The 1991-1992 Quidditch season at Hogwarts started with little anticipation from most of the houses. Gryffindor hadn’t been in the running since Charlie Weasley’s time at Hogwarts, and Slytherin had a vice-like grip over the Quidditch Cup most thought they wouldn’t relinquish. But all that would change when a young lowly first year arrived and flipped the Hogwarts Quidditch scene on its head.
Young Harry Potter, son of the Gryffindor seeker Quidditch great James Potter, became the missing piece to a loaded Lions squad. The addition of young Potter, thanks to Professor Minerva McGonagall and captain Oliver Wood, created immediate success for a team that had not been in the running for the Quidditch Cup for nearly a decade.
The three-pronged attack of Katie Bell, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet proved to be too exceptional for any of their Hogwarts adversaries, outscoring and outflying their opponents. The duo of Fred & George Weasley at the beater position was nearly unbeatable, and their play was in sync like you couldn’t believe. Don’t forget they had an obsessed keeper/captain, who would do just about anything in order to help his team win. Add in the youngest seeker of the century, and you got yourself a Quidditch team.
In the first Quidditch match of the 1991-92 season, Gryffindor stormed out of the gates, stomping Slytherin 170-60. The Serpents jumped to a 60-20 lead when Potter’s broom was malfunctioning, causing him to almost fall off of it numerous times. He would go on to regroup, and later catch the golden snitch by almost swallowing it whole. It gave Gryffindor a 170-60 win, and the first of Potter’s career. But more importantly, the legacy of young Harry Potter was born.
Fast-forward to after the Christmas break, when Gryffindor was setting up to play Hufflepuff in their second match of the season. But the Lions squad would run into an unforeseen snag. Severus Snape would be referee in their match. It is not a secret that Snape does not like Potter or Gryffindor House. Everyone thought he wanted to call the game in order to make sure Gryffindor lost, but we were all unaware of the truth of the matter (but that’s for another day). Back to the Quidditch pitch.
Before the match, Captain Wood set Potter on a mission. He needed to grab the snitch extremely quick, in order to stop Snape from favoring Hufflepuff. It was a tall order for the young seeker, only playing in his second ever Quidditch match. But Potter would rise to the occasion, and give everyone in the stands a match to remember. The first match against Slytherin may have been where his legacy was born, but his match against Hufflepuff would be his welcoming party for the years to come.
Snape awarded two quick penalties to Hufflepuff, for essentially no real reasons. But it would all be for not, because Harry Potter set out to do what his captain challenged him to do. Young Potter caught the snitch barely five minutes into the match, ending the game in record time. It was a Hogwarts record for the quickest snitch grab, and it showed everyone Harry Potter was more than a famous kid. He was an extraordinary seeker in-the-making.
Due to unforeseen events, unlucky accidents and other player’s incompetence, it would be the only victory Potter would have against Hufflepuff during his time at Hogwarts. At least it was a fantastic one.
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