Taking to the Sky
Back in the day, Jessamine had loved attending Quidditch games. She'd never been built for them – between a distinct disdain for flying and what her friends had liked to call 'duellist arms', she had steered clear of participating in broom sports. Spectating, however, had been a different story entirely, especially given that, at one point or another, she'd had varying levels of crushes on many of the burly Quidditch players.Premise: Unofficial Quidditch game!
Date: 1 May 2026
Time: 12:00
Weather: Sunny, warm (~19ºC), slightly breezy
Moderator: me!
Now, she was pleased to know that the actual mechanics of the game had not changed much. It was still incredibly violent – which was fine, as it was child's play for her to heal Quidditch-type injuries – and still gave too much importance to the Snitch. Her knowledge of Quidditch terminology, also, had not changed: she highly doubted she would be able to comment on the technique used in a Wronski Feint, but, hey, it was the thought that counted.
Really, she was just glad to be facilitating something fun for the students. Between handling the newspapering of the common room and issuing detentions, becoming a head of house was not exactly the most fun promotion.
It was a lovely day for Quidditch, at any rate. Sunny, and rather warm, especially for the beginning of May. The only thing impeding visibility for the Seekers would be the sun itself.
When the students began to arrive, Jessamine would be seated low in the bleachers, having been soaking up the sunlight perhaps more than was healthy. She offered warm smiles and waves, as well as verbal greetings to those who came first, and waited for everyone to arrive. How many students were on a Quidditch team, again? That question would go unanswered, and she would have to eyeball it.
Finally, she would stand and make her way to the group of students once they'd gathered. 'Hello, hello! I'm glad you're all here. So, unfortunately, I'm not exactly a Quidditch aficionado, but I'm going to do my best with refereeing. The important thing is that you all have fun. I'll be watching, wand at the ready, just in case – I know Quidditch can get violent, but don't let that scare you. Anyway, er – captains, feel free to give them pep talks or whatever's the norm, and good luck to everyone!'
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Teams:
| The Red Phoenixes: Reducio Captain: @Avery Gray First-String Seeker: @Avery Gray First-String Chaser #1: @Rafal Devereux First-String Chaser #2: @Ellie Randensmith First-String Chaser #3: @Pamela Graham First-String Beater #1: @Amelia Lerelle First-String Beater #2: @Hana Suzuki First-String Keeper: @Denise Yarbrough | The Flying Blades: Reducio Captain: @Lyanna Oak First-String Seeker: @Mikey Forville First-String Chaser #1: @Joseph Sims First-String Chaser #2: @Lyanna Oak First-String Chaser #3: @Aodhan Shaw First-String Beater #1: @Prat Pass First-String Beater #2: @Gary Mason First-String Keeper: @Maisie Gemmell |
Taking to the Sky
Here we go again. The spring air hit against her cheeks with ease as Maisie headed out to the Quidditch Training Pitch for another unofficial Quidditch match as Keeper. After the forray beyond the goal posts at Koldovstoretz, Maisie felt deeply relieved to be back at the hoops. This was not to say it couldn't all go wrong—it absolutely could—but she felt some comfort in the familiarity of the role and safety of being away from the main action.
On this team, she did not know many of her peers. There was a fellow Ravenclaw, and another she recognized from the unofficial Broom Race. But she mostly recognized their Captain, Lyanna Oak, who'd moderated her most recent duel. If that was any indication, she seemed like a decent leader, which was good. Maisie offered a polite wave to everyone before they would assume their position in the sky. That included opposing Captain, Avery Grey. Maisie had been on unofficial teams with Avery twice now, and there was no denying the girl had talent. Going up against Grey and her team would be no easy feat. At least these sort of matches were friendly, weren't they?
As she passed, she'd also nod in acknowledgement of referee and her Head of House, Professor Lancaster. Up until now she had had no reason to speak to the new(ish) Head of Ravenclaw and she wanted to keep it that way—including blinking at her awkwardly after a wayward fall.
So, she'd take her place and wait for this show to get on the road.
Stamina: 7 (10) | Evasion: 9 (12) | Strength: 2 (5) | Wisdom: 8 (11)| Arcane Power: 5 (8)| Accuracy: 9 (12)
Broom: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)
Muggle Condition | Perfectionist
Action: As Strategized
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Taking to the Sky
Ah hell, here we go again.
Prat once again found himself in quidditch pitch with a broom in his hand, sunglasses covering his eyes. The boy had arrived earlier than others and there was no point in waiting for any of them. Instead, the boy wonder opted for the best course of action.
Setting his broom aside, right on the grass, Prat laid beside it. Looking up at the sky resting and thinking of life as he'd wait for all others to arrive. Sitting there, looking at the pretty clouds, he had no idea when he had dozed off.
The boy now, who'd come to the field all bored out his mind, and perhaps a little exhausted from all the sports he'd been doing was in a deep slumber. One that was marked by blissful dreams and an amazing cohesiveness to them. The dreams about him on an island, filled with cats, on the island who itself was a huge cat, was pretty heavy of a toll for his head to bear as he ran around the open dream field, chasing after soft kitties. Kitties who would, despite his best attempts at running, continue to escape his grasp with their non-Newtonian build.
Stats (without broom additions) : Sta: 6 | Eva: 9 | Str: 6 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 7 | Acc: 10
Broom : Silver arrow +3 (rn borrowed to Milica Vranekova for official quid game)
Prat once again found himself in quidditch pitch with a broom in his hand, sunglasses covering his eyes. The boy had arrived earlier than others and there was no point in waiting for any of them. Instead, the boy wonder opted for the best course of action.
Setting his broom aside, right on the grass, Prat laid beside it. Looking up at the sky resting and thinking of life as he'd wait for all others to arrive. Sitting there, looking at the pretty clouds, he had no idea when he had dozed off.
The boy now, who'd come to the field all bored out his mind, and perhaps a little exhausted from all the sports he'd been doing was in a deep slumber. One that was marked by blissful dreams and an amazing cohesiveness to them. The dreams about him on an island, filled with cats, on the island who itself was a huge cat, was pretty heavy of a toll for his head to bear as he ran around the open dream field, chasing after soft kitties. Kitties who would, despite his best attempts at running, continue to escape his grasp with their non-Newtonian build.
Stats (without broom additions) : Sta: 6 | Eva: 9 | Str: 6 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 7 | Acc: 10
Broom : Silver arrow +3 (rn borrowed to Milica Vranekova for official quid game)
| Prat Pass - Slytherin | |
Sta: 7 | Eva: 10 | Str: 6 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 7 | Acc: 13 |
Sta: 9 | Eva: 15 | Str: 0 | Wis: 7 | Arc: 5 | Acc: 15 |
Taking to the Sky
- 1st String Chaser - |
FLYING BLADES vs RED PHOENIXES |
- 1st String Chaser - |
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────The sun was shining as Lyanna stepped onto the pitch, her trusty Moontrimmer slung over her shoulder. She too was earlier than the rest, arriving in advance to get a feel of the pitch before the match would begin. Although slightly breezy, the air was warm, and the sun was shining. The latter was always a good sign in the sunchild's opinion, her affinity towards its rays not unlike that of Icarus in the tale from ever so long ago. Most say it is merely a myth, but in her opinion it was much more than that; after all, a life lesson was always embedded in myths such as that one.
Teammates Maisie Gemell and Prat Pass had already arrived, the former in her year and some of her classes, despite the lack of previous interactions between them. Prat wore sunglasses and could be found lying on the grass... asleep? As the beginning of the match drew closer and closer and he still didn't stand, that was the only possibility it seemed. "Prat, get up will you?" If he still wouldn't budge, she'd lightly prod him with her broom. "I hate to interrupt your nap, but the match is starting."
After greeting Maisie and the others, their team huddled together to think of a quick strategy to start off the match with. As her team's captain, it was her duty to say something encouraging to the team, so she strung a few words together and hoped they would stick. "Alright guys, just remember to stay on your broom and do your best, but most importantly, have fun!" As they mounted their brooms, the sunchild offered one sentence to her teammates before the wind would get in the way of any speech. "Good luck, time to beat team red!"
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⊹ Sta 6 | Eva 10 | Str 7 | Wis 4 | Arc 4 | Acc 10 ⊹ ─── ‿︵˓ ʚ♡ɞ ˓ ︵ ‿ ─── |
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Taking to the Sky
Never in his life had Joseph thought he'd play quidditch. It all felt so silly -- a bunch of daredevils zipping about airborne, risking broken bones and concussions just to pass around a ball. Besides, the role of the chaser felt so pointless. What use was scoring goals when catching that tiny fluttering golden ball almost always secured the win?
Joseph glanced around at his teammates, trying to figure out which the seeker was. Hopefully they were good. If this game ended early then, maybe, just maybe, Joseph might make it out of this match without a bludger-sized gap in his skull.
"Focus," he whispered under his breath. What did his role entail again? Right. Catch ball, dodge ball, pass ball, throw ball. Catch ball, dodge ball, pass ball, throw up - wait no, that was wrong.
A chuckle slipped out, as he tightened his grip on his broom buddy, Gazzolax. Gazzo wasn't exactly innocent, given the number of times it'd attempted to fling Joseph off from a hundred feet off the ground, but recently he'd started treating it as an excuse for his disastrous flying skills. And hey, maybe he was right. Even the most talented fliers wouldn't fare well with an uncooperative broom.
The afternoon sun beamed down at him, and he imagined its rays wrapping around him like a thick fuzzy bundle of warmth and comfort.
Joseph let out a breath.
It was going to be okay. He was going to be okay.
Stamina 8 |Evasion 3| Strength 5 | Wisdom 6 |Arcane Power 6 |Accuracy 7
Life is like a box of Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans; you never know what you are going to get.
Taking to the Sky
Mikey glanced around at the others gathering nearby, recognizing a few familiar faces immediately. Playing with friends made everything feel less intense and less like something he could screw up. More like something they could all do together.
Even if he did miss the snitch completely and embarrass himself in front of everyone. He rested the end of his broom lightly against the ground and rolled his shoulders back. Around him, people were talking strategy, stretching, waking Prat up apparently, and getting themselves ready for the match. Mikey mostly just soaked it in.
As he looked around he noticed Avery on the other side of the pitch. Why were they never paired together on the same team? She did look beautiful though. He was hoping he would be able to keep his eye on the snitch and off of her but he had serious doubts. Switching from keeper to seeker shouldn't be that hard right?
He did one more quick stretch then hopped on his broom. As he took off to get in position his whole mindset seemed to shift into a more competitive mode. "We got this!" he shouted to his teammates. A confident smile crossed his lips as he waited for the match to begin.
Action: As Strategized
Even if he did miss the snitch completely and embarrass himself in front of everyone. He rested the end of his broom lightly against the ground and rolled his shoulders back. Around him, people were talking strategy, stretching, waking Prat up apparently, and getting themselves ready for the match. Mikey mostly just soaked it in.
As he looked around he noticed Avery on the other side of the pitch. Why were they never paired together on the same team? She did look beautiful though. He was hoping he would be able to keep his eye on the snitch and off of her but he had serious doubts. Switching from keeper to seeker shouldn't be that hard right?
He did one more quick stretch then hopped on his broom. As he took off to get in position his whole mindset seemed to shift into a more competitive mode. "We got this!" he shouted to his teammates. A confident smile crossed his lips as he waited for the match to begin.
Action: As Strategized
Reducio
Broom Silver Arrow
STATS
Stamina ◦ 7 | Evasion ◦ 8 | Strength ◦ 4 | Wisdom ◦ 9 | Arcane Power ◦ 6 | Accuracy ◦ 8
+1 from sports win, +1 from sports win
STATS with broom
Stamina ◦ 10 | Evasion ◦ 11 | Strength ◦ 7 | Wisdom ◦ 12 | Arcane Power ◦ 9 | Accuracy ◦ 11
+1 from sports win, +1 from sports win
ABILITIES
Sixth Sense
Evasive Maneuvers
STATS
Stamina ◦ 7 | Evasion ◦ 8 | Strength ◦ 4 | Wisdom ◦ 9 | Arcane Power ◦ 6 | Accuracy ◦ 8
+1 from sports win, +1 from sports win
STATS with broom
Stamina ◦ 10 | Evasion ◦ 11 | Strength ◦ 7 | Wisdom ◦ 12 | Arcane Power ◦ 9 | Accuracy ◦ 11
+1 from sports win, +1 from sports win
ABILITIES
Sixth Sense
Evasive Maneuvers
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round 0
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This was her chance to shine. Her chance to prove herself all over again that she could do it. This was her sport. Quidditch. Her comfort. She was going to do it this time. There was no going back. She and Lya had created this club for a reason, and not just for practice for the real matches. No. This was also for the chance to fly high and have fun. A reminder that Quidditch was not just a sport. It was a lifestyle.
"Alright team! First match and we already are looking good! Let's get through this game win or lose with our heads held high! Remember! Be proud! You've made it this far!" Avery called out to her team as she mounted her own broom and took to the air.
This game was going to be tough. Avery would be competing against her best friend, her boyfriend, and many of her good friends. Though she refused to allow those thoughts to take over. She was going to win this. There was no denying that. She had to stay focused. If not for her sake, for her team's.
The game she had the feeling would be interesting was about to begin and she had to be ready. This was just the beginning.
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action: as strategised
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stamina ◦ 7 (10)
evasion ◦ 6 (9)
strength ◦ 7 (10)
wisdom ◦ 7 (10)
arcane power ◦ 6 (9)
accuracy ◦ 7 (10)
Silver Arrow - broom stats in ()
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Dialogue
Thoughts
After Hana joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team officially, she decided that she needs more practice for Quidditch, so she signed up for an unofficial Quidditch. However, this time it's different, she signed up for Beater because she wanted to do both Chaser and Beater so here we go.
Looking outside the window after finishing her breakfast, she saw that the weather that day was quite nice, sunny, light breeze, perfect for Quidditch and everything. For the first time since her arrival to Hogwarts, she spent a day without actually trying to cause chaos, but heading straight to the Quidditch Training Pitch with her gears and her Nimbus 1700. Maybe she was trying to plot some chaos up in the sky, just kidding, she wouldn't want anyone to actually got hurt cuz that's bad and mean even for her.
"Go, Hana, you can do this, beat them down,you're the best flyer ever in the world!"She mumbled, though she was skeptical about half the things she said. She stood there, looking at her team, trying to remember the strategy and the key points the team talked about from training from the other day. We'll win this, I always win, right? Just go and fly.
Reducio
Stats:
Sta-8(10) ⁞ Eva-7(8) ⁞ Str-7(8)⁞ Wis-8(9) ⁞ Arc-4 ⁞ Acc-6
Abilities
Lovely Creature
Nimbus 1700
Stats: +2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 wisdom, +1 strength
[action: as strategised]
Stats:
Sta-8(10) ⁞ Eva-7(8) ⁞ Str-7(8)⁞ Wis-8(9) ⁞ Arc-4 ⁞ Acc-6
Abilities
Lovely Creature
Nimbus 1700
Stats: +2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 wisdom, +1 strength
[action: as strategised]
Taking to the Sky
I know this is after the deadline, but someone requested an extension and I just saw it. I will be extending the deadline to Sunday at noon UTC.