Quidditch Hufflepuff v Slytherin Jan 2022 Done

As Erin went off to do other things, Flash could concentrate on his own business. Though he knew where the snitch was, it was nowhere near him. This was the point at which many Seekers would ask for a boost, a ways of bridging the gap as fast as possible. Flash didn't favor speed though, he favored efficiency. The snitch would not stay put where it was, in no time it would be closer to him and he would not have to distract his other teammates to acquire it. That way, everyone could focus on what they were good at, instead of monomaniacally prioritizing the snitch over everything.

Because of that, it seemed obvious that instead of being idle, he could grab the ball that no one was going for, into the hoops that no one was defending. It worked, for the most part, he was not trained as a Chaser, and the Quaffle proved an unwieldy thing while he knew Howard White was on the field. He was far from keeping up on every player on every team, unlike his second year, but that wouldn't stop him from recognizing the threat Howard posed. Not only was he clearly a physical threat, but he also had dubious morals. Even if Howard was a victim, Flash wouldn't forget that he agreed to work with the hags. It put him on edge.

That said, he would still be the highest priority target, as Erin correctly implied. He recalled the look of concern on Bridget's face when he first told her he was interested in the role of Seeker. It was high risk, high reward, and was punishing if performed badly. For that though, it was also often the entire team's job to make sure he didn't fail, which would be the story of the events to follow. First Cash intercepted their chaser Serena, who would foul in her attempt to dethrone him. Cash wouldn't be so lucky, though Flash wouldn't witness their fate as his greatest fears came true.

Howard, seeming to come from nowhere, planted a kick on Flash's chest, his grip useless against the sheer force and accuracy. Plummeting, he feared the same fate as the previous game. See the snitch, black out. He didn't want this to be his reputation, yet could do nothing. It was Koko who did something, snatching him out of the air before any damage could be done. His heart at about the fastest rate it could go without imploding, Flash would cling to Koko's broom, keeping the location of the snitch at the forefront of his mind.

Before he could be too happy, he saw Cash on the ground below him, something he wouldn't forget, knowing it was only because of his position that he was saved instead of them. Also, there was the matter of Quinn's deadly bludgers, which would no doubt take out anyone on the team if it landed. Hearing the crack of the bat, Flash would momentarily close his eyes, expecting the worst. Instead, he would feel a rush of wind toss his hair, and a sonic sound. No thud, no pain.

"God... Miss Koko. You're brilliant." Flash would try to talk between labored breaths, the wind having been knocked out of him. He'd open his eyes, still looking outward and latched onto the flying gold rather than his savior. "Thank you."

They hadn't been stopped, they could keep going. They could win.

"Fine I will do other things!" The exasperated part Veela declared. "Not my fault if you die," she announced as she sped off across the pitch with her ass-kicking bat. Even helpful she was not particularly appreciated. Not that she cared about Holmwood in particular, she barely knew the guy with the "weird eyes" as she would describe him in her head. She knew nothing of her near-encounter with death he had thwarted those months ago. All she saw was the short-spoken teen that demanded that she "stop distracting him."

Their entire team essentially converged on the Seeker. "His problem," she told herself, "not hers." Perhaps she should have turned around and defended him, but nope. She would rather watch the erratic movements of the bludger move across the pitch. Her eyes focused on one Hufflepuff in particular, not quite as big as the giant but a damned menace in his own right. A sniper shot from across the pitch, far from a mortal wound it would hit him hard and from behind. There never was honor in love or war, just winners, losers and the injured.

Flash was knocked off his broom, potentially spelling the end of the game for Slytherin. Would he have been knocked off had she been there? Probably not. He would be caught, a conscious sacrifice of the girl on save-duty to save one over the other. With an unceremonious thud on the frozen pitch, she would realize that their numbers were dwindling. It came at a cost of course as the blatchers would take a lap, but that was a temporary reprieve. They would be back and they would come with a desperation that they would be hopeless against if Flash did not find the snitch. "Well I am not distracting you from over here, find the damn snitch!"

Action: whatever I am told.

Flash had seen the snitch! Avery was sure of it. However, it was then that the opposing team decided to converge on Flash. Avery felt himself make a sharp intake of breath as the older boy was knocked off his broom, but sighed in relief as Koko caught him. He relaxed too early, as a bludger soon came their way, only for Koko to swerve out of the way during the last second. Well, from what he was seeing, it seemed that a keeper's main goal wasn't to protect the hoops at all. Time and time again, he was realizing that was the case.

Action: Benched
Interacting with: None

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Abilities: Blindvision
Broom: Silver Arrow
Stats: Stamina: 6 [+3] | Evasion: 6 [+3] | Strength: 6 [+3] | Wisdom: 7 [+3] | ArcPower: 4 [+3] | Accuracy: 6 [+3]

For someone as very much not observant as Koko, she thought she was doing a pretty good job at glancing around the pitch. She hadn't missed Flash scoring points - she was actually very, very happy about that - and she hadn't missed Erin hitting Howard.

Koko was about to do a small clap of her hands before she noticed Flash falling. It was Howard who did it. Of course it was. He was a threat as long as he was in the sky - all of the Hufflepuffs were.

Fuelled by a bitter sort of anger - and, in a sense, a yearning for retribution and for winning - Koko dived Flash's way, pushing her broom to its full speed. For a moment, she worried she wouldn't make it, but then she felt the thump behind her that signified that Flash had landed.

She stared down at the pitch beneath her for a moment, frowning as she realised that Cash had fallen, too, and she hadn't been able to save them. Koko might have been okay at saving, but she couldn't save two people at once...

She tried to shrug off the guilt that coiled in her stomach, and instead she glanced behind her to look at Flash. She was about to ask if he was all right when she heard, rather than saw, the bludger hurtling towards them. She pushed her broom away, eyes widening as she let out a startled hiss. The Hufflepuffs were really bloodthirsty. It seemed that they finally understood what they would have to do to beat the Slytherins -

- not that they could. They wouldn't be able to. Koko shoved any thought of being beaten out of her head. It would not happen.

Koko's heart was still pounding rapidly in her throat as she understood that she and flash had nearly been knocked off of the broom. She turned around again and smiled when he thanked her. 'Seriously, it's no problem. Are you okay? That was scary.'

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Stats:	Abilities:
Stamina: (15+3) 18 Evasion: (9+3) 12 Strength: (3+3) 6 Wisdom: (6+3) 9 Arc Power: (5+3) 8 Accuracy: (10+3) 13	Alluring - 10% chance opponent move is redirected against one of the opponent's allies Evasive Maneuvers - 10% Auto-dodge Scream: N/A Calming Presence - Allies (which are SLYTHERIN) have 10% chance of auto-success

Broom:

Silver Arrow - +3 to all stats

Action: As strategised

Interacting with @Flash Holmwood

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As another round rolled in, Cash still hover few meters up the ground. Then another ding of the score changing rang out echoing throughout the whole pitch. Holmwood managed to close the gap by bringing Slytherin to 30 points from their previous scoreboard. Their eyes train to follow the movement of the bludger and their arms are trained to whack the little menace of the iron ball to the opposing players.

If they managed to knock the opposing player from their broom, it was the bonus that come from their desk job. Still brandishing their bat in their hand, Cash followed the cannonball when it's fly near them. They got into position and were about to hurl the bludger into the other direction when they notice a certain player (Bowen) trailing not far from Holmwood.

Cash by no means were friends with Holmwood but they have a duty to hold and Cash would not abandon their duty. When the erratic ball fly towards them at a dangerous speed, Cash dodge the incoming ball and push their broom into its maximum limit to close the gap between Bowen and Holmwood.

Upon close proximity, the green eyes saw that Bowen's foot jutted out and about to tackle Holmwood from his broom. Cash kicked the jutted-out foot out of the way but it seems they missed calculating their chance of probability of staying balanced on their own broom. Because of the miscalculation, Cash lost their balance.

As a result, they slipped and fall from such great heights. The Beater hated the feeling. The feeling when their heart dropped into their stomach. No one was there to save them this time. Maybe this is what they deserved. What goes around, comes around. Cash had taken their Seeker in the previous round.

This is the universe's way of saying 'if you behave in a bad way, bad things will eventually happen to you'. As they kept falling from their broom, eventually the Cuban descendant's foot landed on the cold snow-covered ground. From the ground, Cash saw a bludger come to fly towards Holmwood, and the Seeker fall from his broom but was caught by Riddle.

This is the second time the green eyes were out from the pitch and it annoyed them to no end. Cash then walked out from the pitch and entered the bench where Chen and Rainwood are stationed. They waved at Chen when they were seated on the bench. Though they were annoyed that they were out from the game mid-play.

But on the bright side, this way, Cash now can rest their aching body and muscles. They averted their eyes from the pitch to Rainwood. "Your turn now. Do not let us down!"They said to the boy. One thought crossed their mind, hopefully, their efforts were not go in vain and Slytherin could win this match.

They have to win. So the house of Serpents could redeemed themselves from their previous failure.

For Moderation

Action KOB

Abilities Obnoxiously Strong (15% Strength)

Broom Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)

Position First-String Beater

Stats Stamina 7 (10) ♠ Evasion 7 (10) Strength 7 (10) ♠ Wisdom 6 (9) Arcane Power 6 (9) ♠ Accuracy 9 (12)

Talents Parselmouth Not Applicable Parseltongue Adept (Y1) Spying Snake (Y3)

Percival's eyes widened as he watched his teammate fall towards the ground at a fast pace. The fall reminded him of his own previous fall only a game ago, and he swallowed thickly. He truly hoped he wouldn't have a repeat of the last game. The boy stood up as he watched Cash come over. His eyes narrowed before he nodded at her words. "Will do." he would say before he mounted his broom and took to the skies. Leaving the safety of the ground.

@Cassandra Ironwoods

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| Sta 6 [9]| Eva 6 [9]| Str 9 [12]| Wis 8 [11]| Arc 8 [11]| Acc 9 [12]|

Broom: Silver Arrow [+3 to every stat]

- Foulplay - Lovely Creature -

Howard saw the signal from his co-captain and with a nod of determination he would sync up with his fellow Chaser, Serena. The goal was clear. Take Flash down! Serena would strike first, but Cash would sacrifice their body and fly to intercept the blatch. However, Howard would use this to his advantage. Lying low on his broom he used Serena as a distraction and pulled up just in time to zoom around them. Success! His boot would find Flash and send him flying, but Slytherin was determined to stay in the game as Koko swooped in to save their teammate. This was Hufflepuffs chance! A crack would ring out as Quinn sent a blunger barreling towards Flash, but he and Koko would dodge just at the last moment! "Damnit!" Howard cursed before flying off to serve yet another penalty lap. They had laid it all out and come up just short. Now it was time to see what the risk would cost them.

Action: Penalty Lap

Serena caught the signal from her co-captain and quickly flew towards Flash, getting her foot ready to hit him in the back. However, Cash appeared in front of the Slytherin Seeker at the last moment, and Serena's foot hit them instead. Even though it wasn't the intended target, at least she brought someone down, and it seemed that her foul served as the perfect distraction as Howard was able to kick Flash off of his broom.

"Yes!" Serena cheered. However, her excitement was short-lived as Koko quickly swooped in and saved Flash.

As Serena began to take her penalty lap, she watched as Quinn's Bludger just narrowly missed Flash and Koko. "Aw, come on! That was so close!" She exclaimed.

Hopefully, their risk would pay off.

Action: Penalty Lap

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Stanley watched as the Slytherin seeker fell from his broom but was caught by one of his teammates. A small frown fell upon to the young boys face. One of the only chances he could have to show off to his team and Slytherin just had to be doing well at the game. The only thing Stan needed to do was find and catch the snitch. It couldn't be that hard. "Stop sulking over something so petty." He whispered to himself before squinting his eyes and getting his head back into the game.

Action: Doing as Strategized
Stats: Sta: 4 [7] | Eva: 7 [10] | Str: 1 [4] | Wis: 9 [12] | Arc P: 6 [9] | Acc: 9 [12]
Abilities: Part-Goblin
Broom: Silver Arrow [+3 all stats]

The crowd was going WILD! Oh great I thought that last round would be the last round. End my suffering.. Annie hid her face behind her hands as the announcer spoke in their fast, enthusiastic voice. They had only half of their team on the field. It's like the Slytherin's were multiplying and making them go extinct. And it only got worse as the sound of the whistle blared and her teammates had to go on penalty laps. Now this HAD to be the last round. There was no way right? No way they'd survive. Stupid Slytherin with lady luck on their side. Stupid bludgers that took our half their team already. Stupid Quidditch. Let's end this game for god's sake, I'M STARVIN'!" Annie mustered up a yell, not caring anymore what the outcome was. Although a small piece of her still hoped and prayed that something good for them or bad for Slytherin (either way worked) would happen.

Stats: Stamina | 9 +3 = 12
Evasion | 8 + 3 = 11
Strength | 10 + 3 = 13
Wisdom | 7 + 3 = 10
Arcane Power | 8 + 3 = 11
Accuracy | 13 + 3 = 16
Abilities: Obnoxiously Strong | Blindvision | Perfectionist | Catch
Broom: Silver Arrow (+3 all stats)
Action: Benched/Doing as Strategized