracted John, who was working on different strategies to sut their new team composition.  Cameron's attempt to rid Veronica of her bird did elicit a laugh from him, and he mock chided Cameron as well.<strong>"Careful, she's already dating a Slytherin, don't need to give her any more reason to give you detention."</strong><br/><br/>Meanwhile, Dan watched as Xavril took care of the entire flock.  "Holy crap, Xavril just made all of the birds disappear!"