HOGWARTS TRIATHLON - THE FIRST TASK

[DUNSTABLE VERNON DURSLEY]

“Are you gonna be alright?” Dunstable looked down at his ankle, completely forgot about the fact that the red cap had cut him. Perhaps it was because he wanted to get away before the red cap went after them again. He pointed his wand at his ankle and whispered a small spell to wrap a bandage around it. He was sure that once they got back to the finish line there would be a healer there to take a closer look at it. “It should be fine, let’s keep going,

[/color]” he half told the truth, knowing full well that the pain was starting to bother him. But it shouldn’t be much further until they got to the end. Besides, the last part was flying so he wouldn’t be on his leg for very long, especially since he could see the clearing with the broomsticks up ahead.

Dunstable had reached down to pick up one of the brooms when he heard Yori breathing a bit heavier. He knew that she wasn’t exactly an “expert” at flying. “ Dun... Make...” Dunstable looked over at her, tilting his head slightly as if waiting for her to finish her sentence. “Can you make sure I don't fall?” Dunstable smiled as he walked over to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. “Don’t worry Yori, I’ll make sure nothing happens to you,[/color]” he said calmly before mounting his broom. He kicked himself off of the ground and flew up into the air. He checked to make sure that Yuri was with him before the two flew off towards the flag in hoping to catch most of them.
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[ALAYA SILANE TIAUN]

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I'm not gonna wait around, Let you run my whole life down, So you can watch me fade away

So take me as I am

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There really wasn't much to the run. Alaya was quite enjoying the change. She really did not like the water and was annoyed with being held back because of the squid. She just hoped that they could make it to the brooms before or even around the same time as the other two teams that were ahead of them. She was going over the different magical creatures that they could possible run into in this part of the forest. There was a list but if they were lucky nothing would happen, or run into a creature that wasn't much of a big deal to handle. But luck did not seem on their side at that moment. A foul stench reached her nose and she knew exactly what they were heading for. She slowed down and sighed as they stopped in front of a couple of Blast-Ended Skrewts.

Alaya watched as James casted his spell. She knew there weren't too many spells that could work against this creature. She nodded to James as she quickly analyzed the situation. Considering their shell was fairly magic resistant the key was all about aim. She took out her wand and made sure to point it at the creature’s underside. The soft skin there was the creature’s main weakness. She casted the Impediment Jinx, aiming to either knock it away or to immobilize it just long enough to get by.

It would only take a moment to see if the spell had worked but she wasn’t about to claim victory, not yet. Alaya kept going over possible spells that could work against the creatures. Because, if their spells didn’t work they would have to act quickly with casting another or making a run for it.

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taged: Champions ~ 290 words ~ outfit: none ~ notes: alaya is using the Impediment Jinx on the Skrewt
template made by alaya @ CAUTION 2.0

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[NO MORE SORROW]

( DICE ROLL )

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( GRYFFINDOR )

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BLAST ENDED SKREWT DICE ROLL: 7 + 5 = 12
JAMES'S DR + ALAYA'S DR:6 + 3 = 9
RESULTS: they didn’t defeat the blast ended skrewt.
NOTES: posts should be about trying to get rid of/away from the blast ended skrewt.

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( SLYTHERIN )

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RED CAP DICE ROLL: 1 + 3 = 4
SCORPIUS'S DR + THERSEA'S DR: 6 + 1 = 7
RESULTS: they defeat the redcap.
NOTES: you’re posts should be defeating/getting the redcap away from you and then running onto the broomsticks

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( RAVENCLAW )

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PIXIE DICE ROLL: 2 + 1 = 3
JAYCEN'S DR + CLAIRE'S DR: 6 + 2 = 8
RESULTS: they manage to defeat the pixies.
NOTES: posts should be about how you got away from the pixies and continue on running to the broomsticks, then flying up into the air to capture flags.

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(HUFFLEPUFF )

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ROLL TO SEE HOW MANY FLAGS THEY CAPTURE.
DUNSTABLE: 4
YORI: 1
RESULTS: the Hufflepuff team captures 5 flags total so far.
NOTES: you’re posts should be about the flags you captured and continuing on to fly.

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[JAMES SIRIUS POTTER]

James was cursed as it was, but he had to hope they'd come out of this and get the most flags in the finale, but he somehow doubted they would get that much. Although he could only hope they'd both make up for their failure while they tagged behind, and finally he started to glance over at the rest of the others that seemed to be ahead already. James really hated that he was dawdling and his spell had accidentally hit the wrong part of the blast-ended skrewts shell as he was tempted to just run away from them. Then another idea came to mind where he could knock them over on to their backs, and that might have helped. Looking at Alaya, he decided to try the same thing again as he had backed up a few paces since the blast-ended skrewt had actually come a little too close to him.

Swiping at his legs, and then he instantly moved around it to avoid it's toxic fumes from it's butt-hole, and soon started to keep his eyes open for the rest of the creatures mandibles. It was required to stay alive, and James was going to keep on going for as long as he could with the same spell. Changing it up a little he soon went with a more advanced spell, "Glacius Tria!" he shouted out, one of the ice spells known to be incredibly strong, but he had been reading through some texts and wanted to try it out honestly. Dumbledore had used a spell like this, but not very powerful this was something most sixth years learned during their defense against the dark arts class.

James is still attempting to hit the blast-ended skrewt.

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[THERESA JAY KELSEY]

theia snarled at the redcap and tried to hold still so scorpius could get a second shot at it. it was hard to avoid pounding on the thing and ripping its stupid throat out but she knew scorp would probably not appreciate the leaping and interrupting of his spell casting. she locked her muscles, tense beneath the thick, sleek white coat as she growled, a low guttural sound right in the centre of her chest - warning the creature to stop messing with them and just play dead already.

finally scorp managed to get the damned thing, and theia gave one last snarl at it before huffing and gathering her power onto her haunches, and then leaping forward once more, wearing the ache of having locked all the tension in her muscles out by bounding ahead, pushing her paws deep into the forest floor and then pushing herself onwards powerfully. there was so much fun in being a tigress - you have so much more power and precision, and though she was pretty dainty on her two feet, there was so much grace in a tigress that no human could ever achieve.

she saw the clearing up ahead and two yellow clad figures heading into the sky and she growled in irritation. hufflepuffs! ahead of them! she shook her head .. what was the world coming to...before pushing herself on faster. her and scorp needed to catch them the hell up and she raced into the clearing, locking the joints in her legs to made a sudden stop...completely forgetting the rather unstable passenger on top but hey, she wasn't going to consider him in this - it was his fault he hadn't been able to keep up with her, and she'd already lost dignity by letting him ride her. she made a complete stop right by two brooms and waited til scorp had removed himself from his seat on her back before trasforming back into herself, pushing her slightly windswept hair back and grabbing a broom. she swallowed and paled slightly at the thought of flying, but pushed it out of mind. she had to do this or they weren't going to get anywhere. "don't go expecting 'pony' rides ever again." she warned scorp with a raise of her eyebrow, swinging one leg over her chosen broom and pushing off into the air...

[SCORPIUS HYPERION MALFOY]

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[DUNSTABLE VERNON DURSLEY]

Dunstable took a deep breath as he flew up into the air. He very much enjoyed flying; it was like a passion for him. This would be the easiest part for him; there was no doubt to that. However, when he was on the broom, he usually had to hit a bludger around, not capture a snitch or try to get a Quaffle. That was the only downside to this part of the task. But none-the-less, Dunstable glanced around from some of the yellow colored flags and then quickly he went for the ones he could see, glancing back periodically to make sure that Yori was still following him.

One… Two… Three… Four… flags he grabbed in his hands, this wasn’t as hard as he thought it would be. He glanced back and frowned a bit when he saw that so far that Yori hadn’t managed to grab any yet. He knew she was scared, he just hoped that she wouldn’t freak out too much. “Come on Yori! I believe in you! Look there’s one over there!

[/color]” he called out to her as he pointed over to the right of her hoping that she noticed the one he was pointing to. He sure hoped that she managed to get it, hopefully it would also boost her morale some so that she could capture some more as they fly on ahead to the finish line. He was sure that there wasn’t that much left of the race and really hoped that they would be one of the first two teams to cross the finish line.
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[YORI OSHIRO]

It had been a long time since she had last flown. After the traumatic experience that was flying lessons first year, Yori had been quietly avoiding it until now. Quite unsurprisingly, she was wobbly in her flight, trying what she could to keep the broom steady and her balance secured. Unfortunately, it left her with little attention toward the flags that were whizzing past her. Honestly, she wasn't really focusing on anything, which now that she was contemplating it, was a pretty terrible idea. It left her unable to distract her from her fears.

When Dunstable spoke, the Japanese girl was already breathing heavy, uncomfortable with adrenaline surging through her. She saw where Dunstable was pointing, and shaking her head to try and release the burdening thoughts, she reached out, snatching the flag as quickly as it came. It almost seemed unreal to feel the fabric in her fingers. That was definitely something to focus on. She gave a thick swallow. She didn't want to disappoint Dunstable, cost them the task. The hufflepuff took a deep breath before calling out, ”I've got it! I'm... I'm gonna try harder!”

[JAYCEN NATHANIEL TATE]

And 'poof' went the pixies. Well, not necessarily the pixies, but the fluttering of their wings and the high pitched (very annoying) chatter of their little mouths speaking in a language Jaycen did not, nor wanted to, understand. They were now suspended in air above him, all tens and tens of them, like frozen rain in the sky, almost as though they created the illusion that time was frozen. It might be a pretty cool view to enjoy, bringing him back to those childish days of imagination when such a 'stopped-time' illusion would be jaw-droppingly cool, if there weren't a task going on at that moment that Jaycen needed to get back into.

He didn't pocket his wand, instead holding it firmly in his left hand, and glanced at Claire. Hopefully there would be no more delays until they reached the booms... and once they did that, it should be smooth sailing, right? Both he and Claire were on the Quidditch team... flying came as naturally as walking to them, right? At least, it did to Jaycen. It made it easy to go back to Quidditch each year to keep his dad happy because it made Jayce happy too. But now was definitely not the time to get all sentimental of things he would certainly miss once the school year was over...

"Shouldn't be too much longer," he remarked to Claire, feeling that he should probably say something to fill the silence, and that was the first thing to come to mind. Communication had to be key in a team game like this... but it didn't seem as though he and Claire had had too much in this task. Mind you, that was mainly because they'd been fish, pretty much literally, for most of the task and hadn't been able to speak... maybe it was a sign of how good a team they were that they had seemed to manage so well so far.

He set off through the trees again, always making sure his partner was close behind, and after only about a minute of running could see something up ahead. "The brooms!" he called back to Claire in case she hadn't noticed them yet. He skidded into the clearing, stopping near one of the brooms and waiting for his partner to catch up completely before he set off. He wasn't leaving her behind now. There were four brooms left... four brooms already gone. They weren't in last place, but they weren't in first, either. "Ready to kick some butt at what we do best?" he asked Claire with a grin. Not all teams had both champions on their Quidditch team. Without waiting for a response he mounted his broom and kicked off into the air for the final leg.

[NO MORE SORROW]

( DICE ROLL )

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Due to the fact that this thread is taking quite a time, yes I understand that many of us are busy and such, but many people are waiting for the month to change to December, so to help with moving the month along I’ve decided to just do the rest of the dice rolls in this post. You may all post to play it out if you choose to, or just do one last post telling how the rest of it will go.

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( GRYFFINDOR )

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BLAST ENDED SKREWT DICE ROLL: 1 + 7 = 8
JAMES'S DR + ALAYA'S DR:5 + 5 = 10
RESULTS: they defeated the blast-ended skrewt.
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JAMES’S FLAG CATCH DR: 4
ALAYA’S FLAG CATCH DR: 3
RESULTS: James catches 4 flags, alaya catches 3 flags.
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JAMES’S FLAG CATCH DR: 6
ALAYA’S FLAG CATCH DR: 2
RESULTS: James catches 6 flags, alaya catches 2 flags.
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JAMES’S FLAG CATCH DR: 1
ALAYA’S FLAG CATCH DR: 5
RESULTS: James catches 1 flag, alaya catches 5 flags.
NOTES: posts should be about defeating the blast-ended skrewt and catching the flags.

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( SLYTHERIN )

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SCORP’S FLAG CATCH DR: 3
THEIA’S FLAG CATCH DR: 5
RESULTS: Scorp catches 3 flags, Theia catches five flags.
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SCORP’S FLAG CATCH DR: 4
THEIA’S FLAG CATCH DR: 2
RESULTS: Scorp catches 4 flags, Theia catches 2 flags.
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SCORP’S FLAG CATCH DR: 5
THEIA’S FLAG CATCH DR: 6
RESULTS: Scorp catches 5 flags, Theia catches 6 flags.
NOTES: you’re posts should be about catching the flags

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1/1 - land creatures
3/3 - flying posts (25/36 flags)

( RAVENCLAW )

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CLAIRE’S FLAG DICE ROLL: 3
JAYCEN'S FLAG DICE ROLL: 5
RESULTS: Claire captures 3 flags, jaycen captures five flags
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CLAIRE’S FLAG DICE ROLL: 3
JAYCEN'S FLAG DICE ROLL: 6
RESULTS: Claire captures 3 flags, jaycen captures 6 flags
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CLAIRE’S FLAG DICE ROLL: 5
JAYCEN'S FLAG DICE ROLL: 2
RESULTS: Claire captures 5 flags, jaycen captures 2 flag

NOTES: posts should be about capturing flags.

2/2 - water creatures
1/1 - land creatures
3/3 - flying posts (24/36 flags)

(HUFFLEPUFF )

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ROLL TO SEE HOW MANY FLAGS THEY CAPTURE.
DUNSTABLE’S FLAG DR: 2
YORI’S FLAG DR: 2
RESULTS: dunstable capture’s 2 flags. Yori capture’s 2 flags
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DUNSTABLE’S FLAG DR: 6
YORI’S FLAG DR: 5
RESULTS: dunstable capture’s 6 flags. Yori capture’s 5 flags
NOTES: you’re posts should be about the flags you captured and continuing on to fly.

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[NO MORE SORROW]

( FINAL RESULTS )

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these are the final results, so go ahead and post your last set of posts.

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( GRYFFINDOR )

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PLACE: 4th place, awarding 40 poins
TOTAL FLAGS CAPTURE: 21, awarding 42 points
TOURNY POINTS: 82 points
HOUSE POINTS: 20 points

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( SLYTHERIN )

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PLACE: 2nd place, awarding 80 points (due to crossing the same as Ravenclaw, but having more flags)
TOTAL FLAGS CAPTURE: 25, awarding 50 points
TOURNY POINTS: 130 points
HOUSE POINTS: 40 points

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( RAVENCLAW )

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PLACE: 3rd place, awarding 60 points (due to crossing the same as slytherin, but having less flags)
TOTAL FLAGS CAPTURE: 24, awarding 48 points
TOURNY POINTS: 108 points
HOUSE POINTS: 30 points

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(HUFFLEPUFF )

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PLACE: 1st place, awarding 100 points
TOTAL FLAGS CAPTURE: 20, awarding 40 points
TOURNY POINTS: 140 points
HOUSE POINTS: 50 points

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[JAMES SIRIUS POTTER]

James was a rather sore loser right now and he really didn't want to deal with the fact that Hufflepuff had indeed won. It wasn't fair to him, but he had to consider what was going to happen if his team-mates really didn't get their act together at all. Whatever, he really didn't care at this point, but it wasn't anyones fault for this mess. Why was it that Gryffindor just couldn't seem to get a hold on things as he just suddenly gave up right there thinking this whole thing was futile. Surely, the next round would be better than this one, but he had figured at least second would have been nice to get unless of course he was just hoping for a miracle.

Clapping his hands for Hufflepuff, despite the fact he had really wanted to win, yet the creatures hadn't exactly been quite friendly towards Gryffindor in the first place. Whatever, he was just gonna storm off before hearing about the final results since he really needed to divulge this anger on something else other than out here. Yes, he was competitive, and would have shouted something like they cheated, but he wasn't going to be a total sore loser. There were still two other tasks where he could make up for lost time and wanted to make sure he had the ultimate strategy combined with Alaya's awesome characteristics to overcome this. Even after doing the flying around and catching whole flags things he was down on the ground realizing they had been the last ones to cross.

James silently cursed and then punched the ground hard as he let his rage ensue and didn't care if anyone tried to stop him. Let them try as he was ready to storm off at any given notice until other results were revealed to him, but he then nodded to Alaya saying just one thing, "I'm going to head to the Quidditch pitch to relieve some stress after this," he said to her letting his foul attitude carry over towards the other two teams, but he kept still until the announcement of any second task was possible or had to hear of any hints they would receive.

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