Today was the day. The Quidditch match between Durmstrang and Hogwarts was happening in just a few short moments. Serena could hardly believe that she was one of the lucky few who would get to play at the London Stadium. The twelve-year-old remembered coming here with her family when she was younger. Back then, flying up there seemed like an improbable dream. Yet, it was happening.

Serena couldn’t let her team down, even though she felt inadequate compared to everyone else. She had really only played in one game so far. And it was an unofficial one, so to say that she was nervous was the understatement of the year. Taking a deep breath, Serena tried to think calming thoughts. Just do your best. Don’t throw away your shot. Yes this is a Hamilton reference You got this! She kept repeating these mantras to herself as she mounted her newly gifted Shooting Star.

Getting up into the air, Serena began her opening lap. She looked down at the stands at all of the cheering faces. Compared to the pitch at Hogwarts, this one was gigantic. Not every seat was full, but there were still several more people than at a typical school game. She scanned the crowd for anyone she knew, but everyone practically blended together from this height. Or maybe that was just the nerves.

Serena forced herself to look away, and she shifted her focus to the setting sun. The sky was beautiful, with all of the different colors. It had been a while since she had seen one from this height. She could already feel the sweat starting to drip down her forehead. At least it was much cooler than it had been earlier today. Sure, it was still warm, but not nearly as uncomfortable as this afternoon had been.

Thankfully, Serena’d had the forethought to wrap her long blonde hair into a tight ponytail. Not only was it a pain in the butt to deal with it flying in her face, but now it was off of her neck. She was also grateful that she had been keeping hydrated. Her dad would be proud of her for taking care of herself. Speaking of which, Serena wished that he and her mum could be here to see their daughter playing Quidditch. But they, unfortunately, were currently on a critical mission. And her aunt and uncle were presently under quarantine due to their Muggle neighbor getting sick. So, Serena would just have to settle for telling them all about it after everything was said and done.

Serena quickly finished up her lap and flew into position. The game was about to begin. She was excited to face Durmstrang and see if they were as good as the rumors had said.

Action: Getting into position and doing as strategized

STATISTICS:
Stamina: 6
Evasion: 7
Strength: 5
Wisdom: 7
ArcPower: 6
Accuracy: 7
BROOM:
Shooting Star
Racing broom made since 1950 : most affordable and perfect for beginners!
Stats: +1 Evasion and +1 Stamina (added for ease)
ABILITIES:
None at this time

Action: Benched

Stats

Stamina: 8 | Evasion: 4 | Strength: 9 | Wisdom: 2 | Arcane Power: 3 | Accuracy: 9

Abilities: Prodigal Charms.

Broom: Comet 180

Position: Second String Seeker

Action: Getting into position and following strategy

In the role of Chaser, as a free action if the user of this broom is successful in the quafflegrab they can as a free action pass the Quaffle to another user in an attempt to score. There is a chance of the quaffle being intercepted, however due to the fact that the user is "so fast" with the quaffle this would be considered "surprising" and the attempt to score would be done at +3 accuracy by the player it was passed to in an attempt to score.

Note: The attempt to score would be an automatic attempt by the user that catches the passed quaffle.

Words that Vyacheslav says that are in italics are in Russian.

Many of the students playing today in this international Quidditch game were nervous, which was a perfectly understandable reaction to an event that was so large and a monumental moment in these young people's lives. Slava just wasn't one sharing in those feelings. He was incredibly excited! It was a game after all, and he loved Quidditch. There had been a lot of build up to it in the past few days, and he had made more friends, had fun, and even developed a romantic interest for someone. She had equipped him with some special insults that he could use during the game if necessary, and he intended on using at least one of them for her sake. A soft smile appeared on his face when thinking of her, and he quickly refocused his attention in case anyone saw.

Right, the game. He couldn't wait to be up there, feeling the breeze and hitting those bludgers. The sound when his bat made a connection with one was always so satisfying. Thinking of Quidditch reminded him of how much he enjoyed it, even if he had only joined the team because of a dare from his brother at the beginning of the year. He glanced at his teammates. Too much chatter, more action! Impatiently, he started doing a little dance in order to attempt to get rid of some of the excess energy. He was in his own world, happily dancing, when he was interrupted. How rude!

He turned to face the person talking to him, only to see that it was his fellow Beater, Kolya. A mischievous grin took over his face at the other student's words. But he was saying that Slava would let them down with his overconfidence. Confidence was a virtue! It was helpful! His eyes widened and he clutched his chest in mock offense, pretending to be horrified. “Mikhailov! You wound me! How dare you say such a thing? I have no clue what you're talking about.” His lips twisted in a smirk. “But because I'm amazing, I'm going to ensure that we win. Are you confident enough to not drag us down?” Despite his teasing retorts, Slava didn't mean any harm. He liked and respected Kolya, even if Slava did think that he should loosen up a bit more. With a wink, he mounted his broom and flew into the air, taking his position.

Action: Doing as strategised

Statistics:
Stamina: 6 (9)
Evasion: 7 (10)
Strength: 7 (10)
Wisdom: 6 (9)
Arcane Power: 5 (8)
Accuracy: 10 (13)

Broom: Silver Arrow [+3 to every stat]
Position: First-string Beater

First Ability: Evasive Maneuvers

Reducio

Effect: Harder to hit on average, a 10% chance that anything that targets this wizard automatically misses. This is rolled separately from the attack roll.

Second Ability: Broken Broomshaft

Reducio

Effect: On a full hit with a bludger, if the user is knocked off their broom there is a 25% chance that the broom is shattered as well. If the broom is shattered, the opponent will not be able to use the broom for the duration of the Quidditch match (they do not lose their broom permanently, they would repair it off-screen later). If they are caught by an ally, they would have no broom to return to and would have to ride with an ally or remain on the ground for the duration of the game. There are some two-player moves where a player can share a broom but this is still a devastating loss for a team.

Action: Benched and cheering on Durmstrang

Russian (Default) | Norwegian | English

Writing as Ella Forsberg

Stats: Stamina: 3 | Strength: 1(3) | Evasion: 7(8) | Wisdom: 10(12) | Accuracy: 7 | Arc Power: 7 |

Nimbus 1001: +2 wisdom, +2 strength, + 1 evasion

Lovely Creature: You are very distracting to look at. This increases the Control DC of spells in duels and adventures by +2 as well as the DC for finding things in adventures or the DC for finding the snitch in a game of Quidditch.

Artwork by @Thea Knott

Interacting with Hufflepuff Quidditch Team
Mentioning @Lydia Cooper and @Carolyn Hunt

Today was the day. Aaron Jones walked onto the pitch of the London Stadium for the first time in his life, but he hoped it would not be the last. This is where Quidditch professionals played, and being a professional was his dream. Sure, he had a new budding interest in space, but he knew this sport would always be his passion.

From the moment he had set foot in Quality Quidditch Supplies and been taught about flying brooms and the shop's namesake sport, he had been in love. He'd even researched teams and the history even though it wasn't required for school! That was a major thing for the kid whose first accidental magic was setting homework on fire because of how much he hated being assigned extra work.

Aaron checked to make sure the four-leaf clover his best friend Lydia had given him was safely pinned under his Co-Captain badge. A moment later, he mounted his new broom - a Comet 180 gifted to him by his parents (the same broom had been gifted to the Hufflepuff team by Durmstrang, but that one had been given to May). Wrapped around the base of the broom's bristles was a Korean-style good luck charm that had been given to him by his new friend Carolyn. The tassle and charm would blow nicely in the wind, giving him a bit of extra flair. He was very appreciative that he had friends nice enough to go out of their way in wishing him luck.

As he pushed off from the ground and soared into the air, Aaron felt like he was in his natural habitat: flying with his team. Aaron had not been part of the team when they won three consecutive games, landing them here as Hogwarts Champions, but he was incredibly appreciative of their efforts. No way would he disrespect that legacy by giving anything less than 110% in this match. A lot of people in the stands that would be cheering for him and his teammates. Of course he was a little nervous, but the excitement was what overwhelmed him in this moment.

"Let's go, team!" he shouted, fist pumping as he flew around his team and got into position. He finally set eyes on the competition - the Durmstrang team. From their entrance, he knew they were incredibly disciplined and would not be easy to beat. But the thought of a tough game ahead just made his heart beat faster in anticipation. This match would be burned into his memory for life, and he was excited.

Aaron Jones was going to win his first official match, no matter what.

Action: Doing as Strategized
Moderation Information:

Reducio

Broom: Comet 180 (+2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 stamina)
Statistics: Stamina: 7 (+ 1) = 8
Evasion: 7 (+ 1) = 8
Strength: 7
Wisdom: 3
Arc. Power: 3
Accuracy: 8 (+ 2) = 10
Ability: Martial Artist

Quidditch was an escape. It was something Elias held extremely dear to him, and to hear the cheers echoing throughout the stadium filled him with so much excitement he could barely contain it. Even better– he was benched with one of his closest friends, Sasha. And nothing was better than making fun of people with him. After all, he was basically where Elias got his humor from.

While Sasha was mostly a pretty upbeat person, he most definitely wasn't all about being benched. Elias didn't love the idea either, but his friend had a harder time wrapping his head around it. Especially with him wanting to be a professional quidditch player. That had to hurt. Sasha was one of the best beaters he'd seen, so it was surprising that he was even benched in the first place. Whenever he got on the field, it was insane the way he was able to maneuver his broom and make the crowd almost fall off their seats.

Might be because he's somewhat of an attention whore, but he was damn good on a broom!

Elias locked eyes with his friend, who subtly muttered that it should've been them up there. He nodded to his friend in response, opening his mouth to speak.

"When the other players inevitably get knocked on their asses, we'll get up there," He reassured his friend, shifting around on the hard bench.

Actions: Benched

Stats & Abilities

Second-String Chaser

Stamina: 10
Evasion: 7
Strength: 7
Wisdom: 5
Arcpower: 5
Accuracy: 7

a1. Evasive Maneuvers
a2. Fearless

Broom: Silver Arrow

─── Chasers ───

─── First Quaffle Round ───

─── Second Quaffle Round ───

─── Third Quaffle Round ───

Contested Quafflegrab:

Annie Morgan [d20: 11] + 6 = 17

Greta Fransson: [d20: 17] + 4 = 21 [Success]

Hanzo Fransson Attempts to Blatch Serena Towers

Attack: [d20: 2] + 14 = 16

Evasion: [d20: 18] + 13 = 31 [Success]

Hanzo Fransson is affected with Calming Presence. (Everything from 1-10 is an auto-hit.)
[d100: 75]

Serena Bowen is on lifeguard duty for this round!
Espen Kvalheim is on lifeguard duty for this round!

─────────── Results ───────────

Serena Towers managed to get the Quaffle!
Greta Fransson managed to get the Quaffle!
Contested Quaffle between Greta and Annie, but Greta managed to wriggle it out of her hands!
Hanzo Fransson has attempted foul play! Resulting in a PENALTY LAP!!!!

─── Keepers ───

─── First Score Attempt ───

─── Second Score Attempt ───

─── Third Score Attempt ───

Romeo Marchonné Attempts to Blatch Serena Towers

Attack: [d20: 12] + 11 = 23

Evasion: [d20: 13] + 13 = 26 [Success]

Romeo Marchonné is affected with Calming Presence. (Everything from 1-10 is an auto-hit.)
[d100: 89]

─────────── Results ───────────

Serena Towers scored an easy goal, as Romeo was nowhere in sight!
Greta Fransson returned the favor for Durmstrang!
The second attempt didn't go as flawless as the first one, Willow Anderson has learned from her mistake and blocked the goal attempt!
Romeo Marchonné has attempted foul play! Resulting in a PENALTY LAP!!!!

──── Beaters ────