The Gryffindor and Slytherin teams had already left their respective locker rooms, marching in neat rows onto the pitch. As both sides entered, a heavy aura of gunpowder gradually filled the air over the stadium. Before the match began, Wood and Marcus shook each other's hands with such force that it looked as though they both wanted to snap each other's fingers off.
Lee Jordan was acting as the Quidditch commentator, just as he usually did, but his rather biased introduction of the two teams instantly drew a wave of boos from the Slytherin students.
A moment later, Madam Hooch's whistle shrilled across the sky, but it was quickly swallowed by the roars of the crowd, officially kicking off this filthy match.
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