1st Match: Gryffindor vs Slytherin

[Jenny]

Great minds think alike!

[Jammin Jenny]

Look at those bludgers fly!

[Jammin Jenny]

Slytherin Beater Stacie has successfully defeated Gryffindor's chaser by reading this book before Gryffindor's chaser or beater could finish it!

Completion Post
Hopeless Realm
6/2
Rating: 2.5 stars

Shannon is falling to the ground...

[Jammin Jenny]

And Slytherin's Beater Natalie has beaten the other Gryffindor chaser and beater by reading this before they even had a chance!

Going Solo
6/2

Looks like that bludger might have hit Chava's broom! Let's hope she makes it to the ground safely!

[Natalie]

[Jammin Jenny]

So Shannon and Chava are both out of the game until their beaters can revive them...

[Morgan]

Gryffindor's Keeper

Keeper Jessica is ready to defend our hoops and stop Slytherin from scoring.

Numbers Game - Jessica [Read by Snowtulip- reading to take out the letter A]

[Shannon]

Gryffindor’s Keeper has successfully destroyed Slytherin’s Quaffle. Can Slytherin find a repair shop open this late?

Numbers Game - Jessica 6/2/18 - Slytherin Quaffle A

[Jessica]

Squawk!!!!!!!!!

[Jammin Jenny]

Slytherin can't score, but two Gryffindor's are out of the game right now. i wonder if Madame Humphrey can cure them?

[Shannon]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Slytherin can't score, but two Gryffindor's are out of the game right now. i wonder if Madame Humphrey can cure them?"

I think the Slytherin team might need to go see Madam Pomfrey for a little tonic while their Quaffle is getting repaired. Jessica’s attack on your seems to have rattled your brains a bit, ;)

[Jammin Jenny]

Ha! Either that or the Seagrams drink, Oops I mean Pollyjuice Punch I had earlier...hiccup

And why do you Squawk instead of Roar like the lions you are. Is Erol around somewhere flapping himself silly?

[Shannon]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Ha! Either that or the Seagrams drink, Oops I mean Pollyjuice Punch I had earlier...hiccup

And why do you Squawk instead of Roar like the lions you are. Is Erol around somewhere flapping himself s..."

Ha! That’s a Gryffindor joke because Eni accidentally named our Team Roster thread the team Rooster thread. ;)

[Jammin Jenny]

LOL - Squawk away then! Hopefully it will be our turn to speak Parselmouth soon (did I spell that right?).

And you guys can keep the Basilisk away!!

[Jessica]

Beater Save
Teddie defended Shannon. Shannon is safe and back in the game.

Hopeless Realm - Teddie 6/2/18 (Read by Shannon)

[Jessica]

Beater Save
Jenny saved Chava. Chava is saved and back in the game.

Going Solo - Jenny 6/2/18 (Read by Chava)

[Jessica]

Gryffindor Chaser Chain #8
K: Kadin - Donna
L: Luminous - Shannon
M: A Mother's Disgrace - Chava

[Natalie]

As our announcer has gone mia

Slytherin Beater Natalie is aiming the bludger at Gryffindor Chaser Donna, reading Kadin

[Jammin Jenny]

Yes - Sorry was on a bathroom break at the Cauldron
Slytherin Beater Natalie is hot on Gryffindor Chaser's Donna's broomstick reading

Kadin

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Beater

Jenny is lying out to defend Donna

Kadin - Jenny [Currently Natalie is reading it]

[Jammin Jenny]

Slytherin's Beater Hit's with the Bludger

Natalie has successfully sent the bludger into Donna by finishing

Completion Post
Kadin
6/3

Donna is falling to the ground...

[Elen]

Beater Save

Jenny makes a move to save Donna from falling. Jenny is successful. She saved Donna and now Donna is back in the game.

Kadin - Jenny 6/2/18 (Read by Donna)

[Jammin Jenny]

Slytherin Keeper

Louise is getting ready to break Gryffindor's quaffle by reading

Prince of Wolves - letter Q read by Shannon

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Chasers

Gryffindor Chasers are heading to opposite team hoops to score a goal.

Gryffindor Chaser Chain #8 is completed:


Kadin - Donna 6/3/18 (Title starts with K)
Luminous - Shannon 6/3/18 (Title starts with L)
A Mother's Disgrace - Chava 6/3/18 (Title starts with M)

GOAL!

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Chaser

Gryffindor Chaser Chain #9:
1 Player Chain: Chava is trying to score a goal by her own. Can she do it?

True Faith and Allegiance - Chava (736 pages)

[Eldarwen]

Slytherin Keeper

Keeper Louise won't have it! Nope! She successfully defends her hoops and breaks the quaffle apart.


Prince of Wolves by Quinn Loftis
Date Read: June 3rd
For: Quaffle Q - read by Shannon

[Eldarwen]

Elen wrote: "
Gryffindor's Chasers


Gryffindor Chasers are heading to opposite team hoops to score a goal.

Gryffindor Chaser Chain #8 is completed:


Kadin - Donna 6/3/18 (Title starts with ..."



*ahem*

I should have posted this earlier, my bad.

This goal shouldn't count since your chaser was successfully attacked, which effectively broke the chain and threw the chaser out of the game for one score.

Your beater then defended her so she could join back in the fray, but the chain should remain broken and a new one should be started instead of the old one being finished.

[Shannon]

Eldarwen wrote: "Elen wrote: "
Gryffindor's Chasers


Gryffindor Chasers are heading to opposite team hoops to score a goal.

Gryffindor Chaser Chain #8 is completed:


Kadin - Donna 6/3/18 (Title ..."

Hi. That’s how we had interpreted it as well at the beginning of the game, but if you look in the Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw game, that is how they are playing as Sonia said:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Once a chaser is knocked out, it stays out, till she's defended, or a chain of 1 or 2 is made. If you want to finish first chain, you need to wait for your beater to do the defense, otherwise the chain is void.

There was even some discussion in the Captains Group, but she’s confirmed.

[Cat]

For the love of books, don’t change how we (R/H) are playing our game! We seem to have got to grips with it, and I really can’t deal with unpicking it all now!

Has it really been less than a week since it started? (No, don’t tell me it’s only been three days or whatever, I couldn’t take it!)

[Shannon]

Cat wrote: "For the love of books, don’t change how we (R/H) are playing our game! We seem to have got to grips with it, and I really can’t deal with unpicking it all now!

Has it really been less than a week ..."

Ha! Not changing how you guys are playing, changing how we are playing ours to match you guys. Y’alls game is much more fluid and active, and frankly not as disheartening. ;)

[Eldarwen]

That wasn't how I interpreted another reply, also given in the captains' group.

But we'll bow to the voice of the mod of course :-)

It might be a very good idea though to use these two matches as a sample for scenarios of "what to do and what not to do" for the second set of matches ;-)

[Shannon]

Eldarwen wrote: "That wasn't how I interpreted another reply, also given in the captains' group.

But we'll bow to the voice of the mod of course :-)

It might be a very good idea though to use these two matches as..."

I think that was also me, as it really wasn’t how I interpreted it. But she confirmed.

But if look at the other game thread, it really does look more fun and active. Bludgers and Quaffles and Beaters and Chasers and Keepers are all flying around at breakneck speed.

[Cat]

Breakneck is the word! We’re not entirely loving it, as we’ve never read so fast! Slowing it down some would be fine!

But we don’t have the Aus timezone factor, for which I’m grateful!

[Shannon]

Cat wrote: "Breakneck is the word! We’re not entirely loving it, as we’ve never read so fast! Slowing it down some would be fine!

But we don’t have the Aus timezone factor, for which I’m grateful!"

Lol! Well it also allows for more flexibility in your players and their schedules and any major time zone issues. Which has effected the play in this game. So while faster, and maybe more exhausting, it does give teams more options.

ETA: Coordinating between the States and Aus has added a fair bit of fun to the game. I’m pretty much main lining coffee at this point. ;)

[Jammin Jenny]

The Slytherin team is on the move again! They've fixed their QUAFFLE and are racing down the field to score!

QUAFFLE - The Fourth

Q: The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare | May 30th - Karen Michele (character: Mistress Quickley)
U: Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare | June 1st - Karen Michele (character: Ulysses)
A: Amaryllis by Jayne Casle | June 3rd - Jen (title A)
F: My Week with the Bad Boy by Kennedy Fox | May 30th - V Nerd (author F)
F: The Dry by Jane Harper | May 30th - Jen (character: Aaron Falk)
L: The Ride Down Mt. Morgan by Arthur Miller | May 30th - Karen Michele (character: Lyman)
E: Every Note Played by Lisa Genova | May 30th - Karen Michele (title E)

Scoring Chain
H - Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw | Karen Michelle
I - Imagines by N.R. Walker | Snowtulip
J - Just Another Judgement Day by Simon R. Green | Jen

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Keeper

Keeper Jessica is ready to defend our hoops and stop Slytherin from scoring.

The Ride Down Mt. Morgan - Jessica [Read by Karen Michele - reading to take out the letter L]

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Beater

Jenny is going to do some damage to Slytherin chaser chain.

Imagines - Jenny [Currently Snowtulip is reading it]

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Beater

Jenny's bludger connects with Snowtulip and breaks the chaser chain. Snowtulip is out.

Imagines - Jenny 6/3/18 [Currently Snowtulip is reading it]

[Elen]

Gryffindor's Keeper

Keeper Jessica has successfully destroyed Slytherin’s Quaffle.


The Ride Down Mt. Morgan - Jessica 6/3/18 [Read by Karen Michele - reading to take out the letter L]

[Jammin Jenny]

Elen wrote: "
Gryffindor's Beater


Jenny's bludger connects with Snowtulip and breaks the chaser chain. Snowtulip is out for next chain.

Imagines - Jenny 6/3/18 [Currently Snowtulip is readi..."

Unless Slytherin's beaters can read the book and get her back in the game is my understanding...

And I think she's only out for this chain which is null since the QUAFFLE is broken...

Can we please get a ruling on this from one of the Mods?

[Shannon]

Jammin Jenny wrote: "Elen wrote: "
Gryffindor's Beater


Jenny's bludger connects with Snowtulip and breaks the chaser chain. Snowtulip is out for next chain.

Imagines - Jenny 6/3/18 [Currently Snowtu..."

I think you need to take the Question to Questions for the Mods, as im not sure they’re steadily monitoring this thread, and I’d rather not make that call.

[Jammin Jenny]

It's fine. The announcement now says "Snowtulip is out" not "out for the next chain" - I guess I either read it wrong or it was edited.

[Shannon]

But I thought the question was is she out until the Quaffle is restored, or does she need the Beater defense or her fellow Chasers to score to save her?

[Jammin Jenny]

No my comment was now that our QUAFFLE is broken, the chain we were trying to score is null and void, so Snowtulip is back in the game. That's how I understand the rules at least.

Does she need a beater to get her back in the game?

ETA - I just asked about this in the Ask the Mods thread so we'll see what they say...

[Jessica]

Gryffindor Chaser Chain #10
M - The Mountain Lion's Secretary - Shannon
N - Never Look Back - Donna
O - Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir - Chava

[Louise]

Jessica wrote: "Gryffindor Chaser Chain #10
M - The Mountain Lion's Secretary - Shannon
N - Never Look Back - Donna
O - Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir - Chava"

Your Quaffle is broken, your chain is invalid

[Donna]

I fixed the quaffle earlier but I guess nobody posted it.

[Shannon]

Jessica is filling in as one announcer is sleeping and the other is sick. Sorry!

[Jammin Jenny]

You need to post your QUAFFLE first before reading for the chain. I think your chain is invalid. We'll ask in the Mods thread if you don't agree.

Post your QUAFFLE, then post a new chain.

[Jessica]

Fixed QUAFFLE
Q - The Queen of Zombie Hearts - Shannon 5/29/18 (Title starts with Q)
U - Cut & Run - (Co-Author - Madeleine urban) Shannon 6/2/18
A - Anna in the Middle - Shannon 5/29/18 (Title starts with A)
F - A Song of Shadows - Shannon 5/29/18 (Character named Finn)
F - Precious and Grace - Chava 5/29/18 (Character named Fanwell)
L - Little Women - Chava 5/29/18 (Title starts with L)
E - A Dragon of a Different Color - Shannon 5/30/18 (Character named Emily)