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potterobsessionist · 02-26-2018, 06:06 PM

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Text Cut: Emmalyn

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Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom

Upon hearing the professor signal time to stop, Emmalyn dropped down on her boom, forgetting that the egg was still on her spoon, sending it splatting to the ground below. She shrugged her shoulders and was thankful the egg didn't hit another student.

Once on the ground again, she sat her broom down and listened to the instructions. The game sounded a bit like softball, a game that she played back in the states. She could do it. But on teams? She would have to be on a team with kids from other houses. That wasn't the most exciting news. She'd much rather team up with her fellow Hufflepuffs. Plus, she knew what to expect from her housemates. She knew that they would have her back.

"Sir, how about the Flaming Dungbombs?" That sounded like a fun team name. A name that would make the other team want to stay away, maybe even give them a leg up in the competition. She really hoped no one would suggest some name like the Pink Pigmy Puffs or the Nifty Nifflers. Those were far too cute and girly for a real team name.

Flaming dungbombs. Sounded like something Peeves would throw at innocent first years. He liked it though. ”Creative, Miss Walsh.” He smiled at her. ”That’s a name people will remember.” For sure.

Text Cut: Daisy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ginevra

Daisy returned her eggs and placed her spoon back in her jacket pocket. She stood next to Emmalyn just avoiding being hit by the raw egg. She listened to the instructions of the Flying professor and when her fellow Hufflepuff suggested a team name, Daisy stifled a giggle. She then raised her hand with a suggestion. "My suggestion is the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs."

This was clearly something Hufflepuffs were good at. Using their creativity. ”Wonderful, Miss Swann.” He mused, obviously liking her suggestion. ”Makes you think of Hufflepuff, doesn’t it?” Maybe because of the all the H’s.

Text Cut: Tenacius

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Ok so eggs not for eating.... but as a balancing act instead? Ace didnt really have that kind of problem but he did see this as a challenge. Grabbing an egg, he set it on his spoon and took to the air on his broom. "Here we goooo..." he murmured as he set the spoon's handle in his mouth and started to float forward. So far so goo-- oops down goes the egg! And he was just what going at 3 miles an hour? Gah!

He swooped to get another egg and tried to give it another go, this time being really really REALLY slow and careful. And all was well for the first minute.... until Ace looked around and he realized he was only 5 paces away from where he started. Sheesh he couldve just walked that way and he'd still have traveled further down the pitch.

Speed dont do well with eggs on spoons he realized, even when one's balance is spot on.

But now they were gonna try something else. The Curly Top landed with a flourish just as the Groundskeeper started on their next lesson-- baseball with brooms! Ah now this is more his speed.

Were they supposed to name a team? Ace didnt even know what team he was gonna be on "I'd join whichever team wants to bat first."

”I’m sure you would, Mr. Salander.” Haraldur said, not completely surprised the lesson exercise was up the Prefect’s alley.

Text Cut: Daehyun & Rylee

Quote:

Originally Posted by debpetrisor

Was his nervousness that obvious? It probably was, since Rylee advised him to loosen up his grip on the broom, which was a good advice, he wasn't going to deny that. He just found it difficult to trust the broom, and maybe that was his only problem that kept him from becoming a better flier, but he had his reasons to have trust issues.

But he was going to give it a try. Trust Rylee and loosen up a tiny bit. He focused on not moving in any way that might cause him to drop the egg, and followed his housemate as they flew forward, slowly, carefully...

SPLAT!!

There it went.

Taking the spoon out of his mouth with a sigh, he listened to professor Baldvinsson, before turning back to Rylee. "What do you think about the Splattered Eggs?" Heh.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolyander

Rylee had to be moving forward at a snail’s pace with that spoon in her mouth but so far the egg hadn't fallen. It was a slow-going process but it was working just so she didn't try looking around.

Out the corner of her eye she saw a blur of white and then heard the professor’s voice. Something about stopping now and playing a new game. Raising her hand to take the egg from her spoon she ended up knocking it off the spoon.

Splat.

Welp... alrighty then.

Rylee stared down at her splattered egg and laughed. Casting a look at Daniel she smiled at him. "See and I wasn't even flying," she told him gigging. "Oh! The Splattered Eggs sounds funny for a team name but looking around I think it's true." It was only a name really and didn't suggest that the team would do badly. "I think you should suggest it." Plus she couldn't think of any names herself... least not anything that didn't have to do with Unicorns.

Haraldur looked away from Tenacius at the Prefect’s two younger housemates. ”All right, enough chit-chatting unless you want to share it with the rest of the class.” He patted them on the shoulders as he hovered by. He usually didn’t mind the students talking amongst themselves but not when he asked the class a question. Mainly, because his hearing wouldn’t always allow him to single out students who answered the question from those chatting with each other.

Text Cut: Kye

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dokimoto

Kye smiled at the professor's encouragement. Appreciative nod, and she continued with her new egg. She hadn't gotten to standing up, but she was doing much better with the balancing than she originally thought she would. As long as he didn't make them do this during Quidditch or something... Could you imagine?! It wasn't long before they were asked to regroup and think of names. Uhh... This wasn't Kye's strong suit. The names that came to mind were those of professional teams, but nothing new. Kye tried to think of one that sounded usable, but ended up settling for listening to the others.

Haraldur hovered past Kye up to the front of the group again. They didn’t have to give a suggestion for team names. Plus, he’d already gotten two which they could use. It was time to play!

”All right, everyone.” Haraldur hovered up in front of the group. ”We have two great suggestions for team names we’ll use for today’s game. The Flaming Dungbombs as Miss Walsh suggested and Miss Swann’s idea; the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs. We’ll start with the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs as the batting team. Please divide yourselves into two teams.” If they couldn’t divide equally, he would help out of course. ”Everyone on the Flaming Dungbombs. Please take a bat each. Only one bat is needed for the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs.” Since, they wouldn’t all be batting at the same time.

The flying instructor brought out his wand from inside his robes and waved it in the direction of four cones by the school brooms. They levitated in the air, travelled across the pitch and settled down in the snow forming a large square. The field was made.

”Everyone on the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs, form a line one after the other. Flaming Dungbombs; scatter across the field to catch the ball as quick as possible. Remember; you may not fly with the ball. Only pass it around using the bats. Let’s play!”

ooc: SO, only two names were suggested, we’re going with those two!

It’s time to play!

Text Cut: Rules

The field is a square, made up of four bases. One team is on the batting side, the first player will, using Beater’s bats, hit a leather covered ball and fly one lap around the field. The other team will try to catch the ball and throw it back to Haraldur. Once I post that the ball is caught, the player on the batting team has to stop flying.
The goal is for the player go make it all around the field before the ball is returned to me. If they make it, they get 4 points. If they get to the third base they get 3 points, second base 2 points and first base 1 point. If they’re between bases on the field when I post, they get zero points and has to return to the Beater’s position and fly together with the next person in line.

Batting team (Hard-hitting Hippogriffs for the first 2 days):
Take a Beater’s bat and use it to knock the ball as far as you can.
Fly around the field, try to make it around all 4 bases before the opposite team returns the ball to Haraldur.

Catching team (Flaming Dungbombs for the first 2 days):
Get the ball, use your bats to pass it back to Haraldur as quick as possible. Try to get the ball back before the opposite team have flown around the field.

Please label your post with which team you’re on, the Flaming Dungbombs or the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs -- Try to make a somewhat equal division!

If you're on the batting team; please indicate in your post your points. This is up to you if your character makes it all around the field (4 pts) if they're a talented Beater, or to third (3 pts), 2nd (2 pts) or 1st (1 pt) base. If they're in between bases, please also indicate this with burned or out or something similar.

You have 4 days in total for this activity. I'm thinking 2 days each for each team on the batting/catching side.
The activity will end Friday the 2nd of February at approx 7 pm GMT +1 CET.

Any questions? Reach out to me! <3

I'll post Haraldur catching the ball from the Flaming Dungbombs, and announce when we're switching sides.

- Josefin

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potterobsessionist DMAC & MO Doxy Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sweden [GMT+1] Posts: 5,865 Diagon Alley Proprietor: Stella Marie Reed Daily Prophet News Reporter	a bit of madness is key \| miss chanandler bong \| those cunning folks use any means Text Cut: Individual replies Text Cut: Emmalyn Quote: Originally Posted by Birchwoodmom Upon hearing the professor signal time to stop, Emmalyn dropped down on her boom, forgetting that the egg was still on her spoon, sending it splatting to the ground below. She shrugged her shoulders and was thankful the egg didn't hit another student. Once on the ground again, she sat her broom down and listened to the instructions. The game sounded a bit like softball, a game that she played back in the states. She could do it. But on teams? She would have to be on a team with kids from other houses. That wasn't the most exciting news. She'd much rather team up with her fellow Hufflepuffs. Plus, she knew what to expect from her housemates. She knew that they would have her back. "Sir, how about the Flaming Dungbombs?" That sounded like a fun team name. A name that would make the other team want to stay away, maybe even give them a leg up in the competition. She really hoped no one would suggest some name like the Pink Pigmy Puffs or the Nifty Nifflers. Those were far too cute and girly for a real team name. Flaming dungbombs. Sounded like something Peeves would throw at innocent first years. He liked it though. ”Creative, Miss Walsh.” He smiled at her. ”That’s a name people will remember.” For sure. Text Cut: Daisy Quote: Originally Posted by Ginevra Daisy returned her eggs and placed her spoon back in her jacket pocket. She stood next to Emmalyn just avoiding being hit by the raw egg. She listened to the instructions of the Flying professor and when her fellow Hufflepuff suggested a team name, Daisy stifled a giggle. She then raised her hand with a suggestion. "My suggestion is the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs." This was clearly something Hufflepuffs were good at. Using their creativity. ”Wonderful, Miss Swann.” He mused, obviously liking her suggestion. ”Makes you think of Hufflepuff, doesn’t it?” Maybe because of the all the H’s. Text Cut: Tenacius Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen Ok so eggs not for eating.... but as a balancing act instead? Ace didnt really have that kind of problem but he did see this as a challenge. Grabbing an egg, he set it on his spoon and took to the air on his broom. "Here we goooo..." he murmured as he set the spoon's handle in his mouth and started to float forward. So far so goo-- oops down goes the egg! And he was just what going at 3 miles an hour? Gah! He swooped to get another egg and tried to give it another go, this time being really really REALLY slow and careful. And all was well for the first minute.... until Ace looked around and he realized he was only 5 paces away from where he started. Sheesh he couldve just walked that way and he'd still have traveled further down the pitch. Speed dont do well with eggs on spoons he realized, even when one's balance is spot on. But now they were gonna try something else. The Curly Top landed with a flourish just as the Groundskeeper started on their next lesson-- baseball with brooms! Ah now this is more his speed. Were they supposed to name a team? Ace didnt even know what team he was gonna be on "I'd join whichever team wants to bat first." ”I’m sure you would, Mr. Salander.” Haraldur said, not completely surprised the lesson exercise was up the Prefect’s alley. Text Cut: Daehyun & Rylee Quote: Originally Posted by debpetrisor Was his nervousness that obvious? It probably was, since Rylee advised him to loosen up his grip on the broom, which was a good advice, he wasn't going to deny that. He just found it difficult to trust the broom, and maybe that was his only problem that kept him from becoming a better flier, but he had his reasons to have trust issues. But he was going to give it a try. Trust Rylee and loosen up a tiny bit. He focused on not moving in any way that might cause him to drop the egg, and followed his housemate as they flew forward, slowly, carefully... SPLAT!! There it went. Taking the spoon out of his mouth with a sigh, he listened to professor Baldvinsson, before turning back to Rylee. "What do you think about the Splattered Eggs?" Heh. Quote: Originally Posted by Kolyander Rylee had to be moving forward at a snail’s pace with that spoon in her mouth but so far the egg hadn't fallen. It was a slow-going process but it was working just so she didn't try looking around. Out the corner of her eye she saw a blur of white and then heard the professor’s voice. Something about stopping now and playing a new game. Raising her hand to take the egg from her spoon she ended up knocking it off the spoon. Splat. Welp... alrighty then. Rylee stared down at her splattered egg and laughed. Casting a look at Daniel she smiled at him. "See and I wasn't even flying," she told him gigging. "Oh! The Splattered Eggs sounds funny for a team name but looking around I think it's true." It was only a name really and didn't suggest that the team would do badly. "I think you should suggest it." Plus she couldn't think of any names herself... least not anything that didn't have to do with Unicorns. Haraldur looked away from Tenacius at the Prefect’s two younger housemates. ”All right, enough chit-chatting unless you want to share it with the rest of the class.” He patted them on the shoulders as he hovered by. He usually didn’t mind the students talking amongst themselves but not when he asked the class a question. Mainly, because his hearing wouldn’t always allow him to single out students who answered the question from those chatting with each other. Text Cut: Kye Quote: Originally Posted by Dokimoto Kye smiled at the professor's encouragement. Appreciative nod, and she continued with her new egg. She hadn't gotten to standing up, but she was doing much better with the balancing than she originally thought she would. As long as he didn't make them do this during Quidditch or something... Could you imagine?! It wasn't long before they were asked to regroup and think of names. Uhh... This wasn't Kye's strong suit. The names that came to mind were those of professional teams, but nothing new. Kye tried to think of one that sounded usable, but ended up settling for listening to the others. Haraldur hovered past Kye up to the front of the group again. They didn’t have to give a suggestion for team names. Plus, he’d already gotten two which they could use. It was time to play! ”All right, everyone.” Haraldur hovered up in front of the group. ”We have two great suggestions for team names we’ll use for today’s game. The Flaming Dungbombs as Miss Walsh suggested and Miss Swann’s idea; the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs. We’ll start with the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs as the batting team. Please divide yourselves into two teams.” If they couldn’t divide equally, he would help out of course. ”Everyone on the Flaming Dungbombs. Please take a bat each. Only one bat is needed for the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs.” Since, they wouldn’t all be batting at the same time. The flying instructor brought out his wand from inside his robes and waved it in the direction of four cones by the school brooms. They levitated in the air, travelled across the pitch and settled down in the snow forming a large square. The field was made. ”Everyone on the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs, form a line one after the other. Flaming Dungbombs; scatter across the field to catch the ball as quick as possible. Remember; you may not fly with the ball. Only pass it around using the bats. Let’s play!” ooc: SO, only two names were suggested, we’re going with those two! It’s time to play! Text Cut: Rules The field is a square, made up of four bases. One team is on the batting side, the first player will, using Beater’s bats, hit a leather covered ball and fly one lap around the field. The other team will try to catch the ball and throw it back to Haraldur. Once I post that the ball is caught, the player on the batting team has to stop flying. The goal is for the player go make it all around the field before the ball is returned to me. If they make it, they get 4 points. If they get to the third base they get 3 points, second base 2 points and first base 1 point. If they’re between bases on the field when I post, they get zero points and has to return to the Beater’s position and fly together with the next person in line. Batting team (Hard-hitting Hippogriffs for the first 2 days): Take a Beater’s bat and use it to knock the ball as far as you can. Fly around the field, try to make it around all 4 bases before the opposite team returns the ball to Haraldur. Catching team (Flaming Dungbombs for the first 2 days): Get the ball, use your bats to pass it back to Haraldur as quick as possible. Try to get the ball back before the opposite team have flown around the field. Please label your post with which team you’re on, the Flaming Dungbombs or the Hard-hitting Hippogriffs -- Try to make a somewhat equal division! If you're on the batting team; please indicate in your post your points. This is up to you if your character makes it all around the field (4 pts) if they're a talented Beater, or to third (3 pts), 2nd (2 pts) or 1st (1 pt) base. If they're in between bases, please also indicate this with burned or out or something similar. You have 4 days in total for this activity. I'm thinking 2 days each for each team on the batting/catching side. The activity will end Friday the 2nd of February at approx 7 pm GMT +1 CET. Any questions? Reach out to me! <3 I'll post Haraldur catching the ball from the Flaming Dungbombs, and announce when we're switching sides. - Josefin __________________ Last edited by potterobsessionist; 02-28-2018 at 02:28 PM. Reason: moving rosters to the top post!