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Colin MacKenzie 
MacKenzie tried his hardest not to look at Miss Hopton as if she were crazy like that crazy Puffapod-hugging boy or, maybe, even Norwood. Was this the real reason why she didn’t want to jump up on his shoulders? He could see why the idea of it might seem a little unsafe, but he was a Quidditch player after all! Quidditch involved a lot more danger for everyone, both playing and viewing, as the redhead professor had managed to mention. In addition, the fact that the professor herself stated that his shoulders looked safe for riding clearly eliminated any danger that could be involved in some way.
He could feel her fingers brushing down his arm ever so gently. Normally he would’ve stopped that from happened, especially if Old Lady Windershins had managed to somehow do so without him pay attention, just to make sure none of the fan girls started a riot. Fan girls were very important to Colin ‘Hot Scot’ MacKenzie, but there was nothing the fan girls could do in this situation as they wouldn’t dare take down a professor. He hoped that that was the case here at Hogwarts.
“What a shame, indeed,” he murmured as Miss Hopton left the two of them to be by themselves. “I’m sure I’ll have to give Rex an owl so that we can make arrangements to come back to Hogwarts again. I am willing to make another trip, that way you’ll be prepared then.” He winked again. “And, of course, I will have to be sure to reopen the opportunity, even though I did say it was a one-time thing, for someone to have a ride on my shoulders. Always can do so, if someone reeeeeally wanted a shoulder ride.”
It we weird walking into the tent to get an autograph like she was a squealing fangirl. Which she totally wasn't. She just wanted to know whom she had just helped to beat. She was Paris Greenwood, ruler of the bludgers. Her and Professor Shackleton had made a great team, she could see why Willow loved playing beater now.
Well thats what she was telling herself walking into the tent, but she was a total fangirl, but she wouldn't let them know that. But she wanted to get Colin's autograph, he was by far and away her favorite player there.
She spotted him in the corner with Cela and that dumpy little girl she was always around. She took the moments to calm herself before she said or worse did something stupid on front of them after she had looked like a Amazon on a broom in the match.
She waited till he was done and she walked up to him with her beaters bat. She wasn't tall enough to tap him on shoulder, so she tapped him on the side.
"Um excuse me Mr. MacKenzie. Can you sign my bat?" she asked him. She wished she was a tad bit taller so at least she wasn't staring at his belly button through his shirt.