Ouch! That was Aparna’s only thought once her foot was hit…..no broken by the bludger. But, she didn’t really need to use it currently, and she could ignore the pain for now. No, what was important right now was getting the quaffle back from England. She hadn’t even noticed the weird behavior of the bludger that hit so focused she was on that task. Nor did she notice the near collision of the seekers with the British minister.

She followed the quaffle as it bounced between players, doing her best to distract the English chasers. It was only when one bludger zoomed off towards Mayur despite having been hit towards McKay that Aparna noticed the ball’s odd behavior. Just in time to watch the other bludger smack hard into Higgs. A sympathetic grunt came from the chaser as she opened her mouth to warn her teammate, ”Mayur, look out!” How were they being allowed to play in these conditions?!