Hufflepuff Quidditch Practice: Tryouts Open [[Feb-Apr 2024]]

[SherbertLemondrop]

But the stars don't shine, they burn
The constellations glow
The seasons change in turn






Charlotte was all smiles as she headed down to the pitch. It was a nice day out, especially compared to the weather for the last few matches of last season. It was a new school year full of new possibilities, plus a new broom. Charlotte knew her brother had a few concerns about quidditch this year, even though he never voiced it, but she had a good feeling. Maybe she'd even be first string. Besides, win or lose, it was more about having fun. After all, it wasn't like they were professionals. No one's salary depended on this.

Charlotte yawned and stretched deeply once the pair came to a stop at the pitch. "Good day everybody," she said brightly. She grabbed a form and began filling it out. Her eyes flicked over those who had gathered. She was familiar with most everyone but she noticed a boy, likely a first-year, whom she hadn't met yet dropping facts about hummingbirds. Once she finished the form and placed it down she moved toward the boy. "Hummingbirds are pretty cool," she said smiling. She wanted to make sure everyone felt welcome. "I'm Charlotte, nice to meet you."

Username: SherbertLemondrop
Character's Name: Charlotte James
House: Hufflepuff
Year: 3rd
Advanced Flying I: No
Advanced Flying II: No
Years of Previous Quidditch playing: 2
Any Special Skill: Natural flyer, great catch, sharp eyes
First Choice Position: Seeker
Second Choice Position: Keeper, but I'll be happy anywhere!



Location: Quidditch Pitch
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A miracle is not some magic that you've got
The miracle is you, not some gift, just you
See how bright you burn
Now, see yourself in turn


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[murruelecreuset]

Fiadh Reilly O'Shea
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Hufflepuff ☆ Second Year
Half Blood ☆ Twelve Year Old

★ Location : Quidditch Pitch Tryouts
★ Company : Fellow Puffs...


Fiadh didn’t know what she was really doing other then trying something new. Yeah, that’s what this was. She’d signed up for the class and decided trying the sport make the most sense. Course she hadn’t played last year and she’d only cheered on the side lines. Also time to learn given she was only in second year at least. She’d have her friends Declan and Sebastian to cheer her on.

On the day of the tryouts Fiadh got ready, ate very little breakfast, and made her way down to the pitch. She wasn’t sure if she’d make the team or not, but figured it didn’t matter anyway. No, she’d put her best foot forward and try to get on the team. If not she’d play backup which was fine, the badgers could always use more members. Arriving on the pitch, she walked up to the group. Grabbed and filled out the form, she glanced at it. Chaser or Seeker, sounded about right. She honestly didn’t mind what position she’d play in so long as she could try and maybe even help. If Seb could do it so could she, Fiadh told herself as she fiddled with a few loose strands of hair. This would be fun,


Username: murruelecreuset
Character's Name: Fiadh O'Shea
House: Hufflepuff
Year: Second Year
Advanced Flying I: Enrolled
Advanced Flying II: n/a
Years of Previous Quidditch playing: None
Any Special Skill: Great Catch, Good Arm, Swift Swipe
First Choice Position: Chaser
Second Choice Position: Seeker


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A kind heart you have there
One that's good for making friends of all kinds
Everyone will be safe with you!
You'll find a home for your heart in...
Hufflepuff!

 

[Cinnabun Gryffie]

xx❅ Wʜᴇʀᴇ Aᴍ I? Quidditch Pitch
xxx❅ Wʜᴏ Is Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ? Charlotte and other Housemates
xxxx❅ Wʜᴀᴛ's Gᴏɪɴɢ Oɴ? Hufflepuff Tryouts
xxxxx❅ Wʜᴀᴛ's Iɴsɪᴅᴇ Mʏ Hᴇᴀᴅ? Birds are so cool!

Eddie looked over when some older kids joined their little group. They now officially had seven, but he was sure more were to come. After all, quidditch was a quite popular sport. There was even someone in the stands taking notes! After mentioning his fact about hummingbirds, one of the girls... maybe about his sister's age, said they were pretty cool. "Why yes, they indeed are. Did you know the smallest bird in the world is a type of hummingbird? It is called the Bee Hummingbird and it is approximately two inches long. Little guy weighs about as much as a pence coin." He nodded happily, glad to have someone else who liked birds!

It was then that the girl introduced herself with the same name as his sister! Eddie grinned a bit, eyes practically twinkling under his glasses. "My older sister is also named Charlotte. She is a third year Gryffindor. Perhaps you have met her?" If they had, wouldn't it be fun to know two Charlottes, who also knew one another? What could possibly be the odds of that? Well... he supposed he could find the class lists, then do the math to discern those exact odds...




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SherbertLemondrop

I'ᴅ sɪᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛs
Aɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ I ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ I ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɪᴛ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ
Yᴏᴜ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sᴛᴀʀs, ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅs ɪɴᴠᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ Mᴀʀs
Yᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ 'ᴇᴍ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ 'ᴇᴍ ᴄʀʏ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴜs ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ғʟʏ
Sᴏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ sᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɴᴏɪsᴇ, ᴀ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅʀᴏᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʏs
Wʜᴏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ᴏʀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴀɪɴ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ
Yᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ, ʏᴏᴜ'ᴠᴇ ʏᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғɪɴᴇsᴛ ʜᴏᴜʀ

 

[SherbertLemondrop]

And now the mist is liftin' high
Leavin' bright blue air
Rollin' clean 'cross the Moor
From the May, I say






Persephone was skipping down to the pitch. She couldn’t wait. She had always wanted to play quidditch since the first time she’d flown a broom (though flown was really a strong term considering it was about two feet off the ground and her dad was the one in control). She didn’t know whether or not she had a real chance of making the team but it was worth trying out. She had this image of her chasing the snitch down and making a dramatic game-winning catch. Just the thought made her fill with pride and excitement.

Persephone finally came to a stop, ending in a little hop. If nothing else came of today at least she’d have a chance to get some energy out.

With the utmost confidence, Persephone grabbed one of the tryout forms with a dramatic flourish. She started filling it out with a glance back at Archie who had been quietly following behind her the whole time.

Username: SherbertLemondrop
Character's Name: Persephone Reed
House: Hufflepuff
Year: 1st
Advanced Flying I: No
Advanced Flying II: No
Years of Previous Quidditch playing: 0
Any Special Skill: Dang Healthy, Natural Flyer, Great Catch
First Choice Position: Seeker
Second Choice Position: Beater




OOC: Quidditch Pitch



The storm'll soon be by
Leavin' clear blue sky
Soon the sun will shine
Spring, I say


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[SherbertLemondrop]

Spirits are above
charms aloft on high!
Sweep away the storm comin' 'cross the sky!






Archie would readily admit that he was excited to be trying out for the quidditch team even though outwardly it was hard to tell. Especially if someone was comparing him to Persy. Anyone walking past her would assume she’d just won the lottery. Archie meanwhile was more caught up in observing not only her but the other Hufflepuff students who had gathered for tryouts. He wondered who was already on the team and who was making their first foray into the game like he and Persephone were.

So far he didn’t really know many of the people he saw, but then again, he’d yet to really make an effort to get to know his housemates. This might just be a good opportunity for that. Following his sister he (much more sedately) grabbed a form and began filling it in.

Username: SherbertLemondrop
Character's Name: Archie Reed
House: Hufflepuff
Year: First
Advanced Flying I: No
Advanced Flying II: No
Years of Previous Quidditch playing: None
Any Special Skill: Sharp Eyes, Natural Flyer, Deft Dodger
First Choice Position: Keeper
Second Choice Position: Seeker or wherever




Location: Quidditch Pitch
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See the rising sun
bid the breeze to fall
Bid the robins sing
bid the roses grow!


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[mc2]

❅ Emily ❅ Emilia Serene Dyfodwg ❅
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xxxxxxxxx *Muggleborn* *Hufflepuff* *Second Year* *Herbology Club* *Language Club* *Hufflepuff Chaser*

Time: 2061-2062
Location: _______________
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Honestly, Emily hated quidditch last year. Mostly. She liked being a part of a team. She had wanted to be a keeper. She had thought she would be better at that but she was a chaser. A first string chaser who was quite frankly bad at it. But she didn't want to let anyone down by not offering what she did learn to the team that year and her Dad bought her a fancy new broomstick which Emily did want to try out. Flying was fun and so was making friends. Her half brother Cai was right about popularity and quidditch team membership going together being true. She wasn't sure it helped her popularity but it did not hurt it.

She approached Mason and politely asked for a sign up sheet. As she looked around her, her long (still) pink hair braided behind her thumping in the wind, she noted a fair showing this year. That was good for Hufflepuff. Not exactly great for her odds on getting on the team. She was a really bad chaser.

Username: mc2
Character's Name: Emilia (Emily) Dyfodwg
House: Hufflepuff
Advanced Flying I: enrolled
Advanced Flying II: no
Years of Previous Quidditch playing: 1
Any Special Skill: Great Catch, Hold the Line, Deft Dodger
First Choice Position: Keeper
Second Choice Position: Chaser (anything but Beater)


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{OoC: }


Not with your brother, that I can do.
Though, we're here for you!
I think you'll find a whole new family in...

HUFFLEPUFF!

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[kiska166]

2061 - 2062 Hufflepuff Quidditch Team

Team Captain
Mason Olson

Team Vice Captain
Benjamin Olson

Keeper
Emilia Dyfodwg

Chasers
Mason Olson
Benjamin Olson
Bieito Escoffier

Seeker
Charlotte James

Beaters
Noah James
Persephone Reed

Reserves
Fiadh O'Shea
Archie Reed
Edison Overton