[HPFGU-OTChatter] Maybe it's easier on a broom...

[IggyMcSnurd]

>A recent experience showed me that if I ever play Quidditch, Seeker 
>is not the position for me!  At the wildlife center where I volunteer 
>I was attempting to weigh a gray catbird (here's what they look like, 
>if anyone's interested:  http://tinyurl.com/cvhr ).  Of course, it 
>got away from me and took off flying around the room.  Thankfully I'd 
>closed the door already. The bird and I were confined to a room about 
>the size of a walk-in closet; which doesn't sound very large but it 
>is when you're trying to grab a small flying object that moves very 
>fast!  I was jumping from chair to chair with a towel in one hand (to 
>cover the bird if I got close enough) and a net in the other. Finally 
>I caught it - I'm sure all the other birds in the room enjoyed 
>watching the spectacle and laughed about it all night!
>
>Tracy  *caught the grey snitch...eventually*  

My uncle Robert would have made a good Seeker.  I witnessed him catch
their family's pet canary that had gotten loose in their garage.  He
snagged it in midair as it flew by at full speed, dodging the entire
time.  The amazing thing is that, as quickly as he caught the bird, it
didn't get hurt in the slightest.  (And remember, a canary is the same
size as a snitch....)


Iggy McSnurd
(who doesn't want to mention what he first thought you were talking
about with this topic...)