RAVENCLAW VS. HUFFLEPUFF (7/6/11-8/6/11)

[NO MORE SORROW]

( RAVENCLAW VS. HUFFLEPUFF )

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JULY 6, 2011 THROUGH AUGUST 6, 2011[/I][/CENTER]

( RAYCHEL MAE ENTWHISTLE )
Seventh Year
Seeker
|| 4 || 8 || 0 || 3 ||


( DEIMOS JARAD SALVADOR )
Seventh
Chaser
|| 2 || 5 || 6 || 2 ||


( HECTOR ALLEN WULFE )
Seventh Year
Chaser 2
|| 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 ||


( CLAIRE LINDY GABLE )
Sixth Year
Chaser 3
|| 3 || 5 || 5 || 2 ||


( JAYCEN NATHANIEL TATE )
Seventh Year
Beater 1
|| 0 || 5 || 8 || 2 ||


( FAOLAN TYRUS GREYBACK )
sixth year
Beater 2
|| 4 || 3 || 4 || 4 ||


( SEIZEL AURA CAPPER )
Seventh Year
Keeper & Captain
|| 5 || 5 || 2 || 3 ||

( LUCY SARAH WEASLEY )
Sixth Year
Seeker
|| 5 || 7 || 0 || 3 ||


( LYRA KARA THORNTON )
Seventh Year
Chaser 1 & Captain
|| 3 || 4 || 5 || 3 ||


( LILY MAKENNA MARTELL )
Sixth Year
Chaser 2
|| 3 || 5 || 5 || 2 ||


( KASSY AUBREY CADAWALLADER )
Sixth Year
Chaser 3
|| 3 || 7 || 3 || 2 ||


( LUCIAN ILLIUM JAXON )
Sixth Year
Beater 1
|| 3 || 4 || 6 || 2 ||


( DUNSTABLE VERNON DURSLEY )
Sixth Year
Beater 2
|| 3 || 3 || 6 || 3 ||


( LOUIS ALEXANDER WEASLEY )
Fifth Year
Alternate Keeper
|| 5|| 6 || 0 || 3 ||

Some Important Rules to Remember:
• After the first chaser gets the quaffle no one is allowed to attempt to steal the quaffle from him/her or hit a bludger at him/her until after that player has made their first post.
• A single pass must successfully be made before that team can attempt a shot on a goal.
• Should a chaser lose the quaffle (via steal, bludger hit, or interception), he/she cannot try to get the quaffle back until after the next dice roll has been made.
• Beaters who are making an offensive play must make two separate posts (one flying towards the bludger and then, after one post by any other player, one hitting the bludger)
• Within the first week, seekers must post at least once saying that their character is on the pitch and looking for the snitch, but they may not post that they've seen the snitch until the snitch posts it's appearance.
• At the very end of your post, make an ooc message summarizing what actions your character has taken in the post.
• On August 6th the final snitch dice roll will be made and the game will be over.

[NEVILLE FRANK LONGBOTTOM]

The day was almost just as great as it was during the Gryffindor Vs. Slytherin match, except for the fact that it was a bit chilly compared to the other match. But that was alright as the teams should’ve prepared themselves for all types of weather anyways, and they should be glad that it wasn’t raining like it was the day before.

Professor Neville was out in the middle of the pitch as he listened to Aubrey calling off the team players as the two teams entered the pitch, she had first announced all of the Ravenclaw players and then all of the Hufflepuff players. Neville smiled up at her glad that she was still doing a good job as she always did before he looked at the two captains of the teams as they made their way to him. “Now I want a good and clean match understand?” he just said that every match, there really was only one match that he was worried that might get dirty and that one was already done for the year and which surprisingly wasn’t as dirty as he thought it would be. “Captains shake hands,” he told the two captains before he mounted his broom with the wiggling case of balls shaking violently off to the side, the bludgers ready to knock the players off of their brooms.

And then with the blow of his whistle and a quick shot of magic at the box, the match began as the Quaffle and bludgers flew up into the air and the snitch disappeared out of sight.

( d i c e . r o l l )

1. Dice roll to see which chasers spot the Quaffle first.
Mikah's alertness + dice roll = 3 + 5 = 8
Hector's alertness + dice roll = 4 + 5 = 9
Clair's alertness + dice roll = 3 + 1 = 4

Lyra's alertness + dice roll = 3 + 5 = 8
Lily's alertness + dice roll = 3 + 3 = 6
Kassy's alertness + dice roll = 3 + 5 = 7

Results: Hector and Lyra are the first to spot the quaffle.

2. Roll to see who has possession of the Quaffle.
Hector's dexterity + dice roll = 4 + 6 = 10
Lyra's dexterity + dice roll = 4 + 2 = 6

Results: Hector now has possession of the quaffle.


Notes:

• Hector must passed the quaffle once before Ravenclaw can try to score.
  
• anyone can steel.
  
• No one can attempt to intercept until after that chaser attempts to pass.
  
• Beaters can hit a bludger at anyone.
  
• Beaters must post they are going after the bludger for the an offensive attack, wait one post, and then do a post of hitting the bludger at a player.
  
• Spectators can post in here as well. Please make sure to put in your notes that you are a spectator.
  
• Don't forget to say in your notes what you are attempting to do.
  

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[HECTOR ALLEN WULFE]

Hector strode out onto the pitch with his team, his Ice Bolt in hand. He grinned at all the other players, ready to start. And what a nice day for flying it was! The sun was out, the birds were chirping, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. The snitch would be so easy to spot by his seeker! Hec stood on the pitch with his team, listening to Professor Longbottom speak. As soon as he got the que, he mounted his broom and surged away from the ground, circling with the other Ravenclaws.

And then the game begin. Each ball exploded from the bouncing chest in the middle of the pitch, and he saw the quaffle sore into the air. Shooting off towards it, he grabbed it with one hand and tucked it securely underneath his arm, against his chest. He zoomed past a couple of the Huffies, his robes billowing in the wind. He looked around for either Mikah or Claire, his two chaser friends. He spotted Claire and jerked his head up a little, signaling to her that he was going to pass.

Dodging a random bludger, Hec sped up and started pulling the quaffled out from his protective spot. He leaned back, palmed the ball, and hurled it towards Claire. It moved so fast that he hoped it would reach her before the Huffies could intercept it. He smiled and zoomed away, to try and pick another spot on the pitch so that if someone threw it back to him, he could throw it towards the keeper. He had flown far enough down the field that if his team wanted to, they had a good chance of scoring from their position.

(Hector has passed the quaffle to Claire, hoping that it reaches her before an interception can be made.)

[QUEEN KASSY ?!]

Today was the day for the quidditch match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. Kassy had no doubt in her mind her team would win and she was going to force their win no matter what. When she reached the pitch with her canary yellow robes on, she looked at the other team and flicked her blonde hair casually hopping many of the boys would be distracted by her. She was going to do her best to make sure they won even if she used crude tactics such as flirtation. She mounted her broom and looked at her fellow chasers Lily and Lyra. The two were very good chasers and she knew that they would prove very talented on the field. With all three of them together they were going to give a good match against those Ravenclaws.

Kassy then mounted her broom and watched the chest holding the balls they would be using for the match. She wanted to be the first to get it so when the shrill whistle blew she zoomed off for the ball, but only to be disappointed that it was caught by a chaser on the Ravenclaw team. Kassy was a bit angered by this didn’t realize he had zoomed off towards the other end of the pitch. She regained her composure and went after him this time. She followed his tracks making sure she could keep on his toes. She then saw him move his head up and she recognized this right away he was going to pass it. So she followed his movements and watched him hurl the ball to another of the Ravenclaw chasers. Kassy shouted, “You are not getting this ball!” and she speed off to the ball. She stretched out her hands hoping that she could intercept it before their other chaser could have a chance to catch it and have a chance to score.

Kassy is trying to intercept the quaffle

[LUCIAN ILLIUM JAXON]

Lucian shouldered the beaters bat as he stared at Makenna. He had stolen her beaters position so to speak, but then the captain had made the right choice in doing so. Makenna was just an ordinary girl and although she could hit, it made much more sense putting a male in the spot. Not just any male but a werewolf at that. Strength and power radiated from him as he reaches for his broom with his free hand. This time he allowed his eyes to sweep over the team. He never really spoke to them, never really interacted much. He was a lone wolf and although he was part of a team, he saw them as simply pawns in a game.

Trudging out of the locker room, he stood looking bored as the professor gave his speech and the captains shook hands. A clean game, ha not if he could help it he thought as he mounted his broom, kicking off from the ground as soon as he heard the whistle. His eyes sought out a bludger flying past Hector who happened to have the quaffle.

The werewolf chased after that bludger, seeing that Hector was passing the quaffle out of the corner of his eye . A moment later he saw a yellow blur, wondering which chaser it was trying to intercept the quaffle. He didn't bother looking as he kept his eye on the bludger he was chasing, yet also watching out for the other one.

Luican is chasing a bludger

[JAYCEN NATHANIEL TATE]

Jaycen was pumped! The first Ravenclaw Quidditch match of his last year at Hogwarts, what wasn't there to love about it? True, Quidditch for him had started out as a bit of a chore born out of desperation to get his father to give him some slack, but he'd quickly developed a one hundred precent genuine love of the sport. He'd actually miss it once the year was done, though he had no intentions currently of pursuing it as a career, but he was going to savor every moment up in the air of every Ravenclaw Quidditch match for the rest of the year.

He loved the atmosphere in the locker room before the game began. Joking banter, teasing, occasional joking badmouthing of the other team... He had nothing against Hufflepuffs, and he was sure none of his teammates did either, but the laughter that resulted from jokes about them helped, in his opinion, to raise the spirits of the entire team. He wanted Ravenclaw to start this year off with a bang (and hopefully end with the bang of winning the house tournament).

As a beater, there wasn't a whole lot he could do to ensure victory. That's what some people thought, anyway. He wasn't the keeper, who was crucial in keeping the quaffle out of the hoops. He wasn't a chaser who could work as a team to rush the quaffle down the pitch and past the opposing keeper. And the almighty seeker position, possibly the most important position of the entire game, was held by the lately not-so-insufferable Raychel Entwhistle. Unless the chasers had an amazing game, or they and the keeper had a downright terrible one, it would be down to her to determine whether or not Ravenclaw walked away victorious. She was, hopefully, up to the task. But back to the point of the rambling thoughts... Jayce figured he had one of the most important positions in the game. He could aide his team, or cripple the other team (though hopefully not literally). If their chasers got the quaffle, he could whack a bludger and make them see stars while his team grabbed the quaffle and scored. If an opposing beater dared go after one of his teammates, Jayce could block it and send them home free. Anyone who said that beaters were useless deserved to be whacked with a bludger themselves.

As soon as the game was set, Jayce rose into the air, shooting straight up high so that he had a good view of what was going on. Ravenclaw had the Quaffle first, which was always an excellent sign. Hector seemed to be trying to pass to Claire, while a blonde haired Hufflepuff darted in to attempt to intercept. A flash of yellow attracted Jayce's attention; a Hufflepuff beater moving towards a bludger. That meant that Jayce might be needed soon, didn't it? He spotted the other bludger a short ways away, and after a moment's hesitation raced towards it. He was close enough, he hoped, that he could manage a block if Lucian went after Claire, but might still be able to do some damage to the Hufflepuff team.

-Jaycen Tate is going after a bludger.

[LUCIAN ILLIUM JAXON]

Lucian was gaining quickly on his target, his mind flicking through the options of who to hit it at. Maybe he could injure or even knock out of the champions out cold. His dark eyes shifted to both ravenclaw champions for a moment before going to the 2 other chasers. Mikah was nearby but the quaffle hadn't been thrown her way, then there was Hector, the one who threw the quaffle. Or he could hit it at Makenna, one of his own chasers, just because he could. Who to hit it to? He asked himself silently. His mind was made up when he saw the quaffle heading Claire's way.

He noticed Jaycen wasn't too far away from her and chasing the other bludger. He hoped if he hit it at Claire, not only would it distract her, but Jaycen as well and give the Hufflepuff chaser who he found out was Kassy a better chance to grab to quaffle.

Lifting his arm up, he drew the black beaters bat back, took a moment to get his aim perfect before belting the bludger towards Claire.

Lucian is attempting to hit Claire with a bludger

[NO MORE SORROW]

( d i c e . r o l l )

1. Kassy is trying to intercept Hector's.

strength + dice roll = 4 + 3 = 7
Kassy's dexterity + dice roll = 7 + 2 = 9

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Results: Kassy now has posession of the quaffle.

2a. Lucian is attempting to hit a bludger at Claire.

[/color] alertness + dice roll = 3 + 1 = 4
Lucian's strength + dice roll = 6 + 5 = 11[/ul]

Results: Lucian hits clair

2b. roll to see damage done.

[/color] vitality + dice roll = 2 + 4 = 6
Lucian's strength + dice roll = 6 + 5 = 11[/ul]

Results: since the difference is five, claire takes severe damage losing 1 vitality leaving her with 1 vitality point remaining.


Notes:

• Kassy must passed the quaffle once before Hufflepuff can try to score.
  
• anyone but Hector can steal the quaffle, he must wait until after the next dice roll.
  
• No one can attempt to intercept until after that chaser attempts to pass. hector must wait until after the next dice roll.
  
• Beaters can hit a bludger at anyone. Except for Lucian.
  
• Beaters must post they are going after the bludger for the an offensive attack, wait one post, and then do a post of hitting the bludger at a player.
  
• Spectators can post in here as well. Please make sure to put in your notes that you are a spectator.
  
• Don't forget to say in your notes what you are attempting to do.
  

( c u r r e n t . s c o r e )

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[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

lyra strode out onto the pitch, broom over her shoulder as she took a good look around and smiled slightly. this was where she felt at home, right here on the pitch. she looked up, her eyes catching sight of the weakness of the sun.. well that wouldn't be a problem in the match then.. in fact the mildness of the day was a good thing; it was cold, but lyra was equipped for that in her quidditch robes, and the physical activity of the game would keep her warm.

she shook hands with the ravenclaw captain, a nice firm shake, but it wasn't like shaking hands with the slytherins - they tended to like trying to crush your hand, and then she was listening to the professor. a clean game.. well, they'd try. lyra herself wasn't really one to fight dirty - though she'd had her moments of course where her slight impatience and occasional temper had gotten the better of her, but hey everyone did at some point.

she swung her leg over her broom, and on the command pushed off from the ground hard, flying straight up, eyes on that quaffle with detirmination. she reached for it, scrambling to grab it but another hand got there first and she frowned as she watched hector wulfe taking off with her quaffle... lyra flew after him, watching a team mate of hers manage to intercept his pass and grinning slightly. lyra took off toward kassy's way, keeping close by in case she wished to pass it to someone.

( lyra kara thornton is keeping close to kassy aubrey cadawallader in case she wants to pass to her )

[SEIZEL AURA CAPPER]

Seizel was thinking today was a great day, no matter what happened, and he knew that the wind would favor them if they were lucky. It all depended on the seekers really, the only ones who could really turn the tide of this game, of course sometimes it didn't help even when you caught the snitch. Hopefully today wold be different and his team would go home happy because Seizel wouldn't let a loss get to their heads at all. If they even sulked at all, he'd have plans for them later to help him scrub all of the quidditch room clean. Yes, even the head boy would have to help, cause Seizel did have that power when it came to his own team.

Some would say he was a slave-driver, like Claire, for example, but he wasn't. Far from it, in fact, like he mentioned earlier, he was only going to scold them if they didn't win any of their games. Just how he was, but he was sure that many of his team-mates would scold themselves for not doing their best. Yet, he could understand sometimes when the other team had better players, as for right now, he was a sitting duck. Watching the field with piercing sky-blue eyes. Examining the moves of all the players, like chess pieces, determining where the next one would land. For Seizel he already had ulterior plans.

Already thinking and getting his ego a little high by having hoped to catch the quaffle already. OH yeah, he was just hovering in front of the goal posts, doing his job. "Come on, beaters, don't let them get to you, Ravenclaw's gonna win this!" hoping that would give his team a morale booster.

Notes; Seizel is cheering his team on while defending the goal posts, awaiting said chasers to arrive.

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[QUEEN KASSY ?!]

Kassy’s hands roped around the red ball as she had successfully intercepted it. She was excited she had gotten the quaffle away from the other team so quickly. She wanted to win this game and the best way for her to do it was keeping the ball away from the ravenclaws. She held the ball close to her side as she speed forward looking around at her teammates. Lyra was easily the closest to her, but if she had her way she would just fly over to the hoops and score herself, she needed to be a team player though she looked around to see who else was near-by her.

When she had her opening she looked at Lyra and yelled, “You better catch this and score a goal!” She zoomed off a bit further to give them so more covered ground and so they could be closer to the ravenclaw hoops before taking the quaffle and throwing it as hard as she could towards Lyra. As the ball left her hands she watched it fly into the air and through her mind she was praying for the ball to not get intercepted by a stupid ravenclaw chaser. Then without instinct she looked for one of the beaters she didn’t say a name or anything and she didn’t really care if it was Lucian or Dunstable, but she shouted, “Kill their Keeper!!!!” Of course she knew the game was determined by the seeker, but it wouldn’t help to get the keeper out of the way so they could score more goals faster.

Kassy is passing the quaffle to Lyra

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[HECTOR ALLEN WULFE]

Hector watched as his throw to Claire was cut short by an interception from Hufflepuff. Frustrated, he tore past the other huffies and flew after Kassy, hoping to throw her off her game and let one of his teammates catch the quaffle. He was almost hit by a bludger, but managed to jerk to the left at the last minute. He was hot on Kassy's tail, when she tried throwing the quaffle to her teammate, Lyra. His eyes danced. He wasn't close enough to intercept it! Claire! he yelled,

[/b]quaffle, now!"[/b], hoping that she was close enough to hear him.

As Kassy threw the ball, he heard her yell out, "Kill their Keeper!"[/b] He swiveled his head to look at Seizel. He seemed to be fine, but he knew that bludgers would be on their way to him. If their keeper was out, then the only way to stop the huffies from scoring was to intercept passes and hope that the Ravenclaw beaters were good enough to hit the other players. Still flying after the quaffle, moving towards Lyra, he shouldered up his form and tried to look intimidating, hoping that he could scare her into dropping the ball or something.

Zooming away, he hovered above the game, looking at everything that was going on. He saw Claire get hit by a bludger and his heart fell. It was a huge hit, one that might be hard to recover from. Ignoring what he should have been doing, he shot down about twenty feet to make sure his teammate was alright. He attempted to steady her on her broom and then he flew away, looking for a way to help his team score. [/blockquote][/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify][/size]

[DUNSTABLE VERNON DURSLEY]

It was the first quidditch match for the Hufflepuffs and they were pinned up against Ravenclaw like usual for their first match, but Dunstable was ready, he was born ready for this. Or at least that was how he felt. With his icebolt over his shoulder and wearing his Hufflepuff Quidditch ropes he walked on out of the locker room as his name was announced by Aubrey. It wasn’t a bad day for Quidditch, a bit cold but he could handle that, but at least it wasn’t raining or snowing. He watched as Lyra and Seizel shook hands and he mounted his broom with the rest of the team. Waiting for Professor Longbottom to blow the whistle. And then they were off, up in the air as the four Quidditch balls shot out of their box.

He saw Hector take the Quaffle first, darn it he’ll have to somehow get it back to Hufflepuff and he was searching for a bludger to hit. He saw Lucian going for one and then hit it as he turned to find the other one. Drat, that Head boy was going after the other one, so instead he watched as Lucian hit it to hit Clair, and it looked like it was a pretty hard hit as it kept Clair from getting the quaffle as Hector tried to pass it and Kassy swooped on it to intercept. Perfect, now Dunstable could go for the quaffle that Lucian had hit. He was going to make sure to hit it at whoever tried to intercept Kassy’s pass to Lyra. There was no way he’d let the Quaffle get back into Ravenclaw’s hands. He was determined to make sure that Hufflepuff made the first goal.

( Dunstable is going after a bludger. )

[mikah]

Mikah was ready for the first Ravenclaw game of the season. This is her third year playing for the Ravenclaw, and as usual, the Ravenclaw team is well prepared. After watching the Gryffindor and Slytherin match earlier this year, Mikah concluded that they’ve got some competition this year. The Ravenclaw girl was ready for the match against Hufflepuff today though, for sure! The weather was nice, and that would make everything a little easier. She patiently waited through Aubrey announcing each of the player’s names and the captains shaking hands, and with the sound of Professor Longbottom’s whistle, Mikah kicked into the air. She didn’t manage to get the quaffle first, but it didn’t really matter, because Hector did… well until Kassy intercepted. Mikah heard the Hufflepuff crowd cheer as well as groans from the Ravenclaws. She heard their captain’s encouragement for the team. Keeping her eyes on the quaffle, Mikah urged her broom to go faster, and she accelerated towards Kassy. Meanwhile Claire had gotten hit with a bludger, and she also saw the Hufflepuff beaters go for the stray bludgers out of the corner of her eye. The Hufflepuff beaters are up to their game today, no doubt. She hoped that the Ravenclaw beaters would do something soon.

Turning her focus back onto the game, she caught an opening. Kassy was about to pass the quaffle to one of the other Hufflepuff chasers, Lyra. Right then Mikah decided to speed up just a little more, and she reached out and attempted to intercept.

( mikah leventhal is trying to intercept the pass from kassy cadawallader to lyra thornton )

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[RAYCHEL MAE ENTWHISTLE]

This was her day, she thought to herself as she looked at her broom that was leaning against the wall. Everyone depended on her. Though she was sure the chasers would do well and score points, it was inevitably up to her to win the game for them, for the past four years she had been a seeker for the Ravenclaw team and obviously the captains over those years thought she was the better seeker out of those that applied for the job. How she came about getting the position in the first place still baffled her. She had originally been a chaser, maybe it was the way she flew, or perhaps her quick reflexes, either was she had ended up as the teams most important player.

Picking up her broom, she headed out to the pitch. Was she confident up against Hufflepuff, yea she was. If it were Ravenclaw against Slytherin, well that was a different story. Their first match though, she was surprised it hadn’t been as dirty as what she expected it to be, but that didn’t mean much. She completely missed the whole usual speech by the professor and just caught the end of the handshake as she snapped back into the here and now. There was no point in worrying about Slytherins nor about how she got her position. All she needed to do was catch the small golden ball. The four balls were released and all she catch as a streak of gold as it flew from the chest to disappear. Mounting her broom she kicked off, flying a bit higher than the chasers to get a better view of the pitch.

She kept one eye on the Hufflepuff seeker. A Weasley. Three of the four seekers were family, she was the odd one out, but that didn’t faze her one bit. Glancing down at the chasers, she winced as she watched Claire get hit with a bludger. It looked like it hurt a lot. But she couldn’t go and help, if she did and missed the snitch, she was sure Claire would blame herself for not paying attention and well Raychel would blame herself for not keeping alert for the snitch. A moment later she saw Hector do exactly what she wanted to do, at least the team was looking out for one another, she thought as she resumed her search for the small golden ball.

Raychel is searching for the snitch

[NO MORE SORROW]

( d i c e . r o l l )

1. Mikah is trying to intercept Kassy's pass.

Dexterity + dice roll = 5 + 1 = 6
Kassy's Strength + dice roll = 3 + 3 = 6

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Results: reroll

[/color] Dexterity + dice roll = 5 + 6 = 11
Kassy's Strength + dice roll = 3 + 1 = 4[/ul]

Results: Mikah now has possession of the Quaffle.


Notes:

• Mikah must passed the quaffle once before Ravenclaw can try to score.
  
• anyone but Kassy can steal the quaffle, she must wait until after the next dice roll.
  
• No one can attempt to intercept until after that chaser attempts to pass. Kassy must wait until after the next dice roll.
  
• Beaters can hit a bludger at anyone.
  
• Beaters must post they are going after the bludger for the an offensive attack, wait one post, and then do a post of hitting the bludger at a player.
  
• Spectators can post in here as well. Please make sure to put in your notes that you are a spectator.
  
• Don't forget to say in your notes what you are attempting to do.
  

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[DUNSTABLE VERNON DURSLEY]

Unlike like most beaters, Dunstable had a different plan. Well he did now as originally he had planned on hit the bludger at one of the chasers, but why hit one of the chasers when the main threat was the seeker? Wouldn’t it make more sense to knock the seeker out of play so that Hufflepuff could easily go in for catching the snitch. It was perfect and he was sure that no one else had thought of it. Now if only Lucian would decide to do this with him and together they could bring down the Ravenclaw Seeker. He just really hoped that it would make things easier for the Hufflepuff team.

Once he got over to the bludger he glanced up looking for Raychel, the Ravenclaw Seeker, before he swung his bat hard so that the bludger would head right towards her. He really did hope that he aimed well enough as she was quite a bit a ways away. Then there was the fact that she might notice it as well and dodge it on her own. Oh the chances were slim, but Dunstable was good at making the best of slim chances, that was just how it was with him.

After he hit the bludger he noticed out of the corner of his eye he noticed that Ravenclaw was back in possession of the Quaffle. Darn it, Kassy really needed to throw harder. Sure she had great speed for intercepting, but there was the fact that she needed to be able to get the ball to someone else as well.

( Dunstable is attempting to hit a bludger at Raychel )

[mikah]

With her skills and a little bit of luck, Mikah intercepted the pass as the Quaffle flew from Kassy in mid-air. 'yes!' she thought to herself happily, grinning to herself. Ravenclaw now has a chance to make the first goal! She tucked the quaffle safely under her arm, using her free arm to grip her broom tightly. Mikah heard Aubrey say something about Ravenclaw having the quaffle… she didn’t really pay attention; all that was on her mind was to speed up, pass the quaffle to somebody, and help Ravenclaw score. Mikah is a very competitive girl, especially comes to quidditch, and she’s going to make sure to do everything that she can do to make sure Ravenclaw wins. She doesn’t have a huge job, like the seeker does, but being a chaser; she still has to do her best to score. Though, she was confident that Ravenclaw will do a good job with their first game. Their team is composed of excellent players, and they’ve all practiced hard.

She saw Hector just ahead of her, and so that’s who Mikah decided to pass it to. Claire… well Mikah didn’t see her at this point, though she hoped she hadn’t been hit too badly by the bludger a few moments ago. Hopefully she’s okay. Then concentrating on the task before her, Mikah shouted out, “Hey Hector, heads up!” with that, she threw the quaffle at his direction and hoped nobody from Hufflepuff will intercept.

( mikah leventhal is trying to pass the quaffle to hector wulfe )

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[JAYCEN NATHANIEL TATE]

Jayce was more than a little bit upset at his slow speed as he saw a bludger collide with Claire. Usually he might shrug it off as a part of the game, caring for his teammate and friend of course but not sparing too much concern in the midst of a match, but now the hit infuriated him. She wasn't just a chaser this year; she was a champion. He almost felt like the attack was personal against the Ravenclaw house to lessen their chances of coming out victorious in the house tournament. He and Raychel, as all champions, had to be careful not to get so seriously injured that their performance in the tasks were affected. It should be part of Jayce's duties to keep an eye on Claire and ensure that she was not injured. If he had noticed the bludger heading her way in time earlier, he could have prevented that collision... as it was he could only focus on stopping any more hits.

The bludger he'd been chasing was near now, he could likely raise his bat and whack it towards any Ravenclaw player right now if he wanted to, but a flash of yellow out of the corner of his eye caught his attention before he could. Dunstable Dursley, bat lifted, ready to whack the other bludger right towards... Raychel. The bludger before Jaycen was forgotten as he turned hard on his broom, racing towards the Ravenclaw seeker as Dunstable's bat connected with the bludger with a loud 'CRACK!' "Raychel, watch out!" he shouted as he came nearer, hoping that his voice might alert her to the incoming bludger if he weren't to get there in time, but the roar of the spectators made him think his voice would be drowned out. Regardless, he gripped his bat tightly in his hands, preparing to swing it towards the bludger and, hopefully, whack it as far away from the head girl as possible.

-Jaycen Tate is defending Raychel Entwhistle... but totally not because he 'cares about her'.

[LYRA KARA THORNTON]

as the quaffle just brushed her fingertips before sailing toward the close by ravenclaw, lyra cursed. "damn it!" they were sure as hell NOT going to loose this match! it was lyra's last year here, and her final year as quidditch captain, they had to win this match, and the following matches, and take that quidditch cup!

lyra ducked the broom lower and weaved a few bludgers; not glancing around for the source of them as her eyes caught sight of the quaffle and locked onto it. hufflepuff needed that back, thank you, and so she sent her trusted broom onward, following the process of the chaser mikah who currently had possession.. avaiting her chance..

..and there it was. as the girl made to pass it to her team mate lyra sent her broom forward on an extra burst of speed in order to try and get in between the quaffle and the intended player to get it, her hands outstretched as she aimed to grab it before the other ravenclaw could...

( lyra kara thornton is trying to intercept mikah dyllan leventhal's passw )