I " I adore quidditch" Sam replied My pa used to fly me to Texas to see the Sweetwater All-stars all the time back in the States before he got transferred to Gringotts. The best was when he got us tickets to see the American Nationals team in New England. We made it all the way to the Semi finals that year! I'm working out to be a beater myself." she added enthusiastically, pulling back the robe's sleeves to show off her muscular arms.

Callista tried not to be too obvious about it, but Sam sure did have some nice muscles there and she couldn't help but look!

"Oh yes, she is amazing! Thanks!" Aria blushed slightly while accepting the compliment about her mom. "The castle grounds are so huge that you can easily get lost!" Aria agreed with Castella's assessment. ()

Green sparks issued forth. "Ah okay, its time everyone. If you'd gather your things and follow me, we are going into the locker rooms." Stella led the students through some doors.

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/fBuhGxU.png[/img]When they entered the locker room, the team captain Bronagh (brone-ah) Gallagher was going over strategy with her teammates. She saw the students enter and smiled. “Ladies, our guests have arrived. Hi kids, gather ‘round.” She indicated several free benches. “I’m Bronagh, I’m so happy to have ye all come. Surely ye are all rooting for the Harpies since we helped arrange this. I’m kidding, of course…well…mostly.” She cackled a little manically. “Anyway, feel free to ask questions and mingle with us until the game is about to start. Then we’ll go crush us some wasps!”

((below are the team members, feel free to ask anyone and everyone. This will run for one week until Friday morning at 12.01 am on the 23rd. Then we'll move onto the the game. )) [Spoiler=Holyhead Harpies]

Keeper

Gwenevere Griffith Birthplace: Ruthin, Wales

Chasers

Megan Grahame Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland

Griselle Barlow Birthplace: Oxford, England

Bronagh (brone-ah) Gallagher *Team Captain Birthplace: Foxford, Ireland

Beaters

Alice Gibbs Birthplace: Bristol, England

Gemma Clark Birthplace: London, England

Seeker

Mary Grant Birthplace: Wrexham, England

@/Fampie@/ MerlinPendragon@/Tardis

Merlin was in awe when he entered the locker rooms, he was excited to see real players and even more in awe with the team captain. "I think Bronagh is very pretty." He whispers to Magnus. "Her laugh reminds me of Tamsin." He smiles and stares a bit while he takes a seat. "What can I ask the players? I have no idea. Do you think they like donuts?" It was strange but the questions machine was suddenly out of questions.

Then it happened, a question came to him. "Um, Miss Gemma...what happened to your eye, does it hurt?"

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Honestly, Merlin Pendragon, Callista thought to herself, but didn't say anything out loud. The Holyhead Harpies had access to healing magic just like everyone else in the Wizarding World, and whatever had happened to Miss Clark, the healer hadn't been able to fix it yet. Of course it hurt!

She wondered what it was like trying to fly with only one eye when you weren't used to it--but she'd never have asked that out loud. Exposing other people's weaknesses was no way to make friends.

"Who designs your uniforms?" she asked shyly, after a moment. She wondered how hard it was to design Quidditch uniforms. They had to be protective. They had to be aerodynamic. Making them pretty was an extra challenge. She wondered if she might be up to that challenge some day. Right now she mostly made party clothes, because Japanese street fashions--especially the ornate otona-lolita style--inspired her the most. And a uniform for an all female team ought to be really pretty, she thought, without sacrificing safety or speed. You couldn't put frills on it, but there were other ways to make things pretty.

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Magnus nodded. "Yeah she is," he whispered back to Merlin. He smiled it did sound like Tamsin. "Er, how often do they train? What is their favourite move?"

[img align=right]https://i.imgur.com/RWLWXuW.png[/img] Gemma smiled. "I'm muggle born," she started, "And I was born with Anophthalmia, which is a birth defect where babies are born without one or both eyes. So it doesn't hurt. I saw a lot of doctors when I was little and once we discovered I was a witch, we saw healers too. They make sure my good eye stays good. I do have a magical eye but I find it very distracting for flying so I don't use it often."

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/DMyOsTF.png[/img] Griselle beamed at Callista's question. "Oh that would be the new up and coming fashion designer Perl Trekk. She's amazing. Though our lovely Stella here makes our guards and other supplies. Best quidditch outfitter there is." She beamed with pride hugging the now blushing Stella.

(( Sorry guys, RL is keeping me very occupied. I'm going to see if I can't find time to jump in tomorrow. ♥ ))

Merlin was shocked with the answer, he had no idea people could born without a body part much less an eye so he felt even bad for asking. "I'm sorry, glad you can play so well despite that. It's wonderful and you have earned my respect. I'll cheer for you during the game."

He then decides to ask another question. "This one if for Gwenevere, how do you make your hair so sparkly? I love it, mine is a bit sparkly too but is just like that, I think it's the light that reflects in the color."

(( -snuggles- hope to see ya XD but rl comes first))

"Oh don't worry," she replied, "I'm used to the questions and there's nothing to be sorry about. I have very good vision in the one eye. Aww thank you." She smiled to Merlin.

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/gm4s3R0.png[/img] Gwenevere was beaming with pride. "Oh well thank you. Some of the shimmer is natural and I add some Glitter Gal hair gel, its amazing." She rummaged in her bag and toss him a bottle. "Here, have a bottle they send me it for free. Your's so handsome, very lovely."

[img align=right]https://sapi.subeta.net/shared/247619.png[/img] Millie felt odd being in the other team's colors while standing in the Harpies' locker room. She had stood in the back and hoped no one noticed her bright yellow jacket. She was still amazed they were able to get into the locker room before the game. She listened carefully while sipping her butterbeer and enjoying herself

"I'm glad to know you have good vision, but you must to play quidditch! I'm quite a bad player honestly but I will enjoy the game. GO HARPIES!" He was full of energy.

Merlin was surprised to be handed a gel bottle and smiled. "Thank you." He managed to say while he blushed at her compliment. Maybe he should ask something to everyone. He managed the courage to talk to the beautiful Bronagh. "Excuse Miss Bronagh, hum, what kind of advice would you give to someone who wants to improve their game skills, besides the obvious- practice."

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Callista laughed softly. "You know you're not worse than me, Merlin," she said under her breath--she was never going to be the flyer her older sister Fiammetta had been, and she was pretty sure Merlin had seen her being an airborne disaster on multiple occasions. "That hair gel is great! Is it difficult to wash out when you want to change colours?"

Callista sometimes used charms to change her hair colour or relax the curls to get a different look for occasions like this one, but she would never have thought about putting a potion in her hair for any change she didn't want to be permanent... although there was a half-blood girl in the year just above hers who had used the most amazingly foul-smelling Muggle concoction to turn her hair pink before they had learned to do charms.

She'd been pretty shocked by Miss Clark's story, too. She had never heard of such a thing before! Muggles had it rough, didn't they? She knew some of the people she followed online in Japan were Muggles, but...they only talked about clothing and art, and only during the summers--and lolitas wore wigs when they wanted to change their hair completely.

Callista had never understood why so few wizards and witches used computers. Her family's blood was as pure as could be, but they dealt in information first and foremost.

"Wow, being able to travel to so many games must have been amazing" Ellie said enthusiastically,"no wonder why you must adore Quidditch so much"!

As Sam pulled back her robes sleeves, Ellie couldn't believe how muscular her arms were "Well, I bet if you keep training and working out like you are now, you'll have no problem becoming a beater" Ellie said with a slight pat on Sams back, while she heard Stella announce it was time to go into the locker room.

"Oh boy, I can't wait" Ellie said as she lined up and walked into the Harpies Locker Room. She looked around in amazement, it must be such a wonderful feeling to be a part of a team like this, who work together, train together and play together. "I'll have to think of some questions quick" Ellie said to herself more than anyone else, "I don't want this opportunity to pass by with me being as silent as a mouse!".

None of the team seemed all that bothered by anyone wearing yellow. Many of the ladies were smiling welcomingly at Millie.

“Well if you enjoy it then I’m sure you’ll improve the more you play it. But don’t worry, everyone has something they are good at and something they aren’t. My sister is terrible at Quidditch but she enjoys playing so we put her on my team to balance everyone out.” She giggled.

”Oh no worries,” Gwenevere said, “hope you enjoy it

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/fBuhGxU.png[/img] Bronagh smiled when she was addressed. “Hmm, well I found playing other sports helps me stay sharp with coordination and speed. Like the muggle game Volleyball. Ye hit a ball over a net and it’s a teamsport. Its not as easy as it sounds and ye have to make sure not to hit yer teammates. Another suggestion is to learn as many quidditch moves as possible. Even if they amn’t in yer position, if ye know what another player will do, ye can anticipate and potentially alter the course of the game. And of course, it’s a good idea to attempt to guess what the other player will be doing. Ye never know what’ll happen on the pitch so being ready for anything helps keep yer team safe as well as possibly winning the game.

Gwenevere smiled and tossed another bottle to Callista. “Well it does work with colour changing charms so you don’t have to wash it out, but it does wash out well and if you want to a standard cleaning spell will remove it with no damage to the hair or scalp. I love it.”

[img align=right]https://i.imgur.com/lXMSQAS.png[/img]Magnus smiled at Ellie. “Don’t worry,” he whispered, “you’ll be okay. They are really nice.” He assumed it was nerves that she didn’t have a question yet.

Merlin was pleased with the answers and had starry eyes as Bronagh speak. "She is the coolest." He whispers to Magnus when she was done. "I love this team so far." He then looked to see who else he haven't asks questions to. He then placed his eyes in Alice and smiles at her. "Miss...Alice, what kind of workout you do to keep in shape and strong in order to hit those balls?"

Merlin smiled to Millie ( ) and encouraged her to ask something. "They are nice, ask ahead, it doesn't matter if you are yellow."

"Thanks, I admit I have improved but I'm still no team material. I guess I'm not much of a sport guy." He blushes slightly.

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/MniU7Q0.png[/img] Eros shoved his hands into his jacket's pockets as he surveyed the locker room. He overheard Merlin saying about not being team material to a student he didn't know the name of. He liked her taste in colors for her outfit, though. The Aussie narrowed his eyes at Merlin with a slight smirk. "Maybe we should skill trading sessions, mate. You can teach me to bake and I'll help you with Quidditch." It was a very casual offer since he wasn't sure how interested Merlin was in actually playing.

Eros had questions, but let the other students ask questions first. More than likely, they would come up with similar questions anyway and Eros didn't want to have to talk more than he need to. Instead, he kind of just basked being in the stadium's locker room. It was a cool feeling. It was different from being in a school's locker room. It felt grander.

(and everyone else)

[img align=right]https://sapi.subeta.net/shared/247619.png[/img] Millie smiled at Merlin () and Magnus () and was thinking of a question. She she opened her mouth to say something, no sound came out. She swallowed and tried again. "Did you ladies always want professional quidditch players? How did you discover how talented you were?"

((Just so everyone knows, I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and will have very limited internet access. I'll try to respond but from here on, you can just imagine Millie quietly enjoying herself, or really into the game))

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Elizabeth was glad that Muir was not disturbing Stella, so she assumed keeping him around would be okay. Though she made sure to stuff him under the cape - that way he wasn't directly visible. Behave., she told him. It was kind of not really necessary, because Muir was rather docile. She followed the other students into the locker room and took one of the seats on the bench the team captain Bronagh offered. Listening careful to the conversations, she took her time to study the room. Muir was rolling himself up and settling into a comfortable position. Calmly, he reassured her that he was content with the situation and not disturbed by the busy atmosphere. Smiling, Elizabeth stroke over his scales and then raised her voice. "I really like your robes. It kinda feels like being in school", she said amused and looked to one of the beaters. "Your hair colour is so radiant", she added, addressing Ms Alice Gibbs.

( and anyone whom it may concern :P Have a nice vacation )

(feels like I'm missing something but hopefully I'm not.)

Magnus nodded. “Yeah she is. One of my favourites on the team.” He smiled at Eros wondering what the older boy was thinking.

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/g2A45Qn.png[/img] “What?” Alice asked surprised someone was talking to her. She blushed. “Oh, er, well…I weight lift and throw balls in my garden.” She was even more surprised to be addressed again. She looked at Elizabeth and blushed. “Thank you. I’m a metamorphmagus. I was eating a carrot last night and thought the colour was pretty so I just kinda went with it.” The shy witch smiled.

[img align=right]https://i.imgur.com/h3ocgm5.png[/img] Megan answered Millie. “Fer me, I did nee know I had a lick of talent. I was teasing some boys and one of them threw a book at me. Hit me on me jaw. Was so mad I grabbed someone’s broom and chased him about the school grounds, hitting him with whatever spells I could think of.” She laughed. “Quidditch captain slipped in during one of my detentions and asked if I’d come try out. Since then just loved it. Was planning on being a musician. Might still when I retire though I do nee see that happing anytime soon.”