GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH MINGLE | OPEN

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Who: The Gryffindor Quidditch team (and anyone else who would crash their prractices/get-togethers)
Where: The Quidditch Pitch
When: Oct 1st - 5th
Rating: PG, label if higher.
Summary: Log for the BEST TEAM IN THE SCHOOL.
The Story:

A. PRACTICE (SUNDAY)

[There's at least one proper organized practice, on Sunday morning before anyone heads off to Hogsmeade. James takes his position as captain with a great amount of pride, and he's always trying to come up with new plays, new strategies, and new ways to make their team the absolute best it can be. There's almost always a lot of building up his teammates and talking down the other teams, especially Slytherin.

At the end of the day though, the other teams don't matter as long as they do their best - because according to James, Gryffindor's best could beat anyone, even professional teams. You also probably have to endure terrible metaphors about how they're a pride (like a pride of lions), but he's so enthusiastic about it that it's hard to really fault him for it.

This particular practice, James brought along a few dozen pumpkin pasties and juice as something of an apology for having practice during Hogsmeade weekend. There's a match coming up and they need all the practice they can squeeze in!]

B. PITCH (WHENEVER)

[Even when they don't have official practices, James tends to put in at least an hour of training in on his own, as long as no other teams have it. He tends to go in the morning before class, to wake himself up and tart his day.

Though...to be honest, he doesn't always practice daily, but lately he's felt the insatiable need to fly as much as he can. Eh. Maybe he's getting nostalgic in his last year.

Either way, he'll happily practice with anyone who turns up, in an even more informal practice setting.]

C. WHEREVER (WHENEVER)

[Got something Quidditch-related in mind that you don't see here? Start your own thing and the team will surely flock to you!]

Comments

[littledhampir]

We've only got the pitch because nobody else would be crazy enough to want it this weekend.

[She might have been more forgiving if she felt they needed the practice but like James? Rose was confident in their teams abilities and arrogant enough to think they could win their next match without the extra practice. Heck she was sure they could win even without their full team.]

We better... There's a chair at the Three Broomsticks with my name on it and I vote the drinks are on James. [A restless Rose, passing her broom from hand to hand. The tail hovering a few inches above the ground as it dances from left to right.]

[lightgunhustler]

I'll second that.

[The younger Gryffindor smirks, confident that the rest of the team will probably help that vote to carry-- even if James had already been good enough to provide pasties and juice.]

I don't think anyone's headed down to the village yet, anyway-- but we can probably milk the fact that practice is keeping us from getting an early start.

[littledhampir]

Trust me. [A smile finally touching her lips.] I intend to.

[She wasn't opposed to milking this one for all it was worth.]

I also plan to sell the idea of Hogsmeade Weekends being used for team bonding in the future. [Why couldn't she apply these smarts to her studies?!]

[lightgunhustler]

That will go over particularly well, I think. James probably won't need too much convincing.

[Really, was there a student among them who didn't look forward to Hogsmeade weekends? A round or two of butterbeer with the team sounded like the perfect opportunity to bond.]

If he does resist, I'm pretty sure the both of us can gang up on him.

[littledhampir]

Depending on who we're playing anyway.

[Does anyone think James would be pro a big Hogsmeade weekend before a Slytherin Match?]

I'll even enlist Sirius to our cause. [Code for Rose will totally use this as an excuse to flirt with Sirius.]

[lightgunhustler]

'Enlist,' huh.

[Yeah. Yeah. She speaks Hathaway.]

Well, you can be pretty convincing.

[littledhampir]

[This is one way to distract from her annoyance.]

I might have already suggested that if we do go to Hogsmeade, I'll let him buy me a Butterbeer. [Grin widening a little.] Just doing my part for the team and all.

[lightgunhustler]

How'd that suggestion go over?

[Teasing aside, James is a good guy. Jo would be willing to bet he went along with it just fine.]

[littledhampir]

[...] He was a little more interested in what else I'd let him do but I think it's safe to say, he'll be on our side.

[lightgunhustler]

[Jo lets out a brief snort of laughter.]

Pass that one on to his girlfriend, I bet she'll get a kick out of it.

[littledhampir]

Girlfriend. [This is not the face of somebody who saw that coming.] About as much of a one as I am.

[That kick may end up being aimed squarely at Sirius' groin however.]

[lightgunhustler]

[It occurs to Jo that she got her own wires crossed somewhere during this conversation, and she has to bite back a grin as she does so. Well, she could clarify after Rose expresses her displeasure with Sirius, but then they both might come after her.]

No, sorry, Sirius doesn't-- [Ha.] The look on your face, though.