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On the grounds next to the vegetable patch, an area has been squared off for a potato sack hopping relay race between the houses. Stuck in the ground are about 20 poles in house colors with some distance between them in a straight line. The professors have also put up a starting line where each house has cases packed to the brim of good sized potato sacks at the students' disposal. There is no shortage of sacks. The cases will re-stock themselves if the need is dire. Each student is supposed to weave themselves around and between all the poles from left to right in a zig zag motion and then back to their friends. You have to hop until your legs get numb and really give your all for your team!
SPOILER!!: Prizes!
Everyone receives tokens for participating.
1 quality post= 1 token
2 quality posts= 2 tokens
However if your posts are lacking effort then they will earn you fewer tokens.
Crossing the finish line= 1 token
And the winners also get bragging rights.
The rules:
This is an RP event; to get some tokens you have to RP and show some effort.
Each potato hop team has to consist of 3 members.
Each team has to come up with a name for their team and post who their members are in their first post.
The game will run over 3 rounds to allow everyone to find a team and take part.. Each student has to hop in a potato sack down the field and around all 20 poles and back to where he/she pats the next member on the shoulder (to "tag" them in so to speak).
When all 3 members have completed their legs, you have to sit down to show professors you are done.
Each round lasts 3 days, and after one round is finished the next round will open. Each user has to post as many quality posts and as times as they like, to reach the end. By "quality" we mean at least one good sized paragraph, 4 lines of text, and a bit of effort put into the posts.
We know that in the heat of the moment, adrenaline will run high but please, no pushing, shoving, or use of magic to get advantages. Bad behavior isn't tolerated!
Please wait for a staff member to post to signify the start of the round.
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Zhenya was hopping slowly at first as she had never done this before. What if she fell flat on her face? - wait... why would that matter? She got a rhythm up of jumping and started to stick to it. Her pace quickly fastened as she jumped, using her stomach muscles to kick her legs out in front of her to get the most distance. Hop, hop, hop... Even though she had just manoeuvred around two of the 20 poles, her stomach was starting to really hurt
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Ira looked at the other teams. Some had started and Zhenya had already taken a slight lead. That wouldn't do, not at all. It should be Ira in the lead. Ira jumped a little more and hopped forwards.
"Oops!" she just balanced herself before she could fall. I have to be more careful about this, now.. she thought to herself.
She hopped around the poles, pausing a bit to catch her breath, before hurrying on to the next one. Damn! This was tiring! and this was just the start!
Gustav almost tripped over but he managed to get back up and hopped as fast as he could. He could do this...he could do this...he chanted in his mind. He had already past 3 and reaching to the 4th pole. He really need to get his body moving because it starting to hurt in between his stomach and arms.He need to get his game hat back on. This was kind of tough compared to quidditch but not as much yet. He knew he would not give up easily. He still wanted to win those tokens!
Pole 1.. then pole 2.. then pole 3.. then pole 4.. Ira was counting he poles as she passed by them. 4 done.. no now 5 done and how many more? 15 more to go.. Merlins!!
Gustav kept on going. How many poles were there!!!...He looked ahead and noticed more poles in front of him.Oh god...he thought wearily. He gathered his strengths to hop past a few more poles. This was much harder than running across the field. It felt like you have to literally lift your own weight to hop another distance. He was reaching to the 9th pole now. He was beginning to perspire. His pace was becoming slower by each jump but he willed himself to keep on going.
Ira willed herself to go on. She had reached maybe the 10th or 12th pole by now. She had really lost count of it. She decided to just go on and forget about counting the poles. But it did cheer her up a little to see that she had crossed maybe more than half of her lap.
But though her lap was only half done, her energy was almost full done with.. She was literally struggling. But along with that, yes, she was having fun..
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Zhenya was giving it her all, and she was jumping and jumping; hopping and hopping... she couldn't keep up. Her muscles were melting! She had passed the third, fourth, fifth pole, and had to slow down or she would probably pass out. She couldn't catch her breath, and she was starting to see spots, panting and sweating. Her throat was so dry! She tried to ignore it as she kept hopping...
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Ira was really exhausted by the time she reached the the pole in front of her. And it was still the 14th pole only! 14 to go and 6 more to go! Merlins! Can I do this? she asked herself. But I want to win! she decided.
So, taking a deep breath, she hopped some more and huffing a little got to the 15th pole. That was good.. now 5 more! Only! It would have been better if it was a relay or just sprinting.. That would have been so much easier!
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She was barely able to keep going. All this huffing and puffing and jumping - how did other people do it? She could barely keep going, and now her legs were starting to feel like jelly. She was trying not to stand still at all, otherwise she would have buckled at the knees and fallen over, and she would have been flat on the ground. Her muscles would have hurt too much to get up as well. But not to think about! She kept going, and going. Past pole six, past pole seven... half way to pole eight; oh yes she cleared it! She stopped and clutched on to the 8th pole, catching her breath. She was so embarrassed she was so un-fit.
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15 poles? Ira had hopped for 15 poles? She looked back and was hardly able to believe that she had hopped all the way from the start! She caught the 15th pole and leaned to it lightly. She was tired now! Come on Ira! Only 5 more! she cheered for herself in her mind. Oh, how she would love to use magic right now and levitate herself to the 20th pole!
But of course, she couldn't do that. She exhaled and then taking a deep breath, pulled her sack back and began. She would hop on now till the last pole.
Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Here came the 16th pole! Whew!
Gustav was neck and neck with the gryffindor girl who was hopping with all her might. He was panting now but he kept his breathing pace as evenly as he could .He brushed past her as he reached to the 20th pole. At last....finally!
THUMP!....He tripped over a rock and fell flat on his face. He was dazed for a moment, his vision blurred as he seeing two poles instead of one.
"Urgh...what happen.."he mumbled in a daze as wet mud and grass still plastered against his face. He realised he tripped over something, he couldn't help but laughed.Well...that's what you get for being too over-excited...he thought,amused at his own clumsiness.
He need to get back up and continue with the race. He wiped his face with the back of his sleeves as soon as he regained his composure. He hoped around the 20th pole and continue down back.
Oh oh! That Hufflepuff boy was fast for sure! He was playing too level with her! Ira hurried forward, not stopping for breath as she hopped to the 17th, then 18th.. then 19th and finally the last pole! 20th pole!
Oops! the boy fell fprwards! Perhaps he had tripped over something.. Ira couldn't leave him there hurt! She asked him, "Here, take my ha.." But by then he had already got up but was pretty dazed. "I think you just sort of tripped and fell down... Are you alright?"
Ira rounded the pole 20 and began her tiring journey back to the start line where her teammates were waiting for her.
Gustav turned to see the exact same girl who he was competing with had stopped to ask him he was alright. He grinned,"I'm fine! Come on, catch up with me!"he shouted back. He was two poles ahead of her, 18th pole. Going back was much easier when he first started because the path seem to go downhill. He was out of breath actually and he still a little dazed from the fall. He had to reach back before the others but it seemed impossible, he still had a long way to go.
Laura looked at Zhenya and was about to reply when she realised they were off, well Laura didn't really care about given them all a head start she was good at this sort of thing.
Laura smiled as she walked to a sack and got into it and then she smiled as she started to go, she went straight round poll 1 to 10 without any problems seriously this was easy but then she realised someone was already at poll 20 how had they gotten there so fast, well anyway Laura would have to get a move on or her team would lose, well she'd just have to try and go faster.
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Zhenya has started hopping again and was now going past pole nine, ten, eleven, twelve... She stopped there and saw Laura hopping. She looked like she had much more energy than Zhenya. She caught her breath and hopped more with lots of force in her jumps. Past pole thirteen, fourteen as fifteen!! Five more to go
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Olivia was last on her team to jump. If he team lost, she'd get all the blame! She'd get sacked! Its up to me she thought. She grabbed the nearest sack, it was red. She began jumping as fast as she could down the course, her team mates jumped so fast it was hard to keep up! Olivia was getting her workout for the week! She passed poled 1-5, nearly tripping with effort at pole 6.
Laura saw Zhenya just in front of her, she quickened the pace a little bit as she continued to hop, she hoped around 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 without any problem she was loving this, this was one of her best events at her last school, well except for the fact that there they didn't have to hop around anything, she quickly got to poll 20 and went around that, now all she had to do was get too the finish line but well hopefully she would be able to beat everyone else there.
Gustav turned to see the exact same girl who he was competing with had stopped to ask him he was alright. He grinned,"I'm fine! Come on, catch up with me!"he shouted back. He was two poles ahead of her, 18th pole. Going back was much easier when he first started because the path seem to go downhill. He was out of breath actually and he still a little dazed from the fall. He had to reach back before the others but it seemed impossible, he still had a long way to go.
Oh? Is he challenging me? Ira thought.. Just wait until I win the race! Thinking so, Ira pulled up her sack and started hopping back. Come on Ira you can do this..
And she saw that she was going a bit more faster than the speed at which she had come. Maybe, it was because her body had adapted to the situation and was now responding favorably? Whatever it was, it was good. Huffing and panting a little, Ira hopped forwards and came on level with the Hufflepuff boy.
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Olivia dodged more poles, jumping left, right, left, right, in a zigzag sequence. Which made her go faster. She diddn't even risk looking at what the other teams were doing for fear that it would slow her down, she was very competitive! 7,8,9,10,11,12! Olivia was almost half way through. She passed her teammates as they were heading back the other way, we were doing awesome!
"See, I caught up with you.." Ira addressed Gustav. "And now, I'm ahead of you!" Saying so, Ira hopped forwards. She had to get back fast!
18th pole, 17th pole went by.. and then at 16th pole she stopped, just long enough to take a nice long deep breath. Then she again started to hop. Hop Hop Hop! 15th pole! She certainly was moving faster now on the return journey! Enough exercise for a day! she thought.
Oh? Is he challenging me? Ira thought.. Just wait until I win the race! Thinking so, Ira pulled up her sack and started hopping back. Come on Ira you can do this..
And she saw that she was going a bit more faster than the speed at which she had come. Maybe, it was because her body had adapted to the situation and was now responding favorably? Whatever it was, it was good. Huffing and panting a little, Ira hopped forwards and came on level with the Hufflepuff boy.
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"See, I caught up with you.." Ira addressed Gustav. "And now, I'm ahead of you!" Saying so, Ira hopped forwards. She had to get back fast!
18th pole, 17th pole went by.. and then at 16th pole she stopped, just long enough to take a nice long deep breath. Then she again started to hop. Hop Hop Hop! 15th pole! She certainly was moving faster now on the return journey! Enough exercise for a day! she thought.
Gustav was having a time of his life! He was pumped up to have his team win the race. Then, Ira was so eager to catch up with him which she eventually did. Woah...she was fast and certainly determined!
"Oh yeah! Keep on hopping then! I'm not giving up!" he shouted back. He laughed and trailed after her. He loved a challenge and he wouldn't stop no matter what. He was at the 16th pole,17th pole and he was level with Ira.
"Come on...we almost there!"he encouraged her and hopped all his might.
He was breathing heavily now, his whole body started to ache from lack of water. He was perspiring like crazy.
Laura was going to win this race, she wasn't going to be bet by a Gryffindor or anyone, even if the Professor had entered this race, Laura would have made sure she bet the Professor and Laura would have told the Professor that, she didn't care what the Professor would have said to her she knew that she could beat her.
Laura continued hoping, she was enjoying this, she quickern her pace so that she would finish in style, she wanted the Professor to see that this was easy and she wanted another challenge like maybe someone who could actually hot whilst in a sack.
Laura smiled as she hopped over the line, she loved this and it was so easy she wasn't even out of breath now had she won and on another matter where was the rest of her team, she looked around and saw them still hopping along, hopefully they would get to the finish line soon she smiled as she shouted encouragement to them.
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She looked at the girl. She was going to say No. She was going to tell her she was grounded and she couldn't, but they needed one more person.
"Fine." She said and nodded. "Go join your team."
She pointed her wand to the sky and a whistle came out. "Alright get your sack. And go to the starting line. Round One will start as soon as I shoot a beginning shot." She waited.
"Ready?"
Her wand went back to the sky and she shot a green spark straight out. and said "GO!!!"
For a moment, Sierra thought Professor Lafay would tell her that she couldn't participate and had to go back to the common room. She looked around at the festivities. She wasn't one to enjoy too much of this sort of thing, but it'd sort of be a bummer to have to turn back now when everyone else was having so much fun. It'd only put her in a bad mood.
Lafay said yes, though, so Sierra grinned at her then hurried to join her team. She'd just jumped into her potato sack when FLASH! A green spark shot straight out Lafay's wand. Dear Merlin. Things were getting under way!
She looked around at her team, wondering if they'd already decided who would go first. No one was taking off, though, so in the excitement of the moment, Sierra decided to take it upon herself to be the first. "I'll go first!" she yelled. "Be back in a few..." Hopefully. She took off in the potato sack, gripping the edges tightly, so as not to drop the sack. The first pole was quickly approaching, so Sierra gto ready to move quickly as she closed in on the pole. With a zig-zag motion, she waved her way past it then moved on to the second pole.
Gustav was having a time of his life! He was pumped up to have his team win the race. Then, Ira was so eager to catch up with him which she eventually did. Woah...she was fast and certainly determined!
"Oh yeah! Keep on hopping then! I'm not giving up!" he shouted back. He laughed and trailed after her. He loved a challenge and he wouldn't stop no matter what. He was at the 16th pole,17th pole and he was level with Ira.
"Come on...we almost there!"he encouraged her and hopped all his might.
He was breathing heavily now, his whole body started to ache from lack of water. He was perspiring like crazy.
It looked like Gustav too was having fun with Ira. They both loved challenges. "Oh! Neither am I!" Ira shouted back to him. "I am tired, a bit.. But I'll finish!" Ira said determined.
She reached the 14th pole, all sweaty and huffing. Then after some more hops, she came to 13th, then came 12th pole, and her legs had started cramping. Pausing at the 11th pole, she lookd back. Yeah she was in a lead. That was good. A challenge got her adrenaline rush going!
It looked like Gustav too was having fun with Ira. They both loved challenges. "Oh! Neither am I!" Ira shouted back to him. "I am tired, a bit.. But I'll finish!" Ira said determined.
She reached the 14th pole, all sweaty and huffing. Then after some more hops, she came to 13th, then came 12th pole, and her legs had started cramping. Pausing at the 11th pole, she lookd back. Yeah she was in a lead. That was good. A challenge got her adrenaline rush going!
Only 10 more to go!
Gustav hopped at the 11th pole, pausing to catch his breath.
"You sure are fast!!"he called towards Ira. He was drained out of energy, his muscles were pulling every inch of his body. Come on...Gustav...you can do it...for the BUTTERBEER CREW!
He willed himself to jump another short distance away, passing a few poles behind him. He saw that Ira was a few hops in front of him, he had to catch up. He looked straight ahead and focused on his teammates who was waiting for him to return.
"Urrghh.."he growled, his look of determination apparent on his face. He was at the 8th pole now..
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