Alyssa walked on to the flying pitch. The last time she was here was flying up in the air playing Quidditch against Ravenclaw. But today she was here to attend her Flying Lesson finals. She walked up and greeted the Professor."Good morning, Professor Vindictus." Not knowing what to do she just took a sit on the grass and waited for the other students to show up.

Professor Vindictus nodded at Alyssa. "Good day to you, too," he said. Behind him was the broom rack that contained some woeful looking brooms and five large tables. Around four of the tables were folding chairs, and the fifth table had nearly a dozen cardboard boxes placed on the tabletop.

Why was she even here? Kurumi had sworn off Quidditch and might as well have sworn off flying as well, but something in her just wouldn't let her do that and she totally blammed Selina for it. Making her way down to the pitch, broomless for the first time since her second year, Kurumi approached Professor Vindictus and took one long sad look over at the school brooms...and all the suspicious looking cardboard boxes.

"Good day, Professor Vindictus," she said, clearly showing how nervous she was feeling in her tone. No giant spiders or chocolate frogs or flaming marshmallow please.

'Hello, Professor,' Lilly smiled at the madman. Hopefully, there would be no gumdrops today. Finals. She was really nervous. Lilly wasn't exactly the best flyer, but at least she could get on a broom.
Next year would be cool, when she could get her own broom. If they could afford one. She and her sisters had no wizard money. Maybe Rupert could lend them some? That'd be cool.
She wondered when the final would start. What exactly would they do?

Having read the announcement on the notice board, Daichi made his way over to the final quidditch lesson. He felt a little bad for having signed in the Slytherin team but hadn't been able to fly because of lack of focus. So he was happy he had a reason to fly again.

"Hello , Professor" he greeted first with a small smile and he then looked around. Not many people showed up yet and he figured he was early. Seeing Kurumi looking somewhat suspicious he made his way towards her and soon he stood beside her. "Uhm...Hi~" he said and looked up slightly with a confident smile. Flying was a piece of cake to him, thank Merlin.

Jordan wandered onto the pitch, breathing in some fresh air. He wandered what they'd have to do today. It was the final exam after all! He looked over at the brooms, which he didn't care for their appearance, thinking about how he'd only flew a couple of times before but he had discovered a sort of talent for it! Though the giant spider had knocked his confidence slightly. His hair went green at the thought.

He thought he'd be polite, "Hello Professor Vindictus!" he greeted the professor, his hair going back to normal.

"Good day, class!" Vindictus replied rather cheerfully considering his ego was smarting after the Ravenclaw team was knocked out of advancing to the Quidditch Cup Championship game.

"This is going to be a unique final," he began, "and I hope that everyone enjoys it. If everything goes as planned, no one will suffer any injuries and no broomsticks will be destroyed."

"Hence, the focus of this final is on school spirit, which I've seen lacking this term, and good sportmanship, which is also lacking."

He paused as he let his words sink in.

"Let's begin with sportsmanship. Who'd like to explain why it is important to exhibit good sportsmanship before, during, and after a game?"

That...was actually a really good question. Kourt raised her hand slowly. "Well, sir...why wouldn't you show good sportmanship? I don't know about everyone else, but most people follow the golden rule of 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you' and this can be linked to good sportsmanship. Would you want someone to criticize your performance during a game? Or show a blatant lack of respect for you as a fellow participant in a sport? Or brag about their team's accomplishments before/during/after a game? I know I surely wouldn't. Lots of things can happen in the heat of the moment in a game, but that doesn't excuse anyone from not showing graciousness or respect."

Hopefully everything would go as planned, then. Lilly raised her hand. ' Sportsmanship is important becomes it keeps competition and quidditch fair, honest and friendly. It keeps everyone adhering to the rules of the game.' Hopefully she'd at least be close. Lacking sportsmanship?

Vashti kind of sat near the back of the crowd of students, not really in a mood to sit in the front like she normally would. She almost didn't come at all but eventually couldn't resist the thought of flying without playing Quidditch. She hadn't done that all year, so it would be nice to just get on a broom without having to think about throwing a Quaffle around.

Why was good sportsmanship important? Hm. She raised her hand. "Because every member of a team is basically like a representative of the team, so your behavior before, during, and after a game will reflect on your team and will influence what people think of you and the team. You don't want your bad sportmanship to reflect on the team and make it seem like that is what your team is about." If that made any sense. Vashti felt like she was rambling.

August had been a part of two Quidditch matches thus far in his career in the Wizarding World and watched a few more and he agreed 100% with Professor Vindictus--Sportsmanship is a much needed thing while out on the pitch.

Raising his hand, the Gryffindor answered his question the best he could. "Professor, good sportsmanship is a necessity because first off it is polite and the right thing to treat other players the way you wish to be treated and secondly because it reflects off of your team and you own personal upbringing." No need to embarrass yourself of your team for losing or winning.

Jordan raised his hand, "Sportsmanship is key to any game." he started. "Without it, there would be nothing known as fairplay, or anything of the sort. No one would abide by the rules either." he thought he'd given an answer that was hopefully valid.

Alyssa thought about the answer, then raised her hand, "Professor it is important to exhibit good sportsmanship before, during and after the game, because not only are you competing for yourself, you are also representing your team, your house, even your country. When you display bad sportsmanship, people will think that the team you are representing allows that kind of behaviour and in turn, you and your team/house/country will have a bad reputation.
Good sportsmanship also keeps competition and athletics fair, honest and friendly. It keeps everyone adhering to the rules of the game. If we don't respect the decision of referees and officials by abiding to the rules of the game, and if we don't treat our opponents with the same respect, then everyone will think that they too can do the same If this happens, the game would end up in turmoil. Basically speaking all heck would break loose!!
Even after the game, one needs to show good sportsmanship by congratulating the winner, to show that you respect them and you bear them no ill feelings. If you are the winner, you should still shake hands with the loser, just to show that you respect their efforts. One should also thank the referees and the officials. That is good sportsmanship, even if sometimes you don't like the final outcome or the decision."

Minerva put her hand up. "Well professor sportsmanship shows whether or not you have respect for others. Showing good sportsmanship shows that you have respect for yourself, your team, and the other team."

Isabelle raised her hand. "Professor sportsmanship is being courteous and nice. It is important because it shows that the teams involved are not trying to brag and be bigheaded about there winning. They can show this by being courteous and saying good job or whatnot to the other team. The losing team can show it by not being a sore loser and complaining or blaiming their loss on someone. It creates a friendlier enviornment among the teams and shows that you are competing for your team not just yourself. You do not want your team to suffer because of your bad sportsmanship." Isabelle answered before staring up at the sky. She was excited to get up and flying. Hopefully they would do that soon.

Was Victoria hearing right? This is a Quidditch Final, and they are talking not playing?

Victoria was a little disappointed. She was expecting her first Quidditch final to be something exciting, like playing against her team mates on the large quidditch field. But not, they had to answer theorical questions. How can words help you learn quidditch?

With a slight sigh, Victoria answered the question. "Sportsman ship not only shows respect, but it also shows who you are, and your whole team as well." Victoria recited on the top of her head. "From your behavior of the game, people can tell a lot of things about you, so it's always necessary to have good manners."

Spike raised his hand, not quite meeting Prof V's eyes. He was proud of his marks for the last homework, very proud, but not quite so of the fact he wasn't available for the match. Not his fault, but the result didn't exactly help his uneasiness at meeting the gaze of his head of house.

"The view of other's of the team is very important," he agreed with the others before him. "But it might also effect the chance of getting sponsorship." He nodded. That was how stars made their money, right? "Companies might not want to associate with bad players."

Kurumi's face softened a bit when Daichi came and stood by her. He was, after all, one of her favorite little snakes and she hadn't seen him around recently. Smiling, she bowed her head and was just about to greet him back when Professor Vindictus unfortunately started the lesson, erm, final.

Sportsmanship? You mean that thing that Ravenclaws seldom showed on the Quidditch pitch after a match? Okay, so maybe Kurumi was just putting too much negative emotions on the sport, but it HAD been ridiculously rude the times when the Gryffindor team and others had congratulated them on the match and they had ignored their words.

Still frowning a bit, Kurumi raised her hand to answer. "Sportsmanship is an aspiration in a sport or an activity. It is an aspiration that strives to make a sport or an activity enjoyed for what it is by implimenting fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors. The term sore loser is often related to this, but it is also important to not be a sore winner." She paused. Had she put a bit too much stress on those last two words. Probably, but it was true. "Sportsmanship is important because it keeps sports and general competition fair and doing so reminds us that the honor of playing and having fun should be the most important reward. Sportsmanship is a manifestation of our own ethics in real life. Show poor sportsmanship on the field and it is a poor reflection of you as a person."

Harvey put up his hand "I think good sportsmanship shows that you can respect your team mates and that you cnan follow the rules of the game. Also you are playing for your house, you dont want to embarrase your house with unsportsmanship like conduct"

Isobel raised her hand. "Sportsmanship is important because it shows that you are not a sore loser." Wait, that didn't make sense. "I mean, you have to be nice because it leaves a good impression on other people. It goes both ways; you shouldn't be a sore loser or a bragging winner." Her answer made sense, right? The question sounded simple enough, but it was kind of hard. She thought it was, anyway. Isobel glanced around and smiled at the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. They were going to the Championship; she was sad that she could not have played, but she was happy they had won. She wanted to hug then all, but she did not think Vindictus would appreciate that.

Kennedy had to admit that he was a bit nervous about Flying Finals. What if they had to go up against something worse than spiders like...like flying dogs with rabies? Eeeep! He didn't even want to think about it. Instead he focused on the question that had been asked. He raised his hand and said, "It's important because it's simply showing that you have good manners." He learned that the hard way. "Also, it shows respect to the other team who probably worked as hard as you did to win the game or whatever the situation is," he explained.

Selina nearly snorted at Kurumi's definition of sportsmanship. There was no denying that Kurumi was making a dig at what all of the Quidditch players in the room knew to be some of the other teams certain members who had an utter lack of sportsmanship on the Pitch. Not everyone who played acted in that manner, but there were some players, even on the Gryffindor team, who acted like idiots on the Pitch. In fact, she did snort, but she kept it so soft that no one could hear it. Turning it over in her brain she rose her head and said, "Well sir, sportsmanship is what every athlete should embody. Its similar to what everyone else has said but it goes deeper than that. More than anything, its an honor code. Its what separates us from the animals. We play honorable and show the other teams a certain level of respect. Its ingrained in us..." well most of us.

"Its important because if we don't have that, why play?"

William raised his hand. "Sprtsmanship shows you are a great sport in winning and losing" William told the professor. " You muat be a good loser and a gracious winner" William said to the professor. " A great sign of sportsmanship in all sports is to shake hands after the game or match while saying to the other team, good game or good match" Willaim explained to the professor.

Tiffany raised her hand,"Sportsmanship plays a very important role in a sports game or competition. It is a kind of attitude that the players should have to show that they would not give up even though they lose. In another way round, if they win, they won't be too smug."she smiled and continued,"Also it is also a kind of respect to the other team. Players shake hands with others when the game begins and ends, which is a kind of encourage, saying that you did very well."