Maddie's eyes flickered from person to person as each said their own introductions. It was funny how, even though they were in the same house together, they were still learning new things about each other. Ohh, and somebody liked baking! Maybe even...cupcake baking! NEW FRIEND ALERT!!!

So it was obstacle course time! AWESOME! For some reason, Maddie was secretly hoping there would be something like whipped cream poured all over them as they navigated the course. This was going to be so much fun! They even got to go through it TWICE. Ohh, happy day!!! Maddie wondered what slalom meant, but she pretty much got the gist of it. At least Bel hlad clarified the whole coronas/circles thing.

ENCHANTED MARSHMALLOWS!!!

Maddie KNEW there would be something awesome awaiting her! She even squirmed a bit in anticipation. She wanted to yell out her enthusiasm but decided interrupting the captain wasn't exactly a good idea. Instead, her eyes flashed from obstacle to obstacle as Bel told them just what to do. She thought she had it all down, and if not, she'd figure it all out. At the sound of Bel's countdown, Maddie's energy got the best of her, and seeing as she was in just the right place to get things started, she decided to go first.

The third year mounted her broom, kicked off, and began flying a sprint away from the starting point. She kept her eyes on the barriers ahead, trying to stay focused on her surroundings. The barriers were quickly approaching, and Maddie had to slalom through them...whatever that meant. As she mentioned to herself earlier, though, she got the gist of it. Her sprint was quickly coming to a close as she neared the barriers. It was then that her nerves were starting to show, and she was starting to regret dashing into being the first to get things started. Oh, well. No turning back now.

HELLO, BARRIERS!

Stay low...no flying on top of them...got it. Maddie eyed the first barrier, trying to get a good judgment on where she needed to go to get past it without running into it. She was almost sure a bug had met it's untimely demise right smack in her face, but she couldn't think too much about that now. Sorry, little guy!!! Maddie made it past the first barrier, although she almost clipped the side of it. She made the mistake of looking behind her, but then she thought better of it and turned back around. "Ahhh!" she yelled, as she nearly ran into the second barrier. Made shifted her broom to the side, though, and edged past it. She'd have to do better on the last few. She kept her focus and determination, and soon she was past the next barrier without any mess-ups at all. The last barrier was even easier than the one before it, as Maddie had figured things out by now and was navigating the barriers with ease.