A Waffle with a Quaffle [Open, come play! Come spectate and chat!]

[theboywhodied]

It's a beautiful day for soaring in the sky. At least....it's a beautiful simulated day, Cedric corrects himself. He stands in the center of a grassy field, hoops standing tall on either side. Racing brooms that will soon take to the sky with their riders are laid out in neat rows on either side of him, and a case containing the many balls of Quidditch rests at his feet.

He's exchanged the loose-fitted clothing he'd taken up after his injuries for loose-fitting yellow and black robes, and even that small change brightens his mood. Cedric Diggory is in his element. His cheerful, dangerous whirlwind of an element, the finest sport the wizarding world has to offer.

This should be a fun one to watch!

((And go! Use the subthreads, or start your own threads to chat and trash-talk and have a good time! Threadjacking is totally encouraged.))

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Pitchside

[theboywhodied]

Cedric waits eagerly for the arrivals, hoping to get some good conversation in. It's been too cramped for too long in that hospital bed, or even in the quarters where he usually sleeps.

Hopefully they'll have enough for a team or two! But he's not too worried. There is plenty to do with a broom.

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[kaya_waterwave]

Kaya, who had took a shine to flying on brooms when Cedric first had the Quidditch simulation up, was here and ready for action. Due to what she'd already seen of the house colors, Kaya found she favored Ravenclaw colors, so she was already sporting blue and bronze. Her hair had arranged in waterbender fashion hair loopies to keep them from getting in her way.

When she saw Cedric out on the field, she immediately rushed forward and gave him a hug. "I'm so glad to see you're doing better!" She said. "I heard what happened with Yavek and his thugs."

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[theboywhodied]

Cedric caught her, relieved that the bruising on his torso had largely healed.

"I know. I lost my head when Howard...and then I spent the night in hospital," he reminisced guiltily. "I just can't interfere like that," he said in a low voice that didn't indicate the entire truth, just in case there were listeners. They'd talk more later.

"But I'm okay now. Ready to play?"

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[kaya_waterwave]

"I know what you mean," Kaya said, matching his voice. "If I went to the Punishment, there was no way I would have been able to not get involved. I hung back because I knew there would be people getting injured after. But I admire what you did."

Then she raised her voice. "You know it! Is it single player versus player today, or are we in teams?"

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[theboywhodied]

Cedric was prepared to take some heavy criticism for being so reckless. That response entirely surprised him.

"Really? You're not going to tell me I was stupid?"

He shrugs in response to the question. "Don't know. It depends on how many players show up."

[myboggartisthemoon]

Lupin arrived with perhaps a little more enthusiasm, carefully hidden, than anyone might expect. Quidditch was good (if bittersweet) memories of James, and later, Harry, after all.

"A pity we don't have real brooms," he said offhand to Cedric. "They would be useful."

[theboywhodied]

"Professor!" Cedric greeted him with a cheery wave. It was good to see him again...for now. As long as the adults didn't fixate on his foolishness again.

"I know. Someone offered to help me build them, but he's gone. And I don't know if I can learn the secrets on my own."

[myboggartisthemoon]

"It isn't as tricky as wandmaking, if that helps," he said with an amused smile. He knew perfectly well how unlikely it was that they could work out just how to make a broom of respectable quality. Oh, perhaps they could piece together the various Charms that made a broom perform, but to cast them all onto one broom and turn it into a sleek racing vehicle? Or even a simple transport?

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[tetsuwan_atom]

Atom flew down onto the illusory field, landing neatly on the grass and looking up at the sky. It sure was a nice day for a game.

[theboywhodied]

"Hey!" Cedric was fascinated by Atom's flight abilities. It must be so wonderfully freeing to do it the way he did, no outside assistance required.

"You sure you don't want to play?"

[tetsuwan_atom]

Atom smiled. "Well, I don't really know how to play. Maybe I should kinda watch a game first, to see how it's done?"

He motioned to Cedric. "What about you? I heard you got hurt by one of the Kessek..."

/swamps you with threads

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

Howard's still clearly shaken by the events on the Observation Deck. He seems to shuffle from shadow to shadow rather than walking around with that feigned confidence he usually does, his body posture is all sunken in, and he's still taking way too many breaks to stare into space. But, on the upside, he's actually getting sunlight again instead of hiding in the Inn. Or, at least, whatever Stacy's imitation sunlight counts for.

He's not even sure if he wants to fly again yet, honestly, but at some point he has to start pantomiming his old routine until it becomes real again, so it might as well start with hanging out with Cedric. Besides, he heard a game was on.

He hangs out on the sidelines and, when he notices Cedric's noticed him, waves a bit.

[theboywhodied]

It's Howard. Howard outside, even. Cedric's surprised, but pleased. He jogs straight over to say hello.

"You'll finally get to see it in action. Then you'll see how mad we really are, huh?"

[iselldrugstothecommunity]

"I read all up on it, but I'm pretty I'll need to come up with some new way to call you all dumb by the time I actually seen it in action." Howard pats the grass next to him, inviting Ced to sit down. "You actually have enough for a game?"

[curiousredsoul]

The mention of sport that involved flight had drawn Celena's interest near immediately. Thus the moment she had a chance she had taken a break from her work and made her way to the designated sensoriums.

Her gaze swept across the illusionary expanse, taking in the field that had been set up before letting her gaze settle on the one she assumed was Cedric. Walking across the field she dipped her head to him as she approached, "Greetings,"

[theboywhodied]

"Hello!" Cedric still remembered his painful encounter with a dragon from home, but he knew the crew members weren't so bad. He did give her plenty of space, though.

"Were you here to fly?"

[curiousredsoul]

Celena gave him a warm smile, "Your message about a flying sport, this 'Quidditch' caught my attention, so I thought I would drop by and give it a look," She replied as she looked about the field, "I always do enjoy flight, in its myriad forms, few things could keep me from it," she commented with a soft chuckle as she half extended a wing before folding it back in.

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[first_in_time]

Barbara was curious as to why so many people were headed to the same place with brooms. Perhaps it was a mass clean of some kind? They all looked relatively young; maybe there had been a large party and everyone had pitched in to clean up. But this wasn't what she was expecting.

The field and hoops had been confusing in themselves but then people begun taking to the sky, soaring about on their brooms. It was spectacular to say the least.

Oh my!

Barbara simply stood and watched, gobsmacked.

[theboywhodied]

Barbara would be even more fascinated by what was in store: this was just the beginning. And what better way to start than with a greeting?

Cedric swooped down from his spot in the sky, landing in a gentle stop a safe distance away from her. He slung the broom over his shoulder and walked to her, all smiles.

"Hi! Are you here to see the game?"

[first_in_time]

Once Barbara had managed to look less like she was gaping and more like she was smiling, she said; "well, I was merely curious about the brooms but I can stay to watch a game. Is it like curling...but in the air?"

[17thangel]

Maria walks over with a curious look. She sees flying things and any chance to match up against other pilots interests her.

"So, are you racing or something here?"

[theboywhodied]

"We're playing a sport. There's some racing involved, but that's not all of it," Cedric clarifies. He smiles at her, looking at her, the brooms, and then the skies and the players there.

"Did you want to see the game?"

[17thangel]

"Sure. Being grounded has really been getting to me lately."

[bequiet_hescreamed]

Clef approached the pitch, taking in the sight of the whole field, the brooms, and the case of balls. Just looking at all the equipment he couldn't figure out how this sport was played.

[theboywhodied]

Hi, Clef! Cedric grinned and waved at the familiar wizard, sweeping down the field to say hello.

"Hi! Long time no see. Did you want to play?"