1st Match: Hufflepuff vs Ravenclaw

[Deanna]

Wait! That wasn't just a deflection. Kate has sent the bludger straight for Hufflepuff chaser Danielle!

Danielle is reading Hearts in Darkness 112 pgs.
Kate is reading A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea at 172 pages.

[Cat]

Amanda was sooooo close then, but she veers of in search of a different type of candy


Amanda is reading Peace, Love, & Macarons to attack Nicole

edited to correct appalling grammar

[Cat]

The team see Marie start to tumble, when a speeding zoom of yellow saves her, by the scruff of her robes!

Trinia's finished her squirrel sex book (don't ask! though she tells me this is comparatively good)
Complicated Hearts 226p to defend Marie (Rise of the Hearts 198p)

[Cat]

GOAL!

Hearts chain
Rise of the Hearts - Marie
Hearts in Darkness - Katie
Hearts in Darkness - Danielle

I think we are 80:40, but I could be wrong?

[Cat]

we were SUPER lucky that play: I was just about to post the goal, did a last refresh and saw that Kate had knocked Marie out! So nearly had an unfortunate clash of posts then! It was a full on pull up, circle around moment!

[Deanna]

80:50

[Cat]

thanks! 80:50 :)

[Cat]

No rest for the wicked... Trinia's playlist is clearly inspiring her to greatness. Whatcha listening to?

Hearts in Darkness in defence of Danielle

[Deanna]

The Ravenclaw chasers spread out as they approach the hoops. Emily on the right has the quaffle. Quaffle goes left! FIrst to Keli then to Nicole. Talia moves left slightly to block. A quick pass to Keli... Quaffle away... It's through the right hoop! Score! Another ten points to to Ravenclaw. Great teamwork on the part of those Ravenclaw chasers!

Chaser Chain 11 completed

Peace, Love, & Macarons by Jessica Gadziala - Nicole
Winning Her Love by Hazel Gower - Emily
Learning to Love by Amelia Rose - Keli

[Suzanne]

Hufflepuff beater Amanda swoops from behind the goal and sends Nicole's broom spinning!
Amanda finished Peace, Love, & Macarons to knock out chaser Nicole.

[Deanna]

Kate's bludger finds it target, knocking Danielle off her broom! Can Trinia reach her before she hits the ground? It's going to be close!

Danielle read Hearts in Darkness 112 pgs.
Kate finished reading A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea at 172 pages.

[Trinia]

Hufflepuff Beater Trinia bats away and ..... sweeps in

Trinia finished Hearts in Darkness to defend Danielle

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw beater Kate executes a steep dive after the spinning Nicole, who is hanging on for dear life! It's going to be close!

Kate is reading Peace, Love, & Macarons in defense of Nicole.

[Marie (UK)]

Hufflepuff - well we chasers are up and back on the brooms here goes with our next chain

Katie - Rock Chick Reborn
Marie - Sweets & a Stabbing
Danielle - The Truth As He Knows It

[Deanna]

Keeper Kirsten blocks the Hufflepuff chasers from reaching the hoops, knocking the quaffle away with such force that it splits at the seams.

Kirsten has finished reading The Coach House to break the quaffle.

[Deanna]

Yes! With inches to spare beater Kate reaches Nicole before she crashes. Great save, Kate!

Kate has finished reading Peace, Love, & Macarons.

[Kirsten]

Dis be Hufflepuff's Quaffle:
(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] ;)

[Cat]

What search term did you use to find that??!!

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "What search term did you use to find that??!!"

After many trials of split (red) ball, split open (red) ball, ripped ball, ripped open ball, I think I arrived at this one with "burst ball" not sure I want to know what is bursting out though haha

[Eldarwen]

That looks kinda disgusting o.O

[Trinia]

looks kinda like poop ;D lol

[Teddie]

Uh Kirsten? That'd be nasty.

[Kirsten]

LOL it's actually porcelain artwork.

[Trinia]

That someone pooped on?!? :O

[Cat]

We’re bringing art & culture into the match now?

[Kirsten]

uhh... maybe? (info)

[Kirsten]

Cat wrote: "We’re bringing art & culture into the match now?"

Like my distraction tactics? lol

[Sonia]

Just a heads up... once the snitch is caught, I'm closing threads up. We're reviewing rules and what to improve/change for next round. Also, we're considering changing the point system a bit. It will be made retroactively - meaning if, for example, beater attacks/defenses will get points, we're review entire game to add the correspondent score.

You need to give us time to prepare a spreadsheet and count all info, though. Busy schedules and all *grins*

[Katie]

Hufflepuff is in possession of the quaffle again. Danielle and Katie are zooming for the hoops!

Q: Quiet the Dead - Marie - 5/29/18
U: Until Sage - Danielle - 5/29/18
A: The Accidental Vampire - Katie - 5/29/18
F: Five Ways 'til Sunday - Danielle - 6/5/18
F: Forsaken by Night - Katie - 5/30/18
L: Late in the Day - Katie - 5/29/18
E: Easy Melody - Katie - 6/1/18

Shiver - Katie, 338 pages
Shiver - Danielle, 338 pages

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw beater Kate moves to intercept the Hufflepuff pair. Preparing to hit a bludger after Katie this time.

Katie is reading Shiver, 338 pgs.
Kate is reading Shiver, 390 pages.

[Deanna]

Keeper Kirsten has shifted into a defensive position, ready for the Hufflepuff chasers.

Kirsten is reading Five Ways 'til Sunday to break the quaffle.

[Suzanne]

Hufflepuff beater Trinia moves to intercept Kate who is attacking Katie. Trinia is reading Shiver also.

Note this post would have been funnier if Trinia would agree to change her name to some form of Kate.

Note 2, sorry I can't link but I'm at the airport with my broom.

[Trinia]

We could always call me Katrina ;)

[Cat]

Katrinia, perhaps?

[Trinia]

Perfect ;D

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw's Kate strikes the bludger. Look at that spin! The bludger's curving. Watch out Katie. Too late! A solid hit! Katie slides backwards, but just manages to grab the tail of her broom. Trinia had better hurry.

Kate has finished reading Shiver as an attack on Katie.

[Deanna]

The Huff chasers approach the goals. Ravenclaw's keeper shifts her position. Kirsten moves right. She intercepts the chasers. The quaffle is loose! No score for Hufflepuff this time! A great save by Kirsten.

Kirsten has finished reading Five Ways 'til Sunday to break the quaffle.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Yikes! So exciting!
Great job Ravenclaw!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Kirsten wrote: "Dis be Hufflepuff's Quaffle:


;)"


I just laughed so hard I snorted my tea. Really shouldn't open spoilers. LOL

[Kirsten]

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Dis be Hufflepuff's Quaffle:


;)"


I just laughed so hard I snorted my tea. Really shouldn't open spoilers. LOL"

The warning (spoiler) is real, I just didn't say exactly what I would be spoiling. ;)

[Suzanne]

Beater (ka)Trinia sees Katie in danger from Kate and rushes in to save the day!

The good news is that Katie is safe from Kate - thanks Katrinia! But you audience would not believe how close that was! kaTrinia finished and posted Shiver in our thread literally less than 60 seconds after the Quaffle was broken. kaSob, kaSob. I would have announced it sooner but I was crying into my Butterbeer. That was a ka-lose (Close) one!

[Kirsten]

"kaSob"? Ok this is starting to get out of hand! :P

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Lol
Love it

[Kirsten]

Katie wrote: "Hufflepuff is in possession of the quaffle again. Danielle and Katie are zooming for the hoops!

Q: Quiet the Dead - Marie - 5/29/18
U: Until Sage - Danielle - 5/29/..."

Just realized now a copy & paste error (I presume) on Hufflepuff's last Quaffle. Quiet the Dead was included but that book was already broken and then replaced....

[Deanna]

Ravenclaw chasers Emily and Nicole team up again and take off with the quaffle.

Nicole and Emily are reading Within These Walls by J.L. Berg.

[Suzanne]

CRACK! What is that I hear? I think it is the sound of the Ravenclaw QUAFFLE breaking

Keeper Talia read The Fortunate Ones read by Chaser Nicole for one of the Fs in QUAFFLE.

[Cat]

Kirsten wrote: "Katie wrote: "Hufflepuff is in possession of the quaffle again. Danielle and Katie are zooming for the hoops!

Q: Quiet the Dead - Marie - 5/29/18
U: Until Sage - Da..."

Oops! We hate quaffle posts!
Yes, our quaffle doesn’t include Quiet the dead anymore. I’ll post the correct quaffle when I get to a pc (2hrs ish)
Sorry!

ETA. It’s Quinn’s Hart, or similar

[Cat]

Hufflepuff Quaffle as at 6 Jun

Q: Quinn's HartQuinn's Hart - Katie - 6/4/18
U: Until Sage - Danielle - 5/29/18
A: The Accidental Vampire - Katie, 29 May
F: no book, after Kirsten's break @#337
F: Forsaken by Night - Katie, 30 May
L: Late in the Day - Katie, 29 May
E: Easy Melody - Katie, 1 Jun

[Cat]

The Hufflepuff changing room is getting hectic...

Beaters kaTrinia and Amanda are taking some family time and the lovely Suzanne (bored of announcing and itching to get in the thick of it) and SandyL are stepping up to the plate, for 48 hours (Suzanne) and 24hours (Sandy). That's happening whenever they wake up, in the US, but what that means in terms of hours elapsed from now or actual time I really couldn't tell. At the point in time I'm pleased I still know my own name and timezone!

Chasers are all in a whirl. Melinda's probably still gonna step in, but when is being decided by a swift round of Scissors, Paper, Stone. Or something. Who knows?!

What I do know is that our seeker is revving her engines, ready to go! I tried to persuade her that she could have this match finished by 9pm tomorrow, but she thinks that looking after her family is more important. After a bit of expostulation and gesticulation from me, the team dunked some cold water over me and reminded me that it's a game.
So.... Sophie will be reading a book, tomorrow evening (she's UK). Can Carmen pip her to the post?

[Cat]

Errrrr.... folks, I might've been wrong about timings. double checking everything, SandyL only signed up for 24 hours. sorry for the confusion! I'll go & correct above.