 Station 1! Here we go! Mom says I have no sense of direction, so I packed my bags and right.
Okay okay okay okay.
Mark think he figured that all out. It was a lot to take in, but it wasn't difficult to understand. Yes, this was very different from the last tryouts he had. Maybe this will be a recurring thing? Well, probably. Since Juniper is in her last term, there will be a new Ravenclaw Captain next year. That means a different kind of tryout for sure. But for now, this was the one he would focus on.
Mark took one of the beater bats as instructed and flew toward the center of the pitch. As he flew in one of the soft bludgers nearly bonked him on the chest but he dipped out of the way just in the nick of time for it to zing past him. Mark kept his eyes on that one. It was much easier to follow than a snitch but there were a few of them flying around too. So if he lost track of it and his eyes began to follow another bludger it wouldn't be too much trouble as it was still a soft bludger. Mark positioned himself closer to the hoops but not so close that it would be unfair should he make contact with one.
He took aim as one soft bludger and Whack! Shocked Mark was as his bat made contact with it. huh Maybe the strength and eye coordination conditioning training he went through with Uncle Aegis wasn't for nothing. Unfortunately Mark's aim was bit off as the bludger pinged against the edge of the hoop and did not go through it.
Okay, that's okay, Mark. Just re-position yourself. He moved further away from the hoop and went a bit to his right. As another Bludger flew toward him Mark swung his arm back and WHACK! This time the Bludger went through one of the hoops.
Now it was time to go onto the next station. |