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Yesterday's Hogwarts game was Ravenclaw vs. Slytherin. In spite of it being a very subdued crowd with a lot of tension, Quidditch was still played. Results were: Ravenclaw 210 vs Slytherin 140. I'm only assuming Ravenclaw wanted to rally everyone's spirits!


Professional Games were today. Winners in bold.


Montrose 70 @ Holyhead 180
Falmouth 240 @ Portree 120
Puddlemere 200 @ Chudley 10
Caerphilly 90 @ Tutshill 190
Wigtown 180 @ Ballycastle 120
Appleby 170 @ Wimbourne 80

As always, comment with anything pertinent to the games, your playing, your attendance, whether or not you caused a scene in the stands, etc!

I was just reminded that I didn't post the scores of yesterday's games, which - yes - did take place. It's all about quieting the masses, right? However, I would assume that most muggleborn players were not playing at their best, too nervous about things happening and about the Registration which started today (the day after the games.)

Here are the scores! Comment with your behaviour, goals, injuries, etc.

Kenmare 120 @ Falmouth 210
Chudley 10 @ Montrose 160
Portree 190 @ Caerphilly 80
Ballycastle 220 @ Puddlemere 80 - Puddlemere seemed particularly off of their game during this match.
Tutshill 200@ Appleby 110
Wimbourne 180 @ Wigtown 60

Since the Hogwarts game was today, and the Pro game is tomorrow, I'm going to go ahead and post up the results of all of them here for now. Please don't comment about the Pro games, obviously, until they've happened.

As always, you can use this post as an IC/OOC post for players to comment about how they played, if they'd like to be injured, if they did anything cool, etc. Observers can comment about that too, if they want.

Remember, currently no outside supporters are being allowed into the Hogwarts games.


Hogwarts Results
Hufflepuff 60 vs. Ravenclaw 190


Pro Results
Holyhead 170 @ Chudley 10
Caerphilly 90 @ Kenmare 210
Montrose 200 @ Ballycastle 110
Appleby 160 @ Portree 50
Puddlemere 210 @ Wimbourne 0
Wigtown 170 @ Tutshill 60

The professional teams are still suffering from some players (*cough*muggleborns*cough*) being nervous and/or still affected by the current situation at the Ministry.

Falmouth 240 @ Caerphilly 90
Ballycastle 70 @ Holyhead 190
Kenmare 200 @ Appleby 80
Wimbourne 60 @ Montrose 180
Portree 250 @ Wigtown 30
Tutshill 80 @ Puddlemere 180

And at Hogwarts, the first Quidditch match of the season - postponed one week due to various things that haven't ever really been made public.

It was Slytherin @ 210 over Gryffindor @ 170.

As always, players can comment IC/OOC here with how they played, if they were injured, etc. Spectators can comment with what they did, if anything. For the Hogwarts games, students and professors can comment about whatever they like regarding the game.

As a note, no outside spectators were allowed in for the Hogwarts game.

So, Sunday, the same day the news broke about the Minister 'resigning' and Thicknesse's appointment, there was also Professional Quidditch (which I totally forgot!)

It would not have been cancelled, though I'm sure that many of the teams played with reserves due to family crises, confusion, etc. So players be sure to comment IC/OOC in the comments here after I post the scores.

Strangely enough, my system for rolling the scores seems to support (with low point totals) that the games were an odd grouping!

Chudley 20 @ Ballycastle 190
Appleby 160 @ Falmouth 70
Holyhead 40 @ Wimbourne 160
Wigtown 30 @ Kenmare 180
Montrose 50 @ Tutshill 170
Puddlmere 190 @ Portree 90

Today's Quidditch victories were all hard won. Winners are in bold, point totals are beside the team names!


Caerphilly 220 @ Appleby 350
Wimbourne 190 @ Chudley 70
Falmouth 300 @ Wigtown 90
Tutshill 190 @ Holyhead 290
Kenmare 180 @ Puddlemere 170
Portree 180 @ Montrose 210

Quidditch standings coming soon, when Jeremy can get to them! Players and attendees, feel free to comment here with how you played, if you were injured, if you started a fight in the stands, etc!

Today's Quidditch scores from the first professional Quidditch games of the new season. The winners are in bold and the point total for each team is listed next to the team name.

Puddlemere 310 @ Falmouth 380
Wigtown 240 @ Caerphilly 110
Chudley 160 @ Tutshill 80
Ballycastle 310 @ Wimbourne 200
Holyhead 350 @ Portree 250
Montrose 210 @ Kenmare 180

( OOC Note about how I do Quidditch Scores )

I'm going to start comment threads below for each of the games, so that players can IC/OOC-ly claim their points, plays, or injuries, and that any adult spectators can comment IC/OOC if they'd like to about their experience at the game.

And if anyone wants to keep a running league standings list with win/loss and point records - ie, post it up in OOC and be responsible for editing it, etc., I would love you forever... Everyone remember Rachel who was in Wished/Darkening? Where is she when we need her! lol.

1997-98 Quidditch League Preview
Barnaby Snell

The British and Irish Quidditch League starts action tomorrow, and
your intrepid Daily Prophet pundits have put their heads
together to predict how the league table will look at the end of the
season. Here are our predictions, from the bottom to the top:

13 - Chudley Cannons
Cannons fans are used to a quiet summer followed by a dreary season,
and this year is no different. Manager Ragmar Dorkins made no signings
of note, and has continued to go with captain Joey Jenkins and seeker
Galvin Gudgeon, who in last season’s match against Wimbourne was seen
to be asleep on his broom. Bookmakers are currently giving rather
tasty odds of 3/1 on Chudley finishing the season without a win.

12 - Wigtown Wanderers
Wigtown added disgraced former Montrose Chaser Alasdair Maddock to
their squad and immediately made him their captain. Maddock’s penchant
for attempting Muggle sport moves means Wanderers supporters can look
forward to more rugby-style drop goal attempts from Maddock rather
than properly throwing the Quaffle at goal.

11 - Wimbourne Wasps
No big signings and no big losses this offseason for Wasps. Some
people would be forgiven for forgetting that Wimbourne are even
members of the Quidditch League. More optimistic fans would take this
enigmatic approach as a sign that their team is a sleeping giant. More
rational fans expect the usual bottom-third finish, and are biting
their nails hoping they don’t lose to Chudley.

10 - Caerphilly Catapults
Captain Angus Campbell is the only bright spot in a patched-up lineup
for the Welsh side. The Catapults have been in need of reinforcements
after an injury-ravaged season last year. They used 27 different
players in their squad last season, the most by a League side since
Ballycastle used 34 in 1845. The team continues to play in the spirit
of the legendary “Dangerous” Dai Llewellyn, which means a continually
crowded treatment room for Caerphilly’s team Healers.

9 - Appleby Arrows
The Arrows have always seemed to be ready to break out as a top team,
but this year will not be that year. Captain Gregory Cotton will
muster his squad to play well above their skill level, but for all
their fighting spirit, they’ll toil in mid-table obscurity again this
year. At least they have a win in the derby against Wimbourne to look
forward to.

8 - Tutshill Tornados
The Tornados look like a spare-parts team this year. Keeper Merwyn
Fenwick, Chaser Benjamin Montgomery and Beater and captain Brevis
Birch managed to hold the line last year, but their injury list
rivaled the triage register at Caerphilly. If Birch can cause more
damage than his team suffers, Tutshill may finish in the top half, but
it looks unlikely.

7 - Holyhead Harpies
The loss of Wilda Griffiths dealt a big blow to Holyhead’s title
hopes. Harpies captain Gwenog Jones will of course whip her team into
a fighting frenzy, but the Harpies’ attack now rests on Valmai Morgan
and new girl Angelina Johnson. With Jones in charge on the pitch,
anything is possible, so expect the Harpies to sneak a few upset wins
and prove to be the villains of the season, if they cannot be
champions.

6 - Pride of Portree
The Prides have one of the best Keepers in the League in Meghan
McCormack. She’ll need to be in her usual prime form alongside a
Chaser team in need of a guided Quaffle to score goals. Injuries dealt
the team a rough blow last season, so captain Dougal McBride will need
to marshal their fighting spirit to earn the scrappy wins Portree are
noted for.

5 - Kenmare Kestrels
Always on the verge of greatness, the Kestrels are primarily lacking a
solid pair of Beaters to make a serious run at the Cup. The Irish core
of the team, with the famous Chaser line of Troy, Mullet and Moran and
Seeker Aidan Lynch, will prop the team up in the top half of the
table, but their defense is suspect. Of the Chaser trio, Bridie Mullet
in particular looks on form to have a breakout year, but she’ll have
to score a ton of goals to offset a leaky Keeper and off-target
Beaters.

4 - Ballycastle Bats
It’s going to be a tough year for Bats fans. Without a significant
signing in the offseason, Ballycastle’s continued presence in the top
three is in danger, and unless captain Finbar Quigley can take out
each opposing Chaser on his own, the Bats could very well slip down
into the rest of the pack.

3 - Falmouth Falcons
The Falcons are the “new money” team this season. Falmouth’s two big
signings, Keeper Eric Bastien and Seeker Viktor Krum, will pull
Falmouth out of the bottom third of the table and into the rarified
air of the title contenders. The Falcons may want to build up their
corps of Chasers if they want to bypass Montrose and Puddlemere.

2 - Montrose Magpies
Seeker and captain Lennox Campbell must be relishing his chances of
lifting the Quidditch Cup. The Magpies signed Bulgarian international
Antigone Ivanova on loan to give their goal-scoring attack a dose of
Pepperup. Campbell is a nimble flyer with a keen eye, and a safe bet
to catch the Golden Snitch each time out. Any weak point in the
Magpies’ lineup would be seen between the rings. As long as the Keeper
doesn’t let in goals faster than Ivanova and co. score them, Montrose
will remain competitive all season.

1 - Puddlemere United
United bolstered their attack with the addition of Wilda Griffiths
from Holyhead Harpies for a British record fee of 1,000 Galleons.
She’ll have to prove she’s worth every Knut of that fee to lead United
to another Cup. Keeper Oliver Wood will continue to fortify the United
defense with his deft flying and blocking ability. Seeker Benjy
Williams has plenty of new competition for the Golden Snitch; the
United captain will have to step up his game to continue to compete
against the likes of Campbell, Lynch and Krum.