Emulation of Author's Style 

Harry was sitting on his broom high up in the air. He preferred to do this in order to get a full view of the quidditch field.  He saw the goal posts, the Gryffindor flags waving in the air. It was a cloudy and chilly afternoon. While looking towards the Slytherin crowd,  flash of gold appeared in his peripheral vision. He turned his broom towards the flash and leaned forward to go faster. 

This quidditch match was very important. If Gryffindor won this match, they would head to the championship. Harry had become one of the best seekers out of all of the other teams. The pressure was on during this match. Gryffindor was falling behind with 50 points while Ravenclaw had 80 points. Harry needs to catch the snitch for his team. 

Harry had lost sight of the snitch. He looked around for the other seeker to see if he had found it. While Harry was searching for the other seeker, a gold ball came right up to him. He focused on the gold ball. The snitch took off, and Harry followed. The Ravenclaw seeker noticed and took off after Harry. The wings on the snitch were fluttering fast while two boys zoomed after it on their brooms. They flew over the high stands, and everyone turned to watch them. The audience held up their hand-held binoculars to get a better view of the high speed chase. The snitch flew over the lake with Harry and the other boy. Harry was determined to win. He inched forward trying to increase his speed while the boy next to him did the same. Harry reached his hand out for the snitch but the snitch instantly dropped. Harry leaned forward and was heading straight down towards the water. He felt a hard slam into his left side. He looked over and saw the other boy trying to knock him off of his broom. He continued towards the snitch while trying to avoid the boy’s attempts. They inched closer to the water. 

As the water got closer, Harry and the boy continued to look at each other wondering which one was going to give up. Harry’s determination took over. The surface of the water was a mere inch away. The boy pulled up away from the water. Harry continued and slammed into the surface. The crowd gasped. While underwater, Harry noticed something in his hand. He opened his fist to see the snitch.   He swam up to the surface and held up the snitch in the air with a huge smile on his face. The Gryffindor section erupted in cheers. “ Gryffindor wins!” the announcer exclaims. 

Explanation 

Setting

For the setting, I used the water to increase the tension of the high speed chase. Also, I enhanced Harry’s determination to win by making the boys head towards the water and having the other boy pull up while Harry dove into the water. In the stories, Rowling uses specific places in certain events to demonstrate the importance. I used water to demonstrate Harry’s determination of winning the match that was important to him and his teammates. 

Plot

Since Rowling demonstrates a flow to her stories, I included details about their journey to capture the snitch. I did this by describing how Harry can go faster and where they flew to. Also, I included Harry’s achievements to demonstrate his success leads to his team’s success. Rowling gives Harry little achievements to help him lead to the big conflict. I gave him the success of winning the match to lead him to the conflict of winning the championship. 

Imagery

Rowling uses imagery to make her stories. I used imagery to describe the day and the stadium. Also, I used imagery to emphasize the tension of winning the match, and Harry’s experience trying to capture the snitch. Rowling uses imagery similar to this to display an image of the quidditch field, and the intense chase of the snitch.