Hufflepuff Try-Outs

[Holden J. Caulfield]

Don't get mad, get even.

Holden walked to the Pitch with his broom in his right hand and his wand with his other. He had put a spell on the Quidditch trunk that held on the things that they would need for the Hufflepuff Try-Outs. On top of the trunks were new shirts for the Term Fifteen Hufflepuff Quidditch Team. The Hufflepuff would get their shirt sizes, positions, and nick names today then make them with Amanda while she decided over who was going to be on the team.

You may wonder why Holden was doing this. He was doing the job that Amanda Larsen had been assigned only last term. It was simple; revenge is bitter sweet. If you had been on the team last term you would have been woken up by a horrendous sound that Amanda had set up to wake up the team for practice. You might have woken up with a start then began to get very pissed off at your captain for waking you up like that. But today would be different.

Holden had already sent flyers and notes all over the Quality Quarters and the Hufflepuff Common Room and the Hufflepuff table in the Great Hall about the new Quidditch Try-Outs. Hopefully Amanda hadn't seen them yet. She was in for a rude awakening this lovely morning. >=] Like I have stated before, revenge is bitter sweet.

He lowered his wand and the trunk sat itself softly on the wet ground. Today was very very muddy. It had rained all night and the day before and this morning. But they needed try-outs again for this term. It wouldn't be like last term where they almost had a full team then a new term started. No. Holden wouldn't allow that. He had only two terms left before he went out on his own and made something of himself. He wasn't about to let Quidditch slip out of his grasp.

Holden waved his wand and a plastic long table appeared. He sat the shirts on the table so they wouldn't get wet or ruined. Of course the shirts were a yellow color so far with a badger on a broomstick trying to get the Snitch. That was Holden's shirt though. Amanda's of course would have the badger catching a Quaffle or holding the Quaffle. Rob's of course, would have a badger with a Beater bat. And etc, etc, etc.

He looked at his list of current Quidditch positions filled and opened.

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QUIDDITCH POSITIONS & OPEN POSITIONS

• Captain, Chaser - Amanda Larsen
  
• Chaser Two - Josie Felling aka TACO!
  
• Chaser Three - OPEN
  
• Co-Captain, Seeker, & Special Adviser - Holden Caulfield
  
• Beater One - Rob Thomas Hudson
  
• Beater Two - OPEN
  
• Keeper - OPEN
  

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A sigh came from his lips. People should be arriving and Amanda should just be now waking up. >=] Holden had set a nasty alarm of someone screaming over and over as her wake up call. Boy was Amanda going to kill him today. But it was alright, she wouldn't really kill him, or at least, Holden hoped she wouldn't kill him. The edges of his mouth frowned as he rolled up the sleeves to his dress shirt.[/size][/blockquote]

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

Bryce was up and ready for the Hufflepuff's Tryouts. He wondered if he would accually get on the team this term. He grabbed his broom and headed out to the field where Holen was at. When he got there he saw that he was the first person to arrive. He walked over to Holden "Hey Bryce Littrell 4th year Chaser three. Mr. Holden." he told him as he smiled to him.

Bryce took a step away from Holden and waited to see if anyone elt's would show up for the Hufflepuff's Tryout's today. He looked around and saw that it was a nasty day out and yet he really didn't mind it at all. He looked back at Holden "So how have you been?" he then asked him as he smiled to him again.

[robhudson]

Rob had read the notice on the board in the common room about the hufflepuff quidditch tryouts and thought that he ought to go down to the pitch and be there to see who the new beater would be. So he went up to his dormitory and he put on his quidditch robes and he grabbed his nimbus 2001 and he walked out of his dormitory and out into the castle. As he walked out onto the grounds and as he walked down towards the pitch he looked up at the sky and he noticed that it was filled with clouds and muttered to himself"Well this is going to be fun if rains."When he walked out onto the pitch he noticed that Holden was there and then another person he didn't know but oh well. So he walked over to the two guys standing on the field and he greeted holden."Hey Holden." Rob stood there waiting to see if anyone else would show up for the try outs even though he was just there to see who the new players would be. He then looked at the shirts on teh table and he said"Nice job on teh shirts so which one is mine?"

[soccerboy]

Austin walked into his dorm and grabbed his broom. he headed out of his portrait and down to the Quidditch pitch. he was going to try out for the position of Keeper. If it was still available. he walked out of the doors and jogged over to the pitch. he saw Bryce there with his broom and two other boys which he had never met before. he walked up to them and said, "Hi I'm Austin Davis trying out for the keeper position." he told them in a friendly smile. "Hey Bryce." he said turning his head towards him in a smile. Austin was really excited he had never been on a Quidditch team before but he knew very well how to play.

[robhudson]

Rob looked as another person came out onto the field and introduced himself. So he thought he better do the same for him and holden and so he introduced oth of them saying."Hi I'm rob hudson, beater, and this is Holden Caulfield, seeker and special advisor."Rob then looked at the sky and thought that he might go and fly arond the pitch until more people showed up so he looked at holden and said"Hey if you need me I'll be doing some laps around the pitch." Rob mounted his broom and took off. It felt good to be flying around the pitch once again but he was missing something his bat which was still in the chaging room where he had left it so he pulled out his wand and he summoned it. as it soared toward him he caught it and then he put his wand back in his robes and flew at a medium speed so he could here his name if he was needed.

[emmawinters]

Emma Winters walked confidently out onto the field. She knew that being a first year she probably wouldn't make the team, but hey, it was worth trying. Broom in hand, she strolled over to the group of students standing around.

"Hey," she smiled, nodding towards them. She glanced up at the sky and noticed Rob Hudson. She smiled and waved and then turned to the others. "Do you know if we're allowed to go up?"

[amandalarsen]

No one could imagine the horrid wake-up call Amanda had endured this morning. Not only was it practically blaring throughout the whole sixth year girl dorms, but it was screaming! Who on earth would play such a trick on Amanda? Well, when she finally figured how to shut the damn thing up and let the others back to their restful peace, she could only think of one person who'd seek revenge. Holden Caulfield.

She noticed the time and was practically late to the practice she wanted to hold for the quidditch team this morning. Amanda practically didn't have the time to fix herself up, and she only left with a pair of sweaters and a Hufflepuff t-shirt she received last term. Her cleats pelted the ground hard as she scrammed around for her broom under her bed. Looking at the mirror she shuddered.

"I look like HELL!" She exclaimed with fury at her own reflection. Her blonde hair was very untidy as if she had come in from a very windy day outside. And not only did her hair look terrible, but her complexion as well. There were little bags under her eyes and she was completely pale. Huffing off away from the mirror and leaving the Hufflepuff tower, she stormed off through the halls and out of the school.

He was so going to get it. Amanda was determined as she fled the stoop on her broom and flew toward the pitch. She wasn't wasting any time. And when she arrived there were already several people present, but her eyes were only fixed on Holden. As she landed on the muddy ground, she sprinted at Holden and tackled him down on the wet dirty ground, wrestling with the boy underneath her.

"How could you!? I know it was you Holden. I look like Medusa because of you! And... and... GAH!" She screamed as she rolled around in the mud with him. Amanda was so pissed and didn't give a damn that the other Hufflepuffs were present. Also she didn't mind that she was almost covered in mud. "And because of you, all the girls in the dorm are scorning me for what you've done! Damn you Holden!"

[eveeee]

Evee saw a flyer for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. Evee loved playing Quidditch but she wasn't sure if she was good enough to make the team. Evee ran up to her room and grabbed her broom. She rushed out of the common room, and made her way to the Quidditch pitch.

Evee slowly walked onto the Quidditch pitch. She was nervous and very excited. She looked around, she didn't recognize most of the people there.

Evee wasn't sure what position she wanted to play. Maybe the keeper, or the beater. She would be happy no matter what position she would be playing. Evee finally made it to where everybody else was. She looked up and she saw a boy flying on his broom.

"Hello" she said to nobody in particular. Evee waited for them to tell her what to do.

Evee's eyes widened as she saw the captain of the Quidditch team, and a boy rolling around in the mud. She caught a glimpse of the boys face. It was Holden, the one who helped her get to the kitchen. Evee watched patiently and waited to see what was going on.


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[emmawinters]

"Nice first impression," Emma muttered to herself. But she could see why Amanda was upset, and gave her brownie points for not being afraid to show it. Grabbing her broom, she swung her leg over and kicked up into the sky, feeling the wind dancing around her. She steered over to Rob and then stopped. "What in the world is going on?" she asked.

[Bryce Roylance(AWAY)]

Bryce looked and saw that Austin Davis showed up "Hey Austin" he told him as he smiled to him. He then saw that Amanda came down and jumped onto Holden. He took one step away from them and watched them fight. He grinned at that and waited to see who was going to win the fight or not.

He then looked back to Austin "How have you been?" he asked him as he still had his eyes on Amanda and Holden fighting. "Who do you think will win?" he then asked Austin and he folded his arms and still watched them fight. He had hope that Holden would win but he wasn't sure yet.

[robhudson]

Rob had been flying around when he came to a stop becasue he had herd amanda's voice and he laughed as he watched her tackle holden and then began wrestling with him. And then he herd a voice next to him and he looked around and saw emma and when she asked him what was going on he said."Well apparently Holden had gotten his revenge, because last term amanda had sent a letter to the team at 5:30 in the morning to remind us about practice which was in about 5 minutes. So Holden got his revenge by sending a letter to amanda that only screamed as a wake up call."Rob then looked around as he saw that there where more people there and so he said."Guess I better go down to the field to see what postions everyone wants to try out for since Holden can't and apparently neither can amanda."And without another word he flew down to the ground spraying mud in every direction as he landed and then he looked at the others and said"So what postions are you guys going to try out for?"

[eveeee]

Evee continued watching the two roll around the ground. The boy who had been flying landed. Evee stepped back so she wouldn't get any mud on herself. Evee listened as the boy asked them a question.

"I want to try out for Keeper or Beater" she replied with a smile. Evee was glad she wore her lucky shoes, needed them. Evee looked around waiting to see what they would do next.

[robhudson]

As Evee told him that she wanted to try out for either beater or keeper he said"Well I can't have you do anything seeing as how I'm not the captain but you could probably go and do a few laps around the pitch until these two stop fighting, which could take awhile."Rob stood there and waited for the rest of the hufflepuffs to tell him what they wanted to try out for he absentmindedly bang his bat against his leg when it started to rain he said"Oh now this is going to be real fun."

[Holden J. Caulfield]

"Hello," he said to the three people that showed up. Rob he already knew and two he didn't. Holden tilted his head as they showed up. "Your shirt Rob, is the one with the badger holding a Beater bat in his hand. If you want your name on the back let me know."

Then he was tackled and he hit the ground. His white shirt! Ruined! Holden looked up in shock to see who had pinned him to the ground. Amanda. Holden turned over and pinned Amanda to the ground. He sat on her legs gently and moved her arms up and pinned them to the mud.

"Your hair looks like a haystack. But I like it. Makes you look sexy Amanda," he smiled. Holden knew he was in for it. "Well you should think twice then before making Rob, Jodi, me, and Josie wake up like that last time." He kept her pinned. Holden knew everyone was watching.

He looked to them and said, "Ten laps around the field then well get started." Holden looked back to her. "Good morning Starshine. The earth says, 'Hello'." He was in some deep stuff. Holden got off of her and looked at his shirt. Brand new and ruined completely. He pulled some mud off his face and looked at the roster.

"We got a lot of people here," he said. "What do you want to do after they fly the laps?" Holden looked at her waiting for her to pounce.

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[amandalarsen]

The team had gone on their own way which turned Amanda hot in the face. She nearly looked as red as a tomato in the face, but she soon found herself pinned under Holden's weight and she snarled at him as her eyes flickered with danger. "Ugh! You oaf!" She whined underneath him as she struggled to get him off her. Her arms above her head weren't helping at all.

She huffed as she glared straight at Holden, lips pursed into thin white strips. At least her wake up call was more chipper than his own. "Well, consider it from the heart Holden! Unlike your own version of waking me up. How dare you!" Turning her head to the others around as Holden sent them off for laps, she exhaled deeply and stopped, against her will, to struggle with Holden.

Amanda gave him the most odd look ever, more likely freaked out, but amused at the same time. No, she had to stick to her sour mood toward him after what he did. But letting her go was probably a bad idea now that she sat up, watching as he pulled pieces of mud off his shirt. "Hm, I don't know perhaps take a shower!" But it seemed that after her last words it had began to rain hard.

"I spoke too soon," she sighed loudly as she hoisted herself up from the muddy puddle. Taking a glance from the pool to Holden, she grinned evilly and scooped a handful of it and threw it at Holden's shirt. "There, now I feel much better Starshine! If I have to look terrible during this try-out, then you have to too!" Glancing away, her eyes shot to the students in the sky, watching them as they began their laps.

[soccerboy]

A few more others had shone up including a girl who jumped off her broom and tackled a boy to the ground. Hoping that they knew each other he replied to Bryce. "Not sure probably the boy,but then again she looks pretty angry." he watched them fight a little bit more until they both stood up. Man for sixth years they were acting real mature! Rob flew back down and asked which positions people were trying out for. Austin replied in a grin after a girl. "I would like to try our for keeper if possible." He obeyed the boy who said to take a couple of laps. He threw his leg over his broom and pushed off of the ground hard. Soaring into the air. Great it started to rain. Normally he wouldn't mined the rain but this time he was despising it! He flew around the pitch a few times with everybody else.

[eveeee]

Do laps?

Evee slowly got onto her broom, she pushed off the ground and went soaring in the air. It began raining but Evee didn't mind. Riding your broom in the rain was fun. Evee went faster and faster around the Quidditch Pitch. Evee's lips formed into a smile. She always had fun when she was flying. Her shoelace began to untie, Evee slowed down and began tying her shoe. It was kind of hard because she was on a broom.... in the air. They were her lucky shoes, so if she had to tie them on a broom in the air she would. She somehow she got it tied. Evee continued doing laps, waiting until she was told to stop.

[robhudson]

Rob looked at holden when he told everyone to do laps, he probably didn't have to but he went ahead did a few laps around the pitch as fast as his broom would allow him to go. After he was done with the laps he landed and now by this time the rain had become a sheer down pour and he looked around and he noticed that everyone was soaking wet. He knew this would be fun for anyone who wanted to try out for beater because the bludger would be almost impossible to see because of the rain. He looked at amanda and said sarcastically"What a day to hold try-outs."He then asked her."So who are you going to try-out first?"

[Holden J. Caulfield]

Holden watched the others take off. They didn't even have to listen to him, they were expose to be listening to anything Amanda said. But who honestly wanted to listen to a girl that was still had a temper? No one.

Mud was thrown at him and he sighed. She's really starting to tick me off. She's so mad at I woke her up like she woke us up. Amanda really needs to get over it. Holden kept quiet and turned to another page. What was the use writing on paper that was going to have the ink run while it was out in the rain? He began writing Rob's name, Josie's, Amanda's, and his name. When the others came back he'd get their names and see what positions they wanted.

"Amanda," he said very softly trying to control his growing temper, "are we going to have extras for all the team? Back up people I mean."

The Captain and fellow Chaser said some other things and Holden's arm twitched. One more thing and he'd throw mud at her. She how she liked it. Holden took a deep breath and held it. His index and this thumb pinched his nose as he tried not to snap at her.

"You're already on the team Rob. We know how you participate and work hard. This is try-out is mainly to fill in the empty spaces and get some back up people just incase one of us gets sick," he said softly.

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[amandalarsen]

Amanda kept watch on those who were flying, determining how well they can handle in this kind of weather. This is what she had planned for; all of them to try-out in this sort of weather because eventually they'll be exposed to it. Rob was the first to finish as he landed and headed toward Amanda. She looked at him, not very enthused, but she was trying to chill out.

"I think those who want to try out for Chaser will go first, then Beater, and lastly Keeper," she responded to him at first. Averting her sapphire orbs to Holden, she says, "Yes. There will be atleast two alternate openings." And with the rain continuing to pour, she reverts her eyes back to those in the air. Streams of mud trickled down her cheeks until her hair was completely dirt free.

A hand runs through her thick tangled locks and she sighs a visible puff of air infront of her. "Alright. All of you down here!" She shouts to everyone, even if they didn't finish all of their laps. Heading to the quidditch chest, she unlocks it and opens to reveal two beater bats and the balls they would be practicing with. Amanda took the quaffle first and waits for the Hufflepuffs to join around her.