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[evercreep]

What's it like being on a Quidditch team? Is it terribly hard to balance Quidditch and your studies?

[...]

Follow-up question: Could someone teach me how to play? I know all of the rules already, so I wouldn't waste your time.

[Added after this. Their cliquey ghost wards will be replaced with Quidditch wards! IMPROVEMENTS!!!]

[Warded to Sophomores]

Micah brought this up, so...

Who would be interested in intramural Quidditch matches once or twice a month? Just us. The seniors and juniors can watch, but they can't play.

They'd just make things violent.

Comments

[stclair]

Like PROBABLY easier when you're a reserve???? You just kinda have to know that when there's a game coming up like half your week is going to be spent in practice but OTHERWISE it's not too bad if you're ORGANIZED??????

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I'm not really organized at all. HMMMMM.

[evercreep]

You do like it though, don't you? And it's hardly as though you're a slacker.

Either way, I am organised, so I'll go ahead and count that as a point in favour of me trying to also be athletic.

[evercretin]

What position are you interested in, Cal?

[evercreep]

Not beater. Have you seen my arms recently?

[lilwitchhazel]

!!!!!!!!!!

I obvs have zero clue what it's like being on a Quidditch team but Cheer's sorta the same? You're smart so you'd totally be fine.

Do itttt

[evercreep]

I'm sure my detailed knowledge of Hermetic theory will help out a great deal on the pitch.

But thank you. I think I will at least try. Then we'll have to be rivals, Hazel. (Assuming I manage to be anywhere near good enough to even be considered for reserve.)

[magitechnically]

If you're getting lessons, can I come??? I missed all of that by the time I started going to wizard school full time.

[evercreep]

Yes, of course. I think it would be less awkward nice to have company.

[sylla]

Daphne never seemed to have any trouble with it. I believe if you love something enough, it is easy to find ways to balance the place it holds in your life.

But we know how different the curriculum is at Gooseberry compared to Hogwarts. However, I can't see it being too terribly difficult. And some of the school athletes are absolute dunces and they still manage to carry on I can owl my sister if you like.

[evercreep]

That's good advice, thank you. I suppose the first step is to find out if I really love it, or just the idea of it.

If she had any insight, I'd be grateful to hear it. You and your sisters always make astute observations.

[ulixes]

Team's fun. Lots of planks. More planks than is, strictly speaking, necessary. That might just be an Ebonhide thing, though — Avery strikes me as a little less into arbitrary evil than Leo likes to be.

Balance isn't too tricky. Least, not if you're good. Probably a little harder if you're dumb doing badly in class.

[solveforx]

No dude arbitrary evil is a prerequisite for captainship. Don't let Avery's sweet face fool you. She is capable of malicious acts when a game is coming up.

[evercreep]

I've heard that he's very serious about drills and planks, especially after particularly raucous parties.

I'm not doing poorly, but I want to put academics first. I know there are plenty of Quidditch players who balance both, though. You, for instance.

[iliya]

If you have talent, it is good to try. Would be a waste if you did not.

[racingstripe]

IT'S SO GREAT??? It's way harder to get everything done when you're on two teams and everyone is like "TRIPLE PRACTICES!!!" but dude. Dude. If I can manage it then OBVIOUSLY you could probably do SUPER GOOD at keeping up with your work you wouldn't even have to WORRY I bet.

[Sophomores]
ME!!!!!

Sophomores

[magitechnically]

YES!!! My former hockey captain rival!!!

I've always WANTED to play with you!! You were SO COOL at the school team tryouts!!!

Sophomores

[insightfulness]

I guess I could play if you guys need more people. My dad taught me + I played a little at Ilvermorny.

[colemoss]

you're really smart, calvin. you can balance both if you want to!!

i hope you find a good teacher.

[Sophomores]

[...] i can play?? if you want. nate made me play keeper when we were little so he could practice. before he switched to beater. so i know how to do that??

[evercreep]

Thank you. I'm probably getting ahead of myself, though. Worrying if I can balance school and something that's not even a reality.

[Sophomores]

I'd love playing with you. I'm going to be terrible at first. Don't laugh too much.

Sophomores.

[odder]

Or maybe the sport is what made all of them violent. And now it'll turn all of us, too.

Sophomores.

[longcons]

Bitten by quidditch on the full moon.

Sophomores

[gavogletree]

Room for two more? Gar and I are in!

If someone can teach us. We've got the flying down, at least?

Sophomores

[garogletree]

We're definitely in on this!

What position do you think we should play, Gav? I hope everyone's ready to be dazzled by our amazing coordination!

Sophomores

[cant_even]

If there's still space...

I think I might want to.

Sophomores

[professionalcorpse]

i'm kind of a tragic and uncoordinated disaster of a human being?

so i don't know how well i'd fare at ANY sport.