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rushes by uneventfully at Hogwarts. Harry avoids Gilderoy
Lockhart and Colin Creevey as much as possible, and Ron's wand
continues to muddle spells. Early Saturday morning, Harry is
shaken awake by Oliver Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor
Quidditch team, for a crack-of-dawn practice. Harry dresses
quickly and on the way to meet the team in the locker room, runs
into Colin, who eagerly asks him to explain the rules of
Quidditch, which he does. The game's basic terms are this: the
game is played with seven people on broomsticks, and during it
the small golden Snitch flies around and must be caught by the
Seeker (Harry's position) in order for the game to end. Two
Bludgers fly around, trying to knock the players off their
broomsticks, and two team members, the Beaters (Fred and George
Weasley), try to beat the Bludgers away.