He didn't have a clue what was going on, but he didn't seem to be being expelled, and some of the feeling started coming back to his legs. Fearing that Snape would not be fair to Gryffindor following their defeat of Slytherin, he urged Harry to catch the Snitch as soon as possible. When Diggory saw what had happened to Harry, he gave Oliver the offer of a second game but even he had to admit that Hufflepuff had won fairly.

Oliver and the team later saw Harry in the Hospital Wing and bought cakes to eat round Harry's bed, but Madam Pomfrey told them they had to go. When Oliver Owl stays up late and sees the sun for the first time, he can’t wait to share this experience with his friends. I think we'd better check with Puddlemere United whether Oliver Wood's been killed during a training session, because Angelina seems to be channelling his spirit. Despite his best efforts, however, word got out about Harry's presence, although his skill level was a secret from everyone outside the team. Sue Hendra is the wonderfully funny, award-winning author and illustrator of some of our favourite picture books, like Barry the Fish with Fingers and Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell.When it came time for Gryffindor to play Ravenclaw, Oliver made sure that Harry Potter had built up his defenses against the Dementors because otherwise, he would have considered replacing him with someone else.

Our collections of magical merch crowd our rooms, we've spent thousands of dollars and many, many years of our lives exploring the books, and the movies, and have even visited the many locations where Harry Potter films come to life and now all wizards are welcome to join us here! Wood, like Ron, was distressed at the news that Harry had been the owner of the world’s best broomstick for all of five minutes before it was taken to be stripped and tested for dark magic. During this second match, Oliver had to remind Harry Potter not to be a gentleman and chuck Cho Chang off her broom if he had to to get the snitch. Despite this, Oliver likely felt somewhat irked towards Harry, as, during team practice sessions, his angry teammates simply referred to Harry as "the Seeker". They began training three evenings a week in any weather conditions [7], planning and adapting their approach to play Slytherin.It wasn't a hateful book nor did I dislike it and for a child who loves different animals (spiky hedgehogs, stripy badgers and swooping bats) they may not have seen in other books this may be right up their alley. In preparation for the next Quidditch patch against Ravenclaw, he increases the number of Quidditch practices a week to five. Professor McGonagall pointed them into a classroom that was empty except for Peeves, who was busy writing rude words on the blackboard. A seventh-year, Wood has spent the last several years putting together a skilled and competent team and he desperately wants to win the Quidditch Cup during his final year at Hogwarts. If they won, they would be higher than Slytherin the Inter-House Quidditch Cup for the first time in seven years.

Looking in classrooms, she eventually finds Professor Flitwick's room, and asks Professor Flitwick if she could borrow "Wood". We don't hear Harry's reaction, but believe that Harry is unsurprised by Oliver's priorities, though almost certainly preferring McGonagall's.He would always get a maniacal look in his eyes when he started encouraging the Quidditch team or talking about Quidditch. His loyalty, along with his manic-panic strategist tactics, is why we love our first Gryffindor Quidditch captain, our Knight of Swords, Oliver Wood. He is Keeper for the Gryffindor team, and as such is responsible for some particularly spectacular saves.

Shortly after, Gryffindor House lost one hundred and fifty house points due to the actions of three first year students, including Harry Potter. Training his team hard for the first match against Slytherin, he was shocked to find out that Slytherin had indeed managed to postpone the match owing to an injury to their Seeker, Draco Malfoy. It was at the World Cup that he saw Harry and introduced him to his parents and told Harry of his new career.However, Oliver used golf balls when first practising with Harry Potter, suggesting he may be a half-blood, or at least has a family member who knows about golf. Oliver, overjoyed and ecstatic at finally having achieved his dream, watched Harry lift the Cup aloft. When in a negative or manic place, this Knight is often short, irate, unsympathetic, and thoughtless. McGonagall claimed that it was a move that even Charlie Weasley couldn't have pulled off, convincing Oliver that Harry was indeed something special.