Gryffindor v Slytherin Spring '26 Quidditch

Rafal must concede, he has perhaps been less than fully cognisant in this past round. In his infinite plethora of Quidditch expertise, it is frankly quite novel to hurt himself, somehow, simply by handling the bloody Quaffle. The lad is slipping, that much is irrefutable. A more optimistic fellow might have chosen to focus on the delightfulness of the fact, that the Slytherin can still experience new things after such a grand ol' tenure on the pitch. But Rafal is not that fellow, and instead chooses to lament his newly unearthed incompetence.

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 (+3 to all stats)

Ethan's eyes narrow as he spots the incoming bludger targeted for Pax. His instincts take over and he decides to intercept the bludger. “Oh, hell yeah!” Seizing the momentum, he redirects the bludger and aims it squarely at Aamon. The beater grins fiercely at the sight, already pushing himself back into position.

Action
Doing as strategized

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Broom: Firebolt (+4 to accuracy)

• In 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 (must be declared, if not declared the target will be random and can be an ally but not yourself).
• In the role of Beater, if an ALLY dodges a bludger during the round, there is a 20% chance that you catch that bludger with your bat and you send it at a RANDOM enemy target.

Stats:
STA 10 | EVA 10 | STR 15 | WIS 2 | ARC 2 | ACC (13) 17

Abilities:
1. Broken Broomshaft

• Bludger attacks that knock a player off a broom (KOB) made by players with this ability have a 25% chance to also break said player's broom. Bludgering, bludger backbeats, and richochets apply.

2. Calming Presence (Gryffindor team)

• Allies gain a 10% chance to auto-hit on all actions needing an accuracy vs evasion roll. This does not stack.

3. Fearless

• Players with this ability are immune to a dhampir's unsettling aura, terrible presence, and a werewolf's intimidation.

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Gryffindor v. Slytherin: Spring 2026 Speech / Thought XXXIsabeau's applause for her teammates was brief, a small, approving smile on her lips as she watched Percival attempt to bludger a player on the Gryffindor team. Shortly after, her hands fell neatly to her lap, her gaze never straying too far from the pitch. Her eyes tracked every move on the field with a quiet intensity. A clean pass, a moment of hesitation, a mishandled quaffle. Luckily, her team had managed to score twice, taking a lead, but she couldn't help but wonder if it would last. Of course, she had faith in her team, but compared to skill, control, and discipline, faith was nearly irrelevant. Trying to lean on the more positive side, she leaned forward another fraction and watched as the play shifted once again.

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action; as strategized broom; comet 180 (+2 acc, +1 eva, +1 sta) position; second-string chaser

sta 6 (7) ⊹ eva 6 (7) ⊹ str 6 ;stats wis 5 ⊹ arc 5 ⊹ acc 7 (9) evasive manuvers ;abilities nothing to note! ;OOC Notes

Oonagh found herself sitting on the bench and watching as things went on and moved on. Every now and then her hand would disappear in a opened bag of crisps and shove a fist full of them into her mouth, drowning out a lot of the noise with the loud crunches of the salt and vinegar crisps.

Being benched was not an experience Silas was overly familiar with — back home, he played football, but he was good enough that he was typically part of the starting lineup and didn’t have to suffer through the boredom of being stuck here. He was itching to be active, to get up there and fly, so he watched the game intently, ready to move if given the chance. For a moment, it looked like he was going to get to play already — one of Slytherin’s Beaters got hit and went down, but he was unfortunately caught by a Chaser. Mildly disappointed, Silas sighed.

ROUND 2 MODERATION

A note to all players: The word count minimum is 50 words. The next deadline to post and submit strategy is 120 hours from the time this is posted. If you believe a mistake has been made in the calculations of this round, please reach out to a Quidditch moderator (any of the team captains) ASAP so it can be addressed promptly.

Team Gryffindor Snitch Find/Catch DC: 28 (wisdom) / 32 (accuracy)
Team Slytherin Snitch Find/Catch DC: 28 (wisdom) / 32 (accuracy)
Average Wisdom of Team Gryffindor + 15 : 21 (Cheating DC for Team Slytherin)
Average Wisdom of Team Slytherin + 15: 21 (Cheating DC for Team Gryffindor)
Stamina Check DC: Average Stamina of Everyone (no brooms) + 15 = 22

Second-String Actions

Frustrated that their attempt at coming up with a comprehensive strategy hadn't worked before, Laaysa and Avery tried again - and found themselves thinking in vain once more, unable to plan for the absolute insanity this match would be. The rest of their fellow second-strings, clad in scarlet and emerald alike, erupted with screams and shouts, some negative, some positive. Though all of them (Oonagh, Hana, Silas, Chaewon, Isabeau, and Cash) managed to reach their target's ears, one in particular was very loud - like, annoyingly loud. I suppose that was Silas for you.

The Quaffle

The Keepers were working overtime, especially the Gryffindor Keeper. Out of the five Quaffle grabs, four snatched by Rafal and one by Rosaline, three were blocked - the lone Gryffindor attempt and two of the Slytherin ones. A cry of "And the shot is blocked! Well done!" went up all three times. But then again, Rafal did manage to sink the red leather ball past Frederick three whole times, the final two almost instantaneously one after the other. "Oh! And the score has gone up to fifty for the snakes, while the lions remain at ten, since Everhart's lone shot was quite narrowly blocked by Winfield."

"Psst. Have we ever seen Keepers actually... KEEP for this long in a single match before?"

The Snitch

After having spent a bit of time scratching their heads, the two Seekers (and the commentator) finally saw a bit of action when it came to that annoying little golden bug. As far as the announcer was concerned, the sooner it was caught, the sooner she could go relax after a long day of playing and now commentating. But that meant that someone needed to spot it, and fast.

"Shaw still looks absolutely befuddled, maybe he needs glasses... oh, but - is it true? Oh! I think so! Maybe it was a glint off a post, but Roux certainly looks like she's spotted the Golden Snitch! Not very confident on her face, though, so maybe she just saw it out of the corner of her eye... but hey, at least now this match can really start!"

The Bludgers

The announcer was furiously scribbling down notes in their box as the Beaters began to whack each other - with Bludgers, thankfully, not with bats. "I swear on Lear's most eldritch snowmobile, I'm going to have to speak to the other captains about this," they muttered under their breath until someone leaned over and reminded them that their voice was still being broadcast live around the stadium. "Oh! Er, let's see. Sorry about that, folks, looks like I missed all the Beater action. What all happened here..."

All of the Bludger actions had happened almost instantaneously, despite there being four Beaters and only two Bludgers (don't ask me about the math). Aamon and Jada were down for the count after a failed intercept to catch the Bludger that had been sent right at them anyway by Ethan's skilled wielding, and Pax had intercepted a Bludger sent at their partner by Percival, only to turn around and smack it directly at Charlotte.

"It looks like Athanatos and Blake are both down for the count," the announcer said, eyes scanning the pitch. "Can we get a Healer out here? Looks like Toussaint tried to save our little dual dragon, but they both appear to be totally blacked out. Let's get them to the Hospital Wing, shall we?" As for the hit on the Slytherin Keeper, the announcer gasped along with the rest of the crowd as she barely hung onto her broom. "Oh! And Winfield takes that intercepted Bludger from Zhang, who took it from Rainwood... looks like she'll live to fly another few minutes, at least. OH!!! And Rainwood dodges one from Smith, didn't even see that one coming! Thank Merlin, because the Healers already look quite busy!"

KOB Fouls

Harlan Montgomery did a penalty lap. The announcer may or may not have made a rude gesture at him when he flew by the commentator's box.

Outcome

• Chaewon and Isabeau cheer Percival, and Oonagh and Hana boo Percival, cancelling each other out.
• Silas and Cash successfully boo Pax, bringing them to -2 for the round.
• Laasya and Avery fail to strategise.
• Rosaline grabs the Quaffle once and fails to score against Charlotte.
• Rafal grabs the Quaffle 4x and scores three times against Frederick.
• Violeta spots the Snitch; Aodhan does not.
• Pax intercepts Percival's Bludger and hits Charlotte for 800 dmg.
• Aamon/Jada fail to intercept Ethan's Bludger and are hit by it for 1175 dmg. They are both KOB and cannot be saved.
• Percival dodges a ricochet from Ethan.
• Harlan completes his penalty lap.

Current Score
10 vs 50

Submitted Plays

Health and Post Tracker

Times were dire for Cecilia Merrick. Though it was nowhere near as disastrous as last season, it was somewhat disheartening to see their chaser (@Jada Blake) and beater (@Aamon Athanatos) plummet to the ground. Whether it was her overzealous strategy or a stroke of bad luck that drove them to suffer such a fate, she felt guilty all the same. Still, she was rather pleased with what the others had achieved. @Charlotte Winfield had survived a massive blow whilst @Rafal Devereux dominated the quaffle scoring. Violeta had thankfully found the snitch and Milica had steered clear of the madness altogether, allowing her to breath a sigh of relief. When Cecilia glanced at @Rosaline Everhart, she could not help but feel slightly sorry for her. Though, she was not too worried, for the girl was not the type to give up so easily. Her gaze then drifted over to @Frederick Buckley was proving to be rather competent keeper. Of course, she would not be sharing that observation with him if she wound up owing him pudding.

Posting as captain with no spot on the roster.

wc: 162

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Finally, it was Pax's time to shine. They darted off, out of sight, keeping the closest eye on Percival and where he trained his aim, watching it fall onto Ethan. Well, not on their watch. Just as it nearly hit their fellow beater, Pax swooped in to knock the bludger away, the sound of it hitting their bat echoing as they smirked with pride. They couldn't believe that they'd just done that - that was insane. The bludger would go on to hit the opposing captain, Charlotte, who Pax would give a small sympathy shrug. However, Pax couldn't feel that bad about it since she was on the opposite team. After all, that's just how the game goes.

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Stats:
Sta-10 ⁞ Eva-11 (15) ⁞ Str-16 ⁞ Wis-3 ⁞ Arc-6 ⁞ Acc-15
Abilities:
Muggle Condition (not added to stats above) ⁞ Fearless ⁞ Rebound ⁞ Evasive Maneuvers I ⁞ Obnoxiously Strong (not added to stats above)
Broom:
Firebolt -> +4 to any stat (EVA chosen)
- In 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 (must be declared, if not declared the target will be random and can be an ally but not yourself).
- In the role of Beater, if an ALLY dodges a bludger during the round, there is a 20% chance that you catch that bludger with your bat and you send it at a RANDOM enemy target.
Note: For the rules lawyers out there: you are not considered your own ally.

Reducio

WC: 117/50

Mention: @Ethan Smith @Charlotte Winfield

Date: May 3rd 2026

| Date: May 3rd, 2026 | Location: Quidditch Stadium, 1:30pm | Word count: 149 |
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The match continued at full speed, and when Frederick saw the Slytherin Chasers turning toward him, he braced himself to defend their scoring attempts. Thinking quickly, Buckley relied on a move they had practiced during training, darting swiftly between the three hoops. Even though he managed to block two attacks, the boy still let in three goals, and the result made frustration and anger burn in his chest.

The opposing team’s score climbed higher, and the rival Seeker seemed to have spotted the Snitch, judging by the way Fred saw her react while scanning the pitch. He tried to see whether Aodhan had noticed it too, but it didn’t seem like he had. While his captains executed flawless plays, knocking opponents out and redirecting the Bludgers’ paths, Frederick swept his gaze across both teammates and rivals alike, trying to read the game and prepare himself for whatever came next.

Role: Keeper | Action: As strategized ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | Broom: Silver Arrow ⁞ +3 to all stats | | Stats: Sta-8 (11) ⁞ Eva-6 (9) ⁞ Str-4 (7) ⁞ Wis-5 (8) ⁞ Arc-4 (7) ⁞ Acc-8 (11) | | Abilities: Evasive Maneuvers ⁞ +10% auto-dodge chance |