October Brings Chills, Rain, and Quidditch Training

PAGES: 122-123

As October arrives, the weather turns cold and rainy, affecting both the castle grounds and the students. Poppy Pomfrey stays busy treating colds, while Oliver Wood insists on continuing Gryffindor's Quidditch training despite the weather. Harry Potter returns to Gryffindor Tower drenched after a particularly miserable practice, where Fred and George Weasley report that the Slytherin team's new Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones make them nearly unbeatable.