Martha Moon
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Head Girl of Slytherin
You can only be young once, but you can always be immature
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Post by Martha Moon on Aug 23, 2009 8:09:11 GMT -5
'Thanks Gryffin!' Martha said, beaming at him. 'And no, I'm far too excited to think about being nervous!' She couldn't wait to get onto the pitch. 'I don't think Kyle's quite that forgiving,' she murmured, 'I wouldn't let your guard down yet.' However he was acting surprisingly normal towards Pen.
Madam Hooch was now walking across the pitch. She nudged Gryffin. 'You better get down there,' she said. 'Don't want to miss your tryouts, do you?'
When the Gryffindors started making their way down to the Quidditch pitch, Martha shifted closer to Erin. 'You prepared for later?' she whispered. 'Got everything ready for when it's Hufflepuffs turn?' They shared a smirk.
Lance plonked himself down next to her, muttering something under his breath. 'Alright, Lance?' Martha said loudly. 'Merlin, I never knew you liked Umbridge!' She nudged him playfully. 'I heard she's single. Lucky for you, eh?' Lance's cheeks gained colour and Martha wondered if she had went a bit too far. But it was just so funny to wind up that snotty Hufflepuff.
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Gryffin Taylor
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First year Gryffindors and Slytherins make the best christmas decorations
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Post by Gryffin Taylor on Aug 23, 2009 8:21:12 GMT -5
"Right," Gryffin said with a happy grin. He stood up and ran down where Madam Hooch was standing. He was excited and couldn't wait to be on his broom again. He winked at Martha from where he was standing.
He reached in his pocket and pulled out his broom. He used the spell to turn it back to its original size. He waited until Oliver was standing beside him and elbowed his dear friend in the side.
"Nervous Wood?" He asked with a grin.
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Erin Star
Slytherin Prefect
Slytherin
The biggest risk in life, is never taking one!!
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Post by Erin Star on Aug 23, 2009 8:21:45 GMT -5
Erin nodded to her friend, "Yup, everything is ready!" she nodded and rolled her eyes when Lance sat down next to Martha. Talk about speaking of the devil.
"Oh Lance, whens the wedding?? I wouldn't miss it for the world!" she burst out laughing at the look of outrage on his face. "Aw Lance you know i'm only kidding," she said, but when he turned away she added "We all know you haven't had you first date yet."
She looked away innocently when he turned around furiously, absent mindedly fidling with a twig of her broom that was ascew. Her old broom, it was a nimnbus 1000, she still didn't know why they upgraded it, because hers was as fast as Potters broom, or it had been until the Whomping Willow had annihalated it.
The Gryffindors had set off, so she sat by watching all the people try out for Chaser, looking for competition.
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Oliver Wood
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What do you mean you don't like Quidditch?!?
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Post by Oliver Wood on Aug 23, 2009 8:28:18 GMT -5
Oliver walked down onto the pitch, feeling like he was walking his last steps and about to be executed. Gryffin quickly joined him, as cool and collected as he always was. 'Why do you have to be so calm?' Oliver grumbled, watching as Madam Hooch walked over to them. He couldn't wait until the tryouts were over. He hoped he would receive Captain, after all he had been all of those other years. But the Gryffindors success was down to the team, of course.
'Good luck,' Oliver murmured to Gryffin. 'Are you sure you're not a tinsy bit nervous?' he asked exasperatedly. 'It is a big moment.' Gryffin just smiled at him with homour so his shook his head, feeling put-off that he was a mess and Gryffin was fine.
Madam Hooch stopped next to them and Oliver waited to see who she would tell to go first. Please don't let it be me, he begged silently inside his head. He couldn't take it if he was first up.
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Post by Madam Hooch on Aug 23, 2009 8:31:59 GMT -5
Madam Hooch stopped beside the Gryffindors and smiled. 'Ok,' she said. 'First up I want whoever is trying out for beater.' She sighed. 'Lets get the severe injuries out of the way, shall we?'
'Everyone get in a group. Chasers, over here...' She told everyone where they should stand and that they should stand with the others trying out for the same position as them.
'Alright, Beaters,' Madam Hooch said, handing out beater bats. 'Show off your skill.' She waited until the beaters were in the air before letting lose a bludger and watched as they beaters tried to hit the ball.
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Gryffin Taylor
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First year Gryffindors and Slytherins make the best christmas decorations
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Post by Gryffin Taylor on Aug 23, 2009 10:26:04 GMT -5
"Alright!" Gryffin cheered when he heard that the beaters would be going first. He flew up into the air on his broom and watched the other wanna-be beaters join him.
Gryffin flew as fast as possible to the bludger and hit it, "Coming your way Stace!" He yelled at his friend.
Gryffin loved being up on his broom. Nothing else could compare to the ability to fly through the air. Well nothing perhaps but pulling pranks with Martha. He looked down at where Martha, Erin, and Lance were sitting. He whistled at Martha and waved.
He too busy focusing on Martha that he almost didn't see the bludger coming toward him. He spotted it right before it collided into him, but he moved quickly and hit the ball once more.
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Post by Kain Winters on Aug 23, 2009 10:56:31 GMT -5
Kain sighed, and looked at Erin, still lounging on the stands. He opened one eye lazily, for he was just relaxing, and groaned. "Ah, Erin, my head just happens to be excellent. After all, I really only had, one. drink. last. night." He said obviously noting exactly what he meant. He would deal with her soon enough.
He was thirsty, but was really to lazy to go and get his own drink, so he stayed put, watching madam Hooch start the gryffindor tryouts.
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Martha Moon
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Head Girl of Slytherin
You can only be young once, but you can always be immature
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Post by Martha Moon on Aug 23, 2009 11:07:56 GMT -5
Martha watched the beaters, who seemed to be the first to try out. She kept her eyes on Stacey and Gryffin, hoping that those two would be the best and therefore get the parts. They started hitting bludgers towards each other and Martha couldn't wait for her turn to do the same.
Martha saw Gryffin turn to wave at her and she waved back, grinning. Then she saw a bludger come flying towards him. If he didn't move soon it would hit him in the back!
'Gryffin!' Martha shouted aloud, making Erin jump next to her. 'The bludger!' She indicated widely behind Gryffin and Fluffy nearly fell off her. 'Charming,' the snake grumbled in a hiss, tightening himself around her wrist.
Gryffin turned at the last minuet and hit the Bludger away from him. Martha let out a huge sigh of relief and sat back down in her seat. She hadn't even realised she had jumped up. 'That was lucky,' she said to Erin, her heart still hammering wildly inside her chest. 'He could have been really hurt.'
Martha listened to Kain as he talked to Erin and smiled. Poor Kain. 'What are you trying out for Kain?' she asked, her eyes still focused on the Beaters. Gryffin and Stacey both seemed to be doing really well. 'I think Penelope is going up next,' Martha said, her eyes leaving the beaters to see the Chasers start to mount their brooms.
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Post by Madam Hooch on Aug 23, 2009 11:12:17 GMT -5
Madam Hooch winced as a bludger nearly hit a blonde boy in the back. The last thing they needed was more injuries.
'Alright,' she said, 'Chasers you might as well take your positions.' She was still looking at the Beaters and trying to work out who was the best. There was a few good players already. 'And then Keepers and then Seekers can go last.' She smiled over at them. 'Good luck.' She turned and watch the Chasers take their position before turning to look back at the beaters. She had a fair idea of who was the best by now.
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Erin Star
Slytherin Prefect
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The biggest risk in life, is never taking one!!
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Post by Erin Star on Aug 23, 2009 11:35:34 GMT -5
Erin shrugged and smiled, "I was all up for the terrible wrath of Mr. Winters this morning as well," she said sighing in mock dissapointment and turning back to the game, Gryffin and Stacey were doing well, at least they hadn't fell off thei brooms yet which was more than could be said for some of the second and third year candidates. Gryffindors may be brave, but some of them took that bravery onto the point of stupidness, Erin thought to herself as a particularly rotund blonde, second year went to hit the bludger, missed and as the bat kept on swinging round hit himself in the back of the head.
Erin snorted, if this was their competition, Quidditch was pretty much in the bag. She took the apple she had taken from breakfast out of her pocket and sliced it into eighths with a flick from her wand. She offered some to Martha before biting into a slice. Slytherins would be waiting her for a while, but she refused to go and miss all the cock ups the other teams made.
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Post by Penelope Delani on Aug 23, 2009 11:37:11 GMT -5
Penelope rolled her eyes when Gryffin barely missed getting hit by a bludger. She was certain that he'd pay more attention from now on.
"Alright. Chasers you might as well take your positions." Madam Hooch declared. Penelope smiled at Alice. "You ready?" She asked.
She pulled her gloves down over her hands and hopped on her broom. As soon as she got on the broom, her nerves relaxed. How could anyone be anxious while up in the air like this?
She waited for Alice to join her.
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Post by Alice Sefaline on Aug 23, 2009 12:39:24 GMT -5
Alice had followed the others to the quidditch pitch via broom there was nothing more refreshing than a broom ride in the morning she breathed in a sigh as she landed just as Madam Hooch was calling Gryffindor down. She flew down and stood with Pen, she giggled softly as the bludger just missed Gryffin she pulled on her gloves and grinned confidently as madam Hooch called on the chasers. "you ready?" Penelope had asked her as she flew up to meet the others "you bet" Alice laughed in reply.
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Stacey Black
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Death can not stop true love. It can only delay it for a little while.
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Post by Stacey Black on Aug 23, 2009 13:38:31 GMT -5
Stacey swung at the bludger and swung. 'Back at you Gryffin.' She yelled grinning. Gryffin was really, really good and she hoped they would both be on the team. They could be the "Super Beaters!" Well she'd work out a name later anyways. She loved flying it was such a rush. 'Good luck Alice. Penelope.' She yelled to the two Gryffindor chasers. They had to get it, they were brilliant.
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Post by Madam Hooch on Aug 23, 2009 15:01:49 GMT -5
Madam Hooch smiled and blew her whistle. 'Well done beaters,' she called, making her voice louder using her wand, 'your tryouts have finished. Please return to the spectators. The list of who's made the team will be displayed later.'
She smiled at the Chasers. 'Your turn,' she said to them. She threw the Quaffle to the nearest girl and she caught it easily. She then made two teams and told them to use teamwork to score as many Quaffles against each other as they could. 'Off you go,' she said to them and the chasers mounted their brooms.
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Post by Alice Sefaline on Aug 23, 2009 16:09:47 GMT -5
Alice caught the quaffle that was sent there way she passed the ball along to Penelope, as she dodged another chaser on the opposing team with ease.
She zipped past the other players at a fast speed so if Penelope needed to pass back to her Alice was free to.
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