Y51 Beauxbatons Quidditch Tryouts

[Colette Martin]

Colette was elated when she'd been offered the part of a Captain in her schools team this year, she'd only just joined the team last year but clearly she'd proven herself enough. The girl had already made sure both her brothers knew of her new position and were aware that she was keen on living up to the standards they'd so kindly set for her during their time at the Academy. Having put up some flyers about the tryouts Colette had confidently made her way towards the Quidditch Pitch at their school and now stood there, awaiting for those brave enough to try out.

As some people gathered around at the pitch, some familiar faces some not so, the Captain gave them a smile and a nod. "Bonjour, mes amies!" She greeted everyone in French first, giving them a wave. "My name is Colette Martin and I'll be your Captain this year." Colette explained, pointing at the beautiful badge she'd acquired. "Those of you that are already on the team, do stay and help out with the tryouts and those of you wishing to join the team this year please come to me and state your name and position or positions you'll be trying out for." She told them with an encouraging smile. She'd be staying down on the ground watching closely everyone that was trying out, it was important she had eyes on the new candidates at all times rather than focused on her own gameplay.

Position	Players
Chaser & Captain	Colette Martin
Chaser	@Beau Pratt
Chaser	@Juneau Delarue
Beater	@Celestine Gauthier
Beater	Open
Seeker	@Veronique Dumont
Keeper	@Elsie Dupont
Alternates	Open

Out of Character:

Welcome to Beauxbatons tryouts for Y51!
Returning players only need to post to keep their place in the team. Alternates and new players have to try out, just list your name and position to try out for in your roleplay as usual and get to it ;D.

Tryouts are open for any student second year or above, any first years wanting to try out please PM me first!

If you have any other questions, concerns or anything please feel free to PM me! Enjoy and have fun! ;D

 

[Felton Meldrum]

Now that Felton was part of a real school, he wanted to be involved with everything he could get his hands on. Three years he'd missed out on experiences that others took for granted; his dad took for granted. In truth Felton had never been allowed to fly before, but that wasn't going to stop him from trying out for the Quidditch team at his school. There was a lot the fourth year had to learn.

He'd read about the teams in the papers, but that was about it. "My name's Felton Meldrum," Did he even know which position he wanted? He supposed any would have been good. His eyes searched for one of the positions that were free. "I'm here to try for Beater." He swung a leg over his broomstick and hoped it was as easy as it had looked on paper. He just needed to kick off from the floor didn't he? Suddenly he was off, gripping his broom with a death grip as the boy was flung into the air, beaters bat tucked under his arm given he hadn't trusted himself to hold it and the broom. Nervously, Felton reached up to grab the handle, focused on his breathing so he didn't get too ahead of himself. How the heck was he supposed to hit anything?

By the time he reached the floor, he'd only risked swinging once, completely missing (which could have something to do with the way he was seven foot away from the ball). They'd made it look so easy in the papers. Sheepishly Felton took himself away from the pitch before anyone could make him feel bad for his performance.

 

[Juneau Delarue]

Juneau intended to keep her spot on the team for her final year, she listened to Colette introduce the training then got in the air. Juneau had very little time with the ball, passing it to the tryouts whenever she could and supporting them trying to score. When the session ended she headed back down to the ground and joined her team.

 

[Paloma Morales]

Paloma was excited that she could finally try out for the quidditch team. She'd been practicing all last year and over the summer break, and she hoped that she would at least get a chance to really show the captain what she had.

The second year listened as the captain explained how tryouts worked. Once it was her turn, she gripped her broom and looked at Colette. "I'm Paloma Morales, and I'll be trying out for seeker," she said with less confidence than she had hoped. There were a lot of older students, and she had not prepared for just how inexperienced she would feel next to them. Paloma kicked off the group a little unsteadily but managed to balance herself after a few moments. She hovered for quite some time before deciding to do a few laps. She wasn't sure what the best method was to catching the snitch, but she knew it was going to be hard to see it no matter what she did. Paloma managed to dodge a bludger that came her way as she was searching but got knocked in the shoulder by another one when she wasn't paying as much attention. Wincing, she rubbed her shoulder before seeing something sparkle ahead of her. Figuring it was the snitch, the brunette sped forward, ignoring the pain in her shoulder as she reached for the snitch. Slipping from her grasp, she kept after it, finally feeling it within her fingers after a few minutes of chasing. She held it up with a grin so that Colette could see she had managed to capture it. Paloma wasn't sure she wanted to let it go, but she knew that it was an opportunity to catch it again.

Unfortunately, she didn't manage to catch the snitch a second time before tryouts were over, but it was not without trying. After the tryouts ended, Paloma came to the ground and felt good about her successful catch. She just hoped it was good enough to make the team.

 

[Elsie Dupont]

Another year of Quidditch, which Elsie was happy to do. She listened to the captain, and it wasn't long before she was up in the air. She took her spot at the goals. Throughout practice, she managed to block a few goals; some weren't so great luck, and she missed blocking a few. Elsie watched the team as well as those who were trying out. She also tried her best to help out when she could.