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| Y16 Gryffindor Quidditch Try-Outs; 2nd Years and Up! First Years, PM me! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mandy Willis | Aug 19 2012, 03:58 AM Post #16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mandy made her way down to the Quidditch pitch, her old second hand Firebolt slung over her right shoulder. She didn't yet own a set of Quidditch robes and it was a nice day out so she was dressed in a pair of baggy grey cotton shorts, her Gryffindor t-shirt and a pair of running trainers. She'd decided on the train that she would keep an eye-out for try outs and give it a shot. She knew it would please her father immensely if she were even to make it as a reserve and she wanted to surprise him. She knew he was worried about her well-being, she wanted to show him that she was making an effort at Hogwarts and enjoying herself, even if this wasn't necessarily true. It sickened her to think that she was causing him worry and grief on top of everything else he had to deal with at the moment. She just wished, with all of her heart, that things were different. That it was all one big, nasty dream. This, however, did not seem to be the case and Mandy had a blue pinch bruise on her arm to prove it. As she walked out onto the pitch, her hopes fell. What seemed like half of Gryffindor house had shown up. Her stomach tightened and she had the sudden urge to turn back, she'd been silly to think she stood a chance. She was there now though and her brother would never forgive her if she didn't at least try, he was so eager to play himself and being a first year, unable to do so. Mandy gathered with the others around a pretty looking blonde girl who looked to be about a year younger or ages with herself, and guessed she was the captain. The girl welcomed them all and explained what was to happen. Mandy gave her a small, nervous smile as she collected a bat from the supplies box, she seemed nice. "I'm Mandy Willis, fifth year, trying out for Beater if that's okay" she told the girl, flinging a leg over her broom and kicking off hard from the ground. It didn't appear as though everyone was ready to start yet, so Mandy went for a quick warm-up lap of the pitch, breathing in the fresh spring air, her wavy, dark blonde hair coming out of it's loose bobble almost instantly and flying out behind her. How she loved this feeling, there was nothing quite like it. She found flying therapeutic, she felt so free and alive on a broom. Mandy returned to the centre of the pitch and readied herself. She knew beater was a position usually favored by the bigger, stronger boys, but though small and slim she herself has a fairly athletic build, strong arms and a good hit and had always found the position worked best for her. The quaffles were released and Mandy watched as they began speeding around the pitch, spotting one headed for a nearby chaser, she sped forward, pulling herself forward on her broom a little, keeping her torso low against the handle. On approach, she raised her arm and swung it round to meet the bludger in a good, hard hit, and it went spiraling off in the other direction. Mandy gave the chaser a nod and set off again, her eyes scanning the pitch, alert and eager. She didn't have to look far for within a second a bludger found her, coming from behind she heard it gathering speed and turned just in time to give it one almighty whack. Looking to her left, Mandy noticed one of the try-out seekers was having a spot of bother trying to out fly one of the large, red balls, and she set off instantly, urging her broom to move faster, coming up behind the seeker, swinging her arm round and hitting the bludger just as it was about to make contact. It wasn't as good a hit as her previous two, but it done the job and the bludger disappeared from sight. Another came her way only moments later, from the right this time and she was ready for it, waiting with her arms out-stretched, grasping the bat with both hands this time, she brought it round and hit the thing off to the far left of the pitch were there was no one currently flying. It was her best hit yet and she felt a sudden jolt of pride as the crack of contact echoed throughout the pitch. Leaning low on her broom once more, she rushed to the aid of the keeper, spotting a bludger en route for his face, Mandy went for a two handed hit again and sent the bludger flying off to her right, bringing her knees up to each side of her broom to ensure stabilitly, though there was no real need, her balance was good. The final bludger came just as she were about to head for the ground, coming at her side. If she missed a shot like this, it would be broken ribs for sure. Swinging the bat with her left hand, she hit the ball away and was pleased to see that even though it'd been a while since she last played, she could still aim and hit just as well with her left hand as she could her right, her right hand being what most would consider the 'stronger' writing hand. After a final sweep of the pitch to make sure there were no more rogue bludgers, Mandy took a nose dive towards the ground, pulling up in good time and landing softly. Returning the bat to the box, she gave the Captain another light smile before turning to walk up to the castle, hoping it wasn't long until lunch time. She was happy and content with her performance, it was nothing special but it'd been a while since she'd played and she wasn't the most experienced anyway, having only ever actually been able to play with her father, brother and fathers' friends. If she didn't make the team, she didn't make the team. She definitely planned on doing a lot more flying this year either way, she really did enjoy Quidditch though, for the first time in weeks she felt properly energized and excited. Maybe this was exactly what she needed, some regular action to raise her spirits and keep her active. |
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| Aphrodite Romanes | Aug 21 2012, 06:50 PM Post #17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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