Chapter Four: A midnight duel, a three headed dog and a Mountain Troll.

Alan loved her new life in Hogwarts, but she always yearned for her big brothers and her dad still. Every morning, her owl Thunderbird, brought her letters and parcels from her family and friends back on Tracy Island, but one morning when she was to have her first flying lesson (with the Slytherins, most of whom weren't that bad, save Ronald) she got a package from Tracy Island, Alan was curious but read the letter:

Hey little sister,

Since we miss you on the island, well John's still on Five and missing you, we kinda thought to send you each of our flight jackets to wear while you're at Hogwarts and, well you know have a bit of each of us with you. (Virgil)

Hey Sprout (hah, still can't get me); we are missing you and Fermat's definitely bored without you to mess around with. I'm missing pulling pranks on Scott and Virgil when you're not here, almost forgot, good luck with your flying lessons. Dad says that if you're impressive, they might choose you for the house Quidditch teams. (Gordon)

Alan, dad's still paranoid about you making a date with trouble and detention. Still, causing mischief and trouble is ten times worse when you and Gordon are together, so good luck, try and get a detention before Christmas and I'm definitely gonna talk to dad about you and the family business. (Scott)

Young lady, try not to cause any trouble while you are at school. That's for when you're home with us. I don't mind the odd detention here and there, but if I get wind of a weeks worth you are grounded missy, but I still miss you and I love you as well, good luck with your flying lessons. (Dad)

Come home soon, Alan

Love Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Dad

Hey, don't I get a say, (sorry Johnny boy: Virgil), hey little sister, Alan, I'm still stuck on Five, but I still miss you like hell (John, language: Dad), sorry dad. But hey hope you're home soon. (John)

Alan just laughed at the letter from her brothers, she was nervous about the whole prospect of flying on a broom. It would be different than to nicking Thunderbird 2 off Virgil with Gordon and going for a joy ride. But she also was often nicking Thunderbird 1 off Scott and Thunderbird 3 off their dad and joyriding with Gordon.

"Welcome to your first flying lesson, now I don't know what you're waiting for, step up to a broomstick" Madam Hooch, the Quidditch coach and flying instructor, barked at the class. Alan looked down at the broom at her side, it was very old and looked like it would fall apart sooner or later "stick your right hand over the broom and say 'up'" Madam Hooch said "UP!" the class called, Alan's broom jumped right into her hand while Ronald's smacked him straight in the face and gave Alan a death glare.

When everyone had a hold of their brooms, Hooch was about to blow the whistle to allow them ten minutes in the air when Neville's broom took off with him on it and threw him off "is he ok, Madam Hooch?" a girl named Tiffany Granger asked "poor boy, a broken wrist, no-one is to touch those brooms until I get this boy to the Hospital Wing, anyone in the air when I get back will be out of Hogwarts before you can say 'Quidditch'" Madam Hooch warned the class as she took Neville to the castle.

Ron had found Neville's gift that his Grandma had sent him and was boasting that Neville hadn't even noticed it was gone "give it here Weasley" Alan snarled at him "no, how about I leave it on the roof?" Ron sneered and caused Alan to chase him up in the air "have it your way then" he said as he threw it and Alan had to chase it to Professor McGonagall's office window, where McGonagall saw Alan catch it and fly back to her class in front of the castle "Alan Tracy, follow me" she said, Alan went.

McGonagall led Alan to Quirrell's classroom "Professor Quirrell, excuse me, excuse me, can I borrow Oliver Wood for a moment please?" McGonagall asked "y-yes" he stuttered, a fifth year boy got up and followed McGonagall to an empty classroom "Tracy, this is Oliver Wood, Wood, I have found you a seeker" McGonagall said proudly, Alan and Wood looked at each other in shock, Alan was on the Quidditch team! Her family were going to be so proud of her and hopefully let her on some rescues with her brothers (ok, maybe not Gordon, she was scared of the sea after a prank that he played on her when she was six and had trapped her in Thunderbird 4).

When Alan returned to class, it was now lunchtime. She and Draco went up to the Hospital Wing to give Neville his Remembrall back, and then went into the great hall for some lunch. When they were going through the Transfiguration Courtyard Draco said "Seeker? But first years never make the house teams, you must be the youngest seeker in about…." Draco said when Alan interrupted "a centaury according to McGonagall" "hey, well done Alan, Wood's just told us" Fred and George Weasley had appeared behind them "they're on the team too, Beaters" Draco explained to her.

The next morning Alan received a letter from home and two jackets saying John and Gordon. Alan knew they were their IR jackets as she was wearing Scott's due to it being Saturday and it was the weekend of her first Quidditch game Gryffindor Vs Slytherin, Ron had been particularly nasty to her whenever he saw her in Scott's jacket which she wore every Saturday to make sure that Scott was there with her.

Alan made her way down to the Quidditch pitch with the other players and she could have sworn she'd seen her brothers and dad, though that could've been her nerves, but Scott, John, Virgil, Gordon and Jeff were there in the audience to watch their youngest family member in her first Quidditch match.