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TeafortheSoul · 09-10-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by lazykitty

Early mornings plus S.O.R.E. plus the fact that it was Saturday when NORMAL people tended to sleep in had added up to a not very pleased Archer. She had been tempted to just skip Quidditch tryouts, but there was the pesky fact that she would never even have a chance to make the team if she skipped. So, here she was in her own black shorts, one of those athletic tanks, her hair pulled back in a quick and sloppy bun and carrying her own Thunderbolt 6000.

"Hi, I'm Archer," she began. "I played Chaser for my house team back at Illvermorny and was considered one of the best Chasers in the school." And hopefully, she'd be able to continue that here too.

Could Bel be more cheerful about having new dormmates this year? Nope! She liked Daisy of course, but the more the merrier, really, and having one of them turn out for tryouts was even more epic, so Bel grinned happily when Archer introduced herself to everyone, and then ticked the other girl's name off on the tryout sheet. She had a nice broom too. And the Ilvermorny thing - Bel was instantly curious if Archer and Charlie knew each other from then, even if Archer had been a Quidditch player, and Charlie a Quodpot player before Bel had got her mitts into him.

"Great to see you here, Archer!" Bel said brightly, jotting down a quick note that the girl was trying out for chaser. That was definitely a good thing. "I'm keen to see what you've got!"

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Having been particularly spirited during this morning's S.O.R.E - and not sore at all - Derf had sped through breakfast and nearly choked on a bite of toast he had needed to chew at least three more times before attempting to swallow. Thankfully, he had survived the whole ordeal and was now jogging down to the pitch with his trusty broom slung over his shoulders. Which, well, given his haste and general giddiness was resulting in some rather unsteady movements. Enough so that he nearly tripped over his own feet and had to reach out and firmly plant a hand on Archer's shoulder, his whole body in vacillation for a few awkward beats.

At least he was tall enough now that the bristles wouldn't thwack anyone in the face or back of the head when he had it perched on his shoulders.

"Mornin'," he greeted as he eventually steadied himself. "....again."

Oooooh, Archer was a chaser? His narrow minded view of Illvermorny - only because he had spent most of that term under one Valerie Gray's spell - was that they were all about Quodpot. Oh, and they always wore sunglasses inside. Or, well, the blokes did. "Neat," he nodded as she spoke, his attention turning back to Bel and, well, he was just going to focus on his relationship with quidditch since Hogwarts brought it back.

"I'm Derf. Been a beater for Hufflepuff for two years and looking for a third. Just joined the U-17 Wales team this past season, also as a beater." And now his arms were both back to hanging over his broom as it sprawled across his shoulders. Which, given his slightly longer and more untamed blonde hair, helped give him the appearance of a muscular scarecrow.

Derfael got a multitude of grins too, but honestly Bel had ticked his name off and written 'beater' next to it for the intended position, as well as filled out his quidditch experience already since she knew full well what her mate had been up to, quidditch-wise. And there had been no chance that he wouldn't show up of course. HOPEFULLY he'd bring it though, just because she knew him so well and they'd flown together this whole time, and she knew he was good didn't mean that she didn't expect him to give it his best for the tryout.

"Looking good, D!" Especially because she was relieved that her first aid the previous term hadn't messed up those beaters arms of his for good.

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Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart

Cal made his way down to the pitch with his broom in hand, ready to show his housemates he had some house spirit AND talent in the air. As he saw everyone that had started to show up he heard the captain tell everyone to introduce themselves and all that.

Once he had a chance he greeted everyone and went into introing himself, " Hi there, Everyone.. Some of ya know me as Reese.. Umm.. I'm goin' by Callum now.. OR Cal.... I- I've never actually played before. I mean I've trained with my sister Rylee and she was on Gryffindor's team last term.. I woulda tried out last term, but... I- I was nervous. ", he explained.. Not that they cared much, but.. He wanted them to know it. " I'm pretty fast and can play whatever position ya need me to... And I'm a fast study too"

Oh, he changed his name? Bel was instantly curious about why, but also.... completely accepting. Cal. She'd go with Cal.

"Well we're glad you're here now, Cal! Don't worry about bein' nervous, mate! That's natural. And I hadn't played before I joined the team either!" And she was captain now and had helped secure their cup victory the previous term as seeker too of course. "And I'll keep an eye on ya and try you out for all the available spots, alright? No drama. Just have fun!"

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Originally Posted by Stefan

He was running late! Of all days, whyyyyyyyy??? Charlie did his best to quicken his pace despite taking TWO morning exercises already. He'd been up super early that Saturday because he was excited about the tryouts and that he forgot that S.O.R.E was a thing now. SO, after taking the mandatory lapses every morning, Charlie gave himself a break and fell into a very short nap in his dorm. By the time he woke up, he was 10 minutes away from missing the highlight of this day.

Dressed in his Quidditch jersey from the last term bearing the number 1 on his back, Charlie-- with a bit of buttered toast hanging from his mouth, he ran towards the pitch with his trusty old rehashed Starsweeper XXIs. He picked up the last bit of information from the kid who spoke, and figured they were already doing introductions. Too bad he didn't get to hear what the others before him had to say. "Heeey, we got a good one right here, eh?" he said patting the shoulder of the kid who introduced himself as Callum, and gave Bel a nod. "Everyone, I'm Charlie. Played Chaser for the team last term, and prior to that, I was a reserve player for my team in Ilvermorny too. I'm more of a Quodpot player actually until I made it to the team last year." he said giving them an exaggerated shrug. "Tried joining the U17s last summer too but didn't make it." Anna made it to the team though, and she was good. "I'll give it a go again though. But first...OWLs." Charlie stuck his tongue out and made room for more Hufflepuffs to introduce themselves.

And while the rest of the hopefuls talked, Charlie sidled up next to Derf. "You and I need to talk after this..." he said giving him a nudge on his side.

So...when are they gonna start? This one's ready to fly!

Charlie rushing to get there hadn't been missed by Bel. Also not missed? Mention of OWLs. Was that REALLY necessary? REALLY? She wrinkled her nose at him good naturedly and then ticked him off her list.

-------------

Once everyone had arrived Bel stood up and addressed everyone clearly, her voice carrying naturally without shouting.

"Alright everyone, glad you've all made it! I'm Bel for those of you that don't know me. I'm seeker and this will be my third year on the team and my second as captain. First up I'm excited to see some new faces," The Australian girl said. "Remember nobody is guaranteed a spot on the team even if you made it last year and helped bring home the cup! Because, oh yeah, that's right, we're the defending champs this term which means we've gotta work even harder! So I hope you're all up to it." She was pretty confident that they were, and even if they didn't make it a second championship win, that they'd have some fun.

"We're gonna do a speed check first. We're gonna race around the pitch -on ya brooms, not on ya legs, this ain't S.O.R.E!- and I want everyone to do three laps. The trick is you aren't racing each other, you're racing yourselves!" Bel turned around and opened the equipment chest - not just the quidditch balls were in there, there were also small magical devices which were just the right side to attach to a broomstick.

"Everyone grab one of these neat little guys, they're projectors! The idea is after your first lap, a ghosty looking image of yourself on ya broom will continue on exactly where you flew at the exact speed in the previous lap. You've gotta try and beat that magical projection! You attach it to the front of your broom just above where you naturally grip. If you have trouble attaching it let me know and I can give ya a hand." Bel added, stepping back so that they could all grab one. "Oh and if you don't have your own broom, grab one of the school ones there."

The Bludgers in the box, though restrained, were clearly eager to get out too and were straining against the barrier that held them safely inside the box. Bel ignored them. For now anyway.

"After you get your three laps done, come back down here and land - take a water break if you need to- and we'll move on to some specific position stuff. Lets get to it!"

Honestly she wished she could join them for this part -she'd messed around and trialed these new fandangled things already and they were great fun. Good for training. Weren't they lucky getting to test out the prototypes? She could tell them all about how she got her hands on them later, but for now it was tryout time.

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ooc: moving on to the next bit, if you've ever played a racing game, you'll know what the ghost car is for running laps against... this is the exact same concept except... yk, magic-ized as much as possible. You can do this in one post for all laps if you like, or several, or whatever you want. You can interact with each other too and post off each other as you please.

if you haven't yet posted, you can include your response to the first post too, or just assume that your character introduced themselves to the group. At this point, please don't post your character as arriving late - assume they've been here since the start. I will post again tomorrow but you have a few days to do this lap-portion of the tryouts. Any questions feel free to ask!

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TeafortheSoul Formerly: Tegz Demiguise Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hobbiton Posts: 24,244 Hogwarts RPG Name: ??? Ravenclaw Hogwarts RPG Name: Ronnie Thurkell Gryffindor Seventh Year x12 x12	lives in a hobbit hole \|\| Ern and Touz's Nuzzle \|\| roflysst \|\| looking at a seed packet Quote: Originally Posted by lazykitty Early mornings plus S.O.R.E. plus the fact that it was Saturday when NORMAL people tended to sleep in had added up to a not very pleased Archer. She had been tempted to just skip Quidditch tryouts, but there was the pesky fact that she would never even have a chance to make the team if she skipped. So, here she was in her own black shorts, one of those athletic tanks, her hair pulled back in a quick and sloppy bun and carrying her own Thunderbolt 6000. "Hi, I'm Archer," she began. "I played Chaser for my house team back at Illvermorny and was considered one of the best Chasers in the school." And hopefully, she'd be able to continue that here too. Could Bel be more cheerful about having new dormmates this year? Nope! She liked Daisy of course, but the more the merrier, really, and having one of them turn out for tryouts was even more epic, so Bel grinned happily when Archer introduced herself to everyone, and then ticked the other girl's name off on the tryout sheet. She had a nice broom too. And the Ilvermorny thing - Bel was instantly curious if Archer and Charlie knew each other from then, even if Archer had been a Quidditch player, and Charlie a Quodpot player before Bel had got her mitts into him. "Great to see you here, Archer!" Bel said brightly, jotting down a quick note that the girl was trying out for chaser. That was definitely a good thing. "I'm keen to see what you've got!" Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Having been particularly spirited during this morning's S.O.R.E - and not sore at all - Derf had sped through breakfast and nearly choked on a bite of toast he had needed to chew at least three more times before attempting to swallow. Thankfully, he had survived the whole ordeal and was now jogging down to the pitch with his trusty broom slung over his shoulders. Which, well, given his haste and general giddiness was resulting in some rather unsteady movements. Enough so that he nearly tripped over his own feet and had to reach out and firmly plant a hand on Archer's shoulder, his whole body in vacillation for a few awkward beats. At least he was tall enough now that the bristles wouldn't thwack anyone in the face or back of the head when he had it perched on his shoulders. "Mornin'," he greeted as he eventually steadied himself. "....again." Oooooh, Archer was a chaser? His narrow minded view of Illvermorny - only because he had spent most of that term under one Valerie Gray's spell - was that they were all about Quodpot. Oh, and they always wore sunglasses inside. Or, well, the blokes did. "Neat," he nodded as she spoke, his attention turning back to Bel and, well, he was just going to focus on his relationship with quidditch since Hogwarts brought it back. "I'm Derf. Been a beater for Hufflepuff for two years and looking for a third. Just joined the U-17 Wales team this past season, also as a beater." And now his arms were both back to hanging over his broom as it sprawled across his shoulders. Which, given his slightly longer and more untamed blonde hair, helped give him the appearance of a muscular scarecrow. Derfael got a multitude of grins too, but honestly Bel had ticked his name off and written 'beater' next to it for the intended position, as well as filled out his quidditch experience already since she knew full well what her mate had been up to, quidditch-wise. And there had been no chance that he wouldn't show up of course. HOPEFULLY he'd bring it though, just because she knew him so well and they'd flown together this whole time, and she knew he was good didn't mean that she didn't expect him to give it his best for the tryout. "Looking good, D!" Especially because she was relieved that her first aid the previous term hadn't messed up those beaters arms of his for good. Quote: Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart Cal made his way down to the pitch with his broom in hand, ready to show his housemates he had some house spirit AND talent in the air. As he saw everyone that had started to show up he heard the captain tell everyone to introduce themselves and all that. Once he had a chance he greeted everyone and went into introing himself, " Hi there, Everyone.. Some of ya know me as Reese.. Umm.. I'm goin' by Callum now.. OR Cal.... I- I've never actually played before. I mean I've trained with my sister Rylee and she was on Gryffindor's team last term.. I woulda tried out last term, but... I- I was nervous. ", he explained.. Not that they cared much, but.. He wanted them to know it. " I'm pretty fast and can play whatever position ya need me to... And I'm a fast study too" Oh, he changed his name? Bel was instantly curious about why, but also.... completely accepting. Cal. She'd go with Cal. "Well we're glad you're here now, Cal! Don't worry about bein' nervous, mate! That's natural. And I hadn't played before I joined the team either!" And she was captain now and had helped secure their cup victory the previous term as seeker too of course. "And I'll keep an eye on ya and try you out for all the available spots, alright? No drama. Just have fun!" Quote: Originally Posted by Stefan He was running late! Of all days, whyyyyyyyy??? Charlie did his best to quicken his pace despite taking TWO morning exercises already. He'd been up super early that Saturday because he was excited about the tryouts and that he forgot that S.O.R.E was a thing now. SO, after taking the mandatory lapses every morning, Charlie gave himself a break and fell into a very short nap in his dorm. By the time he woke up, he was 10 minutes away from missing the highlight of this day. Dressed in his Quidditch jersey from the last term bearing the number 1 on his back, Charlie-- with a bit of buttered toast hanging from his mouth, he ran towards the pitch with his trusty old rehashed Starsweeper XXIs. He picked up the last bit of information from the kid who spoke, and figured they were already doing introductions. Too bad he didn't get to hear what the others before him had to say. "Heeey, we got a good one right here, eh?" he said patting the shoulder of the kid who introduced himself as Callum, and gave Bel a nod. "Everyone, I'm Charlie. Played Chaser for the team last term, and prior to that, I was a reserve player for my team in Ilvermorny too. I'm more of a Quodpot player actually until I made it to the team last year." he said giving them an exaggerated shrug. "Tried joining the U17s last summer too but didn't make it." Anna made it to the team though, and she was good. "I'll give it a go again though. But first...OWLs." Charlie stuck his tongue out and made room for more Hufflepuffs to introduce themselves. And while the rest of the hopefuls talked, Charlie sidled up next to Derf. "You and I need to talk after this..." he said giving him a nudge on his side. So...when are they gonna start? This one's ready to fly! Charlie rushing to get there hadn't been missed by Bel. Also not missed? Mention of OWLs. Was that REALLY necessary? REALLY? She wrinkled her nose at him good naturedly and then ticked him off her list. ------------- Once everyone had arrived Bel stood up and addressed everyone clearly, her voice carrying naturally without shouting. "Alright everyone, glad you've all made it! I'm Bel for those of you that don't know me. I'm seeker and this will be my third year on the team and my second as captain. First up I'm excited to see some new faces," The Australian girl said. "Remember nobody is guaranteed a spot on the team even if you made it last year and helped bring home the cup! Because, oh yeah, that's right, we're the defending champs this term which means we've gotta work even harder! So I hope you're all up to it." She was pretty confident that they were, and even if they didn't make it a second championship win, that they'd have some fun. "We're gonna do a speed check first. We're gonna race around the pitch -on ya brooms, not on ya legs, this ain't S.O.R.E!- and I want everyone to do three laps. The trick is you aren't racing each other, you're racing yourselves!" Bel turned around and opened the equipment chest - not just the quidditch balls were in there, there were also small magical devices which were just the right side to attach to a broomstick. "Everyone grab one of these neat little guys, they're projectors! The idea is after your first lap, a ghosty looking image of yourself on ya broom will continue on exactly where you flew at the exact speed in the previous lap. You've gotta try and beat that magical projection! You attach it to the front of your broom just above where you naturally grip. If you have trouble attaching it let me know and I can give ya a hand." Bel added, stepping back so that they could all grab one. "Oh and if you don't have your own broom, grab one of the school ones there." The Bludgers in the box, though restrained, were clearly eager to get out too and were straining against the barrier that held them safely inside the box. Bel ignored them. For now anyway. "After you get your three laps done, come back down here and land - take a water break if you need to- and we'll move on to some specific position stuff. Lets get to it!" Honestly she wished she could join them for this part -she'd messed around and trialed these new fandangled things already and they were great fun. Good for training. Weren't they lucky getting to test out the prototypes? She could tell them all about how she got her hands on them later, but for now it was tryout time. --- ooc: moving on to the next bit, if you've ever played a racing game, you'll know what the ghost car is for running laps against... this is the exact same concept except... yk, magic-ized as much as possible. You can do this in one post for all laps if you like, or several, or whatever you want. You can interact with each other too and post off each other as you please. if you haven't yet posted, you can include your response to the first post too, or just assume that your character introduced themselves to the group. At this point, please don't post your character as arriving late - assume they've been here since the start. I will post again tomorrow but you have a few days to do this lap-portion of the tryouts. Any questions feel free to ask! Post index: Introductions start laps against.... yourself! (this post) __________________ love is like a letter wrote :: and life is like an envelope be careful who you give it to :: they might not give it back to you