Spectator Thread Open Summoner's Court Test Match Spectators

SUMMONER'S COURT - TEAM A vs TEAM B - SPRING 2026

Date: 1^st June 2026
Time: 4:00 pm
Weather: Scorching hot, not a cloud in the sky
Moderator: @Aly Salinger/@Aulis Vorozheykin

Link to Summoner's Court System: link here!! (only staff accounts will be able to access this as it is still under review)

The sun was unrelentless this afternoon as the classes and examinations for the day were letting out, beating down upon a group of recruits as they made their way out to an area on the grounds near to the Flying class space and the gates that led to a winding path that would, eventually, take students to Hogsmeade if they chose to go that way. Not today, though - today, the group of students would take a sharp left and find, as if by magic, what appeared to be a brand-new rainbow court waiting for them.

In fact, the court was not new, but centuries old, older even still than Headmaster Lear. It had been overgrown by shrubbery in these last decades, but on a mysterious mission from an unknown source, a seventh-year Ravenclaw had discovered the court and cleared it off for use again in the modern day. Summoner's Court was back at Hogwarts, but before it could be opened to the wider populace, it needed a test run. Aly was just the person to test this, and she had recruited students of all ages and years to play in teams against each other in an attempt to figure out this most complex and exciting sport.

Though there was no audience yet (maybe some people would come later, attracted by the noise), Aly was used to commentating sports. "Hello, you lot, and welcome to our test Summoner's Court match. Though I'll be graduating next month, maybe you could help bring this game to the rest of the student body next year - but only if this one goes well! I want a nice, sportsmanlike match, so be kind to each other. I've set up your stones already, so, well... let's get into it!"

After explaining the rules, Aly pointed at the players on the first team, naming them out by surname as she did so. "All right, then. On team A, we'll have Connor, McCoire, Winfield, Everhart, and Yan on the first string, and then Merrick and Lyons, you two head to the bench. And as for team..." She consulted her parchment again. "B, I suppose, there's Gilmour, Barfield, Xiang, Clark, and Oak, and that means Vidler and Norwood, you two are off to the bench as well. Everyone know where they're supposed to be? Okay... let's begin!"

This is a spectator thread for the Summoner's Court match that we are using to test it as a potential system. 200 words is still the requirement for all threads. Please remember that you are not able to interface with the players on the court from a spectator thread.

Though the match is PV with staff players who are testing the system, anyone is free to come and watch!

Link to Game Thread: here you are!