It was in the afternoon, after all the classes were done and the student went back to their dormitories, got a small nap and quick snack that Botros walked down from his office to the Grounds where Gobstones was meant to start. His hair was still on, his health had improved significantly, though he showed no further young signs. Thankfully, he still looked as though he was in his late forties. Getting any younger than that would be just embarrassing.

With everything set up, he welcomed the students walking from both Houses as well as the crowd sitting behind him. "Welcome to the before last match of this season of Gobstones. I hope you all had your naps and energy and ready to roll." Hehe, see what he did there?

Aditya Rehman stepped up from Hufflepuff, and Bart Maroon stepped up from Gryffindor. Both boys, albeit looking way older, exchanged a look before they released the shooters of their respective houses' marbles. The stones shot across the board, the red stone immediately strayed off the path while the yellow one went right at the Jack Stone.

"First point goes to Hufflepuff."

Aditya Rehman stayed for Hufflepuff while Benjamin Atreyu came up for Gryffindor. The boys held on to the shooters then let it go. The red and yellow marbles shot across the board, both had the same speed, the red stone rolled on to the second circle before the Jack Stone where it lost momentum and stopped while the yellow stone continued on until it touched the goal.

"Two points for Hufflepuff!"

Benjamin Atreyu and Sander Strand, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff respectively, released the shooters for their houses. The red and yellow stones ran across the wooden board, dangerously close together until the yellow one strayed a little away allowing the red stone to touch the Jack Stone. Foul gob was released from the losing marble.

"Three points to Gryffindor!"

Benjamin Atreyu and Sander Strand, stayed for Gryffindor and Hufflepuff respectively. The boys took a deep breath and released the shooters for their houses a little too excitedly. The red and yellow stones ran across the wooden board, dangerously close together and almost bumping. But the yellow marble had a better direction and took the closer place to the Jack Stone.

"One point to Hufflepuff!"

Atreyu and Strand stayed for the next turn in today's game. When they set the stones running across the board, the yellow stone seemed to gain some speed over the red one. They kept at it for a few seconds before the Hufflepuff's one started to slow down and backtrack, the Gryffindor's one carried on until it reached the Jack Stone.

"Two points to Gryffindor."