Joella Curtis
October 09, 2016 2:58 PM
A message for Ingrid... by Joella Curtis
Usually the sixth year would feel sorry for Ingrid having no roommates to share her dormitory with but right now it was highly convenient. Joella wanted to speak to the fourth year in private so she chose to knock on her door on the second evening of the new school term.“Hey,” she smiled at her favourite teammate in a quick greeting before requesting entry and stepping into the room. It was clear that she had something on her mind that she was very eager to talk to Ingrid about, and she’d never been one to beat about the bush.
“I need to talk to you about something,” Joella looked at little uncomfortable as she began. She hated to have to let Ingrid down in such a way when whether or not to do so was technically supposed to be her choice. “I just wanted to tell you in person that I have made Sammy assistant captain for this term, before you find out with the rest of the team. It was a very hard decision for me to make as I know how dedicated you are and the great opportunity that being a captain would give you.”
She paused and bit her lip before adding, “I’m really sorry.” It was obvious that she was expecting Ingrid to be disappointed by the news, at the very least.
“I do know how much you love Quidditch and I appreciate that because I’m just the same, and it means so much more to us than people like- well many people, but they won’t understand that,” Joella had to catch herself before she supplied names but it was probably implied given the context. Her words now were probably more for her own benefit than Ingrid’s because there was no reason to believe the younger girl felt the same way.
“But what I’m really trying to say is that the reason I didn’t pick you wasn’t because I don’t value you,” the captain still had more to say. “I assure you I have noticed your dedication to the team and really look forward to seeing you develop further. And I’d be happy to put in some extra time to work with you whilst I’m captain if you wish?”
“You’re one of our top players now and even though you aren’t going to be my assistant captain, I think it would be really good for you to start thinking about how you can help carry the team when I leave because…” Joella dropped her gaze briefly to the ground because she realised she was now verging on being offensive to Sammy, who was also a good friend and a valuable teammate, not to mention her new assistant captain. “...Because I think you’d be good at that.”
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October 21, 2016 5:01 AM
No news is good news? by Ingrid
Ingrid felt her stomach knot up as the Pecari captain came into her room. Normally Joella paying a visit would have been a happy occasion, especially as she was all on her own, but it didn’t seem from Joella’s expression, or her first words, like she was here for anything good, although Ingrid couldn’t imagine what in the world she had to tell her that would be bad news.
Her jaw, however, was practically on the floor by the time Joella finished speaking.
“I… I wasn’t really expecting it,” she managed to say. “I mean, I’m really flattered that you’d consider me, so please don’t apologise - it’s more of a compliment that you were thinking about it than a disappointment that you didn’t.
“That sounds really great,” she beamed, as Joella talked about them spending extra time together. She really liked hanging out with the Pecari captain, and the thought of having some one to one training from her made her feel super special. She was too busy wrapped up in this thought to notice the almost slip, the suggestion that the team might be needing her once Joella was gone, although she had noticed her reference earlier to ’people like-
“Thanks,” she added, reaching out to give Joella a hug. “Everything you said… It means a lot to me that you’ve noticed and you think that stuff about me.
“Was there…” she struggled to form the question, her mind unable to get past the ’people like-’ that Joella had started but not finished. “Was there any other reason you were considering me?” she asked. “I mean, you’ve told me why you think I’d but good but…” she left the question hanging, not really wanting to finish it outloud. She liked Sammy. She had no reason to trash talk her or suspect she wouldn’t be a good captain. Ok, she was a Muggleborn, so she hadn’t been playing the sport very long. But historically that hadn’t been considered a valid reason by the school in general to pass people over. Was it just that had worried Joella, or was it something else that she hadn’t picked up on?
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