Slytherin Quidditch Practice

[Charlotte Owens]

Slytherin,PracticeAfter the loss of their previous game, Charlotte was more determined than ever for her team to practice some more. It was important that they get in as much practice as they could so they could win their next match. The teen came up to the quidditch pitch bright and early to wait for her team. She stood there with her broom in hand and the quidditch equipment in the box in front of her as she waited. As people started to arrive, she told them to start doing laps around the pitch as a warm up, hoping this practice session was going to pay off.

 

[Odette Madison]

Odette was early at the practice Charlotte had announced. She knew they had to work hard now. One lost game didn't mean the end, but it wasn't a good start of the quidditch team. What she hadn't expected was to be the first person there aside from their captain. She gave her a hesitant smile before starting to do laps around the pitch as she instructed. Odette really hoped she would get to hit some bludgers today.

 

[Asaiah Murphy]

Asaiah hated that they had lost the first match of the season. He couldn't stand losing from his best friends or Gryffindor in general as all they would do was gloat about it in his face. When the Beater arrived on the pitch he saw his that his fellow Beater had already arrived and was flying laps around the pitch. His eyes followed her around the pitch but didn't go into the air himself. He didn't want to do laps around the pitch to warm up, as he thought that he did not need that. He'd be good and ready to play regardless of whether he would have done warm up rounds before the practice started or not. Instead, he leaned against his broomstick, waiting for the other members of the Quidditch team to arrive also.

 

[Sara Benivieni]

Sara walked down to the pitch, feeling a little bad for her team that they had lost the match against Gryffindor - the first game of the season. It wasn't fair and the girl wanted to win so badly, considering the lions had won the cup last year. She didn't want that to happen again. She smiled at her teammates but said nothing, when she was told to warm up and do laps around the pitch she mounted her broom and was up in the air, getting as warmed up as possible.

 

[Kimmyeon Kendall-Wu]

After the defeat of their first match, and the first game since Kimmyeon had rejoined the team, she was more determined than ever to get to practise so that she could perform well in the next game. She'd just missed out on the chance to score in the match against Gryffindor, but she wanted to be ready so that when they time came she wouldn't doubt her skills. She knew that eventually the team would be playing Ravenclaw, and if she should come up against her sister in the same position, she didn't want to be outshone. Changing into her gear, she found the rest of the Slytherin team at the Quidditch pitch, and the seventh year jumped onto her broom and quickly sped off, warming up and performing laps around the field.
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[Charlotte Owens]

Once Charlotte was sure that everyone had arrived and had done a few laps around the pitch, she called them back down to the ground. "The last game wasn't that good but we can do better than that." she said, opening up the box of quidditch supplies in front of her. "Today we're going to practice and do as best as we can so we can win our next game. Hayden, you guard the north hoops and Sara, you guard the south. This game will end when the Chasers have scored three goals or the Beaters hit two people, or the seeker catches the snitch." Charlotte was sure they remembered it from last time but told them again anyway before releasing the snitch and instructing everyone to mount their brooms. She passed the quaffle over to one of her chasers, ready for the game to begin as she flew up into the air.

 

[Stella Finch]

Stella hadn't expected Slytherin to lose the first match of the season, especially against her brother's team. Even thinking about it now, she still thought they had been doing exceptionally well in the first half of the match, until the snitch was caught by the other team. So she was glad their captain had called them in for practice because she hoped to avoid another loss like that one. Although she was only an alternate and had never played a game, she still showed up to practice because she still needed to improve her own skills for when the opportunity came for her to play, she'd be ready. Stella arrived and nodded silently at her teammates and then took a few laps around the pitch like they were instructed to do, working on controlling her speed in intervals. Once she was warmed up she listened to Charlotte give them instructions about practice and then took off to the skies once again.
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[Odette Madison]

Odette was happy when Charlotte officially started the practice. Flying laps was boring. With her bat in her hand, she started flying around the pitch in search of bludgers. After the disaster of a game they'd had, she had the feeling she would have to do well. If there was one thing their team had enough of, it was alternate beaters. And Odette wouldn't let herself be replaced.

 

[Asaiah Murphy]

Glad that Charlotte didn't seem to care that he hadn't done his rounds, Asaiah kicked off the ground with his Beater's bat clutched in his right hand. He was determined to hit a couple of people today and with that thought followed a bludger closely, ready to stretch out his arm as soon as he would be able to send it off towards someone.

 

[Kimmyeon Kendall-Wu]

Kimmy was ready to go, and caught the Quaffle as Charlotte threw it out. She quickly turned on her broom, and headed over to the hoops closest to her. Over the years her balance had been improving, and the seventh year was able to sit up straight on her broom if she wasnt going too fast. As she did so, she wasted no time in trying to score the first goal, but the Quaffle missed the hoops and Kimmy cursed at her own mistake. Clearly she wasn't concentrating enough.
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[Odette Madison]

Odette sped up to a bludger she spotted, her bat tight in her grip. With all her might and a lot of frustration she took a swing at it, but cursed when it went completely off course because of her hitting it wrong. She knew her teammates wouldn't want to be hit by a bludger, but she did have to work on her aim.

 

[Asaiah Murphy]

Asaiah stretched out his arm and swung at the bludger, sending it off to Charlotte. Unfortunately, he his aiming had been a bit off and he missed her completely.

 

[Odette Madison]

Odette saw that Asaiah wasn't doing much better in the bludger department, and chased the bludger he had tried to aim at their captain. She didn't manage to catch up with it in time, though, and missed her chance to hit it before it swerved in another direction. She scowled and sighed in exasperation. She needed to get better at this.

 

[Liam Waldgrave]

Liam was ready for the practice. They had lost to Gryffindor and Liam just wanted to show that he could be at help to let them win. Charlotte had to give him a chance he thought. He listened as Charlotte did her speech and smiled at the other beeters for a moment. One girl that was blonde before had now darker hair. She seemed tough and he liked those girls. But which didn't he? Liam mounted is broom and flew into the air. He huld his bat tight and searched for bludgers. Liam saw the other beaters weren't doing so good either, and he seemed to follow that because when one was coming his way he failed to hit it. With a grumpy face Liam continued his search.

 

[Kimmyeon Kendall-Wu]

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As Kimmy crossed in front of the hoops she'd just tried to score through, she realised the Quaffle was being thrown back out. In her frustration at missing her previous shot, she managed to interrupt the throw, catching it and chucking it back as hard as she could into the centre ring before her teammates could get a chance to be close enough. She watched in anger as it bounced off the side of the hoops, and before Kimmy allowed herself to get into a cycle of disappointment, she flew away from the goals, hoping that one of the other Chasers would score a goal for them instead.
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[Asaiah Murphy]

Asaiah groaned when he missed another shot and took a deep breath to calm himself down. He didn't want to let himself or the team down so once again sped up towards a bludger he noticed out of the corner of his eyes, hoping to have luck on his side soon/

 

[Sara Benivieni]

Sara flew down to the ground when she was called, and nodded at what Charlotte said before she mounted her broom and was up in the air once again. She quickly took her position to guard the south hoops, taking in her surroundings and watching as the game progressed, though it didn't look like any beaters were hitting any bludgers successfully, and so far no chasers had scored. Sara kept her eyes on whoever was in possession of the quaffle however, doing her best not to let any goals in.

 

[Hayden Lavish]

Once practice began Hayden took his broom and took to the air and flew over to the hoops and waited for the chasers to come at him.

 

[Odette Madison]

Odette tried to catch sight of some bludgers, but none where nearby. She nearly looked in Hayden's direction but decided to pointedly ignore him instead. She flew to the other side of the pitch where that annoying Sara girl was being keeper, hoping she would have more luck here.

 

[Asaiah Murphy]

Asaiah was trying his best to catch up with the bludgers but it was simply too fast for him to ever take a swing at. He looked around to see how his fellow Beaters were doing, hoping that one of them had already hit someone.

 

[Charlotte Owens]

Charlotte watched as Kimmyeon took the quaffle twice and gave her a reassuring smile as she failed to score both times. She was sure that Kimmyeon would get better at it, as after all, that was what the practice was for. The Head Girl caught the quaffle as it was thrown back out and made her way over to the North Hoops where Hayden was. She threw it over to the hoops a little bit too excitedly and chuckled as she watched it miss completely, hoping that now Kimmyeon didn't feel so bad for missing before.

 

[Antonio Rey-Martinez]

Antonio loved practice because unlike the games he actually got to be in the air and try to hit things. He ignored the other players on the pitch and just kept his eyes open for bludgers.

 

[Kimmyeon Kendall-Wu]

Charlotte's grin in the seventh years direction didn't go a miss, and once Kimmy had calmed down, she followed her Captain back in the direction of the hoops. Grabbing the Quaffle once again, she concentrated this time, and took her time to throw it into the goal. She watched eagerly as it flew straight through, and she smiled to herself as she realised she did know what she was doing. The slytherin knew she could get competitive about the sport, and she just wanted a chance to prove herself.
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[Odette Madison]

Odette watched Kimmyeon score and smiled a little. She hadn't talked to the older girl much, but she was glad to have such obvious talent back on the team. Though in her opinion chasers wasn't the most interesting role on the team. She had played as that role before back in her second year, but was happy to be a beater now. She looked around for bludgers, hoping to find one soon.

 

[Asaiah Murphy]

He was starting to get really annoyed now. None of his hits so far made contact with the person he send it towards and it seemed that the other Beaters weren't having any luck either. Asaiah went on, looking around for something, anything to hit.