1st Match: Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw

[Cat]

Deanna wrote: "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..."

Katie’s fine with that! A breather right now sounds good! And Madam Pomfrey has some chocolate frogs for injured players too

[Deanna]

Beater Kate swerves one more time. This time veering to protect Nicole from Amanda's attack.

Kate is reading Incredible You in defense.

[Katie]

Cat wrote: "Deanna wrote: "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 b..."

Mmmm...chocolate frogs...

[Deanna]

Katie wrote: "Cat wrote: "Deanna wrote: "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 t..."

Since I said shoulder not head would you consider sharing?

[Katie]

...I suppose you could have been meaner, so you can have a leg. :P

[Deanna]

Katie wrote: "...I suppose you could have been meaner, so you can have a leg. :P"

Yum! Frog legs!

[Cat]

Amanda’s bludger connected! Nicole has to do evasive manoeuvres and can’t get in position for receiving the quaffle

Amanda finished Incredible You

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw beater Kate knocks Amanda's bludger out of the way. Clearing a straight path between Nicole and the hoops.

Kate has finished reading Incredible You in defense of Nicole.

[Deanna]

Emily and Nicole are approaching the hoops...lining up their shot. Almost there!... Quaffle's away and it's... through the left hoop! Score! Ten points for Ravenclaw!

Emily and Nicole have finished reading Incredible You.

(Whew! Both teams are on fire today! I'm worn out just from watching. Can we get some butterbeers and snacks in the announcers' booth please?)

[Cat]

So that’s 60: 40, right?

Butterbeer is just what’s needed!

[Deanna]

Cat wrote: "So that’s 60: 40, right?

Butterbeer is just what’s needed!"

Yes, that matches my count.

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "So that’s 60: 40, right?

Butterbeer is just what’s needed!"

I'll take one of those too! :P

[Cat]

Katie’s scoffed a load of chocolate frogs, but is still feeling a bit wobbly after Kate’s last bludger hit. Amanda’s hovering protectively around her until she gets her flying legs back

Amanda is reading Blind Pass to defend Katie

[Cat]

Kirsten wrote: "Cat wrote: "Butterbeer is just what’s needed!"

I'll take one of those too! :P"

Cheers! *clinks glasses with Kirsten & Deanna*

I’m off duty now, back to work tomorrow, so I need my beauty sleep!

[Kirsten]

[Suzanne]

Amanda revives Katie - Katie is feeling quite bouncy after all those chocolate frogs and is ready to get hopping!

Amanda finished Blind Pass 6/3/18 to defend Katie

[Deanna]

After a timeout for snacks, strategy, and butterbeer, Ravenclaw chasers Emily and Nicole remount their brooms for another run.

Chaser Chain 8

Emily and Nicole are reading The Bear Who Loved Me by Kathy Lyons

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Woohoo! Fly Emily & Nicole!

[Suzanne]

Hufflepuff Keeper shuts down all animal loving, for at least the next hour or so - as she breaks the QUAFFLE!

Book: The Queen B* Strikes Back
Author: Crista McHugh
Date read: 3 June
Read by Ravenclaw Keli for QUAFFLE letter Q.

[Cat]

What was that?! The Seekers have perked up, after circling the arena lazily - they must have seen a flash of gold!

yay! snitch released & first puzzle will be out tomorrow!

eyes peeled, Sophie!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Carmen is on her broomstick darting around the area chasing that flash of gold!

Who can catch the golden snitch first?
Eeek!

[Cat]

[Eldarwen]

Aww, both those pics are awesome.

[Cat]

Deanna / Suzanne / other announcers:
re the new Beater rule (matching word). How do we want to do this?

We could either
A) Chasers chain announcements, for ALL chains, should include page count and Beater announcers confirm the new book title & page count

or

B) Chaser chain announcements don't need to include page count and the onus is on the attacking Beater announcer to confirm:

- original book title & page count
- new book title & page count

[Deanna]

I vote option B

[Suzanne]

Option B sounds good since they will be doing that as they look for books.

[Cat]

The Hufflepuff Chasers are warming up there on the sidelines, limbering arms and hands ready for passing that quaf'; straightening bludger-ruffled twigs in their brooms...

And they're off!

GHI chain
Guarding His Obsession by Alexa Riley - Katie
Happily Never After by Jeaniene Frost - Danielle
It's just four times round the Village: a non runner's journey to her first marathon by Helen Stothard - Marie

ETA: hoping for goal 7

[Deanna]

Keeper Kirsten spies the Hufflepuff chasers approaching the hoops. She blocks the charge. The quaffle is loose! No score on this try!

Kirsten has finished reading New Corpse In Town.

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw Chaser Nicole excels at her mending charms, and the quaffle is quickly repaired. Emily, Nicole, and Keli have moved into formation. And they're off making yet another scoring run at the Hufflepuff hoops!

Quaffle Completion

Q: Co-Wreckerby Meghan Quinn (Nicole, 6/4, author last 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 9

Animal Farm by George Orwell (title A) - Keli
Beauty And The Bookworm by Nick Pageant (title B) - Nicole
Cain's Salvation by Sarah O'Rourke (title C) - Emily

[Cat]

Chaser Marie, our fixer extraordinaire, has swooped on the deflating quaffle, slapped on an adhesive patch, whispers a quick-set spell and reckons it's good to go again!

Q: Quiet Killing - Marie 4 June
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

She passes it to Danielle to start a new chain

Goal 7 attempt

KLM
Kairos - Katie
Love at High Tide - Danielle
The Manton Rempville Murders - Marie

This play withdrawn. We'll go do a loving fix and get a new chain sorted

[Cat]

Ravenclaw patchers, do not put your swearing & gluing kits down! Talia is coming around again to batter that quaffle as only she can!

Talia is going to read His Undercover Princess by Avery Flynn read by Nicole for the F

[Kirsten]

I need me one of those "swearing kits". lol

[Marie (UK)]

Kirsten wrote: "I need me one of those "swearing kits". lol"

i have one cost £50

[Cat]

I think I meant to say patching, but had a Freudian-typo-slip!

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "I think I meant to say patching, but had a Freudian-typo-slip!"

or you just know our team too well. :P

Marie (UK) wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I need me one of those "swearing kits". lol"

i have one cost £50"

lol you drive a hard bargain!

[Cat]

Kirsten, you think we aren't doing the same?!

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "Kirsten, you think we aren't doing the same?!"

I hope so! (we can't be the only ones)

[Suzanne]

Hufflepuff beater Trinia zooms in - guess what - she is after Keli again! Do you think there may be some backstage rivalry over a certain dashing young wizard?
Trinia will read Animal Farm, which is being read by chaser Keli.

[Cat]

repeating here:
Hufflepuff have discovered a leak in their patch and have to go sort their quaffle out properly. Are we sure Marie's not a squib? or maybe she sat on her wand, so it's not working properly? She'll be off to the library after the match to read up on her mending spells

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw Chaser Lucy moves in for defense.

Attacking beater reading Animal Farm @ 122 pgs
Lucy is reading Cold Comfort Farm @ 233 pgs

[Deanna]

The Ravenclaw chasers are at the hoops. They are passing the ball back and forth in an effort to confuse the Hufflepuff keeper. It's Nicole in possession...no Emily...now Keli! Heck the poor quaffle looks more like a pinball. Here's the shot...... Score! Ten points to Ravenclaw!

Chaser Chain 9 Completion

Animal Farm by George Orwell (title A) - Keli; 6/4
Beauty And The Bookworm by Nick Pageant (title B) - Nicole; 6/4
Cain's Salvation by Sarah O'Rourke (title C) - Emily; 6/4

[Tati]

YEAH!!! GO RAVENCLAW!!

(loving the announcements!)

[Kirsten]

[Suzanne]

IHufflepuff chaser Katie Mends the Quaffle!


Q: Quinn's HartQuinn's Hart - Katie - 6/4/18
U: Until Sage - Danielle - 5/29/18
A: The Accidental Vampire - Katie - 5/29/18
F: Florence Osmund The Coach House - Marie - 5/30/18
F: Forsaken by Night- Katie - 5/30/18
L: Late in the DayLate in the Day - Katie - 5/29/18
E: Easy Melody - Katie - 6/1/18

[Suzanne]

Hufflepuff beater Trinia smacks Keli!
Trinia finished Animal Farm, which was read by chaser Keli. Keli is out, but sounds like Lucy is swooping in to revive her!

[Deanna]

Keeper Kirsten eyes the quaffle with determination and prepares to defend her hoops.

Kirsten is reading The Coach House to break the quaffle.

[Cat]

That’s the sound of Ravenclaw patchers swearing & gluing again! Talia is coming around again to batter that quaffle as only she can!

Talia finished His Undercover Princess by Avery Flynn read by Nicole for the F

[Cat]

Ps, sorry, cba coming up with anything too original, so you got a cut/paste jobbie

[Cat]

Chasers are scrambling out of the sin bin to go for goal

BCD

Ben's Wildflower - Katie
Candy Man - Danielle
Death Quixote - Marie

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw Beater Kate sweeps across the field setting a course to intercept the nearest bludger. Her target this time...Hufflepuff Chaser Marie

Kate is reading Death Quixote in an attack against Marie.