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Smithsonian Scientists Find That Vines Choke a Forest's Ability to Capture Carbon
Tropical forests are a sometimes underappreciated asset in the battle against climate change. They cover 7 percent of land surface yet hold more than 30 percent of Earth's terrestrial carbon. As abandoned agricultural land in the tropics is taken over by forests, scientists expect these new forests to mop up industrial quantities of atmospheric carbon. New research by Smithsonian scientists shows increasingly abundant vines could hamper this potential and may even cause tropical forests to lose carbon.
In the first study to experimentally demonstrate that competition between plants can result in ecosystem-wide losses of forest carbon, scientists working in Panama showed that lianas, or woody vines, can reduce net forest biomass accumulation by nearly 20 percent. Researchers called this estimate "conservative" in findings published this month in Ecology.
"This paper represents the first experimental quantification of the effects of lianas on biomass," said lead author Stefan Schnitzer, a research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. "As lianas increase in tropical forests, they will lower the capacity for tropical forests to accumulate carbon."
Previous research by Schnitzer and others demonstrated that lianas are increasing in tropical forests around the globe. No one knows why. Decreased rainfall is one suspect, but lianas, which are generally more drought-tolerant than trees, are increasing in abundance even in rainforests that have not experienced apparent changes in weather patterns.
Lianas climb trees to reach the forest canopy where their leaves blot out the sunlight required for tree growth. They account for up to 25 percent of the woody plants in a typical tropical forest, but only a few percent of its carbon. They do not compensate for displaced carbon due to relatively low wood volume, low wood density and a high rate of turnover.
Machetes in hand, Schnitzer and colleagues chopped lianas out of forest plots for this study. After collecting eight years of data comparing liana-free plots with naturally liana-filled plots in the same forest, they quantified the extent to which lianas limited tree growth, hence carbon uptake. In gaps created by fallen trees, lianas were shown to reduce tree biomass accumulation by nearly 300 percent. Findings by Schnitzer and colleagues, also published this year in Ecology, showed that liana distribution and diversity are largely determined by forest gaps, which is not the case for tropical trees.
Arid conditions in gaps are similar to recently reforested areas. "The ability of lianas to rapidly invade open areas and young forests may dramatically reduce tropical tree regeneration—and nearly all of the aboveground carbon is stored in trees," said Schnitzer. Lianas have been shown to consistently hinder the recruitment of small trees, and limit the growth, fecundity and survival of established trees.
"Scientists have assumed that the battle for carbon is a zero-sum game, in which the loss of carbon from one plant is balanced by the gain of carbon by another. This assumption, however, is now being challenged because lianas prevent trees from accumulating vast amounts of carbon, but lianas cannot compensate in terms of carbon accumulation," said Schnitzer. "If lianas continue to increase in tropical forests, they will reduce the capacity for tropical forests to uptake carbon, which will accelerate the rate of increase of atmospheric carbon worldwide."
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, headquartered in Panama City, Panama, is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution. The Institute furthers the understanding of tropical nature and its importance to human welfare, trains students to conduct research in the tropics and promotes conservation by increasing public awareness of the beauty and importance of tropical ecosystems. Website: www.stri.si.edu.
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BirdLife Partners in Germany (NABU) and Indonesia (Burung Indonesia), have initiated a new project to protect tropical forests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The project will take place in Gorontalo where 68.5% of the province is still covered with forests characterised by a very high and unique biodiversity. For this reason, Gorontalo is listed among the world's 34 'biodiversity hotspots.'
"The project area alone is inhabited by 36 endemic species of birds and numerous other animal species found only in this province, including the Gorontalo Macaque and the Sulawesi Babirusa" NABU vice-president Thomas Tennhardt said.
The project area connects two conservation areas (Panua Nature Reserve and Nantu Wildlife Reserve) and six protected forests. Due to its hilly topography and difficult accessibility, a large part of the forest has survived the destruction caused by palm oil plantations. Unfortunately, in the western area of the forest land allocated for plantations is rising. In order to stop further expansion, NABU and Burung Indonesia have planned to establish an 84,798 hectares large area as an area for ecosystem restoration.
The new project of NABU and Burung Indonesia aims to promote sustainable management of natural resources as well as preserve the endangered tropical forest areas as carbon sinks in order to conserve their unique biodiversity and benefit the livelihood of local communities. It builds on the foundations that began when the Harapan Rainforest was named the first Ecosystem Restoration Concession (ERC) in Indonesia. The ERCs were introduced in Indonesia by law in 2004 and forbid all clearing and conversion of forest area to agriculturally used land. At the same time, they require the holder to protect and restore the forest ecosystem. Prior to their introduction, forest licenses in Indonesia had been granted only for timber extraction.
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Africa University, Team - Kamuze
American University Cairo, Team - Diala
Babson, Team - Arpit
Cambridge, Team - Kriangkrai
Carnegie Mellon University, Team - Vicki
Case Western Reserve University, Team - Nishant
Colombia National Winner, Team - TBD
DePaul University, Team - Natalie
Duke University , Team - Raghav
Earlham College, Team - Leslie
Georgetown University, Team - Alexis
Grand Valley State University, Team - Kathryn
Harvard University, Team - Daniel
Harvard University, Team - Dakota
HEC PARIS, Team - Allison
Hokkaido University, Team - Alameen
Hult International Business School, Boston, Team - Jarett
IIT Kharagpur, Team - Lakshya
ITESM , Team - Lucero
Koc University, Team - Gercek
Maryville College, Team - Eric
McGill University, Team - Yatin
MIT, Team - Pilar
MIT Sloan , Team - Michele
New York University, Team - Michael
North Carolina State University, Team - Mostafa
Northeastern Univeresity, Team - Marty
OCAD University, Team - Melissa
Penn State, Team - Ankush
Princeton University, Team - Ricardo
Queen's University, Team - Mehwish
Ricardo Palma University, Team - Alvaro
Rollins College, Team - Nicolas
Rutgers University, Team - Daniel
Tec de Monterrey, León Campus, Team - Karla
Tec Zona Occidente, Team - Andrea
Temple University , Team - Camille
The Arab Academy of Science and Technology, Team - Abdullah
The California College of the Arts - Team Camile
The College of William and Mary, Team - Sruvee
The University of Tampa, Team - Chenoy
Tufts University, Team - Grant
Universidad Anahuac, Team - Beatriz
Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Team - Alexandre
Universitas Indonesia, Team - Cania
University of California, Irvine, Team - Sue
University of Chicago, Team - Elizabeth
University of Cincinnati, Team - Debasis
University of Maryland, Team - John
University of Michigan, Team - Stephanie
University of Minnesota , Team - Tino
University of Monterrey, Team - Paulina
University of New South Wales, Team - Shawn
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Team - Bradley
University of Pennsylvania, Team - Maria Alejandra
Vanderbilt University , Team - Liz
Wellesley College, Team - Ianka
Western Univeristy, Team - Mano
Yale University, Team - Zainab
York University , Team - Giang (Alex)
Arizona State University, Team - Joel
Ashesi University College, Team - Hassan
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Team - Ahmed
Simon Fraser University, Team - Grace
Boise State University, Team - Michael
California College of the Arts, Team - Elizabeth
Case Western Reserve University , Team - Roy
Claremont McKenna, Team - Jacksón
Colombia National Winner, Team - TBD
Covenant University , Team - Godson
Duke University , Team - Preeti
EARTH University, Team - Alex
Georgetown University, Team - Christian
German University in Cairo, Team - Germine
Griffith University, Team - Jack
Harvard University, Team - Rahkeem
Hult International Business School, San Francisco, Team - Manon
ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), Team - Roberto
Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Team - Ajit
Makerere University (Uganda), Team - Gilbert
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Team - Mario
MIT , Team - Luisa
National Chengchi University , Team - Kleber
Pepperdine University, Team - Wheaten
Presidio Graduate School, Team - Zack
Purdue University, Team - Maximilian
Queen's University, Team - David
Rollins College, Team - Jamie
Rutgers University , Team - Melissa
St. Mary's College of California, Team - Tom
Stanford University, Team - Oz
Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara Campus, Team - Enrique
The British University Egypt , Team - omneya
The College of William and Mary, Team - Elizabeth
HKUST, Team - Bianca
The Ohio State University, Team - Travis
UCLA, Team - Michael
UCLA, Team - Brian
Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Team - Shihú
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Team - FERNANDO
Universitas Indonesia, Team - Safira
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University of California, Berkeley, Team - Katherine
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University of Tampa, Team - Caio
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University of Toronto, Team - Hao
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Team - Alex
Vanderbilt University, Team - Regina
VERN University of Applied Sciences, Team - Filip
Washington University in St Louis, Team - Mitchell
Yale University, Team - Matt
Africa Nazarene University, Team - Richard
Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Team - Hussain
Aston University, Team - Alex
Ateneo de Manila University , Team - Shawntel
Babson College , Team - Lena
Bierzeit University, Team - Shatha
University of Cambridge, Team - Sebastian
University of Cambridge, Team - Paulo
Cranfield University, Team - Sophia
De La Salle University, Manila, Team - Jonathan
Ecole Polytechnique, Team - Flora
EDHEC Business School , Team - Damaris
Erasmus University , Team - Mary
ESADE, Team - Betsy
ESSEC Business School, France, Team - Praveen Kumar
German University, Cairo, Team - Amr
Griffith University, Team - Katelyn
Hult International Business School, London, Team - Pearl
IE, Team - Tran
IESE, Team - Maysaa
IIM Calcutta, Team - Keerti
Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur , Team - Shaique
Indiana University, Team - Camille
INSEAD, Team - Vihar
International School of Management, Frankfurt, Team - Alek
Islamic University of Gaza, Team - Mahmoud
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Team - Daniel
Koç University, Team - Nazlı
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National Chengchi University, Team - Eduardo
Newcastle University, UK, Team - Javier
Northwestern, Team - Augustin
Paris School of Business, Team - Julien
Queen's University , Team - Yusuf
Rotterdam School of Management, Team - Andrea
Stockholm School of Economics, Team - Julia
The British University in Egypt, Team - Mohamed
The Lisbon MBA, Team - Ana
Tilburg University , Team - Adrian
Universitas Indonesia, Team - Amirah
Université de Paris Dauphine, Team - Myriam
University of Birmingham, Team - Pablo
University of Carthage, Team - Anas
University of Exeter, Team - Diana
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University of Maryland, Team - Derek
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University of Oxford, Team - Kyle
University of Rochester, Team - Gregory
University of Toronto , Team - Gonen
University of Tunis, Team - Habib
University of Wales , Team - Mohammed
University of Waterloo, Team - Preston
University of Westminster, Team - Dennis
VERN University of Applied Sciences, Team - Sanja
Vlerick Business School, Team - Bart
Warwick Business School, Team - Neetesh
Ivey Business School, Team - Owen
Zewail City for Science and Technology, Team - Mohamed
Zirve University, Team - M. Kemal
Africa Nazarene University, Team - Saruni
Africa University, Team - Tonderai
Al Balqaa Applied University, Team - Yarah
Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Team - Nareman
American University in Cairo, Team - Mostafa
American University of Nigeria , Team - Hafsat
American University of Sharjah , Team - Simran
Ashesi University College, Team - Bryan
Ateneo de Manila University, Team - Sung
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, Team - Abhijeet
BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, Team - Parth
BRAC University - changed to dubai, Team - Zaki
British University of Egypt , Team - Gina
BUET, Team - Nafisa
Cambridge University, Team - Julia
Catholic University Institute of Buea, Cameroon, Team - Mohamed
Columbia University, Team - Nthabiseng
Cyprus İnternational University, Team - Zindaba
Dokuz Eylul University, Team - Takudzwa
Erasmus University, Team - Hala
Federal University of Technology, Nigeria, Team - Ugwo
German University in Cairo, Team - Reem
HEC Paris, Team - Gokul
Hult International Business School, Dubai, Team - Imran
IE Business School, Team - Kamayani
IIM Ahmedabad, Team - Ninad
IIM Ahmedabad , Team - Satya
IIM Calcutta, Team - Charneet
IMT Ghaziabad, Team - Gagandeep
Indian School of Business, Team - Yameni
INSEAD , Team - Haytham
International Islamic University, Malaysia, Team - Ibrahim
Islamic University of Gaza , Team - Majd
Jadavpur University, Team - Priyanjit
Johns Hopkins University , Team - Donna
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Team - CookHub
Koç University, Team - Aslı
London School of Economics, Team - Alyssa
London School of Economics, Team - Francisco
Mannheim Business School, Team - Probal
National Chengchi University, Team - Carlino
National University of Malaysia (UKM), Team - Fahim
New York University Abu Dhabi, Team - Maitha
New York University Abu Dhabi, Team - Adam
NUST , Team - Qazi
RMIT University, Team - Uyen
Saint-Louis University of Brussels, Team - Amaury
Schulich School of Business, Team - Joseph
SDA Bocconi, Team - Gian
Shri Ram College of Commerce, Team - Aastha
Stockholm School of Economics , Team - Christopher
The University of Akron, Team - Kelsey
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Team - Lindey
Universitat de Barcelona, Team - Francisco
University Malaya , Team - Chin
University of Afghanistan , Team - Enayatullah
University of Calgary, Team - Zeid
University of Ghana, Team - Louisa
University of Indonesia, Team - Anggun
University of Jordan, Team - Rana
University of Southern California, Team - Adam
University of Texas at Dallas, Team - Melissa
University of Toronto, Team - Tricia
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Team - Alex
VERN University of Applied Sciences, Team - Luka
Warsaw School of Economics, Team - Bartłomiej
York University, Team - Natalie
Australian National University, Team - Arjuna
Bandung Institute of Technology, Team - Yoke
BUET, Team - Zihad
Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, Team - Toan
Binus University International, Team - Gustian
Boise State, Team - Haley
BRAC University, Team - Mirza
CEIBS, Team - Arpit
Chulalongkorn University, Team - Pongsan
Columbia University, Team - Bruno
Dankook University, Team - You-hyun
Emory University, Team - Safiyah
ESADE, Team - Michealle
ESSEC Business School, Team - Praveen Kumar
Foreign Trade University , Team - Nguyen
Griffith University , Team - David
Guangdong University of Finance, Team - Fan
Helwan University, Team - Mohamed
Hult International Business School - Shanghai, Team - Tugce
International Islamic University Malaysia, Team - Ebaad
Kabarak University, Team - martin
Lingnan University , Team - Poon
London School of Economics and Political Science, Team - Sharifah
Nanyang Technological University, Team - Rondel
National Cheng Chi University, Team - Julio
OCAD University, Team - Vincent
Peking University , Team - Xavier
Fudan University , Team - Xiaocen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Team - Callum
Tamkang University, Team - Antonella
Thammasat University , Team - Chaiyasit
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Team - Ming
The University Of Nottingham Ningbo China, Team - Yekaterina
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Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Team - Luc
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University of Michigan, Team - Mayan
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University of Southern California, Team - Phuong
University of Sydney, Team - Jun
University of Toronto, Team - Roy
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Open nomenclature
Open nomenclature is a vocabulary of partly informal terms and signs in which a taxonomist may express remarks about their own material. This is in contrast to synonymy lists, in which a taxonomist may express remarks on the work of others.[1] Commonly such remarks take the form of abbreviated taxonomic expressions in biological classification.[2]
Usage of open nomenclature[edit]
The expressions most commonly used are aff., cf., ?, and sp.. There is no strict convention that dictates where researchers place expressions such as aff. and cf. in the Latin name of a species or other taxon, and this may lead to difficulties of interpretation. However, the most significant unsettled issues concern the way that their meanings are to be interpreted. The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) makes no reference to open nomenclature, leaving its use and meaning open for interpretation by taxonomists.[3]
- The expression aff. generally expresses the opinion that a potentially new and undescribed species has affinities with a known species.[2]
- sp. (or spp. for the plural) indicates a potentially new species without remarking on possible affinities. This suggests either that identification has not yet been completed or that currently available evidence and material are insufficient to allocate the specimens to relevant known taxa, or alternatively, that as yet the specimen cannot be assigned to a new taxon of its own with sufficient confidence.[3]
- The expressions cf. and ? signify varying degrees or types of uncertainty; unfortunately different authors have different usage habits, and cf. is used in other applications as well as open nomenclature, so the intended significance of the term must be interpreted with reserve.[3] "Cf.", for Latin confer, means "compare with", and in more recent usage indicates greater uncertainty (than use of the question mark) in attributing the specimen to the taxon.[3]
- Vidimus, Latin for "we have seen", usually is abbreviated to v. When present, it means that the author(s) have inspected the original type specimens, and so are basing their work and their statements on first-hand experience. Sometimes the opposite is expressed as non vidimus or non v, meaning that the original was not seen, or has never been observed, as is the case with of many kinds of fungal spore for instance.
See also[edit]
- Incertae sedis, a taxon of uncertain position in a classification
- Nomen dubium (nomen ambiguum), a name of unknown or doubtful application
- Nomen novum a new name, usually to replace a name that in some way is unacceptable, say because it is a junior synonym)
- Nomen nudum an apparent taxon name, usually in the correct binomial form, but invalid, for instance because of not having been published with an adequate description.
- Species inquirenda, a species that in the opinion of the taxonomist requires further investigation
- Similar Latin terms in the glossary of scientific naming
- ^ S. C. Matthews (1973), "Notes on open nomenclature and on synonymy lists" (PDF), Palaeontology 16 (4): 713–719, retrieved 24 March 2016
- ^ a b Bengtson 1988, p. 223.
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A cut-up whole chicken, simmered in an herb and spice-laden tomato-based curry sauce containing onions, green peppers and garlic, topped with currants and toasted almonds, is what comprises an American classic dish known as Country Captain. Considered traditional lowcountry fare, the origins of Country Captain remain highly speculative, even mysterious.
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Everything's An Illusion
Chapter 7
"Please, you can do what you want with me but leave my baby boy." A voice pleaded.
A laugh echoed in the darkness. It was a laugh filled with glee and absolute malice. Everything turned white as a bright flash swallowed the darkness. A scream soon followed.
Harry sat up breathing hard while sweat covered his entire body. What was that he asked himself. Looking around he saw that he was in the infirmary. Curtains blocked his view as he grasped the white sheets he was laying on tightly.
Looking around he saw only darkness and shadows of the items around the room. Grasping at his chest to calm his erratic heart beat. Harry took deep breaths to calm his nerves.
Trying to figure out what he was doing in the infirmary but was met with only a headache. Grasping his head all he could remember was shattering glass and the rest was hazy at best.
As he laid back down onto the bed pieces of the night finally returned to him. The mirror that showed him his parents. The troll, the anger, the sadness that he felt. It all came crashing back with a force that had Harry tightly closing his eyes as beads of tears welled up.
He wiped his tear stricken face but the tears just kept pouring out. Laughing a humorless laugh at the situation he continued to laugh as he kept crying.
He finally had what he's aways wanted and the second he got it, it was taken away from him again. It was just so unfair. It hurt having to keep everything at arms length and having finally let his guard down, even if it was just an illusion, only to have his world shatter before his eyes. He continued to laugh, he continued to cry.
Looking down at his bandaged left hand he remembered that he had kept a shard of his broken hope. Taking the bandages off he saw that the wound was still fairly new as blood still seeped from it staining the once pure white sheets he laid on.
The cut was fairly deep so it looked like he would be sporting a brand new scar to add to his collection. To him this scar was more important to him than the one that made him famous. His hand tightened into a fist causing more droplets of blood to fall onto the already stained sheets.
"I see that you're awake Mr. Potter," a voice said.
Looking towards the doorway Harry saw that it was the headmaster. A bright smile was on his face while the his eyes twinkled even with the no light to cause it.
"Sir.." Harry said not quite sure what the Headmaster was doing here so late at night.
The man walked towards Harry's bedside and put a hand on his bloody fist.
"It seems you've been through a lot this evening, Mr. Potter."
Harry could only nod as he didn't know how to explain how he was even put in that situation.
"I owe you an apology for what has transpired here tonight," The man said with a sad tone of voice "I would never have expected that a mountain troll would be able to enter the school grounds and was unaware of its danger, for that I apologize for the danger you were put in."
Harry was at a loss for words, he didn't blame the man. He only nodded accepting the apology. The headmaster happy that his apology was accepted was about to leave but was stopped.
"Sir," Harry said causing the man to turn back to the injured boy "can I ask you something?"
"Of course my boy, what is it you need?"
Harry opened his mouth but found no words coming out. He didn't know how to ask. He didn't know what to say. They were dead and he knew that but they were there. He didn't know.
"M-my parents.." the only thing that could come out his mouth. "I-i saw them."
Professor Dumbledore didn't say anything and only looked at him, this time without a twinkle or a smile on his face. It was eerie in a way not seeing any emotion on the mans face but Harry, at this point, didn't care too much. He just wanted answers.
Taking out his wand he drew up letters in the air leaving behind 'Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohs'
Harry stared at the floating jumble of words and it hit him. It was the words written on the mirror.
"Sir," Harry asked with a bit of desperation in his voice "what does it mean?"
"I presume that you encountered a mirror during the events that led you to your current situation, am I correct?" To which Harry nodded to.
Sighing wearily the man explained to him everything.
"I show not your face but your heart's desire. The words written on the Mirror of Erised."
Then Harry realized that the words written wasn't just a bunch of random letters put together but that the words were merely backwards.
"The Mirror of Erised is a magical mirror that doesn't show just your reflection but what you want most in the world."
Harry understood, but he wasn't happy about it. What was shown in front of him was just a trick, an illusion. The emotions that came with such an image made Harry even more angry. Taking the shard of what was left of the mirror out of his pocket Harry held it in his hands glaring at what it represented. Grasping the shard tighter, causing the wound on his hand to bleed even more, he threw the shard against the wall causing it to shatter into even tinier pieces.
Professor Dumbledore could only watch with sadness as the young boy struggles with the emotions raging within him. It was truly a sad experience to go through. From what he could understand the boy saw his dead parents within the mirror, only to have it be taken away from him once more. Life was surely cruel to Harry Potter.
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that," Dumbledore said causing Harry to look at him. Once again taking out his wand Dumbledore wordlessly casted a spell on the shards of glass that laid on the floor causing it to float and come together once again to form as one. The tiny pieces meld together to form a small circular shape no bigger than a galleon. "But sometimes we need those dreams to live."
Plucking the floating round glass from the air he handed it to Harry who held it in his hands.
"Goodnight, Mr. Potter" the Headmaster said as he exited the room.
Harry looked at the piece of glass and his eyes widened. Inside the tiny melded glass was the same image he saw in the mirror. A beautiful woman with clear green eyes and beautiful red locks holding the hand of a man with messy black hair and glasses while waving at him. As fast as the image appeared it disappeared just as quickly.
Letting a few tears fall down his face Harry smiled and allowed the anger that he felt earlier dissipate.
It's been a few months since the events that unfolded during the Halloween feast. The Hogwarts rumor mill was at an all time high the day Harry was allowed to leave the infirmary. The rumors of him slaying the troll might be true but the details that went along with wasn't so much.
Tales of his deeds ranged from him talking the creature into retreating. to something ridiculous like fighting the creature with nothing but his bare hand. Truly the things people would believe from the word of a stranger astounded Harry.
Harry sighed as he walked along the path to the quidditch pitch while Lee talked animately next to him. With the last quidditch match before the up coming Christmas vacation, everyone was in great spirit.
Harry wasn't really that interested in quidditch. The sport relied too heavily on one man to win the game. The game does seem intense and exciting but the whole thing just seemed too simple for Harry's liking.
"Ohh, we're going to destroy Slytherin today!" Lee exclaimed with a big smile on his face.
"They won't know what hit 'em! The team is stacked this year. With the girls offense and Wood's as captain this year, I'm sure we'll win the cup!"
Harry had seen the team practice before, since the majority of his closest friend played for the team anyways. They were pretty good, from what he could deduce. The chemistry was definitely there since pretty much everyone was friends with each other but the trust the players had with one another and talent each player had made the team a strong and fluid machine.
"10 galleon's say that Slytherin win's easily." A voice from behind the two of them said, causing the pair to turn around. Behind them with a smirk on his face was Draco Malfoy and his ever faithful gorilla's standing behind him. What made Harry raise his eyebrow though was the two girls that stood to Draco's left.
The one girl he hadn't met before. She wore the same Slytherin robes like the rest of them. She was slightly taller than Draco but only by hair. She had light hazel eyes that seem to change colors ever so slightly with the way the the sun reflected on them. Her wavy brown hair was pulled back by a green headband that showed off her pretty face. The girl had a cheerful smile on her face, a look that was hardly seen on any Slytherin. The usual Slytherin facial expression usually corresponded with an negative emotion making the grin look more foreign.
The other girl, Harry had already met a couple times before. Her cold blue eyes showed no emotion as she looked to her left as if the confrontation was beneath her.
"I even bet that one lion won't be finishing the game conscious." Draco said as the two boy's behind him laughed.
Lee scowled at the remark, "Move along little Malfoy."
Draco glared at the boy for the 'little' comment causing Lee to smile at how easy it was to anger the young Slytherin.
"Shut your mouth Jordan," the two boys behind him clenching their fists in a threatening manner, "before you say something you'd regret."
Lee was about to respond back but was cut off by the girl with the green headband.
"Now, now little Draco," the girl started with a teasing smile causing Draco to flush with embarrassment, "there's no need for such threatening behavior."
To Harry's surprise Draco mumbled a begrudging sorry causing the girl to pet the boy as if he was a child that did good. Draco swatted at her hand causing the girl to giggle. Turning towards Harry she extended a hand.
"Tracy Davis," she introduced "It's nice to finally meet you Harry Potter."
Harry stared at the hand for a second before hesitantly shaking it.
"It's nice to meet you too." Harry said keeping his eyes locked into hers.
"I believe you've already met my friend here," she said gesturing to Daphne who was still looking away as if anything but the confrontation was more interesting. Harry nodded yes causing the girl to smile even brighter.
"I like your necklace," Tracy said reaching over and grasping the jewelry that hung on Harry's neck.
It was the melded up fragments of what was left of the Mirror of Erised. Since coming out of the infirmary Harry had made it into a necklace and hasn't taken it off since. The tiny mirror had been a source of another set of rumor that had surfaced once everyone noticed it. The infirmary was the last time Harry had seen his parents within the necklace. The only thing it showed now was the reflection of who ever stared into it.
Tracy's eyes widened for barely a second as she looked into the piece of jewelry but it happened so fast Harry thought he was just seeing things.
"Interesting," Tracy said letting go of the necklace "I like you Harry!" The girl exclaimed.
Throwing her arm over his shoulder she led him towards the quidditch pitch with Daphne following shortly behind. Harry struggled but found his efforts to be futile so he just allowed the girl to lead him leaving behind a gawking Lee and Draco.
As they walked students gave them weird looks, not used to a Gryffindor with a Slytherin. Harry just scowled at the situation and kept his mouth shut.
The girl continued to grin widely as she led the boy around.
Once they were in front of the stadium Tracy finally released Harry causing the boy to take a step back and glare at her, which only serve to make her smile more if that was even possible.
"Well thank you for the company Harry," Tracy said brightly "I'm sure we'll see you around!"
Taking Daphne's hand Tracy and her made their way towards the Slytherin stands while Harry just shook his head and waited for Lee to catch up.
Harry sat in a sea of red and gold with his fellow peers in the Gryffindor section of the Quidditch pitch stands. The pitch sported three fifty foot poles with hoops on them at each end of the five hundred foot pitch. The Stadium was also elevated so that the spectators could have better views of the game from an elevated position.
Suddenly, the crowd began to cheer wildly as seven players - each wearing mainly red colored Quidditch robes - came walking out of the changing rooms. The one in the lead - obviously their captain - was Oliver Wood. Leading his team out to the pitch as they lined up with their brooms in hand near the referee, Madam Hooch, awaiting their opponents.
The cheers almost instantly changed to jeers and sounds of disapproval, completely drowning the cheers given by the Slytherin house. The captain, a boy Harry didn't recognize, led his team out to face the Gryffindors.
The two captains shook hands before Hooch released the golden snitch into the sky before releasing the bludgers. Finally, she picked up the Quaffle and flew up into the air with it under her arm, only to release it and start the game.
Like rockets, the Slytherin Chasers shot towards the Quaffle, taking it as their own and began their advance on the Gryffindor goal. One of the Slytherin chasers performed an impressive feint and allowed the Quaffle to pass him straight into the Slytherin captain's hands. He flew at the goal that was being guarded by Wood and pulled his arm back to make a shot only to fake it and pass to his completely open Chaser team mate who had no opposition and put the Quaffle through the hoop.
10 - 0 to Slytherin.
Harry saw Tristan Smith, the Seventh year seeker for Gryffindor, circling the pitch from above, probably looking for the golden Snitch.
The match didn't get much better for the Gryffindors from there with the Slytherin chasers flying rings around the Gryffindor teams. Smith had spotted the snitch four times already, but with clever usage of the bludgers from the Slytherin beaters and careful maneuvering on Flint's, Slytherin's captain, part, they were able to cut off all of his attempts to capture or even come close to the snitch while continuously scoring more and more goals.
The score was now 80 - 30 to Slytherin, the Gryffindor keeper seemed to be inexperienced, but not exactly bad.
"Wood's doing pretty well out there," Harry said to Lee, not taking his eyes off of the game, "considering Slytherin could be up almost 250 already had he not made those saves."
Lee shrugged, "Who cares? I'm just watching the girls fly - OOOH! WHAT A NICE AS-!" the boy was cut off by Professor McGonogall with a cry of 'Mr. Jordan!" that had the whole stand laughing as Harry shook his head.
Harry continued to watch as Slytherin's zone defense kept the Gryffindor chaser's at bay. It was clear that the girls were much more talented on the broom and should the game be a fair one on one then the score wouldn't be in Slytherin's favor. Unfortunately the rough play of the Slytherin players and the quick coverages had the Gryffindor chasers rattled.
"Why do you care about the Seekers so much?" Harry asked his friend, watching as Slytherin defended their goals with a perfect zone defense, not allowing the Gryffindors a clear shot at the goal. "Sure, they can win the match if they catch the Snitch, but Flint is making sure that doesn't happen while he tallies up the score for Slytherin. If things go the way they are, even if Smith catches the snitch, they still won't win."
Lee stopped his commentating and covered the mic to answer Harry's question. "That's true, in school games the game is most likely decided by the seeker." He began ""on the professional and international levels, it's more of a tactical game and while the seekers are in a position to lead each other around, players like Flint have a much greater impact on the game because they can interact with all of the players on the field and still do their job," he explained, as if reciting from a book.
Harry nodded at the logic. He figured Lee was just a big Quidditch fan he didn't think that the boy knew so much knowledge about the inner workings of the game. "If that's the case then wouldn't that suggest that a professional chaser is more important that a professional seeker?" Harry asked. "Then why are they valued and fawned over when they aren't necessarily the most important players?"
"No one said they weren't," Lee responded, "The game ends when the Seeker catches the snitch, so, obviously, they would be the star attraction," he lectured. "Also, in doing so they score the equivalent of fifteen goals in points which is usually only equaled by a combination of three players working together," he said. "Then there's the battles between the two Seekers and how they can disrupt plays, which is much more common on a professional level."
As if reading his thoughts, Smith swooped down and swatted away a pass that would have had Flint in the open to score another goal towards his own team mate before returning to circle the pitch.
"Okay, but given all of that, what do you think would be more valuable to a professional team, a world-class Chaser with good teamwork with his fellow chasers or a world-class Seeker?"
Lee stopped watching and commentating the game all together and turned to his friend in interest. "Why do I get the feeling that my answer to this question will have serious repercussions for the Wizarding World and the world of Quidditch?" he asked causing Harry to grin.
Lee seemed to think for a bit with a calculative gleam in his eyes before answering. "A world-class Seeker will always be more fun to watch, mainly because of their aerial acrobatics and fast paced battles, but a world-class chaser can control a game much more easily with the assistance of his two other chasers and seeing as how Quidditch games on professional levels are played in a series of who scored most points, the Chasers would probably be more important," he answered, "and hypothetically, if say, someone I knew wanted to play Quidditch, and that someone was really good at football, they would make more then a decent Chaser, especially if, hypothetically again, that person was a good centerfielder and was used to controlling the tempo of a game...hypothetically of course" he finished with a grin.
Harry chuckled, "It's midfielder you git," he said, but he didn't correct his friend.
The game ended with the score of 210 - 200 with Slytherin barely winning. Even with Smith catching the snitch the defense and offense the Slytherin chasers exhibited was too much for the less experiences Gryffindor chasers.
The days passed by with Christmas just around the corner. Students who were leaving to return home for the yule break had just left while Harry and opted to stay along with the Weasley Twins. Lee, Alicia, Katie, and Angelina had left to go spend the holiday with their family but not before wishing the boys a merry Christmas.
The holiday flew by with Harry and the twins mostly pranking the remaining professors that stayed and flying around the quidditch pitch. It was the happiest Christmas break Harry had ever had.
On Christmas morning the twins dragged Harry out of bed at the crack of dawn so they could open up their presents. This was the first time Harry received presents on Christmas so naturally he too was very excited.
Harry started out with opening a present from the girls and was very pleased when he recieved an assortment of candies and other sweets. Lee had given him a new book called 'Quidditch through the Ages' which he liked very much.
The next present was a box from the twins. He looked at the two with apprehension, not quite sure if he should expect to be covered in paint should he open the present. The two merely smiled at him innocently to which he just snorted and uncovered the box.
Thankfully nothing exploded and covered him with anything. Peering into the box he found a picture of him and his friends having breakfast and just laughing. Giving both guys a hug and a thanks he was met with full blown laughter.
Puzzled at the boys reaction the looked down and saw that his skin had turned pink. Grumbling at the prank, he should have expected that something like that would have happened.
Returning to his gifts once he turned back to his orginial skin color he was met with surprise that he had received a sweater made by the twin's mother as well.
The last present however was what Harry liked the most, it was wrapped up in a thick brown paper with only a small note attached to it. He opened it and found a very big cloak, but when he put it on Harry had found that he had turned invisible. They quickly figured out that this was an invisibility cloak which were very rare and priceless, Harry looked for a name on the present but only found the small note with a sentence written on it. It read:
This was given to me by your father just before his death. It's time I returned it to its rightful owner. Use it well.
Harry couldn't be more happy, for the first time he had something that belong to his parents. For years he had dreamed of something that would tie him with them and now he had a fantastic invisibility cloak.
Harry then spend a lovely day with the rest of the people who stayed at Hogwarts and they even had dinner at the teachers table with the professors. Harry asked several questions to Prof. McGonagall and Flitwick about Transfiguration and Charms, he even asked a few questions about his parents which they happily answered.
Author's Note
Hey guys! It didn't really take me long to finish this chapter just because I really want to get the first year over with. I always found the first couple years to be slow so bear with me. I'd move the story faster but I feel like I should keep going at this pace just to establish some character connections so things aren't rushed. Now I know most of my chapters are not beta-ed, along with this one, so if anyone is will to volunteer that would be very much appreciated. I've yet to start the next chapter so who knows when that'll come out, it could be tomorrow or it could be a couple weeks. So if you'd like to help beta this fic just proof read my chapters and I'll have the new chapter for you to go over once its ready. Anyways I hope you guys like this chapter, and the way the story's developing so far!
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