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Cedric Diggory ([personal profile] theboywhodied) wrote in [community profile] trans_92011-10-23 03:55 pm
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On your broomsticks! [OPEN]

Following the instructions given to him by crew members here and there, Cedric stepped through a green archway tucked on a corner of the fifth floor and entered a grey void. He closed his eyes, concentrating on the sort of place that would be perfect for a day of flying. He imagined a bright grassy plain, a large lake, and a forest off to the side. Vague memories turned into vivid images surrounding him, so thoroughly convincing that he really believed he'd been taken from the ship and placed on a field back on Earth. It was quite a convincing illusion
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All it needed now was the key piece: a group of brooms. He thought for a moment on which brooms to provide them with. Firebolts were the world standard, but he'd never known one well enough to be able to picture it accurately. The school brooms, Shooting Stars, were nice and safe for new riders but not quite reliable. In the end, he knew his own broom best: a sleek Nimbus 2001, gifted by his father. As long as he instructed the fliers to go slowly, they should be safe on those brooms.

Visitors would find Cedric side-mounted on a broom in his black and yellow Quidditch robes, gliding just slightly over the grass. As soon as he spotted them, he'd greet them enthusiastically and move to touch down. "Hi!"

((ooc: wide open for everyone to join in! We'll be doing some group exercises too, so thread around! Fly as a group when you're ready!))
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[identity profile] potentialmonkey.livejournal.com 2011-10-23 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Uh, hey?" Ron said, wandering in with Rufus on his shoulder. "Whats going on in here?" He'd only rarely kept up with what was going on on the comms, so he had no idea what Cedric was doing.
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[personal profile] theboywhodied 2011-10-23 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
A new face! Cedric jumped down with a smile, gesturing at the line of brooms. This could be fun.

"I'm offering flying lessons if anyone would like to learn," he explained. "It doesn't have much of a practical use without brooms on the outside, but I hoped everyone might enjoy it."

[identity profile] potentialmonkey.livejournal.com 2011-10-23 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh. Coolio. Mind if I try?" Ron asked, before realizing he hadn't even introduced himself.

"Sorry, kinda silly to ask that if we haven't met yet. I'm Ron Stoppable, and this is my pal Rufus." Ron held out his hand to shake, and Rufus waved and squeaked out a greeting.
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[personal profile] theboywhodied 2011-10-23 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not at all, that's what I'm here for," Cedric grinned, shaking Ron's hand and waving to the little rat. There weren't many rats around Hogwarts, but there was something almost cute about this one.

"And I'm Cedric Diggory. It's a pleasure. If you'd like to try, we'll review the basics and get you in the air. Does that sound all right?"

[identity profile] potentialmonkey.livejournal.com 2011-10-23 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"Works for me." At least this time he wasn't pretty much learning how to do something extremely ill-advised in the middle of a mission.
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[personal profile] theboywhodied 2011-10-24 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Cedric was glad to hear it. He stepped up to the brooms, eying all of them carefully.

"The first thing you need to do is call your broom, like this." He demonstrated, holding his hand out over the broom and commanding it to com e 'up!'. It jumped into his hand, as he'd hoped.

"As long as you're confident, it will come. Though you're sure Rufus wants to fly too?"

[identity profile] potentialmonkey.livejournal.com 2011-10-24 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
We've jumped out of planes with nothing but a millimeter-thick blanket of cloth keeping us from becoming a pasty smear on the ground. And he's always handled it way better than I do." Ron explained, while Rufus gave a thumbs up.

"ALright so...UP!" The handle promptly smacked Ron in the face.

"Okay" He said, rubbing his nose, "Let's try that again. UP!" Once again, POW! Right in the kisser.

Ron glared down at it. "Alright, you glorified mop. It's gonna take a lot more than that to beat the Ronman. UP!" The broom shook, rose into the air, almost looking like it was angry.

Ron started to back away slowly, the broom following after him. "Okay, that mop comment? Totally didn't mean that." The broom rocketed forward, and Ron ran, using every bit of his mad running away skills to keep away from its attacks. "Waugh! Angry broom! ANGRY BROOM!"
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[personal profile] theboywhodied 2011-10-24 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Cedric had to smile at that. So Rufus was an attentive and loyal pet, just like their owls. He watched their progress carefully, becoming more and more concerned as time went on.

"Oh, do be careful---maybe not so loud. No, don't say..." He jumped to his feet, yanking a wand from inside his robes. He'd never seen a broom so temperamental before, and he wasn't about to let that ruin Ron's flying lesson.

"Impedimenta!" Cedric yelled, and a white light shot from the tip of his wand, narrowly missing the broom. He corrected his aim to adjust for the broom's movement and tried again, managing to cause it to drop to the ground the second time. When the broom was safely out of the way, he ran over to Ron.

"I'm so sorry, I've never seen that before. Are you all right?"
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