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|  ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Chloe! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga  With April comes nice weather, but for Chloe, it came stress. The third year had been working so hard to make sure she was ready and she felt she was for the U17 tryouts. She just hoped she'd be good enough for the German team, she knew there were good players already on there, but even if she got a reserve spot she would be happy. She knew she had so much to learn and she just wanted to get to that next level.
Her mind was still on Quidditch when she headed into the Great Hall, her eyes looked around as she realized that it had been changed for their lesson today. Knowing some of the tables had been eaten by the creatures it was already changed a bit, but now all the tables were gone.
"Wow"
Moving more into the room she found a seat on the floor, "Hey Professor, nice ball."
Her very first student to arrive that day was the younger Ravenclaw. “Good morning, Ms. McCarthy!’’ Kay grabbed the ball with both hands, pausing with the bouncing. “Thank you. It’s somewhat heavy but otherwise, it’s not so bad.’’
SPOILER!!: Valencia! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by LilFox06 Valencia felt weird walking around the caste in athletic attire. She still hadn't gotten used to the fact that school and leisure happened in the same place, so often, even on weekends, she wasn't really in loungewear.
So being in shorts was weird for her.
"Hello Professor." she greeted as she made her way into the classroom Great Hall. She then took a seat on the floor by the whiteboard.
Bounce, bounce, bounce! “Hello, Ms. Philips! I hope you’re well this morning.’’ A smile was shot to the little Claw.
SPOILER!!: Stasya! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverTiger After all of last term and dealing with the SORE craziness, Stasya had found it less weird to be walking around in athletic apparel when it was called for. Obviously there weren’t too many instances now that Hogwarts was relatively back to normal, but she didn’t feel awkward walking down to the Great Hall for the next Muggle Studies lesson, hoodie thrown over the rest of her outfit just so she was a bit more covered up to start with (plus it gave her somewhere to keep her prefect badge that wasn’t risking poking herself) and pink trainers on her feet. Basically, she was ready for anything, and considering most of the lessons this term had been sports-related she figured preparation wasn’t bad.
“Hi Professor Stewart!,” she greeted the woman, looking curiously at the ball she was bouncing. “Is anyone else joining us to help with the lesson?” Like how they’d had the visitor when they’d learned about cricket. Plus, she was just intrigued by the whole setup of the Hall, without the usual tables and everything. It was definitely not anything like Gobstones. Maybe Quidditch a little, but even there she was stymied. The balls were nothing like what they’d ever used before.
Kay took another pause but this time it was to catch her breath. It was at that moment that Stasya arrived. “Hello, Ms. Dalgaard-Volkova! No, not this time around.’’ She grinned. “I’ve decided to go solo.’’
SPOILER!!: Dorian! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi Dorian entered the Great Hall in his workout clothes just like the rest had done. This one was different than his usual black one that he wore almost each morning for his run. This one smelled better see, he could think of others and it was black with purple lines on the sides of his arms and legs.
The moment he had entered the Great Hall and had taken in the markings on the floor and the hoops, he knew immediately what they would be doing today. Masking his excitement, cause he wasn't a 5 year old, the Ravenclaw greeted his Head of House with a "Hello Professor" before he walked over to one of the balls, stooped down, picked it up and began dribbling it up and down. He was going to wipe the floor with all of them!
The black and purple of Dorian’s clothing looked wonderful, in Kay’s opinion. She always admired the combination of the two. “Hello, Mr. Katharos!’’ She watched with interest as he took a ball and began bouncing it. Actually, it was more like dribbling it professionally. This meant he was a basketball fan, was good at dribbling the ball or both.
SPOILER!!: Tina! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy Tina had no idea what to expect of this lesson. She assumed it must be something sports-related- that seemed to be an ongoing pattern with Muggle Studies this term! But why was it in the Great Hall, of all places? What an odd place for a lesson, she thought as she made her way to the great hall, dressed in a turquoise jogging suit and black trainers. Oh well, she was sure she could handle whatever was in store... as long as it wasn't cricket again!
She walked into the great hall, half expecting to see the usual house tables and benches. Her eyes darted around the room, taking in her surroundings, and her expression instantly brightened. She knew exactly what sport they were playing today! It was one of her favorite non-magical sports. She used to play it all the time in school when she was younger... before she was sent to Chateau Croyance and had to change schools. "Hello, Professor Stewart," she greeted with a cheery smile.
After pausing a moment to gather her dark hair into a high ponytail, she picked up one of the balls and practiced dribbling. It had been years since she'd last played; she was bound to be a little rusty!
“Good morning, Ms. Dantes!’’ A just as cheerful smile was returned. Oh, hello! Here was yet another student who was seemingly a basketball fan. Wasn’t this wonderful?
SPOILER!!: Ewan! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by GD2204 Ewan was in his element walking to today’s muggle studies lesson. Sporting his comfiest muggle jogging bottoms and t-shirt along with a pair of trainers, he entered the great hall, wide eyed and ready for whatever Professor Stewart was going to throw at him.
With the beautiful weather looking down upon him as he entered, his eyes were instantly drawn towards the marking on the floor as well as the hoops and ball that lay across the hall. “Yes!” was the only thing that escaped his mouth as he lightly jogged towards Professor Stewart. “Hey Professor, can I take a few shots before we start?” a wide grin across his face and his hands out stretched in hope that the Professor would pass him the ball. He didn’t want to assume that he could just take on of the balls that were just laying around on the floor after all.
Kaysha was back to dribbling the ball, this time using both hands. When Ewan arrived, she stopped to greet him. “Hello Mr. Jones!’’ Oh? He was familiar with basketball as well? “Sure. Why not?’’ Her ball was tossed to him. “Let’s see what you got.’’
SPOILER!!: Hanna! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiqua Hanna made her slightly longer way down to the Great Hall for the lesson. And was thankful that it was inside, not that she wouldn't have enjoyed getting warm out in the cool outdoors if it meant playing sport. Clad in her clothing appropriate for moving around, she joined the little team.
"Good morning Professor," Hanna greeted chirpily, looking around at all of the things. Basketball came right into her mind. She'd played this a bit at school before coming to Hogwarts, but wasn't the greatest when it came to ball sports. Some of her classmates were having an initial play around with the balls and equipment, but Hanna was currently more interested in not having an injury. So, stretching she did.
“Good morning, Ms. Newton!’’ Kay replied, now scooping another ball from the ground. Oh, stretching. That was a wonderful way to prepare for the lesson!
SPOILER!!: Indigo! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by littledhampir Listen, Indigo's father was a muggle. So was his stepmother and his half brother. His point was that he lived with muggles, and he knew things about muggle stuff. He also read a lot so he probably would have known almost as much about muggle stuff anyway. Like he recognized what the setup of this classroom meant. It was the muggle sport basketball. He was really hoping that they weren't going to have to play. Indigo didn't play sports, and he was a bit concerned about making a fool of himself.
"Hello professor." He greeted her unenthusiastically and went to sit on one of the benches to wait for class to start.
The lack of cheeriness did not go unnoticed. “Hello, Mr. Rousseau! Is everything alright?’’ Only then did it enter her mind that Indigo was not fond of playing sports based on her previous lesson experiences this term.
SPOILER!!: Bettie! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by cindajean Bettie in her leggings, loose t-shirt and converse made her way into the great hall and looked around. Saw that the hall was set up for basketball. Bettie guessed they where going to play some basketball.
With that thought she first said to the professor "Hello professor" then sat down her stuff put her hair in a pony tail and started to do some stretches just in case.
"Hello there, Ms. Blackwell!'' There was a nod of approval from the woman as the Snakette began performing some stretches.
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With it now being 10 AM, Kay was quite set to begin her lesson. Tucking the ball under her right arm, she jogged to the center of the ‘court’ so that everyone would be able to see and hear her clearly. “Welcome to another lesson on Muggle sports! I trust that you will all enjoy this one while you get yourselves moving and active.
“I know for certain that many of you have figured out what today’s topic is but for those of you who haven’t, this sport is called basketball. For some, this can be a complicated one while others find it simple.’’ She still thought that cricket was the most complicated... “Instead of our usual pattern of beginning with questions, we shall get started with our mini activity. What I’m going to need each of you is to get to your feet and grab a ball. There are some stashed under the benches if any more is needed.’’
Once everyone had grabbed one, Kay continued. “The important thing to remember when doing this move is to keep your eyes focused on what is going on around you: your opponents, your teammates. The move is called ‘dribbling’ and it is essential because it serves as both offensive and defensive. Dribbling is used by players as they move along the court and before they aim the ball for the baskets’’- Kay moved her free hand to point at the two contraptions at either ends of the Hall. “You would have noticed myself and a few of your classmates doing so earlier. I would like for us to begin with this. If you would all for neat rows facing me... Leave enough space between yourselves and the classmate next to and in front of you for the ball.’’
Once they had followed the instructions, the woman continued. “Take the ball in your dominant hand then bounce it against your palm and the ground. The tricky part is keeping your eyes focused ahead of you. Remember, you are not to be looking at the ball. On my count... one, two, three, go!’’ OOC:  The lesson has officially commenced; this means no announcing late arrivals unless you want to suffer IC consequences  There will be 24 hours for this part of the practice! |