Protego! He shouted at the Spell heading directly at his face! No use dodging anymore if that was going to slow him down! Success the spell had been deflected although in a different direction instead of towards the original caster He finally caught up to her and saw that the flag was in her pocket! No way was it going to stay in there for long! Now running right beside her he reached his charmed hand towards the pocket hoping to grab it! To keep safe he kept his wand ready for anything. To be EXTRA SAFE he yelled Rictusempra that should surprise her when it hit! Good luck dodging at such a close range!

How did..Oh, how did that boy move so fast? Beezus was utterly surprised that he was behind her now. And what? Reaching for the flag? She wouldn't allow that!

Holding her wand breathlessly with her right hand while her left hand placed a firm grip on the cloth, she pointed her wand at him and, "Rictusempra!" However, the moment that she hit him with that spell, it also happened likewise to her. It was tickling! She started giggling then she faced the boy, "Stop.." giggle. "..following.." laugh.. "hehehe..ME!" Then she ran off again.

Hufflepuff restored the Yellow Flag! Better put it somewhere safe, Badger!

No, she wasn't done. She wasn't going to give up on that yellow cloth. She wouldn't let a badger defeat an eagle that easily. She ran after the Hufflepuff boy. He won't get back at the tree. Beezus won't allow him to get away.

She pointed her wand and said the first spell that came into mind, "Aguamenti!" Then water came spurting from her wand. She concentrated some more, ran faster and its flow became stronger that it hit the boy. She ran after him while he was soaking wet.

He Got it! He got the flag back! Smiling that he had gotten the flag back, but that smile turned to a grin and that grin turned into a giggle and that giggle turned into chuckle and that chuckle turned into outright laughter! I-he!he! HA! HA! I-Got it- HAHAHAHAHAH- I GOT IT BACK! HAHHAHAHAHAH with all his strength he returned to the Whomping Willow getting as close as he could Then SPLASH! a rushing force of water knocked him far into the tree's protection The tree began swinging at him He dodged the first few swings all while laughing histarically! but was thwacked away by the fourth swing. He got back up and noticed his laughter had stopped, The Willow must've smacked me harder than I thought But he painfully got back up now directly behind the tree and yelled! Tarantallegra! at the Ravenclaw who he had snatched the Flag back from!

Minerva went to her teams area.She figured she would be a defender.. She wasn't really sure how to play, but she wanted to try. Protecting their flags seemed fun so why not. She walked around the area looking for other house students to chase off..

Sophie ran up to the Whomping Willow area, excited to star playing. She looked around and saw Oakey getting hit by the tree. She ran towards him, but not getting too close from the tree. "Are you okay, Oakey??" she asked him almost shouting, so that he could hear her. She went back a few steps to make sure she wasn't going to get hit by the Whomping Willow.

Hey! HEY! Go Tag HER! Oakey Ordered the Other Hufflepuff from behind the tree! Proper introductions were for later I got the Flag back! but she won't give up! He pointed his wand directly at the Ravenclaw girl hoping to get the other Huffie to look in that direction! He held his side where the Whomping Willow had smacked him. He was fine, probably just a bruise. But it still hurt.

I'm fine really! He told Sophie, Can you stay here I don't think Nate will come back. Oakey had feared the worst, that Nate ran off hoping to find find one of the other house flags. Give me your charmed hand! then he thought of something better No wait let me charm your other hand! Prehenso! he said as he pointed his wand at her other hand. He gave her the flag Hide it again! He said as he ran off.

Minerva looked where Oakey was yelling. It was Beezus, she took off after her smiling. Knowing they were on different teams it was still going to be fun. She got very close to Beezus since Beezus was distracted with Oakey. Right before she was going to tag her she laughed. "Hi Beezus, long time no see." as she said it she stuck out her hand.....

What?? Everything happened so fast that when she stopped to think she was already holding the flag while Oakey was running off. Her eyes opened wide and she turned to face the Whomping Willow. It was probably the best place to hide it...

Okay so maybe it wasn't the Slytherin territory she had been aiming for but it would have to do for now. Twist and tap, "Prehenso." Her hand tingled and the only concern that she had at this moment other than the people trying to tag her was the Whomping Willow going after her. She charged head held high going in for the flag

Just as Minerva went to tag Beezus she saw a lion go after a flag. "Oh no you don't." Minerva screamed. "Oakey your going to have to take on Beezus I'm going for that one." She took off after the lion. She was not to far from her and ran with her arm out to tag her.

What was this? Three against one? She didn't have a chance against the badgers. But the cloth was so close. It was just below the Whomping Willow and if she could just reach it. Just reach it then, she could sprint..

The boy was still running away from her. But then, another Hufflepuff sneaked behind her, Minerve. Beezus grinned,why..the girl was very close to her. "Immobulus," she uttered simply as the girl reached her hand. Minerva froze at that moment, and Beezus scampered through a bunch of bushes.

She really didn't know any spells other than those recently learned. "Aguamenti!" She said aiming a jet of water at the Hufflepuff chasing her down. Hopefully that would stall her long enough. Now, to get that flag. She kept running towards the flag.

As Minerva was headed towards the lion she heard Beezus say a spell at her. REALLY? She wasn't even after her. Minerva pointed her wand Protego to block the spell as she ran towards the lion. Minerva laughed as the first year thought water would stop her. She kept running and threw out her hand jumping towards the girl to tag her. She was so close...

Sophie started running to actually tag this Gryffindor girl She was just as small as Sophie, so it shouldn't be that hard! She ran as fast as she could, reaching out her hand...!

Jezzabelle sighed and pushed herself a little harder to out run not one but two girls. in her attempt to get away she managed to trip and fall and go rolling onto her side. "Just go ahead and tag me." She didn't mind being jail bait for now.

After chasing the lion away Minerva turned her attention back to Beezus.Still not believing that she actually tried to cast a spell on her. She went running towards the claw wanting to capture someone. She got as close as she could again reaching her arm out to tag her.

Sophie almost collided with Minerva as both of them got to the Gryffindor girl when she fell. "Tag!" she said smiling and touching the first year. "Are you okay, though?" she added when Minerva ran off to tag the Ravenclaw girl.

Seeing that the Hufflepuffs were distracted by Jezz, Kurumi hid in the bush and held her wand over herself and tapped her head to cast a VERY weak Disillusionment Charm on herself. She probably resembled more of a ghost at this point in time since she had a long way to go before being able to really master this particular spell, but at least she sort of blended in with her surroundings, right?

Testing her hand on a tree, Kurumi cast Prehenso on her left hand again and then made a ran for the flag. "Immobulus!" she said, pointing her wand at the Whomping Willow and reaching out with her hand towards the flag.

The yellow flag snagged on the Gryffindor's hand. Success! Better run, prefect.

Sophie was still smiling down at the first year when she noticed the Whomping Willow froze. "What the...?" she looked around and saw what it looked like a ghost! What?? Were ghosts helping the students out now?? Then she realized it was just another student reaching out for the flag.

"NO!!" she shouted, running in her direction. The Whomping Willow was frozen, after all. She hoped she could reach the older student. Still running towards her, she reached out her hand...

Minerva saw Kurumi out of the corner of her eye.Well this will be hard. "Sophie get her since the other one ran away."

Sophie got her wand and pointed it at the older student. "FINITE!" she shouted, trying to aim at the hands of the Gryffindor.

Kurumi's hands gripped around the flag and she squeaked with surprise. That was the trick! No rock.

Kurumi spun around and began taking off towards the castle when...
...her feet were no longer transparent?! MEEP! Kurumi needed to work on this spell a bit more, obviously. Picking up the pace now, and completely visible, Kurumi ran as fast as her legs could carry her, noticing the younger Puff running after her, Kurumi spun around and pointed her wand at the ground. "Glisseo!" she shouted as the ground in front of the girl became smooth.