Ravenclaw Quidditch Tryouts

[Kelly]

The Ravenclaw students couldn't have asked for a better day. The sun was high; the sky cloudless. The weather was still warm, summer weather, and there was just enough wind so that the air wasn't muggy. And on that day, there would be a large amount of the students on the pitch - for today were the team tryouts.

There was still quite a bit of time before tryouts, but there were already two figures, setting up for the trials. Those two were Kelly Simmons and Jade Cross, the two co-captains of the team. They had already brought out the balls necessary, and set the trunk in the center of the pitch. Along with that, the two prefects had also brought out their own brooms, along with extras for those that needed them, which were set off to the side.

It didn't take long to set up, and after a few moments, all that was needed were students to try out. Kelly was silently going through their 'welcome' speech in her head, and Jade was standing nearby, waiting along with her.

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Jade and I have taken two of the chaser positions for ourselves. So, as we are starting the team from scratch, all other positions are open:

1 Chaser
2 Beaters
1 Seeker

Also, for these tryouts, try to write your best, most-detailed posts. Wilting Rose/Claire dictates who scores, by who is writing excellent posts. So, the better the post, the more likely you'll be on the team...fast typing helps, as well

There is some more information in the CR, but if you still have any questions, feel free to PM either myself or Jade.

[Jade Cross]

Jade was curious... there was this really weird animal looking cloud in the incredibly blue sky... it was almost shaped like a House Elf... and if she turned her head to the side... it almost looked like an elephant...

"Hey Kelly, look at the cloud... it's.... it's cool..." She slowly tilted her head side to side dreamily. "Wow..."

A soft wind had stolen into the stadium and carried her hair along with it as it rolled about. She hadn't bothered to do anything with her long, long black hair, but the wind reminded her that if she didn't and flew up there at the speeds she could reach, she'd only end up with some pretty gnarly gnarls. The lithe Prefect reached behind her and quickly weaved her hair into a thick braid that nearly reached her thighs. Boy, that thing could hurt if she whipped it just right, 'but' she thought with a grin, 'that's part of the fun.'

As she looked at the group in front of her, she hoped to see some courage there, but most looked rather nervous and shifty-eyed, more interested in their toes or the handle of their broom. One girl even looked at the trunk as if she fully expected a boggart to pop out.

Jade merely grinned and looked at her watch and back at Kelly. "Well, think it's about time?"

[Ashlea]

Ashlea walked out onto the Quidditch Pitch to find two girls there, she had never met before guessing they must be Kelly and Jade Ravenclaw's Prefects and Quidditch Captain, Ashlea walked over to them.

"Hello, I am Ashlea" Ashlea said with a smile, "I saw the noticed pinned up in the common room and thought I would come out for a try, I would like to go for the Seeker position" Ashlea finished and waited to hear what she was to do next

[Chantelle]

Chantelle ran down to the quidditch pitch as she saw the notice in the common room. Okay she may not be trying out for the team, but that didn’t stop her going to watch, did it? She was confident no one would persuade her to try out either. What if she fell off her broom during a game? That would be awful.

Finally, the small girl reached the quidditch pitch to see three people already there, two that were already on the team, and who she knew, and one who she had never seen before. Deciding not to approach them, in case the third girl thought she was stupid for being here and not trying out, Channy settled herself on a grassy hill near the pitch and waited for tryouts to begin.

[Kelly]

((c'mon, guys and gals! We need more than four people on a team!))

Kelly turned her head in the direction where Jade was pointing, and tilted her head.

"Yeah...it is...it looks like an...elephant or something..." she agreed, in a similar, 'out of it' tone. By the time the two Captians had returned to reality, there were already a few students milling about. She watched as her raven-haired comrade checked her watch.

"Yes, I believe so," she agreed, a grin forming on her face, mirroring Jade's. But at that time, they were approached by what could only be one of the newer students of the house.

"Welcome, Ashlea! And good luck - seeker is hard, but it looks like you could do it," she said, trying to be encouraging.

But as she said this, a movement in the corner of her eye caught her attention. She turned her head, and squinted into the early afternoon sun. Was that...Chantelle? She nudged her fellow prefect, and gestured toward the lone figure on the hill.

[Jade Cross]

Out of habit, Jade picked up a beater's bat and began to play with it in her hands, swinging it about, twirling it and knocking it gently against random body parts. She had been a beater most of her life and was the sole beater on the team last year, but now... under certain circumstances... she was here now, as a chaser. Any nervousness was definitely out of the question, after all... she was Cross, Jade Cross. Mentally, she sang the James Bond tune as she as grinned warmly at the newest person to arrive.

Nudged out of her melodic thoughts, Jade turned her attention to where her fellow captain gestured with wide attentive eyes. Squinting her indigo eyes as well and shading them with her hand, she tried to discern the little figure sitting on the hill. Grinning impishly, she stated quite gleefully, "Chantelle Taylor." Then looking at Kelly with a bright expression she waggled her eyebrows and nodded with her head. "Shall we invite her over?"

[Kelly]

"Of course - I think she should try out, don't you?" Kelly replied, a playful smile on her face. With that, she turned back to the hill.

"Hey Chantelle! Come on over! You can't try out from over there!" she called, waving one of her arms in a 'come here' gesture.

((gah, so short! sorry! >< ))

[Chantelle]

Chantelle should have known better. In fact, she almost kicked herself when Kelly called her over, but she still obliged and stood up before wandering over to the other three girls with a shy smile. One of them, she didn't know.

But trying out? Kelly had seen her flying before. Did she really think she would be able to do it?

"Hi," The tiny girl whispered as she reached the other Ravenclaws, shuffling her feet a little.

[Kelly]

((-poke- hello?

-echo- where did everyone go?))

[†Amelia†]

Amelia stood at the far end of the quidditch pitch. she stood alone in her human form, leant against a large tree, with only her head poking around.

she watched the Ravenclaw triouts in silence; part of her had wanted so much to try out; when she had arrived at MH she had told herself she was going to get more involved in her house activities; her mom would have been so proud if she had told her, that she; Amelia Halliwell, had made the Ravenclaw squad.

Amelia smiled at the thought of her mom praising her trimuph...but the image quickly faded away; she would never play for them now; although in her human form she was a Ravenclaw Student; in her other form she was a Lycan and she spent more and more time in this form; she belonged in the tunnels now.

But Amelia decided it would not hurt to watch her fellow house mates having fun while they tried to make the squad so she watched with keen eyes....

[Christian]

Christian noticed the girl as he walked into the pitch, then he toke a second look to truely see who it was. He walked up behind her and spoek with his mind to hers "Hello Mel"

[†Amelia†]

Amelia looked all around for the voice...but then realised it was in her mind. Now she thought about it she sensed the boy; her concentration had been on the pitch and ravenclaw try outs not who might be wondering near by

Hello Chrsitian

[Christian]

Christian smiled at her "Been a while huh mel." he hugged her "So you going to try out or just watching." he then looked at the others who were tring out ' some of them can go either way, either they will be really good or really bad'

[†Amelia†]

Amelia's body tensed as Christian hugged her, but she relaxed quickly and hugged back.

Nah...I was going to try out...but then I was turned...I don't think they accept lycans on the team!

She grinned widely; her rose pink eyes gleamed as she smiled. she flicked her long dark brown hair over her shoulder and returned her gaze to the quidditch pitch.

What about you? You trying out?

Amelia was a fairly small girl for her age and she felt small stood beside Christian...if it had been anyone else she would have been tempted to turn to her Lycan form to protect herself...but she didnt as she trusted him

[Christian]

Christian smiled "Yeah i am tring out but i came over to see you first, the kids in the neighborhood all miss you jaime and well they have gotten over aaron but of course they still miss him." he said aloud then to her in mind ' so it is true then your a lycan now' he smirked at her ' so it is true how they say it is, that you feel like you just woke up like you were asleep your whole life and just now awoke' he had loved nature and could always be found in the woods or in the air on his broom.