Now...on to lap two, the one she was meant to zig zag her way through! Again, she was no jogger, and she was glad she hadn't chosen that route, because zigzagging around the pitch sounded like a whole lot of fun! Lap two for the joggers sounded like a whole lot of extra work! *bliiiiink* The third year was already in the air, so all she needed to do now was start zigzagging.

She jerked her broom sharply to the right, but she must have jerked it too quickly, because she almost lost her balance. Her eyes widened, and she instinctively increased her grip on the broom's handle. "Whoo--oaaa," she said to herself. She doubted anybody else could hear her anyway, since most of them were far in the air with the wind carrying their voices away. She steadied her broom and created plan two in her mind while cruising the course of the pitch.

The next time she tried a zigzag, Maddie slowed down and tried to control her broom rather than just jerking it to the side. It actually worked, and even though it wasn't the zigging and zagging she had once pictured, it was at least not a straight pathway. She did get better as the ride around the pitch continued, though. After the second turn, she was able to increase her speed and zigzag more often than not.

By the time she completed the ride around the pitch, she'd almost gotten pretty good at all the zigzagging, which was a good thing, because the next set of instructions had already been given.