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[jackie_zhang]

Week Name/Date/Time: 'Settling Down' / Tuesday, November 22 / 3:05 pm
Location: Quidditch Pitch
Open To: Phillip, Grady, Blaze, Trefor, Soren, Bran, Charlie, Sly
Currently Involving: Jackie

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[p_davenport]

Phillip made his way out to the pitch, as always, skivving off a study hall to practice with Jackie. He paid no attention to the rain; it's not as though he'd never flown in it before. Truthfully, he was comfortable on the pitch in much worse weather. As he made his way out onto it, he glanced around, wondering idly if anyone else would show up today. The whole team was welcome, really most any Gryffindor who had a mind to play, but not everyone was so willing to skive off for a good round of Quidditch as Phillip.

He noted the trunk open on the field and looked up into the sky, spotting Jackie quickly. "Hallo, Jack!" he waved to her, grinning. Then he moved to the trunk, bending over to release one, ducking away as it zoomed into the air. Then he hoped onto his broom and glanced up at Jackie, "Shall we try both today, or just one?"

[jackie_zhang]

Jackie was sending telepathic thoughts to all the Gryffindor Quidditch players. At least, she hoped she was. She couldn't tell if the rain was interfering with her transmission or the fact that she kept being distracted by the puffy gray clouds and imagining what shapes they took. She thought maybe Blaze might join them, as she had ran into the girl earlier and mentioned their practice.

When Phillip called out to her, she grinned and waved. The bludger tried making a swipe at her, and she ducked it rather easily. "Let's be daring and try both!" She watched him take off and threw the Quaffle up. "Go long!" Then, she swung her broom around and batted the Quaffle far.

[p_davenport]

Phillip grinned when she suggested they try both, but didn't hesitate and released the second one, dodging away before it could knock into him immediately. Then he nodded as Jack let the Quaffle fly and zoomed off to follow it, at last catching it, smoothly and pulling up short to turn back around to face her.

He moved forward to pick up some speed, preparing to pass it back, but before he could, one of the bludgers came directly for him and he had to drop several feet. The Quaffle nearly slipped out of his grasp, slippery as it was, but he managed to catch it again. Finally, bludger gone, he regained altitude and sped forward again, Flinging the Quaffle as hard as he could across the pitch.

[jackie_zhang]

The second bludger seemed angrier than the first, if that was all possible, and it zoomed towards Jackie after having missed Phillip. Since she had the Quaffle in her sight, she caught a flicker of the bludger coming for her out of the corner of her eye. Before it could knock into her, she pulled up hard, almost breaking into a halt before looping and returning to her previous course.

The Quaffle was already starting its decent towards the hoops, and Jackie had to increase speed to catch it in time. She raced towards it and reached out, catching the Quaffle in her chest. She coughed, but went ahead and tucked it in her arm. She flew straight towards Phillip, ducking the first bludger on her way, hoping to make a close pass by him and pass the Quaffle back at him in a smooth move.