After she has gone, Harry comments that they should check with Puddlemere United and see if Oliver Wood is still alive, as Angelina seems to be channeling his spirit. When defending the Gryffindor goal posts, Oliver never plays dirty despite the fact that other teams sometimes cheat (cough cough, Slytherin, cough cough). Professor McGonagall collected Oliver when he was attending a Charms lesson, and introduced him to Harry Potter to tell him she thought that he should be the new Seeker.

Sue had a great time and got a job with Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury immediately after she left. However, Oliver knew they still had a chance to win the Cup if they won their remaining matches and other results went their way. It'll be down to you, Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more than a rich father. These traits are reminiscent of those of the Knight of Swords tarot card, who meticulously plans his pursuits before acting with determined tenacity. When Oliver Owl stays up late and sees the sun for the first time, he can’t wait to share this experience with his friends.He was most likely alerted to the Battle of Hogwarts by former members of his Quidditch team who were members of Dumbledore's Army.

He was annoyed that his team did not seem to be taking it as seriously as he was, but that may have been a result of getting them all up earlier than they expected on the day of their first training session. Slytherin Quidditch matches, he sends Flint threatening looks and grips Flint's hand harder than necessary and even tries to break his fingers. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 11 ( Quidditch) - "'We know Oliver's speech by heart,' Fred told Harry, 'we were on the team last year.Though we don't learn what his post-graduation plans are in this book, we're willing to believe they have something to do with Quidditch. Fred and George had to spend the first half trying to protect Harry, but they could not help the Chasers and Slytherin were winning.

Although he was fair-minded and approachable, Wood (which is an irony given his position as Captain of his team) appeared to struggle with interpersonal skills, as he often seemed oblivious to the way in which he came across to people. Then when she explained why, he was delighted and thought Harry was the best build for a Seeker, suggesting that he needed a decent broom. He helps Neville Longbottom carry dead bodies back into the Great Hall during the brief pause in the fighting.Despite his best efforts, however, word got out about Harry's presence, although his skill level was a secret from everyone outside the team.

Despite this, Wood was remarkably humble concerning his own skill, putting the team's success down to the other members of the team. He told everyone about the new training programme at length even though they were falling back to sleep, and then he took everyone to the pitch. However, he could have meant that the team would usually win the game due to the amount of points that the Snitch is worth (Incidentally, in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, it is not revealed that Ireland won in this way).During the match, Oliver told Harry to stop being a gentleman and knock Cho off her broom if he had to. He was also very fair; it was said by others that he didn't accept a replay after Harry fell off his broom against Cedric Diggory in 1993 since he felt that Diggory had caught the Snitch fairly, although it is unknown if this is true. new Book – without signs of wear, has not been used/read before, in rare cases it may have very slight scratches on the cover – due to warehousing / storage and transport. When McGonagall explained that Harry Potter had caught the thing in his hand after a 50-foot dive without scratching himself, Wood looked as though all his dreams might come true at once. Oliver Woods’s enthusiasm for regular training sessions was not to be quelled by raindrops the size of bullets.