#quiddditch

So I realize I haven't written about quidditch practicw is a while and this in part to I started telling more people irl about practice and I didn't feel like repeating the full story again. I also haven't typed about quidditch practoce because ive either been too tired or too busy to write about it.

This is the same case today because its only 7:43pm and I feel like it's already 3 hours past by bed time, which it isn't. I'm really tired, but I thought I should post that today was the last practice of the quarter in case anyone was wondering about it.

So some members of the quidditch team are getting together to play d&d. I've never played before, but I've been watching critical role and I've played other rpgs (mainly mapelstory and rpgs on the 3ds). So I have a vague understanding of the game at least.

But anyways, the first session was last Sunday and I couldn't make it, but they said I was welcome to join them next week. So I looked up some stuff for a character, and I'm thinking of playing a lightfoot halfling warlock who made a pact with an archfey.

Except, besides the spells that are specific to an archfey pact, I can't find anything about the archfey. I would assume there are several beings that fall into the archfey category that would have their own abilities or reasons why they made a pact, but I can't really find anything. I mean, I've been able to find a few names, but not much else.

This is week 4 of quidditch practice not a week for Quidditch.

Anyways, a couple guys were using thr broomsticks as light sabers and the "Sith" (he had a yellow broom) "killed" the "Jedi" (he had a blue light saber. So one girls says she'll avenge him and starts throwing leaves at the sith. Then I step in and say "I got this" and get into position. Everyone is watching, they know I know what I'm doing. A few of them laugh and point out how my eyes narrow in "for the kill". He tries a few attacks, I block all of them effortlessly, he hits too hard on one attack so I use the momentum to swing around with a pummel strike. I stop before I get to his head of course, I don't want to actually hurt him. We disengage and the battle is over.

He then says, "lets just say I won that one". Nope, I'm not having it, "Oh really?" I get into position again. I block his attacks and accidently hit his hands. Normally there would be a crossguard to protect them!!! My plan was to just krump his sword out of the way and get close to his head again, but he moved he hands and I kind of hit them...

I asked if he was okay and he said he was, but I know getting hit on the hands hurt. However, after that little match, five people were interested in learning. So during the water breaks, I gave lessons on sword fighting. A few seemed intered in coming to the actual class, and I hope they do!

As far as actual quidditch practice goes, it was fun. I didnt do too much as beater in the first couple games, but it was fun trying. Then in hunger games, I didn't win either round we played. However, I did get a few people out by sneaking up behind them. I made sure my shadow stayed in there's and they couldn't see me! I also got one guy out who was claiming he was invincible. It was a great moment even though he got me out too. The second game, people kept more of an eye on me and several people went for me. I was the 4th one out.

However, because the other people out were those who wanted to learn sword fighting so while we waited for the game to end I just taught the basics.

Then we did drills and played a last game. I was chaser in this game and managed to help score twice! For the most part I stayed behind enemy lines (the goal post) and the other team didnt know I was there. However, there were only two times that the quaffle was passed to me and we scored. (We scored more than that but this post is about me so...)

Both times when I was passed the quaffle I just dodged a bludger and I foubd myself on the ground. Others were trying to get the quaffle and I was closest to the hoop. I toss it in, the keeper defended, my team mate caught and tossed it in. We scored!! This basically happened twice, except on the second time there were 3 other people on the ground with me and we knocked over a hoop. Fun times.

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