To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
xx ELENA CLARK | THE SEEKER xx 
english ; thoughts │ wordcount ; xxx
| xxx | ☽ MENTIONS ; @the thunderbolts, @the golden phoenix |
19 MARCH, 2026 ; DATE ☾ | xxx |
| xxx | ☽ BROOM ; silver arrow |
according to plan ; ACTIONS ☾ | xxx |
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ᴍᴏᴏɴᴄʜɪʟᴅ ── ꜱɪxᴛʜ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ | ᴄᴀʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴛᴀ 6 (9) ; ᴇᴠᴀ 7 (10) ; ꜱᴛʀ 4 (7) ; ᴡɪꜱ 9 (12) ; ᴀʀᴄ 6 (9) ; ᴀᴄᴄ 8 (11) |
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| ❝ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧-𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤, 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥.❞ ☘︎ STAFF ACCOUNT ; ᴍᴀʟᴀɪᴋᴀ ᴏᴍᴇɴᴜᴋᴏ |
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
| —— | veni, vidi, vici, city lights, avicii get to it if it please me, nothing worth doing's easy ━━ summary, this thread is happening on MARCH 19TH, 2026 in the MORNING with The GOLDEN PHOENIX / wc: tbd. This game was interesting to say the last when playing with so many students that were still getting the gist of Quidditch. It had made him thankful to the team he normally played on. It wasn't quite his forte yet but Harlan was focusing on how he could sneak his way through the Pitch and pick people from the other team off one by one to help his team secure the win. This go around, it seemed like Prat Pass, the third year Slytherin was really causing his team a lot of strife. " Go for the Quaffle. " Flying past one of his teammates to let them see what needed to be done, Harlan slowed down his speed and eyed out his target. It'd be quick, clean, and help to turn the tide of the game for sure. Well, until Harlan was ready to strike and for whatever reason, Prat might've seen him coming or had that sense to catch Harlan in the act. A swift move and the Slytherin wizard veered out of the way, luckily Harlan had been able to make it seem like an accident and didn't need to take another lap. With that they were tied, still anyone's game.
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To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
@Damien Dragonclaw @Elisa Shakestra @Prat Pass
Kudos to the ever so brilliant Damien Dragonclaw, wise and prodigious elected leader of the Hogwarts Thunderbolts. It appears his teammates had truly been on point with that particular selection, and while the young Slytherin admits to have once opined the lad a tad too … how ought one put this? … bubbly, to genuinely possess the adroitness imperative for the apt fulfilment of obligations which come with the role, yet in this particular marked case, Rafal cannot pretend not to be utterly, unreservedly, gratified to be proven wrong on all counts. Bubbliness never hurt no one. Verily, what a lovely job their chief is doing!
“You got this, captain!” Yelling out in the process of the dreadfully monotonous charge of circling the pitch in supposed repentance for his earlier crimes, Rafal catches, in the corner of his eye, another commotion occurring in the midst of all the action (from which he is sadly, at the moment, banned). One of the beaters from the opposing team, a blonde who, if memory served unfaulty, had been most mercilessly targeted in the previous round as well. By some chap named Prat, who Rafal now reckoned held some manner of personal vendetta against the poor laddie. Watching the figure fall to the ground with no one to save her? Rather tragic, to be quite honest.
Action: As strategised
Stamina: 5 8 | Evasion: 8 11 | Strength: 2 5 | Wisdom: 7 10 | Arcane power: 3 6 | Accuracy: 10 13
Abilities: Dhampir I || Broom: Silver Arrow from @Elena Clark’s trunk
All your blues like a mood ring changing colours
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Credits: @Julia Evans
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The young Hufflepuff took a deep breath, savoring every moment and bite, like sucking a sugar candy, feeling the adrenaline and rush catch up to her.
Julia Evans and another much older boy, Damien Dragonclaw, quickly caught the quaffle first, speeding through and battling. Swish! Dragonclaw caught it first, and off he rushed to the goal, faster than Denise anticipated.
Denise flew, moving as fast as she could. Damien succeeded past her, faster than a cheetah, alone in the bright sunlight, 20 points. But trying to guard it for the first time, the quaffle bit on her, making Denise feel a bit hurt, her bones and shoulders aching from moving so fast.
Julia Evans then gets the quaffle to Zephyr Deakin, but Dragonclaw was too fast, faster than what The Golden Phoenix liked.
Again... 10 points... Again... 10 points... Again... 10 points...
Again...
The tears crept inside her... threatening to fall, but Denise took a deep breath, taking it steady and calm. Max Kenneally Vidler tried to target Mirada Johnson, but it went horribly wrong as Graci Laren intercepted, smacking Elisa Shakestra straight off the broom. She's now KOB or knocked off her broom, unconscious, as Laasya Manjunath came up. Denise winced at Elisa's unconscious body on the field grass and looked away, not wanting to watch the gore and pain that Elisa must have felt at that moment.
The round was a horrible fail, with all the bad luck Denise wished never happened. She should have done something... something... and somehow not let him score that many points... Denise felt like a failure, feeling depressed, angry, upset, she couldn't describe it.
Biting her lip, and shaky, close to a mental breakdown, she braced herself for what it is to come...
@Harumi Everdane
@Zephyr Deakin
@Harlan Montgomery
@Julia Evans
@Cassandra Ironwoods
@Artie Kempston
@Elisa Shakestra
@Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler
@Laasya Manjunath
@Ebony Vetra
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Banner By • Julia Evans
UNOFFICIAL
QUIDDITCH
ROUND
THREE
STA 11 14 xxxxxx12 9 WIS
EVA 11 14 xxxx 12 9 ARC
STR 11 14 xxxxxx 14 11 ACC
Broom: Varápidos (+3 to all stats)
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As strategized.
Obnoxiously Strong, Calming Presence
(Allies are The Golden Phoenix), Foul PlayBROOM EFFECTReducioEnganação. This literally means "cheat" and is basically the art of sleight of hand for Brazilian Quiddich players. When a Quiddich player attempts to use the "cheat" action, where they attempt to cast a spell while in a game, they succeed once per game automatically. Must declare alongside the cheat action. All subsequent attempts to cheat have a 10% automatic "not noticed by the spectators" effect.LOCATION SETTINGS
Date: March 19th, 2026
Weather: Humid with occasional
gusts of wind
Quidditch game always had that effect. The unpredicgable one. One minute The Golden Phoenix team lead by a landslide. The next, The Thunderbolt, much like the team name, struck a thunderbolt. Not in the most loudest sound but the opposite. Cash's green eyes burned with annoyance and irritation every time Damien Dragonclaw won the scrimmage of who'll get the Quaffle.
The Sixth-year couldn't blame both Julia Evans or Zephyr Deakin for their lack of Quidditch experience or their log of flying hours.But still Cash wished their team perform well. Not only Dragonclaw scored once or twice, but he managed to wven out the score. Now, both team were tied with 60 points between them.
The former Beater of Slytherin's eyes landed on @Denise Yarbrough. If the green eyes in her shoes, with her lack of experience playing the sport, Cash would be angry and frustrated too. She completedly messed up guarding the goal. "Take a deep breath, Yarbrough. Don't let the failure affect you,"The acting Captain for the day cupped their hands over their moutu to amplified their voice.
Whether Yarbrogh heard it or not, Cash has the the responsibility to keep their teammate mental and spirit up. Cash was too busy to make sure that Yarbrough's mental was in steady mode that they missed what happened. One minute Elisa Shakestra was still on her broom.
The next one, she was falling toward the grassy pitch without anyone being her saviour. "¡Mierda! fuck!"The half British - half Cuban cursed out in Spanish. Cash knew the risked of going all out. Ordering their teammates to go all on offensive mode.But what Cash didn't anticipated was how soon The Golden Phoenix would lost one of their players.
The young Ironwoods took a deep breath. Both Graci Lang and Prat Pass now become a nuisance and must be eradicated soon. "Round three. Deploy!"Cash said to the majorly players in the pitch to be ready of what round three will be entails for both of the team.
| sta • 10 | eva • 10 | str • 10 FROM ASHES WE RISE wis • 8 | arc • 8 | acc • 10 | PA | OS | PM Y3 THROUGH⠀THE⠀YEARS ability | PM Y5 | ability |
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Artie watched in shock as the girl on his team, Elisa, fell from the sky, his boos of the boy, Prat, were cut short for a moment as his hands rushed to his mouth to conceal the gasp that escaped him as this other girl fell to the ground. His hands dropped away from his mouth, clenching into fists as he began to boo Prat again, louder this time. No matter if it was a game or not, he didn’t want other people to get hurt.
His eyes were darting around as his boos drifted off into the wind. It was fast, and people were scoring. One boy in particular. The Ravenclaw that he had seen practicing who had quickly become a friend of his. He swallowed as he looked at him, fiddling with his fingers as all of a sudden he felt as if he had been slapped right in the chest.
This boy winked at him, with a stupid smirk, and his hair blowing back in the wind, decided the best thing he could do was wink to Artie. His cheeks flushed bright red in color, his hands trembling slightly with embarrassment. He covered his mouth, letting out a quiet squeal at his awkwardness before pushing it away to the side.
No. Nothing would distract him from the game. Not Damien Dragonclaw. Not some stupid thumbs down from the boy he had been booing. Nothing.
He crossed his arms, gazing ahead of himself and watching as the game continued to play out.
ACTION:
As strategized.
STATS:
stamina - 6 | evasion - 9 | strength - 2| wisdom - 7 | arcane power - 3 | accuracy - 8
BROOM:
School Broom
Mentions:@thunderbolts@the golden phoenix
Last edited by Artie Kempston on 4 May 2026, 02:02, edited 1 time in total.
~ a life ain't a life till you live it ~
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
date: March 19th, 2026weather: Humid with occasional gusts of wind.⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ROUND 3 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
SECOND-STRINGSThe Golden Phoenix Snitch Find/Catch DC: 28/25 (LC)
The Thunderbolts Snitch Find/Catch DC: 26/23
The Golden Phoenix Cheat DC: 24 (6S)
The Thunderbolts Cheat DC: 25 (6S)
All heads on the bench turned back to Harlan. Harumi — with her voice loud and clear as it has been for the duration of the match — cheered him on; her words seemed to encourage the Chaser. Riley, on the other hand, attempted to send some negativity his way, but something went wrong and her boos didn’t quite reach Harlan. Cash sat, observing, whilst Artie, Ari, and Valour sat in a slight daze. Astal attempted to strategise with Ari, but the boy did not seem to reciprocate her desire to discuss the game.
Reducio
cheers/boos: str DC 8
strategise: wis DC 20
strategise: wis DC 20
DEBUFF FOULS
It seemed as though history enjoyed repeating itself. Rafal was yet again beelining towards Harlan, elbows brandished and ready to be jabbed in Harlan’s direction. His attempt at a cob was definitely not covert enough — it was quite obvious, in fact, as Ebony caught wind of the foul before he reached Harlan.
“Penalty lap, Devereux. Again.” To make matters worse for Rafal, Harlan’s quick reflexes came in clutch yet again as he evaded the cob smoothly. Rafal just wasn’t a very good cheater, she presumed. It was funny; she had always assumed Slytherins would make better cheaters, given that they were snakes after all.
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CHASERS
While attempts to score with the Quaffle were previously one-sided, both teams were able to get their hands on the ball this time around. Perhaps the chasers on both teams were upping their games — or perhaps dominant players were losing their touch, thus levelling the playing field. The latter seemed to hold true, at least for Harlan; the Gryffindor Chaser was able to get hold of the Quaffle on the first skirmish, but upon approaching the goalposts, something seemed to come over him, and he passed the Quaffle straight into Tatiana’s outstretched hands. Just when the referee thought it couldn’t get worse for the boy, he seemed to hurt himself while handling the Quaffle on one of the grabs. While he did score the phoenixes 20 points after that, these mistakes were unprecedented fumbles that Ebony had not expected him to make; he was an experienced player, after all.
Damien was able to grab the Quaffle twice, which — given he was up against an older player — was quite impressive. What was more impressive, however, was Denise’s ability to block Damien’s attempts to score. She really seemed to have gotten her head in the game after having let the Ravenclaw boy score 60 points on her previously. Damien’s first attempt was blocked cleanly, and Denise’s fingers grazed the Quaffle on his second attempt — but the older Chaser’s strength triumphed and he was able to score.
“10 points to the Thunderbolts, 20 to the Golden Phoenix!”
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SEEKERS
The Snitch decided to remain elusive; it evaded the periphery of both Seekers yet again. Elena found herself particularly unlucky, with the golden ball seemingly everywhere except the areas in which she looked.
Yet another reason why the referee did not envy the Seekers. She wasn’t sure about Persephone or Elena, but she personally would be throwing a spectacular fit of frustration by now if she were Seeker. The role required an absurd amount of patience that the girl did not possess.
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BEATERS
The beaters yet again found themselves at the forefront of chaos — and as always, they were the most exciting part. Laasya, who had just taken to the skies in replacement of Elisa, found herself immediately in action. She and Max decide to carry out a dopplebeater defense, sending a bludger together towards Graci. It was spectacularly aimed, for Graci was hurled towards the ground, the strength of both opposing beaters too much for her to bear. Perhaps it was in revenge for Graci’s bludger that had sent Elisa tumbling. That wasn’t before Graci also sent a bludger towards Laasya. The bludger hit the girl squarely, though she managed to hold on. The Golden Phoenix duo wasn’t finished yet, apparently; the same bludger was ricocheted towards Mirada, but she evaded with ease.
Prat, continuing his bloodied success streak after the two bludgers he had previously sent towards Elisa, decided now to target Max. Prat’s bludger slammed into the boy with such an impact that he was sent into free fall.
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SAVES
Zephyr and Mirada were surveying the skies, flitting around in search of falling teammates. Max was, luckily, caught by Zephyr mid-fall, though the hit he took probably still warranted a visit to the Hospital Wing. Graci was not so fortunate; she hit the ground before Mirada was able to reach her.
"Tarovus, you're up." Both teams were now down one beater.
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OUTCOME
The Golden Phoenix: 80 | Thunderbolts: 70
・Cash successfully observes.
・Harumi cheers Harlan.
・Rafal is caught, and needs to take a penalty lap.
・Harlan scores 20 points.
・Damien scores 10 points.
・Harlan -50 HP from crit fail.
・Graci bludgers Laasya for 675 damage.
・Max and Laasya bludger Graci for 1125 damage, she is KOB.
・Prat bludgers Max for 675 damage.
・Max is saved by Zephyr and they are now sharing a broom.
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ INFORMATION ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
・More information about the Quidditch System can be found here.
・As this is not an official game, posts need to be 200 words.
・The deadline to submit strategy via DM/owl and to post is 120 hours (5 days). From now on, failure to post on time means your character's action is void and failure to send strategy means the team's actions are voided. Feel free to owl me if you need an extension, as IRL things can get busy. If you do not owl me and post after the deadline, I will assume your action is void.
・Each player is allowed one action per round.
・KOB players no longer need to post, though you may if you desire.
・Rolls are on Discord (and will be put into the reducios soon, stay tuned). Owl me/DM if I made any mistakes or if you have any questions!
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ TEAMS/HEALTH ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
Team 1: The Golden Phoenix Captain: @Cassandra Ironwoods Reducio First-string seeker: @Persephone Grimsbane 800/800 [r1][r2][r3] Second-string seeker: @Harumi Everdane 800/800 [r1][r2][r3] First-string chasers: @Zephyr Deakin 200/600 [r1][r2][r3] @Harlan Montgomery 1150/1200 [r1][r2][r3] @Julia Evans 800/800 [r1][r2][r3] Second-string chaser: @Cassandra Ironwoods 1400/1400 [r1][r2][r3 - late] First-string keeper: @Denise Yarbrough 750/800 [r1][r2][r3] Second-string keeper: @Artie Kempston 600/600 [r1][r2][r3 - past deadline] First-string beaters: @Elisa Shakestra -225/900 [r1][r2] [KOB] @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler -75/600 [r1][r2][r3] Second-string beater: @Laasya Manjunath 125/800 [r1][r2][r3] |
Team 2: Thunderbolts Captain: @Damien Dragonclaw Reducio First-string seeker: @Elena Clark 900/900 [r1][r2][r3] Second-string seeker: @Ari Gwild 1400/1400 [r1][r2][r3 dnp] First-string chasers: @Damien Dragonclaw 1000/1000 [r1][r2][r3] @Mirada Johnson 700/700 [r1][r2][r3] @Rafal Devereux 800/800 [r1 - late][r2][r3] Second-string chaser: @Riley Bluescar 800/800 [r1][r2][r3] First-string keeper: @Tatiana Contraire 800/800 [r1][r2][r3] Second-string keeper: @Valour Argentum 500/500 [r1][r2][r3 dnp] First-string beaters: @Prat Pass 900/900 [r1][r2][r3] @Graci Laren -125/1000 [r1][r2][r3] [KOB] Second-string beater: @Astal Rosalya Tarovus 500/500 [r1][r2][r3] |
⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ STRATEGY ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
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Max - Dopplebeater Defense Graci
Laasya - Dopplebeater Defense Graci
Chasers:
Harlan - QG (Quaffle Grab) and Score
Julia - QG (Quaffle Grab) and Pass to Harlan
Zephyr: Save (prio Persephone, Max, Laasya)
Keeper:
Denise - Starfish and Stick
Seeker:
Persephone - Search
Second-Strings
Chaser : Cassandra - Observe
Keeper : Harumi - Cheer Harlan
Seeker : Artie - Cheer Harlan
seeker — elena : search
keeper — tatiana : block
beater 1 — prat : bludger @ max
beater 2 — graci : bludger @ laasya
chaser 1 — damien : quaffle grab and score
chaser 2 — miranda : save (prio prat, rafal, damien)
chaser 3 — rafal : cobb @ harlan
SECOND STRING
seeker — ari : strat with astal
keeper — valour : boo @ harlan
beater — astal : strat with ari
chaser — riley : boo @ harlan
Laasya - Dopplebeater Defense Graci
Chasers:
Harlan - QG (Quaffle Grab) and Score
Julia - QG (Quaffle Grab) and Pass to Harlan
Zephyr: Save (prio Persephone, Max, Laasya)
Keeper:
Denise - Starfish and Stick
Seeker:
Persephone - Search
Second-Strings
Chaser : Cassandra - Observe
Keeper : Harumi - Cheer Harlan
Seeker : Artie - Cheer Harlan
seeker — elena : search
keeper — tatiana : block
beater 1 — prat : bludger @ max
beater 2 — graci : bludger @ laasya
chaser 1 — damien : quaffle grab and score
chaser 2 — miranda : save (prio prat, rafal, damien)
chaser 3 — rafal : cobb @ harlan
SECOND STRING
seeker — ari : strat with astal
keeper — valour : boo @ harlan
beater — astal : strat with ari
chaser — riley : boo @ harlan
| iNPC: Luuk Tjin-A-Wing | sta 7 | eva 12 | str 15 | wis 9 | arc 8 | acc 15 𝐓𝐏 • 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 • 𝐨𝐛𝐧𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 • 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 • 𝐄𝐌 |
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Banner by Julia EvansTeam: @Persephone Grimsbane, @Harumi Everdane, @Zephyr Deakin, @Harlan Montgomery, @Julia Evans, @Cassandra Ironwoods, @Denise Yarbrough, @Artie Kempston, @Elisa Shakestra & @Laasya Manjunath
Dialogue: #F07435
Date: 19.03.26
Words: 320They had decided. Both Laasya and himself knew Graci had to go. He focused on the task like a laser, ignoring everything except the bludger, Laasya and their shared target. He could not afford to mess this up, it was their best shot. He lined up with his classmate as a bludger came shooting in their direction. He lifted the bat, clutched as tightly as he could manage, and swung. They both hit at the same time. It was beautiful. He traced the ball as it hurdled towards Graci. And hit!
He raised both hands in victory. «Hah! Take that!» As the gryffindor plummeted to the ground, he did feel slightly bad. But there was no room for that in a game. The only thing on his mind should be the game. He shook his head, as if he could rid himself of distractions that way. Just then was it that a bludger was sent towards him. He noticed it too late, and even a complete drop would be too late.
The ball hit so hard, the world seemed to turn around him. Only a moment later did he process that he had been knocked off his broom and was in free fall. Thoughts seemed to move incredibly slow, and his movements with them. He flailed, trying to spin his body to protect his head for the impending crash.
Thank Merlin for Zeph. Max didn’t really know how far off the ground he was when he was caught, just immensely relieved he was. Landing was not soft, but he managed to situate himself somehow, behind Zeph. Even though he had been caught, the world still seemed to spin. «Thanks, pal» His voice sounded like it came from somewhere far away. He blinked, trying to keep his vision clear. «Now we’ll get ‘em!» The words sounded dazed even to his own ears. He probably had more than enough just hanging on.Stats sta. 6 | eva. 5 | str. 8 | wis. 4 | arc. 5 | acc. 7 ——————————————Trunk
Broom. Nimbus 1500 —————————————————————Action: As strategized
ReducioIn the role of Beater, if you hit an opponent with a bludger the bludger will then ricochet off that user and target a second opponent of choice at disadvantage (must be declared, if not declared the target will be random and can be an ally but not yourself). Ricochet damage is 75% of the original hit.
PC: Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler—————————"Life is short; make it weird and slightly chaotic."
iNPC: Harvey Dunn—————————————————————Roadhouse Radio
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Credits: @Julia Evans
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Denise had to lock in.
She didn't watch or mind what the second-string players did, what the seekers did, nothing, having no idea of the chaos that was happening below.
Sniffing and wiping her tears out of her face, she then locked in. Damien Dragonclaw approached once again, and Denise felt her shoulders tense and her breath struggle.
Denise quickly flew, ready to block the Quaffle, or let it go... again. As he threw the Quaffle, Denise quickly blocked it, cleaner than she expected. She... did it... she blocked it.
Denise felt a blush on her face, finally, finally, finally. She felt complacent again, feeling pride and joy inside her. However, the next time, Denise was barely able to block, and Quaffle passed through, but she did it...
Instead of the 60 points Dragonclaw scored in the second round, he only scored 10 points, and Harlan miraculously scored 20 points.
But there was a spectacle she could not avoid, as she saw Graci Laren fall to her doom. Finally, she was down, and Denise was happy, as she caused poor Elisa to go KOB. Denise laughed; it was cruel, but Graci had to come after hurting poor Elisa. However, Prat Pass, vengeful, hit Max, and he fell, but this time, with Zephyr saving him.
Denise rejoiced; luckily, they didn't lose Max.
Blinking, she quickly adjusted herself... focus, Denise!
She adjusted herself to whatever Dragonclaw and the other chasers might bring next.
@Harumi Everdane
@Zephyr Deakin
@Harlan Montgomery
@Julia Evans
@Cassandra Ironwoods
@Artie Kempston
@Elisa Shakestra [KOB]
@Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler
@Laasya Manjunath
@Ebony Vetra
To Bludger or to be Bludgered?
Seeking was a position of focus.Team: @Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler, @Harumi Everdane, @Zephyr Deakin, @Harlan Montgomery, @Julia Evans, @Cassandra Ironwoods, @Denise Yarbrough, @Artie Kempston, @Elisa Shakestra & @Laasya ManjunathDo you ever feel like a misfit?
✪ Everything inside you is dark and twisted ✪
Poppy didn't know this because of any careful sideline observation or any particularly wise insight, but because of her own inability to maintain it. Going in, she already knew what a hectic game quidditch could be and knew all the risks, but no one had warned her of just how hard it would be to keep her head in the middle of it all.
How could she while people – both on her team and the opposing one – were being knocked off their brooms? There had already been an incident, and the girl had managed to pry her eyes away with the thought that it was a possibility when anyone played.
Once.
Once was reasonable.
This was no longer that. It was true what people said about trainwrecks and how hard they were to look away from. Poppy could barely focus on the girl being bludgered from the sky before her vision shifted to Max losing hold of his broom. Rather, being knocked from his. If Zephyr hadn't gotten there in time...she didn't want to imagine her housemate going splat in the grass.
"N—Nice save!" she cheered, filled with relief more than anything else. Poppy didn't see what had become of the girl knocked off her broom, but she could only hope someone on the ground had managed something similar.
Watching the Hufflepuff save Max brought her back to another reality. He was doing his job and she still had a job of her own to get done.
What an impossible job it was starting to feel like. Was there even a snitch on the pitch, or had Ebony forgotten to release it? How was it possible that she still hadn't managed to get so much as a glimpse of the small, golden ball in all this time? Was it just her? It couldn't be. Across the pitch, it didn't seem like their seeker was having any better luck for the moment either.
Poppy wanted to tell herself she only needed to try harder but at this point, she didn't know how much harder she could try to see.
✿ STA: 5 (8) | EVA: 5 (8)| STR: 4 (7)| WIS: 8 (11)| ARC: 3 (6) | ACC: 5 (8)✿
Encyclopaedia ✿ Metamorphmagus ✿ If the sun shines, that's reason enough.