It was true that Daphne had occasionally toyed with the idea of trying out for the Quidditch team during her earlier years at Hogwarts. Once, in her fifth year, she'd even prepared the morning of trials, with every intention of going through with it despite the fact that the Slytherin team very rarely selected female players. Even then she had dropped the idea at the last moment, and hadn't pursued it with any seriousness since.
It was no secret that she loved the game intensely, though, and rarely turned down the opportunity to fly.
"How's that going for you this year?" she asked conversationally, doing a few graceful loops in midair.