Recent content by Rion Pendleton

TEAM RED - 110 POINTS (Chaser) Rion had a clear path all the way to the hoops. She glanced around for Raylee, but the woman had hung back, almost as if she wanted Rion to shoot. The Ravenclaw took a deep breath, and threw. The red ball sailed effortlessly through the hoops. Yes! She'd done it...

TEAM RED - 100 POINTS (Chaser) Oh, god, he was so embarrassing. Rion was glad she wasn't a seeker. She dove quickly for the quaffle, hiding behind Raylee as they flew together toward Mary Lou's hoops.

TEAM RED - 70 POINTS (Chaser) She'd scored? She'd scored!! Rion was half convinced Mary-Lou had let it in, so she beamed gratefully at her before she flew away. She did love Mary-Lou.

TEAM RED - 60 POINTS (Chaser) Rion accepted a pass from Raylee as they sped side-by-side toward the hoops. Even when she knew it didn't matter, even when there was no pressure, her hands always started to shake when she was about to score. She held her breath and launched the quaffle.

TEAM RED - 30 POINTS (Chaser) Rion made a mad dive for the quaffle and squeezed it under her arm. Her logic was, if she caught it first, she could pass it to Raylee when they got near the hoops, and she wouldn't have to try to score. What could go wrong?

TEAM RED - 0 POINTS (Chaser) Rion barely caught the quaffle as Raylee launched it at her. It was OK. It was fine. It was just for fun. No pressure. She took a deep breath and threw. The quaffle sailed awkwardly over the top of the hoops. Great.

TEAM RED - 0 POINTS (Chaser) Rion couldn't believe she'd missed the quaffle. She'd dove right at it, and still Ten had beaten her by miles. She was going to have to play a bit more aggressively. Was she even capable of that? The Gryffindors had brought a bit of a competitive spirit out of her...

Rion didn't feel like an adult. She didn't feel like a child, either. She was something between the two, which made the camping trip a little awkward, but she was still enjoying herself. In some ways, it was nice to be able to fall into whichever group she wanted. Mostly she hung out with the...

Rion opened her mouth to answer, but the Hufflepuff house ghost beat her to it. She hadn’t even noticed him drifting over and jumped in her seat. Well… Hugo was probably in safe hands, now. He didn’t need one of his classmates fussing over him as well as the adults. Even the ghost could probably...

Rion wasn’t hungry. The only reason she’d managed to eat anything was because the pumpkin pie was delicious, but she couldn’t only eat pumpkin pie. Maybe she should write to her granddad. He always managed to cheer her up, even when she didn’t know exactly what she was sad about - or when she...

Rion wasn’t brave enough to join the duelling club - and watching Horror knock Hugo unconscious on the platform had quickly reminded her why. All duels were quite brutal, but this one had been particularly violent; Horror wasn’t just satisfied with winning but seemed to want to make poor Hugo...

Rion scratched a little too hard; a big chunk of glitter fell into her lap. "I thought you said you were too old for that," she muttered.

Rion lowered the card, deflating. "Some people say you should marry your best friend," she said. "Maybe you should get married, and then she can come and live with us." She scratched intently at the pattern of glitter, as if this had her full focus, and the idea of Ava coming to stay forever was...

Rion held up the card, eyebrows raised. "These kinda look like feelings to me."

Rion allowed herself the quickest of eye-rolls. "That's a long time," she said, dropping the card back in the box and pulling out another. Also from Ava. "She's single, right? Maybe you should ask her on a date."