Nathan Xavier
August 26, 2017 10:15 PM
An Owl for Ginger Pierce by Nathan Xavier
The Quidditch coach was still on indefinite leave, so Selina had instructed the Head of House to handle promotions of the new captains, and so Nathan looked at the list of names involved in Teppenpaw's one game last year, and compared it to participation in the pick-up games to gauge interest and involvement, and jotted off a quick letter to send to the new captain.Dear Captain Ginger Pierce,
Congratulations, you have been promoted to Quidditch Captain of Teppenpaw. As such, you are responsible for scheduling and running practices, putting up the sign-up sheet, recruiting members if necessary, and reserving the pitch. To help you in these matters, you may select an Assistant Quidditch Captain. Based on seniority and involvement with last year's games, I recommend Joseph Umland, but this choice is entirely in your hands. Please inform myself and your new assistant of your decision.
Thank you for your leadership in Teppenpaw Quidditch!
Nathan Xavier
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Ginger Pierce
August 27, 2017 2:20 PM
Finding Joe by Ginger Pierce
When Ginger returned from her first day of classes, she found an owl sitting on her desk. It was one of the school ones, so she didn't feel too bad about making it wait after its journey, but she still hurried to find an owl treat and offered it with an apology, "Sorry to keep you waiting. What is it?" Not expecting or receiving an answer to her rhetorical question, she simply removed the letter attached to its leg and opened the envelope to find out for herself.After reading the short, and not unexpected, letter, she exchanged the badge she was wearing for the one that was included. Then she grabbed the sign-up sheet she'd already drawn up and brought it down to the common room to post on the bulletin board. She'd expected this turn of events after years as the assistant, but hadn't wanted to step on any toes by posting the sheet before she was told of her promotion.
Once it was up, she waited around the common room until she spotted Joe. Early in her position as Assistant, she'd thought she'd surely pick Nat or Gabe as her own assistant when this day came, but Gabe had left the school, and - as Professor Xavier had noted - Nat hadn't been as active in the pick-up games as Joe had, so she saw no reason not to give it to the recommended candidate. Joe had done very well for Teppenpaw over the last years, and she would be glad to pass on her badge to him.
"Hey, Joe," she called out when she spotted him. She walked over to where he had entered the room and held out her old Assistant Quidditch Captain badge toward the fifth year, smiling warmly. "I was wondering if you wanted this?"
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Joe Umland
August 28, 2017 6:41 PM
Were you looking for me or some coffee? by Joe Umland
Nat had, Joe thought, had a very real shot at Assistant Captain, but Joe still wasn’t entirely surprised when he heard Ginger call out his name. It was, of course, entirely possible that she wasn’t calling for him to wait for her because he’d been made Assistant Captain – maybe she wanted to break the information that he had been passed over gently and in person, or maybe she just wanted to say ‘hey’ really a lot right now for some reason – but overall, he wasn’t too surprised with the implications of what she had to say when she got to him.“If you’re sure you won’t be needing it,” he said, accepting the badge from her with a half-smile. “Of course, if you do, now – “ he smiled properly now, waving aside his own joke. “Thanks, Ginger. And congratulations on your new badge.”
It would have been ridiculous for anyone but Ginger to get the official captain’s badge – she’d been essentially doing the job for over a year, after all – but it was still something she should be congratulated for. She deserved it after all the, well, essentially doing the job for over a year, so congratulations seemed appropriate even if the thing he had congratulated her for had been pretty much a given from the beginning. Stranger things than her not getting her dues had, after all, happened; somehow, not only had John managed to become Head Boy, but Joe had now managed to obtain two shiny badges of his very own even though he had started the year before by nearly hitting the elderly, torture-instrument-admiring Headmaster.
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