Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw!

[Madam Xiomara Hooch]

((Cassandra and Sandy, sadly your edits must be made within the round so I cannot roll your actions.

Trinity hits a Bludger at August; Edward attempts to deflect it towards Melody.
Trinity = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 6 + 2 = 8
Edward = Defend (D8 + Str) = 1 + 5 = 6
Edward fails to defend August from the Bludger.

It is assumed that Edward would warn August to dodge the Bludger.
Trinity = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 5 + 2 = 7
August = Avoid (D8 + Dex) = 2 + 5 = 7
Tie! Re-roll.

Trinity = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 6 + 2 = 8
August = Avoid (D8 + Dex) = 5 + 5 = 10
August dodges the Bludger!

Celia hits a Bludger at Scott. There is a Bludger flying at Scott.

Scott tries to steal the Quaffle from August. As August has not posted, he will not get his stat points for defending.
Scott = Steal (D4 + Str) = 3 + 6 = 9
August = Defend (D8 + Str) = 6 + 0 = 6
Scott steals the Quaffle from August! Scott has the Quaffle.

Melody searches for the Snitch.
Melody = Search = 4
4 is not the Snitch number. Melody does not see the Snitch.))

[Theo Darke]

"Damn," Theo muttered as he watched Scott fly between him and August and snatch the Quaffle from his grasp. Theo immediately shot after him, keeping close to his Gryffindor friend. Scott was fast, but thankfully he and Theo had a similar pace. As they neared the other end of the pitch where E hovered in wait for them, Theo knew he had to act quick. Seeing Scott about to shoot, he threw his body forwards in an attempt to block his friend from the goal. Perhaps if he got in Scott's way he would lose concentration and August, who Theo had notice flying on the other side of his peripheral, could attempt to steal and be successful. Then they could high-tail it back to the other end of the pitch, to Oscar again, and make it 20-0. "August!" Theo yelled as he moved into action. It was too late for Scott to react, but would August be successful?

((Blocking Scott from scoring... If I can do that...? August, if you could attempt to steal that would be great.))

[Trinity Bleu]

Trinity watched, determined and elated, as the Bludger she'd hit flew past Edward. Normally Trinity treated her fellow Fifth Year with respect, something she knew a lot of her peers did not because they were naturally cruel people who did nothing but look down on those different to them. However, right now Trinity was in her competitive mode and even Edward did not draw her sympathy (and truthfully, very few people earned sympathy from Trinity; pity was non-existent for her, because pity couldn't help anybody, what was the point of it?). Trinity gave a triumphant whoop as she shot past Edward, following the Bludger's course towards August. She heard Theo yell at her classmate to move, and Trinity swore when she watched August maneovre successfully away. "Darnit!" she yelled, but quickly noticed a Bludger flying towards Scott, who now had the Quaffle. Trinity immediately forgot August and reacted to Scott's threat. "Oh no you don't!" she yelled, zooming forwards.

((Defending Scott from Celia's Bludger.))

[zoeyshay]

Zoey sighed when she missed the Bludger, but was thankful that her quick warning had made it where Scott could dodge them. She gave two quick smiles to Trinity and Scott, giving kudos to Scott for the double dodge, and to Trinity for helping. She shook her head in frustration on her not being any good and flew away from Scott and Trinity. She swore loudly as she saw the Celia, the Ravenclaw captain, had hit another Bludger towards Scott. She thanked Trinity under her breath as she attempted to save him again, and she smiled a quick, evil looking smile as she zoomed off to the free Bludger. She swung her bat at it, hitting it towards Theo. “Nothing personal, bud.” She smirked, hoping that it would hit him, to it’d at least hinder him from making any more scores on Gryffindor.

((Attack on Theo!))

[August Reid R7]

Heat bore down on August making him feel like a baking cherry pie. Looking up he saw the sun in all its glory. The yellow that the star cast was so pure that August couldn't recall what other colours looked like. He also could not recall that he was in possession of the Quaffle. Not until Theo called out his name did he realise that Scott had come within range and stolen the precious ball. "Blast!" he sighed. Flying after the Chaser in red August looked to his vice to see what the orders were. Giving Theo a nod he lowered himself on his broom so that he could go faster. Inching closer and closer to Scott.

((Stealing the Quaffle))

[Scott Ryder G7]

Luckily for Scott, it seemed that August wasn't really aware that he was trying to steal the Quaffle. It took little effort, and Scott had managed to swing the match in the direction of Gryffindor for the time being. He knew though that the Ravens would be on his broom bristles, so he pushed forward with the most speed that he could, managing to get fairly close to the opposite end of the pitch.

After weaving in and out of the other players, Scott saw the opportunity to perhaps take a shot on the far left goal. Granted, he didn't really know who was behind him, as his focus was on what lied ahead. In a somewhat rushed movement, he threw his arm back to gain some leverage as he prepared to take a shot.

((Trying to score and avoiding Bludgers/defending the Quaffle of course. )

[Ephraim Eades R7]

"Nice one, Theo!" E shouted from the opposite side of the pitch as the crowd of blue robes erupted in cheers. Ravenclaw had taken the early lead thanks to Theo's quick and agile work with the Quaffle. Within seconds though, E saw that Ryder had taken possession for Gryffindor, even after August had stolen the Quaffle in midair. That was how Quidditch worked though. The Quaffle rarely stayed in the possession of one team for very long. And, it only took a split-second to score, which meant he'd have to be ready at all times.

Speaking of ready, Scott was approaching rather quickly. Even with the Ravenclaw Chasers close behind, E knew that he might still be able to take a shot. Anxiously, he hovered in front of the hoops, just waiting for any indication that Scott might score. And, when he cocked back his arm, that's when E sprung forward, realizing just where Scott seemed to be aiming his shot.

((Defending hoops.))

[Celia Richmond]

Awww no, Scott's perseverance had paid off, and he had managed to steal the quaffle from August. Celia really hoped that the bludger she'd hit towards him would hit him, so one of her chasers would be able to claim it back from him. And now it looked like he was going to try and score, which was just awful for her team! August was trying to steal the quaffle from him first though, and she willed both him and E to do their best to defend their lead! Luckily the younger boy had managed to dodge the other bludger, but Zoey had managed to get to that now free bludger first, and was hitting it towards Theo, so Celia flew over to her vice captain to try and defend him - she couldn't afford to lose him from the game, especially at this fairly early stage!

((Defending Theo))

[Sandy Hart R4]

No snitch! Where was that darn snitch! Sandy was completely oblivious to the game going on around her. She was focused on her only purpose! That purpose was to find the golden snitch. She weaved between the two Gryffindor beaters so she could perch right about the three large goal posts on the opposing team's side. This position gave a fantastic view of the school grounds before her, and it positively took her breath away. She spaced out until Hooch's loud whistle brought her back to the game at hand. She shook her head, and flew back into the game.

((snitch searching))

[Melody Bang-Bala G6]

Melody looked down and away from the glare before she got a headache; there was no sign of the Snitch up here at the moment. Perhaps it was lingering around a goalpost? She noticed a scarlet robe streaking down towards the Ravenclaw goalposts and gave a little cheer at that. The Seeker had no time to pay attention to small things like goals, though. She searched above the heads of the crowd. Was that something? Melody's eyes fixed on a glint not far from the ground and decided to go for it. At the very least, she could distract the Ravenclaw Seeker...

((Feinting... or am I? And searching for t'Snitch.))

[Mikayla Moon]

So she had tried to intercept, but it wasn't necessary as Scott was quick and stole the quaffle. Mikayla couldn't help the grin that pulled at her lips. Quidditch was so exhilerating! This was why she loved playing. Lost in thought Mikayla followed after Scott toward the hoops waiting to see if she'd need to stop one of the Ravenclaws from getting to the quaffle. That's when Mikayla saw it, another chance to stop a fellow chaser. He was going for Scott and the quaffle! Mikayla moved up to attempt to stop the kid from stealing the quaffle. She moved quickly her heart pounding in her chest. This was a chance for them to score! She had to stop this Ravenclaw kid from stealing.

((Marking August to defend Scott))

[Madam Xiomara Hooch]

((Trinity attempts to defend Scott from Celia's Bludger.
Celia = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 3 + 6 = 9
Trinity = Defend (D8 + Str) = 3 + 2 = 5
Trinity fails to defend Scott. Celia's Bludger continues to Scott.

Scott attempts to avoid Celia's Bludger.
Celia = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 4 + 6 = 10
Scott = Avoid (D8 + Dex) = 3 + 6 = 9
Scott fails to avoid Celia's Bludger.

Scott must concentrate to maintain his actions.
Celia = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 4 + 6 = 8
Scott = Concentration (D4 + Con) = 2 + 4 = 6
Scott fails to concentrate. Scott drops the Quaffle. The Quaffle is loose.

Zoey hits a Bludger at Theo. Celia attempts to defend him.
Zoey = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 4 + 4 = 8
Celia = Defend (D8 + Str) = 8 + 6 = 14
Celia defends Theo from Zoey's Bludger. Because Celia did not specify who she deflected the Bludger to, there is a free Bludger.

Melody attempts to feint.
Melody = Feint (D4 + Dex) = 4 + 6 = 10
Sandy = Recognise feint (D6 + Con) = 4 + 3 = 7
Sandy thinks there is a Snitch and cannot search.

Melody searches for the Snitch.
Melody = Search = 9
9 is not the Snitch number. Melody does not see the Snitch.))

[August Reid R7]

Seconds before August was close enough to steal the Quaffle loose from enemy hands, a Bludger appeared from nowhere and knocked Scott. He must have been totally surprised by it because he dropped the Quaffle. It was loose! August had to have it. Without waiting to see what Theo was going to do he dove for the ball. Sometimes a Chaser had to do that. Make decisions on their own without consulting a Captain. But Theo and Celia had put trust into August by putting him on the starting position. Gathering speed as he went along with gravity, August could feel the Quaffle on his fingertips. Just a little further and he would have it within Ravenclaw possession.

((Catching the Quaffle))

[Cassandra Blackfire G7]

"There! Right there!" Cass screamed at her chasers. The quaffle dropped through the air. "Scott! Mikayla! Somebody get the damn quaffle! We can't score if we don't have the quaffle!" She was proud of her team. They were playing quite well, and she was so proud of her little seeker. She was going to miss Melody next year. She wasn't too worried that Ravenclaw had scored first since it was still early in the game. They could catch up, and they would once one of her chasers got the quaffle.

((blocking goals))

[zoeyshay]

It felt as if her heart was dropping at the rate of the Quaffle as it dropped from Scott’s hands. The Bludger Celia sent him had been successful despite Trinity’s efforts to defend and Scott’s efforts to dodge. “Crap…” Zoey muttered as her blue-green eyes flew to Theo. She could still feel the momentum of her thin but somewhat toned arms swinging the bat and feeling the impact of the Bludger against it. She could still feel the confidence in her swing and she could feel the tingling of the smirk she had worn before Celia had defended him successfully. She felt her heart drop to her stomach and she shook her head in frustration. Luck wasn’t on her side today, after so many failed attempts of trying to do something right. She glanced back at the dropping Quaffle and her eyes grew wide as August was grazing it with his fingertips. “Scott! Mikayla! Rosaliz! Quaffle! Quaffle!” She screamed, wanting to slam her head on her broom. Speaking of slamming things, she saw there was a free Bludger, and her brow furrowed in concentration as she leaned against her broom and sped to it. She gripped her bat intensely, her pale knuckles turning paper white at she raised her bat in another attempt in making a Bludger attack. She focused on August, and swung.

((Focusing and Attacking August. :’D;)

[Edward Summers R6]

"Oh man, this is too much." Edward panted and leaned heavily against his broom. He wasn't used to this much activity during a game. When he was a Keeper all he had to do was sit and wait, but a Beaters job was constantly active. Flying around the field attacking and defending, it was starting to wear him out. Still, atleast the game wasn't going to badly, Ravenclaw was in the lead, no one had noticed him drop his bat, and he hadn't made any serious blunders yet. Suddenly the Quaffle was loose and August made to catch it, edward noticed one of the Gryffindor Beaters take aim at him. "Oh no, not again." He whined and quickly flew to defend.

((Defending August and Redirecting to Cassie))

[Sandy Hart R4]

"Well, that was awful!" Sandy exclaimed as she pulled out of the dive she had gone into when she thought she had seen the snitch. I bet that Gryffindor seeker felt right good with herself doing to her. It wasn't very nice! Why did Melody want to confuse her like that? "Hmph!" Sandy said as she put her hands on her hips and stared at the small girl on the other side of the pitch. Well, if Melody wanted to play dirty, two could play that game. Of course, Sandy didn't even know where to start to play dirty. She would think of something though. She always did.

((searching for that little ol' snitch))

[Theo Darke]

Theo's attempt to block Scott and August about to steal were moves in vain; not that this was a bad thing for Ravenclaw. A timely Bludger from Celia hit Scott hard enough to force him to drop the Quaffle. Theo watched it fall, mouth open wide. Already from the corner of his eye he could see August diving to grab it, since he had been trying to steal before. Theo let him go, but it wasn't long before Scott recovered or another Chaser flew to challenge August. Theo quickly tailed his teammate to help block any Gryffindors who got in the way.

((Focusing and marking Scott. Celia, please hit one at Scott, ahahaha!))

[Celia Richmond]

Yes! Celia's bludger had hit Scott, and the quaffle was now free! She willed August to catch it before one of the Gryffindors, so they'd be back in the game. Also, the bludger she'd deflected successfully away from Theo had now gone in a random direction, so both bludgers were free! Zoey was hitting one towards August, surprise surprise, and Edward got in their early to defend him, luckily. So Celia went off to the other bludger, and hit it towards Scott, who was most likely to try and fight August for the quaffle.

At the other end of the pitch, she was annoyed to see that Melody had tricked poor Sandy into believing that she'd seen the snitch. Unfortunately the Gryffindor seemed to be doing better than Sandy, but Celia had confidence in her younger teammate.

((Hitting Bludger at Scott))

[Trinity Bleu]

Scott seemed to attract Bludgers like flies. "What the hell did you ever do to Bludgers?! Or that Ravenclaw Captain?!" Trinity yelled at Scott as he recovered from Celia's rather nasty Bludger. Unfortunately he had dropped the Quaffle because of the collision, and Trinity watched it fall with an angry expression. "Goddammit!" she cursed, swinging her bat in a furious arc. She was annoyed; at the Ravenclaw Beaters, especially the Captain, who was swatting continuous and lethal Bludgers their way, at Scott who attracted their attention (weren't Beaters meant to hit Seekers more?!) but especially at herself, for being unable to defend her teammates. "Dammit," Trinity muttered again, noticing that Celia was not at all backing down and had already sent another Bludger Scott's way. "Heads up!" Trinity yelled, swinging her bat out in an attempt to protect him. "For God's sake, this is ridiculous!"

((Defending Scott from Celia's Bludger and deflecting it to August.))