''GRYFFINDOR!!! RAWR!!!''

Covered with Gryffindor clothes from head to toe, even her hairgrip which she had used to keep her long dark hair in a pony tail was scarlet and shiny gold, Lea Carter proudly walked to the stands and found her perfect place in the sea of excited people. There were Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs and...others too.

Poor Huffies...the girl thought, because they so were going to lose that. Sports were not like any classes especially the exciting ones like Quidditch. So even though they seemed to lead the house race in the school, they were going to go down with this one. Oh, Lea was so sure of that. She trusted her house.

Opening a random chocolate frog, the girl stared down at the pitch excitedly after throwing the chocolate in her mouth. This was going to be awesome.

Beezus pulled her jacket tighter around her. She especially chose to wear that one on that day so it would symbolize that she'd be cheering to both of the playing teams. If it was only possible, she wanted the two team houses to win. But since it can't, she'd just have to wait and see who gets to face them next game.

She was looking way ahead at the Pitch without paying attention to where she was seated or who was seating with her, that's why she only noticed the girl beside her when she was settled comfortably already.

"Errrmm..Gryffindor supporter?" Beezus asked the girl as she tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. That surely was asking the VERY obvious though since the girl entirely spoke of Lion pride.

Lilly was scared of Lea Carter. For a firstie, that girl was EVIL. Not in a good way. Not just a prankster like her. Seriously EVIL. The girl went round poking people in the eye with the aid of a wand! At least she had house spirit. So Lilly plucked up the courage to speak to her. The little girl seemed pretty confident. The lioness pulled her scarlet and gold scarf tighter round her neck. "Hi, Lea," she shivered. Hopefully Lea would think it was because Lilly was cold.

Lilly smirked, shooting a few confident glances at nearby Hufflepuffs in the stands. "It's obvious Gryffindor are going to win," she said to Lea. That, Lilly was sure about.

She poured herself some hot chocolate from the flask she'd brought with her. "Want some?" Lilly offered, nervously. "By the way, I think there's a wrackspurt zooming around here. You know, they float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy." It seemed to effect Lea's brain a lot.

Tayla jumped as someone loudly cheered for the Gryffindors. "Roar, roar! Gryffindor!" Tayla replied happily in support, before turning around to see who it was from.

"Lea!" Tayla said automatically, half-surprised. She hadn't seen Lea much lately, but she knew all too well how energetic the little lioness could be.

Kurumi hadn't expected someone to shout her name so loudly, well, unless that person was Josh Carter...but he was already graduated, so one can imagine the prefect's surprise when she heard her name shouted. Looking up, and nearly spilling some of her hot chocolate in the process, Kurumi was pleased to see that Kennedy had in fact kept up his part of their deal...and outdone himself. "Looking good," she laughed, pointing at all his crimson coloration. "I think you may have been sorted into the wrong house."
Kurumi's smile did brighten when she saw her Hogwarts Mamma, Professor Bentley arrive in the stands looking fantastic in red. It was the first time for Kurumi to see her in those colors and she wasn't disappointed. In the next match...would she wear purple? Since it was going to be Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw - Kurumi was sure of this. She had ever confidence in Selina leading the team to victory and, well, with a much better person Seeking than her, surely the lions would turn things around this season.

"Professor!" Kurumi called with an energetic wave from her seat. Perhaps...she could help in leading the Gryffindor Rally Cry?
Kurumi then saw Lilly enter the stands and offered the younger lion a small wave. Did she want any hot chocolate or cookies?
Kurumi smiled as Tayla took a cookie for herself and Kurumi decided that she ought to do so herself. Taking another sip of her hot chocolate, Kurumi allowed the cookie to sort of melt in her mouth and then looked back at Tayla. "Assuming Selina got up on time...I left her a batch for the entire team to enjoy prior to kick off. A sort of extra sugar boost or motivator if you will."
If she hadn't known better, Kurumi would have thought that the roar she heard had come from Josh Carter himself. Kurumi still wasn't entirely sure where she stood with the little sister...seeing as the girl still seemed to have daggers for her, but Kurumi offered her a small wave nonetheless. Maybe...she wanted a cookie too? Kurumi held up the box and shook it to try and get the girl's attention.

Lilly saw Kurumi wave at her and waved back at the Prefect, a little too enthusiastically. The flask in her hand fell on the floor and she blushed a deep crimson. "Scourgify," the young Lioness muttered. That had happened last match, too. That meant Lilly was just naturally clumsy. She turned back to the Prefect. It looked like Kurumi was offering cookies! Yum! Not sure whether Kurumi was actually offering, Lilly aproached her nervously. "C-Could I have a cookie?" she asked. Oh, yeah. "Please?"

Elise bounced her way to the stands, somehow managing not to trip over anything... more than twice. A new record! Spotting Beezus and Kurumi over in one part of the stands, she waved.

"Hi!" she grinned, and then something clicked. This was a Gryffindor Match, Elise was wearing red, but it didn't matter and Kurumi was here? "You're not playing?" she asked, just slightly puzzled. From what she'd seen, the fifth year was really good at quidditch...

Oooooooooooooooooh! Cookies!

Evelyn stared down at the pitch, feeling extremely excited. This was going to be the first quidditch match that she was going to watch and..her house was playing. How exciting! She was quite convinced that Hufflepuff was going to win.

Erm. Evelyn frowned as she realized that there seemed to be way too many Gryffindor's around. Where were all the Huffies? Weird.

Anyway... GO HUFFLEPUFF!

"Of course," Kurumi nodded, holding the box. "I couldn't possibly eat all these myself." True story. The only person she knew who would be capable of such a feat was Selina. Speaking of Selina...Kurumi was a little worried about her. Perhaps she should have hung back in the girls' dormitory for a little longer...
Kurumi's thoughts were distracted when a girl *sigh* asked one of the questions Kurumi hated. It was one that made her feel like a failure. Made her feel like she was letting people down. But...no one had seen her on a broom recently. Well, they HAD if they had been in the first Flying lesson of the term. You know, the lesson where she had hovered no more than 10 feet off the ground in? Well, things HAD gotten a little better once the flying squirrels had shown up.

"Oh, um...no...I've hung up my Seeker's uniform for good," she said with a forced smile. "There are people more suited to the uniform than I am."

"Ahh morning morning Lilly!" she greeted brightly. After all, how could she not be bright on a sensational day like this, THIS is what dreams were made of. "I'm very well, and how are you this fine day?"

As the stands began to fill, the volume increased, the air seemed to be buzzing with electricity. But nevertheless, she was still able to hear Tayla from a little way away.
"Hello dear! Excited? Pumped?!" she asked her hands forming fists and pumping the air enthusiastically to illustrate the point.

Deciding to shift seats a little so that she was closer to the action, Seren joined in the row behind where most of the Lions were... including her Prefect.
"Kurumi!" she greeted brightly, giving the girl a small wave. "Ready to get your roar on?" she asked. Because there was certainly going to be a fair bit of cheering from the Lions... she would see to it!

Silvia found a seat in the stands. She was excited for the game and glad for something to do this morning. But as Ravenclaw wasn't playing today she wasn't sure who to cheer for; so she just decided to focus on enjoying the game rather than cheering for any particular team.

Nate filed in at the stands. This would be watching his first ever quidditch match. He saw that the gryffyndors outnumbered them. Looks like Nate would just have to scream louder than them. He screamed Go badgers! You can do this badgers!" Nate was hoping that was loud enough to beat the gryffyndor's yells. Maybe the spotlight would be on him for a few moments.

Ella walked to the stands with a smile and a handful of the signs she had made for Hufflepuff in the common room. She spotted Nate and sat down beside him with a smile. "Hey Nate, nice day for a match huh?" Sure it was cold but Ella didn't mind, not for this. Ella stood, arms raised, joining him in his cheering. "GOOOO HUFFLEPUFF! You can do this!"

Ellie walked into the stands wrapped in her favorite piece of clothing that didn't even belong to her. But it didn't matter. Treyen's 'Puff jacket smelled more amazing than the last time she wore it. It was a good thing it was actually cold, because she could use the chill as a logical excuse for pulling the collar around her nose.

She wasn't sure where to sit this match. Usually, she'd take residence beside Bentley. But the woman was clearly going to be rooting for Gryffindor this term and Ellie still wasn't very fond of her Head-ship. But she'd gotten past the feeling of betrayal to....whatever she felt now. HMPH-ness.

Instead, Ellie took a seat beside a Hufflepuff. One she knew, too. "Hi, Eve."

Asher walked down to the stands alone, since his two best friends were playing in the match. So he knew he would have to be there cheering for them both.

Finding at a seat at the very top, since both of were playing seeker it would be easier to watch most of the action from there. He plopped down it the seat and threw his legs up over the back of the seat in front of him.

Evelyn was literally on the edge of her seat, as she waited for the match to begin. Honestly, she couldn't remember the last time she was so excited. Her excitement level began to rise even more when she noticed the other Huffies cheering as well. Oh. This was going to be awesome.

Evelyn jumped a little when she heard someone say her name. She turned to find Ellie sitting next to her. "Hey, Ells!" She said, brightly and continued, "You don't mind me calling you Ells..do you?" Erm..yes. She was way too excited. Her eyes were back on the pitch again.

Ells?

"....Er...Actually..." Ellie had a THING with names. And 'Ells' caused her to wrinkle her nose. "Ellie's fine." Why make a nickname of a nickname, anyway?

ANYWAY. "Excited for the match?" It appeared so, with the girl so focused on the Pitch.

When the girl said that Ellie was fine, Evelyn grinned. Frankly, Ellie was way too picky about her name. Evelyn shrugged. "Alright. Ellie, it is."

Excited? Excited didn't even begin to cover it. "Er, yeah. I'm pretty excited." Evelyn turned to look at Ellie and continued, "What team are you going to support?" If she said Gryffindor, Evelyn might consider not talking to her at all. Pfft.

Nod.

Ellie it was.

The redhead giggled. "Me too." Also, slightly scared, because she'd be playing one of these teams next. So she couldn't fully relax. She had to pay at least some attention to players and strategies and those things.

Or attempt to. She learned from experience that Hufflepuff matches distracted her way too easily.

She tugged at the jacket collar in response to Eve's question. It was black and yellow. And had Treyen's name on it. And 'Hufflepuff' across the back. So...pretty obvious, no? "You're supporting Hufflepuff, too, right?" Eve wasn't one of those WEIRDOS who rooted against their own house, right?

Seren was perfectly aware that her Captain wasn't able to play int heir first match of the season... with good reason. BUT! the Lions were still strong, and wild at heart. They would soldier on and do her and Selena proud.

Waiting anxiously on the edge of her seat, she waited for Max to sound the start of the match.

Willy wasn't really sure why he was attending the match between the Houses to which he had no loyalty, but he found himself drawn to the Quidditch stadium anyway. Perhaps it had been the excited roar of the crowd or the chatter of the students in his classes that had pulled him in. Or perhaps it was just because he had woken up early on this fine winter morning and found himself wanting something to do.

Anyway, the Care of Magical Creatures professor had zero school spirit on as he made his way through the stands and picked out a seat near Seren Bentley. Heh. She was the Gryffindor Head of House, right? Maybe he should cheer for Hufflepuff instead.... then the memory of the two Puffs trying to steal his LOBALUG came to the front of his mind and Williamson suddenly frowned.

No. Gryffindor it was this time. "GO LIONS!" the man shouted loudly, announcing his presence next to the other professor by effectively sounding like a bullhorn. "CREAM THOSE PUFFS."

Evelyn nodded with a smile. She'd never really been to a qudditch match before..even though she enjoyed the game a lot.

When Ellie tugged at her jacket..Evelyn's eyes widened in surprise. Ooh! A black and yellow jacket. So, she was a fellow Hufflepuff supporter as well. YAY. And then..uuuhhh. Did the jacket say Treyen on the front? Was this the girl Trey was talking about? "Um. Are you Trey's girlfriend?" Oh, no. The moment those words came out of her mouth, she bit her lip. She really shouldn't have asked that aloud. She blushed as she turned to look at the pitch again. She was so stupid, at times.

"Of course!" Evelyn exclaimed in answer to her question. It was quite obvious, wasn't it?

If there was anybody she wasn't expecting to see at the match, it was Will. But his presence brought a smile to her face, he seemed to be in high spirits.
After flashing her colleague a smile, she turned her attention back to the game.. because the game was important yes? and staring at handsomecolleagues in crowded places would look weird yes?
"Watch your formation Lions! Don't let em slip through!"

... watching the blurr of red and gold was a little more unsettling than she had imagined it to be.
"Didn't think you were into quidditch Will," she commented, smiling in amusement. Or at least... she couldn't remember him being big on quidditch in their schooling days.
"Who are we fighting for? Gryffindor! Giving it all for the red and gold!"

Now where were the other Lion spectators?

Did Eve look surprised? Ellie didn't think it was so surprising she was supporting Hufflepuff. She always did, didn't she?

Also, why was Eve blushing after she asked that? "Treyen's?" Again, the name thing. She knew Treyen didn't mind what people called him, really, as long as it wasn't mean, but...Ellie preferred his full first name. "Mhm." Ellie nodded and blushed, too. But her eyes were back on the Pitch as the players came out and took their positions and..."Why is he Chaser, though?" That was completely new to her.

At least it'll keep her attention on the entire Pitch, rather than just the Keeper at one end, yeah?

And GOOD that Eve was a Puff supporter. That was the RIGHT answer.

Will tilted his head and leaned a bit with the Gryffindor Keeper, hoping she would block the Hufflepuff's shot. Ahh, she missed it by that much. Still, the girl was pretty good for what, a firstie?

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Originally Posted by Hera

If there was anybody she wasn't expecting to see at the match, it was Will. But his presence brought a smile to her face, he seemed to be in high spirits.
After flashing her colleague a smile, she turned her attention back to the game.. because the game was important yes? and staring at handsomecolleagues in crowded places would look weird yes?
"Watch your formation Lions! Don't let em slip through!"

... watching the blurr of red and gold was a little more unsettling than she had imagined it to be.
"Didn't think you were into quidditch Will," she commented, smiling in amusement. Or at least... she couldn't remember him being big on quidditch in their schooling days.
"Who are we fighting for? Gryffindor! Giving it all for the red and gold!"

Now where were the other Lion spectators?

"YEAH, WHAT SHE SAID!" William echoed Seren with a laugh. "I'm not really that good at Quidditch," he added by way of explanation, sneaking a glance at his pretty colleague. "But I did sub as Keeper a few times back in the day." And those had been the games Slytherin had lost, of course.

William raised his arm and made a fist, whooping it through the air like a fist pump.

"ROAR ROAR GRYFFINDOR!"