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When Tuesday, 15 May @ 9pm EST until Thursday, May 17 @ 11pm EST
Where The Practice Pitch
(look for the thread titled 'lesson')
Who Can Attend First Years and those who wish to brush up on their basic flying skills
What to Bring School brooms will be provided for all students to use
Any First Year who brings their own broom will lose 15 house points for breaking the long-standing school rule about First Years not being allowed brooms.
Arguing with Professor Vindictus regarding this rule will result in an automatic detention and possibly losing more points.
Professor Vindictus was the first to arrive at the lesson and had the brooms set out in two perfectly straight lines on the Practice Pitch. He stood between the two broom rows and waited patiently for the students to arrive.
Wincing and rubbing her fingers where the Cornish Pixie just bit her, what Zack said caught her attention. Don't need to catch them now? Oh, I've made a complete fool out of myself once again.
Chelle's face was scarlet with embarrassment. She nodded and made her way towards the center where she could already see a herd of Cornish Pixies gathered. She knew that there were others following her. She could hear them squeaking and squealing as they did so. She hoped Zack was behind her, because if he wasn't, someone else had to be. There was no way she could manage all the way to the center on a broom which could kill her- not on her own.
Zack trying to keep his calm and thinking of ways to gather more pixies behind them so, there won't be many felt he looked around to see if still there were any more following them. He heard some pixie from on top of the girl's shoulder. He knew what he had to do now. Just get ht attention of some more pixies and then they all could hurry towards the center on the pitch with the others.
He grabbed his broom with both his hands to have a firm grip on it. He looked back at the girl and saw her hurrying towards the center with few pixies already following. He called out to the other pixies "Hey, over here" he shouted and noticed them zooming towards him. He quickly turned his broom and headed to the center right behind the girl making their way to the center of the pitch.
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Zack trying to keep his calm and thinking of ways to gather more pixies behind them so, there won't be many felt he looked around to see if still there were any more following them. He heard some pixie from on top of the girl's shoulder. He knew what he had to do now. Just get ht attention of some more pixies and then they all could hurry towards the center on the pitch with the others.
He grabbed his broom with both his hands to have a firm grip on it. He looked back at the girl and saw her hurrying towards the center with few pixies already following. He called out to the other pixies "Hey, over here" he shouted and noticed them zooming towards him. He quickly turned his broom and headed to the center right behind the girl making their way to the center of the pitch.
Chelle could feel a Cornish Pixie hovering over her shoulder. She looked behind her and saw Zack gathering all the other Pixies and sending them towards her. What on earth is he doing?! I know it's all part of the plan, but what happens when they all attack me and I can't battle them out on my own?
She knew what she had to do. Back on the ground, when she was being followed by an unwanted creature, the most logical thing to do would be to run. She had to do the same right now. The only problem was that she didn't know how to pick up speed.
As a first attempt, she grabbed the head of the broom with both her hands firmly and pulled hard. Uh-oh. This isn't what I was supposed to do.
In just a few seconds, she twirled over in the air and once again, she was upside down. She was still sitting on the broom; but it seemed as if the broom was sitting on her. Yes, the broom was on top of her.
Chelle could feel a Cornish Pixie hovering over her shoulder. She looked behind her and saw Zack gathering all the other Pixies and sending them towards her. What on earth is he doing?! I know it's all part of the plan, but what happens when they all attack me and I can't battle them out on my own?
She knew what she had to do. Back on the ground, when she was being followed by an unwanted creature, the most logical thing to do would be to run. She had to do the same right now. The only problem was that she didn't know how to pick up speed.
As a first attempt, she grabbed the head of the broom with both her hands firmly and pulled hard. Uh-oh. This isn't what I was supposed to do.
In just a few seconds, she twirled over in the air and once again, she was upside down. She was still sitting on the broom; but it seemed as if the broom was sitting on her. Yes, the broom was on top of her.
Zack was tried to not make the pixies follow the fist year, but it seemed they liked her more than Zack so all he could do was to follow them instead. He made his way behind them. Hoping the girl was fast enough to finish it earlier so the others could use the spell. But he could hardly believe what he saw. What in Merlin's name was she trying to do? did she really wanted the pixies to attack her? Did she like to be flown in the air by the pixies instead of the broom? Damn it!
This wasn't something he thought could happen. Now how was he supposed to help her get on her broom back. He didn't even know many spells. What in Merlin's bread am i to do? he thought. His eyes widening as he saw her upside down on her broom. That never happened to him, how was he supposed to know what to do now? He called out to her "Hey, first year, what's that you doing with your broom? You need to concentrate! Comon" she could do this he thought. He zoomed ahead now so that the pixie followed him instead of her, that could give her some time to get on her broom back he thought. Now he saw the pixies were following him "Yeah, come and get me" he shouted at the ugly creatures and rushed towards the center.
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Zack was tried to not make the pixies follow the fist year, but it seemed they liked her more than Zack so all he could do was to follow them instead. He made his way behind them. Hoping the girl was fast enough to finish it earlier so the others could use the spell. But he could hardly believe what he saw. What in Merlin's name was she trying to do? did she really wanted the pixies to attack her? Did she like to be flown in the air by the pixies instead of the broom? Damn it!
This wasn't something he thought could happen. Now how was he supposed to help her get on her broom back. He didn't even know many spells. What in Merlin's bread am i to do? he thought. His eyes widening as he saw her upside down on her broom. That never happened to him, how was he supposed to know what to do now? He called out to her "Hey, first year, what's that you doing with your broom? You need to concentrate! Comon" she could do this he thought. He zoomed ahead now so that the pixie followed him instead of her, that could give her some time to get on her broom back he thought. Now he saw the pixies were following him "Yeah, come and get me" he shouted at the ugly creatures and rushed towards the center.
Struggling to regain control of her broom, Chelle blinked back tears as Zack shouted at her. What is with this place? I feel like I don't belong here.
In sudden anger and confusion, she let out a growl. "All right, I don't know WHAT you're trying to do, but it's certainly not a party for me as it is for you! I want to finish my work, get rid of those Cornish Pixies and run away to a place where people don't fly on broomsticks! So stop moving!" she shouted at the broom. All of a sudden, it became really easy control it. Now she was back on top, flying smoothly and she was at the center, closer to the herd, in just a few seconds. Jeez, what is wrong with me? Was I seriously talking to a broomstick?
Determined not to look behind her to see if Zack was coming, she kept floating about in position, waiting for the older students to stun some of the Pixies so that she could throw them back towards Professor.
As for Zack- well, had she thought he would be her first companion at Hogwarts, she was dead wrong. She didn't like people who were good at what they did, and didn't understand it when someone else was having problems. Couldn't he tell that she was trying hard, but she couldn't help it?! The tears kept coming, but Chelle held them back. Soon, the lesson would be over.
Sarah concentrated hard. .She always had ahard time following instructions. Then, seeing what everyone else was doing she joined them at the perimetre. So, she was going to be the bait for the rampaging pixies. Oh, she hated being the guinea pig. Once she reached the perimetre, she will do a 360, and begin her trek towards the centre. Be Brave, she told herself. It may may hurt, yet it is for the greater good.
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Ella was still waiting for Alyssa and her broom when she saw Vindictus looking for something. OH! He was probably looking for his wand. Than Merlin because things were certainly starting to get out of hand. But then-o_O He was taking points away from Gryffindor? Come on, Vindictus! Priorities! The students were only being attacked here.
The second year watched, relieved when the wand was finally removed and pointed at a large group of pixies. It was like a blue storm cloud ready to rain down on whoever was in its path. But why wasn't he doing anything?
Something tugged at her braid. A Dratted pixie. She felt the pull from her hair follicle. Her hair follilces were now shreiking in pain. It hurt so much. Yet she was used to it, by now. In fact, it felt a lot better when a pixie was pulling your hair, yet you were letting it happen to help others, than a brother pulling your hair just for fun, and you just have to grin and bear it.
More Pixies to get rid off....Older Students please...
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Once Minerva waved a thankful wave to the older student who stunned those awful Pixies, she turned her broom to wrap around and go back out to the pitch. Leaning forward she tried to go as quickly as possible. She saw another two pixies headed for a first year.
Getting around them to be in their view she came to a stop and waved at them trying to get their attention. When they noticed her and gave their horrible grin she knew it was only a matter of time before they were on top of her broom. She waited as long as she could and then leaned forward to start off hoping they would follow To her surprise they were a bit faster then she expected and jumped on her broom. Great, this was not what I expecting. She flew as fast as she could looking for an older student to zap them with the spell.
The pixie was chattering in her ear. What was it saying. Maybe, thuougt Sarah, it was getting the other pixies to join her. Oh dear. That was not what Sarah wanted, or did she? Oh, she was meant to want it, because then it could get the job down better. This was do confusing. It was like her will and conciousness in a fight. Sarah knew that she shouldn't hope or pray for either. Because her prayers had a way of being answered.
A swarm of approaching pixies confirmed Sarah's suspicions.
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Round up some pixies? Hannah was on it! She was not happy with how the events unfolded and she definitely wasn't happy about being ganged up on by some stupid little blue creatures. She zoomed after a pack of pixies and chased them towards the older students. She made sure to get close to the prefects...since she couldn't use magic and all.
"Heads up...pixies coming up." She shouted so they would be ready to zing them with magic. Too bad they were only stunning them.
"I think I can,I know I can" Sarah said t o her sself as she herded the pixies towards teh centre. She had done it with sheep many times before. Yet sheep don't hurt you. As she try to fly towards the centre, the pixies were trying to hold the broom pack. One trouble maker was trying to remove Sarahh's glasses. She hoped it wouldn;t succeed. She headed towards the centre rather slowly
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The one-sided odd fight between Oichi and the professor had made Lea land her broom and watch curiously. She watched more and more with a rather unimpressed expression and when Oichi finally managed to get a detention for herself, Lea performed a huge eyeroll.
Anyway...
Scoffing a bit, she listened to the professors then to the prefects. So, now there was this pixie business. Good. She did not like pixies at all. Good thing she was not going to use the freezing charm anyway because...she wanted to do something else to those little hilarious creatures.
They were going to see who could be meaner.
Once she was allowed to act, the Gryffindor girl kicked off the ground for the second time that day and directly flew towards the first pixie she saw. When she got enough distance, she held her broom with one hand and took her wand out. ''Hello there!'' she said sarcastically.
Nigel was surprised by how fast this all got so far out of hand. But Nigel knew how devious Cornish pixies could be so he was not totally surprised. So all the older students had to use the immobilization charm and that meant that Nigel had to round up the pixies, what fun. He spotted some stunned pixies and went up to them with a smile on his face. "Hello pixies you guys wont mind if i rounded you guys up would you" Nigel thought not since the were parlayed.
Kennedy was now closing in on the small swarm of pixies the younger students had managed to herd to the center of the pitch. Hehe. It was time for some payback and thrilled him. He directed his wand at two pixies that seemed to have collided while being herded. "Immobulus!" he called.
He grinned as both pixies' eyes when wide with surprise and froze midair. The Prefect quickly flew to them, scooped them up and went to drop them where Professor Vindictus stood. As he leaned forward, rising into the air once more, Kennedy wondered if he could sneak one or two of these critters and give them as present to a certain male Ravenclaw. And maybe if he was lucky, Milton would end hanging from the tallest toward.
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O__O Ella was a bit shell shocked by the commotion going on around the pitch. So the older students were meant to immobilize the pixies while the younger years rounded them up, yeah? Well with that plan in mind, Ella jumped back on the broom that Alyssa had returned to her. She pushed off from the ground and headed towards the skies, noting that the older students were already hard at work.
As the second year flew by a tree, she was immediately aware of the flutter of wings behind her. Looking over her shoulder quickly, she spied several pixies on her tail. "Uh-I have some pixie's here!" She called out, hoping an older student was within earshot. Until someone could get to her, Ella headed directly towards the center of the pitch, the pixies in tow. "That's right, little pixies. Follow me..." The second year said with a smirk as she flew towards the middle of the pitch.
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SPOILER!!: Minnie
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Originally Posted by Bazinga
Once Minerva waved a thankful wave to the older student who stunned those awful Pixies, she turned her broom to wrap around and go back out to the pitch. Leaning forward she tried to go as quickly as possible. She saw another two pixies headed for a first year.
Getting around them to be in their view she came to a stop and waved at them trying to get their attention. When they noticed her and gave their horrible grin she knew it was only a matter of time before they were on top of her broom.
She waited as long as she could and then leaned forward to start off hoping they would follow To her surprise they were a bit faster then she expected and jumped on her broom. Great, this was not what I expecting. She flew as fast as she could looking for an older student to zap them with the spell.
Alyssa happened to glance to her right and saw that Minnie was having problems with the Pixies who had landed back on her broom again. "I'm coming Minnie."Alyssa called to her as she broke away from the circle and leaned forward and closer to her broom, which made her broom speed up. When she got within range, she yelled out to her friend."Don't move because I don't want to hit you as well."
Taking aim while keeping her broom steady, Alyssa pointed her wand at the Pixies that were menacing Minnie's broom and said, "IMMOBULUS". A beam shot out and engulfed the pixies and when it disappeared, they remained frozen in limbo. "All yours now, Minnie.", Alyss waved over to Minnie before she noticed that Ella had a bunch of them flying after her. It looked like Ella was trying to bait them into following her to the circle, so Alyssa leaned forward on her broom and sped towards her.
SPOILER!!: Ella
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O__O Ella was a bit shell shocked by the commotion going on around the pitch. So the older students were meant to immobilize the pixies while the younger years rounded them up, yeah? Well with that plan in mind, Ella jumped back on the broom that Alyssa had returned to her. She pushed off from the ground and headed towards the skies, noting that the older students were already hard at work.
As the second year flew by a tree, she was immediately aware of the flutter of wings behind her. Looking over her shoulder quickly, she spied several pixies on her tail. "Uh-I have some pixie's here!" She called out, hoping an older student was within earshot. Until someone could get to her, Ella headed directly towards the center of the pitch, the pixies in tow. "That's right, little pixies. Follow me..." The second year said with a smirk as she flew towards the middle of the pitch.
"'Send them in my direction, Ella." Alyssa called out to her. As Ella flew towards the center of the pitch, Alyssa leaned forward on her broom and pointed her handle upwards. She immediately flew up. Alyssa then leaned to the right turning her broom and then pointed her handle downwards again, until the broom arced a 360 degrees and she was flying behind Ella and the pixies that were following behind her.
"Keep them following you and try to keep flying straight. I don't want to misaim and hit you too." Alyssa called out as she got nearer to Ella.
When she got within aiming range, Alyssa raised her wand, aimed for the group of pixies and said, "IMMOBULUS". Like before a beam of light shot out and engulfed the pixies where they flew. When the light disappeared, they were floating in stasis.
"They are all your's now, Ella. Grab them and hand them over to Professor Vindictus." Alyssa said to Ella as she flew by her friend to rejoin the circle of older students.
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SPOILER!!: Thanks for the help!
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
"'Send them in my direction, Ella." Alyssa called out to her. As Ella flew towards the center of the pitch, Alyssa leaned forward on her broom and pointed her handle upwards. She immediately flew up. Alyssa then leaned to the right turning her broom and then pointed her handle downwards again, until the broom arced a 360 degrees and she was flying behind Ella and the pixies that were following behind her.
"Keep them following you and try to keep flying straight. I don't want to misaim and hit you too." Alyssa called out as she got nearer to Ella.
When she got within aiming range, Alyssa raised her wand, aimed for the group of pixies and said, "IMMOBULUS". Like before a beam of light shot out and engulfed the pixies where they flew. When the light disappeared, they were floating in stasis.
"They are all your's now, Ella. Grab them and hand them over to Professor Vindictus." Alyssa said to Ella as she flew by her friend to rejoin the circle of older students.
Ella heard Alyssa call out to her and smiled, happy that an older student had finally arrived to take care of the pixies. "Okay!" She replied obediently, continuing to fly towards the center of the pitch.
When the older Puff told Ella to keep flying straight so she wouldn't hit her by accident, the second year shuddered. She hadn't really considered that possibility when she started attracting the pixies. What if she ended up immobile and floating just like those little devils? O__O She definitely didn't want that. She should trust Alyssa though, yeah? The girl was great in lessons and she was smart. So yeah, she should trust her.
Suddenly Alyssa was in sight and her wand was raised, pointed at the pixies. Ella held her breath as she heard the spell leave Alyssa's lips. But she could still move! She was still moving so Alyssa had hit the target, yeah? YAY ALYSSA! The second year smiled and turned to see the group of pixies floating motionless behind her. "Serves you right." She said sincerely.
When Alyssa told her they were all hers, Ella nodded and turned to collect the little creatures. "Thanks for the help, Alyssa!" She called to her friend, smiling. Then, cupping her hand, Ella gathered the pixies and flew over to where Vindictus was. The pile of pixies around him was quite amusing though Ella had no time to waste, she was on a mission, yeah? Dropping her pixies into the mix, Ella took off once again in search of more pixies to herd.
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Y'know all West had to do was change direction since somehow he'd already been herding pixies and really, he was AWESOME at it cos they kept wanting to run away from him now.
Not that he bothered calling out to any big kids, if they were paying attention they would see that there were currently three pixies FLEEING from West Odessa, right towards the gaggle of them.
BUAHAHAHAHA.
Well what? An evil laugh, felt appropriate.
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Sierra grinned evilly as a few pixies hovered, completely frozen, just before her. Mwah haha! Take that, you evil creatures! There were many, many more where those came from, though. Pixies were still coming in left and right, and all Sierra could do was keep turning around and around to face more and more of them.
"IMMOBULUS!" she yelled out, freezing a few more pixies. She was barely putting a dent in them. There were just so many! Where in the name of Merlin were they coming from?! "IMMOBULUS!" she yelled again. At least the others were following along. It made a lot more sense to have everybody herd the pixies in and then attack just as they were attacking the students.
Merlin help her. She was learning to work with others. O_o
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Minerva gave Alyssa a quick wave and went back trying to find more Pixies for the older students. She was riding around when she noticed skipping around the trees. She went as close as she could to it, trying to get it's attention. She was about to give up, because it was having to much fun with the trees, when she felt something land on her head. She freaked out and screamed a bit. Leaning down on her broom she zoomed as close a group of students as she could hoping for an older student to be in the group. "Please get this pixie off my head." She let go of her broom so that she could point at the pixie.
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Good. Good. They were having team work now. Them herding the pixies to the center of the Pitch and the others freezing them. They'd surely get rid of all of them in a little while, she was very confident in that.
Hovering at the center, she looked around to spy for more critters. Then she saw a few heading to the barrier. Were they trying to escape? Perhaps, they were already aware that their kin were being chilled to the bone so they're flying away so they won't meet the same fate? Too bad little monsters, because you allowed Beatrice Castell to see you. She leaned upon her broom and zoomed towards the pixies attempting to restrain capture. "Shooo!" she piped, waving her hand frantically, the other grasping the handle as she tried shooing the Cornish Pixies to the center.
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Minerva gave Alyssa a quick wave and went back trying to find more Pixies for the older students. She was riding around when she noticed skipping around the trees. She went as close as she could to it, trying to get it's attention. She was about to give up, because it was having to much fun with the trees, when she felt something land on her head. She freaked out and screamed a bit. Leaning down on her broom she zoomed as close a group of students as she could hoping for an older student to be in the group. "Please get this pixie off my head." She let go of her broom so that she could point at the pixie.
Alyssa was making her way back to the group of students who had formed a circle around the trapped pixies when she heard Minnie calling for help. 'Those pesky pixies are at it again! Alyssa thought to herself before she called out to Minerva, "I'm coming hold on'
Alyssa leaned forward on her broom and sped forward towards her friend. When she reached the girl who was struggling with a Pixie who was hanging on to Minnie's head. There was no way she was going to be able to hit the Pixie with the freezing charm without hitting Minnie at the same time. Alyssa had to think of another plan.
So she pulled back slowly on her broom when she reached Minerva and hovered next to her. "Let me try to help you pull it off you first." Alyssa told Minerva.
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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88
Alyssa was making her way back to the group of students who had formed a circle around the trapped pixies when she heard Minnie calling for help. 'Those pesky pixies are at it again! Alyssa thought to herself before she called out to Minerva, "I'm coming hold on'
Alyssa leaned forward on her broom and sped forward towards her friend. When she reached the girl who was struggling with a Pixie who was hanging on to Minnie's head. There was no way she was going to be able to hit the Pixie with the freezing charm without hitting Minnie at the same time. Alyssa had to think of another plan.
So she pulled back slowly on her broom when she reached Minerva and hovered next to her. "Let me try to help you pull it off you first." Alyssa told Minerva.
Minerva was happy to see Alyssa, she pulled up on her broom to stop and steady it. "Get it out of my hair. I swear I wish Lafay was here to poison them." Did she just say that out loud, yes she did. She hated those pixies, first year was bad enough now they were back pulling her hair in her third year. This is what she gets for trying to help round them up. She steadied her broom so that Alyssa could get a better grip and get the darn thing off. "There does that work." leaning her head down so hopefully it would come off easier.
Now very close to the herd of pixies, Chelle waited for the older students to freeze them. As more and more Cornish Pixies got stunned, she picked a few up by her right hand and flew towards Professor Vindictus.
It was amazingly satisfying to be carrying those Pixies, knowing that they couldn't do anything to her now and that she had the power to control them. They couldn't hurt her anymore. They couldn't bote her fingers or pinch her ears anymore.
With an evil grin, she smirked at the Cornish Pixies she was carrying. "You lose, I win," she said.
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Minerva was happy to see Alyssa, she pulled up on her broom to stop and steady it. "Get it out of my hair. I swear I wish Lafay was here to poison them." Did she just say that out loud, yes she did. She hated those pixies, first year was bad enough now they were back pulling her hair in her third year. This is what she gets for trying to help round them up. She steadied her broom so that Alyssa could get a better grip and get the darn thing off. "There does that work." leaning her head down so hopefully it would come off easier.
Alyssa hovered next to Minnie and now that she had steadied her broom and leaned her head down, Alyssa was able to get a better grip of the pixie and with Minnie's help was able to remove it from her friend's head. Now that she had the pesky pixie in her hands, Alyssa flung it away from her and at the same time pointed her wand at it and said, "IMMOBULUS"
A beam of light shot out from her wand and hit the laughing pixie in midair. The pixie looked stunned as it floated unable to move. "Here's another one for you to give to the Professor, Minnie." Alyssa grinned at her friend.
"I should go join the others now."Alyssa waved at Minerva before leaning forward on her broom and flying back to join the older students.