What was this? Kiri was suddenly popular? She was shuffled aside a little as, from behind her, someone climbed into her row and squeezed in between Kiri and another Slytherin on the right. She turned around. "Oh! Karma!" This close to each other, she luckily didn't have to yell anymore. Her voice was already almost gone. "I'm okay, I guess. How are you? Here to support Slytherin?" She poked the girl in the arm with her finger.

"I will, I will," Kiri nodded. She turned her attention to the game again.

"YES!" She jumped up and flailed wildly as Slytherin scored another goal, nearly smacking her elbow into Karma's face. Poor Clifford Carden, whenever she saw him these days, just slouched about, looking miserable (Kiri had gathered his girlfriend had broken up with him), but today, he was in top form.

"Goood." Vanessa grinned. That would be fabulous. A win would surely make the puffs feel better. And hopefully do some more homework.

"YEEY" Vanessa grinned, grabbing the scarf from around her neck, and waving it over the top of her head. "GO GO SLYTHERIN YOU'LL MAKE THE GOAL TODAY!" Vanessa waved the scarf around. Slytherin rocked. Fact. Now they just needed to win yey.

Lyra turned around to see Grace coming towards her and Victoria. She giggled a bit when she saw that she was out of breath. Seems like she wasn't the only one who had forgotten about the match. "Hey Grace!" she said and turned her attention towards Victoria again. "wait who is your boyfriend?" she asked in a curious voice and it changed in to yelling for Slytherin.

....

Raiden...Kururugi...was...playing....quidditch.

Slouching in her seat, Daphne slapped her hands to her face. She would not watch. She would not watch. She would not watch dear Raiden Kururugi get knocked off his broom by bludgers.

EEE!

"What is that?!" she shrieked the buzzing of bludgers attracting her and so she resorted to peeking at the game through her fingers. At least Jack Fritzera could take care of himself but who was going to take care of Raiden?!

Feeling nauseous she shut her fingers once more. She would not watch. She would not watch. She would not watch Raiden Kururugi's head get cracked open by a rogue bludger.

Another Snitch grab for Gryffindor? "NOO!" Kiri yelled. All around her, Slytherins were booing and whistling and groaning. Their Seeker had been so close!

Her voice was nearly gone by now. When her drawn-out shout ended, it did so with a croaking, whistling note that was a little worrying. Her throat felt raw. Kiri coughed into her hands. If she had known the match was going to be this exciting, that she was going to be so into it, she'd have brought some water or something with her to drink.

Only one more, and Gryffindor would be the winners. Her stomach fluttered nervously as she watched the players whiz around the pitch, fast as lightning. She was very proud of Raiden, though. So far, he'd made no mistakes, and his Bludger hits had been spot on. She remembered the autograph of Emma Greene, tucked away safely in her notebook in the common room. (Oh, the common room... After the match, fun - the no-fun-at-all kind - would be had when the two rivalling houses met.)
She would give it to Raiden afterwards. In the meantime... "GO SNAKES! YOU CAn..." another series of violent coughs shook her body as her vocal chords protested, "YOU CAN DO IT!"

"My boyfriend is Kevin McKay!" she said to them "Hey Grace, how are you?" Then she turned back to the game.

"Oooh....that was so cloosse!" Vanessa groaned. Oh come on snakes you can do it! But Gryffindor had got it. So that was good for them. But not really for her when she was cheering for Slytherin. Wrapping Kiri's scarf around her waist, Vannie cheered again. "GOO SLYTHERIN BITE THOSE LIONS" They needed to win! Because that would be full of awesome! But not as much as hufflepuff winning would be.

That was when she noticed Kiri was coughing. Ooh was she okay? "You okay Kiri?" She asked, although she didn't know if the girl would hear her. Pulling out her wand she conjured a bottle of water, and handed it to the girl, whilst shoving her wand away.

Kiri coughed again. When she finished, it felt as if she was pushing her lungs back into her body with her breath. She sat down and gasped for air. Vanessa was holding out a bottle of water for her. "Thanks," Kiri croaked gratefully. She unscrewed the top and drank deeply. The water was cold, and she vaguely remembered having read somewhere that it wasn't good for the vocal chords to drink liquids as cold as that, but she gulped it down quickly regardless.

A roar went up around her again. Slytherin had scored another spectacular goal! Kiri jumped up and yelled with them, spluttering up the last mouthful of water. It settled on her robes neatly. But Kiri hardly noticed. She wiped her mouth quickly and then grabbed the scarf Vanessa was holding and bounced up and down with it. Whew, she thought when the excitement was dying down again, this is almost as exhausting as playing. She was sure of that.

Vanessa smiled as she watched Kiri drink the water. Hopefully her voice would be a little better now.
But as she heard another roar of the crowd, Vanessa turned back to the game. Yeey go Slytherin! She giggled as Kiri took the scarf of her, and now she was able to act like silly person with her hands.
But then! oh. Gryffindor had caught the snitch. That meant that they had won. Oh noe. Poor Kiri. Poor Raiden.

"Aww...they played so well too." But welll done to gryffindor too!

"You're way out of line Johnson!" shouted Daphne standing up and gripping the railing. This would be a good time to sprout wings. It was over for Allie Johnson. She'd ruin her. HER AND HER FAMILY! "You just wait until we get back to the common room! I won't accept such barbarity from anyone."

YOU HIT RAIDEN KURURUGI! SECOND UNFORGIVABLE SIN!

And there he was, poor little Raiden Kururugi, sprawled out and probably unconscious and not breathing--he was breathing--he was not--he was! "And I'll write to your mother!" Whoever she is. "I demand you go check up on Raiden Kururugi at once! AT ONCE!"

Or, she'd come down and do it herself.

Kiri didn't know what to be more upset about, Slytherin's loss or Raiden's accident. She settled for yelling in shock like the rest of the Snakes and then staring at the little figure on a broomstick that was Raiden. He really had received a healthy kick, and the way in which he was slowly and erratically moving towards the ground worried Kiri. He slammed into it, sending mud flying everywhere. "Is he okay? Is he okay?" Kiri asked Vanessa as she tried to see. Raiden was just lying there, but after a few moments, he began moving again, and Kiri allowed herself to breathe.

She sat down heavily, taking the scarf from Vanessa and rolling it around herself once more. "Oh well," she said dully, "they played really well." It didn't matter much, however. She wanted to talk to Raiden. Not that she wanted to spell it out like that to Vanessa. She would only give her the giggling treatment. Kiri decided to just push it off till later. "Let's get down, alright?" She noticed her burning throat. "I could really use some more to drink, I think. Tea, maybe." She began her descent from the stands behind a long row of Slytherins with crestfallen expressions on their faces.

Totally oblivious to the match, Grace asked "Oh really?" She almost asked 'How did you manage to get a boyfriend?' but she shutted up her mouth at the last second. Man, there were too less boys! Deciding she was too young to have one, she just smiled and turned to the match which was over. Sadly, Gryffindor had won. She made a face and turned back to Lyra and Vicky. "Guess we go back to the castle then?"

"Yes he is!" she knew that Victoria is too young to have a boyfriend, "Sure, I will follow you".

Vanessa jaw opened as she watched Raiden moving towards the floor. "Raaii!" Vanessa cringed as she hit the floor. Was he okay? She leaned over the side of the stands, although not enough so that she'd fall over the edge. She tried to look down at where Raiden had landed, to see if he was okay. Ooh he was moving.
"I think he'll be okay Kiri.....Nurse Avalon will be able to fix him up." She commented quietly, as she turned to face the girl. She hoped so anyway. She didn't want her babeh Raiden to be hurt.

"Yeah...i wanna go make sure Rai is okay..." Vanessa commented, as she followed Kiri. She needed to make sure that he was okay, because he was only little. "but maybe you can get a drink first...." Vanessa nodded, Raiden would be a while yet probably.

It's a bright, warm Spring day with a very faint breeze. Perfect conditions for the Quidditch Cup Championship game.

Find a seat with your friends and get ready to cheer Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff!


Oh, and beware of the mosquitoes - the damp surroundings have been the perfect breeding ground for the pesky little bugs.

OOC: Kay, taking the liberyy of commentating. If I'm not allowed feel free to leave me coals in my usernotes next Christmas.


The ride down that bloody chute had been a disaster. Daphne had skidded around in her posterior for a good minute before she could stand. Hopping up the stairs two at a time, in fear of tardiness, the blond tried to reach the commentator's box without tripping. "I think my knees are going to bruise!"

Becca moseyed to the Stands. Yeah, she was pumped for some classic Ravenclaw/Hufflepuff rivalry... but she was more disappointed that she could not be involved in the epic battle of the championship game this term. She would have loved to be a part of the continued Ravenclaw victory that they had held onto for so many terms - because they were surely going to keep the tradition going.

Decked out in all blue with a snazzy Ravenclaw crest temporarily tattooed on her cheek, she made her way into the front row of the Ravenclaw crowd. She was pumped. They were gonna OWN!

Oh great the bugs were back. Was it not enough that she had to get Jack to wipe them off her goggles the last game now she had to swat them away as she tried to enjoy the game?

She found a seat near the middle and sat down. She didn't know who she was rooting for though. She looked better in yellow than she did blue.

Aah, Quidditch. He just had to love the game. Even though his best friend was mysteriously absent. Yes, Torin Kitty was missing his Fyo Lion.

Siiiigh.

Suddenly he wondered where Bunbury was. Random much?

Natasha walked to the stands, and looked around with a smile. She wasn't completely sure who she was deciding on cheering for, yet, as she liked Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. It was still fun, though.

She glanced around at the people already there. She saw Becca, the girl she had seen so long ago in Hogsmeade, and she seemed to be the only one she knew that was here at the moment. Though more people would come soon. "Hey," she said, coming over to Becca. Wondering slightly if she remembered her.

Oh. Oh. The game had started. Due to her sudden Jack Fritzera induced recent interest in Quidditch, Daphne had been doing her studying. At the moment, she at least knew the names of all the balls. Hehe. "Here we go," she sing-sang pointing the tip of her wand at her throat.

Sonorous.

"Welcome, one and all, to the glorious battle of the year. It is time to put that question to the test. In the end, is it brains that win the battle? Or is it brawn? Only time will tell--or well, until someone catches that snitch. The Cup will be fought over by Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, an unlikely but interesting combination."

Hmm. Hufflepuff. Did they really have brawn? Hehe. She only knew a few Hufflepuff but neither Garret nor Varius seemed the brawny type. "Oh!" He was playing? Again? "Whyyyy is Tino on a broom? At least he's chaser this time. Last time he played I was afraid he was going to crack his own head open with the beater club." Oh, yeah. She knew the terms. She had studied.

Who was everyone else? Not important.

Cela was soooooo pumped. She bounced up to the stands, obviously READY to support Ravenclaw. She waved at Paris and Torin and Natasha and went to stand with Becca, waving her pom-poms around before she'd even stopped walking.

This time she was paying more attention than usual.

Amanda headed into the stands, wearing Hufflepuff colors head to toe; ah nothing like showing support for another House team by dressing in their colors. Unfortunately Slytherin hadn't made it to the Quidditch Cup finals again this term, but in the end she was glad to see that Hufflepuff was going to crush Ravenclaw. She sat down and watched the pitch intently, she was super excited for this game.

Reese trailed down to the stands, carrying yet another posted. She was a little depressed that Gryffindor wasn't playing. She wanted to cheer on Jack. But since Hufflepuff was playing, she was cheering on her brother!

When she made it to the stands, she spotted Torin sitting by himself. She made her way over to him and sat down beside him. "Hello," she said with a smile before turning to the pitch. She waited for the game to start and when it did, she held up her posted:

GO JAKE!

Seeing Miss Weirdo aka Cela waving, Torin waved back, slightly puzzled. He had gotten the impression that the girl didn't really like him much. But then Cela seemed crazy so, whatever...

But his thoughts were interrupted when Reese suddenly sat down beside him and took out a poster. He groaned. "Not another poster."

headdesk.