All six students will be practicing with the team and attending any matches. Even alternates are considered team members, and will receive any prize the team wins.
Professor Williamson also stressed during his NEWT-level classes that he was quite impressed with the skills shown at the try-outs, and it was not an easy decision to make.
Practices will be (and have been) Tuesdays 7-9 and Fridays 7-10.
Parvati's prefect rounds on Friday evening will be covered by Jack Sloper, and she will be taking his shift on Thursday from 9-11 with Susan.
Students from the other schools will begin arriving this Friday evening - a welcome feast will be held in the great hall (practice will be delayed until 8pm that night only). As a reminder, the visiting schools are: Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, Salem Witches Institute, and the Universidade de Mágica from Brazil. Each will arrive with six students and their coach.
If anyone would like to interact with any of these NPCs, let Ellie or I know. I will make a post this Thursday night/Friday morning with some of their info and pictures.
The competition begins Monday and runs all week. Matches will be held at predetermined times which have yet to be determined. ;-) During those times classes will be cancelled so that students may attend. So expect to miss out on some of your classes next week.