Broom Race Stands
 

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Welcome to Sweden's annual broom race, an exciting event that draws crowds of witches and wizards from all over the world! The broom racers fly a harrowing course of 437 miles at breakneck speed from Kopparberg, through the Swedish Short-Snout dragon reservation, and ending in Arjeplog.

Climb up to the stands where a section of optimal seating has been sectioned off and reserved for the students and staff of Hogwarts. The seats have been charmed for comfort and a feeling of spaciousness, and they are at the perfect height for watching the broom racers fly by. The stands are positioned right near the finish line for you to witness all the action as the top fliers race for first place! Make sure you have your omnioculars on hand as well to watch the fastest racers as they head closer through the course, fighting for the finish! Who will come out on top?

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So this was definitely her first stop. She had to scope out her seat right away. After all, this was the best part of the entire trip! And though she thought she had gotten here quickly, there was already another member of their group present. Tiara set her one, lone bag on the seat in front of the Ravenclaw. "Well Miss Denaker! How did you possibly beat me here?" she exclaimed. And then, after a beat.. "And, erm.. who do we have here?" she queried after spotting the critter in her lap.

"Professor Tanner," the teen smiled, obviously excited. "Fancy meeting you here." The smile became a grin just like that. "I woke up at like 5 AM and was too excited and restless to fall back to sleep. That might have had something to do with it. This is my first Wizarding event ever. And it's on brooms." 'Nuff said right? How much of the race Hadley would actually see versus how much of it she spent daydreaming of being one of the racers was yet to be seen.

"Oh, him?" Hadley joked, pointing at the ferret in her lap. "He's nobody." The ferret was too busy playing with the plush dragon to notice or care. He even squirmed to get back to his toy when she picked him up a moment to give him an apology kiss on the forehead. "No, this little guy is Asher. A gift from Hogwarts on my birthday first year. Isn't that right?" Hads tickled the ferret's stomach, but he skillfully rolled out from under it and playfully attacked her hand before returning to the dragon."And the dragon is Kurwich Kurfluffle. I let Asher pick out the name."

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Here she was. The broom races. It was supposed to be the highlight of the trip or something. Sorry but not in her eyes, that had been the dragons. Which she would've gladly reminded behind to stay with only she felt like she had to come to the broom racing. It probably wouldn't take to long for someone to win and then she could be on her way again.

Pushing some hair back from her face the snakette pulled a red hair tie from her wrist and tied her hair back into a loose semi messy ponytail. All the while still walking, her hazel eyes scanning the rows of seats designated just for Hogwarts for an open spot. finding a seat that was empty and so were a few seats around her on every side Hady gladly sat herself down in one. Slumping down in her seat a bit she pulled her hood up over her head even though she wasn't at all cold. Maybe it would keep anyone from noticing her? Highly unlikely but well worth a shot.

Kitty followed the others towards the special section of seats reserved for students and teachers. She was a little bit slower than the others because she insisted on taking pictures every time she passed by people who were dressed fashionably. She wasn't certain they would have all liked that however, so she did it when they were distracted. There were people of all sorts of fashions here, and twice she even passed by other Goths.

Soon she had to put away her camera because they had arrived at their seats. Kitty looked for someone she knew. "Can I sit here?" Kitty asked this question uncertainly to Hady, the sixth year Slytherin student who had unfrozen her and Haddie last year.

Barely had she been in her seat for five minutes before someone was speaking to her. Sigh. Slowly her eyes shifted upwards to take in the appearance of a younger girl before catching the girls voice. Her mind knew who the girl was but sadly with everything else she had been thinking of she was coming up blank on the kids name. "Sure, go ahead," Hadleigh answered with a small nod. This was the girls she had unfrozen last term right? One of Haddie's friends if she was remembering correctly.

She wasn't cruel and wouldn't send the girl away even if she didn't feel much like being around anyone. At least this one wasn't a friend of his or anything so that was a large plus in her eyes.

Fancy? There was nothing fancy about Tiara right now, actually. She was wearing casual robes and sneakers, which was something she rarely did in the presence of students. Clearly she was at ease in this setting, and her excitement to be here was obvious. "Well try not to fall asleep when the race gets closer. You will certainly not thank yourself for that."

Then her attention was taken by the ferret. "Oh I doubt he is nobody, poor creature," she said sympathetically. "May I?" she asked, her hand extended. She had never pet a ferret before. They didn't bite.. right? "Interesting name. How exactly did Asher pick it, may I ask?"

OH TEGAN UR SO FINE UR SO FINE U BLOW MY MIND HEY TEGAN *heh*
 

Tiara understood the sentiment and nodded. It was like the rush she would get before a gymnastics meet growing up. Early mornings just didn't seem to matter, adrenaline carried you through it all.

"It sounds like you and Asher make a fine team, then," she remarked. She had never had a pet of any sort, not even a goldfish. Or a pet rock, like Airey. So she really enjoyed getting permission to bond with someone else's pet, even if it was only for a moment. "Hello, Asher!" she greeted, giving him a few scratches in his favorite spot. "You be nice to Kurwich Kurfluffle. He looks like a very nice dragon."

The stands were starting to get a few more people at this point. "I wonder when the racers will start to arrive. I do not think I can wait too much longer!" But really, she couldn't. "Maybe some sort of announcement will let us know or something." Hopefully so, because eventually she wanted to visit that food court area she had passed on her way over here...

"There ARE? Okay!" Charlotte was looking FORWARD to the broom races. That was the best part about Sweden, she was pretty sure!

Even better than that was the part that she was here with her friends. Not that she was sure where they were but that didn't matter right now because she was going to sit with Roo and it would be the first time for ages that they were just hanging out and having FUN!

"Are those our seats?" She pointed at some at the back.

Kitty sat down happily next to Hady, glad that the seat hadn't been reserved for somebody else. After she was seated she took out her small hand mirror to examine herself. Her hair had gotten blown backwards by the wind so she combed it with a small comb from her robe pockets.

After awhile she noticed how dispirited Hady was acting. It occurred to her that she should try to start a conversation."Do you like Quidditch?" I'm afraid I never really was all that interested in it," Kitty admitted truthfully. "I know I could never play because I'm not very good at physical activities and would probably die or have broken bones. But I like watching people watch it, since it's fun to see how much people enjoy it."

Yeah, she liked when her friends were having fun. Hopefully she wasn't bothering the Slytherin with her chatter.

Rooney decided that it was his JOB to lead the way and squint a little to make sure they were their seats. "I don't think those are them." But he did think it would be a good view from there. "Maybe we can sit here until other people need to sit down." He actually liked sitting at the back better. Not because he could hold her hand or point out funny things in the crowd, but...he wasn't at all close enough to having an accident or being at the beaten end of a broom battle. The back was safe.

"I got us some things to make posters." Because he was being fun like she wanted him to be.

Rooney Bronwyn could be fun.

Hady slumped down in her seat, her hair falling into her face and hood still on. It wasn't highly unlikely that her attempt at 'hiding' was doing her any good but that didn't stop her from trying. All she could hope was that if she was noticed that she would also be avoided and they would continue on their way.

This idea was made a bit easier with someone sat at her side. As Kitty began speaking to her she cast the younger girl a slight side-ways glance. "Not really no," she answered quietly in truth. "I don't follow any teams anyhow but my stepbrother is supposed to be trying out for a team soon." Hady shrugged her shoulders for she didn't exactly know the full details on this. "It is kinda fun to play if you're just in it for a good time." It had been a few summers since she had actually played honestly. That three day camp a few terms ago to be exact.

*open RP* ^_^
 

"Yeah, I think we do. I don't think I'd have made it through the summer without him and Wimple. My owl." Wimple was back at Hogwarts, hanging with his owl peeps, but she visited him as much as possible. Sadly she couldn't take Asher too, because well, that might not go so well with some of the other owls.

Asher, meanwhile, was practically melting under the chin scratches. He was becoming a ferret puddle. Hadley just chuckled and shook her head. "Oh, I think he'll be good to Kurwich Kurfluffle. He's already attached to the dragon." He's only had the toy for a day, but it never left his side. Hadley moved it away from him once, and had to reprimand the ferret for biting. He was not a happy camper.

"An announcement would be grand, actually," she agreed. She'd been to races before with her parents. Drag races, Nascar, etc. Dad wasn't exactly a race fan, but he'd get tickets now and then and take the kids with him. Mom too if she was off that day and he could coax her into it. "Have you seen many broom races? This is my first."

Tiara continued to give the ferret a few scratches under the chin as Hadley responded. Wimple, huh? Where did she come up with these names? "If he starts to be too rough, apparently all you need to do is give him a good chin scratching. He just gave right in to it!" Tiara stopped the massaging attention just to see what he would do.

Seriously, some sort of countdown clock or something would do the trick. "I have been to plenty of broom sports, though most of them were Quidditch. I have never been to this particular race, which is the biggest one around. But a few times I have gone to smaller races in Europe." But none were so long or had so many delicious-smelling treats to tempt her away. Although..

"I think I may see some activity by the starting line.." she trailed off, peering over the gathering crowd to see.

The ferret waited a few seconds to see if the scratches would return. When the didn't, he began to chatter and dance around on Hadley's lap, trying to coax Professor Tanner to continue. Hadley laughed. "Yeah, but stopping tends to wind him up again."

"It's a shame they still won't let Quidditch back at Hogwarts. I'm dying to learn how to play it." As much as summer programs would normally be an option, Hadley couldn't count on it with the way her Dad was about the magical world. "Are they?" Hadley pulled out her omnioculars and looked through them in the direction of the starting line. "Yeah, it does look like they're lining up. Here, see." She passed the omnioculars to Tanner.

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Broom race is starting, everyone!
 

Tiara figured that she would be having the Quidditch conversation at least once on this trip. It was only natural since they were spectators at a broom sport. But.. she didn't control what was decided on that front. And with an interim/guest Head, this certainly was not going to have been the year for it. "Well, I miss it as well." It had been her whole life before Hogwarts, then still while at Hogwarts for a while. Fortunately, she really enjoyed Arithmancy as well.

Tiara was spared having to come up with some type of generic, noncommittal answer by the appearance of the racers. She gladly accepted the omnioculars from Hadley and focused them on the point of interest. "Excellent!" she said with evident satisfaction, handing them back.

Her eyes were trained on the lineups as the racers took their marks. She began to clap and cheer along with the rest of the crowd, anxious for the action to finally start. "Got anyone in particular you want to win?" she asked Hadley.