 be curious, not judgmental
An annoyed Keller puts the quaffle back into play to Goldman - she zips down the pitch, flying right above the stands, but Beaters Gunter and Potter chase after her with every intention of knocking the nearest bludger into her! Potter hangs back, but Gunter shoots forward and flies alongside Goldman, shouting taunts - suddenly, Alice Fischer and Selina Skylar appear to back up their Chaser - Skylar slams hard into Potter in the back and Fischer flies right at Gunter, grabs his hand, and CHOMPS down with her teeth! Gunter shouts in pain and, a bit dramatically, tumbles right into the stands a few feet below, taking Fischer with him, landing right in the lap of the Quidditch commentator! Meanwhile, Goldman manages to safetly rid herself of the quaffle - Cambridge takes possession and shoots forward, only to be pursued by Wisteria and Dixon - Cambridge is forced to lob the ball backward toward Edwards, who swerves around the Hufflepuff defenders, approaches the goal posts with Yarborough close on her tail... Edwards shoots... THWACK! Ella Bishop knocks the quaffle away from the hoops with a mighty sweep of her broomstick!
Greenwell and Summers both took off after it at once - unfortunately, the snitch led them on a chase along the perimeter of the pitch, around the nice wide arc, then suddenly down into the depths of the stadium - Greenwell, being the younger and smaller of the two, swerved around and under the various wooden posts with seemingly the slightest more ease than Summers - Greenwell gained on the snitch as the distance between Summers and the snitch did not seem to decrease! Suddenly, Greenwell let out a small shout as her billowing robe got snagged - it caught her up just long enough for Summers to make up ground and fly level with her once she was free! The snitch shot upward and the two Seekers followed, both with outstretched hands - Summers inched ahead, then Greenwell, then Summers again - both leaned forward, hands open wide - and, with a quick swoop of his hand, Summers had it! Summers caught Hufflepuff's third and final snitch of the game!
TWEET!
"Hufflepuff has caught their third snitch, bringing today's match against Gryffindor to an end - Hufflepuff wins, 220 to 90! What a wonderful game to both teams - please shake hands before exiting the pitch!" Professor James wiped at her forehead, more as a sign of exhaustion rather than wiping actual sweat. Boy oh boy had it been a good match! Then, just like before, James turned her gaze to the stands, identified the face that was Truebridge, and gave her friend a smile. Hufflepuff was still as powerful as ever!
FINAL SCOREBOARD
Hufflepuff
Points Scored: 220
Snitch Captures: 3
Penalties: 0
Gryffindor
Points Scored: 90
Snitch Captures: 2
Penalties: 0
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