7th Flight is jolly

[fireredspear]

QUIDDITCH PRACTICE OF ANY KIND

[The one thing that Sano liked about January was, that two months after the Quidditch season started, a lot more students started to take interest in it and gathered enough courge to be willing to try. Though sometimes it took a bit of convincing on his part, but if he knew he student wanted to play, he wouldn't give in. Sometimes people needed a little push. So it happens, that he's got some more private lessons than he anticipate, but that's all fine with him. He doesn't mind coaching young talents for future generations of his beloved sport. And even if the skill doesn't come natrally, all you needed was determination and discipline. There's no amount of talent that could measure up to hard work.

Of course he's still coaching the house teams as well, usually during the afternoon. Practice is ain full gear now, with the house cup up and running, the point piling up more rapidly than the coins in Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. No matter the weather, Sano's up his broom and instructing the player almost every day now, sometimes even twice a day, yelling out various instructions as he's at it.

It's a wonder no one has found him slumped in his chair in the referee's room, trying to catch his breath yet. The amount of flying is slightly getting to him, but it's still bearable. He's more exhausted than he should be, but he's mostly okay. A few minutes of rest and a goodnight of sleep usually do the trick.]

TIME OFF

[The other thing Sano likes about January is the National Quidditch League. Being a former pro player he's got a free entry to all of his former team's games, along with anyone who's in his company and if he wants to, he can usually convince people to get him free tickets for other games as well. It's not unusual to find him up on a Saturday morning, dressed in his casual robes, heading out of the castle, towards Hogsmead, where he can apparate to whichever stadion the game's held at.

His colleagues and friends usually know what he's up to, since he tends to randomly invite them, in case they feel like seeing a game. He's alwayshappy for company and he won't let anyone, who wants to see a goood game, miss their opportunity. They either meet him up before heading to Hogsmead together, or outside of the village on a designated meeting point.]

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QUIDDITCH PRACTICE OF ANY KIND

[son_of_eve]

[Kotaro likes to come and watch, more so after watching Roxas fly. He doesn't know how it works or if his older brother would let him but he wants to try it so badly.

First years can dream though.]

That's so cool!

[fireredspear]

[Sano watches the practice from the sky, near the auditorium, when the excited voice carrries to him through the clear, chilly January air. He turns around and smiled. He woud recognize the blond mop anywhere, especially after meeting the older brother of said mop the other day. Deciding that he can take a few minutes of break, he turns his broom and flies down to where Kotaro is sitting.]

You like Quidditch, don't you?

[He grins at the excited, beaming face.]

You'd like to play, wouldn't you?

[son_of_eve]

[Kotaro kicks his legs with a bright smile.]

Yeah! It's the best.

[When he mentions playing Kotaro's smile dropped.]

I don't think brother would want me too.

[fireredspear]

[Sano snickers at that remark, because yeah, his impression of Jirou had been a strict one as well.]

I'm sure when you're older, he'll see it differently.

Don't give up on it just yet.

[He says with an encouraging smile, because the way that bright smile fell was almost tragic to watch.]

I'm sure your brother wouldn't mind you doing something that makes you happy.

TIME OFF

[greenmagick]

[Terra has been keeping an eye on the quidditch coach, more so now that she knows about his old injury. She checks in on him and tries to convince him not to push himself to hard.

Slowly Terra is learning more about the game though she's never seen a pro team play. Which is why she's waiting for Sano near Hogsmede. She wonders if it will be a long game or not. She's been reading a about some of the teams but her knowledge is lacking.

She hopes Sano is willing to explain things slowly.]

[fireredspear]

[Sano spots Terra from afar, waving at her and jogs the rest of the distance.]

Good morning.

[He greets her with a smile.]

I hope you haven't been waiting too long.

[He was happy when Terra accepted his invitation and showed interest in the game, though he still thinks it's a little embarrassing to have been found out and being kept an eye on, but it's not like he can stop the woman.]

Shall we get going?

[greenmagick]

[Terra nods her head with a smile. She pulls her dark pull coat a little tighter around her thin frame as she turns towards Sano.]

Yes. What game are we going to see?

[She wonders if she'll know any of the teams.]

[fireredspear]

Kenmare Kestrels, my former team, against the Tutshill Tornados. I'd like to go and say it's gonna be a good match, but the Kestrel' keeper sucks. They'll probably lose big time.

[He says with an embarrassed smile and a chuckle. Though he's probably not being fair. He had left rather abruptly and even after three years, he still holds the record of most kept shots in the League. It would be hard for anyone to be compared to that.]

Quidditch

[watchesthesea]

[Kairi made sure to steady herself on her broom, she had been practising for the past couple hours. Grabbing the snitch once again, she lowered herself to the ground before looking over.]

How was that?

Quidditch

[fireredspear]

Good!

[He takes the snitch from her, watching as it folds it's wings and goes still in the palms of his hand - referee's privilege - giving Kairi a smile.]

Your speed is top notch as usual. You need to train your focus more. Stop paying any attention to what your team mates are doing and look for the snitch. It will improve your finding time.

Questions?

Quidditch

[watchesthesea]

That's what I've been trying to do.

[She knew her speed was much better than before anyway.]

So that's what I'll keep doing. Though shouldn't I look out for bludgers?

Quidditch

[fireredspear]

Nay.

[He answers.]

That's the Beater's responsibility. So when one hits you, you know whom to yell at.

[He winks.]

Though, you should be on your guard, of course, but 99 percent of your attention needs to be on the snitch. A good strategy, that a lot of seekers keep doing is, to fly up high enough for the bludgers not to reach you and keep an eye out.

[The nasty balls had their deignated flight height after all.]

Time Off. Time for the Pinkie Pie

[lovesagoodparty]

[Pinkie Pie always enjoyed the weekends. best days of the week in her mind and usually nine times out of ten the best time for a party. So today she found herself in town, happily looking for supplies when she came across the other.

However she didn't greet him like most people normally would. No, instead she made sure to do something else instead she went up from behind and spoke way to loudly for most peopels liking.]

Helllllllo~! Where you going, what you doing? Going somewhere nice?

xDD

[fireredspear]

[It's neigh on impossible to surprise Sano and he does feel a presence come up behind him. What he doesn't however expect, is a loud, cheerful voice, which startles him enough to flinch.

He turns around and sees a woman, who he beieves to be their new head chef.]

Morning~ [he drawles and smiles in greeting.] I'm going to see a match.

[He says, deciding he might as well answer. There's still a little time left though, so he turns around fully, up for a friendly small talk. They haven't had the chance to get to know each other yet.]

And what are you up to?

[lovesagoodparty]

Oh~! You mean a quidditch match I am aware is on today, right? Right?!

[As for what she was doing, it was a very different story, one she was more than willing to tell.]

I'm up to nothing, just going to grab a few things for meals. Trying to get them more exciting, if you understand what I mean because from what I can see it can be pretty plain. Might as well jazz it up a bit.

[She had started to talk a little faster with each word before finally taking a deep breath.]

But let's talk about Quidditch. I mean I don't know much about it as the only matches I went to see was when I went to this school and I would cheer so loudly. I was actually the house cheerleader... Though that was a title I came up with myself, hilarious right?

[fireredspear]

[Sano listens as the woman talks, feeling a strange mix of frightened and amazed. Until now he had no idea about how many syllables it was possible for a human to utter within one breath.

Sano doesn't have a memory from meeting someone quite like her, when he still went to Hogwarts, but now that she mentions it, he does remember a pink-haired girl cheering in a very noticeable way on some of the matches. But suddenly tehre's quiet and it seems she's done talking and Sano has no idea from where to start his answer.]

Yes, there is a game today. I'm a former pro and my old team plays, so I'm gonna see the match.

[He answers with a soft grin. He already likes her.]

Wanna join?

QUIDDITCH PRACTICE OF ANY KIND

[enchantressofore]

[ It's been around a week since she's started practising Quidditch, and there's one conclusion she's come to if nothing else.

Keeper equipment sucks.

Adela testingly adjusts the padding that she's wearing, frowning a little at the unfamiliar weight. They already tested around the other positions, but now that it's time for Keeper... ]

I'm not even sure I'll get airborne like this.

[fireredspear]

[Sano has to throw his head back and laugh heartily at that. He supposes there is some truth in that. All the armor to keep you safe.]

Don't worry! We'll get you up there yet.

[He watches her put on the various parts of the equipment, supervising if she's putting it on correctly.]

Right after the seeker, the keeper is the position most targeted by the other team. The better the keeper, the greater danger they're in.

[Living proof was right there, hah.]

You need it to protect you.

[enchantressofore]

[ That he's freaking laughing at her doesn't help anything, but eventually Adela does sigh as she straightens, hoping that at least it's on correctly. Even if it's uncomfortable. ]

Maybe, but it still feels like it's a lot.

[ ... Oh right, helmet. She grabs that after a moment, shifting her hair to her back so it doesn't get in the way while she's putting it on. As much as she doesn't like it, she knows the necessity is there. Especially with bludgers on the field. ]

Time Off

[nymphofdomino]

[Daphne was more than a little use to working even when she was not meant to. So getting the time off was not something she was use to do. It meant she had no idea what to do. So instead she found herself in town simply wondering and making sure no one was up to no good. But instead came across the Quidditch coach and flying professor.]

Looks like your heading off somewhere.

[fireredspear]

[Sano notices the blond from afar and smiles, holding up his hand in greeting. It's rare to see the History of Magic teacher relaxing.]

Yo! I'm just on my way to the Ilkley Moor to see a game. What are you up to?

[nymphofdomino]

I have no idea. Given my previous work and this one, I rarely found time to just relax this much. It's... rather strange.

[And embarrassing to admit if she had to be honest.]

Is it bad that I have no idea what I'm doing?

Quidditch

[foodhoarder]

[Sasha had been practicing and training hard. Being on the team this year as well meant that she was going to have to keep up with her training. After a while, she noticed Sano resting. Touching ground, she grabbed her broom to go take a seat next to him and rest herself.]

Tough day?

[OOC: I'll edit if needed.]

Quidditch

[fireredspear]

[He straightens himself a little, when he sees her approach and tries to get his breathing under better control to not seem too much out of breath.]

You could say that.

[He answers with a smile.]

Things are getting busy, but I don't mind it. And you? Tired?

[He asks with understanding in his eyes. Quidditch is a tough sport.]

[foodhoarder]

Yeah, a little. I've been training as much as possible to be ready for the matches. It's been a while since I trained like this.