Event: Quidditch (Hufflepuff vs Gryffindor)

[evanesko]

March 18th

There's excitement in the air, as per usual.

It's mid-season and everyone is curious how the mid point standings will look after this match. Facing each other today are the houses of the righteous: The chivalrous Gryffindors and the kind Hufflepuffs. Except there's no room for those on the battlefield that is Quidditch, and neither of them is the kind that gives in. How will this match full of determination end? Let's find out.

And the winner is...

THE GAME IS POSTPONED

What by Merlin's blazing beard happened?!

2 hrs, 15 minutes into the game something terrible seemed to happen. Just as the referee's attention was focused on the Chasers heading for the hoop, there's the light of a curse coming from the tribunes and aiming for the Keeper. There are cries from the audience, that make everyone's attention shift, but no one can do anything anymore, it's too late. The curse hits the Keeper dead on and then she's falling, falling deep. After that the field into chaos.

People are tripping over each other, trying to catch a glimpse, worried friends are hurrying towards the green where the Keeper in lying on the ground, where the referee is trying to administer first help, while the teachers are trying to contain the chaos the best they can. No one is allowed to move, but they do anyway. The area from which the curse had been shot has been sealed, witnesses are being questioned. Maybe they can find the culprit this way if it's not too late.

Long story short, it's a big mess. At the end of it, the teams are called together and it's decided with the agreement from the majority of the players that the game will be postponed. This usually isn't the case, as matches continue even when a member is off the field, but the captain of Gryffindor after listening to the options had felt like this was the right decision. Thus, in a gesture of great chivalry, the game is put back to the next week.


March 25th

Gryffindor Wins!

The game lasted 1 hours 56 minutes and ended with a final score of 460 to 270. Gryffindor caught the snitch, after being 4 points ahead of Hufflepuff.

[The win was determined by player vote and the rest of the numbers by a RNG. A number between 15 and 300 determined the length of the game in minutes, numbers between 15 and 50 multiplied by 10 the final score, and a throwdown between 1 and 2 who caught the snitch (based on odds/evens, with each team having their assigned number for all the matches).]

Comments

[takethereigns]

Don't apologize. [ He sounds like he's being short with her, but honestly he's mad too. Not as angry as her friends were, but he was anyway, and not at her. Jean grabs a chair and pulls it toward the side of her bed and sits down, looking tense. ] No one chooses to get blasted out of the sky like that. It's not your fault.

[enchantressofore]

But it is my fault you had my teammates harassing you over the game. It should've continued and they should have just subbed someone in for me. I should've gone over that more thoroughly with them.

[ Is he trying to pity her? Great. She appreciates that he came in in the first place though, and... After a moment, she tries to extend a real olive branch to Jean. ]

It... It was really cool of you and the Gryffindor Team to agree to postpone the game though. You didn't have to.

[takethereigns]

[ It's not pity, it's concern and doing the right thing. Jean shakes his head and leans back in the chair. ] It didn't sit right with me or anyone else on my team either, so it was a pretty unanimous decision. Your teammates didn't have to say much to win us over. [ He shrugs. ] How do you feel, anyway?

[enchantressofore]

Sore, mostly... I'll be okay.

... You still didn't have to. I mean, normally the match would continue regardless, even in the professional league. So it was still cool of you, Jean.

[takethereigns]

We're not in the league, we're just school kids. The rule's are different here. [ Jean's tone is harsh again, if only because he's trying to be blunt and truthful about it. ] I'd rather play and know the best is on the field, than take a replacement and be preoccupied by wondering how the other team's captain is doing. But I'm glad you'll be okay, just take it easy and get better.

[enchantressofore]

I'm trying to get in the league, so I should be trying to get more used to league rules and such.

... But... It does mean a lot that you want to face me at my best. Thanks, Jean.

[takethereigns]

Yeah, yeah. I'll see you on the field. [ Though he appreciates it, he's sorta done with the gratitude thing. Jean didn't need to be thanked for doing a decent thing. Standing, he starts for the door out, but pauses. ] Let me know if there's anything I can do while you're in here. [ And with that, he does finish leaving. ]