Wizards Batting Badgers & Snakes Finished

ROUND FOUR

Choosing to turn a blind eye to Erin and Erik’s confrontation (thanks to the smoke that prevented her from even seeing anything), @Santario Martin decided it was to earn some points for her house. The Hufflepuffs had been winning for the entire game now. This had to stop. With a perfect stance and steel focus the girl managed to bat her ball for a good 21 metres. Earning Slytherin 42 points!

@Bridget Collins had a look of pure determination in her eyes - unwilling to give in to losing to the badgers or this smoke. She wanted revenge, of course she did. But perhaps revenge would be best served by hitting a shot that would help her house to win. She steadied herself as best as she could and swung as the ball came towards her. Whether it was her determination or pure luck, Bridget managed to hit the ball 20 metres - scoring an extra 40 points for her team!

@Erin Ryan - as Erin does - was on an attacking spree. She went from trying to steal the ball from Professor Browne to attacking a random Hufflepuff to turning on her own teammates. Her wrath grew and her plan got more vicious. She had to stop thinking about the Head of Hufflepuff and turn her attention to the smaller boy, whose ass she wanted to kick. Erin grabbed a bat and attempted to swing at Erik, hoping to hit him. Perhaps it was the smoke, perhaps it was just bad luck but either way, she missed. By a lot. The beater might have been good at swinging bludgers left, right and centre on the pitch but today, she ended up swinging her bat right out of her hand and it just went flying into a tree.

@Thora Larkston decided that slow and steady was the way to win this. She gripped her bat, taking a stand on the batting line in the hopes of catching up to Hufflepuff’s points. Slytherin was her house, after all. And she definitely started to play like it was - with a beautiful shot that went 21 metres into the distance. Thora earned her house a further 42 points! That might be enough.

@Erik Tharaldson retaliated to Erin’s physically attack with a magical approach. He attempted to disarm her, hoping to stop her from hitting her with the bat that she was trying to swing in his direction. He missed. But he was lucky - so did Erin. Erin’s bat went flying off as she let go off it by mistake. But Erik’s spell was also not successful. He had failed to cast expelliarmus. Instead of disarming Erin, he accidentally ended up disarming himself. The blackthorn wand went flying out of his grasp and landed a couple of metres away from him.

@Annie Morgan was a Hufflepuff, through and through. The Slytherins might be cunning, they might try and distract her. But she was a Hufflepuff. She was not going down easily. She knew what toil meant and she was willing to give it her all. Every ounce of sweat was given to the cause. Annie swung the bat as hard as she could - and it paid off. The ball went a staggering 26 metres away - earning the badgers another 52 points. She was not going to give up, not without a fight.

@Teiki Laurent stayed as focused as she could - trying not to let herself get distracted by the other team that seemed to be falling apart. She kept her eyes on the ball, gripping the bat with all of her strength. WHACK! The sound of the ball connecting to her bat echoed in the air as she sent the ball flying off. It went up high before landing 17 metres away. Teiki’s focus had earned her another 34 points.

[EVERYONE]
The smoke around the players started to fade, dispersing into the air. The fumos had finally ended, given people the chance to actually see clearly once more. They could see the ball coming towards them more clearly, they could see the fight breaking out, they could see everything.

Hjørdis quirked an eyebrow as her eyes fell onto two of her students. Erin and Erik. The two Es. Both were standing near each other, unarmed - and seemingly innocent. Not too far from Erik was a wand on the ground. Not too far from Erin, on the other side, there was a bat on the ground. Both were a few metres away - in different directions - but it definitely caused the professor to be a little suspicious. The smoke had done a brilliant job of hiding the evidence of their fight so far. Sadly, as the field cleared up, that advantage was lost.

The Slytherins had very narrowly taken the lead - could they hold onto it? Or would the badgers grab the victory that they had been on track for this whole time? Would the snakes fall apart as their team starting in-fighting or was this just a tactic?

Hufflepuff: 354 vs. Slytherin: 357.4

P.S. The 5th round is the final round.

Action| Batting

Interacts with: @Erik Tharaldson

Action: Attempts to tackle Erik to the ground.

With a satisfying crack, Bridget's bat connected dead-center with the ball tossed at her, sending it flying much farther than she'd accomplished previously. She wasn't the only one either--both Thora and Santario hit their balls pretty far and as a result of their success, Slytherin took the lead.

But for how long? As the smoke faded away, visibility was cleared and, of course, two Slytherins just had to be attacking each other. The bit of a smile she'd displayed while returning to the back of the batting line was quickly replaced with annoyance. Bridget let out a little groan--they were going to either kill each other or lose Slytherin the game. Still, the people in question were none other than Erin Ryan, her fellow beater who she was more scared of than she would ever admit and a boy in her year she didn't want to cross either. Best leave them to themselves then.

Facing the front of the line again, Bridget tapped the fingers of her free hand against her leg, feeling anxious. The game was nearly over, and her next swing was going to matter a lot. She could only hope Santario and Thora managed such impressive hits again too, but all she could control was herself. And, well, this was their rematch against Hufflepuff. She had to play her part.

Action | Batting

Action: Batting (and crossing fingers and toes lol)

It was improvement that Teiki had actually hit the ball. So, despite being behind, she was still rather impressed with herself. And Annie Morgan. After all, she had been their main point-getter. It seemed that the rest of their team had fluttered away, but the Slytherin team also seemed to be facing some similar problems. After all, they could now clearly see the fight going on between two of the snakes.

She perked up slightly when Annie began talking, turning slightly to face her. She offered a smile and a nod in return, eyes a little wide with awe. After all, Annie had already become a role model to the younger badger. A MentorPuff... HuffleMentor? Either way, the girl bounced on her toes slightly, anticipation begin to flow through her. The score was rather close, less than a 5 point difference. Luck and skill could help them out, but a team would, too. After all, it was a team sport- and teams were generally more than 2 people.

“You got this, Annie.” She said it lightly, a happy expression. In all honesty, she was just glad that she had decided to come out here, despite not being all that athletic. She grabbed a bat, hopping up to the line when it was her turn.

Action | Batting

May was so angry. It wasn’t proper for a hufflepuff to be angry, but....she couldn’t help it! She was a very competitive girl, and, needed that winning substance every time there was a game and things.... she couldn’t help it! Slytherins were winning!

It was time to take action. Proper ones.
She concentrated hard on the bat she was holding, practiced swiftly how she was going to handle the situation. Before coming to Hogwarts, when she had discovered she was a witch, May Researched for some time, into Hogwarts, a History. She saw that Salazar Slytherin and Goodrich Gryffindor were special enemies, so May always had thought Gryffindor and Slytherin were mostly rivals. She even thought that Ravenclaws and Hufflepuff didn’t have much problems with other houses, and that they were pacific. But that, my friends, was not true. Hufflepuffs and Slytherins were very, very competitive indeed.... But In a fun way.

Anyways, the Slytherins were winning this game.
And May did not like that.
She looked at her friend Annie, and at the the Hufflepuff. She smiled at them and nodded. One day, May would want to become a quidditch player. She decided she would make some research on it, and start learning. At least, this game thought her, that Hufflepuffs sometimes had to bite hard.

Action: Batting.

This was intended to just be a game, and Thora supposed when it was all over it was just for some good fun, but it seemed like more than that to her. It was a rivalry. This was Hufflepuff. She didn't believe in stereotypes, and so didn't look down on the Badgers for being sickly nice or whatever they were supposed to be. But losing to them again--especially with the Quidditch loss still fresh on Thora's mind--would simply be humiliating.

Thankfully, they had pulled ahead, many of the sneks having scored points. And although Thora hadn't scored the most points--no doubt thanks to her noodle arms--she'd definitely contributed to their tiny margin of a lead. It was definitely a boost for the girl's low morale and confidence, and was part of what pushed her to maintain a grip on the unfamiliar bat--despite having played second string beater for a couple of months--rather than reaching for her wand, a more familiar tool. Or weapon. It all depended on your intentions.

"Come on, sneks!" Thora added her voice to Santario's as the younger girl called out to the rest of the small team. They'd been playing for quite a while, and if this was the last chance she would get to score, she had to make it count. So, a rosy-cheeked Thora stepped into the end of the queue, bat clutched in freezing hands. Slytherin had climbed to the top from a slow start. Now, if only they could keep this up for just a little longer…

Action | Batting

ACTION: Batting.