Amy Fox, Quidditch Coach Extraordinaire
October 12, 2007 10:49 PM
Quidditch Match Two: Crotalus vs. Teppenpaw by Amy Fox, Quidditch Coach Extraordinaire
The Crots and Paws were set to play nearly a month following the Als and Pecs. The game landed on the second Saturday of November, the temperature predicted to be in the low 70s. Moving a bit slower than usual that morning, Amy browsed over the team rosters in the confines of her room, seated comfortably in a plush lounge chair.A bit of observation led Amy to note that Crotalus's team, quite like Aladren's and Pecari's, was full of returning players. Geoffrey Spindler had been promoted to the position of Assistant Captain due in part to his enthusiasm for the sport and in part because Amy just plain liked the kid. She couldn't really place why she viewed him in a different light than the other ankle-biting nose-miners, but she had a feeling that it was primarily because of the match from the year prior. Something he had said had hit a soft spot. Jennifer, as Seeker and Captain, had chosen a team of returning players who would be experienced with the sport.
In turn, Teppenpaw's team was also complete with returning players. Amy mentally congratulated herself on forbidding first years from signing up this year. Not only did it allow these first years to actually learn how to fly, it also allowed older students the opportunity to improve upon their skills. Dalila Bastet had been chosen to be the team's Assistant Captain. Amy knew little of the student but rumors of her enthusiasm for the sport had reached her. With WAIL running rampant around the school, Quidditch teams needed students who lived and breathed the sport to take leadership roles. Jake would have a good team this year.
Amy began to realize that all four teams were pretty much evenly matched this year. If anyone had asked her though, she would have openly stated that she couldn't care a fig. They were student teams and she had bothered little to know any of the players. Who cared who won? But a part of her, the part that just loved everything dealing with Quidditch, still realized that it was nice to have two teams that were evenly matched. To have four house teams in such a manner was amazing.
Placing the rosters on the side table, Amy rose from her seat. She had already dressed for the day in a pair of mint green robes. Glancing out the window, she noted the frost on the ground and frowned. Although the temperature would surely be rising, Amy had a feeling that she would need a heating charm or two to face the beginning of the match. Throwing her bag over her shoulder, Amy tossed one last look behind her before exiting her room.
Feet crunching in the frosted grass, she quickly cast multiple heating charms upon her person, keeping out the chill. Although she knew the temperature couldn't be much lower than the low 50s, it was still quite a change from temperature of the day before.
She made a quick stop by the storage closet to grab the chest of balls, which floated magically behind her, and then made her way out onto the pitch. Once again, the medic's tent had already been erected and was sitting toward one end of the field. Amy mentally rolled her eyes, making a point to steer clear of the medic.
Reaching the center of the field, Amy dropped both her bag and the trunk of balls to the ground. It was nearly time for the game to begin. The stands were rapidly filling and the teams would be joining her momentarily. Crouching down, Amy dug into her bag, removing her broom, goggles and gloves. Standing, Amy took a chance to glance around her. Though the temperature would be rising through the day to the low-70s, the sky was overcast and it was slightly windy.
Amy began pulling on her gloves as the teams approached. "You all know the drill. I'll just take a moment to cover the rules with you again and then we can get this game underway. No cheating. No dirty plays. Stay on the pitch. If you get injured, the medic's tent is on the field and I'm sure he'll help you." Pulling on her goggles, Amy instructed the Captains to move forward and shake hands. "When you're finished, move back to your teams."
Moving toward the trunk, Amy opened the lid. The Snitch was the first to be released, quickly followed by the Bludgers, which zipped quickly through the air and out of sight for the moment. Grabbing hold of the Quaffle, Amy straddled her broom. "Quite like the last game, we'll start this one with a sound of a whistle." Lifting her wand into the air, Amy paused for approximately three seconds before a loud, shrill whistle reverberated through the pitch. Lobbing the Quaffle in to the air, Amy pushed off the ground and moved to the side to keep an eye on the play. The game had begun.
OOC: Alright, I need your name, your team and your position in the name heading. Be sure that you read all of the previous posts before posting so you won't miss something important. I expect these posts to be detailed, with special attention being paid to spelling and grammar. That being said, good luck and have fun!
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Subthreads: Pre-Game Team Meetings (nm) by Fox
Spectators Post Here! (nm) by Fox with Nicoletta Dupree, Laurie Cider, Irene Liddowe and Renaye and Josh Warren
Re: Quidditch Match Two: Crotalus vs. Teppenpaw by Kaylie Brockert, Teppenpaw Seeker with Geoffrey Spindler, Crotali Chaser
Pitch Hospital Tent - Injured Players Post Here by Nicolas Wolfe, Medic
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Brett Hodges
October 22, 2007 10:04 AM
Here I am! by Brett Hodges
Brett's usual routine as an Official Pecari Spectator(tm) was to arrive with Echo a little earlier than most and then wave anyone they knew over to their out of the way bench so that by the time the game started, it wasn't as out of the way as Echo had been hoping. Today, though, with it being a non Pecari match, Echo had chickened out, pleading both a fever and homework. The punk was hiding in his room right now for fear that someone would still convince him to come. Someone, in this case, meant Elly and Meredith, whose power over Echo was such that if they said, "Hey Echo, you coming?" they would have gotten an instant, "Yeah, I guess," even though all Brett's attempts had met with a very firm, "No."He tried bringing this up with Echo, who looked up from his book again just long enough to say, "Yeah. And your point is...?"
So Brett had come alone to the Tepps vs. Crots match. He spotted Laurie Cider and Cicily Smythe, two of the new first years, and he saw a few others he knew. And then he spotted Irene and her two cousins. He grinned and, going around the thickest crowds out of habit, snuck up behind them. One of her cousins saw him first and he motioned not to give him away.
He took the seat behind his girlfriend and reached around to cover her eyes.
"Hey, Agent Iris!" he said, laughing, "Guess who?"
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Here I am!
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Irene with Renaye and Josh
October 22, 2007 3:41 PM
There you are! by Irene with Renaye and Josh
Irene jumped as her vision was suddenly blocked. Her first instinct was to jump away and shout, "Hey! I'm missing the game!" but the voice that followed made her relax."Hey, Agent Iris!" he said, laughing, "Guess who?"
She grinned. "Agent whose-name-has-not-been-thought-up-yet?" she said, taking his hand and restoring her vision causing her to notice Josh giving Brett the eye. She shot him a warning look. Josh always got so protective over everyone... She remembered when Renaye had caught the attention of a boy on their Quidditch team. He had a close encounter with a bludger the next practice. Josh would never hurt anyone, but he would make sure you knew he was watching.
Irene gestured to the seat next to her. "Glad you made it!"
One thing that had softened the blow from being put on reserve, besides Sorrel's helpful explanation, was that she had everything else going for her. This was one year that her dad wasn't going to mess up. Okay, so he had made a reappearance, but that before. She didn't have to worry about him until Christmas. This year was going to be normal. And she had a boyfriend now! After all of last year, this year was going to be great...
"I want Teppenpaw to win this so bad..." She said, watching as Teppenpaw took control of the Quaffle. A light breeze blew by, chilling her through the maroon sweater she had thrown on. She was greatful that she had thought to bring it, but also regreting not checking the temperature before leaving. She could have grabbed her jacket...
Her comment earned a glare from Renaye and Josh. "What are you going to do when we play each other next year?" Renaye said, smiling at the same time.
"Beat you," Irene said shortly, grinning at her. She looked over to Brett. "They're so naive... They obviously don't know the awesomeness that is Pecari."
Renaye 'Ooh'-ed as a Teppenpaw chaser, Law, did a nice fake shot but instead went for the pass.
"Come on Crotalus!" She shouted, her blonde hair falling over her green eyes as she jumped in excitement.
Josh looked over to Brett.
"I remember you," he said. "You played Quidditch over the summer right?"
Irene shot him a look. Don't talk about the summer... Don't talk about the summer... She had spent plenty of time avoiding the subject. Why was he bringing it up? She didn't like lying to all of those people. It made her feel like a horrible friend, not telling them. But telling them would have been worse than not. She didn't need those worried glances or the concerned comments. Irene got enough of that as it was from Raye, Josh, Uncle Mike, and even little Laina.
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Irene with Renaye and Josh
There you are!
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Irene with Renaye and Josh
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Brett Hodges
October 23, 2007 4:57 PM
Whereever I am, there I be. by Brett Hodges
Brett let Irene push his hands away and his smile only faded slightly at the look her cousins gave him. It widened again as he dropped down a row to the seat Irene offered him and listened to Irene and Josh exchange jibes about their respective Quidditch teams.As the teams kept playing, Josh turned to him and said, "I remember you. You played Quidditch over the summer right?"
Belated recognition, but Brett was willing to take it--as long as it wasn't <>too well remembered. It had been his first time playing Quidditch and his skills were found to be lacking. For a sports guy like Brett, that sort of failure was up on his wall of shame. "Yeah," he said, glancing at Irene. "I came with that quiet curly haired kid and the red headed talker."
Irene had been a little off at that party, and now she seemed a little off again. Huh. Well, what was a little lack of respect from the cousins next to Irene being uncomfortable about whatever it was she was uncomfortable about?
"Yeah," he said in the carefree way of a class clown, "I was the one who couldn't hardly stay on the broom."
That was an exaggeration. He could stay on. He could stay on like a cowboy on a wild horse--it wasn't that hard when you got a good grip on the handle--it just wasn't worth staying on because he couldn't control the thing worth spit. It really was a good thing Echo had convinced him not to try out for the Quidditch team.
Really.
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Brett Hodges
Whereever I am, there I be.
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Irene and Renaye with some Josh
October 23, 2007 5:40 PM
Quidditch is where you be today then by Irene and Renaye with some Josh
OOC: I changed POV about halfway through. So if you're confused, after Brett says the thing about staying on the broom, the POV changes to Irene there. It made sense to me, but I'm the one writing it, so assuming it makes sense doesn't always work =)BIC:
Renaye assumed that Josh had forgotten their silent agreement not to talk about anything mildly related to summer. She knew he was just being stupid and making a random observation, but still... Irene was her best friend and she didn't like seeing her all uncomfortable about anything. And there she goes, putting her hair in her face again. Raye made a mental note to do an intervention... This insecurity from her needed to stop. For her own good. Irene was so much stronger than anyone else she had ever met and Raye wasn't going to let one meeting ruin her confidence. Maybe she could get Brett in on this... Later. They would talk later.
"Yeah," he said, glancing at Irene. "I came with that quiet curly haired kid and the red headed talker."
Renaye turned to him and nodded. "Yeah, you're the soccer guy! That was fun. I hadn't played anything but Quidditch before that, but soccer was definitely cool," she said, trying to save the poor guy from Josh's scrutiny. Josh was being protective. Both she and Irene hated it when he did that...
Renaye scanned the stands fot framiliar faces, wanting to see if anyone might want to join them. Her eyes found Laurie, watching the game with... Cecily? Raye bit her lip. It seemed odd that Cecily would be at a game. Wasn't she one of the girls who had disliked the sport? If Laurie needed any help, Raye would be there to jump in. Quidditch game plus roommates... probably not a good mix. She turned back to the current convorsation in time to here Brett say,
Yeah," he said in the carefree way of a class clown, "I was the one who couldn't hardly stay on the broom."
Irene laughed slightly. "You played fine," she said. Irene hadn't expected him to be anything like professional level. She knew soccer was his main focus, and that was cool. In fact, she thought it was kind of a good thing. There was something to talk about. It was good to have things in common, but to be completely similar would be boring.
"I'm glad I'm not out there playing today," Irene said, watching the teams continue play. "Can you imagine how cold the wind is up there?"
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Irene and Renaye with some Josh
Quidditch is where you be today then
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