QWC Team Four aka the best team!

[Just Tink]

Hey, team four! I hope you don't mind that I took the liberty of starting the thread. My name's Jerri, I'm a 'Puff, and I LOVE Quidditch. If I was on a real team, I would be a beater for the Harpies. But since I am not a witch (well, my sister may say different, but whatever) I simply pour my tortured Quidditch-deprived-angst-ridden-tortured-teenage-soul-of-HP-freakness into fanfiction.

So. Um. Yeah. Welcome!

[pixichik118]

Hi Jerri and team 4,
I'm Alyssa, and I don't usually write Quidditch in my fics, so I thought it would be fun and new to try it for this. Thanks for starting our thread, Jerri, our name is awesome!
Can't wait to start!

~Alyssa

[Just Tink]

hi, Alyssa! Nice to cyber-meet you. =)

anyway, guys, how do you want to do this? A tragic tale of a game that was loved and then lost? An epic battle between Death Eaters and The OOTP- decided in a Quidditch match? The annual Gringotts goblins vs. Borgin and Burkes showdown? I'm game for anything. Seriously, though, it should probably be something we're all good at, if we can find it. Personally, I'll write anything, from tension-ridden serious game to humorous game made up from our twisted imaginations. What do you all think?

Although I do think we need a name. The Fantastic Four? The Final Four? The Team that shall rule them all? Jerri and the Jerrets? (just kidding about that one.) Or how about the Fluffy Bunnies? That way we can catch the other teams off gaurd.

[BlackHairedWeasley]

Hello Jerri and Alyssa (and a 'Hi' with great relish to the last team member yet to be seen)! My name is Jace. I'm not best known for my quidditch scenes.. However, I do have a lot of emotion and poignancy in my fics, so I know you can find a use for me in here.

As far as the round-robin itself is concerned, I think we should just brainstorm for a bit as to what type of match it is. I have really no preference so long as it's very heated and dirty. A great rivalry game would be great...

- Jacie the Cat

[pixichik118]

Hi,
Yeah, personally, I'm more of an emotional writer, and I like Jace's idea.

I think it would be the best to write a sort of angsty match. That way, it will have a pretty clear intention, will be pretty easy to follow, and it would help keep up the pace as well.

As for the other specifics I'm not very picky either, and this is supposed to be a Quidditch World Cup match, right? So should we pick teams from differnt countries?

(Oh, and also, if we do an Angsty match I think the names The Fiery Four, or The Fierce Four would fit perfectly with the story.)

[BlackHairedWeasley]

I think the rivalry idea is the best, and having it take place at the QWC would probably be the most appropriate. What are some countries that hate each other? (Haha!)

And as for team names, what about The Four Provinces (Ireland), The Four Seasons, or The Four Color Theorem?

- Jacie the Cat

[Lurid]

Hello all!

Sorry, just started year 11 at school. Ugh.

*is Aussie* Oh yeah :) Damn proud of it, too.


He turned to his team mate. Her face was a pasty white colour, and her shoulder length red hair was tied back uncharacteristically. He was so used to seeing it fly free as she searched for the Snitch, her gleaming white smile blinding the competitors as she bared her teeth in a fierce attempt to secure the little golden ball.

"Nervous, Mallet?"

“Of course not, Higgins. Of course not.”

“Worried about the new rules?”

She breathed slowly in and out. “It’s okay, really. It’s not like my hair’s really going to make that much of a difference, right?”


Someone can write an intro before that. Boy meets girl. Boy recruits girl. Girl is wild, free player, has to subdue to the rules of the game and... erm, struggles to play with all the rules instead of just flying and grabbing a ball.

Character Development, dialogue & punctuation.

Seeker - Mallet
Chasers - Unnamed Three
Beaters - Unnamed Two
Keeper - Unnamed. (Higgins can be any one of these. Is he captain? Is that why he recruited her?)

Also, are we shamlessly inserting? *rubs hands together in glee* My last name is wierd. It's not a sporting name, lol. It baffles announcers as it is, without having to say it at super speed. :)

I cna be reached via PM, and I'll give you my email. I'll beta, if need be!

[Just Tink]

Ooh, I like Lurid's idea, especially as I'm better with that sort of writing than I am with angsty matches. Like... the team of Higgins had their seeker disqualified for beating another player with a bat in a fit of rage, or something. So Higgins finds Mallet, an old mate from school or something...

or how about this? Mallet is a centaur who can catch like nobody's business, and Higgins, needing to find a new player immediately, stumbles across her in the woods.... so he transfigures Mallet into a witch and hopes the QWC officials don't notice. But Mallet's terrified of heights, but she has this wierd thing for human wizards and doesn't want Higgins to know she's scared. So she goes up in the air, and she's looking for the snitch, and...

Okay, scratch that, it's complete rubbish. let's go back to the mate from school idea. Mallet has been secretly smitten with Higgins forever, and she jumps at the oppurtunity to play in the cup. Though she was never on a school quidditch team, she's played with her local team for forever. But what Higgins doesn't realize immediately is that Mallet plays rather dirty, so what's already a grudge match between two rival countries turns nasty very quickly... and then perhaps we can work in some wands being pulled out, Higgins rescuing Mallet from a curse, and eventually... they get together. I'm not great with endings. What do you guys think?

I think I'll write up an introduction to Lurid's post to give an example.


It was the match of the century. England versus Ireland, a grudge match to beat no other. Ever since the match of 1492, when an Irish beater cursed a bludger to fly at the English spectators, every match had been about blood.

No pressure, Mallet thought. The recently recruited British seeker knew the stakes. Perhaps that was why Higgins, team captain, had recruited her, a girl with no sense of rules and a thirst for revenge. The team was in the locker room, listening to the cheers of the crowd. Higgins turned to Mallet now, and her heart flipped.

[Lurid]

It was the match of the century. England versus Ireland, a grudge match to beat no other. Ever since the match of 1492, when an Irish beater cursed a bludger to fly at the English spectators, every match had been about blood.

No pressure, Mallet thought. The recently recruited British seeker knew the stakes. Perhaps that was why Higgins, team captain, had recruited her, a girl with no sense of rules and a thirst for revenge. The team was in the locker room, listening to the cheers of the crowd. Higgins turned to Mallet now, and her heart flipped.

Her face was a pasty white colour, and her shoulder length red hair was tied back uncharacteristically. He was so used to seeing it fly free as she searched for the Snitch, her gleaming white smile blinding the competitors as she bared her teeth in a fierce attempt to secure the little golden ball.

"Nervous, Mallet?"

“Of course not, Higgins. Of course not.”

“Worried about the new rules?”

She breathed slowly in and out. “It’s okay, really. It’s not like my hair’s really going to make that much of a difference, right?”


^^ Is that right?



A roar of approval met the English team as they stepped foot on the pitch. The blood red robes Julia wore clashed horribly with her bold red hair, but made her seem all the more fearsome as her usually hidden face was open to the world rawly.

She grimaced, and Higgins placed a hand on her broom.

"Just do what you normally do."

Taking huge breaths in at a time, she faced the other players. "Go England," she said simply.

They nodded back, smiling encouragingly. Used to her abrupt, seemingly simply attitude, they were ready for the game.


That's 98 words, by the way :)

So, Julia Mallet has been recruited from a harsher part of Britian. Let's have her face troubles with the restricted rules of the games, against Ireland. I'm sure there's some rules that woudl stop her retaliating to any foul play. Say they were punished for Blagging (holding onto her broom tail) she wouldn't be abel to turn ar0ound and slap them liek she usually would.

let's have something serious in the match change her heart, and she can let her hair and and fly freely like a great ball of flaming fire accross the pitch :).

[Just Tink]

I like what you have, but first we need to decide all four of us... although I must say I'm liking this a LOT. It's a really unique approach... most other teams will probably focus more on the game than the people, so we'll stand out. Which is always good. The only thing is, Steph, that I don't think you can do two sections in a row...
But I do like what you're getting at with the plot, if we decide to do that. What do you two think?

[Lurid]

I did one section, and then Miki did one BEFORE that, so I popped in a second section.

Erm.

Does someone want to write something in between, then?

I've been thyinking about the other teams, and they're most likely to do more about "AND TEN POINTS TO SUCH AND SUCH."

Maybe we can be one of the opposition teams that they're facing? So we not only beat them in the writing part, but in the ACTUAL game part?

[pixichik118]

Ha! I'm liking the beating them part a lot! Thats a really good idea. Would we use their players' names? Or just the team name and country?

I do like where we're going with the story too. So it's a rivalry inside of Mallet while the teams in the game are rivals.

The only question I have is, if she's a seeker, is it likely that she'll be in the middle of the game, or being physically assaulted much? There are a few instances and situiations I could think of, when the two seekers are racing for the snitch, but I think there would be a lot more opportunity for physical contact if she played another position. Well.. being a seeker I think I would imagine her a bit above the rest of the players, and look down at the rest of them, and there would be more of a comtemplated retaliation, rather than one of reflex.

I must note that my internet connection at home is down, so I can only post at school for now, hopefully I'll be able to fix it soon.

[Just Tink]

I think Mallet, even though she's a seeker, would find a way to get herself into the thick of the game- perhaps she could provide a distraction or get drawn into a heated argument or something along those lines.

[Lurid]

The only question I have is, if she's a seeker, is it likely that she'll be in the middle of the game, or being physically assaulted much? There are a few instances and situiations I could think of, when the two seekers are racing for the snitch, but I think there would be a lot more opportunity for physical contact if she played another position. Well.. being a seeker I think I would imagine her a bit above the rest of the players, and look down at the rest of them, and there would be more of a comtemplated retaliation, rather than one of reflex.

Yes, she's rather wild. Think of her as a chained beast. This is her first big game - she's being held back, being forced to conform. By provoking her with lawful injury - bludgers, bumping, etc - you can enrage her. Have her perhaps consider doing things, and then be forced into it.

And I don't mean to rush you guys, but we're running on a schedule here, so perhaps we should just focus on the game, and go back and insert some things later?

Flesh it out a little, and then at the end a couple of people could go back and add the details.

[BlackHairedWeasley]

Ok, who are all the members on both teams? If you want I can plug out a play-by-play tonight so we have the structure, and then we can add the details afterward.

- Jacie the Cat

[Lurid]

Opposing Team

Chaser York
Chaser Slater
Chaser Harrison
Beater Chandler
Beater Ayton
Keeper Lestor
Seeker Capsuc

Our Team

Chaser Kacpur
Chaser Graham
Chaser Knight
Beater Vodia
Beater McClellan
Keeper Higgins
Seeker Mallet


Also, if we write sectiosn that are 100 words each, and post them together at the end, is that still by the rules? Because our blocks arn't one after the other?

I like your idea of plotting it out. Good Luck!

And if my calculations are correct, we have three/four days :)

ETA: Thank you to my sister for those names!

[Just Tink]

I think that each person can only have one block of 100 words, then someone elses block of 100 words, before they can put in more words. I think. Might want to check on that...

loving the names!

[BlackHairedWeasley]

I think the rules say we write 100 words, then pass it on. We can do it as many times as we want, I'm sure.

And to clarify, I was only going to do a play-by-play outline. It'll have pretty much no detail, though. The reason why is so that we all know exactly what will happen, or in case a thing like "A needs to occur before B so that C can happen", etc.

Now, which team do we want to win, and what style do we want this to be? Positive and uplifting story of perseverance? The story of a filthy all-out, b***s-to-the-wall grudge match? Or the one where the game's close and you just know that the team will win, but ends up losing by a hair? There are a ton of possibilities.

- Jacie the Cat

EDIT - We have until Tuesday.

[Just Tink]

I like the losing by a hair idea, but the two get together anyways.

Seriously, though, guys, TUESDAY? We need to work!

[Lurid]

Hey guys!

Not to be a kill joy, but it's Tuesday for me.,

Which means it's NEARLY Tuesday for you guys.

And I'm the last one to have posted any writing, so I can't post again.

Oh well. If no one can fill in the gaps, I'll take the storyline and hopefully make a fic one day..

[pixichik118]

Sorry guys, I still haven't gotten back my internet, I would have otherwise posted much sooner!



The whistle was blown,and everything became a blur. The teams blended into fast moving cloud of vibrant colors as they simultaneously shot from the grass into each of their positions.
She was suddenly knocked off balance, but when she struck back at them, she hit thin air. They were already gone.
“What a good way for them to start off the game,” she thought spitefully, “picking on me was a bit of a mistake.” Her face grew red in anger, almost blending with her hair and robes, and Higgins, watching out of the corner of his eye grew worried.



I hope this is ok (99 words!)

[Just Tink]

I'll teach them to hit bludgers at me, Mallet thought furiously as she 'accidentally' rammed her broom into a passing chaser, who dropped the quaffle and let out a yell. As the referee called a penalty, Higgins gave Mallet a warning look. Watch your back, it seemed to say. They'll be preying on your weaknesses. Higgins nodded in his direction. She had to get control of herself. This wasn't a local game without rules. All of England was watching. She had to win. Ignoring the taunts of the other players for the first time, she darted after a glint of gold.


here's my bit- we can do this, guys! Go Team Four!

[Lurid]

As she shot downwards in a steady stream with her face screwed up and shouting angrily at the two opposition players that were valiantly trying to box her in, Mallet pulled her broom up sharply and twisted awkwardly in the air. Had she not grown up where avoiding tree branches was crucial, she would have slammed into the ground and missed the sudden change of direction the Snitch took.

She narrowed her eyes as the Snitch wound its way through a cluster of fighting Chasers, each of them stopping to look at the Snitch fluttering between them.


*lengthens*

*again*

*sighs and lengthens AGAIN*

[Just Tink]

uh-oh... guys, I was just reading the main thread (we have until the 10th! yay!) and I just realized something. I think a round robin needs to have a specific order. Like, steph, me, steph, me, for example.

[Lurid]

I'll help out whenever I can, that way people won't have to wait for my time zone difference.

It kinda sucks being on the other side of the world :)

But you guys can have an order, and then I'll just jump in willy nilly because i can :)

[pixichik118]

I think it would be Jacie's turn, but I think he may have forgotten about us, seeing as he hasn't posted here in a bit. I suppose one of us could PM him to remind him.