Harry Catches the Snitch, Securing Gryffindor’s Victory

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With his broom back under control, Harry dives toward the ground, hand over his mouth, appearing sick. To everyone’s amazement, he coughs up the Snitch, winning the game for Gryffindor. The crowd erupts in celebration as Gryffindor triumphs 170-60 over Slytherin, and Harry becomes a school hero for his dramatic and unconventional catch.

It was enough. Up in the air, Harry was suddenly able to clamber back on to his broom.

“Neville, you can look!” Ron said. Neville had been sobbing into Hagrid’s jacket for the last five minutes.

Harry was speeding toward the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his mouth as though he was about to be sick—he hit the field on all fours—coughed—and something gold fell into his hand.

“I’ve got the Snitch!” he shouted, waving it above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion.

“He didn’t catch it, he nearly swallowed it,” Flint was still howling twenty minutes later, but it made no difference—Harry hadn’t broken any rules and Lee Jordan was still happily shouting the results—Gryffindor had won by one hundred and seventy points to sixty. Harry heard none of this, though. He was being

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made a cup of strong tea back in Hagrid’s hut, with Ron and Hermione.