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 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:52 pm
Bella smiled at his compliment. "Thanks. I've been practicing. Either that, or just being lazy." She told him as she opened the box. "One Bludger or two?" She asked as she held the snitch in her hand.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:57 pm
"Per'aps we should just start with one. It is just practice, afterall, and you need to get warmed up before taking two head on."
A true Gryffindor, though, he mused. Tom grinned: somebody from another house would be shaking to even come on the pitch, let alone take on two of the nefarious demons.
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:00 pm
Bella nodded. "Alright." she said, before taking a deep breath. She was definetly nervous, but she knew Tom would make sure to watch over her and make sure nothing bad would happen. She sighed, wishing she was a seeker. Putting the snitch back into its place, she let one of the bludgers go before she grabbed the Quaffle, mounted her broom, and took off for the sky, heading towards one of the goals as she flew, warming up with a few dives and accelerations.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:35 pm
Tom straddled his own broom and kicked straight up, rising thirty feet into the air. His hair flew up around his neck, tickling him around the ears.
He grinned. "Ready?"
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:26 pm
Bella tossed the Quaffle up and down a few times, before she nodded to Tom. "Yeah, Let's go." She said, before she took off for one of the goals, flying hard as if she was being chased.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:13 pm
Tom hesitated, then withdrew his wand and magically let one bludger free. It flew straight at him, and - with careful determination and impeccable aim - he swung his bat as hard as he could toward Bella, not trying to hit her, but instead miss her by inches.
Close calls were common in Quidditch, and she needed to get used to them.
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:53 pm
Bella tensed as the bludger got near her, and she swerved an extreme amount to make sure that the bludger would not hit her. She was that nervous about the bludgers. Flying faster, she scored a goal before she headed towards the other side of the pitch, trying to score a goal onto the other side.
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:27 pm
Tom applauded in his head that she missed it, but was displeased with how awkward it looked. She needed better grace when it came to dodging, or else it would make her lose her focus when scoring.
He accioed the bludger back again, tensing up for when it neared.
The bludger pelted right for his abdomen, but he swung again - aiming for a few inches above Bella's head.
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:44 pm
Bella saw the bludger flying towards her, and she froze for a moment. She was barely able to get out of its way before it flew past her. Her eyes widened from the shock of it all, but she took a second to shake it off before she headed towards the goal she was aiming for. These bludgers were unnerving her, and she needed to get a grip.
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:56 am
Tom hesitated, seeing her expression, before re-summoning the bludger.
He decided to give her an easy one this time, as not all bludger attacks were close calls. Besides, he didn't want to give her a coronary so early in the practice.
Once the bludger neared him, he pelted it at her, tapping just enough to go in her general direction but not hard enough to come anywhere near her.
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:14 pm
Bella saw this one coming at her, and she knew it wasn't going to be close. She flew right past it, scoring a goal in the hoop she had been aiming at before she grabbed the Quaffle and headed toward the first hoop again. She was getting more used to it..
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:24 pm
"So, what d'you think?" Tom called, as the bludger swerved at him. He ignored it and studied Bella for a response.
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:30 pm
Bella rolled out her neck lightly. "I'm still nervous around them, though the last one you hit at me was handled very well...Maybe just start working them in closer to me?" She suggested.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:10 pm
Tom didn't think that would work as well as well as just getting this over with head on, but he put himself in her shoes. By the look on her face, he had been swinging them too close, so he gave her the thumbs up sign and re-summoned the bludger.
With a swing, she sent it arms-length away in her direction. Not close, but not far away, either.
We'll see how Bella takes this one before moving on, he thought.
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carry on wayward daughter Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:02 pm
Bella nodded and took off, this one flying past her with ease. She knew that he wasn't hitting them near her, and now that made her comfortable. Sighing, she yelled over so he could hear her. "Why don't you just do it at random. I don't seem to care if I know what you're going to do. "
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