Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff!

[Danny McKay G5]

“Nothing.” Danny said as he flew high up in the field scanning it for the Snitch. “Where could it be?” He asked himself but knew full well it was here, he just couldn't see it. From this high he could see all the other players flying around doing a great job and him, he was up in the air with no clue where to look for the Snitch. There was Zoey and Melody doing a great job of protecting him, he didn't have to worry about one Bludger yet. Oscar was protecting the goal and had already stopped the Hufflepuff chasers from scoring and now their Chasers were off trying to score. Then there was Danny just flying around looking for a golden ball.

Danny kept looking around for the Snitch but instead found Finn flying around like mad, after he got a good look at him he saw what he was flying after. “This is just great!” He let out before he leaned into his broom and flew right for Finn who was chasing the Snitch. “Come on just a little bit more old girl.” Danny thought as if he was talking to his broom somehow, it wasn't that old compared to some of the other brooms but it wasn't the newest either. Though he still wasn't going to trade his broom, not the broom his grandfather gave to him.

As he got closer to the Snitch and even closer to Finn he could see that a Bludger was chasing Finn which was a nice sight, He didn't want Finn hurt but he did want to win. Just as he thought that he saw out of the corner of his eye a Bludger coming right for him. “Figures, stupid karma...” He muttered as he just focused on the Snitch and trying to catch it before Finn. With any luck Zoey or Melody would get to the Bludger before he needed to dodge it and waste time not getting the Snitch. Danny just Leaned into his broom and tried his best to catch the Snitch.

(Trying to catch the Snitch.)

[Luna Lovegood]

"I think this must be one of the coldest days so far..."

Luna fixed her lion hat back upon her head and faced the match once more. Her eyes narrowed as they concentrated on something across the pitch - for a moment she looked the epitome of a devoted Quidditch commentator. But at the last minute her eyes went cross-eyed and turned to track the journey of a small buzzing fly as it hovered past her nose. With a light chuckle she gently swatted the insect away.
"Perhaps it is even the coldest. I suppose it must be, given the times." She sighed, and McGonagall eyed her darkly from where she sat in the box behind. So far, Luna's commentating had made the heavy blue vein in McGonagall's forehead thicken and pulsate even more than it usually did.
Just before Minerva made the movement to reach out and tap Luna's shoulder, the ex-Ravenclaw began to commentate in a swift, business-like tone. Her eyes suddenly wide, McGonagall froze in place.

"Mehadi's Quaffle was stopped by Flynn, who passed to the little blonde Gryffindor boy who shot, but it was saved and... and... OH!" Luna's exclamation was so loud that the entire box behind her jumped.

"What now, Luna?" McGonagall's tone was devoid of any attempt at politeness.

"It's the Snitch!"

All eyes swerved their disbelieving gazes at Luna to disbelieving stares at the pitch, and at the two Seekers who had suddenly been thrown into swift, furious motion. It was clear initially who was in the lead - Finn Miles was a little way ahead. But before long the younger Gryffindor Seeker joined him in the chace, and all eyes were fixed upon the couple.

"That's pretty cool. I wonder who will get it? I think the Snitch must be quite hard to catch. Wouldn't it be funny if neither of them caught it? It would be nice if the Gryffindor boy - sorry sweetie - McKay? Yes, if McKay caught it. Just because he's a little younger. Young people are always so nice. I think Hufflepuff have the Loser's Lurgy today you know. They haven't had an awful lot of luck so far. But then nor have Gryffindor! Oh well, that way no-one can accuse the other of cheating I suppose. It's never nice to be accused of that... oh, Finn Miles is very quick, isn't he Professor? Hmm..."

Luna fell into momentarily silence. Her mind travelled back to her memories - very rarely visited - and an image of Harry Potter trickled into her head like spilt ink. "How lovely." Her words were to the boy in her mind and for the game before her. She never really thought about her old friends, but she supposed the memories lingering around the pitch had decided to infest her mind. She knew thoughts of the past could live anywhere; in the grain of the wood in the stands, in the stitching of the proud house flags blowing above the pitch, even in the very wind. She didn't reject the memories; Luna never really rejected anything that came into her mind. But she knew now was not really the time to visit Harry Potter. And so with a quick shake of her head, Luna dispelled Harry's image and replaced the small frown that had appeared on her face with an indifferent, serene expression once more. Her eyes drifted slowly from the pitch despite the action taking place there.

"I remember the crowds being louder six years ago. You're all very quiet."
In response the stands shook with the shouts and cries of the students below. With little smile, Luna replied in a gentle tone.
"That's a bit better..."

[Oscar Flynn G7]

"Well done, Raina!" Again, Oscar hissed under his breath across the pitch. He grinned to himself and flicked his broom into what he supposed would have been the equivalent of a mid-air Quidditch dance. Before it got too flamboyant he stopped, wondering what on earth he was doing. He was instantly pleased that the rather ditzy Luna Lovegood was commentating; he supposed that if the Lehanes were watching the match they would have commented harshly on his little antics. Well, it wasn't his fault. His team were doing too well; there was nothing for Oscar to do as Keeper.

From where he hovered, Oscar could see that Raina was possibly too close to the goals to shoot herself; that was the only problem with stealing from the Keeper. As he attempted to drag Rex and Rose into open spaces with his eyes alone, the words of Luna echoed over the stands, alerting him of what the Seekers were up to. His heart thumped beneath his chest a little harder as his eyes found Danny and Finn. "Come on, Danny!" He roared, shouting the encouragement both aloud and in his mind, willing the young Seeker to fly as swiftly as possible. He knew that Finn would not hold back in the chase and hoped to the heavens that Danny would match the Hufflepuff's desire and speed.

[Sita Mehadi H7]

It happened so quickly that Sita wasn't entirely sure what had happened - only one moment Clarissa was preparing to pass the Quaffle, the next moment Finn's little sister had got the red leather ball. But Sita was almost certain Clarissa had never launched the ball into the air... the young Gryffindor must have snatched it off her as she strayed outside the Keeper's circle, perhaps. Well, it just went to show that you should never underestimate a Miles. The girl hadn't played a significant role in the game up to this point, but she'd obviously been watching intently for an opportunity for her team, all the same. It just left Hufflepuff with a slight problem...

Sita's attention was momentarily distracted as she heard Luna Lovegood's unfailingly wacky commentary suddenly announce that the Snitch had been seen. Sita allowed herself a glance upwards, and, sure enough, one yellow-clad player was zooming across the sky, the scarlet-cloaked Gryffindor Seeker only a little way behind him. She didn't spare enough time from the game to gage whether the gap was widening or closing - Finn's little sister had proved dangerous the last time a Hufflepuff player allowed themselves to get a bit distracted, and Sita wouldn't put it past her to attempt to shoot if the Hufflepuff Chasers didn't get in her way. A sneaky last-minute goal from Gryffindor was not something that she was prepared to contemplate. She closed in on the younger Gryffindor and started attempting to swipe the Quaffle - Hufflepuff's Quaffle - from the other girl's arms.

((Attempting to steal the Quaffle from Raina.))

[zoeyshay]

Zoey's heart skipped beat as she saw the Hufflepuff Seeker spot the Snitch and erupted into a full on chase after the little demon with wings. "Danny!!" she screamed to him, pointing to the Snitch. Zoey was too late; he had already jerked off his smooth path and sped after the Hufflepuff. She bit her lip and shook her head as she saw a Bludger hit toward Danny. He wouldn't be needing to get hiy, especially now since he was on the chase for the Snitch.

"Danny, Bludger!" she warned as she sped toward him as fast as she could. Her loose black curls whipped wildly behind her and her ice blue eyes were cold, determined to save Danny. She was actually going so fast she just about by passed Danny and almost had to turn around. She faced the Bludger momentarily and stopped as if she was on ice skates and swung. "Be a good Bludger and hit Mr. Miles for me please..." she begging, aiming toward The older of the Seekers.

((Focusing Defending Danny and deflecting to Finn!!))
Focus goes for defending.

[lyli]

Lyli smiled and cheered, along with the Hufflepuff fans as she saw the gleam of gold and Finn chasing it. "Go Finn!" she yelled, smiling brilliantly and hoping the younger Seeker wouldn't get to it. He was riding a rather old broom, but was hot on Finn's tail. Turning her head and her blonde ponytail whipping with the head motion, she returned to doing her job. Sita was trying to Steal the Quaffle, so she decided why not try andblock on of the younger girls out of the three Gryffndors. Hopefully Grace would get to the other one...And hopefully Finn would catch the Snitch...

((Marking Raina))

[Rhoswen O'Shaughnessy G5]

Rose couldn't believe what happened as at one point the Hufflepuff keeper had the Quaffle and then the next time she looked at the keeper her hands were empty and Raina had possession. Rose couldn't help to shouting out in joy as she flew up to join Raina. She was going to make sure no one stopped her from scoring this time. They needed to score and that's all that mattered to her. So when she saw Sita going for the Quaffle she had to stop her. So she took off in an attempt to mark her.


((Focus on marking Sita))

[Clarissa Carter H5]

Clary didn't know how it had happened. She knew she was taking too long to pass, but she didn't think it'd been that long. Somehow that Gryffindor chaser had slipped past her sight and the next thing she knew the Quaffle was no longer in her hands. She cursed to herself as she flipped around to begin guarding the goals once again. They'd be fools not to try to score again. This time she'd be ready for them and they wouldn't be able to steal the Quaffle again.

((Defending goals if a shot is taken))

[Madam Xiomara Hooch]

((Finn, the rules state that Seekers may not focus for the roll deciding who catches the Snitch. The reason given is no longer relevant since focusing doesn’t use Con anymore, but it would still make the Snitch more likely to be caught so I’m not sure whether we should change it nevertheless; perhaps if we gave the Snitch a D6 roll rather than a D4 roll. At any rate, I’m not changing it for this game and it won’t make any difference to the outcome because Danny has focuses left as well.

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Gavin attempts to defend Finn from Melody’s Bludger and deflect it towards Danny.
Melody = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 4 + 6 = 10
Gavin = Defend (D8 + Str) = 6 + 6 = 12
Gavin deflects the Bludger successfully! There is a Bludger flying at Danny.

Zoey focuses on defending Danny from Xavier’s Bludger and attempts to deflect it towards Finn.
Xavier = Bludger (D6 + Str) = 2 + 5 = 7
Zoey = Focus Defend (D8 + Str + 2) = 7 + 6 + 2 = 15
Zoey deflects the Bludger successfully! There is a Bludger flying at Finn.

Lyli focuses on marking Raina. Raina won’t get her stat points for avoiding because she hasn’t posted.
Lyli = Mark (D4 + Dex) = 4 + 6 = 10
Raina = Avoid (D8 + Dex) = 6 + 0 = 6
Lyli marks Raina successfully! Raina will suffer a -2 penalty on moves this round.

Rhoswen focuses on marking Sita.
Rhoswen = Focus Mark (D4 + Dex + 2) = 2 + 2 + 2 = 6
Sita = Avoid (D8 + Dex) = 8 + 6 = 14
Rhoswen fails to mark Sita.

Sita attempts to steal the Quaffle from Raina. Raina hasn’t posted so she won’t get her stat points for defending.
Sita = Steal (D4 + Str) = 4 + 6 = 10
Raina = Defend (D8 + Str - 2) = 3 + 0 - 2 = 1
Sita steals the Quaffle from Raina! Sita has the Quaffle.

Finn and Danny chase after the Snitch. Since we’re in the first week of the game, the Snitch gets an ‘Early in the game’ bonus (see here for a full explanation of Snitch rules).
Finn = Catch (D12 + Dex) = 8 + 6 = 14
Danny = Catch (D10 + Dex) = 10 + 5 = 15
Snitch = Avoid (10 + D4) = 10 + 1 = 11
Danny catches the Snitch! Gryffindor win!

Gryffindor 150
Hufflepuff 0

Players and commentator may now post their reactions to the end of the match if they wish. Posts will count towards experience points!

Please make sure to go back and edit ALL posts that currently have no IC content in them. You have 48 hours from the time of this post to complete your editing. Any posts not edited by the end of that time will incur a -1 penalty to your number of posts towards experience points.

Thank you to all the players who took part, and to the Captains for their organisation!))

[zoeyshay]

Zoey froze as she saw both of them lurch toward the Snitch. She could have sworn the crowd went silent during those moments...that, or else it was just her. Her heart beated fast in her chest and she hovered, watching intently. She had just successfully deflected the Bludger, hopefully that'd do him some good in his chances to catch the Snitch.

Bump, bump. Bump, bump. Bump, bump.

"Danny!!" she screamed, almost falling off her broom in joy. He held the little golden ball in his hand. A huge smile spread across her face and she stared. Zoey dove toward the ground, afraid that if she stayed airbourne and longer that she'd either jump onto Danny's broom and she'd crash, or else she'd crash herself in joy. This wa sher first game as Vice Captain, and she had proven herself. They had won. Her feet hit the ground and she instantly dropped her broom and bat and ran to Danny. "You caught it! We won!" she yelled, not caring if she accidentlly deafened him in her hysterics. She threw her arms around his shoulders and jumped, laughing like a maniac.

"Oscar! We won!!" she beamed at him, letting go of Danny and staring up to him. He was a little to tall for her short self to jump and hug. She grinned and instead hugged his torso. She did the same to all of her teammates and hugged them too, congratulating them with a smile worn on her face, her black curls a wild mess on her head from the fling and wind, and her blue eyes bright.

[Madam Xiomara Hooch]

((Here's the number of posts for each player in the match. All posts above this post have been counted.

I have included posts that currently don't have any IC content in these totals. I am going to go ahead and update experience points now. Please note that if the posts aren't edited within 48 hours, obviously the total from the match will go down and you will also receive the -1 penalty per post not edited.

Remember, you can still post in the game now - it will still count towards experience points!

Zoey Shay G4: 7 (including after-game post)
Danny McKay G5: 7 (including after-game post)
Oscar Flynn G7: 6
Sita Mehadi H6: 6
Finn Miles H7: 6
!!!Gavin Armstrong H6: 5 (2 posts require IC content)
Lyli Adams H3: 5
Xavier Smith H7: 4 (Temporary player so can't earn experience points)
Rhoswen O’Shaughnessy: 4
Melody Bang-Bala G4: 3
Rex Carter G6: 3 (Temporary player so can't earn experience points)
Clarissa Carter H5: 3
Grace Hunter H6: 3

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[Danny McKay G5]

“Somethings in my hand.” Danny thought as he closed his hand around it, part of him knew exactly what it was already and the other half just couldn't believe it. “It has to be a poor little bird that flew into my hand, or a big bug.” He thought as he finally stopped flying so fast and looked at what he had caught and when he opened his fist it was the Snitch just sitting there. “We won... We won!” Danny yelled out as he held up the Snitch and looked to all the other players, He could probably have heard Zoey from a mile way even with this crowd of students around them cheering. Now that he finally thought about it he could hear the cheering loudly and it was a warm feeling to know every Gryffindor student was happy that he won, no not him but everyone on the team was able to win.

“I owe you an extra coat of polish and all that other stuff, anything you want.” Danny muttered with a laugh as he talked to his broom while he headed down to the ground holding the Snitch tightly once again. He didn't have much time to do anything once he landed, as soon as he hit the ground Zoey jumped up and hugged him then started screaming about how they had won. “I know I was there, I even got a little souvenir.” Danny said with a smile as he showed off the Snitch again. Danny just smiled as Zoey ran off to hug Oscar with the crowd still yelling and cheering. He couldn't help but wave to everyone with a big smile on his face. The only thing that would have made today perfect was if his parents were here to watch but he could easily settle for all his close friends instead.

He couldn't help but stare the the tiny golden ball in his hands as everyone else on the team was jumping around and cheering then he decided to join in. “You don't think I could keep the Snitch do you?” Danny said with a laugh as looked at the rest of the team.

[Oscar Flynn G7]

Oscar watched Danny and only Danny. He didn't bother looking at the Quaffle and the business that was going on around it; he just concentrated his eyes on his Seeker's every move, taking in each arched and strained finger, each tense muscle. Beside Danny Finn was also racing as though his life depended on it and although they were on opposite teams, Oscar could not help but admire Finn's sleek body form as he propelled through the air.
But it was Danny who succeeded in plucking the Snitch from the air. The moment his hand wrapped around the elusive golden sphere Oscar let himself breathe - with the exhale came a proud cry of victory.

Just moments later, almost deaf from the impossibly loud roar of the crowds, the Gryffindors touched the ground. Celebratory hugs and grins flew around instantly. Oscar grasped Zoey back as she threw her arms around his waist, before turning to the entire team with a huge grin on his face. "Party in the common room!" He bellowed over their heads, smiling all the while. He was incredibly proud. The only wish that flickered in his mind was that the game could have been a little longer; he had appreciated having the chance to save Sita's goal, but the quickness of the match was almost a shame to him. Twisting his elegant Dragoneye in his hands, Oscar strode from the pitch with his team, unable to keep the grin from his lips.