Y32 Beauxbatons Quidditch Try-Outs

The disappointment of the match against Hogwarts being cancelled was still fresh, and Elvira had no idea if they would be able to play against the other school this year. But the team would keep going, and she would make sure it would do good. It was scary, standing here without Brendan to lean on. He had been a natural leader, and Elvira really... wasn't. Her attempts at giving captain speeches last year had been pretty bad, and now she wasn't sure how she would handle being the older of the two captains. She was grateful with Jamie at least, she knew he would be someone at her side even if she messed up. She gave the younger boy a smile as they waited for the team to arrive, as well as students who were looking to try out. Elvira hoped a lot of people would sign up, it would be nice to have a full team with a lot of alternates. Once everyone seemed to be there, Elvira cleared her throat. "Hi! Welcome. You all want to be on the team, and we want people on the team. Sounds like a win win." She said, grinning. "Anyway, when you try out, please state your name and the position you want to try out for. If you have any questions, direct them to Jamie because I probably won't know." Somehow, while she was talking to crowds Elvira just couldn't stop making jokes, she gave the younger boy a quick smile to show she wasn't serious before going on. "Players who were already on the team as a permanent position won't need to try out again, but former alternates will. Who knows? You might get a better spot." She shrugged, glancing at Jamie again who seemed ready to start the tryouts with her. She looked around to see if anyone still looked confused, before starting the practice by pointing at the first person to try out. She really hoped things would go well for the team this year.

Meadow missed the farm home, but her mother got a job offer they simply couldn't refuse. After her first year at Hogwarts her family had moved to France. So Beauxbatons was the more logical choice now. Meadow enrolled immediately and could start as a second year at the school. Beauxbatons was very different from Hogwarts, but it was fun. Her french was still the worst, but people were always happy to help. Meadow had always liked Quidditch and decided to try-out for the team. With a broom in her hand she walked to the pitch.

Meadow arrived at the pitch and waited for the captain to start the try-out. ''Meadow, trying out for Beater'' Meadow waited for the captain to write down her name and mounted her broom. As soon as she spotted a bludger she gave it a nice wack. The bludger went straight to the intended target and Meadow was happy with the success. Meadow flew around some more and stopped bludgers coming towards people that were trying out for chaser and seeker. Being a beater was not only smashing the other team, it was also about protecting the team you were in. Beaters can't score points so it is important to keep the people alive who can.

When Meadow thought she had done enough to show the captain that she was capable she rose down back to the solid ground. Meadow thanked the captain for the try-out and now it was time for the waiting game. She was curious to see if she had made it.

Nadine had been an alternate on the Beauxbatons team last year, and she was very excited to continue in that position. She knew there was a chaser spot empty now that Brendan had graduated, but honestly wouldn't be surprised if it would be filled by another students. She really wanted to play, but she did know she had a lot to learn. The girl had often grown frustrated last year when she hadn't done well in practices, and vowed to try harder this year.

Tryouts were always exciting but also fairly scary. She waited until it was her turn, then smiled brightly. "Nadine here! Trying out for chaser!" She was a little sad Brendan wasn't here, as he had really been someone Nadine looked up to last year. He was a very talented chaser, but so were the other two. She gave Jamie a smile before taking to the sky. She quickly got her hands on the quaffle and made her way to the hoops. Nadine forced herself to stop for a moment to focus, not wanting to rush in and make mistakes as she usually did. She threw the quaffle as hard as she could and beamed as it soared through the hoop. She grabbed the ball again and flew to the other side of the pitch to try it again. This time, she wanted to score immediately. She quickly realized that was a mistake, as this time she missed. She allowed someone else to take the quaffle, and moped for a little while about her mistake. But she soon managed to try again. In the end, she scored three times out of four attempts, which she was a little unhappy with. There was always room for improvement, though, and she would have to do her best for that.

OOC: Last call for people who want to try out! Do it now before it's too late!

Quentin hadn't been expecting to come to Beauxbatons. For years he was told that he'd be following his cousins to Hogwarts New Zealand, where he'd be sorted into his house, and where he imagined he would be spending seven years of his education. Even Agnes got to go to Hogwarts and she didn't even want to be there. It wasn't fair that his mom had moved him away from everyone else he knew, just because she didn't want to live in America anymore. He knew his parents divorce had been difficult, but when his Aunt and Uncle went through the same thing, it didn't mean that Maggie had to move.

One thing he'd been particularly looking forward to when joining the school though, was Quidditch. If Isaac could play without a single athletic bone in his body, Quentin had no doubt that he could too. Magic was fascinating and being on a broom was even more scary and fun at the same time. Even though he was a first year, the boy still headed down to the pitch during try outs, just in case there was any room left for him. He probably wouldn't be the best of course, and sometimes when the ball came at him it was more terrifying than thrilling, but he wanted to try. Stood there in his robes that were slightly too long, and broom that was taller than he, he stepped up when he finally got the chance. "Quentin. Burdock. Trying out for the goal keeper." He wasn't sure if he got that right but he hoped they knew what he meant. Flying in the skies, he wobbled a little as he got his balance, the wind whipping past him faster than he thought it would have. Even if he didn't go to Hogwarts as a student, perhaps he would be able to beat them at a game one day. Doing his best to defend the hoops, he only winced away from the Quaffle twice, before he caught the third and fourth attempted shot on the goal. He hoped that no one saw that he nearly slipped off the broom completely during his last catch, and by the time he made it back to the floor he was secretly pleased to have just made it down in one piece. "Thanks," he said nervously towards the Captains, wondering if it would always be that difficult.

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