Maddie was actually pretty calm as she hovered there at the goal hoops. She surprised herself by not really even being nervous about this at all. That is, until Bel hurled the quaffle toward her at an amazing speed. It caught Maddie off guard, and she momentarily froze before jumping back into action and making an attempt at a block. In the end, the quaffle soared through the goal hoop, as it was only brushed by Maddie's attempt and not even bothered at all.

That one stung and left Maddie so disappointed. Well, she supposed, you win some and you lose some, and at least she'd still made that goal a few minutes ago. The obstacle course wasn't a full failure. Plus, she wasn't quite finished with her first round, and still had one of the most exciting parts to go---THE MARSHMALLOWS! She gave her captain an apologetic look just before flying down to pick up a bat.

How Bel was testing them on all the positions was becoming more and more clear. This next one was for Beater, and the last had been for Keeper. The one where Maddie had made a goal had been for Chaser. Bat in hand, the third year steered her broom toward the marshmallows, made a determined face at them, and then flew toward the finish line in an attempt to not get smashed. Maddie was able to steer around the first few, and she even had better luck with the next one. She decided to try her luck at smashing it with the bat, and upon impact, she sent it soaring away.

"YEAH!" she cheered, and in that exact instant, one smacked her in the face. She couldn't help but laugh. It had been kind of awesome, and now her face was a mixture of splatted bug and marshmallows. She dodged a few more marshmallows, then raised her bat a second time. With one hand keeping the broom under control, she was able to smack a second marshmallow away from her. This time, though, she skipped the cheering part.

...and on that note, she'd cleared round one of the obstacle course.