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Zoe · 05-06-2017, 03:30 PM

Those not competing in the International Magical Pupil Standoff are invited to watch and show support for their favourite competitor. A grand stadium has been built for viewers to watch the large screen before them. This screen is divided into different sections, one for each of the IMPS competitors, so that not a single bit of the action will be missed as those brave souls face the unknown in their undisclosed locations.

Grab yourself a seat (after buying a snack from concessions) and get ready to make some "oohs" and "aahs."

Text Cut: Concession Items

Concessions can be found at the entrances of the stadium. The following items may be purchased:

FOOD

Cheeseburger

Hamburger

French Fries

Fish and Chips

Pizza

Corn Dog

Hot Dog

Nachos

Tacos (beef, chicken, fish)

Popcorn

Soft Pretzels

Churros

Cotton Candy

Cookies (various flavours)

Brownies

Deep-fried Oreos

Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans

Chocolate Frogs

Cockroach Clusters

Fizzing Whizzbees

Jelly Slugs

Liquorice Wands

Peppermint Toads

Pumpkin Pasties

Sugar Quills

DRINKS

Butterbeer

Water

Gillywater

Lemonade

Iced Tea (sweetened and unsweetened)

Coffee

Soda (various flavours)

Milk (white, chocolate, strawberry)

Hot Chocolate

Smoothies (various flavours)

Apple Juice

Orange Juice

Pumpkin Juice

OOC: Please only post your Hogwarts and, if you have a biography posted for one, Ilvermorny characters in this thread. Thanks!

Challenge #1 - Saturday, November 8th

Challenge #2 - Saturday, January 10th

Challenge #3 - Saturday, March 21st

Challenge #4 - Saturday, May 23rd ~ LIVE

FearlessLeader19 · 06-28-2017, 02:47 PM

Jeremy hovered by Irene and Aurora as he anxiously awaited the Healer. Seriously, shouldn't he be there already? The Wampus student barely thought of the fact that Reed could be looking after someone else right now. But the man finally arrived. "It's about time,'' he said loudly and not caring who heard. At least Irene was going to be okay now. As long as this healer man genuinely looked after her.

Aurora finally realised she had made it and Jeremy kept grinning. "I knew you would. I'll be right back here cheering for you in the next round.'' Regardless of what anyone thought because this boy didn't care. His eyes moved back to Irene. "I'll help you get her back to the Beetle if you want. Or if the Healer wants to take her to the Hospital Wing.'' Jer also knew that Aurora would be disappointed that Irene wasn't going to be moving on.

Zoe · 06-30-2017, 11:00 PM

In spite of the warmer spring weather that was becoming more present with each day at Hogwarts, the competitors' bodies immediately react to the sudden change in climate. Not even the vanishing Scottish winter could have prepared them for the frozen tundra that they are now standing in. Snow stands up to their knees, which extends to the mountains surrounding them. Perhaps the view is not a priority, however. Their bodies begins to shiver from the intense cold that is engulfing them, and it feels like something is biting at every exposed part of their bodies.

What does this challenge have in store for them? Hopefully they act fast, or they'll freeze before they even find out.

THE COMPETITORS
Aurora Chae, Ilvermorny, Horned Serpent

Brent Westwood, Hogwarts, Slytherin

Dora Umbridge, Hogwarts, Gryffindor

Jesus Rodriguez, Ilvermorny, Thunderbird

Kyle Baker, Ilvermorny, Horned Serpent

Levi Kenning, Hogwarts, Gryffindor

Louise Hamilton, Ilvermorny, Thunderbird

Valerie Gray, Ilvermorny, Wampus

THE COMMENTATORS
Zoryn Spinnet, Hogwarts, Gryffindor

William Healy, Ilvermorny, Wampus

TeafortheSoul · 07-01-2017, 11:31 AM

Honestly the most exciting part of the IMPS thing was that BOTH GRYFFINDOR STUDENTS WERE STILL IN IT AND THEY WERE HER FRIENDS AND okay so they couldn't see her or anything but Char was definitely in house colours, even with facepaint over her cheeks - a smear of gold on one and a smear of crimson on the other.

"Yay Levi! Yay Dora!"

And just because she didn't want him to feel left out, even if, again, he couldn't HEAR her or anything, Charlotte added brightly, but with less Gryffinvolume, "Yay Brent!" Like less yay than the yays for her housemates but still, more yays than the yays for the Ilvermorny students.

They didn't reaaaally need any yays, there were so many of them.

*Kolyander* · 07-01-2017, 01:40 PM

The third IMPS challenge was upon them and Camilla Stewart wasn't going to be late this time. Despite anything that was happening as of lately the women made a larger effort today in arriving at the viewing area earlier than she had been. So early in fact that it seemed she was one of the very first to arrive. Well that certainly hadn't been part of the plan but she would take full advantage of this and get herself a good seat.

On her way towards selecting a nice spot where she wouldn't be to close but would be able to see everything she spotted one lone student. The cheering and face paint the girl was sporting making her smile. "Loving that house pride, Charlotte," Cami told the sixth year smiling warmly at her.

Spotting the perfect seat the women sat herself down and waiting for the commentators to get started and the other staff and students to arrive.

*******

Samara was early. Way to early. It was okay though. This just meant she would stop at one of the little food areas and get some food. She had already stopped at Alohomocha and gotten both herself and the twin their favorite smoothies. Banana for him and orange cream for her. With the drinks already in hand or well a little cup holder she had transfigured herself she went to order food.

After a few short minutes thanks to no one being in line, Sam paid for the order of fries, a cheeseburger and two hot dogs. She was being an amazing sister getting food and such for the twin. With everything in hand she made way for the seats sitting herself down off to the side where she'd be able to see Jeremy the moment he showed up.

Zellanna · 07-01-2017, 04:54 PM

Kyle made his way to the stands with a corn dog, nachos, and a butterbeer. So far there was a lot of snow. And really A LOT of snow. He watched Brent's spell work intently. Wasn't there another spell that they had used recently in DADA? That probably would have been helpful here. But he didn't know the spell Brent was using at all, so he didn't know if it would be any better. He started eating his corn dog, continuing to watch the screen.

WhittyBitty · 07-01-2017, 06:28 PM

Time for the third challenge already!

Rosalyn was rather excited for this, as she had been for the first two. There wasn't anyone in particular that she was rooting for, though of course she wanted to see her students come out at the top. Nothing against the Ilvermorny ones; of course she wanted to see them do well too.

"Hello, Charlotte, Kyle, Cami," she greeted each in turn. "I love all the Gryffindor pride." House pride was always a GOOD thing, and she as sure that Gaston would be pleased to see that kind of thing from his Lions. Surely he would be joining the spectators at some point or another because there was no way that he would miss seeing the students compete.

Smiling she took a seat beside Cami. "Fortunately I didn't miss much." Things were just beginning and Rosalyn had done her very best to arrive on time for this.

ArianaBlack · 07-01-2017, 06:30 PM

Was Zoryn nervous? Heck to the NO. If anything she was INCREDIBLY excited. So far she was the youngest one to get to commentate one of the events and honestly, it was ABOUT TIME that someone asked her to do the job. She was basically MADE for this. It was gonna be great practice for when she became all famous and stuff!!! ANYWAYs, after making her way to the stands (looking for some of her favorite people on her way up), she took a seat and got aaaaaall comfy. She waited a bit for others to arrive and for the competition to start before casting the spell that she had practiced for DAYS, all for this single moment!!! It better work.

After a few failed attempts she tried one last time in mild frustration, “Sonorous,”

“Testing… Testing… One Two— OH.” BOOYAH!!!! “Yooooooooooooooo what’s up!?” It was less of a question and more of a statement, of course. Because they all knew what was up. Theoretically, anyway. And if not, it was okay ‘cause Zoryn was about to remind them all. “Welcome to the third challenge of the International Magical Pupil um Something—“ Uh what did the last letter stand for again? She was stumped but THE SHOW MUST GO ON, PEOPLE!!! “Y’know, the IMPS for short!” She was doing GREAT.

“I’m Zoryn Spinnet!! And you should remember my name, by the way—WINK WINK, NUDGE NUDGE—‘cause in a few years I’ll be famous.” It’d be in their best interests to get to know her now while they could. “And I’ll be one of your hosts for today's challenge!!” Probably the best one at the whole gig, but she left that part out. Fortunately.

“Incase you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months,” Or if you were a fifth year and haven’t been able to make it out to the other tasks because you’ve been holed up in the library (but same thing, really). “We’re down to just EIGHT competitors! Somehow we’ve got five from Illvermorny and ONLY three from Hogwarts... Don't sweat it, Hogwarts! BOTH Gryffindors are still in and dreamboat!Levi's gonna lead us to victory.” 100% factual information.“Anyways, after today’s challenge only four more--- Dun dun DUUUUUUN--will be moving on in hopes to win a FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIP to their university of choice! GASP! But, like, no pressure.”

They couldn’t hear her, right?

“Hope you’re all soaking up the sunshine today, ‘cause it looks like the competitors are freezing their butts off!!” Was she allowed to say ‘butts’? Eh. YOLO. “I wonder if those mountains are real or if we’re looking at another dream sequence again, but spoilers, I guess?” She momentarily took her eyes off the screen to look towards the Professors. Were they bound by law to keep the secrets of the competition a secret?

“Looks like everyone’s top priority is getting warm! I wouldn’t blame them!!! Am I glad to be on the other side of the screens today, people!!!” Winter was over, thanks. No snow for the viewers, please ^^. Wait, someone was doing something different??? Zoryn HAD to document this. It was her DUTY. “Woaaaaah, Ilvermorny’s Aurora Chae goes all in jet-lining fire across the snow. That’s one way of doing things, I guess?” Unconventional, that’s for sure. Looked like it was working out for the girl though…

Man, she was GREAT at this!!!!!!!!

"Things are quiet.... A little too quiet, if you ask me..." What about the ACTION??? Nuts. It was just her luck that she'd be commentating the MOST BORING challenge of all. Hmph.

Cassirin · 07-02-2017, 02:20 AM

Will was amused by the spirited little Hogwartian sitting next to him and commentating this round with him. It was impressive that she was so young but willing to take on all this attention. Or maybe not, since she was shamelessly self-promoting. All the more entertaining, if you asked him. Personally, Will didn't love the spotlight, unless he was on a broom, but he couldn't turn down an opportunity like this. He couldn't turn down the Moxley.

He pointed his wand at his throat and cast an unspoken Sonorus to make him nice and loud. "Thanks, Zoryn! And I'm William Healy, your Ilvermorny announcer. It's a nice spring day out here, but Z-baby here is right... it's hellaciously cold wherever our poor IMPS candidates have landed. Looks like most of them are just trying to keep warm, with some creative attempts."

Some more creative than others. It didn't go unnoticed that some of them were really struggling with the weather, while others were just toughing through it, magically or otherwise. It was hard to tell what was the hardest on the candidates - the cold, the deep snow, or the blasted wind blowing them around like ashes out of a dead campfire.

Oh, right, he should say some of this outloud, right? Will checked his cards with all the candidates names scribbled out. "Some creative snow removal out there. The Hogwarts Heartthrob, Levi Kenning, is vacuuming up the snow like its a house elf's holiday to Aspen, but it seems to be working out for him. The other Gryffindor, Dora Umbridge, has done something to her shoes, and she's doing a great job moving around in all that snow. Meanwhile, Valerie Gray, who I honestly thought was at home on the tundra since she's the snow queen herself, is going a bit blue, in spite of her traveling patch of sun. Nice trick, for those who selfie best in natural light. Looks like Kyle Baker opted for a traveling patch of sun too, but only after putting on quite the fashion show for those of us at home. Hope he remembers we can see him... don't take anything else off, dude!"

It was actually a bit hard to see what was going on with the swirling snow and wind on the screen, but Will leaned in until he was nose to pixel. Right. "Not sure what Louise Hamilton is doing, but man, she looks amazing doing it. I'd watch her do nothing any day of the week. Not so with Brent Westwood and Jesús Rodriguez... those dudes are on the move! Not sure where they think they're going, but at least they look confident doing it. Glad to see that, since Jesús looked like he was gonna fly away like a kite for a minute there."

It did seem like not much was going on, but at least they weren't freezing their butts off watching nothing happen. And why weren't the stands just crowded with people cheering on these candidates?

Shanners · 07-02-2017, 01:50 PM

C'mon Dora..

With his mind having been on everything but the actual happenings in the castle, Rooney had rocked up later than others today and took a seat towards the back alone. Like always. He had too many observations of people to be making and questions to be asking about how these commentators were being picked. Really? Zoryn Spinnet? He'd honestly thought she'd gone missing last term in the portal and no one had known. Disappearing acts were common around here, apparently. But yikes she was still as loud as ever.

Chin pressed into his hand, Rooney kept a watchful eye on everything happening and another on the students around him for a certain one. They could chat later. Out of the eyesight of others. No one needed to know what was happening. Just that he was beginning to feel more like himself and happier.

Bazinga · 07-02-2017, 05:11 PM

Madelyn was there, of course, she was there. She had been there for every competition so far. She cheered on her not so appreciative classmates as well as the ones that appreciated her doing so. That wasn't the only reason the perky fifth year came bouncing towards the stands in her Ilvermorny made cheerleading uniform and pom poms. Her hair pulled up high and her makeup on point. No, there was a certain commentator she was eager to see at those stands as well.

Just as she bounded up the stands she heard his voice loud and clear. Her smile grew bigger as she saw his face and watched him do his thing. Yep Will Healy was adorable. She wouldn't bug him though while he was doing this, but afterward, she was going to see if he wanted to ~~makeout~~ hangout somewhere.

Right now though there were champions to cheer for and she was going to do her best to do just that. Looking up at the screen she shook her head, always the craziest things.

"LET'S GO IVLERMORNY!! YOU CAN DO IT!!

She jumped up and down and waved her pompoms! Come on stands were was the noise?

FearlessLeader19 · 07-03-2017, 03:03 PM

He was a bit late but that was only because Jer had inconveniently over slept. He had been hanging out the night before with Aurora but had gone to bed later even when she had left. He had enjoyed a late night snack and smoothies and eventually fallen asleep. But he was there at the Stands now having rushed to get dressed. His hair wasn't even brushed; it was tussled and all over the place but he didn't care.

"SO THEM WHO'S NUMBER ONE, AURORA!'' Jer shouted as a way of announcing his presence. And as a way of joining Madelyn in her cheering. "You've got your pom poms! Awesome!''

"Hello, sister,'' Jer said, now turning his attention to the twin. Was that food he smelt? HOT DOGS to be more exact? "I smell hot dogs.''

*Kolyander* · 07-03-2017, 05:18 PM

Oh, there was Rosalyn! Camilla smiled warmly at her colleague. "Hello, Rose, how're you?" Hopefully doing well? "So do I. It's so nice seeing everyone continuing to cheer for the competitors even more so as the challenges continue." They were cheering just as loudly now as they had during the first challenge.

Cami turned her attention onto the screens a moment as the announcers began talking about what the competitors were up to. A frozen tundra! "You haven't missed much yet but I do hope these kids get themselves warm before they freeze out there!" she exclaimed to Rose as the women sat down beside her. Some warming charms and warmer clothes seemed to be doing the trick for a few of them.

*****

Just as she was about to take a bite of her cheeseburger a very loud voice, one that was cheering for none other that Aurora caught her attention. Of course it was Jeremy shouting like that. Turning to face the voice she nearly laughed at the state of him. "Hello, little brother. Just roll out of bed?" If he hadn't that she didn't want to know what was up with his hair.

Of course all the twin took notice to was the food. "Good nose there. You're correct and because you know your food, here ya go," she laughed passing the two hot dogs she had gotten him over to him along with the banana smoothie. "You're going to sit with me....right?" This was asked somewhat more quietly than everything else she had and if he looked closely enough he'd notice a small hint of pleading in her eyes. She wanted her brother beside her today, that was all.

Goblinfrog · 07-03-2017, 08:04 PM

"Go everyone!"

Kitty shouted her usual encouragement as loud as she could in the hopes they would hear her, cupping her hands over her mouth as she did so. Really, she wasn't picking favorites. Hogwarts and Ilvermorny were both awesome and as a prefect she felt doubly obligated to cheer the gusts on just as much as her classmates.

With all that being true, she was mentally cheering Aurora and Brent on the most.

Zoe · 07-03-2017, 11:35 PM

As to be expected, there was no cheering coming from the Hogwarts headmistress. For the first two challenges, she had remained quite neutral about which of the schools and competitors she was rooting for. It was hard choosing between ones alma mater and former workplace over ones current place of employment, and vice versa, in addition to students she formerly and currently taught.

Regina was sitting in her usual spot in the middle of the stadium. Her eyes were glued to the split screen. In her left hand was a hot dog she had slightly forgotten about, while to her side a quill was jotting down her thoughts on a pad. As per usual, there were certain students who were impressing her with their intellect and skillful wand work. Then there were the few that were puzzling her with their actions. Well, it at least was going to make for easy work when it came time to decide who should move on to the final challenge.

She didn't personally care much for watching some try to use divinationary methods to interpret the wind. It was at that point when she remembered the food in her hand and took a bite and chew away. Her head perked up a little at those that were arriving to their cages, and she waited intently to see their reactions and what they would do.

With there being no more Pukwudgies to cheer on, Benji was at a loss. Naturally he was still going to show his school pride, but he wasn't exactly sure who he was going to root for now. He didn't really know the others that were now running around in that frozen land, wherever that may be.

All he knew was that he wasn't going to bet his money on the girl that just made a snow angel. The No-Maj-born was smart enough to know that was definitely not something the competitors were going to be scored on.

Shifting in his seat, the Pukwudgie unwrapped a bag of jelly slugs and started slurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrping them into his mouth one by one. He was enjoying the delicious flavours too much for him to be able to speak. Down the hatch went a pear one ... then banana ... and his face puckered up at the sour cherry one. When he opened his eyes, he was looking straight ahead at the screen.

"Dude! There's people in those cages!" the Canadian shouted, pointing out the obvious before shoving a watermelon jelly slug in his mouth. Benji was stress eating for all of the competitors now. If he were in their shoes, he wouldn't have a clue what to do.

MunchyBubbles · 07-03-2017, 11:53 PM

Kalen once again headed into the stands to watch the competition, his thermos of tea in his hands as per usual. He still couldn't believe that they didn't sell hot tea here. Tea was the source of life and comfort for him..

Ahh well..

He slid into his usual seat a few rows behind the Headmistress, though he had given the woman a smile and a nod, he wasn't sure if she saw it though, seeing as she was busy writing..

He put his thermos next to him and put his cheeseburger and fries on his lap.. His eyes scanning the screens as he watched the competition.. and if his green eyes fell on one screen more than the other..

Who could tell really?

Suziella · 07-04-2017, 12:27 AM

Tristan was late as usual, but by now it should be expected. It was the norm for him to be late to anything he didn't have a specific time to be there by.
Nonetheless, he was there, and dressed in his usual Puff get up.

He walked towards the rest of the Professors; fries, cheeseburger, and Butterbeer in hand. He quickly found a spot to sit next to Kalen. "Sup' Kale!" He said with a grin, precariously resting his food on his lap so he could place his cup on the ground. He saw Rose a few seats away and called out, "Yo Rose!" with a wink and a grin.

Oh...and "Hello everyone. Hope everyone is ready for a exciting evening!" He said to the rest of the professors and the students. For some reason he was really excited about this challenge.

ArianaBlack · 07-04-2017, 12:47 AM

…. Z-BABY??????? Zoryn turned and gave her illvermorny counterpart a funny look even though he may have been too busy announcing to notice it. She wasn’t sure whether he meant it as an endearing term or whether he was actually calling her a baby. But either way, Zoryn definitely took offense to it.

She kept quiet, listening to Will as he described the happenings on screen. And though she wouldn’t admit it, she was DEFINITELY taking some mental notes. Specifics. He was giving loads of specifics. She could do that too, mhm. “Dunno about you, William, but I’m thinking some of these guys are handling the snow a lot better than others,” thankfully the Gryffindors were among those coping well. “Did you SEE Aurora Chae lose it over her wand? Geeeeez, get a grip! ... LITERALLY!!” Get it? ‘Cause she dropped her wand???? AHAHAH! Man, she cracked herself up!!!

Ah yes, where was she?“Brent Westwood is moving pretty quickly, while Gryffindor hunk, Levi Kenning, looks like he’s stopping to strategize. Smart dude.” She definitely wasn’t biased.

Okay, this was starting to get supremely boring. If there wasn’t any action soon the second year would probably just opt out for a quick nap. This was supposed to be her big break!!! Oh, oh, OOOOH. Was that some drama she smelled? “LOOK OUT!! Valerie Gray is about to blow!! Don’t know what she’s so angry about, but I feel real bad for any snow that stands in her way,” Zoryn almost wished that the older girl would actually blow and cause a big scene. Anything to make this round more interesting. “And I wish I could tell you what Louise Hamilton is up to, but if I’m bein’ honest, she looks just as confused as I do right now. Someone’s got to tell her to try going WITH the wind, she’s just not getting it,” At least she was pretty? Zoryn thought that was a good consolation prize tbh.

“I mostly wanna know what Kyle Baker’s thinking since he's got the top spot, but it doesn't look like,— GASP!” What was that shiny box in the corner of Dora’s screen. Zoryn jumped up to point, squinting trying to make out the object (though she would very well find out in a matter of seconds). “Is that…… SAM TYLER?” ???? They were keeping PEOPLE frozen out there??? “Uh, is this even legal?” Keeping people locked-up in subzero temperatures seemed pretty cruel and unusual. But the thrill was totally worth it and Zoryn wasn’t complaining one bit. “On second thought… I think that’s Skylar Diggory over on Brent’s screen. And suddenly, I'm LOVING this!”

~~And if Brent couldn’t get her out, they could just keep the girl there.~~

**Duncan Williams** · 07-04-2017, 01:44 AM

If it looked like Duncan Williams was in a better mood than normal, it's because he was. The man had been following this competition like a hawk, especially during the previous Potions-based task. Personal preferences led to a higher expectation and higher expectations were strife for disappointments. But there was no worries about disappointment because two of his immediate favorites were performing exceptionally, even under extreme pressure.

If there was one word to describe his current mood, it was smug.

The Potions Professor paid for some tacos - beef, of course - and a cup of coffee as bitter as his soul before venturing in the general direction of an empty spot. Where? He didn't particularly care. The seats were of a hard plastic, like the kind you'd find in the stands of a baseball field. The material was linked with a lack of comfort but that didn't stop the man from taking a seat while paying very little mind to it. No look of disgust and no thought about how cheap Hogwarts was down to its very seating. He really was in a good mood.

The voice of the commentators reached his ears: one Mr Healy and another from Hogwarts who seemed to have no problem outwardly displaying her affection for... Mr Kenning, was it? Duncan took a bite out of his taco as he watched that boy on the screen. If his calculations were correct, this boy would prove to be the biggest threat to an Ilvermorny victory and he, for one, couldn't have that. Something that not even that - snort - Hogwarts hunk, was it? Could take away was the fact that there were more Ilvermorny students left in the competition than Hogwarts students.

Ilvermorny were here to show Hogwarts how it's done.

#Murica

FearlessLeader19 · 07-04-2017, 03:19 PM

"You want to laugh, Sam,'' Jer said flat out. "Go on." He rolled his eyes. As he flopped down, he added, "Don't know why I had a difficult time falling asleep.'' Actually, he did know. See, he had been thinking about Aurora a lot lately. Well, he always did but she had been in his thoughts more than usual. Was it because that he was liking her more with each passing day? He flattened his hair in frustration. Jeremy Elijah Dawson didn't roll like that. Falling for a girl wasn't in his plans.

He was RIGHT! HOT DOGS! "You're a lifesaver, Sam!" Without hesitation, Jer took the dogs then tore a huge hunk of one with his mouth. "Why wouldn't I?'' he asked after chewing and swallowing. He eyed the twin. What was up with her?

Hi, Professor Duncan! Jer nodded in his direction.

All the actions from the screens distracted him, particularly Aurora's. Wait... that was her brother, wasn't it? At least he thought it was. Jer had never met the guy but Aurora spoke of her family to him often. "She's crying,'' he muttered, no longer hungry and jumping to his feet from his seat beside Sam. He hated the sight of Aurora crying. It didn't suit her.

WHO THE HECK CAME UP WITH THESE STUPID CHALLENGES????????

potterobsessionist · 07-04-2017, 03:32 PM

The benches were not all that comfortable. Fortunately, the groundskeeper came prepared with two fluffy cushions he gently (or, as gentle as he could) placed on a seat. He heard Mr. Wayland say "Yo" and "Sup" and made a mental note that those words were still hip and cool to use. "Yes, yes, hello, yes." No, 'yo' and 'sup' yet, but he'd get there. Eventually.

Finding himself squished, yes SQUISHED between the other members of staff, he tried his best to focus on all screens. All of them. But mostly the Hogwarts kids. Sure it was a "friendly competition" whoop de doo... ~~Winning though. Winning.~~

He hadn't opted for any food (because he'd just had two meals) maybe young Miss Umbridge's suspicion had rubbed off on him. He glanced over att her screen and crossed his arms in concentration.

~~Win, kiddos, WIN.~~

Cassirin · 07-04-2017, 11:46 PM

Yep. We see you, Blondie. Will gave Madelyn a solemn nod at her cheering, although there was a twinkle of humor in his eyes. He had to do this right, okay? He had to take this very seriously, so knock it off with the adorable sparkling in his direction. Turning his attention back to the screens and his fellow commentator, it did not go unnoticed by Will that the younger Gryffindor didn’t appreciate being called Z-baby or any other cutesy nickname. Eh. Fine. He mentally shrugged and decided to call her ‘Hey’ for now.

But to the events at hand… Will opened his mouth, and his booming voice emerged once again. ”And once again, folks, things have taken a dire turn. Bad enough that our challengers are out their freezing their respective butts off, but now we have a bunch of popsicle people in cages turning up! And not exactly the hale and hearty types… it looks like those cages have at least two old ladies and a kid! That’s not mention two… three… four students who did not sign up for hypothermia on a beautiful March day. Let’s hope those challengers know what they’re about before someone loses a digit they can’t replace.” A toe or two was fine, but holding a wand with only three fingers was really inconvenient.

In short order, it appeared that the challengers were not handling the stress of the situation well. Lots of flailing and casting spells and raging against what was obviously a very sturdy and magically warded cage. Not super productive. ”And it appears that the cold is making people lose their ever loving mind. Brent Westwood is having a conversation with a lock, the gorgeous Louise Hamilton is attempting to stab her sister with her wand… YOU’RE A WITCH, HAMILTON. I’m not sure how I’d react to see one of my siblings freezing in a cage, but I hope I wouldn't panic…. Much.” But he would, and that’s why he was here and not over there.

It was just the slightest bit nippy, but Katy was starting to enjoy the punishment of IMPS challenges – freezing and eating junk food and squinting at a screen while people jostled in too close. It was supposed to be fun and exciting, and by some weird turn, it was. And that was weird to a girl who only ever enjoyed Quidditch from a private box.

She grabbed a box of popcorn and a seat near the Head Boy. Close but not that close. Polite close. “Who are you cheering for? The Gryffindors or the American pretending to be a Slytherin?” She adjusted her shades and gave Rooney a cheeky smile.

WhittyBitty · 07-05-2017, 04:57 AM

And more people were coming!

Awesome. It would have been a real shame if there hadn't been a huge turn out for the third challenge, but of course everyone wanted to root for the remaining competitors. Eagerly she listened to the commentary, thinking that both students were doing an amazing job of it. Maybe she should have gotten some food, because things were definitely coming along interestingly...

Ah well.

"Hello," she said with a smile as Kalen and Tristan joined them. It was nice to be with her colleagues. The Headmistress and Haraldur got waves, as did Kitty, Rooney, Katherine, and the Ilvermorny students. "I love how you are cheering everyone on, Kitty," Rosalyn told the girl with a smile. Not a lot of people were being impartial - and if course it wasn't bad to root certain people on - and it was always a nice thing to see someone cheering everyone on.

Oh look, it was one of the Ilvermorny professors. "Hello, Duncan," she greeted with a smile before turning her attention back to Cami. "I'm doing well too! Just excited to be able to watch the challenge. How are you?" Hopefully doing good as well! "Oh, yes. I am loving all the school spirit though I don't envy the competitors one bit." Of course the challenges were thrilling and probably rather fun, but there was no way that she would want to be caught out there in the cold.

Making sure to avoid her mother as much as possible, Ronnie made her way over to the IMPS stands. Maybe she was a little late for starting to watch this challenge, but there was no way that she was going to miss this. Even though she was still bitter about not being able to compete, she could still cheer on Ilvermorny. Had everyone noticed that her school was doing better than Hogwarts?

THAT'S RIGHT. AMERICA DOES THINGS BEST.

Annnnd she had a taco and a hot dog!

Smiling, she made her way over to the group, taking a seat by Samara and Jeremy, who seemed to be rather agitated by something. "Hey, guys. What did I miss?" It was a little hard to keep up with thing even though there was commentary going on.

*Kolyander* · 07-05-2017, 01:19 PM

Ah, there was most of the staff! Camilla gave them all a warm smile and a wave. "Hello, everyone." Greeting them all as a large group was sometimes the easiest way to go, especially since she didn't want to fully look away from the screens.

"That's good, I'm glad. I feel the same way I was a tad late with the other challenges." This time she was early. "The cheering is just as strong this challenge as the ones before it. It's wonderful seeing them cheer for all their classmates." Camilla was so proud of her students, those sitting here watching, those that were eliminated from the challenges and those still out there competing. Everyone was doing amazing!

*****

Sam just smiled lightly watching her brother. "Nah, I've seen you with messy hair tons of times." Reaching out a hand she brushed his hand away and quickly combed her fingers through the twins messy locks. "There. It's not so bad now, now it actually looks like it's supposed to be messy." Sam gave a small grin listening to him explain that he hadn't been able to sleep. "Thinking to much? A girl on your mind, little brother?" Perhaps Aurora?

A lifesaver? Well that was a new one coming from him but it made her smile. "Anytime." Was it showing that she was sorry for how she had been acting towards him? Cause if not she would have to try harder. "I dunno," she muttered shrugging her shoulders in reply. Maybe he wanted to sit somewhere else.

One second she was eating her burger and the next Jer was leaping up and looked near panic. Blue eyes moved to the screen to take in what was happening, who was that guy and why was he in a cage? Aurora was indeed crying. Sam frowned and laid a hand on Jeremy's arm. "Jer..sit. There's nothing you can do from here but watch. She's smart, really smart. She'll get through this and once she finishes the challenge you can go check on her..." Getting upset now wouldn't help anyone.

Another voice caught her attention and she pulled her eyes away from her twin for a moment. "Hey Ronnie. Um..well it seems like their in the tundra or something. People are in cages that are frozen..." This challenge was horrible!

Bazinga · 07-06-2017, 12:17 AM

She saw Will and a smile plus a bit wave went his way.
He was the cutest so far that commentated, did he know? She watched him as he talked to the rest of the crowd.

Why were they so quiet??????

"LET'S GO ILVERMONRY! COME ON PROFESSOR GET UP AND CHEER!!"

We see you there Professor! She turned to the screen and gasped seeing the people in the cages. What the heck Hogwarts? Was this school known for cruel and unusual punishments? She stood frozen watching the screen, why were all of these so intense. "Yes I brought them" shaking her pompoms towards Jer she beamed. "Let's get the spirit up here!"

"Give me a I
Give me a L

Give me a V

Give me an E

Give me an R

Give me an M

Give me an O

Give me an R

Give me an N

Give me an Y

What's that spell?

ILVERMORNY!!!!

GOOOOOOOO ILVERMORNY!!!

and Gooooooo WILLLLLLLL!!!! "

Sorry cutie, but she just couldn't help it!

MadMadamMalfoy · 07-06-2017, 11:04 AM

Despite a long line at the concession stand and taking a while to decide what he wanted Gaston had somehow managed to arrive on time. The professor was full of Gryffindor pride, as evidenced by the scarf and the lion pin he wore. Both of his students were still in the competition, and another one of his Lions was doing the commentary. He beamed up at Miss Spinnet as he passed the commentators' box. They were in for some fun commentary this time around! And speaking of Gryffindor pride...

Gaston couldn't help but laugh a little as he saw Miss Kettleburn's face paint. "Hello, Miss Kettleburn," he said. "I like the face paint; it's very festive." Before he could say more, a loud voice caused his head to whip around in Miss Valentine's direction. "That's the spirit, Miss Valentine!"he said with a smile.

He weaved through the stands, a coffee in one hand and a plate of pizza in the other, on the way to his seat. "Hello, Mr. Erikson, Mr. Bronwyn, Miss Toussaint," he greeted the students as he passed. Headmistress Hathorne's daughter (Ronnie) also got a hello from him, as did the other Ilvermorny students (Samara, Madelyn, and Benji). Yes, even the rude one (Jeremy) got a greeting, though Gaston wasn't holding out hope that the boy would react kindly this time around. He spotted one of the Ilvermorny professors (Duncan) and gave him a polite smile and nod in acknowledgement.

"Hello, all," Gaston said as he joined his colleagues. He smiled at Rosalyn as he sat beside her, but his eyes didn't linger on her for long. He was too distracted by the challenge unfolding on the split screens. Come on, Dora! Great job, Levi! he thought as he watched. You've got this, Brent! He wanted his students to dominate this round! They couldn't afford to lose any more Hogwarts competitors! But his enthusiasm abruptly vanished upon seeing the people freezing in cages.

All he could do was stare at the screens in horror. Those poor kids! He couldn't even being to imagine what he'd do in their place, if it had been his family or friend or - Merlin forbid! - the love of his life in one of those cages.
He instinctively glanced back at Rosalyn to make sure she was still safe and sound. This had gone too far! There were some lines you just don't cross, and putting those kids through this kind of emotional trauma for a competition was one of them! "Be right back," Gaston mumbled as he rose. "J-just going to get another coffee..." He was afraid he'd start crying with the students if he had to watch this much longer and retreated while he still maintained control over his emotions.

Emma was glad the weather was starting to warm up. It was still cold by her standards, but at least it wasn't as cold as it had been - or as cold as it looked down there! She blinked confusedly as she looked at the frozen landscape on the screens. Man, she was glad she wasn't taking part in this challenge!

The blonde Thunderbird awkwardly shifted her cheeseburger and soda to one hand so she could wave at people as she made her way through the stands. Hi, Professor Williams! Hi, Hogwarts professors! Then she saw a group of her schoolmates (Samara, Jeremy, and Ronnie) "Hey, guys! What's up?" she said.

Ooh, and there was Kyle! Lots and lots of waves for her Hogwarts friend! "Hi, Kyle! Excited for the challenge?" she asked.

Emma carefully rearranged her things as she took a seat beside Madelyn. She pulled her Thunderbird flag and a couple of pom poms out of her bag. They weren't anything fancy, just some she'd made herself out of blue and cranberry colored paper. Still, they would work. She jumped up, waving her flag and one of the pom poms. "LET'S GO, ILVERMORNY!!!"

But she got quiet when she saw the people in the cages, and Benji suddenly voiced exactly what she was thinking. As she looked, she saw that he was really putting away the jelly slugs, like more so than usual. maybe he was eating because he was scared? "Hey, you okay?" she asked him.

Then her eyes went back to the screens. Surely they weren't in any real danger, right? She looked nervously at Madelyn. "You don't think they'd let them die, do you?"

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