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MadMadamMalfoy · 08-01-2016, 07:33 AM

Seeing the mini quidditch pitch in the Gryffindor common room reminded Fiyero that he hadn't yet taught his new pet rock all the ins and outs of his favorite sport! Without wasting any time, he grabbed Gastone and headed straight for the practice pitch. There didn't seem to be anybody else around... everybody was probably busy packing since it was so close to the end of the term. Oh well, it was probably for the best. People might think he'd gone mad if they saw him talking to a rock!

He took a seat on the bleachers and opened his battered copy of Quidditch Through the Ages. "Okay, Gastone," he said, turning to his pet rock. "There are seven people on a quidditch team: 1 seeker, 1 keeper, 2 beaters, and 3 chasers - that's what I play. The chasers pass a big red ball called a quaffle back and forth and try to get it through one of those hoops." He pointed up at the three goal posts nearest him. "It's the keeper's job to guard the hoops and try to keep the other team from scoring. Are you following so far, Gastone?"

Silence. Fiyero assumed Gastone understood and went on,"Then there's the beaters. They use clubs that look like baseball bats to hit heavy black balls called bludgers toward the other team and knock them off course. Trust me, you never want to get hit with a bludger! Come to think of it, you sort of look like a bludger, except a lot smaller." He looked back at Gastone. "But don't worry - I won't let anybody use you for quidditch practice! he added quickly.

Wow, teaching a rock about quidditch was harder than he thought! "And finally, there's the seeker. Their job is to catch the snitch, a little gold ball that flies around really fast and is hard to see. Catching the snitch is worth 150 points, so the team who does usually wins. It also ends the game. I heard about one game where nobody caught the snitch for three months! Isn't that crazy?"

So now Gastone had a basic understanding of quidditch... or at least Fiyero hoped so! He could never tell, since Gastone couldn't talk.He be sure to fill him in about the finer points later, but it was getting late now. "Come on, Gastone,let's go back home," he said, picking up his pet rock. Then a great idea suddenly came to him!. "Hey, how'd you like to go to a real quidditch game with me this summer?" Then he could introduce him to the.greatest team ever, the Ballycastle Bats. He wasn't sure about Gastone, but he was getting excited about that idea!

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,119 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox B. Buchanan Gryffindor Fourth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron	Pet Space Rock Extra Credit post 4 Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Seeing the mini quidditch pitch in the Gryffindor common room reminded Fiyero that he hadn't yet taught his new pet rock all the ins and outs of his favorite sport! Without wasting any time, he grabbed Gastone and headed straight for the practice pitch. There didn't seem to be anybody else around... everybody was probably busy packing since it was so close to the end of the term. Oh well, it was probably for the best. People might think he'd gone mad if they saw him talking to a rock! He took a seat on the bleachers and opened his battered copy of Quidditch Through the Ages. "Okay, Gastone," he said, turning to his pet rock. "There are seven people on a quidditch team: 1 seeker, 1 keeper, 2 beaters, and 3 chasers - that's what I play. The chasers pass a big red ball called a quaffle back and forth and try to get it through one of those hoops." He pointed up at the three goal posts nearest him. "It's the keeper's job to guard the hoops and try to keep the other team from scoring. Are you following so far, Gastone?" Silence. Fiyero assumed Gastone understood and went on,"Then there's the beaters. They use clubs that look like baseball bats to hit heavy black balls called bludgers toward the other team and knock them off course. Trust me, you never want to get hit with a bludger! Come to think of it, you sort of look like a bludger, except a lot smaller." He looked back at Gastone. "But don't worry - I won't let anybody use you for quidditch practice! he added quickly. Wow, teaching a rock about quidditch was harder than he thought! "And finally, there's the seeker. Their job is to catch the snitch, a little gold ball that flies around really fast and is hard to see. Catching the snitch is worth 150 points, so the team who does usually wins. It also ends the game. I heard about one game where nobody caught the snitch for three months! Isn't that crazy?" So now Gastone had a basic understanding of quidditch... or at least Fiyero hoped so! He could never tell, since Gastone couldn't talk.He be sure to fill him in about the finer points later, but it was getting late now. "Come on, Gastone,let's go back home," he said, picking up his pet rock. Then a great idea suddenly came to him!. "Hey, how'd you like to go to a real quidditch game with me this summer?" Then he could introduce him to the.greatest team ever, the Ballycastle Bats. He wasn't sure about Gastone, but he was getting excited about that idea! __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...