Avoiding the Quidditch game on Crotalus Commons

Cecily Smythe

September 05, 2008 10:45 AM

Avoiding the Quidditch game by Cecily Smythe

There was nothing in the world that would convince Cecily to go to the Quidditch game. She wasn't knocking something before she'd tried it; she had been to one of the games last year and had listened with great patience while Laurie explained why she enjoyed watching the game. Well, that was her choice, and Cecily wasn't going to stop Laurie from watching the brutal sport if that was her desire. However, she wasn't going to inflict the same misery on her own self. She had intended to sit in the commons and catch up with her sister while the game was on, but Coach Fox, the Devil in (barely) human form, had instructed the first years to go to at least one game; Milly didn't have the option of skipping.

The common room wasn't entirely empty, though Cecily could hardly expect anything different from the one school House that actually had some sense of traditional standards. She would have been far more surprised to discover she was the only person not at the game. Still, it was quiet, and Cecily settled to write her article for the Aronos. Laurie had put her up to it; Cecily was writing a pro-traditions and values piece, influenced heavily by the high standards propagated by WAIL. Apparently a counter article was being written from an anti-WAIL viewpoint. Cecily didn't have to try very hard to guess who would be writing that particular piece.

Sifting through some notes she'd already made, and some WAIL paraphernalia, Cecily began writing the article up in its first draft. Its title was 'Something to WAIL about'; Cecily was rather proud of this stroke of creative genius. The rest of the article was flowing nicely, too. Cecily was so absorbed in her work she barely noticed someone join her at the small table. She looked up to dip her quill once more in her ink well, and only then noticed her housemate.

"Hello," she greeted cordially.

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Anabel McIntosh

September 11, 2008 6:58 PM

You too? by Anabel McIntosh

A Quidditch game was a Quidditch game was a Quidditch game, and in Anabel's humble opinion, she could do without most of them. In fact, unless she found herself seated in a highly expensive box at a Professional game, she really didn't see the need in paying much attention to the sport. When one played Quidditch, one perspired and perspiration on a lady was, well, gross.

Having taken a short walk around the paths, Anabel decided to make her way back to her dormitory. A little peace and quiet could do her some good. Perhaps she could get out her book a read a little. It was difficult finding alone time and now seemed as good a time as any.

Walking silently up the stairwell, she turned the corner, opening the door and entering her dorm. She had only made it a few feet into the room when she heard one of her housemates call out to her. Surprised to have heard a voice- she had been quite certain that everyone else would have gone to the game, Anabel looked around the room quickly before her eyes set on Cecily. She smiled.

"Hey," she responded. Cecily was one of the few girls in which Anabel felt that she could communicate. Moving over to her bed, she sat before continuing. "I guess you didn't want to watch that game either, huh?"

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Cecily

September 13, 2008 5:22 AM

It's not really my thing by Cecily

OOC: I set the original post in the commons, but we can move it to the dormitory if you like; your call.

BIC:
"I can't see any reason why anyone would want to watch the game," Cecily replied to Anabel, borrowing her friend's ironic intonation. "Unfortunately the first years have to go - that horrid Coach Fox set it as an assignment. I do feel sorry for them," she said. Poor Amelia, having to sit through at least an hour of tedium. Yet Cecily herself had managed in her first year, so she supposed it could do no real harm.

"I'm doing an article for the school paper," she said, gesturing vaguely to the neatly written notes in front of her. Cecily didn't add that it was Laurie who asked her to write it, because she wasn't sure how well (if at all) Anabel and Laurie got along together these days. Cecily was certainly surprised herself that she was friends with Miss Cider, but Laurie had always been sensible and friendly, and she didn't even stick up for Renaye in Cecily's presence, which was nice. All in all, it was a shame about Renaye, because otherwise all the girls in the dormitory might have been able to get along. Just one ignorant individual was enoug to spoil it all. "Discouraging girls playing Quidditch, promoting traditional values, that sort of thing," she explained. "Apparently Renaye is writing a counter article," she rolled her eyes. Cecily didn't have any proof Renaye was actaully writing the other article, but who else would be stupid enough to do that?

"Oh, did you know Addie and Alexis are both reserves for the Quidditch team?" Cecily said, the tone of her voice containing far more meaning than the words themselves. "Has the entire House gone completely mad?"

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Anabel

September 13, 2008 10:39 AM

Mine either, really by Anabel

OOC: Oops, was exhausted from work when I read yours and wrote the post and I...well, oops. Assume that I wrote commons and she sat on one of the chairs instead. :) BIC

Crossing her legs at the ankles, Anabel listened as Cecily replied, nodding her head at all of the correct places. It was an art form to listen well and while she was still working on it, she was certain she would have it perfected before her next birthday. She just found that she sometimes had trouble schooling her features to a neutral expression. It was difficult keeping the disdain off of her face when Cecily mentioned that horrid Coach Fox- another one of those strange female (lesbian- gasp!) lovers, she was sure of it! And it was even more difficult to keep from scowling at the mention of Renaye. The girl was absolutely void of any real manners and Anabel found her uncouth and unfit for company. Not to mention that the girl had actually gone and tried out for the Quidditch team! Quidditch was not the place for girls; it was a plain and simple fact.

When Cecily finished questioning the sanity of their house- a question that Anabel had asked herself from time to time as well, Anabel paused for a moment, considering the best way to answer. The fact that Addie and Alexis were both reserves on the team was reprehensible and she couldn't quite believe that the fact had slipped past her. She was supposed to be so...observant, always on top of the latest news. What good was it to be one of the Ladies if she never had any pertinent information to share?

"I don't know about the entire house being mad, but it does seem to have become an epidemic," she responded, her nose wrinkling in irritation. "If you think about it that's-" Here she paused to do the arithmetic in her head. "- two-thirds of our dormitory alone that has been affected by that horrible sport. It's gross and it's dangerous and yet they want to play it anyways?" She shook her head, crossing her arms in front of her chest as she paused for a moment to collect her thoughts. "Maybe this article will be a good thing. Maybe people will finally see the light. I mean, there will be some, like Renaye..." She spit out the other girl's name with disgust. "...who are definitely lost causes but that doesn't mean that there aren't other, more sensible ladies in this school, right?"

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Cecily

September 17, 2008 5:01 PM

We're real ladies by Cecily

OOC: No problem. Work exhaustion gets us all from time to time.

BIC:
There was nothing to do but listen intently and nod fervently as Anabel continued to discuss the absurdities and apparent contagiousness of Quidditch. Cecily knew that she wasn't going mad, and that Crotalus second years were being more than usually corrupted by the sport, but it was comforting to hear Anabel echo her thoughts.

"Right," Cecily agreed with enthusiasm. "There have to be some girls still who will listen to logic. I've been trying to educate laurie," she said, turning her head to the side to judge Amabel's reaction to this," but it doesn't seem to have helped a great deal." Hopefully the Aronos article would encourage Laurie not to stray into a realm from which she might not be easily recovered. Though of course Laurie was in less danger than the other girls; she only watched the game, rather than attempting to play it.

"I don't know what's wrong with Alexis," Cecily said, lowering her voice almost conspiratorially. Addie could almost be forgiven because she had never openly allied herself with the game or against it, as most of the girls in the dormitory had been forced to do on their very first evening. Though on the other hand, Addie was from a good family, so Cecily had hoped she would behave in a more ladylike manner. Alexis, though, had completely thrown her. "She was so normal last year, so... respectable," Cecily said. "Now she's almost wild; she joined that horrid Warren boy in insulting me earlier this year," she said, her voice now high pitched and indignant. "Alexis should know better. I can't help thinking that my article will do much good against people like her." That was a very sad prospect, indeed. cecily wanted to help as many girls as possible by making them aware of the dangers of playing Quidditch. She couldn't help it if they refused to listen.

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