Slytherin vs. Hufflepuff 1st Game Finished

This game was moving too fast for Alexx. Maybe it was the nerves. But nevertheless, her head was spinning. What's that? Who's there? What's happening? Wait- When- How-? But alas, there was no one around to answer for her. She sighed, picking up her pace. What else was she to do?

Not wanting to disappoint her team, she got right back into the game, but the sound of screams and cheers felt deafening. Right. Next move. Time to kick some badger ass. No matter what was happening- she had to help her team, right?

Doing as Strategized

The crowd erupted with a thunderous roar as the balls were released and and the players zipped forward. “LETS GO!” He shouted as he leapt with excitement as Annie, a fellow badger, took position of the Quaffle. The game was like a shot of adrenaline for Oliver as his emotions roller coasted watching the Chaser zip forward with maneuvers he only seen her pull during practice with the other chasers at her side.

“Hey, that’s okay! They’re on notice now!” Oliver clapped his hands shouting out encouragement as he watched Slytherins Keeper disregard Annie’s shot like it was nothing. Despite not scoring, the badgers in the stands were cheering even louder now as if the team exceed their expectations. We came to play, Oliver thought to himself with a sly grin.

Slytherin however, had a reputation it seemed they had to live up to, and made it known they weren’t going down without some venom. With a loud crack, the cheering on the Hufflepuff side was silence momentarily. Not one, but two bludgers sent Quinn crashing to the ground. Boo’s could be heard coming from the Hufflepuff side as the game continued in motion currently in favor of Slytherin at the moment, or so it seemed. “Lets rebound for Quinn Badgers!” Oliver shouted hoping the team could use the fallen Badger as beacon.

Actions: Benched and cheering for the Badgers!

Carra whooped as the balls were released, and Hufflepuff made quick work of grabbing the Quaffle. She rose to her feet as Annie approached the goals and made a shot.

"YOU GOT THIS ANNIE!!" she screamed as the quaffle flew towards the goal.

It looked like Hufflepuff would be first to put points on the board until at just the last moment, the Slytherin keeper, Erin, made an expert grab. There was a collective intake of breath, and Carra's eyes scanned the skies for the reason. It didn't take long to find the reason. The giant Hufflepuff beater, Quinn, had just taken a hit from one bludger and the other was screaming in after. It hit him with a loud whump and he was knocked from his broom, falling in what seemed like slow motion.

The sight certainly wasn't pleasant, and Carra winced as the half-giant hit the ground. 'Please let him be alright' she prayed to herself. Turning to Reid as he took the field, Carra joined Serena in cheering him on.

"That's right, hit 'um where it hurts Reid! We'll show those Snakes what we're made of yet!"

Carra crossed her toes in her shoes, hopefully, no other Hufflepuffs would be out of the game so quickly.

Actions: Benched and cheering for the best team! Gooooo Badgers!

Hovering by the Hufflepuff hoops, Asteria squinted out at the chaos of the Quidditch pitch. Watching Quinn fall like that was scary, left her mind racing as she began to realize the danger inherent in this game. There was that moment of realization, the dawning understanding that she could get hurt here. Still, it filled her with a whir of adrenaline as well, set her blood pumping. Climbing a tree was dangerous, skateboarding was dangerous, and yet she would do either of those without a passing thought. Why should this be any different? Turning her attention back towards the game, she couldn't help but admire Koko's defense. The Slytherin girl's defense was formidably executed, and she could only hope that she could live up to that if the time came for her to defend the hoops. 

She was thankful at this moment for her location at the hoops. Here, she could fly, could feel the freedom inherent in the action, and feel as if she was contributing to something greater with her team. But even as she aided, she was still able to be separate, to be distant from the action, to relish the flying for what it was. 

Still, she was glad to be part of this team. Even if she was still hazy on the names, being someone who remembered faces more, she couldn't help but feel a bubble of affection for her team rise in her stomach. She wanted to whoop, to yell, but somehow she couldn't quite find the voice in her to do it. Hands tight on her splintering school broom, she narrowed her eyes, ready to defend her house's goals. 

ACTION: Doing as strategized.

KEEPERS

Koko Riddle: Block attempt
[d20 : 16] + 8
In the end, the result was: 24

CHASERS

Nico Shymane: Hawkshead Maneuver
[d20 : 7] + 5
In the end, the result was: 12

Elena Jones: Hawkshead Maneuver
[d20 : 18] + 7
In the end, the result was: 25

Alexx Severin: Hawkshead Maneuver
[d20 : 14] + 9
In the end, the result was: 23

Carson Miller: Hawkshead Maneuver
[d20 : 2] + 8
In the end, the result was: 10

Annie Morgan: Hawkshead Maneuver
[d20 : 20] + 7
In the end, the result was: 27

Dawn Riley: Hawkshead Maneuver
[d20 : 17] + 5
In the end, the result was: 22

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Annie Morgan: Score Attempt
[d20 : 6] + 7
In the end, the result was: 13

BEATERS

Erin Ryan: Bludger attempt VS Julie Shaw
[d20 : 6] + 9
In the end, the result was: 15

Reid Kovacs: Bludger Attempt VS Erin Ryan
[d20 : 19] + 10
In the end, the result was: 29

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Erin Ryan: Bludger Defense VS Reid Kovacs
[d20 : 3] + 9
In the end, the result was: 12

DAMAGE RECEIVED: 1600

Result: Knocked off Broom, With Bridget Collins on save duty she caught Erin on her Broom. The two will share a broom until Erin Ryan returns to her broom

SEEKERS

Dan Palmer: Attempt to find the Snitch
[d20 : 5] + 7
In the end, the result was: 12 + 1(bonus for time searching) = 13

Julie Shaw: Attempt to Catch the Snitch
[d20 : 11] + 7
In the end(After re-rolling for advantage), the result was: 18

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Julie Shaw: Bludger Defense VS Erin Ryan
[d20 : 3] + 4
In the end, the result was: 7

DAMAGE RECEIVED: 1500
Result: Knocked off Broom, With noone to save them they are out of the game

MOCK COMMENTARY

After being knocked away from the first goal attempt the 6 Chaseres battled in a swarm of whizzing brooms not unlike a hoard of angry bees zipping around here and there. Ultimately though, Annie Morgan Got her hands on the Quaffle and the other two Chasers quickly take note of the successful grab and angle behind her on either side adopting the Hawkshead maneuver once again, the two Chasers without the Quaffle play support and keep the other team away from Annie Morgan Until finally she was within range of the goals and with a triumphant throw attempted to make the goal. Unfortunately for the Hufflepuff Koko Riddle was still very aware of the enemy team and was able to effortless protect her goal once more.

While this went down The team captain of the Hufflepuff team, Saskia Nicholson, came up with a gambit to help her Seeker make the catch. The captain flew towards and after getting across her plan she grabbed Julie Shaw and used the combined momentum of their brooms after a quick spin she propelled the seeker towards the Golden Snitch and she reaches her hand out in an effort to snatch it from the air

Unfortunately for her Erin Ryan had noticed the pair of Hufflepuffs and saw that they were mere moments away from ending the game and the Slytherin Beater was not quite ready to let the carnage end just yet. As such she Zeroed in on and struck a bludger with a loud crack towards the Hufflepuff Seeker and the strike ran true and the mere inches from grabbing the snitch Julie Shaw was struck hard and knocked from her broom.

The Second String Beater Reid Kovacs made it into the air just in time to see their team mate struck down by the Vicious Slytherin Beater Erin Ryan. Not willing to let her violence continue and determined to protect their team the Hufflepuff beater connected with and sent a bludger of their own towards the Slytherin and just like she had done to two others, The beater was struck by and dismounted by a bludger.

As the beater tumbled through the air Bridget Collins seemed to have been ready for such a thing to take place and she managed to get to, and rescue their teammate from connecting with the ground just in time, keeping the violent(and sure to be vengeful) Beater in the game.

What will happen next? Stay tuned!

Serena's eyes carefully followed Julie's movements. The younger seeker looked like she was on a mission to catch that snitch and she seemed to be getting closer. That was until the bludger whacked her straight off the broom, "JULIE NO!" She screeched loudly, standing up from her seat and almost rushing forward, "Dammit," She cursed under her breathe, hitting her fist a little on the bars in front of the bench. Erin Ryan had, yet again, knocked off one of their players. Serena furrowed her eyebrows, grabbing her shooting star from underneath the bench. She held it tightly, knowing that it was up to her now. 

Without further ado, she quickly headed out onto the pitch. There was a look of determination on her face. Before she did anything else, she turned to the crowd and allowed her eyes to scour it. There was a voice that she had heard cheer for her - several times. Her eyes found the source of the voice. Max Avery. He was next to two of her friends, Eris and Dymphna. She looked at them for a moment, pleased to see they were here cheering her on. With that, she mounted her shooting star and lifting herself up into the air. She had to do this. For Julie. For her friends. For her team. For herself. She had to. Silently, she kept repeating the mantra 'you can do this' in her thoughts as she focused on the game.

ACTION: Doing whatever captains decide.

Cheering for Slytherin, Ready if needed

Once again, there was no luck on Nico's side to get the Quaffle. However, Koko was good friends with Lady Luck. The Quaffle flipped into the hands of the opposite team. Once more.

As the Hufflepuf thought she could score, she could never be more wrong. Koko fluently blocked it. 'Nice! Well done, Koko!' Nico flew past by Koko again flashing her a bright smile. After flying back into position, Nico swiftly put her hair up in a ponytail. It might help her moving more easily.

Action: Done as Strategised.

"Nice job, Koko!" Thora yelled as she perched on the edge of her seat, staring straight up. Quidditch was annoying to watch because all the action happened in the air. Except when people fell. As Saskia, the other team's beater and captain, hurled Julie towards the Golden Snitch which she had conveniently found, Thora gasped. "No no no no no..." the snake whispered as the first year's hand reached out for the golden ball. And suddenly, a black ball came flying towards her. A crack sounded as the Seeker fell soundlessly to the grass below, as none of her teammates could act fast enough. Cringing, Thora peered at the fallen Hufflepuff. Hopefully she was okay--Thora didn't play Quidditch to draw blood... 

Another resounding crack alerted Thora to the game raging overhead. The girl held her breath as Erin, the third year, spiraled down, down, down. Apparently she had been hit by Reid, the Hufflepuff Beater Reserve. Thankfully, Bridget was able to save her counterpart, although it looked slightly painful for Erin as she crashed onto the broom. "Great job, Bridget!" Thora yelled again. They were a good team--especially Erin who had killer strength--so while Thora did kind of want a chance to play, she was perfectly content watching as a second string. At least she was on the team.... "Go Slytherin!" she yelled again.

Actions || Watching the game; ready to play on standby! Go Slytherin!

Determined and pissed off but still doing as strategized