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When Evelynn had first heard rumour of a Quidditch pick-up game being organized, she had paid it little mind. Those days were behind her. She had made her attempt to leave the duelling team and return to the lions, and that had ended in a complete disaster. Alone amidst the ashes of her fallen teammates, she had quite literally waved the white cloth to signal their surrender. They had been soundly crushed. An inevitability at times. It wasn't as though Gryffindor team hadn't dished out a similar fate to opposing teams in the past, but having had to sit there on the bench, alone, watching one team mate after another fall unconscious from their brooms and be helpless to do anything, hands tied to keep her chained upon that rigid throne... it only served as fuel for the nightmares that already hounded her. She could hardly leave the pitch fast enough that day, once again turning in her resignation with no intent of looking back.

Despite that, she still missed it. The freedom afforded by the broom, the feeling of the wind whipping one's face red raw.. there was no replacing it. Not now that her animagus ritual had been completed, condemning Evelynn to four paws on the ground evermore. She missed it. The thrill. The feeling of her stomach in her throat and the roar of the crowd drowning out all other distraction. How the ground raced up to meet her whenever she dove, and the relentless search and pursuit of that tiny golden orb. In those moments, she could focus on the here and now, on the short-term goal of catching the snitch. She could forget everything else. It was a heavy burden that a Quidditch team's seeker carried, but it was one in which she reveled.

She had signed herself up for the game before she could convince herself out of it again. It was a low risk event, she rationalized. Most of the students would be lower years, less experienced. This was the sort of opportunity that tended to serve as an Exhibition Game for the sport. To give interested prospectives an opportunity to try it out in a safe and reasonably authentic environment to see if it was something they wanted to get involved in. It raised awareness for the sport, let others who had tried—and had not yet succeeded—to join their own school or House teams let off some steam. Evelynn had organized a couple such games over the years. Had played in others. They trended towards being more reserved with an emphasis on trying one's best and just having some fun than the death matches that regulation games could become. It would—should—be a safe environment. Plus, perhaps her history as a Quidditch Captain could be put to use. Experience passed down to the next generation and all that.

Evelynn arrived a bit early to the pitch looking like a veteran player. Reinforced leather gloves covered her hands, bracers protecting her forearms. Knee high leather boots with shin guards protected her legs. A colour-altering spell had been used to change the colour of her old Gryffindor Quidditch uniform to black and grey, but beneath it were the tell-tale signs of padding and body armor. Her goggles hung loose around her neck. "Good morning," she nodded to the referee, a student who couldn't have been much older than she was (@Koko Riddle as Cyrus). A polite smile hinted at her lips. "Thank you for putting this together." She gestured to the pitch. "My name is Decipio, and as I understand it, I will be serving as second-string seeker to the first time. If you would like, until such time that I am called to join the game, I would happily assist with slowing charms to ensure any unseated students are safely lowered to the ground."

ACTION: conversing with Cyrus

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aurélie nathalie duval • chaser • team one

stats • sta 6 | eva 8 9 | str 6 7 | wis 8 9 | arc 6 | acc 7 9 broom • nimbus 1700

xxx • ophelia's trunk xxx • aurélie's trunk

mentions • Cyrus Darsel (@Koko Riddle), @Evelynn Decipio

Sometimes, Aurélie wondered why she hadn't attended summer camp the year before she'd started her first year at Beauxbatons. For a girl who loved excitement and adventure, and hated staying at home with her parents, the thought of summer camp had excited her so much. This year, to make up for the year she'd lost, Aurélie had silently decided that she would do all that she could to make this the most fun summer camp ever, though she was pretty sure she would say the exact same thing the next year.

That's why, when Aurélie had heard that a Quidditch pickup game was being arranged, she would have to take part in it. That, and the fact that one of her friends, Amber Frost Hart @Reyna Evergreen, had told the French girl how much she loved the game. To try and feel a similar feeling towards the sport, the girl had signed up to be a Chaser, the same position that Amber played.

Making her way to the field from her tent, Aurélie realised how different Quidditch and Duelling were. She knew the rules to both sports, but it felt so weird to not just carry her wand to the playing field but also a giant, bulky broom. I think the thing is bigger than I am, she thought. It was definitely taller.

Trying her best not to let the nervous thoughts get to her, Aurélie skipped to the field, getting there when there were only two people there. She guessed one of them— or maybe both?— organised the unofficial event.

Going up to the much taller, definitely much older students, Aurélie waved. She then waited, both for other summer camp attendees to arrive, and for the game to begin, though she would happily speak to the older students if they wanted to speak to her. She had no idea what she was doing, but she would do it well.

action • as strategised

abilities

perfectionist Reducio Critical failure range is reduced by 1. When you cast a spell, you take your time doing so. You enunciate your words with care and you do not recklessly swish your wand about. Your spells don't backfire, they don't fail. You're too much of a Perfectionist to let that happen.

fearless Reducio Players with this ability are immune to a dhampir's unsettling aura, terrible presence, and a werewolf's intimidation. You do not scare easily. In fact they might even call you fearless.

broom effects • +2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 wisdom, +1 strength

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banner by ernest baird | not updated for 3rd year

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	With the amount of waiting Daniel had to do to play Quidditch on a whole new continent, he, instead, threw himself at an unofficial game to shake off his restlessness. At first, he was about to write his name for Chaser like he always did, but then he looked at the rosters and had a thought. What if he tried something different? He hadn't liked playing Keeper at Quidditch tryouts, so that was an immediate no. Same for Seeker with how easily the snitch flew out of his hands. That left Beater all for the taking which, luckily, still had a first-string spot next to some guy with very, very long name. He's not entirely sure he can pronounce it correctly. @Ruby Cazares Coming down, he listened to some American guy talk instructions. While most of it Daniel knew from being a player of the game, he did get lost. Despite being lost in translation so many times, he still hadn't taken up his Duolingo English lessons at home. Instead, he looked around at his team. There was curly redhead Acacia @Cass Ito, a fellow Chaser on his team. But there was also that Japanese girl he met at last year's fall ball! Daniel maneuvered his way to her and elbowed her. "Hey, watch me." @Raizel Voltrouz He took to the sky with his bat and hoped his performance wouldn't disappoint her, or anyone, at that.
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STA 8 | EVA 11 | STR 9 | WIS 5 | ARC 3 | ACC 10
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charmer, the muggle condition, foulplay
(full moderation details below)

Reducio

STATISTICS

Stamina: 8 + 3 = 11
Evasion: 11 + 3 = 14
Strength: 9 + 3 = 12
Wisdom: 5 + 3 = 8
Arcane Power: 3 + 3 = 6
Accuracy: 10 + 3 + 3 (Muggle Condition) = 16

BROOM

Silver Arrow
Description: Handmade by Leonard Jewkes and can reach speeds of 68 mph.
Prerequisite: This is a twink broom, meaning that you have means of earning more money or someone with disposable income has likely given this to you if you are before your 5^th year.
Stats: +3 to every stat

ACTIVE ABILITIES

1. Charmer — all opponents [Team One] will suffer –1 Accuracy in all of their Accuracy rolls
2. The Muggle Condition — all actions requiring an accuracy roll get +3 accuracy
3. Foulplay — when preforming a foul, this player has a 25% chance the foul goes unnoticed by the referee causing the player to not have to take a penalty lap

- Seeking Victory -

The day Acacia turned down the opportunity to play a game of quidditch would be the same day she was buried. When word got around that some ilvermorny kid was organising a unoffical game, she had signed her name down on the list without a second thought. Of course she wanted to play. Quidditch was even worth getting out of bed at dawn for (though luckily she was spared from it today), and nothing got her out of bed in the mornings. Now that she was here though, she was starting to realize that some of her fellow competitors might not be quite as... enthusiastic as she was about quidditch.

Which was fine! She knew that the match hadn't been open to first strings for a reason, but she was starting to realise that she would definitely need to turn down her uh... competitive streak. On the ground she was a very nice person! In the air however... She just hoped that whoever her opponents were, they were mature enough to realize that she didn't mean anything personally. From her team, she recognised fellow castelobruxo chaser Daniel @Alyssea Brown though he was playing as a beater this game. While she saw a few other familiar faces, there was no one else she was quite able to place names to. Ah well, she would get to know them as the game went on.

Moderation:

Reducio

Abilities:
Muggle condition- +3 accuracy roll on non-magical attacks
and actions
Chasers Interception- When a Quaffle is being passed by the
opponent team, users with this ability automatically get a 10% chance
to intercept the quaffle as long as the user is taking a quaffle-related
action during that quidditch round

Statistics:
Stamina: 8 + 1 = 9
Evasion: 8 + 1 = 9
Strength: 8
Wisdom: 6
Arcane power: 0
Accuracy: 10 + 2 = 12

Broom:
Comet 180- Rival of the Cleansweep Two and Three, it's better aged than the others.
Stats- +2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 stamina

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Quidditch Game.

An unofficial Quidditch Game but nevertheless, still a Quidditch Game. For someone so enthusiastic about the said sport, Miharu will always find herself drawn to it, even if it means she will be sitting on the bench and will probably be watching the whole match instead of playing. Being Second String though, her mother probably wouldn’t approve of it but this isn’t an official game and she won’t know… hopefully…

While she was used to playing as Seeker, this time, she took the only spot left, Chaser. Not like she minds though. It was a position that she was originally planning to play as but of course, her mother had other plans and that’s for her to be Seeker instead. She sighed at that thought, thinking about it. Her mother always decides things for her, what she wants for her to do. Haru wants to do other things yet she can’t voice it out. A pity.

Before she could even get too deep in her thoughts, she felt a nudge. Looking at whoever it was, she found the boy that she shared a moment with during the fall ball, if you call looking at the lake by the shores, hoping that no one got hurt pretty badly when students were drowning a moment.

Hey, watch me.

Right, he was playing but what’s more important right now was… he talked to her… despite Haru believing that he might’ve already forgotten about her. What’s his name again? Daniel? What was she supposed to say back to him? “Good luck.” She said back to him as she watched him join their other teammates. He’s a friendly guy, she could tell that much and it was nice to know that he could still remember her. Is this how you make friends?

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Mentions »»» @ | @ | @
Interactions »»» @Alyssea Brown as Daniel Tienzo | @ | @

English ❭❭❭ #007870 | Japanese ❭❭❭ #2a4b7a

⌞WC: 296/200⌝

STATS AND ABILITIES STA: 10 | EVA: 10 | STR: 0 | WIS: 10 | ARC: 0 | ACC: 15 Evasive Maneuver I | Evasive Maneuvers II | Keen Eye STATS With Broom | Firebolt | +4 to one stat STA: 10 | EVA: 10 14 | STR: 0 | WIS: 10 | ARC: 0 | ACC: 15 BROOM ABILITIES Reducio 1/ In the role of Chaser when you attempt to catch a passed Quaffle (such as when the Keeper has possession of the Quaffle and passes it to a teammate) you have advantage (meaning that it is rolled twice and you keep the better option) on attempts to catch if the opponent team attempts to intercept. 2/ In the role of Chaser, if you have a contested quaffle grab and a contested strength roll between yourself and another user is in progress, unless they have the same broom, you would be the victor of the contested quaffle grab. In addition, rounds where you are successfully carrying the quaffle in an attempt to score, you only take half-damage from bludgers and blatching attempts.

Action [Benched Chaser] Cheering for Daniel... I guess

Time Reducio |N/A|

Location Reducio |Quidditch Stadium|

Thoughts•Speech Reducio |Thoughts|Speech=007f00|

Mentions Reducio

Ehsilat was more of an academic than anything else and though she didn't particularly like sports she decided to sign up for this unofficial quidditch match. To her, it would be a great opportunity to try something new and understand the game from a player's point of view rather than just being a spectator.
As she stepped onto the pitch, her nerves slowly bubbled up to the surface, she was more than decent on a broomstick therefore she had no worries about falling off, what really troubled her was the possibility of not getting the quaffle in through the hoop if it came down to her.
Ehsilat recognized some friends on the opposite team(well it was really just one friend), she also had another friend on the same team as her and that was Brookline, though they haven't interacted in a while, otherwise, she was surrounded by complete strangers.
She held her Nimbus 1700 tightly in her hands, so hard her knuckles were turning white, while getting ready to mount her broom for the start of the game. A male's voice echoed throughout the pitch, it was the moderator, Cyrus- he introduced himself.
Ehsilat was getting even more nervous, than she already was as the moderator got ready to release the quidditch balls 'On your mark, get set... let the game begin!!'
Ehsilat slowly mounted her broom 'Well here goes nothing-'

Broom - Nimbus 1700
Description - Fast and tough racing broom.
Stats - +2 accuracy, +1 evasion, +1 wisdom, +1 strength

Stats w/ broom - |Stamina: 6|Evasion: 9|Strength: 7|Wisdom: 9|Arcane Power: 6|Accuracy: 8|
Base Stats - |Stamina: 6|Evasion: 8|Strength: 6|Wisdom: 8|Arcane Power: 6|Accuracy: 6|

Action:
As strategized

Roleplaying as Hans Jenssen

What a shame that he had not signed up for Quidditch. Despite his rising enjoyment of broom racing, not being a member of Valentin's team gnawed at him and while being glad to not share a sport with certain people (cough Johannes and Felix cough), the strategic element on top of the racing thrill never left his mind. Therefore, Hans jumped at the opportunity to engage in unofficial Quidditch, hosted by none other than the curly-haired blond American and Duck Lord who, directly quoting him today: "really liked ducks".

Eyes sweeping across the players and barely recognising any of them except one who he identified as a school mate and upperclassman he had enver interacted with, he gave all assembled athletes a cocky smile, as if saying to the opposing team "Eat dirt and prepare to lose." Turning to face the field and mounting onto his broom, Hans turned his attention to his team mates, saying out loud in English, German accent evident, 'C'mon guys, let's win this!' It being the first time for the Durmstrang student to ever participate in a proper Quidditch match, although unofficial, excitement coursed through his veins, bounding on the balls of his feet as he awaited take off.

Banner by the absolutely fantastic Winnie Harper

Action: as strategised | Stats: Sta: 8 | Eva: 10 | Str: 5 | Wis: 5 | ArcP: 2 | Acc: 10
Stats w/ broom (Nimbus 1700): Sta: 8 | Eva: 11 (+1) | Str: 6 (+1) | Wis: 6 (+1) | ArcP: 2 | Acc: 12 (+2)
Abilities: Fearless + Charmer (opponents defined as team 1) | Hp: 800/800