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Taking another sip of pumpkin juice, Mariel glanced up from the table, noticing a boy limp over from the Slytherin table. Was that Kevin? And why was he limpiing like that? Watching the boy for a moment, she realized that it was indeed Kevin but he sat himself down at the other end of the table and immersed himself inconversation with some other Ravenclaws. Not wanting to interrupt, Mariel gave him a cheerful wave when he appeared to look in her direction. They could talk later - and she definitely wanted to ask him about his leg. Hopefully nothing was seriously wrong... especially as that might affect his Quidditch try outs.
Chuckling at Sarah's pantomime, Mariel nodded. "The bats aren't all that heavy," she said, remembering when she had once played Beater. "The weights might do you some good in hitting those Bludgers hard though, but good aim is what's really important."
Laughing a bit harder as Sarah made her threat, she gave her a smile and playful nudge. "Aw, come on. You never know until you try. You need to have more confidence than that." What Sarah needed was a confidence boost, much like Nancy did last year... which gave her an idea. "How about when Hufflepuff has tryouts, I'll cheer you on from the stands?"
Mariel's mouth opened in feigned shock as she leaned past Sarah to look at Lasca. "You haven't decided yet?!" What was there to decided about? Lasca enjoyed the sport, why wouldn't she want to play? That just did not make sense at all to the Quidditch-obsessed third year.
"After all the fun we had over the summer?" Mariel shook her head playfully in mock disappointment. "You know how much fun we'll have if we're on the same team," she added and said the same thing she told Sarah. "You'll never know what'll happen unless you try out." And really, what's the worst that could happen? Even Mariel had embarassed herself on the pitch on more than one occassion and had plenty of injuries as well, thanks to the aggressiveness of her team. She subconciously rubbed her shin in the memory of one particularly painful kick from Nia. But that was all an acceptable part of the game - and worth it considering the amount of fun it was.
Lasca smiled again at Mariels passionate argument. She loved when she started talking about it like that.
"Alright, alright. I will try out." She gave her best friend a wink as her stomach flip-flopped at the very idea. It was a couple days off which gave her time to possibly practice. They had played a bunch over the summer which might help in the long run.
Shaking her head, she glanced down the table, where Mariel had waved and recognized Kevin. A wide smile came to her lips and she waved. He had also been with them over the summer holiday and she wondered how he was doing. He seemed emmersed in conversation with a few other Ravenclaws which was good. Her brow furrowed slightly as she studied him. Something seemed off but she couldn't pin point what it was.
Making a mental note to ask him later, she turned back to her two best friends.
"That means Sarah had to try out too. I'll cheer for you if you cheer for me." Gently proding her in the side with her elbow, she gave Sarah a wink. This was certainly going to be an interesting experience.