"We are going to try to work the spell today. Conjuring Spells are most difficult to operate. I will be amazed if any of you manage to conjure anything in the first few tries. It takes a great deal of focus. You must picture what you are going to conjure. We will not conjure items without the incantation until next semester. We are starting with imamate objects and working toward bigger items, and then invertebrates. Focus strong on what you are trying to conjure and begin," she ordered.
                              
They were supposed to be conjuring toothpicks, but no one was having any progress. Harry was watching everyone and thought, This is just like using the Imperious Curse, focus.... 
                              
He emptied himself of emotion and focused solely on a toothpick, and then conjured a toothpick out of thin air. Hermione looked at him, amazed, and Ron's mouth was open in shock. He again performed a new spell on the first time. Professor McGonagall came over and looked at Hermione, who shook her head and pointed at Harry.
                              
"Well, Mr. Potter, ten points to Gryffindor. I'm impressed," she said and after looking at him for a couple seconds, then swooped off to check on the rest of the class.
                              
"Wow, Harry you are really getting these spells down," said Ron. 
                              
Class ended with everyone, except Harry, with homework to practice Conjuring. Ron complained about the mountain of homework and difficult spells they had to do, and by the time try-outs came around, Ron was exhausted. He was behind on his homework and losing sleep to researching Quidditch techniques. 
                              
On the day of the Quidditch try-outs, they had just finished Transfiguration, when they went up to Gryffindor tower to change. Harry looked out the window. It was good weather for the try-outs. The Captaincy had been agitating Ron. He had stayed up late the past week studying new moves, training strategies and techniques. Harry knew that Ron would do better than he would have, but Ron had resumed his defensive mechanism of not speaking. 
                              
They changed and headed down to the Quidditch pitch. Harry had not seen last year's try-outs, because he was in detention. Hermione, Ginny, Katie Bell, Neville and many other Gryffindors came down with them. 
                              
Madam Hooch had divided the pitch in half. Ravenclaw and Slytherin, who only had one position trying out, were on one half of the field, and Gryffindor and Hufflepuff were on the other. One team would go first and then the other. Hufflepuff had already finished and left when they got there. Almost the whole Gryffindor House showed up to tryout. They had to find Beaters and Chasers out of the mess.
                              
"Alright Harry, separate them into who is trying out for Chaser and who's trying out for Beater, and get ready to test the Beaters. Ginny and Katie you are going to test the Chasers, alright? I'll watch and you guys tell me what you think," Ron said.
                              
They nodded and went off on their broomsticks, doing as he said. Most of the people Harry tested were not even as good as Sloper, who assumed he was still on the team and did not even show up for try-outs. Ginny and Katie Bell were not doing any better, from the looks of it. Ron, who was watching, shook his head. They would have to pick someone eventually. 
                              
Harry sent a Bludger to a person, who was about halfway through the line, and he nailed it. It went soaring through the air back at Harry, who had to urge his Firebolt out of the way. 
                              
Harry flew over to him, glad that he found someone that was worth asking their name, and asked, "What's your name?"
                              
"Sean Williams," said a small musky-haired boy, nervously.
                              
"You ever played on a team before?" Harry asked.
                              
"Yah, the youth league in me area. I didn' try out las' year caus it was me firs' year," he said.