-Quidditch Player of the Issue – Izaak Merdel-

This issue we will be covering a new and
somewhat unknown face to the world of Quidditch – Izaak Merdel, who graduated
from Muggle University only one year ago and took a crash course in Quidditch
before attending seeker tryouts for the national team and being accepted as a
player.

 Merdel
is a Dutch wizard who was taught at magic home from a remote area, unable to
attend a wizarding school, and then proceeded on to mingle with muggles as well
by studying structural engineering at Muggle University for two years. However,
he has apparently always been interested in Quidditch and gave it a try shortly
after graduation to find he had a natural skill at it, particularly in the area
of seeking. This talent seemed to grow during the crash course he enrolled for
and his coach urged him to try out for the team, later commenting he knew that
Merdel would be an excellent addition to it. And sure enough, the coach was right
and Merdel, joining the team for the new Quidditch season, has already proved
his worth several times.

Merdel is said to be an easy-going player who
is very nimble in the air and has excellent reflexes and observation skills. He
accepts any interviews and behaves very naturally in them, clever but honest,
and has soon become a favorite of Dutch Quidditch Supporters. He is engaged to
fellow Dutch Quidditch player Monika Ferdand, who plays reserve chaser on the
team, the two meeting whilst training last year, and has just celebrated his
twenty-fifth birthday.

-Written by Lilia Le Fay