1st Match: Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "They’ve not said otherwise....

Maybe their keeper is having a buttie?

(This is the match thread, Marie....)"

Is this about me? (Ravenclaw Keeper)

[Cat]

Yeah. You'd gone very quiet, so I thought maybe you'd decided to have a doze or food ;-P

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "Yeah. You'd gone very quiet, so I thought maybe you'd decided to have a doze or food ;-P"

Just mounting my attack...

[Suzanne]

I'm guessing Kirsten is quietly effective (gulp).

[Cat]

Stealth keeper skillz!

[Cat]

Not a wobble, just a spectacular flight to defend Katie. With a fist pump Amanda rises higher to circle the arena keeping an eye on the bludger

Amanda finished Fire and Ice to defend Katie from Kate

[Cat]

Keeper Talia finished reading Unleashed to break quaffle.


Book: Unleashed
Author: Sara Humphreys
Date read: 2 June
read by Ravenclaw Emily for U in quaffle

[Cat]

And, in the absence of Madam Hooch blowing her whistle, Team Badger have their teeth back in the defence of the quaffle

Keeper Talia will read Falling for Flynn, read by Ravenclaw Keli for QUAFFLE letter F.

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "And, in the absence of Madam Hooch blowing her whistle, Team Badger have their teeth back in the defence of the quaffle

Keeper Talia will read Falling for Flynn, read by Ravenclaw ..."

Not really defending a quaffle when you are beating it when it's already down/broken...

[Cat]

We want that quaffle in RAGS, dude! Whatever it takes!

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

So here is our lovely Quaffle.

Team 1's keeper manages to make a huge kick and rip it's seems (oh no!)

Team 2's chasers sit on the sidelines (busily reading) and stitching up that seam... but hang on... while they are doing that, team's ones keeper walks over and bludgeons the Quaffle again.

Doesn't seem to make logical sense.
(and did anyone else notice the first attack was an F and the second a U? LOL)

So although Lee Jordan is having a lovely time with his family this weekend, we know that the game is being help up for an answer. So here it is

The quaffle should only have one broken link, then be fixed, before the second link is attacked.

[Cat]

Rags! We wanted rags!
Trying to throw off this Huffers are Duffers slur!

But the coach has been restrained, had a cool down, and calls Talia off...

Quaffle repair can continue unmolested.

Well, Talia's watching, ready to pounce.

(and pinky swear we'll restart the book if we dive on the F again)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

lol
such mean badgers xD

[Kirsten]

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "lol
such mean badgers xD"

Indeed! Mean nasty sneaky little badgies! *puts on gollum voice*

[Cat]

OK, so we are wiping the Unleashed attack from the game (and, happy days, it's a U for spells!)

We didn't announce the F attack until Ravens had a whole quaffle, so we are moving on from there.

Ravens quaffle currently whole, until Terrifying Talia tears into the leather again on completion of Falling for Flynn

[Deanna]

Cat wrote: "OK, so we are wiping the Unleashed attack from the game (and, happy days, it's a U for spells!)

We didn't announce the F attack until Ravens had a whole quaffle, so we are moving on from there.

..."

I love the way you find the bright side and congratulate you on your U for spells. (Personally, I'm finding them harder to find than the X's due to the sheer number needed.)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I agree

and those U's are hard!

[Cat]

It’s not even a U for my team! But team spirit is important, y’know.

And yeah, I should totally get onto the Us. We’ve just finished the obscure spells, so only the 140 odd letters for the standard spells to find. :-/

[Suzanne]

Keeper Talia starts ripping at the Quaffle again - and this time the book won't revert to a team spell.

Ravenclaw Quaffle is broken!

Book: Falling for Flynn
Author: Kate Willoughby
Date read: June 2, 2018
Read by Ravenclaw Keli for QUAFFLE letter F.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Ravenclaw Chaser Nicole has never heard of Sunday driving, and she is flying at full speed - completing that F and making the Quaffle whole again for the Ravenclaw team!
His Undercover Princess by Avery Flynn

Quaffle Completion:
Q: The Queen B* Strikes Back by Crista McHugh (Keli, 5/30, title Q)
U: Unleashed by Sara Humphreys (Emily, 5/31, title U)
A: The Agent Next Door by Adrienne Bell (Nicole, 5/30), title A)
F: His Undercover Princess by Avery Flynn (Nicole, 6/3, author last F)
F: The Fortunate Ones by R.S. Grey (Nicole, 5/29, title F)
L: Lacybourne Manor by Kristen Ashley (Emily, 5/30, title L)
E: Even the Score by Beth Ehemann (Emily, 5/29, title E)

Now, you'd think Nicole would need some butter beer by now... but oh no... here she goes again. Ravenclaw chaser Nicole has decided to head out on the field on her own for a 650+ page head on collision!

Chaser chain #6
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare - Nicole

[Suzanne]

What an appropriate title for a book being read right now :)

[Kirsten]

[Suzanne]

Hufflepuff!!

We might be sleepy, but aren't we adorable?

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Lol too cute

[Cat]

Chaser Marie has fixed the quaffle

Q: Quinn, Lucy - New Corpse In Town - Marie, 2 Jun
U: Until Sage - Danielle, 29 May
A: The Accidental Vampire - Katie, 29 May
F: Florence Osmund - The Coach House - Marie, 30 May
F: Forsaken by Night - Katie, 30 May
L: Late in the Day - Katie, 29 May
E: Easy Melody - Katie, 1 Jun

Marie immediately heads for the hoops, passing the quaffle to Danielle, who catches it, executes a barrel roll to avoid a stray bludger and flies off. Some superlative broom work & teamwork on show there from the chasers in yellow

The Next Girl by Carla Kovach - both Marie & Danielle.
302 pages

Fly, my pretties, fly!

[Melindam]

Waaaay to go, HuffPuffs!!

[Cat]

Keeper Talia really doesn’t like an intact quaffle!

She is reading The Agent Next Door (read by Ravenclaw Nicole) to break the QUAFFLE.

I think she stuffs her mattress with the scraps of quaffle

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw beater Lucy has fixed a bludger in her sights and is aiming for Danielle.

Lucy is reading The Next Girl to attack Danielle.

[Cat]

Goal!!!!!!

Danielle and Marie have completed chain

The Next Girl 3 June

[Cat]

Huffs 5
Ravens 3


Edit to correct my error.soz all

[Cat]

Amanda wielding the club in stout defence of Danielle

reading The Next Girl to counter Lucy’s attack

[Cat]

Hufflepuff Keeper Talia is finished reading The Agent Next Door to break the QUAFFLE

Read 3 jun, breaks the A

[Cat]

(In a fret to get that posted, before Nicole could score)

Is Talia a badger or a Tasmanian devil, chewing up that quaffle like it’s made of sugar!

What she is is the Hufflepuff defensive queen right now! The Ravenclaws should tremble before her!

[Nicole]

Darn it! I just finished 😭

[Nicole]

Talia is a Tasmanian devil 😭

[Deanna]

Lucy swings the bat hard sending the bludger hurtling towards Hufflepuff's chaser Danielle. A direct hit to the tail of her broom. Danielle spins out of control. Can Amanda reach her in time?

Lucy finished reading The Next Girl in an attack on Danielle.

[Kirsten]

Keeper Kirsten doesn't like the looks of Hufflepuff getting ahead in points so goes for the block. (reg. Announcer is currently at church)

Kirsten starts reading New Corpse In Town to break the Quaffle at the Q again.

[Cat]

Danielle got back in control just before crashing into the floor. Amanda swung by a shaken Danielle and given her a pep talk. Looks like it worked as they both push off back to the game

Amanda finished The Next Girl and defended against Lucy.

[Suzanne]

Wow I just woke up and look at this craziness!

[Cat]

Chasers setting up for a sprint.... Go on girls!

ABC
Accidental Hero - Danielle
Blind Pass - Katie
Children of the Salt Road - Marie

[Nicole]

While our fearless leader is praying for a victory, Ravenclaw beater Kate has fixed her sights on Marie.

Kate is reading Children of the Salt Road to attack Marie.

[Cat]

Hufflepuff beater Trinia is saddled up and is after Kate like a dog after a hare!

Trinia is reading Children of the Salt Road to defend Marie.

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw chaser Nicole executed a steep dive and recaptured the quaffle. Quickly regrouping, chasers Nicole and Emily zoom into motion again pairing up for another run at the hoops.

Quaffle Completion

Q: The Queen B* Strikes Back by Crista McHugh (Keli, 5/30, title Q)
U: Unleashed by Sara Humphreys (Emily, 5/31, title U)
A: Stripping the Billionaire by Noelle Adams (Nicole, 6/3), author last A)
F: His Undercover Princess by Avery Flynn (Nicole, 6/3, author last F)
F: The Fortunate Ones by R.S. Grey (Nicole, 5/29, title F)
L: Lacybourne Manor by Kristen Ashley (Emily, 5/30, title L)
E: Even the Score by Beth Ehemann (Emily, 5/29, title E)

Chaser chain #7

Both Emily and Nicole are reading Incredible You by Lili Valente.

[Deanna]

Beater Kate edges in front of Trinia knocking the bludger directly into Huff chaser Marie.

Kate has finished reading Children of the Salt Road.

[Cat]

Amanda A sending a bludger at Nicole

She’ll be racing to beat her in reading Incredible You

[Cat]

And our Tasmanian Devil is back defending the hoops!

Talia is reading The Queen B* Strikes Back, read by Keli, to break the quaffle at Q

[Deanna]

One bludger launched. Ravenclaw beater Kate immediately sets a course for the second bludger. This time lining up an attack on Katie.

Kate is reading Blind Pass in an attack on Katie.

[Cat]

Beater Trinia swoops in, Katie’s back!

Trinia finished Children of the Salt Road for the defense of Marie

[Cat]

Chasers finished! And everyone’s collapsed into a heap after that effort. Can we bring on the energy snacks please!

ABC
Accidental Hero - Danielle - 3Jun
Blind Pass - Katie - 3Jun
Children of the Salt Road - Marie -3Jun

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw beater Kate swings... Look at the speed on that bludger! Wham! Direct hit to Katie's shoulder knocking her sideways off her broom. She has just barely managed to grab her broom one handed, but I think that shoulder may be dislocated.

Kate finished reading Blind Pass. Successfully attacking Hufflepuff chaser Katie.